Gov. Haley Barbour, chair of the Republican Governors Association, was in
Oklahoma last night hosting a $250 per plate fundraiser for Congresswoman Mary
Fallin’s gubernatorial campaign. Barbour, a long time Washington lobbyist, is just
the latest in a long line of help from Washington that Congresswoman Fallin has
called in to aid her bid to be Oklahoma’s next Governor.

“Barbour is just another outsider, with his own agenda and his own interests,
trying to come in and affect the way we do business here in Oklahoma,” Democratic
Party Chairman Todd Goodman said.

Barbour is the very definition of a special interest. He earned $42 million
lobbying for health insurance, big tobacco and others. He was responsible for a
$50 billion tax break for tobacco companies.

“While Jari Askins enjoys the support of Oklahoma’s great leaders like Gov.
Brad Henry, Congresswoman Mary Fallin has resorted to bringing in politicians from
DC to help out her campaign,” Goodman said. “Oklahomans want to know their
governor will be representing their best interests, not the best interest of outsiders”