Thursday, March 31, 2011

Mullah Barrack Hussain Obama?

Minister wants Obama to become Ameer-ul-Momineen

And for some reason the media seems to be in shock when it is reported that 43% of Americans now say they don't know what Obama's religion is.

Seems American's aren't the only one's confused by his "religion"



 

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Rape

Since Vice President Biden decided to compare the GOP to rape apologists, Lets look into the word a little deeper shall we? 

rape
4. an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the rape of the countryside.

By that very definition, the refusal to cut the deficit is raping future generations. Why wont the democrats think of the children?

Monday, March 21, 2011

So which is it?

NCAA tournament a boom

or

NCAA tournament a bust


Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Those who fail to learn from history...

...are doomed to repeat it. We didnt help the Iraqi People finish off Saddam in the first gulf war, now we have failed to help the Libyan people overthrow Gaddafi.

In both cases we would have actually bolstered our standing with the people of the region, helping them when they wanted our help, instead we sit on the sideline (or in the case of Iraq, not finish the job) which will come to bite us in the future.


Thursday, March 03, 2011

Once again, the law abiding are punished

DA backs requiring prescription for pseudoephedrine

Once again, our benevolent dictators believe that in order to cut down on the 300 or so meth labs discovered each year, they need to make it as inconvenient as possible for the remaining 3.5 million people in Oklahoma that do not break the law... I'm guessing some doctor's group has been lobbying for this so it would require an office visit, and thus more $$$.



Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Dewey's Katrina?

Seriously?

How many lives were lost and how many homes destroyed because of these snow storms?

I'm no fan of our idiot of a mayor, but that is just plain stupid.

 

Monday, January 10, 2011

Because the left never

So now that national rhetoric is how the "right" is inciting violence with Palin's "bulls-eye" graphic and Beck's pointing out the flaws of the left.

because we know the left NEVER does anything like that, right? Right??

Snipers Wanted

‘If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun’

Bill Maher Sorry the Assassination Attempt on Dick Cheney Failed

And lets not forget that the left also had a bulls-eye on the same congress woman (but they scrubbed it to make themselves not look hypocritical)


Also notice the the furor has died down a a bit when it was revealed that the shooter was being described by those that knew him as being left leaning...

never forget the liberal mantra,"Never let a crisis go to waste"

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Margaret Sanger would be so proud

founder of Planned parenthood, she would be so proud that 41% of pregnancies in NYC are aborted, that number leaps to about 60% for blacks... and considering Planned Parenthood's roots are the quelling of the "inferior race", she would be very proud indeed...

"Eugenic sterilization is an urgent need ... We must prevent multiplication of this bad stock."
Margaret Sanger, April 1933 Birth Control Review.

"Eugenics is the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems.
Margaret Sanger. "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.

"Birth control itself, often denounced as a violation of natural law, is nothing more or less than the facilitation of the process of weeding out the unfit, of preventing the birth of defectives or of those who will become defectives."
[no source available at this time...]

As an advocate of birth control I wish ... to point out that the unbalance between the birth rate of the 'unfit' and the 'fit,' admittedly the greatest present menace to civilization, can never be rectified by the inauguration of a cradle competition between these two classes. In this matter, the example of the inferior classes, the fertility of the feeble-minded, the mentally defective, the poverty-stricken classes, should not be held up for emulation....
On the contrary, the most urgent problem today is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective.

Margaret Sanger. "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.


 

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

They already have that planned

Wikileaks: Stop Us? You'll Have to Shut Down the Web

Obama 'Internet kill switch' plan approved by US Senate panel (June 10, 2010)

Monday, November 29, 2010

All the wikileaks prove...

is stuff any thinking American already knew: Iran got it's nukes from N Korea and China, China has been attacking us in cyber-warfare, Russia isn't really a democracy, Saudis are chief financiers for al Qaeda, and Iran smuggles arms to Hezbollah.

Anybody who is surprised by any of this needs to get out from under their rock more often.


Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Friendly Reminder:

Today's trash day, time to take out the garbage.

*** Ask your friends to help ***

 

Thursday, October 07, 2010

If we don't, they will

Thanks to our glorious leader, we are not drilling for oil offshore, but that's not stopping Cuba or the Bahamas 


Saturday, October 02, 2010

She did it all wrong!

I have determined that Meg Whitman is unfit to become the next Governor of California.
According to allegations she hired an illegal alien as a house keeper for the last 9 years and paid her $23.00 an hour. If you are going to hire someone that was illegal, you dont pay her 2x times the going rate, you hire them for less than minimum wage, hide the wages from the government and have her tied up in the basement... Everyone knows that!
 

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Reporters in the locker room

Lat Sunday TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz went into the Jets locker room and felt "very uncomfortable!" that is supposed to be their refuge. I am against reporters of any sex being in the locker room, unless invited.

Things are handled differently in the corporate world. If an employee is approached by the media they are instructed to thell the media person to contact the corporate spokesman of human resources. Obviously being sports stars things are a bit different, but even they have set up press conferences for the media to ask the players questions when they are all filly dressed.

So now the NFL is going to wussyfy the players even more by making them go through sensitivity classes.



Wednesday, September 01, 2010

With all the waste in DC they are concentrating on this?

Apparently some congressmen aren't returning left-over allowance money allotted to them while on overseas trips, an amount that could total over $1000.00 (per trip). The country is trillions in dept and they are worrying about one thousand dollars?!?!?

What about Nancy's 101,000 booze bill?


Monday, August 23, 2010

Exactly as planned

You cant say this wasn't the intended purpose.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Will the "Summer of Recovery"

lead to the Fall of Recovery?

 

Fruity (UPDATE)

According to some recent polls, 31% of republicans and 24% of the nation believe President Obama is Muslim. In both stories they are sure to include that these opinions are "wrong". Besides his attendance at Trinity United Church of Christ that taught black liberation theology, what proof do they have that he really is?

Matthew 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 

UPDATE: now a spokesman for the White house says "The president is obviously a Christian. He prays everyday."
1) Praying every day does not make you a Christian any more than attending a "church" for 20 years makes you a Christian.
2) Again referring to the polls above, if it was obvious, there wouldn't be any questions.


Wednesday, August 18, 2010

I thought they already paid that off!

GM Files for Landmark IPO to Repay Bailout

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

They can fast track the building of a mosque at ground zero,

but they will drag their feet on the rebuilding of a Greek Orthodox Church that was destroyed on 9-11

 

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Another fine example of Media Bias

Currently the Media is doing everything it can to find a bright spot in the economy, to prop it up as to help out the current administration. Last quarters growth was an anemic 2.4% growth, however throughout President Bush's tenure the media was constantly harping about how we were in a recession and did everything it could, like chicken little, to proclaim the sky is falling. It worked. George Bush could do no right, and the media played a big roll in getting Democrats elected in 06 and 08. once the Democrats took over congress in 06 that is when the economy started to head south.

Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels once said "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie."

The political consequence of the lie was the democrats rise to power, the economic consequence of the lie is the economy collapsing. The lie has become the truth and people are not going to disregard 6 years of doom and gloom by the press and start believing everything's getting better with a steady 10% unemployment rating and a debt that our grandchildren have been saddled with.


Thursday, July 29, 2010

Calling Dr. Obvious...

Apparently when we have to spend money on something we evaluate just how much we really need the service. The latest example is Americans cutting back on Dr. visits. Ive been saying for years that Dr. visit co-pays are too low and people will just use it because it is there not necessarily because anything is wrong, which leads to putting a burden on the medical system.


Sunday, July 25, 2010

Fools and money

I'm hoping we can get the fools in Washington away from our money in November.

 

Monday, July 19, 2010

(un)naturally higher temperatures

According to the NOAA, this has been the hottest June ever recorded. Until they address the fact that their temperature stations are placed next to asphalt parking lots at airports (which absorb heat), or next to AC unit vents (which produce heat), then this study means nothing.

This guy has done a fantastic job pointing out how the NOAA is placing Data stations in places where the temperature will (un)naturally be higher then the actual temps. A good example is his July 14th post concerning a 109 temp reading at the NOAA station in Carefree AZ, where two nearby stations showed the temp to be ~5 degrees cooler... so technically there is man made warming, it's man putting temperture monitors next to man made objects which draw in or produce heat.

Friday, July 16, 2010

I am shocked I tell you... SHOCKED!

Well, no, not really...

"Banking chiefs concede they intend to pass many of the costs associated with the bill to their customers."

Whoever didn't see that coming is a complete moron.



Friday, June 25, 2010

Dear Democrats,

1984 is not an instruction manual!

 

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Those who fail to learn from history

Are doomed to look like complete morons when they say things like global warming will be the "leading cause of conflict".

History does not back up her claim... more conflicts, more wars, more bloodshed, more famines happened in periods of "global cooling", mostly because of diminished food supplies.


Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Never let a crisis go to waste...

November 2008: Obama: I’ll make energy prices “skyrocket”

June 2010: Obama's oil crackdown may hike energy prices

 

What a great new discovery!

The buzz all over the news yesterday was all about the vast trillion dollar mineral  deposits found in Afghanistan... problem is, we've known about them for years, which begs the question, why tout this now? Mediaite says the timing is "too convenient" and links to two more stories from the Politico and Wired


When the choice is to admit being wrong or angry

The NAACP would rather be angry


Saturday, June 12, 2010

Sho' me the money!

And so now we witness the dissolution of the Big 12 conference, Nebraska to the Big 10, Colorado to the Pac 10, and soon, Texas, Texas Tech, OU & OSU. there is only one reason for this, and Iowa State said it best in a letter to Nebraska and Colorado "But as all of the discussions about conference realignment illustrate, the future of college athletics appears to be less about academics and competitive success and more about money, as measured by television viewership and the associated revenues"

So if it's all about the money, its time to stop the legal slavery, and pay the student athletes for the services they perform, for without the student athletes, there would be no revenues for these money hungry schools to be fighting over.

At this point Nebraska is poised to make 10 million more in their move... will the Nebraska taxpayers see a cut in their taxes going towards higher education? 

Needless to say I'm sick about the entire situation. greed and the Big 12's "leadership" & inability to make things right, have ruined college football in the short term.


Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Immigration fee hikes?

Federal immigration officials are proposing to increase the fees to apply for legal U.S. residency to nearly $1,100, but would leave existing citizenship application fees intact. 

or, you can just cross over from Mexico illegally and not pay a dime...


Sunday, June 06, 2010

So to "improve relations"...

...you start by insulting, hurting and angering the families and victims of 9/11, New Yorkers and Americans in general? Yeah, building a mosque at ground zero is a great way to achieve your stated goals.

"The Cordoba Initiative aims to improve relations between Muslims and the West."


Wednesday, June 02, 2010

They ought to ban guns!

Cumbria shootings gunman Derrick Bird kills 12 then shoots himself

(for those whose sarcasm meter is broken, it is illegal to own a firearm in the UK)

Pointing the fingers at the wrong people

NY Times had an article concerning students being in debt up to their eyeballs for student loans and they proceed to look at parents and the lenders... they forgot one...

It's my belief that most people are not wired for higher education, which explains the over 33% dropout rate for college students.

In the push by those in higher education to get everyone into college, we have neglected to train people vocationally, in something that would allow them to make a living in something they trained to do.

The mantra of those that support higher education's role in this say "you cannot get a good job without a degree".

There are plenty of burger flippers out there that have a degree.


Tuesday, June 01, 2010

So sad and so true

I'm a day late on this, but it doesn't change its truthfulness



The Word?

Nancy Pelosi just lept off the deep end in speech at a Catholic Community Conference on Capitol Hill, saying that her favorite word, is "The Word" (as in Jesus, the Word of God)... well maybe she needs to to Read the Word a bit...

Mathew 7:19-23 

 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
 20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
 21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.


Sunday, May 30, 2010

Are we going the way of the Roman Republic?

Great article that goes along what I have believed for years... 


Monday, May 17, 2010

Dear DHS,

Wrong border... 


Thursday, May 13, 2010

Happy Birthday!

75 years ago today, Carl Magee filed a patent application for what would become one of the most hated inventions in history.. the parking meter.


Safety?

Thanks to the Arizona illegal immigration law, a school in Illinois has canceled a trip to a basketball tournament in Arizona that the girl's basketball team had worked hard to gather the money required to attend. The school is now citing "safety reasons" for not allowing them to attend.

As we all know, this is a load of crap. if they were truly interested in the girls safety, they would not have allowed them to go BEFORE the law was enacted because of the, kidnappings, murder, drug running, human trafficking and other assorted crimes that have been committed the same illegal immigrates that Arizona's new law is aimed at.


Monday, May 10, 2010

Who pays for street sweepers?

driving on the access road that loops behind the SW side of  71st and Lewis this afternoon I pass a street sweeper cleaning the dirt off the roads... nevermind that we were forecast to get a lot of rain later in the day, but just who is paying for this "service"?

If it is the city, don't we have bigger things to worry about?

Furthermore, the street sweeping truck had commercial tags, so if the city did pay for it they outsourced it.


Thursday, May 06, 2010

Superbowl commercial becomes reality?

First the commercial...


and now the story...

New recycling bins with tracking chips coming to Alexandria

"If you know who's participating in the programs, you can focus your education and outreach to those who are not participating,"

 

So the State Dems want more money...

...so they can "fund public education", this time by cutting some tax credits.

Lets lay a few facts on the table.

1) Oklahoma's funding for public education is almost triple what it was in 1985.

2) however the population rise in our schools has not grown significantly in the same 25 year period (a large chunk of that has been Hispanic, and with our current laws we cant know if they are here legally or not)

And with all that money we spend on education, they aren't learning anything... 75% of Oklahoma students cant name our first president!

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

You don't know what you've got till it's gone

 So it seems Simon Cowell of American Idol, X-Factor and Brittan's got Talent has decided to speak out a bit about the elections going on in his home land and some of the quotes really struck a chord:

"I've also learned two other things on my travels.

One is that the majority of our wealth of talented people aren't being given the chance they need to grow and bloom at the moment.

And two, the country has too many social problems - in particular knife crime and a collapse in family values."

"Choosing how you vote should not be a snap verdict based on a few minutes of television. We are not talent show judges picking pretty-sounding contestants now.

The future government of our country is so much more important than that."

It should be everyone's birthright to get the chance to fulfil their dream.

"Yes, for some it's being a pop star. But for many more hard-working Brits, it's something far less flash - it's starting your own business.

That's what it was for me. But that's harder in our country now than it has been for a long time and that really has to change.

It's not just that the banks won't lend. The masses of red tape, regulation and political correctness have tied us all up in knots"

"It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence.

It should give hope to the younger generation to build on our wonderful heritage. It should inspire us to get out there and create and invent.

And then it should get right out of the way."

"And this comes back to a bigger problem. I have always believed family plays a massive role in helping young people achieve.

Everyone can only benefit from the encouragement of their mum and dad. I certainly did, and remain eternally grateful for it too.

I worry that we are losing that old-school respect."

"And I think this is down to a breakdown of rules. When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued.

There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me"

Makes me wonder... are we there yet?


Sunday, May 02, 2010

Why is the Catholic Church for Illegal Immigration?

It has nothing to do with "helping" the illegal immigrants, if it was, they would use the influence they have to try and fix the problems in Mexico.
No, the reason the Catholic Church is putting on this show for the Illegals is for money.
It's all about money. Illegal immigrants from Latin America are mostly Catholic, and they are devout, so if they go, so goes the tithes the Catholic church receives.


Friday, April 30, 2010

Is this Obama's new job program?

Let the oil get to the shore, then hire all the unemployed in the effected states to clean up the mess? 


If you havent figured it out by now

It's all about control

And more control


Ask an Illegal for his ID=Bad

Ask a law abiding American Citizen for his ID=Good 

Kinda like the Democrats mantra "kill a child, save a criminal"


Obama's Katrina?

Some are calling the oil spill Obama's Katrina, considering the fed's slow response. I'm of the opinion that this is Obama's environmental Reichstag, either through causing the disaster in the first place (will we ever find out what caused the explosion, and whats with the SWAT teams on the oil rigs?) or, as with everything else he is doing, deliberately allowing things to go to pot to get his way.


Thursday, April 29, 2010

Looks like it worked!

Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Earth Day predictions of 1970.

The reason you shouldn’t believe Earth Day predictions of 2009. (or 2010)

I think this quote fits... “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

 Joseph Goebbels

 

Unions & Schools

Unions protect bad teachers, not students

no commentary needed, this article hits the nail on the head

 

Thursday, April 22, 2010

You First

The Mexican gov't is once again complaining about how we enforce our laws concerning their citizens who come here illegally. Specifically they  are complaining about Arizona's new laws.

Maybe what we ought to do is just adopt their laws


Happy NFL Draft Day!

and that other "holiday"


Saturday, April 17, 2010

Conservative vs. Liberal

I was pondering what is the difference between a Conservative and  Liberal/Progressive, not a Republican or Democrat, because as we have seen some swing both ways.

Conservative: Protect the innocent, punish the guilty. No real explanation required on this one
Liberal: Punish the innocent, protect the guilty. Pro-abortion, anti-military, anti-gun, anti-death penalty. Any law that is not based on a direct action on a person punishes the innocent. A great example is the gun laws. Only the law-abiding citizen obeys them. In Arizona they have just passed Constitutional carry, or carrying a concealed weapon without a license. Do you think the gang-bangers that shot up Arrowhead mall in Muskogee had concealed weapon permits?
Liberals support killing an innocent child (and get mad when a woman changes her mind), but want to protect a mass murderer from getting put down like the animal he is.

Conservative: Be responsible for your own life, don’t depend on Gov’t. Again, no explanation required.
Liberal: Don’t worry about anything, the Gov’t is here to help. Every Gov’t program sucks the life out of who it was supposed to help. For the last 50 years the Gov’t has been trying to help blacks and yet they are no better off now than they were 50 years ago (yet for some reason the black voting block seems to stay with the party of the KKK & Planned Parenthood, but I digress). The most recent example is the perpetual unemployment extension. If you get money for doing nothing, there is no reason to go out and find a way to earn money. But we can go back just a few years earlier, where when the gov’t under the guide of trying to help, got people into houses they could not afford.

Conservative: The private sector can do a better job than the Gov’t. Noticing a trend? The conservative ideals aren’t all wrapped up in legalese or have to be broken down, they are just common sense ideals.
Liberal: The Gov’t knows what is best for you. However the more money the Gov’t spends the less money you have. Less money to give to charities, less money to hire people, less money to make investments, less money to buy stuff, less money to improve your life. There are things the Gov’t should take care of, however. Interstate highways, military on the federal level, police, fire and infrastructure on the local level. Most everything else can be and should be taken care of by private citizens, or at least the local Gov’t.

Conservative: Believe in the constitution & the founding father’s ideals.
Liberals: Believe the constitution is a roadblock, I already mentioned the 2nd Amendment. They love to tout the 1st amendment, unless they cant find an audience on the radio airwaves. They can scream and shout as loud as they want when they see something they don’t like, but when it’s something they don’t agree with, they claim it to be dangerous. They use the tax code to stifle arguments (Churches can’t politic, but Unions can). They scream separation of church and state (as seen with the national day of prayer, or prayers at football games). They aren’t establishing a state run religion. Yet they push the mother earth cult to extremes, via the global warming hoax.
 

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain

I find it interesting, and quite telling when a non Christian takes the Lords name in vain. It tells me that deep down inside they know that taking a false god's name won't offend said god.

