Senate Health committee Certifies Beastie Boys Oklahomas Most Ill
From the archives of Oklahomaâs great political satire writers of decades past, we bring you this classic reprint of a spoof that caused more than a little irritation to the political class on Lincoln Blvd.
OKLAHOMA CITY (OP) â The Senate Health and Human Resources committee met last week to certify popular hip-hop group The Beastie Boys as Oklahomaâs âillest.â Michael Crutcher, head of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, asked for official recognition of the Boysâ illness.Â
âAs we have known for some time, they got the ill communication,â said Crutcher,Â
âIt is important to acknowledge that the group is, in fact, âlicensedâ to ill.âÂ
Committee Chair Bernest Cain, D-Oklahoma City, questioned Crutcher as to the qualifications of the Boyz from Brooklyn.Â
âWhile it is clear to me that the Beastie Boys rock the hizouse, would you also say that they got the skillz to pay the billz?â
âWord up,â said Crutcher. The bill cleared the committee unanimously, following a brief pause to raise da roof.