Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 27, 1981
Transcript:
Mike: Uncle Henry, when did it all start? Man: The kickbacks? Hell, Mikey, they've been going on for nearly 75 years. It's an old Sooner tradition! Close to two-thirds of all the commissioners in Oklahoma were involved. No one ever gave it any thought. It was just the way we did business. You never suspected? Mike: No, never. Man: Mikey, a county commissioner only makes $12,000. How'd you think I managed all the new pick-ups? Or your $7,000 college tuition? Mike: Oh, no... Man: Didn't getting it in tens and twenties every year tell you something?