The most recent example is Tiger Woods when he screamed "Jesus Christ!" after a tee shot. Woods is Buddhist, so why didn't he scream out Buddha's name in disgust?


Sunday, April 11, 2010

Example of why our healtcare costs are so high

and amazingly, the gov't is involved.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Before Obama starts bragging about the market

The Dow's up but trades are scarce, worrying bulls

In other words, there are only a few big players running up the market, most are holding onto their money.



Crazy Tea-Party Protesters

 oh, wait, these are not at a Tea-Party protest, those are anti war left wingers that the main stream media failed to report on. (probably cause it would make Obama look bad, since... you know... they voted for him)

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Dear Dr. Coburn

You may be deceived by Pelosi's "niceness", maybe you have been in Washington too long now and you have become blind to some of your cohorts true intentions. Let me introduce you to a little song that Bob Dylan wrote...

Man of Peace
Bob Dylan, Infidels

Look out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like to catch
The band is playing "Dixie", a man got his hand outstretched
Could be the Fuhrer
Could be the local priest
You know sometimes Satan, you know he comes as a man of peace.

He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongue
He knows every song of love that ever has been sung
Good intentions can be evil
Both hands can be full of grease
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, first he's in the background, and then he's in the front
Both eyes are looking like they're on a rabbit hunt
Nobody can see through him
No, not even the Chief of Police
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, he catch you when you're hoping for a glimpse of the sun
Catch you when your troubles feel like they weigh a ton
He could be standing next to you
The person that you'd notice least
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull
He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull
I can smell something cooking
I can tell there's going to be a feast
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

He's a great humanitarian, he's great philanthropist
He knows just where to touch you honey, and how you like to be kissed
He'll put both his arms around you
You can feel the tender touch of the beast
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl
Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall
Wanna get married ? Do it now
Tomorrow all activity will cease
 You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy
She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy
And he's following a star
The same one them three men followed from the East
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.


Painting them all with the same brush

The left is all up in arms with the widest paint brushes they can find to discredit the entire Tea Party movement based on the (unsubstantiated) actions of a few in the crowds. I would like to remind democrats thet Fred Phelps, of "God Hates Fags" Fame is a registered democrat and campaigned for Al Gore. So before you go painting, maybe you need to take a bath first.


Friday, April 02, 2010

Nothing at all alike

Apparently the Pope's preacher (?) compared the thrashing the Catholic church is getting to the "abuse of Jews".

The Jews were abused, harassed, tortured, experimented on and slaughtered just because they were Jews. The Catholic Church however is being "attacked" because a bunch of pedophile priests in the Catholic Church sexually assaulted little boys, and have been for a long time, while the Catholic Church was well aware of it.

Yeah they are exactly the same.


Wednesday, March 31, 2010

It's a Trap!

This morning President Obama is going to announce opening up the eastern seaboard, and the gulf for offshore drilling. In and of itself this is a GREAT thing, and would be one of the few things I would agree with this president about... however... He has also been pushing Cap and Tax, which is surely the intended goal of all of this. so unless the bill comes up, without any stings to Cap and Tax, then unfortunately it will need to be voted down as well.

It will be interesting to see which Democrats will be against it before they were for it.


Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The problem with the left...

...they don't understand basic math

Harry Reid said there were about 7000 at a Tea party rally, CNN said there were "dozens"

well a photo is worth a thousand words...

http://www.leftcoastrebel.com/2010/03/photos-aerial-picturesphotos-of.html

 

Friday, March 26, 2010

SEIU says Social Security has failed...

So they want to give the Gov't more power over our retirement money

"Why do we need the Retirement USA Initiative?
Because the system we have now has failed most Americans."


Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Classroom Experiment on Economics

An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.

After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.

The second test average was a D. No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, and name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when government takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.

Couldn't be any simpler than that....

 

Sunday, March 21, 2010

And apparently Stupak forgot about this...

(via executive order) President Obama lifts ban on abortion funds

US President Barack Obama has lifted a ban on federal funding for foreign family planning agencies that promote or give information about abortion.


Friday, March 19, 2010

Have the house Dems forgotten about this?

Before the Senate vote on Christmas the republicans were threatening to change or repeal parts of the heath care bill. But thanks to Reid, that will not be possible.

"it shall not be in order in the senate or the house of representatives to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, or conference report that would repeal or otherwise change this subsection."

So the order of events that will (presumably) go on Sunday, they vote on their reconciliation bill, & deem the senate bill passed. Then the president signs the Senate bill Making it Law. Can it even be changed now thanks to the above paragraph?

 What is the Senate's incentive to approve the Houses reconciliation bill at that point anyway?  They got what they wanted!


Thursday, March 18, 2010

Right on the money

Heard this on KFAQ yesterday morning, and it not only applies to the Catholic church but all churches and liberalism as a whole

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Oh Noes! Not That! Anything but that!

So it seems Obama will not campaign for any Democrat who votes against Obamacare... Is that supposed to be some sort of threat? Considering how well his campaigning did in Virginia, NJ, and Massachusetts, I would be threatening to campaign FOR those that vote against Obamacare...


Thursday, February 25, 2010

True then, true now

Thursday, February 18, 2010

10%

If it's good enough for God, it's good enough for Gov't


Monday, February 15, 2010

Rewriting History...

Biden is making a claim that history is being re-written on Iraq... he should know...

 

Saturday, February 06, 2010

blame Bush? X marks the spot

Earlier I posted an entry about what the economy was like when the Democrats took back over the House and Senate...


Here are a few charts to illustrate the point:

National Debt:

Unemployment:

Stock Market:


Friday, January 22, 2010

Why are you running Fallin?

and Im not talking running for Governor, but running away from a debate. If you will avoid your opposition, what else will you avoid?




FALLIN DUMPS DEBATE; BROGDON HOLDS TOWNHALL FOR GOP STALWARTS 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 22 2010


OWASSO, OK-  A debate scheduled between the two Republican candidates for Governor, State Senator Randy Brogdon (R-Owasso) and Representative Mary Fallin (R-OK) on Saturday will not take shape as a gubernatorial debate or forum. Represenative Fallin declined the invitation. Senator Brogdon was invited to host town hall meeting to discuss his plans for governor in lieu there of, expecting record turnout.


Brogdon said "I am very honored that the people of the 2nd District have invited me to come and share my vision for all of Oklahoma, not just the major metropolitan areas." The second Oklahoma congressional district encompasses most of eastern Oklahoma and includes Adair, Craig, Muskogee and Okfuskee counties. "In most statewide elections the 2nd District is sometimes over looked, but I think that the people of eastern Oklahoma deserve just as much representation as any other part of the state." Brogdon continued.


The town hall forum  will take place on Saturay at 1:00pm at the Muskogee Public Library - 801 W. Okmulgee, Muskogee Oklahoma.

 

Remember the Day

Received this in the old email box the other day, how short our memories are... (Notes & Links added by me)

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For those of you who are sick of hearing "inherited from Bush", think about this:

(NOTE: The republicans are not faultless in this whole fiasco, they ran up a hefty tab the first 6 years of the Bush presidency)

Remember the day...
January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:

At the time:

The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77

(NOTE: Up from a low of 8,235.81 on Sept. 21. 2001)

The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%

The Unemployment rate was 4.6%

George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!

(NOTE: The Democrat media lapdog were doing their best to say we were in a recession, now they are trying to undo the lie and say the recession is over.)

Remember the day...

January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.

(NOTE: in 2003, President Bush recommended a new agency to oversee Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae, which Barney Frank opposed)

The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!!!


THANK YOU DEMOCRATS for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment... to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS!

ALL the while, Obama was raking in PAC money from Fannie and Freddie!

WHERE WERE YOU DURING THE MAKINGS OF THE CRISIS?!?!?! In the Senate as a complicit partner IN THE SWAMP.

So when you want to blame Bush...

REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!

 

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Open Letter to Democrat politicians

this also applies to RINOS as well


Thursday, January 07, 2010

I'm glad I'm not an OKC Thunder fan

 cause they way they treated Chris Paul, who they cheered for not very long ago. It was not his fault the Hornets went back to New Orleans...

Sunday, January 03, 2010

I'm so thankfull for global warming

Can you image how much colder it would be without it?

I know, those that believe in the hoax will say "you can't apply local weather to a global problem"

Ok, here are a few recent headlines:

Once in a generation cold snap forecast for NC
Britain facing one of the coldest winters in 100 years, experts predict
Heavy snow brings Beijing to standstill
Siberian winds usher in record lows in Beijing
Cold weather, dense fog cause more than 30 deaths in northern India over past 24 hours
Dublin airport suspends flights in cold weather
Calgary beats cold record set in 1893

I think we could use a little of that global warming right about now, don't you?

EDIT: More headlines today...

Vermont sets 'all-time record for one snowstorm'...
Iowa temps 'a solid 30 degrees below normal'...
Seoul buried in heaviest snowfall in 70 years...
Historic ice build-up shuts down NJ nuclear power plant...
Beijing -- coldest in 40 years...
Miami shivers from coldest weather in decade...


Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Past and Present

Isn't it interesting that President Obama vowed for a more transparent Gov't and has failed to do so with his own administration, but is now looking to loosen the grip on our nations past secrets? 

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Sure-fire way to save $60,000,000,000 in taxes

USA Today had a report on how federal salary figures have exploded. they have looked at the Office of Personnel Management's database which included the salaries of 2 million+ federal employees, excluding "the White House, Congress, the Postal Service, intelligence agencies and uniformed military personnel." They found that these employees on average make $30k more than their civilian counterparts.

"The growth in six-figure salaries has pushed the average federal worker's pay to $71,206, compared with $40,331 in the private sector."

Why does the gov’t pay better than the private sector, or more like, why do we allow it?

 If we take the 2 million federal workers and reduce the average pay by $30,000 (from $70,000 to $40,000) the gov’t would save $60,000,000,000 of OUR tax dollars a YEAR.


Monday, November 23, 2009

A few BCS thoughts

 Ah, the end of the football season is upon us once again, and once again after everything is played out we still wont know who the national champion really is. Oh, the BCS will "crown" a winner, mostly based upon human rankings... you know, kinda like figure skating.

I have a solution, and it isnt a playoff system, mostly because the pollsters will have their favorites, and the system will be rigged similar to the way it is now, so we still wont have an "even playing field".

No, the solution is easy, scrap the BCS, and go back to the traditional bowl system we had before the BCS, there will still be arguments, but at least the winner wont be determined by style points.



Friday, November 20, 2009

Global Cooling?

Liberals try to ignore the fact that they tried to scare us into believing that were about to experience Global cooling back in the 70s and 80s, luckily I have Time Magazine's archive and a Carl Sagan YouTube Video to back it up.

With the recent announcement that hackers broke into the University of East Anglia's Hadley Climatic Research Unit, possibly showing manipulated data, I was reminded of manipulation of reading of weather stations by placing the sensors too close to Heat emitting sources, like asphalt parking lots and AC exhausts.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Skewing the Polls

We've all hear about how polls can be manipulated to get the answer the pollster wants to get. Here is a great example from a Zogby International poll I received last night:


There are an estimated 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S. Which of these statements best reflects your opinion as to why that is?


Statement A: Past efforts to enforce immigration laws have been grossly inadequate and the government has never made a real effort to enforce the law.

Statement B: We have made a real effort to enforce our immigration laws, but we have failed because we are not allowing in enough immigrants legally.

__  Statement B
__  Statement A
__  Neither
__  Not sure

 

Monday, November 16, 2009

Do you really want gov't run health care?

Read this and let it sink in...

Most women should wait until age 50 to get mammograms and then have one every two years, a government task force said Monday in a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing recommendation of annual screening starting at 40.

Also, the task force said breast self-exams do no good and women shouldn't be taught to do them.

My wife, who is 41, did not do self exams and she has no family history of any kind of cancer. One morning, 4 months before her next mamogram, she knew something was wrong. "Luckily" the tumor had grown into a nerve. If it didn't and the Gov't has its way it may have been too late.

This is gov't rationing, this is their way of cutting out costs, and if you end up with stage 3 or gretaer cancer.

"Maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking painkillers." - Obama June 24th 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Welcome to the 21st Century?

A great example of teaching priorities being out of whack.

KOTV has a story about Tulsa schools trying to save the lost art of cursive writing. Why? Cursive writing is a "lost art" because it is obsolete. Back before the invention of the ballpoint pen there were quill or dip pens that relied on a separate ink well and fountain pens that had a reservoir of ink that was delivered to the paper through the nib, both of which were prone to leaking and dripping. The less the pen was raised off the paper, the less chance of ink dripping from the tip.

  When was the last time you had to worry about that? Don't we have more pressing things to be teaching our children (like 90% of City University of NY freshmen can’t do basic algebra)

 

Let's call it what it really is

"Public education isn't working for way too many kids" - Kathy Taylor

Lets call this failure we like to call "public" education what it really is... Government Run Education.

With as much money as we throw at the school system, 9100 per student per year, we should have the brightest students in the world, but we don’t.

We have too much administrative bloat, we have unions that protect bad teachers, we have teachers indoctrinating instead of educating,  and we have parents that don’t give a crap because they have either been sucked up by the government nanny state, or they are too self absorbed to care that their angels are miserable failures.

I know not all parents/teachers/principles/schools are this way, I know quite a few, but they still have to work within the bounds of the bureaucracy laid out by the local, state and federal entities which created this mess in the first place.

 


Monday, November 09, 2009

More propoganda

"Whatever happens in NY-23, it has very little to do with the Democratic party. After all, that district has gone Republican since the Civil War." - unknown poster on message board pushing the democrat talking points

Oh really? There was a civil war in 1993 I must have missed it

1867 - Dennis McCarthy Republican
1871 - R. Holland Duell Republican
1873 - William E. Lansing Republican
1875 - Scott Lord Democrat
1877 - William J. Bacon Republican
1879 - Cyrus D. Prescott Republican
1883 - John T. Spriggs Democrat
1887 - James S. Sherman Rep
1891 - Henry W. Bentley Democrat
1893 - John M. Wever Republican
1895 - Wallace T. Foote, Jr. Republican
1899 - Louis W. Emerson Republican
1903 - George N. Southwick Republican
1911 - Henry S. De Forest Republican
1913 - Joseph A. Goulden Democrat
1915 - William S. Bennet Republican
1917 - Daniel C. Oliver Democrat
1919 - Richard F. McKiniry Democrat
1921 - Albert B. Rossdale Republican
1923 - Frank A. Oliver Democrat
1935 - Charles A. Buckley Democrat
1945 - Walter A. Lynch Democrat
1951 - Sidney A. Fine Democrat
1953 - Isidore Dollinger Democrat
1960 - Jacob H. Gilbert Democrat
1963 - Charles A. Buckley Democrat
1965 - Jonathan B. Bingham Democrat
1973 - Peter A. Peyser Republican
1977 - Bruce F. Caputo Republican
1979 - Peter A. Peyser Democrat
1983 - Samuel S. Stratton Democrat
1989 - Michael R. McNulty Democrat
1993 - Sherwood Boehlert Republican
2003 - John M. McHugh Republican


Saturday, November 07, 2009

Ironic aint it?

From the Open Letter from Tulsa Councilors Bynum and Westcott concerning Charter Amendment No 3


"The most recent example of this problem was the Great Plains lawsuit settlement, which totalled $7.1 million.   The City Council had no authority to approve or reject that settlement.  The only thing that we could do was verify that there was sufficient money in the Sinking Fund to pay the settlement."

Dewey Bartlett did have the authority to approve or reject it, and he voted to Approve. (watch the vote here)

So vote YES on the Charter Amendment 3 and NO on Dewey Bartlett Jr. for mayor.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

ABC must not have run V by the Obama propaganda czar

Apparently this script was written before Obama took office, and there has already been a shakeup on the set (production was shut down for two weeks to "retool") maybe Obama didnt like something painting him in a negative light...

Here are some quotes from the show that really home for me:

"We're all so quick to jump on the bandwagon, then ride on the bandwagon it sounds like fun, but before we get on, let us at least make sure it is sturdy and sound. Let us at least examine it, to really make sure it is something we want to climb aboard. No one is saying don"t trust the visitors, don't they need to earn our trust? Its something we all need to think about."
- Father Jack Landry to church congregation.

"It bothers me that they showed up right when we need them the most. The worlds in bad shape father, who wouldn't welcome a savior right now"
- Father Jack Landry to Father Travis

"Just be sure not to ask anything that would paint us in a negative light. Don"t ask any questions that would portray us negatively, ask once like you did when we first met." - Anna to reporter, Chad Decker"

"Comprising ones principles for the greater good is not a shameful act, it's a noble one." 
- Marcus to reporter, Chad Decker

"By the time people figure this out, it will be too late. They"ll take over unless we can stop them"
- Resistance leader (Georgie Sutton?)

"They have big head start, and arming themselves with the most powerful weapon out there... Devotion."
- Erica Evans

Monday, November 02, 2009

More extreme?

On ABC's "This Week" Sr. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said that "The leadership of the U.S. Republican Party is 'becoming more extreme' and marginalized" in reference to NY23's race between liberal "republican" Dede Scozzafava and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

Valerie is right to a certain extent, but not in the way she thinks. Its the Leadership of the Republican party that put liberal Scozzafava in the race, it was the Leadership of the Republican party that put party in front of principles, and as we see Hoffman's numbers rise, we see that it was the Leadership of the Republican party that miscalculated what NE NYers really want.

Now the "rino" Scozzafava has endorsed the Democrat in the party (sound familiar?) and as usual, there will be no outcry from the Leaders of the Republican Party.

Yes Valerie, the leadership of the U.S. Republican Party is becoming more extreme and marginalized... as they try to make the Republican party become more like Democrats.


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

quit wasting our money!

"None of these layoffs are as a result of the BOK, One Technology Center or ball park. They are due to one thing, the city's revenue has decreased," said Mayor Kathy Taylor.

so where did the money for the BoK, One Technology center and the ball park come from?

The problem is no oversight on the city budget. 3 million to upgrade the email system at city hall, 11 million in Overtime, 7.1 million for Great Plains (Thanks Dewey!), New City Hall 1.2 million a year, 750,000 for upkeep on abandoned city property, and the list goes on...




Tuesday, October 27, 2009

7.1 million - 3.5 million =

It was just announced that 21 police officers will be laid off, and according to the COPS program 3.5 million is what is needed to pay for 18 Police officers for a 3 year period.

So it stands to reason if Dewey Bartlett didnt needlessly give away 7.1 million of our tax dollars to BoK, not only would we not have to lay any police officers off, we could have hired an additional 15 police officers with out taking any gov't money.

Thanks Dewey & Kathy!

With republicans like Dewey, who needs democrats!


 

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Never let a good crisis go to waste

Now its Obama's turn to crank up the threat of swine flu... so just what else does the National Emergency declaration allow the health chief the power to do?


Saturday, October 24, 2009

Dont we give enough to Muslim nations?

Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund


Now correct me if Im wrong, but arent Saudia Arabia, Iran, Kuait,and other middle easter countries Muslim? And dont we give them billions of dollars for their oil? Why arent they taking care of their own? Why are we giving our hard earned tax dollars to countries that already have the money to build up their own technology?

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Top 5!

For the last few years we've been told our taxes are low, and so we can afford just a little bit more for Vision 2025, 4 to Fix the county, the "islands in the stream", and others. Apparently we were ::gasp:: LIED TO!

