Democrats Use the “T” word against Balkman – “Taliban” The race for House District 45 has taken a decided turn for the worse. Supporters, or at the very least detractors, of incumbent Representative Thad Balkman (R-Norman) have made the decision to use the “T” word against Thad Balkman, calling him the “American Taliban.” Balkman’s signs have been destroyed and defaced, which is against the law in Oklahoma. Balkman’s opponent, Wallace Collins, denies any connection to the defacement, and told Fox 25’s Britten Follet that his campaign consists of just his family members. Balkman says that he hopes his opponent will “do the right thing and denounce this deplorable behavior.” The ODP has nothing on its website condeming the vandalism of Balkman's signs. This from the party of "tolerance" and "progressives?" Posted at 9/25/2006 07:59:00 PM