According to the Tax Foundation we rank 4th in combined local and state taxes.

Now I have to ask as you drive over our pothole ridden streets, and watch the stories of the crime rate rising in this city, do you feel we are getting a good deal for all those taxes we pay?

Meanwhile we have a couple of apparent juvenile delinquents running for Tulsa Mayor... the futures not looking too bright right now...

 

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

No taxpayer money, huh?

So Tulsa is getting a(nother) basketball team that we won’t support. We have been told that the taxpayers won’t have to foot any of the bill… does that mean the WNBA is going to pick up the $200,000 in police overtime that Palmer says it will take to patrol the games at the BoK?

In case you forgot… Chief Palmer says this BOK-related overtime will definitely deplete the current police overtime budget before the year ends in June 2009, adding that for every ten events at the BOK, it will cost the City at least $100,000 in police overtime hours. (The Detroit Shock had 19 home games last season)
 


Change?

With the Mao followers in the White House being exposed, it should make you wonder just what kind of change Obama was really talking about...

Change must come through the barrel of a gun - Mao Zedong

It should concern everyone that the policies of the man that is an inspiration to some in Obama's circle was responsible for the deaths of between 40 to 60 million people.



Thursday, October 15, 2009

Quotes of the day

The media destroyed Rush's chance to be a part owner in the NFL, thanks to some fake quotes found on Wikipedia, which "proved" he was racist... well here are some real democrat quotes that prove they are the real racists...

http://www.redstate.com/absentee/2009/10/14/the-totally-real-and-not-fake-stupid-quotes-shenaniganza/

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Maybe if the city could get a handle on overtime

They wouldnt have to cut the budget!

Nov 11, 2008 - In the fiscal year that ended in June, the city paid $11 million in overtime, more than $4 million over budget.

The year before, the city paid $9.6 million, almost $3 million over budget.

 and I thoght the BoK was supposed to cure all our ailments...

Chief Palmer says this BOK-related overtime will definitely deplete the current police overtime budget before the year ends in June 2009, adding that for every ten events at the BOK, it will cost the City at least $100,000 in police overtime hours.

But the Mayor has a "great" idea...

The mayor says she has an alternative plan that will cut the three-million dollars. Some suggestions include eliminating 18 more positions and canceling the police academy scheduled for March.

Won't that just increase the overtime paid out?

But Wait! There's More! What about the Community Oriented Policing Services grant, that was approved by the City Council? you know the one... that will "give" the city 3.5 million dollars for... wait for it... 18 new positions!


Monday, October 12, 2009

Zero Tollerance

Just how far away are any one of us away from breaking some of these obscure laws/rules?

Wabash Valley woman didn’t realize second cold medicine purchase violated drug laws

Mom Who Watches Neighborhood Kids Before Bus Run Is Running Illegal Day Care

6-Year-Old Scout Suspended for Bringing Knife-Fork-Spoon Utensil to School

Why did we allow laws to get in the way of common sense?


Friday, October 09, 2009

and the award for best political actor goes to...

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!

You cant make this crap up... he won the Nobel Peace Prize for what exactly?


Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Heath care cure...

 1)    Tort Reform… now I’m not talking about limiting rewards in legitimate cases, but instead I’m referring to frivolous lawsuits which clog the court system, waste a Dr’s time, and increase malpractice insurance. If a case is deemed to be frivolous, then the plaintiff must pay court costs, and the wages of the Dr. for the time he had to spend defending the case. There will still be those that will try and work the system, but it should cut down the number of cases.
2)    Ban advertising by pharmaceutical companies outside of trade magazines. A study showed a few years ago that pharmaceuticals spend 2x more on advertising than they do research, advertising has increased 330% in the last decade. This will  stop self diagnosis, which more often than not leads to wasting the Drs time, but he has to run tests to cover his ass.
3)    Allow insurance companies to compete across state lines, this will open up the pool of clients, which should drive down the price.
4)    Allow small businesses to pool their resources in a co-op (not like the Government’s plan) which will allow them to lower costs through better buying power.

 There is one more issue that the gov’t could do to help out those who have lost their jobs. They could assist with the COBRA plan. For those who are unfamiliar with COBRA, the recently released employee can stay on the company plan, but they must pay full price for it. Most avoid this because they cannot afford the lost of a paycheck AND having to pay up to 3x what they were paying for insurance. The Gov’t assist would pay the difference between the full price and the (former) employee’s contribution until COBRA runs out or until a new insurance policy is obtained.

Everyone else would default to Medicaid


Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Integrity and Trust

This morning LaFortune made a laughable comment on KRMG about "Integrity and Trust" and the Mayoral Race. Truth is, I don't trust either one of the party candidates. But I'm not going to reward bad behavior by the Republican candidate by voting for him. We cant have reform in the Republican party if we keep electing candidates who are really Democrat lite.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

7.1 million reasons to NOT vote for Bartlett

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Stand by your party?

I will preface this by saying the only reason I am a registered Republican is because, in this state, they are the only "sanctioned" party that comes close to my beliefs. I am closer to a Constitutionalist or Libertarian, but since there are no primaries (or candidates) for these groups, I still want my voice heard.

That being said, there has been a lot of talk about how republicans should “stand behind their candidate”. I have to ask why? Bartlett didn’t stand behind LaFortune, Bartlett supported many tax increases and the unnecessary giving away of 7 million of our tax dollars. I don’t vote for labels, I vote for the person. The reason the political parties are so screwed up is they vote for the party, not the man.  "see the picture of the donkey/elephant? Put a mark buy that name"

A few years ago, David Duke (KKK grand wizard) ran as a republican in Louisiana. would these same Republicans, in the name of party unity, voted for him?

One has to ask, just what does the Republican Party stand for? And if they don’t hold their candidates to those standards, what is the point? As it stands the Bartlett would be right at home in the Democrat Party.

Don’t be a sheep and just follow your party… That’s the reason the country is in the shape it is in… Think for yourselves, dont be fooled into voting for something/someone that isnt what the "establishment" says it is.

 

Saturday, September 19, 2009

BS meter rising

Tulsa made national news yesterday when it was reported that ABERCROMBIE & FITCH wouldnt hire a Muslim girl becasue of her wearing a hijab, a religiously mandated head scarf. (EDIT: Forgot to add, the reason it made news was, she is suing A&F)

A "religious" Muslim wanting to work at A&F?!? That would be like someone claiming they were a "religious" Christian wanting to work as a waitress at Hooters! (or better yet, a muslim wanting to work at a pizza parlor... you may have to think about that one for a minute).

It goes against their religious teachings, so they (you know she didnt act alone in this) are just doing this to use our laws against us.


Friday, September 18, 2009

The only reason Nancy was crying...

was because she knows that if the revolution comes, the "left" of this country wont be able to defend itself from those who believe in the right to bear arms...


Yes we can


start World War III...

Thanks, Obama!


Wednesday, September 09, 2009

A tale of two races...

The last Mayoral Race consisted of an unproven millionaire carpetbagger vs. a disgraced incumbent.

In that race I supported LaFortune for several reasons. Even though he did some really stupid things, after his base & money bags deserted him in favor of Taylor, he realized he was just being used by the Mid-town interests. He seemed genuine in his “deathbed confession” and I believed he would do a better job than Taylor.

This race is different. We have a RINO in Bartlett(R), who supported Taylor(D) in her election bid against LaFortune(R), supported giving away 7 million of Tulsa taxpayers money to BOk for their stupid investment at the airport and supports raising taxes and even considered putting a toll road on the BA.

On the other side we have a real democrat, Tom Adelson, who had an A- rating from the NRA and voted for repealing the grocery tax, but has been on the wrong side of the abortion issue voting against a ban on state funded abortions, voting against a voter id requirement, voted against more local control of the schools and he voted against anything that would limit the payout to lawyers, such as Attorney Fee Limits, Tort Law Amendments, Regulating Attorney Election Contributions. As mayor, none of these things items should come into play.

On a side note, I find it interesting that the Tulsa GOP is against *Non-Partisan Elections, and asked the Republican candidates to sign a pledge saying they were against it. Funny thing is, the person who won the primary didn’t sign the pledge and endorsed a Democrat twice. Of course the party will still endorse the “Republican” in the race.

So, why vote for a fake Democrat, when you can have the real thing!

* In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event or organization in which the participants do not declare or do not formally have a political party affiliation.

 

Monday, September 07, 2009

Just a reminder...

... as to the real reason why the firefighters are campaigning.

It's because someone in the Fire Department falsified training records of its paramedics [story 1] [story 2] [story 3] [story 4]... In other words, they are mad cause they got caught doing something they werent supposed to.


Friday, September 04, 2009

So tired of the hypocracy

Funding of Bush Speech Draws Fire; Democrat Calls Education Broadcast Paid Political Advertising'

So remember, if the Republicans do it, its bad. If the Democrats do it, its good



Wednesday, September 02, 2009

The Big Picture...

Roemerman on Record has a blog entry concerning a campaign flyer that Dewey Bartlett sent out, and it makes me wonder... if he (or the people he surounds himself with) can't see the obvious problems in his own flyer, what makes you think the can see the obvious problems in our city?

Sunday, August 30, 2009

have you had enough of fake republicans?

You know the ones, they say they are for one thing, but once in office, they spend your money like a dunken sailor.

We have someone prominant running to be our next mayor who's track record shows he will be such a "republican". He endorsed Taylor (a democrat), and he was for the unnessesary transfer of 7 million of our tax dollars to BOk for a bad investment they made with the airport... one the city was not liable for.

Its time we step away from the status quo... the Midtown, prop up downtown, hire outside experts who are wrong about everything (City hall move costs), consider every lame brained idea that comes down the pike (the Channels, The Olympics) status quo, and start working on what can really makes this city great.

This city is more than midtown & downtown. It's northside, westside, eastside and southside, and its time we all start getting equal attention.

so say NO to Rinos like Bartlett and YES to Chris Medlock



 

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Rule Changers...

Yesterday I heard on the radio about the success of the month long Cash for Clunkers program that actually came in under its 3 billion dollar budget!

If you are going to change the rules midgame, I guess you can say whatever you want, but the program was originally supposed to last until November 1st and was allocated 1 billion dollars, which it ran out of within a week.

Just like every other program the Gov't gets its paws into, they have no clue of the price (always on the low side), or the end game. Do you really think that things will be different if they take over heath care?


Saturday, August 22, 2009

Another reason to not secure our borders?

Yeah this is falling in tinfoil hat territory, but our politicians have the ability to stop illegal immigration, and yet they wont.

According to an article in the WSJ, Developing World's Parasites, Disease Hit U.S.

a caption under one photo states that " Few of its residents have full health or dental insurance." could this be another crisis that our Gov't (made situation) doesn't want to go to waste?


Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Dems hypocritical demands

According to this politico article, the Democrats are demanding documents from Insurance companies, so they can find "lavish spending", and "unreasonable compensation"...


If I were in the Insurance companies shoes I would say, "you first"


Saturday, August 01, 2009

Those aren't strings attached

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Seriously...

Is anybody shocked that the results of PLANiTulsa was more downtown development?

 

Turning it around on her...

Poor Nancy blaming the insurance companies for the mess we are in... they do play a role. but she needs to look in the mirror... if it wouldn't break...

"It's almost immoral what they are doing," Pelosi said to reporters, referring to insurance companies. "Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure," she said, adding, "They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening."

"It's almost immoral what they are doing," I responded, referring to the federal government. "Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they represent," he said, adding, "They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop the public's will from happening."
 

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

full of himself...

Colin Powell was on Larry King the other evening talking about the Gates issue, and starting at :54 he starts whining about how nobody recognized him as the national security advisor... maybe it wasnt because he was a black guy at the airport, but maybe, just maybe... they just didn't know who he was.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

American capitalism gone with a whimper

This is an article I read from the English version of Pravda last month that I have been meaning to post...
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It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American descent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people. 
  
True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years.  The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was.  But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists. 
  
Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters. 
  
First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather than the classics.  Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonalds burger or a Burger King burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our "democracy".  Pride blinds the foolish. 
  
Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different "branches and denominations" were for the most part little more than Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top Protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the "winning" side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another.  Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the "winning" side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power.  Even our Holy Orthodox churches are scandalously liberalized in America . 
  
The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama.  His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive.  His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America 's short history but in the world.  If this keeps up for more than another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Weimar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe . 
  
These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all.  First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, loses and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars.  These make our Russian oligarchs look little more than ordinary street thugs, in comparison.  Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes.  Should we congratulate them? 
  
These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another.  They are also usurping the rights, duties and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more than a whimper to their masters. 
  
Then came Barack Obama's command that GM's (General Motors) president step down from leadership of his company.  That is correct, dear reader, in the land of "pure" free markets, the American president now has the power, the self given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will.  Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions. 
  
So it should be no surprise, that the American president has followed this up with a "bold" move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantor of automobile policies.  I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too.  Prime Minister Putin, less than two months ago, warned Obama and UK 's Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster.  Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our "wise" Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride. 
  
Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper...but a "freeman" whimper. 
  
So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democrat controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulations that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses? Senator Barney Frank, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort.  He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive, and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive. 
  
The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible.  In other words, divest while there is still value left.  The proud American will go down into his slavery without a fight, beating his chest and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is.  The world will only snicker.  

 

Saturday, June 27, 2009

David?.... DAVID????

The governor, who talked about "moral absolutes" and God's law during his revealing, yet rambling news conference Wednesday, said King David "fell mightily, fell in very, very significant ways, but then picked up the pieces and built from there."

Governor Sanford, before you go comparing yourself to the great King of Israel, maybe you need to study to find out what really happened because of his adultery.

2 Samuel, 12:10,11

10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.' 11Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.'"

 

Friday, June 26, 2009

Cap & Tax

I have not had a chance to confirm this article that was sent to me, but I dont see anything in it that is out of line from what I have been hearing... get ready for your energy bills to skyrocket...

This came from our electric provider, TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC, in their June, 2009 newsletter called OKLAHOMA LIVING, p. 6.
"The Energy & Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives began "markup" of a revised climate change/ energy bill on Monday, May 18, with Chariman, Henry Waxman (D-Calif) saying he expects the panel to approve the measure before the Memorial Day recess........
 
Larry Watkins, chief executive officer for the Oklahoma Assoc. Of Electric Cooperatives, said impacts to electric consumers in Oklahoma will largely depend on the price fluctuations of carbon dioxide allowances to be auctioned in a "cap and trade" allocation system being proposed in the bill.  For example, if the auction price of a metric ton of CO2 allowance is $20 per ton, then our consumers here in Oklahoma could expect a 19% increase in the cost of their electricity..... If the CO2 cost allowance at auction rises to $50 per ton, then residential cost could go up by more than 46%."
 
This is how it will affect your state:   [I get the impression from looking at this that the states that voted for Obama are not going to be taxed as much as the rest of them -- but this is obviously not true in every case].
 
                                                   $20/metric ton of CO2               $50/metric ton of CO2
 
Washington                                             0%                                                 1%
 
Oregon                                                     0%                                                 1%
 
California                                                 4%                                                  9%
 
Idaho                                                         0%                                                  1%
 
Nevada                                                     9%                                                 23%
 
Montana                                                    6%                                                14%
 
Wyoming                                                 23%                                                58%
 
Utah                                                         28%                                                70%
 
Colorado                                                 19%                                                47%
 
Arizona                                                    16%                                                40%
 
New Mexico                                            14%                                                36%
 
Alaska                                                        6%                                                16%
 
North Dakota                                           26%                                                65%
 
South Dakota                                          22%                                                56%
 
Nebraska                                                 18%                                                46%
 
Kansas                                                     15%                                                38%
 
Oklahoma                                                 19%                                                46%
 
Texas                                                        14%                                                35%
 
Minnesota                                                 24%                                                59%
 
Iowa                                                           15%                                                37%
 
Missouri                                                     23%                                                58%
 
Arkansas                                                   21%                                                53%
 
Louisiana                                                  23%                                                57%
 
Wisconsin                                                 17%                                                43%
 
Illinois                                                         20%                                               50%
 
Michigan                                                   15%                                                38%
 
Indiana                                                      21%                                                 51%
 
Ohio                                                          21%                                                 52%
 
Kentucky                                                  26%                                                 66%
 
Tennessee                                              17%                                                  42%
 
Mississippi                                              16%                                                 40%
 
Alabama                                                  16%                                                 41%
 
Georgia                                                    12%                                                 30%
 
Florida                                                      16%                                                 40%
 
South Carolina                                         18%                                                 46%
 
North Carolina                                            8%                                                 14%
 
West Virginia                                           17%                                                  43%
 
Virginia                                                       9%                                                   23%
 
Maryland                                                   13%                                                  31%
 
Delaware                                                  11%                                                  27%
 
Pennsylvania                                              6%                                                  16%
 
New York                                                    2%                                                     6%
 
Vermont                                                     4%                                                    10%
 
New Hampshire                                        4%                                                      9%
 
New Jersey                                                6%                                                    15%
 
Washington D.C., Hawaii, Connecticut & Massachusetts :  No Data
 
The above numbers come from the National Rural Electric Cooperative.

 

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Build it and they will come...

We've all heard this starting with the Arena, which though it is apparently off to a good start, it will never pay for itself.

One (new) reason for this is the new downtown ballpark (yearly maintenence, and eventual declining useage are two others). Again, they are saying, if we build it, they will come, the problem with that saying this time is that they are taxing the very area that they want people to come to. What business in their right mind, especially one that would not directly (or even indirectly) benefit from the ball park want to pay more taxes, just for the benefit of being inside the "loop"? I can guess that we will have even more empty buildings downtown once the full impact of this tax is felt.

This leads me to our own "bridge to nowhere". for those who do not know, there are plans afoot to make a pedestrian bridge across the river at 41st street. just what is on the other side of the river at 41st? nothing, nil and nada... at least nothing that a pedestrian would want to go to. If they want development on the west side, a pedestrian bridge is not going to do anything, it needs an automotive bridge, one with "city" speed limits.

Once real useable infrastructure is built up, businesses and other entities will come, just look to Tulsa Hills as an example, it is booming, and getting more traffic on a daily basis from my observations.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Buy GM, buy American?


After all the dust has settled ::cough:: I would rather buy a "foreign" car like Honda or Toyota, which is made in the USA, than an "American" car that is made in China.


Friday, June 12, 2009

The reasons jokes are funny...

... is because there is usually a grain of truth to them.
Last April fool's day, Car and Driver let out the story titled:

'Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out of NASCAR'

It was a believable joke because of the things Obama was (and still is) doing concerning the strings attached to the "stimulus" funds... well it is no longer April's fools day, and here is today's headline on ESPN:

General Motors set to make NASCAR-wide cuts


Monday, June 08, 2009

And some say it would never happen here...

Evangelical Group Banned From Tulsa Housing Projects


 




Sunday, May 03, 2009

moving goal posts

Notice there isnt much talk about global warming right now, now its climate change, now there is an "official memo" that was sent to the NYT to stop using some terms because it "confuses" the unwashed masses who are too "stupid" to see what is going on. Truth is, the climate has changed in the past, it will change in the future, once there was lush green vegetation in siberia (as found in the belly of a frozen Mamoth) to glaciers that reached deep into the heart of Texas.

What I find (kinda) ironic is that the NYT and other news outlets will probably tow the line, yet the "reporters" at the Chicago Tribune didnt like the idea that their readers were surveyed about what kind of news they want to read.

Is there any suprise that newspapers are losing readers by the bucketload?


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Just what is a pandemic anyway?

We've seen the WHO, CDC, UN and individual gov'ts raising the fear level concerning the Swine Flu, but why? What's the difference between the Swine Flu and the 500,000 deaths each year from plain old influenza?

Monday, April 27, 2009

Never let a good crisis go to waste

Oh, I'm sure they won't...

(the current crop of headlines from Drudgereport.com)

Military 'monitoring' outbreak...
WHO Will Raise Alert to Unprecedented Level...
EU: Don't travel to USA/Mexico...
*US calls EU travel warning unwarranted...
**Russia to check all planes from Americas...
STATE DEPT ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING...
UK INVESTIGATING 17 POSSIBLE CASES...
Has globalization made us more catastrophe-prone?
PIG SICK: NYC...
Flu could boost gov't intervention further...
CDC: No vaccine prevents...
Outbreak Triggers Global Mobilization...
Virus has bird, pig, human components...


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Gov't wants to bail out the newspapers

What could possibly go wrong?

 

Monday, April 20, 2009

The deepest cut

Obama proposed that 100,000,000 be cut from federal agencies... which is .0028%  of the overall 3,550,000,000,000 budget... I'm guessing he thinks Americans arent so good at math anymore...


Thursday, April 16, 2009

We scared them...

After reading the responses from the media and from people responding to stories on message boards,  yesterdays "tea parties" have really scared the left, and not in the way they are portraying (racists, hatemongers, etc.). No, the left is afraid that mainstream America has finally woken up and won't let them play their little games anymore. They are afraid that the politicians may actually listen to the people who actually keep this country running, and pay their own way. They are afraid that they may have finally gone to far. And they have.


We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration. - Hillary Clinton



Monday, March 23, 2009

A whole new meaning for "getting screwed"

Stimulus? U.S. to buy Chinese condoms, ending Alabama jobs


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Rewarding Failure

we've been hearing the rats in DC saying that alot about AIG in the last few days, (nevermind it was Sen Dodd who secured those bonuses for AIG, and Obama voted for them). But isnt the bailing out of GM & Chrysler, JP Morgan, Mogan Stanley, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citi financials, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, 45 other financial institutions, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and homeowners doing the EXACT SAME THING?

And where is the outrage on Capitol Hill over Freddie Mac & Fannie May execs getting bonuses?

Is your blood boiling yet?
 

Monday, March 02, 2009

The states issues must be solved...

...cause the jokers in OKC found the time to give us an "official rock song"... one that most people never even heard of...   "Do You Realize" by the Flaming Lips.

As "Tisk" said on the KOTV forums..."it would have been nice to have a song that...I don't know...mentioned Oklahoma or something."

Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize - we're floating in space -
Do You Realize - that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize - that everyone you know someday will die

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do You Realize - Oh - Oh - Oh
Do You Realize - that everyone you know
Someday will die -

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes - let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do You Realize - that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize



Thursday, February 26, 2009

Guns and Lies

We all knew it was coming... Holder has announced that the Obama administration will reinstate the "Assault Weapon" ban... one of the reasons is because of "Some recent Mexican army and police confrontations with drug cartels have resembled small-unit combat, with cartels employing automatic weapons and grenades,"

While that is probably true, they aren't getting them "legally" from the USA since automatic weapons have been illegal in the USA without a special license since the 1930s. The "Assault Weapon" ban makes the sale of semi-automatic weapons illegal, and has nothing to do with Mexico's problem.

 

Monday, February 23, 2009

Do you ever get the feeling...

that our Gov't is nothing but a joke...

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Speaking of "racism"

Various black leaders are up in arms over a political cartoon combining the stories of the chimp that went "crazy" and the stimulus package...

here is the cartoon:

Since Obama didnt write the last stimulus bill, Im not sure how you can make the connection, unless you are a coward and just want to stir up racial tensions ... Thank you for proving my previous point "Rev" Sharpton

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Who is the coward?

Our new Attorney General (the first Black in American history, under the first black president in American history), says that Americans are cowards when it comes to discussing race relations.

Is he referring to the ridicule that Bill Cosby got when he said that blacks need to take more responsibility for their own actions? Is he referring to the times someone points out issues that blacks and their leaders have concerning crime, poverty & welfare that they are shouted down as racists? Or is he referring to any time a black person disagrees with the Democratic Party and allies with the Republicans they are labeled "Uncle Toms"?


Tuesday, February 10, 2009

I agree with Harry Reid?!?

He said passage would mark "the first step on the long road to recovery."

It will be a lot longer thanks to this "stimulus" bill.

Monday, February 09, 2009

So?

"The bar that we set is the highest that any administration in the country has ever set." - Robert Gibbs, Press Secretary

It doesn't matter how high you set the bar or what rules you implement if you are going to ignore them, Mr. President.

A trillion here, a trillion there

Im sure by now you have heard Obama talk about the "failures of the last 8 years", including how we doubled our national debt to 2 trillion dollars... Obama on the other hand wants to triple it in less than 2 months...

This is a gigantic waste of money that we will not pay off in our lifetime, but I dont think Obama and the Democrats care, as long as they shore up their power for the foreseeable future, they could care less about the country.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ain't easy being green

As some of you may know, GE went "green" a few years ago. On the outside it's all touchy feely, on the inside it is purely $$$ driven. You see, GE has hedged its bets that "green technology" will be profitable. In and of itself I have no problem with that, unless they are using the profit motive to try and shape US policy on the environment.

"All I can say is that I'm preparing my company and our customers for the day that there might be caps on carbon emissions."

GE's true motives became clear(er) today, as a judge rejected GEs challenge to prevent them from cleaning PCBs out of the Hudson River in New York.

GE sued in 2000, just before the EPA ordered the company to pay for dredging contaminated sediments along a 40-mile stretch of river north of Albany. Its plants released about 1.3 million pounds of PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, into the river between 1946 and 1977, the year the federal government banned the substance.

If they really cared about the environment, wouldn't they volunteer to clean up thier own mess?

 

Monday, January 26, 2009

and to think I was only (half) joking...

In a previous post I mentioned that the Democrats were wanting to stop welfare, crime and illegal immigration before it starts... via abortion... Nanci Pelosi, just confirmed it...

"Well, the family planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost. The states are in terrible fiscal budget crises now and part of what we do for children's health, education and some of those elements are to help the states meet their financial needs. One of those - one of the initiatives you mentioned, the contraception, will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government."

What I find ironic (again) is the people that use the states services are mostly poor, undereducated and Democrats.


Saturday, January 24, 2009

Like Lincoln?

The Media, his supporters, and Obama himself have likened themselves to our 16th President, Abe Lincoln. With how he is (and others in our gov't) marginalizing/ignoring the right, bankrupting our nation... both financially and morally, and the apparent God complex, he very well may have one thing in common with President Lincoln. He may be president durring a civil war.


Friday, January 23, 2009

Ironic isnt it?

President Obama rescinded the order prohibiting the taxpayer funding of abortions overseas, Planned Parenthood applauded the reversal. The same planned Parenthood founded by Maregrett Sanger, who founded the Negro Project, which sole purpose was Eugenics... the weeding out of the "inferior" race...

But maybe this is the democrats way of stopping welfare, crime and illegal immigration... literally stopping it before it ever starts...

 



John McCain is causing trouble..

...for Republicans again.

Again? It's because of him and his ilk that we lost the election in the first place, why go with a pseudo liberal, when you can go all out and get the real thing?


Thursday, January 22, 2009

We've been asking this for YEARS...

where has the money for streets gone... now we know

(not that anyone is suprised....)



Monday, January 05, 2009

aren't those pretty....

Like many of you I regularly drive south on Yale and get on west bound I-44. There are two turn lanes there, it seems most people think that the inside lane is a free shot into the other lane on the access road to the I-44 on ramp, even if there is someone in that lane. Those white lines on the road are not there for decoration.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

I'm thankful Islam is a religion of peace...

 I would hate to see what it would be like if it wasn't...


Wednesday, November 26, 2008

A Thanksgiving thought

As I look back over the last year, even with all the disappointments and disasters, I have so much to be thankful for, and if you would look on your life, (and are honest with yourself), you would have to come to the same conclusion.

You probably still have a job while others are physically not able to work. Our poorest people live better than most in Africa.

You are able to read this blog, while there are so many who are uneducated.

You probably threw more food away last year than some people had to eat.

Even if you are sick you have access to the best medical system in the world.

You live in a country where you can speak your mind, and not be thrown in jail.

You live in a country where you can worship your god as you want.

Greed is what got us into our current crisis, it's time to learn to be content and thankful for what we already have.

 

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Even a broken clock...

Today the democrats said no to the "Big 3", at least until they show them what their business plan is concerning the bailout money... my question is why havent they been doing this all along? 350 billion has already been handed out, and to Who? For what purpose? What is their plan? How do we know this money... OUR money... is being used properly and that we are not just throwing good money after bad?  Where is the accountability?

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

wow... and they say Okies are dumb...

http://howobamagotelected.com

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Too bad...

When it comes to Obama's cabinet and other positions (8000 in all), he wants to know some pretty specific information about who is applying for the jobs. His team is sending out a 63 question questionnaire, that some are calling "invasive". It's too bad that the media didn't give him the same type of treatment before we hired an unknown to the highest office in the land.

Chicken Little

Al Gore has said he was not interested in a position in Obama's administration heading up issues of the environment, and why would he? He's much more successful in the private sector with his sky-is-falling rhetoric, and if he is in a position of the gov't, he might be held accountable for his actions.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

No Gov't help needed...

Citi announced today that they are stopping the forclosures of properties where the owners are working in good faith to retain their homes. If more banks would do this it would help on many levels...


Monday, November 03, 2008

Liberals...

...they'll fight to the death for your right to agree with them.

For anyone who reads blogs or news stories that allow comments, you will have found this to be true. If the story is anti-Obama, the pro-Obama people will do anything they can to cut down the person writing the article, not even remotly discussing the content of the article... Just like they did with "Joe the Pumber".

 

Thursday, October 16, 2008

as your 401k statement come in...

Please be sure to thank the Democrats for making the economy tank with the behind the scenes dealings with Freddie and Fannie. I’m looking at my balance and I see I have lost well over 20% of my retirement thanks to those bozos.

And just think, if Obama is elected, there will be no one to restrain those that put us in this mess in the first place. Frank, Dodd, Pelosi will be able to do whatever they please. There won’t be enough republicans in office to stop them and Obama will sign whatever they tell him to sign.


Thursday, October 09, 2008

God's fault?

Interesting Time article partly linking the Prosperity Gospel to the mortgage mess

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Squandered Opportunity

Back when Tulsa had money and the economy was "good", those in power thought it would be a good idea to build an arena, repay BoK for a failed airline, and to move city hall to the most expensive building downtown.

Now that the economy has taken a nose-dive they want you and me to pay more in taxes to do something they should have been doing all along... fixing our roads.

Im sure they already know this... it aint gonna pass...

Maybe when everything turns around again, they will get their priorities straight and... nah... who am I trying to kid?

Monday, October 06, 2008

Whew!

Im so glad we had that crap sandwich crammed down our throats...

 

Friday, October 03, 2008

Its official...

Presiden Bush has become the worst president in US history.
Former President Carter will be thanking him in a phone conversation tonight

 

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Crap Sandwich

Adding more crap to a crap sandwich doesnt make it any better, it just means we have more crap to swallow...


Tuesday, September 30, 2008

This cannot be stated loud enough

Do you want to see the origin of this financial mess? Read about it in the New York Times...
9 years ago...


 

Monday, September 29, 2008

Shocking admission

Obviously the current financial issue has been brewing for some time...

CHRIS CUOMO, ABC NEWS: A little surprising for you to hear the Democrats saying, "This came out of nowhere, this is all about the Republicans. We had nothing to do with this." Nancy Pelosi saying it. She signed the '99 Gramm Bill. She knew what was going on with the SEC. They're all sophisticated people. Is that playing politics in this situation?

BILL CLINTON: Well, maybe everybody does that a little bit. I think the responsibility the Democrats have may rest more in resisting any efforts by Republicans in the Congress or by me when I was President to put some standards and tighten up a little on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

ABC Interview with Preident Clinton - Sept. 25, 2008

On a related note, in 2003, President Bush wanted to set up a new aganecy to oversee Fanny and Freddie



 

Why are we in this mess?

The root of the problem is that banks, under the "direction" of the federal gov't, loaned money to people to buy houses they could not afford.

Unfortunately, it only got worse from there. If the banks just did minimum of what the Gov't told them to do, we would be looking at a much smaller crisis, because we would be dealing with lower priced houses going into foreclosure, instead, banks gambled on the price of houses continually going up, and started loaning to everyone, whether they could afford if or not.



Thursday, September 25, 2008

It's starting to look a lot like...

1933 & 1934

1933: Comptroller of the Currency announces temporary halt by banks of foreclosures.
1934: Congress agrees to the Home Owners Refinancing Act as part of the larger NEW DEAL.
1934: The Emergency Banking Act is passed to save the run on small banks causing them to go into bankruptcy.

those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.


Monday, September 22, 2008

Polar Opposites...

Earlier this year, Alaska was predicted to have the coldest summer on record.

Now on the other side of the globe, South Africa just had its coldest September night on record.


Thursday, September 11, 2008

Never Forget


Saturday, August 16, 2008

Well, which is it?

Something struck me as funny on the way home from running an errand today.

Those trying to spin their way out of the homeless shelter said that these people are not homeless and that they are providing them "safe, affordable housing".

Did they just admit that downtown is not safe?

 

Some good news for the Tulsa

While most everyone else has watched the value of their houses drop by an average of 17% over the last year, Tulsa's home values have increased 2.3% in the same time period.

 

Friday, August 15, 2008

When I look into Putin's eyes...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Homeless math

In trying to soften the effect of this homeless shelter, the promoters are saying that most of the people living there are either on Social Security, Disability, or have jobs, and it is a way to provide "safe, affordable housing". There are 76 rooms, and will accommodate 140 residents, at a cost of 300.00 per month (assuming this is "per person" as it is with the "Y")

So 140 people, into 76 rooms, means that most people will be sharing a room. (This is another assumption because the "Y" downtown houses 140 people… unless the city is going to throw 64 more people out onto the streets)

The average 1br Apartment in Tulsa is $545 a month… so $300x2 = $600 which is more than the average… a quick search on apartments.com revealed 14 different apartment complexes where the rent is $400 or less a month.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Have you figured it out yet?

They don’t care what you think. About the location of the arena, about the push to “revitalize” downtown, about the river, about the noise at the airport, about tearing down buildings downtown for more parking, about moving gov’t offices into the borg cube, about tearing down icons along route 66, about a south Yale bridge, about the double standard for Bell’s & Big Splash, about ruining chances for a 41st street bridge to the west bank, about running developers away from downtown, and now about the new homeless shelter.

And I hope by now you realize that David Patrick doesn’t care about his constituents. He is 0 for 2 on representing them

They sit in their gated communities, or their lush mansions in midtown trying to figure out ways of cleaning out downtown and raising their property values without caring one whit about everyone else in town. I think they would be happy if we all went away.

 

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Can't say I feel sorry for them

Thanks to SemGroup filing bankruptcy, BOk lost 45 million dollars. Now they know how the citizens of Tulsa feel having to pay for a bankrupt Great Plains airlines.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Who’s backyard?

Last week it was unveiled that a 6 story multi-million dollar “hotel” would be built for the chronically homeless at 10 S. Yale… 4 miles from established services for the homeless that are already downtown.

Those for the project are referring to the dissenters as NIMYs (short for “Not in my backyard”)

So who are some of these neighbors that will be affected? You need to look beyond just a one or two block area, as this will have an effect in at least a one mile radius, especially if there are good “targets” available.
 
Businesses along Admiral between Harvard and Sheridan, which includes a busy QuikTrip and Sonic. These business will have their customers harassed by panhandlers.
To the north is Owen elementary and a older lower/middle income residential area. Since bus routes have been changed there will be a lot more children walking in that area.
To the south there is White City whose property values will decrease, especially the closer they are to the “hotel” as well as Rogers High School.

If you extend the radius out a bit more to one and a half miles you will include the fairgrounds and TU (I wonder if they are involved, they have a history of driving down property values so they can snatch them up at bargain prices)

These residents have a right to be upset, especially since their councilor didn’t even bother to represent them (I can guarantee you that Roscoe would have fought for them).

One thing I wonder is, was the arena location picked by the same people?
 

Saturday, August 09, 2008

I think it is safe to say

That Jerry Giordano is gone, or soon will be, from KTUL, for his drunk driving hit and run incident. I dont watch the local news so I dont know first hand, but his picture is gone from their banner.

 

Do they really want downtown development?

Ill present the evidence, you can make up your own mind.

1) Despite going to Indianapolis to learn how they made their arena & downtown work, our arena was put in an area where little to no private growth can happen.

2) Despite being cheaper to build-to-suit, our city Gov't moves into the "nicest" building downtown, thus removing it from the market as potential rental property.

3) Despite being the kind of development that everyone wants downtown,The TDA ends negotiations with Lofts @ 120, a multi-million dollar mixed use project.


Thursday, August 07, 2008

Get your kicks on Route 66, just not in Tulsa

That's what Paul McCartney did Tuesday night in a stop in OKC on his Route 66 tour in a 1989 Ford Bronco (That's not very environmentally friendly). To bad Tulsa has done such a pathetic job of promoting the "Mother Road" considering the person whose idea it was is from Tulsa... maybe you have heard of him, Cyrus Avery?

Just an example of another missed opportunity.


Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Pelosi interview...

Earlier today House Speakerette Pelosi, while on vacation and pushing her new book, was answering questions at the Washington Post.

This answer smacks of her arrogance:

Fargo, North Dakota: Do you believe that members of the US House should vote the way their constituents want them to vote?

Nancy Pelosi: I always encourage incoming Members of Congress to follow the three Cs - the Constitution, their conscience, and their constituents - and remind them that their title and their job description are the same: representative.

It is up to each elected official to balance their responsibilities to the three Cs and to explain that balance to their constituents. We will not always agree with our elected officials 100% of the time, but we can expect them to do what they believe is right.

In otherwords, concerning the energy policy "yeah, I say I want them to vote the way the constituants want, but I wont let them..." so, just who do you represent Nancy?


Friday, August 01, 2008

There is green and then there is green

T. Boone Pickens has been touting his energy plan lately but don’t think he’s doing it because he really cares about li’l ol’ planet earth, no he’s looking to jump on the green wagon to make a little green. He has seen how effective Al Gore has been in cashing in on the green scare and wants some of that money for himself. Why else would he support Gore being an Energy Czar if Obama is elected? Its kinda like the whole green initiative that MSNBC was pushing earlier this year, MSNBC is owned by GE, who stands to profit nicely if we buy into their scare mongering.

While we are finding a long-term solution (nothing offered is realistic or even feasible in the short term) we need to tap our own resources, both for economic stability and for national security. And for those that will argue "we wont see any of it for 10 years", do you expect this problem to go away by then?

 

Thursday, July 31, 2008

The oil profit numbers are coming in.

  But before you go on a rampage about how much the oil companies made in the last quarter, please consider this bit of math.

  The US consumes about 400 million gallons of gas a day, and there are approximately 91 days in a quarter. So in that period we consumed around 36,400,000,000 gallons of gas.

  The US Gov't tacks on 18.4 cents to every gallon of gas. So doing a little math reveals that the US gov't profited around 6,700,000,000 dollars in the same time period that oil companies are making their (worldwide) record profits, not counting any corporate or income taxes the oil companies have to pay. The difference is the oil companies are actually producing something, all the gov't does is waste money… (and the feds get that amount of money whether the oil companies are turning a "big" profit or not)

 

Get out of the way!

Here we have yet another example of private development being squashed by our local Gov't. And I though the whole purpose of all these projects downtown was to spur private development... at least thats what we were told anyway...

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Why dont you get back to work?

Below is a picture of former Presidential Candidate John Kerry at a party, looks like he is having a good time, maybe if he would get off of his butt and quit blocking energy initiatives the rest of us could have some fun also...



Saturday, July 26, 2008

Get Over It!

Ive been seeing this a lot lately coming from supporters of certain officials around town using arguments that basically boil down to "get over it" concerning past projects they have promoted or were responsible for…
"Vision 2025 has been voted on, get over it, there is nothing you can do about it"
"Bell's is gone, get over it, there is nothing you can do to bring it back to the fairgrounds"

They are right of course, there is nothing we can do about the closing of Bell's, or the money pit downtown, except of course voting those responsible for them out of office.
We must not continue supporting someone if they throw away the public trust and get cozy with the powers that be, pushing agendas through without allowing time for public input, or by  obfuscating the facts.

Thomas Jefferson has some great quotes on the subject:
"Delay is preferable to error."
"Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it."
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
"Every generation needs a new revolution."

Luckily our revolutions can happen at the ballot box, but we must not remain silent. Elected officials work for us, all of Tulsa, not just the money belt in midtown.

 

Monday, July 21, 2008

Might, could & should

We've been hearing those words thrown about for quite sometime now concerning downtown, the latest being that the new Driller Stadium could bring in 13 million dollars a year. Where do they come up with these numbers?

Just how much does Driller stadium bring in now? I realize they are referring to the "revitalization" of downtown (again), but the old stadium hasn't exactly driven up property values at 15th and Yale. Lowe's didn't move in because a ballpark was across the street.

There are few eating establishments in the area, so the belief must be that there isnt enough traffic going to the games to generate any revenue in those kind of endeavors.


Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Should have said this 7+ years ago...

Headline on Drudgereport.com: Bush says people should conserve, be wise about how they use gas and energy... 

That should have been the call after 9/11, instead of "spend, Spend, SPEND!!!"
The message should have applied to both the public at large as well as those in Gov't.

 

Monday, July 14, 2008

Freedom isn't free

Two weeks ago we celebrated our nation's 232 birthday, and it seems like our society is heading quicker and quicker down the drain. It was almost unnoticeable 50 years ago, but as we get closer to the drain itself we are spiraling out of control. There is no respect, no self-control, and no dignity. 

I think a quote from 1931 is what started us on this journey. It was writer James Truslow Adams who coined the phrase "the American Dream," which basically states that a child's life should be fuller and better than that of the parent's. Unfortunately what happened was the parents took it upon themselves to try and make the children’s lives better without the children learning to appreciate what had been given to them, as it is human nature to take for granted what has been given too us, and appreciate what we have worked for.

So the greatest generation didn't want their children to experience what they had to endure living through the great depression, so they worked hard, and they gave of themselves more than ever before, literally "for the children". Unfortunately a large percentage of baby-boomers took if for granted, ignoring what had been taught them, despising the work ethic, authority and responsibility that comes along with being an adult... and then they had children...  The baby-boomer generation listened to people like Dr. Spock on how to raise their children instead of the ways that had traditionally worked. They had God & spanking removed from the classrooms, they gave their children everything they asked for, while not correcting bad behavior... and then they had children...

and the spiral is getting smaller and the drain is getting closer.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

A picture worth 1000 words

below is a picture from space of the California wildfires.
Nature is a bigger polluter than man...


Friday, July 11, 2008

Have we spent enough yet?

With the approval of the funding for the ballpark downtown have we finally spent enough downtown to make it viable? Seriously, with the arena, the ball park, & cityhall move and the redoing of main street we have spent close to half a billion there.

Meanwhile on the west side of town we have the Tulsa Hills going up for around 15 million in Taxpayer improvements.


Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Downtown math problems...

There is a proposal on the table to add a tax to downtown businesses to the tune of 6 1/2 cents per square foot of land and building space. They claim it will collect around $3.3 million a year for 30 years.

This tax is to help fund a new downtown baseball stadium that will cost $65 million to build, $25 million of that coming from downtown business owners... where is the other $74 million going to go?


 

 

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Covering their bases?

So the big news story of the day is that the Eagles, the 60 year old country rockers from the 70s, will be the BOk centers first act ::yawn::

What is being glossed over is that there is going to be a "Multi-Faith Celebration" a few days earlier in which 11 differnt faiths will bless our new arena... I hope the one true God will reduce the arena to rubble for this abomination.


Monday, July 07, 2008

Quit your whining Bill...

On Bill O'Reillys Talking Points Memo Today, he was whining about the salaries of some of the oil producers CEOs, they averaged about 35 million a year each... Consider this, if each one of those executives were to not take a salary and use 100% of their wages to lower gas prices, gas would come down $0.001 a gallon.

Complaining about the oil companies profits isnt going to help lower prices, Bill  (who makes 9 million a year himself), fixing the gov't will...

and that is todays Talking Points Memo...


Thursday, July 03, 2008

Where in the World is Kathy Taylor?

Chris Medlock posted an interesting link on his website a bit ago concerning Mayor Taylor.
After registering and pulling up the extended flight plans, one has to ask… Is she EVER in town? Or is someone else using the plane? There are also a lot of one day trips on the list…

Jul 1 Greenville, SC
Jun 26 Columbus, OH
Jun 23-25 Las Vegas, NV
Jun 9 Hollywood, CA
Jun 5 Hollywood, CA
Jun 3 Memphis, TN
May 23-26 Hollywood, CA
May 23 Kerrville, TX
May 22 Kerrville, TX
May 22 Milwaukee, WI
May 18-20 Las Vegas, NV
May 14-15 Vancouver, BC
May 12 Washington, DC
May 7 Dallas, TX
May 6-7 Cleveland, OH
May 3 OK City
May 2 Chicago, IL
Apr 25-26 Kerrville, TX
Apr 24-25 Atlanta, GA
Apr 22 Brownwood, TX
Apr 13 Concord, NC
Apr 11 Waco, TX
Mar 24-Apr 10 Houston, TX
Mar 21 San Diego, CA
Mar 14 Mobile, AL
Mar 11-12 Chicago
Mar 7-9 Datona Beach FL
Mar 5 Santa Ana, CA 
Feb 29 - Mar 2 Houston, TX

 

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

You cant compare

County Commisioner Randi Miller said you cant compare the situation of Big Splash with that of the evicted Bells amusement park...
and she's right!

1) Bell's paid their rent (and their water bills).
2) Bell's paid the highest rent on the fairgrounds.
3) Bell's maintained their rides, and made repairs when required.
4) The county commision wasn't in the back pocket Bell's.
5) Bell's has been evicted, while the owners of Big Splash has been given special treatment, a no bid contract for the midway during the fair, and first dibs on Bell's old location should they decide to set up their own amusement park.

yup, no comparison...


Sunday, June 29, 2008

Kick the bums out!

Which bums? Big Splash water park thats who.

First they didnt fix rotting beams that the Dept of Labor said needed to be replaced (dont forget the accident where a slide selection collapsed)

Now after some digging, County Commisioner John Smaligo discovers that Big Splash is nine months late in paying $130,000 rent.

What were the reasons for shutting down Bells again?

If it was good enough for Bell's it is good enough for Big Splash!


Sunday, June 22, 2008

Unrelated stories?

The first story is the pregnancy pact made at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts that we were all shocked about last week, The other is an interview in Playboy magazine (No I didn't read it, there was a small clip on the TV about it) with Dr. Drew concerning Scientology.

It wasnt so much the stories themselves but some of the quotes taken from the stories. In the pregnancy pact case, the one quote by a former student that said, "They're so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally..."

 In the other story Dr. Drew was commenting on Tom Cruise and Scientology in general, in which he asked what draws people to "a cultish kind of environment like Scientology." He says it's a symptom of "a very deep emptiness..."

In both instances these is only one thing that will fill both of those needs

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Slick Math

When gas was 1.50 a gallon, and oil was around 30.00 a barrel
the federal govt received 18.4 cents per gallon
the state of Oklahoma received 17 cents per gallon
the oil companies received 3.75 cents per gallon

now that gas is 4.00 a gallon
the federal govt receives 18.4 cents per gallon
the state of Oklahoma receives 17 cents per gallon
the oil companies receive 6.25 cents a gallon

so, even in this time of record profits for oil companies, the government still gets 6x the amount of money out of a gallon of gas than the oil companies do.


Friday, May 23, 2008

We must stop global warming!

Our irresponsible behavior is now affecting Jupiter!

(either that or Jupitarians need to cut back on their SUV useage)

"Jupiter's recent outbreak of red spots is likely related to large scale climate change as the gas giant planet is getting warmer near the equator."

note, Jupiter isnt the only planet "getting warmer" Mars is as well, but apparently our "climate change" is the only one that isn't caused by the sunspot activity or other natural phenomenon.




Tuesday, May 13, 2008

PC Club Closed? (UPDATE)

UPDATE: PC Club was aquired by NAOC Holdings, so everything should go back to business as usual.

A friend of mine apparently showed up about 20 minutes after the employees were given the news that the PC Club store on 71st street is closing. UPDATE: All PC Clubs are now closed

This will be a big loss for those who are familier with that store, they have always treated me fairly and helped me build one heck of a gaming rig.

I figured with the closing of CompUSA up the street, they would have more than enough business to keep them busy, apprently I was wrong.

I prefer to purchase my good from a store that I can talk with the people face to face, so if anyone has any suggestions for when I build my next rig, please let me know.


Why Im voting NO today

1) As usual, Tulsa (the city) will be paying to improve a suburb by building an Owasso classroom site.

2) TCC has some of the lowest tuition rates, They can raise the money on their own.

3) As Tulsa Chiggers pointed out, if Tulsa increased funding to TCC, that can open the door for OKC to lower state funding to TCC, thus putting them right back where they started.

4) And lastly, I'm against ANY permanent tax. There is no accountability if they fail to perform, we cant "fire" them or cut off funding.

Michael Bates also has his commentary on the Tax.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Paying for other's entertainment...

 The relocation of the Seattle Supersonics has a clause in the contract that the name of the team will include "Okalhoma City". If it isnt a state team, then why is the entire state subsidizing it?

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Random musings about the Polygamist raid

Concerning the whole Texas FLDS raid last week, two random thoughts have been rolling around in my head.

Firstly, why is polygamy against the law, or at least actively prosecuted? The only difference between it and adultery is that in the case of polygamy the women know what is going on. I also respect this “version” of LDS more than the mainstream version, because it is still following what its founder, who claimed to get instructions from God, had originally declared. God doesn’t change, so for the LDS to declare that polygamy is wrong is saying either God changed his mind, or Joseph Smith lied. I still believe that the LDS church is WAY off base in their beliefs, but this particular sect stuck to their guns, which is better than some Christian denominations have done.

Secondly we have to deal with the alleged child abuse. And to be honest, this thought has been in my head for a while now, especially with the way “children” are behaving.

One hundred years ago, it was not uncommon to take on a 13 year-old as a wife. My wife’s grandmother was married at 13, In Jewish culture a bar mitzvah is held when he is 13 to celebrate the boy’s entering into adulthood. Recently, we as a society, have moved the goalposts, first to 16, then to 18, and now to 21, all under the mantra of “letting the kids be kids”.

Part of this has come about because we are no longer an agriculture based society and as such we don’t need the children in the field. We still see remnants of that era today with “summer break” from school. Unfortunately the overall effect has failed miserably. We have children growing up too fast (without actually maturing) because the parents don’t seem to care, all you have to do is see what the “girls” are wearing at the mall, and on the flip side of the coin we have grownups who never grew up, as witnessed by some of the more recent incidents of women and young boys. Do not misunderstand me, I’m not saying that we need to go back to marrying at age 13, children today are not mature enough, trained enough, or responsible enough to enter into such a situation. Unfortunatly they arent mature enough, trained enough or responsible enough to enter adulthood (by our definition) either thanks to some very poor parenting.

Back to the compound in Texas, we have “children” (this is in quotes, because we just don’t know at the moment) becoming pregnant, but at the same time we have a 16 year old Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant, the media celebrating it, and the 19 year old boyfriend is not in jail. Its a sick double standard, no wonder we have so much teen pregnacy outside the walls of cultist compounds.

 

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Those who do not learn from history



There is only one of two options to explain the above protesters sign.

Either they are a complete moron and don't know their history or they are being brilliantly ironic and pointing out that others aren't paying attention to history.

From some of the reactions I'm seeing, if it is the later, then they tried to make a clever point that was completely missed.

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Go west, young man...

But only as far as the river.  QT is going to build what looks to be a nice addition to river parks, right where a bridge to the west bank of Tulsa should be going. The opportunities for redevelopment and recreation are almost endless on the west side, but apparently that would cut into the good 'ol boys plan. Chris Medlock had to fight tooth and nail to get the Tulsa Hills development to go in, so it looks like that will be our only bone.

When will these elitists admit that there is more to Tulsa than Utica Square and that you need all of Tulsa to thrive for the city to succeed?

North Tulsa, East Tulsa and West Tulsa are tired of being treated like red-headed step-children. We are tired of paying for your toys that do nothing to improve the overall livability of Tulsa.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Getting the Blues?

If you were waiting on the next Oklahoma Blues Festival, you may have a long wait 'cause it looks as though we have lost another Tulsa tradition.

According to the Oklahoma Blues Festival home page, there are "no plans for another fest."  This is a great loss to Tulsa and to blues fans in general.

I went to the last two after previously spending my money in Eureka Springs for thier festival, but the "politics" going on between the various festival organizers, the quality of their acts being on the decline, and the prices for the individual shows rising made the trip each year less than desirable.

Tulsa's Blues festival brought in some great acts, in a great venue (The Brady Festival grounds), for a great price.

After 12 years worth of great music,
If this truly is the end, Tulsa will have lost yet another icon.

 

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Passing on the savings?

Last year QuikTrip changed their gasoline over to a 10% ethanol blend. In one story it was stated that "Ethanol added to gasoline brings down the cost of filling up." Now, last time I checked QT isn't any cheaper than most other gas stations, at least not on the SW side of town.

Adding insult to injury there is now grumblings of a 2-10% reduction in people MPG from people who use the ethanol blend, (not to mention the crud the fuel adds to your fuel system which can causing possible mechanical failure).

So apparently not only is QT pocketing the savings, drivers have to go back more often to refuel.

I used to be a die-hard QT user, I rarely step foot in the place now.


Friday, April 04, 2008

You can't own land in the USA.

Don’t believe me?
Quit paying property taxes and your landlord (ie the Gov’t) will evict you. Even though this guy in Wisconsin went to far, the fact remains, he didnt pay his property tax, so the county took his property away, thus he never owned the land to begin with.


Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Cause and effect

some want to say it started with Rock and Roll… the moral decline of the world. But looking through history, there have always been things that "caused" moral decline, for example in the 20s and 30s it was jazz and swing dancing and alcohol. But there is so much more to the story than that. After Rock became more mainstream, the sights were set to other things, in the 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and that it "caused" suicides, in the 90s it was cartoons and horror movies "causing" violence, and now in the 2000s its violence in video games and that it is the "cause" of violence.
 
These items in and of themselves are not the "cause" of anything.

The "cause" is not the games, the music, or the gadgets; the problem is "parents" have become so detached from their children they (the children) have no understanding of right and wrong anymore. The parents look for things to blame for their failings (kind of like Christians blaming politicians for abortions). Parents give their kids "stuff" to shut them up for a while. When I was growing up it was rare to find a kid with a separate phone in his room. Most houses had the phone and television in a central location, and if the children received any outside stimulus the parents were nearby to monitor the situation. Now they have cell phones, TVs, and internet access in their rooms, parents don't have a clue who their kids are talking to, what they are listening to or what they are watching. Kids want to learn and since their parents don't interact with their kids they learn their behavior from others.
 
You my not like the guy, but Marilyn Manson said it best "The message that I'm sending out to them is raise your kids better or I'll be raising them for you."

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The root of all Evil

1 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is the root of all evil:

One doesn’t have to look much further than the money crisis in America to see that this is true. America’s economy has been built on a house of cards, and it is everyone’s fault.

The American consumers lust for the newest gadgets, at the lowest prices possible. While living well beyond their means which is evident by the housing and credit crisis.

Mortgage companies and banks lending money to people who have no business with a line of credit, and enticed some people into believing they could afford a home by offering up ARM and Sub-prime loans.

Home builders and suburbs, building more and more houses, while the old ones just sit empty.

The American corporations, in order to squeeze every last drop out of their profits have sent our manufacturing base across the boarder or overseas, meanwhile petitioning the Federal Gov’t for tax relief.

The "Church" has abandoned the word of God for a health and wellness doctrine in order to fill their pews and their collection plates.

And lastly the Gov’t encouraging the population as a whole to spend and spend and spend.
 

Monday, March 10, 2008

Saint Albert

Both the Southern Baptists and the Catholic Church  were both reported on today that they will bow down at the alter of "Climate Change" one saying that they have a "biblical duty to stop global warming" and the other publishing a list of the new 7 deadly sins

As I have stated before, we should be good stewards of what God has given us, but to buy into the global warming cult that's only purpose is to shove socialism down everyone's throat is not Christian, its Idolatry.

 
 

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Here’s another reason...

...to keep your private information private and out of the hands of the government (RealID, etc…)… You can't trust the gov't to keep your information safe.

 

Monday, February 25, 2008

Oh, the irony!

The UN just announced that there is going to be a need to ration food aid because of rising prices, which was caused in part by their demand that the world fight climate change.

The UN aren't the only people that should be worried about higher food prices... seriously, doesn't anybody think things through anymore?


Saturday, February 16, 2008

What was old is new again...

In light of the announcement that California wants to bow down at the alter of Mother earth and teach children about global warming, I found a link from a 1932 article in Modern Mechanics and inventions magazine which says...

"Carbon Dioxide Heats the Earth
DR. E. O. HULBURT, physicist of the naval research laboratory, Washington, has found conclusive mathematical evidence that the earth’s temperature is being warmed by the increased amount of carbon dioxide present in the air. Smoke stacks emit huge volumes of this gas, which is also found in the breath and waste products of humans and animals." 

Friday, February 08, 2008

If this doesnt explain it all...

... on so many levels. Christians, Conservatives and Americans:

Hosea 4:6 (ESV) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.



Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Raise the federal gas tax?!?

A special commission is urging the government to raise federal gasoline taxes by as much as 40 cents per gallon over five years as part of a sweeping overhaul designed to ease traffic congestion and repair the nation's decaying bridges and roads.

What are they doing with the $25,760,000,000 they recieve now in gas taxes?
(140 billion gallons of gas consumed each year x current gas tax of 18.4 cents)


Sunday, January 13, 2008

The 14th & anchor babies

"Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Firstly, I think SCOTUS needs to clarify, whether the offspring of someone who is in the country illegally or not is a US citizen. It's interesting that the second part of section 1 states that the person born and "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" is a citizen. That means in my not so legally trained mind that you must subject yourself to the US's laws.

Secondly, even if SCOTUS rules that they are citizens, that doesn’t automatically grant the parent(s) legal rights here. Send them all home, new US citizen and family and when they are old enough, they can come back to this country.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

1934 not 1998

Global warming advocates are still pushing 1998 as the warmest year on record, even after it was proven that a Y2K glitch was found that made the 1998 record erroneous.

"World warming despite cool Pacific and Baghdad snow" reads the headline on Friday, and the first paragraph states inaccurately that "Climate change is still nudging up temperatures in the long term even though the warmest year was back in 1998 and 2008 has begun with unusual weather such as a cool Pacific and Baghdad's first snow in memory, experts said." 

If they cant get the small facts right, why should we believe them with any of their other so-called facts?


Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Happy belated Christmas


My phone service is still out, so no phone=no intarweb service and no way to make any posts. I will be writing again... eventually...

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Is it just me...

but with all the people without power (and thus without lights, the ability to cook or keep warm) isnt it just a bit tacky for those with power to have their Christmas lights on?


Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Voices... I hear voices

Today it was reported that Richard Roberts told reporters that "God" told him to resign, less than a few weeks after "God" told him to deny the allegations... why would "God" have him deny the allegations in the first place, only to have him step down?

I fully believe that the apple does not fall far from the tree as these same antics were used by Oral, but in a more flamboyant way when he said "God" told him he would be "taken home" if the money for the City of Faith wasn't raised. As we all know the City of Faith closed two years later and is now the Cityplex Towers.

I think God is a better "planner" than that.


Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Coming full circle...

Rise so high, yet so far to fall
A plan of dignity and balance for all
Political breakthrough, euphoria's high
More borrowed money, more borrowed time
Backed in a corner, caught up in the race
Means to an end ended in disgrace
Perspective is lost in the spirit of the chase
Foreclosure of a Dream - Megadeth


The US and its craving for cheap Chinese imports and its "gotta have it now" mentality have finally come full circle.

The first half of this circle is  cheap Chinese imports. American companies, in an effort to maximize their profits have turned a large chunk of our manufacturing base over to the Chinese, which in turn finances the Chinese Gov't (they are COMMUNIST after all) we have seen their military grow, and we have seen them side with the likes of Iran. We have funded China's growth.

On the other side of the circle is the mortgage and credit crisis we are now experiencing in America. Instead of purchasing a house they could afford, some turned to ARM loans, and now that is causing mass foreclosures and a serious credit crisis. Which in turn is devaluing our dollar and causing turmoil in the Stock Market.

So what happens when you put both sides of the circle together? China can come in and acquire greater stakes in our financial markets with money they got from us in the first place!

"China could be considering similar deals with cash-strapped U.S. banks, hoping to ride a recovery in their stocks and avoid the political barriers that could have been thrust in their path in better times, analysts said."


Thursday, November 15, 2007

We did what? To do what?

Horse cents?

Tulsa spent 100-million dollars luring them, and now, they're here.[...]
 Next year's show is expected to bring 20-to-30 million dollars into the Tulsa economy. [...] The show has a three-year contract to hold the show in Tulsa.

... doesn't that mean Tulsa loses 10-40 million in this deal?

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

How's that sex education working for you?

U.S. Sets Record in Sexual Disease Cases


Sunday, October 21, 2007

Right Hand, meet the Left Hand

This morning I was rolling westbound down I-44 and came upon some road construction at Peoria and Harvard. There is one small problem with this story however... not only were they doing guardrail work, they were stripping the top layer of asphault off of the bridges and laying down a fresh layer... whats the point? Arent they going to be ripping those bridges out in a short while to widen I-44?


Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Does the river really matter?

Now while I would like to see development on the river, but not at the expense of the taxpayer, one really has to ask themselves, will it really make Tulsa that much more attractive to outsiders looking to relocate?

The river development has been compared to San Antonio and Oklahoma City, and a previous mayor wanted us to be more like Indianapolis. However, no matter where you look, Tulsa already outranks all 3 cities in all the "most livable" indexes, sometimes even showing up in the top 10, add to that we are ranked in the top 10 for jobs and for affordable housing.

So is it because of bad management, lack of focus, or being afraid of change that our city leaders and chamber of commerce dont use these stats to draw in more high paying jobs, which in turn will being in the Yuppies... errr... the young professionals that they claim they want to come.

Here's the plan: Fix our streets, and make them safe, play up and promote our strengths and our history, and the rest will take care of itself!

Monday, October 15, 2007

So right and yet so wrong...

Obama links faith to the Environment

 The article starts off with Obama stating that God has entrusted humans with the responsibility of caring for the earth, and "we are not acting as good stewards of God's earth..."

He couldn't be more right, we are to take care of the earth, God has entrusted us to take care of it. However he goes off the deep end by saying that "in recent years, science has made it undeniably clear that our generation is not living up to this responsibility. Global warming is not a someday problem, it is now."

What are you implying Senator? That man is actually capable of destroying what God has made without him allowing it? You give mankind way to much credit and at the same time neuter the omnipotence of God!

 

Thursday, October 11, 2007

River Tax... Post Mortem

Now we get to see the "enlightened" and "forward thinking" people of Tulsa blame the "no" crowd for their failure. They say the no crowd lied, exaggerated, and provided conspiracy theories. They are saying that we don’t like our city(s), are backwards, and because of us, we will not see any development on the river and Tulsa will die!

By doing this they are further dividing the city and the region, they cant see that their rushed, ill-conceived plans brought forth by untrustworthy politicians and a lack of priorities was what doomed this.

I’m hearing the questions now "where will the money come from now?" and "where will the money come from to fix the streets?" If we didn’t have the money to fix the streets, then we sure as heck didn’t need to be raising taxes for something other than streets. The money will come, as it should, from private investments. There is continued talk of the developer of Jenks RiverWalk interest in developing the west bank.

  Tulsa can and will thrive, once those in power let it happen. The Branson Landing people were going to come long before the tax was put on the table, but Randi, Kathy and her team got in the way. Bass Pro Shop was considering Tulsa, but Bill LaFortune and the Vision 2025 folks got in the way sending it to Broken Arrow. The Aquarium wanted to build in Tulsa, but Susan Savage got in the way sending it to Jenks. Bell’s wanted to expand but the county got in the way of the initial plans, and then Randi Miller shut them down for good. Four BIG opportunities driven away because of our local leadership. To be honest, I'm surprised the Tulsa Hills in West Tulsa is being built.

Lastly, I dare say that since the Kaiser group pulled the money off of the table, it appears they really werent interested in bettering Tulsa at all... if they did they wouldn't have offered it up as a bribe. Im going to guess Kaiser and company are going to argue that Tulsa doesnt care enough about the river. The irony is that if the vote had been a city tax only, it would have passed.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Telling George Kaiser where he can stick his "gift"

Using the same logic that the county and city did concerning the River Vote, that is, the people showed a willingness to increase their taxes another 4/10th of a cent because of the Boeing part of the 2025 vote. Well Im going to apply the same logic to George Kaiser and crew. By offering up 117 million dollars, they showed a willingness to spend that money, so here's their chance!

Take the money from the 177 million dollar "gift" and use it on these two parts of the project, allowing the Branson Landing people to come in and develop the west bank.

52.4 million - west bank land acquisition
15.45 million -zink damn modifications (or repairs)

After that he can take part of the remainder and give North Tulsa the 5 million bribe that they offered up.

Com'on George, think of all the jobs your "gift" would bring in... after all it's for the Children!
 

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

A big thank you!

I would like to thank all those that tirelessly fought off the Tax Dragons. You have kept our city safe for the time being.

Specifically I would like to thanks Michael Bates for his in-depth, thoughtful, and fact filled commentary that made the Tax Dragons squirm. I also want to thank councilors Jack Henderson, Roscoe Turner & John Eagleton, State Senator Randy Brogdon, Tulsa County Assessor Ken Yazel, and Broken Arrow Mayor Wade McCaleb for not bowing to the county and standing up and speaking up FOR their constituents.

The Tax Dragons didn’t like the light of truth shown on them so they tried to deflect it with cries of "It's for the children". Tulsans saw through the deception and did the right thing.


Hold on to your signs


A word of advice, if the river tax fails, hold onto your signs because they WILL come back and try again, and again, and again... and the next opportunity wont be a "long long time" away either, as they want you to believe.

 

Monday, October 08, 2007

A final plea!

So now it comes down to the wire, and I am giving my top 10 reasons for voting NO tomorrow.


1) Its about priorities, fix the roads, keep us safe and educate our kids. Thats what you are being paid to do!

2) Whats the rush? we wont even get an approval to do the project for another couple of years. all the impact studies are not even complete.

3) Deliberately vague ballot. according to the wording, they can use the money on the river and/or something else.

4) Mismanagement at the county level. getting rid of Bell's who contributed real income to the county, and replacing it with a parking lot (and they said attendance/revenue was down, but not because of Bells being absent... yeah... right)

5) On an equally poorly worded ballot we already voted to have the river done in vision 2025.

6) the same person responsible for the design of "the Channels" is in charge of this design.

7) The Branson Landing people were going to come before any mention of this tax

8) I dont like conditional gifts...

9) County gov't has no business collecting sales tax. As the cities grow, they have less to take care of, they shouldnt be growing!

10) false advertising, if its such a great deal you dont have to lie about it... 10,000 jobs my a.... nose

See you at the polls!

Friday, October 05, 2007

Tulsa spelled backwards is…

A slut, and right now that description fits, because she is behaving like a crack whore, she is promising whatever she can to get her fix. She promises jobs, safety, more revenue, and a better life if all you do is approve (another) little tax.

Then she’ll take that money and blow it.

Are we going to be dumb enough to give this irresponsible trollop another dime until she gets her life straightened out?

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Just who is Richard's god?

Im not going to get into the lawsuit aspect against ORU concerning the three former professors and their allegations concerning the failed Randi Miller Mayoral run.

What did shock me was, while reading over the complaint to the courts, the excesses that the Robert's family indulged in, allegedly on the university's dime. One example is their home being remodeled 11 times in the last 14 years, all of these allegations start on page 7.

Men of God, and their families, are not supposed to live high-on-the-hawg, Im not saying that they shouldnt be taken care of or even live comfortably, but God gave them that money, and in return there should be more works glorifying God... a $39,000 clothing bill at Chicos is not being a good steward of God's money!

1 Timothy 6:9  But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Do we really want Tulsa to grow?

It was reported that Tulsa has the 8th cheapest housing in the nation! That is fantastic, you really get a lot of bang for your buck... however... when we have the 9th worst roads, the polish really seems to fade quickly. Our leadership keeps touting that we need to get "young professionals" to come to town, and apparently the only way to do so is to entertain them  (parks, arenas, river development, etc). If that is the kind of people we have coming in, what happens when they get bored? Im quite sure they will move on to the next "hot spot".


What Tulsa needs is for families to move to here, people who want to be in a nice mid-sized city where they can raise their children, but those people wont show up until we get our priorities straightened out and fix our roads, fix our education system and get more police on the streets.


QuikTrick?

According to this KJRH article, QuikTrip and other gas stations are selling gasoline that is diluted with 10% ethanol. That means if you own a car older than 8 years old, your engine will get dirtier faster and will drink more gas as your MPG goes down.

If you have been to Kansas in the last few years you will notice that their pumps are clearly marked and the higher octane gas, which is a blend, is cheaper than the low end octane grade. Its not an Oklahoma state law that they advertise this scam, so I will encourage you to contact your state rep to fix this very serious problem, especially since they are not passing the savings on to their customers.

Now I wonder if all the fuel trouble I have had with my 99 truck is related.

 

Friday, September 28, 2007

Follow the leader...

Im a little tired of the so called leadership in Tulsa using places like San Antonio and Oklahoma City as reasons we should develop the river, especially since we arent going to develop our river like they did. Can you see the difference? (Ill throw Indianapolis in there for good measure since Bill wanted to copy them)...

OKC Bricktown


San Antonio River Walk


Indianapolis Canal Walk

 

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Fun and games......

I want to know who this state rep is!

one State Representative counters that a developed river, while it would mean more tax money, would bring more entertainment options for everyone.

Firstly... The people of the North Side, West Side, East Side, and South side dont care about "entertainment options", especially when the people pushing these "entertainment options" are the same people that evicted BELLS, a real entertainment option!

Secondly... there is nothing in this plan that will increse the tax base, its nothing but parks and "gathering areas". All it will do is drain the people's pockets to pay for it.



Tuesday, September 25, 2007

A Big Old Blank Check...

DO NOT TRUST THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS!

Sample Ballot

“SHALL THE COUNTY OF TULSA,
OKLAHOMA, BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, LEVY
AND COLLECT A FOUR-TENTHS
OF ONE PERCENT (4/10%) SALES
TAX FO THE PURPOSE OF
ARKANSAS RIVER CORIDOR
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN TULSA
COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, AND/OR TO
BE APPLIED OR PLEDGED
TOWARD THE PAYMENT OF
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON
ANY INDEBTEDNESS, INCLUDING
REFUNDING INDEBTEDNESS,
INCURED BY OR ON BEHALF OF
TULSA COUNTY FOR SUCH PURPOSE,
SUCH SALES TAX TO COMMENCE
ON JANUARY 1, 2008 , AND
CONTINUING THEREAFTER TO
DECEMBER 31, 2014?”

 

We got to do something!!!

Some people are so gullable or impatient that they believe the lies and will vote for the river because "We got to do something"... The river has waited this long, it can at least wait til all the studies are done and we get approval from the Corp.

Here are a few quotes from the TulsaNow forum

"because sometimes you settle... you take what you can get, when you can get it... i dont think this is the last chance for the river but it is the only option NOW and i want something done now not five or ten years from now..."

"I'm probably going to vote yes simply because I have yet to hear a better proposal. I want SOMETHING to be done, and no one else is stepping up with viable alternatives. I guess not wanting to lose out on the private money is another reason."

 

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Dont give them any more money!

We give and give and give, and all they do is waste, waste, WASTE!

The city/county gov't is no better than the begger on the side of the (pothole infested) road. Even though their sign says they are homeless needing some money for food, you know that giving them any money will be immediatly wasted on booze and/or drugs.

So why are you even considering giving these people more of your hard earned money? Its time to "help" the city by just saying NO. If you want better streets, just say NO to the River Tax, we already had some people interested in developing it WITHOUT raising OUR taxes.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

No River Tax forum, Sept 24th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Please Forward to all your contacts

Tulsa County Assessor KEN YAZEL Will Host Forum Exposing Problems with the River TAX.

Monday, Sept. 24, 7:00 p.m. at the Hardesty Library
8316 E. 93rd Street (On 93rd East of Memorial)

Make plans to join us as Ken Yazel, Randy Brogdon, B.A. Mayor Wade McCaleb, Roscoe Turner, John Eagleton and other elected officials speak out against the River TAX.

Yard Signs and Flyers will be available.


FIX STREETS FIRST!

NO River TAX Vote NO Oct. 9

 "I will be voting NO on the River TAX. Tulsa County has the highest total tax burden of any county in Oklahoma and each year that burden seems to be expand. I am compelled to stand with Tulsa County taxpayers on this issue."

Ken Yazel
Tulsa County Assessor

"This vote is not about the river; it is about Tulsa priorities."

 "At a time when our streets are deteriorating, schools are failing, and crime is rising, the City of Tulsa would be foolish to surrender more taxing authority to the county.

 This county tax is bad public policy. It places the cities within Tulsa County at the mercy of county government and diverts vital resources the cities may need in order to fix basic infrastructure."

John Eagleton 
Tulsa City Councilor

Roscoe H. Turner
Tulsa City Council Chairman

Broken Arrow priorities

 "Taking tax dollars from Broken Arrow citizens to pay for improvements in other cities ties our hands in meeting our own city’s infrastructure and public safety needs."

Wade McCaleb
Mayor of Broken Arrow

Owasso priorities "I oppose this tax initiative for two fundamental reasons. The first is that there is nothing in the $282million proposal that would benefit my district. I am not for adding new taxes for projects unrelated to the basic infrastructure and public safety needs for which the government is responsible."

Randy Brogdon
State Senator - Owasso

www.notulsarivertax.com

828-9653

Monday, September 17, 2007

Sunset on the Camelot

Today I drove by the Camelot and noticed the Gargoyles had been removed from the "tower" though Im sad to see it go, sometimes things really do need to be removed for safety reasons.


Here are a couple of pics I took a few weeks ago:

Goodbye old girl you will be missed. 

Thursday, September 13, 2007

NO RIVER TAX!

I dont have much more to say, its about the roads and public safety.
Its time to quit allowing the fat cats in town to "play" with our money, its time we make gov't work FOR us.
Remember Bells, the county threw money away on that deal, and you expect them to use your money wisely this time?

If you want a sign you can go to the Republican or Democratic headquaters. apparently there is a high demand!

We have good news and bad news to report.

The good news is that we have a large amount of people requesting yard signs. The bad news is that our small army can no longer keep up with demand.  You can pick up signs at both the Republican and Democratic Headquarters in Tulsa.

Tulsa Republican Headquarters
5840 South Memorial Drive Suite 333
Tulsa, OK       
(918) 627-5702 

Tulsa Democratic Headquarters
3930 E 31st St
Tulsa, OK 74135
(918) 742-2457

Due to sign theft, please put your address on your sign so we can prosecute whoever is found with the signs.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

It's been 6 years

6 years since we were attacked,
6 years when over 3000 people lost their lived to a deranged madman in the middle east,
6 years since we came together as a country,
6 years since we searched for an answer,
6 years since we reached up to God.

Since that time, we have become divided, apathetic, hateful, and once again have turned our backs on God.

This is an article that was written a day or so after 9/11. Reading it you will see we have lost everything good that happened as a result of that day.

Monday, Tuesday

On Monday we emailed jokes
On Tuesday we did not

On Monday we thought that we were secure
On Tuesday we learned better

On Monday we were talking about heroes as being athletes
On Tuesday we relearned who our heroes are

On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived
On Tuesday we gave money away to people we had never met

On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools
On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a
school where someone was not praying

On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids

On Monday people were upset that they had to wait 6
minutes in a fast food drive through line
On Tuesday people didn't care about waiting up to 6 hours
to give blood for the dying

On Monday we waved our flags signifying our cultural diversity
On Tuesday we waved only the American flag

On Monday there were people trying to separate each other
by race, sex, color and creed
On Tuesday they were all holding hands

On Monday we men or women, black or white, old or young,
rich or poor, gay or straight, Christian or non-Christian.
On Tuesday we were Americans

On Monday politicians argued about budget surpluses
On Tuesday grief stricken they sang 'God Bless America'

On Monday the President was going to Florida to read to children
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children

On Monday we had families
On Tuesday we had orphans

On Monday people went to work as usual
On Tuesday they died

On Monday people were fighting the 10 commandments on government property
On Tuesday the same people all said 'God help us all'
while thinking 'Thou shall not kill'

It is sadly ironic how it takes horrific events to place
things into perspective, but it has. The lessons learned
this week, the things we have taken for granted, the
things that have been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully
will never be forgotten again.

 

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Concrete Hsu

Clinton donor fails to appear in court again

Have they tried dragging the bay?
Hsu will end up just like Ron Brown and Vince Foster, another mysterious death tied to the Clintons.

UPDATE: They found him in Colorado, alive

I wouldn't have gone there anyway

the Owner of Amrican AutoMart in Tulsa has put a bounty of $5 on the No River Tax signs. Since I am in the market for a new or used car, I made note of the name of the dealership so I could avoid it. But after a bit of research I found out that it is a "tote the note" dealership I woulnt have gone the to purchase a car anyway.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

My own personal boycott

After watching the special on KOTV with Randi Miller's "explanation" for the eviction of Bell's from county land I have decided that I am not going to the fair this year, and quite possibly for some time to come, especially if Murphy Brothers are allowed to use the now vacated land.

After watching the report, it is now clear that the county gov't is either incompetent or corrupt, leaning strongly towards the later, especially concerning the campaign money given by Murphy Brothers, the clause in the contract favoring Murphy Brothers, and the "joke" concerning the Business Proposal.

The county lost over 150k in rent (which is more per year than Big Splash and the Drillers combined pay), I have no intention of helping them make up that difference as long as people like Miller are in control. If you fell like joining me, I support your decision 100% as Bell's was another landmark destroyed by the corruption that is Tulsa.

Also let it be known that Im going to actively campaign and vote for ANYBODY that runs against Miller in the next election... Yes, that includes the likes of Paul Tay if he so desires to run, afterall, they couldnt be any worse...

 

Friday, August 24, 2007

Downtown and entertainment...

 Why cant downtown just be a "central" business district? Why does it have to have entertainment at all (especially entertainment paid for by tax $$$, the gov't has no business being in the entertainment business)? part of downtown's problem is that it is not centrally located,  Tulsa is mostly south of downtown, and that is where the money is.

The local gov’t needs to let growth happen naturally, like in Brookside and Cherry Street, even in the Brady Village. When gov’t gets involved beyond basic infrastructure, the development fails (main mall is a great example as was the Albertson’s on North Lewis... the BOK arena will follow suite soon enough). The private sector is willing to do the work if the oligarchic families of the city would just get out of the way. The our way or the highway mentality of these families and their bought-and-paid-for city leaders have done nothing but hurt the city of Tulsa, while allowing the suburbs to grow at an expediential rate. Very soon, there will be no reason to come into the city of Tulsa, because the suburbs will have everything they need in their own community.

If the city was serious about development downtown, they would offer up tax incentives to businesses to locate there, or even offer up a sales-tax free zone inside the IDL. That's the kind of carrot that businesses want, not an albatross of an arena in the wrong place.

It’s time for the city leaders to get out of the way and let developers like Branson Landing to come in and develop the city in the right way!


Monday, August 20, 2007

I am...

Yeah, Im late to the Party... I finally saw the "I Am... Find me in Tulsa" signs on my way beck from Indianapolis this morning.


Here are a few that came to mind:
(Picture of a pot hole) I am 600.00 worth of front end work, find me in Tulsa.
(Picture of Zingo ) I am a big wooden roller coaster, find me in Tulsa.
(Picture of Branson Landing) I am shopping and dining on the river, find me in Tulsa.
(Picture of the "Borg Cube") I am competent city leadership, find me in Tulsa.
(Picture of the new arena) I am a waste of money, find me in Tulsa.





Monday, August 13, 2007

Rethinking the River

Thanks to a post by Dave and some No River Tax signs I started rethinking my stance on the river again.

The facts are:
The river is unreliable, it can be nothing but sand bars one week and full the next. low water damns may fix that issue.
The river is shallow, only major dam/levy work will change that fact.
The river is on a bed of sand, which causes problems with low water dams & causes the water to look muddy most of the time.
There are two refineries and a sewer treatment plant on the river, all north of 61st. this will not change.
The west bank of the river is mostly industrial.
The river has a beautiful park that runs the length of it from downtown south, a fact that was commented on by a person complaining about the hot August weather and the PGA last week. "The Arkansas River runs through here, and there's a beautiful park that parallels it, following the contours of the river. People jog and ride bicycles through the park, past beautiful sculptures here and there."

With those facts in place, the best places for development are north of the 21st St. bridge on the west bank & south of 61st

I’m beginning to thing that outside of the Branson Landing people, we (being the taxpayers) should leave the river alone and make the roads  safe to drive on. We need to quit following other people and play up what makes Tulsa unique... and an undeveloped river definitally makes us unique after all it hasnt been developed in 100+ years.

 

Friday, August 10, 2007

You only hear the global warming side

For the last several years the media has been waving the global warming banner while using the numbers from NASA showing that 1998 was the "hottest year on record"... problem is, there was a Y2K glitch, once corrected, 1934 ended up being the hottest year on record and ½ of the 10 hottest years happened before WWII!

You probably wont hear that on the MSM...

 

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Win at any cost...



In what was the most recent disappointment in major league sports, and the lack of morality found within their institutions. Barry Bonds passed Hank Aaron’s homerun record on Tuesday night, to the cheering of the crowd. It’s a sad state of affairs when cheaters, drug abusers, dog fighters, gangstas and thugs are allowed to be the idols of the nation’s children. Even our leaders turn a blind eye, and some like Nancy Pelosi, even heap praise upon these so called "heroes":

"Tonight, Barry Bonds etched his name into baseball's history books and took his rightful place among sport's immortals," Pelosi said. "It was a great night for baseball and a great night for San Francisco”

Yeah, immortals like OJ Simpson, Michael Vick, Mike Tyson…

 

Sunday, August 05, 2007

We used to be a leader...

Now we are nothing more than a follower, and we don't even do that right…

Back before Vision 2025, former mayor LaFortune, met with the mayor of Indianapolis and discussed its success, after that meeting, our mayor said he wanted Downtown Tulsa to resemble Indianapolis' downtown. I have been in downtown Indianapolis, in fact I will be there again in a bit over a week. But instead of emulating Indy, we go our own direction, building an arena we don’t need and tearing down buildings that could have been rehabilitated for parking lots and AC units. Indy’s downtown is dense with very little surface parking, but there are plenty of places to park your car

The came along Vision 2025, which they claim was modeled after the MAPS project in OKC, again another transformation to copy someone else, then completely ignoring what makes Bricktown and MAPS successful.

Lastly we have Branson Landing, the people of Tulsa want river development, but after having to pay for all the blunders our so-called "leaders” have made since the Susan Savage administration, we are running short of patience and money. A Tulsa Landing can be done, but like all the previous other fiascos, if our oligarchic gov’t  cant have their way, it wont happen.

 

Friday, August 03, 2007

140...

...thats the number of bridges in Tulsa county that are structurally Deficient or Obsolete...
and here is a map (thanks Mee)
Status Rating Road Place County Feature Location
D 19.2 20
TULSA CREEK 5 MI E JCT SH 11
D 17.5 20
TULSA CREEK 5.2 MI E JCT SH 11
D 33.0 20
TULSA BLACK JACK CREEK 0.1 MI W JCT US 169
O 70.9 8341
TULSA FRED CREEK 7300 S HARVARD
D 40.6 8301
TULSA CROW CREEK 3200 S PEORIA
D 48.9 8300
TULSA CROW CREEK 1500 E. 31ST
D 42.4 8321
TULSA FLAT ROCK CREEK 4200 N LEWIS AVE
O 52.6 8380
TULSA COAL CREEK 1400 E PINE STREET
O 76.0 44
TULSA 33 AVE. UNDER .6 MI E JCT SH 66
O 65.0 44
TULSA 33 AVE. UNDER .6 MI E JCT SH 66
D 59.7 8311
TULSA B.N. R.R. UNDER 700 N UTICA
D 8.8 8289
TULSA CROW CREEK 3200 S RIVERSIDE DRIVE
D 42.6 8421
TULSA MINGO CREEK 0.3 MI S E 31 S
D 60.0 44
TULSA PEORIA AVE. UNDER 1.6 MI E JCT US 75
O 74.0 44
TULSA DARLINGTON AVENUE UNDER 5.2 MI E JCT US 75
O 73.0 44
TULSA DARLINGTON AVE UNDER 5.2 MI E JCT US 75
D 50.8 75
TULSA NICKLE CREEK 5.2 MI N JCT SH-67
O 60.0 44
TULSA HARVARD AVE UNDER 3.6 MI E JCT US 75
O 60.0 44
TULSA HARVARD AVE UNDER 3.6 MI E JCT US 75
D 30.0 44
TULSA YALE AVE. UNDER 4.7 MI E JCT US 75
D 30.0 44
TULSA YALE AVE. UNDER 4.7 MI E JCT US 75
O 58.7 75
TULSA POLECAT CREEK 3.8 MI N JCT SH 67
D 49.8 75
TULSA NORTH DUCK CREEK 1.4 MI N C/L
D 35.0 64
TULSA SNAKE CREEK 10.4 MI S OF TURNPIKE
O 31.2 169
TULSA S.H. 135 UNDER 8.7 MI N JCT I-44
O 31.2 169
TULSA S.H. 135 UNDER 8.7 MI N JCT I-44
O 57.2 169
TULSA E 56TH N ST. UNDER 6.7 MI N JCT I-44
O 56.2 169
TULSA E 56TH N ST. UNDER 6.7 MI N JCT I-44
O 79.0 44
TULSA M&V R.R. UNDER .5 MI E JCT US 75
O 79.0 44
TULSA M&V R.R. UNDER .5 MI E JCT US 75
O 68.0 169
TULSA PINE ST UNDER 2.8 MI N JCT I-44
D 51.0 169
TULSA PINE ST UNDER 2.8 MI N JCT I-44
O 64.0 169
TULSA 11TH ST. UNDER 0.7 MI N JCT I-44
O 64.0 169
TULSA 11TH ST. UNDER 0.7 MI N JCT I-44
O 77.0 169
TULSA ADMIRAL PL. ST. UNDER 1.6 MI N JCT I-44
D 28.4 75
TULSA MOOSER CREEK & RD. 9.8 MI N JCT SH 67
D 58.4 75
TULSA MOOSER CREEK & RD. UNDER 9.8 MI N SH 67
D 50.0 75
TULSA I-44 UNDER 1.9 MI E JCT SH-66
D 50.0 75
TULSA I-44 UNDER 2.0 MI E JCT SH-66
D 53.0 75
TULSA NORTH DUCK CREEK 1.4 MI N C/L
D 22.0 75
TULSA POLECAT CREEK 3.8 MI N JCT SH 67
D 91.0 51
TULSA PITTSBURG AVE. UNDER 1.3 MI SE 21 ST
D 91.0 51
TULSA PITTSBURG AVE. UNDER 1.3 MI SE 21 ST
O 54.0 8300
TULSA MINGO CREEK 9400 E 31ST ST
O 89.0 75
TULSA 81ST ST. UNDER 7 MI N JCT SH 67
O 89.0 75
TULSA 81ST ST. UNDER 7 MI N JCT SH 67
D 63.6 75
TULSA NICKLE CREEK 5.2 MI N JCT SH-67
D 70.0 75
TULSA NICKLE CREEK 5.2 MI N JCT SH-67
O 77.0 51
TULSA YALE AVE. UNDER 1.8 MI SE 21 ST
D 68.5 51
TULSA MK & T R.R. UNDER 2.6 MI SE 21 ST
O 75.1 51
TULSA 31ST ST. UNDER 1.9 MI SE 21 ST
O 73.2 51
TULSA YALE AVE & 31ST ST UNDER 1.8 MI SE 21 ST
O 78.0 244
TULSA I-244 WB UNDER .10 MI E JCT US 169
D 72.0 11
TULSA S.L. & S.F. R.R. UNDER 1.2 MI SE SHERIDAN RD
O 79.0 11
TULSA AIRPORT RD. UNDER 0.9 MI SE SHERIDAN RD
O 75.0 244
TULSA U.S. 169 UNDER 6.69 MI E JCT I 244
O 80.0 244
TULSA U.S. 169 UNDER 6.69 MI E JCT I 444
D 59.0 169
TULSA I-244 UNDER .01 MI E JCT US 169
D 82.0 244
TULSA 89TH E AVENUE UNDER 5.74 MI E JCT I 444
D 78.0 244
TULSA I-244 RAMP W-N UNDER 5.39 MI E JCT I 444
D 67.0 244
TULSA I-244 WB UNDER 5.51 MI E JCT I 444
O 80.0 244
TULSA MINGO ROAD UNDER 6.26 MI E JCT I 444
O 83.0 244
TULSA I-244 UNDER 5.45 MI E JCT I 444
D 40.8 244
TULSA I-44 UNDER 2.4 MI E US 169
D 67.0 244
TULSA R.R. & ADMIRAL PL. UNDER 3.62 MI E JCT I 444
D 42.7 244
TULSA ARKANSAS RIVER & ST. 4.1 MI N I-44
D 41.5 244
TULSA ARKANSAS RIVER & ST. 4.1 MI N I-44
D 63.0 64
TULSA LINCOLN AVE RAMP UNDER 0.5 MI E JCT SH 97
O 79.0 64
TULSA LINCOLN AVE RAMP UNDER 0.5 MI E JCT SH 97
O 90.0 64
TULSA 97TH W AVE. UNDER 0.8 MI E JCT SH 97
O 77.0 64
TULSA 97TH W AVE. UNDER 0.8 MI E JCT SH 97
O 73.8 64
TULSA S.H. 97 UNDER 8.1 MI SE C/L
O 73.8 64
TULSA S.H. 97 UNDER 8.1 MI SE C/L
D 66.0 64
TULSA MAIN ST. UNDER 0.3 MI E JCT SH 97
D 65.0 64
TULSA MAIN ST. UNDER 0.3 MI E JCT SH 97
D 70.0 11
TULSA PINE ST UNDER 1.7 MI SE SHERIDAN RD
D 70.0 11
TULSA PINE ST UNDER 1.7 MI SE SHERIDAN RD
D 60.0 51
TULSA LEWIS AVE UNDER 1.0 MI E PEORIA AVE
D 65.0 51
TULSA LEWIS AVE UNDER 1.0 MI E PEORIA AVE
D 77.0 51
TULSA 15 ST. UNDER 1.2 MI E PEORIA AVE
D 74.0 51
TULSA 15 ST. UNDER 1.2 MI E PEORIA AVE
D 63.0 51
TULSA 21ST ST. UNDER 1.8 MI E PEORIA AVE
D 66.0 51
TULSA 21ST ST. UNDER 1.8 MI E PEORIA AVE
D 78.0 244
TULSA STREET & R.R. UNDER 4.8 MI N I-44
D 42.0 64
TULSA EUCHEE CREEK 6.4 MI SE C/L
O 79.1 244
TULSA MAIN ST. UNDER 6.0 MI N I-44
D 44.1 75
TULSA I-444 UNDER AT JCT I-244 & I-444
D 66.3 244
TULSA BRADY ST. UNDER 5.4 MI N I-44
D 72.0 64
TULSA CO. RD. UNDER 2.6 MI SE C/L
D 53.0 11
TULSA EDISON ROAD UNDER I-244 & SH 11 JCT
D 57.6 244
TULSA DENVER AVE. UNDER 5.7 MI N I-44
D 47.0 244
TULSA 1ST UNDER 6.9 MI N I-44
D 53.3 64
TULSA DENVER AVE. UNDER 15.2 MI E OSAGE CO
D 56.3 75
TULSA U.S. 75 UNDER I-244 & US 75 JCT
D 79.4 244
TULSA BIKE PATH & ABAN.R/R UND 5.5 MI N I-44
O 68.0 244
TULSA BIKE PATH & ABAN.R/R UND 5.5 MI N I-44
D 75.2 64
TULSA ABN.R/R&BIKEPATH UNDER 15.0 MI E OSAGE CO.
D 47.0 244
TULSA I-444 UNDER 6.9 MI N I-44
D 54.3 75
TULSA U.S. 75 UNDER I-244 & 75 JCT.
D 30.0 244
TULSA I-444 UNDER 6.9 MI N I-44
D 37.3 244
TULSA U.S. 64 UNDER 5.6 MI N I-44
O 89.0 75
TULSA BIRD CREEK O'FLOW & RD 0.6 MI N 56 ST
D 62.5 64
TULSA CO. RD. & SHELL CREEK 4.6 MI SE C/L
D 62.4 244
TULSA I-444 & R.R. UNDER 6.7 MI N I-44
D 54.1 244
TULSA I-444 & R.R. UNDER 6.6 MI N I-44
O 80.0 75
TULSA 49 ST. UNDER 10.2 MI N JCT SH 67
O 66.6 444
TULSA 5TH ST. UNDER 0.1 MI E JCT I-244
D 64.0 75
TULSA 41ST ST. UNDER 11 MI N JCT SH 67
D 49.0 75
TULSA R.R. & ST. UNDER 2.2 MI N JCT I-44
D 54.2 244
TULSA I-244 UNDER 4.8 MI N I-44
O 67.6 444
TULSA I-244 UNDER 4.7 MI N I-44
O 79.1 750
TULSA I-244 UNDER 2.2 MI N I-44
O 77.0 64
TULSA 7TH ST. UNDER 10.8 MI S-E OSAGE CO
O 77.0 64
TULSA 7TH ST. UNDER 10.8 MI S-E OSAGE CO
O 78.0 64
TULSA 81ST ST. UNDER 10.0 MI S-E OSAGE CO
O 77.0 64
TULSA 81ST ST. UNDER 10.0 MI S-E OSAGE CO
D 64.0 64
TULSA QUANAH AVE UNDER 14.5 MI S-E OSAGE CO
O 87.0 64
TULSA 25TH W AVE. UNDER 13.8 MI S-E OSAGE CO
O 76.4 8300
TULSA BROOKHOLLOW CREEK 10800 E. 31ST ST.
D 54.0 51
TULSA UTICA STREET UNDER 0.8 MI E I-444
O 81.0 169
TULSA S.H. 51 UNDER 0.5 MI N 51 ST
D 67.0 44
TULSA STREET & R.R. UNDER 0.2 MI E I-244 JCT.
O 71.9 8501
TULSA ASPEN CREEK 0.5 MI S OF HOUSTON
O 76.5 8260
TULSA N. FORK LITTLE JOE CREEK 0.2 MI E YALE AVE
O 55.3 8320
TULSA B.N. R.R. UNDER 700 W 23 ST.
O 64.1 444
TULSA "I-444 S.H. 51
O 78.2 8300
TULSA BROOKHOLLOW CREEK 10100 E 31 ST.
O 72.6 8260
TULSA W. BR. JOE CREEK 3000 E 51 ST.
O 62.4 5780
TULSA COAL CREEK 4600 E DAWSON ROAD
O 68.3 8320
TULSA MINGO CREEK 9500 E 21ST ST
O 68.3 8320
TULSA MINGO CREEK 9500 E 21ST ST
O 66.5 8340
TULSA ARKANSAS RIV. & RIVERSID 1.2 MI E OF SW BLVD.
O 74.9

TULSA HAIKEY CREEK 0.4 MI E OF ASPEN
O 88.6 75
TULSA S.H. 11 UNDER 3.4 MI N OF I-244
O 96.0 11
TULSA HARVARD ST & R.R. UNDER 0.3 MI E US 75
O 96.0 11
TULSA HARVARD ST. & R.R. UNDER 0.3 MI E US 75
O 94.0 75
TULSA BIRD CREEK O'FLOW & RD. 6.5 MI N OF I-244
O 61.0

TULSA LEWIS AVE ACCESS 0775
O 61.0

TULSA CREEK TP 0921
O 61.0

TULSA U.S. 64 (MEMORIAL DR.) 12.22N

Thursday, August 02, 2007

How's that cheap labor working out?

not really all that cheap now is it?

 

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

we dont have the funds...

 ...that’s the excuse we get for years and years of neglect on the roads... so why is city hall rewarding itself with a new building? It wasnt that long ago, does anyone remember the reason for that? deferred maintenance... they let city hall deteriorate as well.

Talk about putting the cart in front of the horse... It's time for new leadership in Tulsa, in the mayors office, in the council and at the county level (at the very least, Randi Miller has to go)

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Lies and Statistics

Study: Nevada has had a drastic up-swing in temperatures in the last 30 years... however if you take the statistics back to the 40s, the average temperature is actually lower now.


Sunday, July 22, 2007

Reverse Psychology

Last week there was a report that anti-smoking ads actually had the opposite effect on kids and they started smoking anyway. As some of you may not be aware, these ads are produced by cigarette companies as part of the federal tobacco settlement. These companies made commercials that would have the least impact, and even swayed kids in the opposite direction.

As I thought about this, I remembered a similar study a few months ago showed that abstinence only education had little to no effect, is that because the curriculum was designed in such a way to promote the rebellious spirit found in children? Or are people that are teaching abstinence only not have the heart to teach it, thus forcing it will fail.


Saturday, July 21, 2007

What's the rush?

Gas is hovering at record levels, and has been for a couple of years. Some of that has to do with speculators on Wall Street, some of it has to do with tension in the Middle East (If GWB was only in Iraq for the oil, wouldnt it have mode more sense to work out a deal with Saddam?), some of it has to do with natural disasters like Katrina, and lastly some of it it has to do with faulty refineries having to shut down or reduce capacity.

The last one is preventable, yet the oil companies understand "Supply and demand" and by not keeping the refineries up and running the supply tightens up, and with that, the prices go up and oil companies reap record profits. Why repair the refineries when you make more money with them being broken?

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Rolling on the River

Yesterday, as predicted, it was announced that the county is going to go after the 4/10th of a cent that was "left on the table" since Boeing didn’t come to town. I am torn on this.

During the run up to Vision 2025, the city said they wanted River development and instead we were offered a billion dollar tax to pay for an Arena that we didn’t need and will take more money out of the general fund, pocket parks, pools, community centers and a hodge podge of other pet projects that would have a zero effect on improving the chances of Tulsa’s survival.

River development will increase the tax base and will increase the livability factor of the city. So what are we to do? Do we reward those that pulled the wool over the eyes of the city of Tulsa and give them money when they have proven over and over again that they refuse to be good stewards of OUR money? We have been propping up Broken Arrow, Jenks, and Owasso while our streets fall apart & our crime rises. We can’t have a "strong core" as our so called city leaders want, if their ineptness drives everyone to the suburbs. So do we give them the money or not.

The river has waited this long, I say we wait to the current batch of "representatives" are no longer in office before we start work on the river.


Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Another Recipe for disaster

Here are a couple of things that Barack Obama supports:

1) Sex Ed for Kindergarteners
2) Universal coverage for Abortion

Yeah, great idea there senator...

 

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

A recipe for disaster

Today in the latest National Intelligence Estimate document, which is 3 years of work from the nations 16 intelligence agencies say that Islamic terrorist groups are planning high-impact, high-casualty terrorist attacks on US soil within the next three years.

So how are they getting here?

The FBI is investigating an alleged smuggling ring in New Mexico that is bringing "Iraqis and other Middle Eastern" individuals across the Rio Grande from Mexico. Not like this is really news, this is the exact reason that some have been clamoring for some sort of border protection, its not just migrant workers coming over our borders!


A shift in terminology

Its oh so subtle, but the shift has been happening now for the past couple of years. The shift came when the original term was being mocked and disproven time and time again. Since they are losing, they change the argument.

What in the world am I talking about?

Im talking about Climate Change, or the myth formally known as Global Warming.

The southern hemisphere is having an unusually cold winter this year & our neck of the woods has been unusually wet, but note that it is nothing record breaking. Yet these people who try and make the claim for climate change seem to ignore the fact that the climate is always changing. At one time there were glaciers in Texas and Greenland was more than tundra! Are we so naive to believe that right here and right now is the ideal climate for this planet? How about 50 years ago? How about 200? The truth is the global warming/climate change believers are socialists who want to redistribute wealth. You dont see them going after countries like China which just surpassed us on emissions.

As I have always started though, we should be good stewards of what God has given us.
 

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Style over Substance pt 2

Recently The Pope and Carlson Pearson made comments on opposite sides of the same coin, one said unless you are a catholic, you will not receive salvation, and the other said nobody goes to hell. Both views are self-centered worldviews, and dangerous ones at that, since these are leaders of men. Anything outside the birth, life, death, burial and resurrection of Christ is Style. The Substance is Christ saying he is the way the truth and the light, that no man comes to the Father except through him. That one statement alone debunks both the Pope & Pearson’s opinion. People argue day in and day out whether speaking in tongues is to be found in today’s church, but as soon as the claim is made that it is a requirement for salvation, it becomes something that God didn’t say, and if he didn’t say it then it becomes a dangerous thing. The only thing required is acceptance of Christ as your Savior, but after that has been done you will want to work for God, and that is substance.
 
One a related side note, Michael Bates had linked to an article in the American Spectator concerning praise music, at first glance I though it was concerning the theological weakness of that style of music. I have never paid much attention to praise or contemporary Christian music, but then I’m not a fan of the music it emulates either (mainstream pop), but I never argued against it's substance as long as it was Biblically sound. Upon further reading of the article, the author seemed to be downplaying the music because it was "whitebread" and lacked "soul". It sounds to me like the author wants to be entertained, but that’s not me purpose of Christian music, the purpose it to exalt God. David said "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord", that doesn’t indicate what "kind" of noise to play, as long as it is exalting God.

 

Friday, July 13, 2007

Style over Substance pt 1

In the recent Tulsa Civic Center move I made a comment about how it was a perfect example of style over substance. and upon further thought that is also the state of the individual, the city, the state the union and the church.

Now I understand the world view of Style over Substance. Style is easy, it make you feel good, it doesnt require (as much) work and it is self-centered. It's like that first date, you are to busy trying to make yourself look good that you overlook the serious flaws with the person you are with. The problem with Style over Substance is you never stop trying to make yourself look good, and never get to the core of the problem.

 I said the City Hall move was a perfect example, so let me explain. The new building is pretty (well some think it is anyway), in fact they say its one of the nicest buildings downtown. Councilor Carter said that this will improve our "image", but as Michael Bates pointed out fixing our roads and adding cops would do more to really improve our image. One view is Style, its easy, its ego stroking, the other is Substance, it's hard, and not glamorous. One is a window dressing that will have zero impact beyond the headlines, the other will have a long term positive impact and will affect how people look at our city.
 

What Kathy wants, Kathy gets...

 Last night, Mayor Kathy got her way once again. she has saddled Tulsa with a 76 million dollar debt that we cant afford, when we are already in a situation where we cant afford to put enough cops on our unlit, unsafe, pothole ridden streets.

Its a perfect example of Style over Substance.

I can understand the democrats voting the way they did, party unity and all, but Im sorry, I will not be supporting any republican that voted for this move... not that they have been acting much like republicans anyway.


Thursday, July 12, 2007

And on the flip side of the coin...

Carlton Pearson declares nobody is going to hell (Yeah, its an old story, but ABC's 20/20 is drudging it back up again).


anyone who claims to be a Christian and completely ignore the BASIC principles of salvation is truly an anti-Christ.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The Pope declares...

...only Catholics go to heaven.

Where does it say that in the Bible?

My bible says John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

EDIT: I decided to remove what I believe are falacies within the Catholic churches own teachings. Unlike the Pope, I believe that there will be those outside of my church in Heaven, but only if they do as instructed by God, not by some man made ritual.

Being a catholic (or being a member of any church) does not give you an automatic pass to heaven, there is only one way to be saved.

John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Monday, July 09, 2007

Front Page News



Our mayor is not going to be happy...

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Train children in the right way...

... and when old, they will not stray.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.

Al Gore III -- whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming -- was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy at about 2:15 a.m.

The deputy smelled marijuana and searched the car, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino. The search turned up a small amount of marijuana, along with prescription drugs including Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, Adderall and Soma. There were no prescriptions found, he said.

Maybe Al should have concentrated more on raising his children right and less on his global warming circus act.

Monday, July 02, 2007

As we go into the 4th of July,

I want to present some quotes from a couple of our founding fathers...

God governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel - Benjamin Franklin

Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.  - Benjamin Franklin

Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. - Benjamin Franklin

Resistence to tyrants is obedience to God - Thomas Jefferson

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. - Thomas Jefferson

When the government fears the people there is liberty; when the people fear the government there is tyranny.  - Thomas Jefferson

 The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. - Thomas Jefferson

 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

 

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Who broke it, Ted?

"The bill will not flood our cities with immigrants. It will not upset the ethnic mix of our society. It will not relax the standards of admission. It will not cause American workers to lose their jobs." Ted Kennedy, 1965, in support of the Hart-Celler Act.

"This amnesty will give citizenship to only 1.1 to 1.3 million illegal aliens. We will secure the borders henceforth. We will never again bring forward another amnesty bill like this." Ted Kennedy, 1986, in support of the The Immigration Reform and Control Act

"Now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system." Ted Kennedy, 2007

Ted, you helped break the system 42 years ago, you lied 21 years ago when you said we would secure the borders. and now you want to do something? Havent you done enough?


Double Dipping

So now the city wants to come back and grab more money from the citizens of Tulsa, this time its for some low water dams on the Arkansas... I know the will of the people was for river development but instead we got pocket parks downtown, pools in other citys when we cant keep our own open (15 public pools closed this summer), & we get a 200 million $$$ Arena that will lose money while Broken Arrow got the Bass Pro Shop (and they are doing quite well thanks to it). So now they say they want to come back and "prioritize" the river... or do they?
Didnt we already approve low water dams for the river?

Vision 2025 funds will be utilized to construct two low water dams, which along with Zink Lake, will provide a series of lakes in the Arkansas River corridor. These low water dams will enhance the Tulsa area’s most visible physical asset by creating a series of urban lakes within the river channel. The more consistent water level in the river will add to its scenic beauty while also enhancing fishing and support other water-based recreational activities. This local funding is a key component in attracting federal money for the dams and other river channel improvements and will also serve as a catalyst for private investment. This series of lakes, created by low water dams and other improvements in the corridor, will make the Arkansas River more attractive and usable year round. Exact locations of the dams will be determined by a planning and engineering study, which is part of the upcoming Arkansas River Corridor Master Plan which is being conducted in partnership with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and local stakeholders.

No projects listed in this category at this time.

This is what we voted for, so who are they trying to buy off THIS time?

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Slow Growing

According to a recent report, Oklahoma ranked 34th in the nation for personal income growth. One person attributes that to a decline in farming, to which I call BS! Farmers are subsidized by the federal gov't they get their money one way or another (ranking 18th out of 50). No, the loss in income is from the loss of skilled workers either leaving the state, or losing their jobs and having to settle for call centers to make ends meet.  

Whos the dummy?

 I was going through the MSNBC poll results claiming the American's are part of a "Dunce Cap Nation", becasue they don't know the answers... aparently neither does MSNBC... the "correct" answer is in bold?!? (my comments below each answer)


5.         From what you know about the situation, do you think the United States is losing the fight against al-Qaeda or radical Islamic terrorism?

52

Yes

37

No

11

Don’t know/Refused

this is only an opinion on the part of MSNBC, there is no "right or wrong" answer. We have not had another attack on our soil since 9/11, sure the muslims are blowing each other apart, but terrorism outside of thier homelands had been contained for the most part

13.        How long has Iraq existed as an independent nation?

5

Since 1220 AD

3

Since 1520

7

Since 1820

42

Since 1920

43

Don’t know/Refused


correct answer 1932, when they achieved independence from British rule.

23.        Which of the following does NOT contribute to global warming?

17

Greater output from the sun

8

SUVs, or Sport Utility Vehicles

65

Rice paddies

10

Don’t know/Refused

keep pushing the global warming propoganda... Mars has been warming up becasue of the sun, yet somehow the sun isnt responsible for our warming?

Friday, June 22, 2007

The Truth Hurts

As mentioned previously there is a move in Washington to limit Talk Radio (Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.) and because of comments by those on the so-called right (Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem. - Trent Lott) It will move forward.
Again quoting Megadeth’s song Washington is Next:
We all know this is wrong, but the New World Order’s
Beating down the door, oh something needs to be done.

They will keep hammering and hammering and hammering away at the people until they relent, grow despondent, and frankly just give up because they know the people will become disillusioned with the Gov’t (14% approval rating, an all time low) but will believe they are powerless to stop them. We are seeing it in the immigration bill, we are seeing it in the North American Super Corridor, and even on the local level with the arena (3rd times the charm) and new taxes for unneeded projects.

 

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Re-writing history

This caught my eye in a FOX article concerning the Juneteenth problems...

Juneteenth celebrates the day Gen. Gordon Granger shared the news of the Emancipation Proclamation with the slaves of Galveston, Texas, two years after Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.

Abraham Lincoln did not abolish slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation, it only affected slaves that were in the south, as not to upset the northern states that still had slaves. below are the affected states, none of which he had juristiction over at the time...
 
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth[)], and which excepted parts, are for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.

And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free.

More Liveral B(ia)S!

Hot on the heals of the story about the BBC being blatantly biased in their reporting, MSNBC now reports that reporters gave to democratic or liberal causes at a rate of 9-1 to those who gave to conservative causes. How can a reporter be “fair and balanced” when they have already made up their mind as to how their allegiance is to?

 
On a related note a liberal think tank wants the radio airwaves evened out because there is way too much conservative stuff going on without a proper liberal counter balance. To which I have to say:

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
::gasp::
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
 
They are joking RIGHT? What about Hollywood, school campuses (5:1 and in some areas of study 30:1) and the “main stream media”?

UPDATE: according to Senator Jim Inhofe, he overheard Clinton and Boxer wanting the same thing...

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Radical Islam is a cancer

definition of cancer...

"A general term for about 100 diseases characterized by uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells. The resulting mass, or tumor, can invade and destroy surrounding normal tissues. Cancer cells from the tumor can spread through the blood or lymph (the clear fluid that bathes body cells) to start new cancers in other parts of the body (metastases)."

 

Friday, June 15, 2007

1 every 2 seconds

That’s how many children Planned Parenthood aborted in its last fiscal year. 264,943 children were killed, up 3% from last year, and to add insult to injury, they made a profit of $55.8 Million dollars, some of that coming from the record taxpayer funding of 305.3 million.  
What is really sad is that most people do not know the true origins of Planned Parenthood and it's founder Margaret Sanger.
According to these numbers she has succeeded.

 

[sarcasm]Bet nobody saw that coming

 Some gamblers stealing to feed their addiction


Im Shocked I tell you shocked! Of course Im shocked that it hasnt brought in as much money as expected either...


Thursday, June 14, 2007

Will this be the start of WWIII?

World oil supplies are set to run out faster than expected
+ Iran oil revenue quickly dying up
+ Oil discovered in Israel

= WWIII

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

The status quo is unacceptable...

In a rare appearance on the hill today President Bush said, concerning illegal immigration, that the Status quo is unacceptable and on that statement I can agree. however the status quo he wants fixed and the status quo that the American people want fixed seem to be miles apart. here are the status quo items that I think need to be fixed.

1) Secure the Border. We cannot have serious terrorist protection if they can just sneak in over our borders. And we wont stop more illegals from coming over without some sort of security

2) Enforce the Law. If this had been done since 1986 when the last amnesty program happened, we wouldnt be where we are today. There needs to be some sort of punishment meeted out to those who provide a sactuary status to illegals (Im looking at you Mayor Taylor!)

3) Quit providing Gov't handouts. We have millions of our own people who need assistance, why should they be forced to the back of the line? To me its like the whole minimum wage hike, people dont understand that not only are those who are working their butts off to make ends meet will get the "raise" but so will the lazy who are just their for a paycheck so they can go out and buy beer!

4) Go after employers who knowingly hire illegals. in combination with #3 if the money flow is turned off, there will be no incentive to come here, we wont have to round them up, they will go back on their own!

5) Make it easier to come to this country legally. There are some hard working Hispanics out there that really do want to become American citizens. Find them & work with them, they will be a valuable assett to our country

Sunday, June 10, 2007

God is not a "magic genie"

I'm sure some of you have seen it, there is a piece of spam floating around that well intentioned people have been forwarding called "financial help" or some other such nonsense, which basically says to recite the prayer enclosed in the email and your dept will be eliminated by God.

As silly as that seems there is apparently a group of people that believe that this is how God works... I"m not saying he can't work that way if he wants, but he in not some magic genie that will grant you wishes and then when you are done with him you put him back in his bottle.

While listening to the Laura Ingram show the other day, they were talking about the whole illegal alien issue and a legal immigrant from Mexico was asked about the "faith" issue. She said that as a whole the Mexican people basically treat God as a magic genie.

Even here in Tulsa there are churches that believe in the health and prosperity doctrine, which operate on the same principle, that is that God will reward the faithful with health and wealth... Ill tell you this, The Apostile Paul's life would have been a lot easier if that was the case.

Friday, June 08, 2007

Of course Paris doesnt feel well...

Her back probably hurts because she is not on a big fluffy bed,
her tummy probably hurts because shes on a diet not loaded with fine foods,
& her skin is probably irritated because she isnt wearing designer clothes.


 

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Just Fireworks

When a friend of mine called 911 about this incident, the dispatcher said it was "just fireworks"...


Convert or Die

By the end of the year the top name given to boys in Britain will be Mohammad, the UK (and most of Europe for that matter) has been invaded by immigrants who hold no regard for the country in which they are moving into. They despise the culture, and have no intention of becoming a part of that society, no, their intention is to overtake the country, impose their will, and replace the British culture, religion and laws with their own. What they can’t do with weapons they will with societal changes.

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Exit Stage Left...

Has the County been watching TU? It appears they learned that it is ok to destroy perfectly good, revenue generating business(es) just so you can build a new Main Entrance.

How much more of Tulsa needs to be destroyed before there is nothing left to make it special? When will the citizens of Tulsa wake up and demand that the landmarks that makes Tulsa unique should not be destroyed... they must be preserved!

On a side note, I see that the Camelot is to be razed, and though it saddens me since it has been a part of my life, it is time for her to go... another victim of neglect in the name of "progress"


Too much information

To quote the Duran Duran song of the 90s... there's Too Much Information, 24 hours news, news on cable, news on the internet, breaking news (which as we saw with the KOTV slip up can cause turmoil), and a large chunk of it is used to skew the minds of the population.

With the exception of Talk Radio and FOX news (not FOX entertainment) the media in the country leans left.
Here are just a few examples: there has been more coverage of the Democrats for the primaries this election cycle, Bush can do no right and is an idiot who has single handedly masterminded the destruction of America, good news coming out of Iraq is ignored while the bad is trumped up, and any republican faux-pas is trumpeted for all to see, but only the most egregious slip ups by the democrats are reported on, and in entertainment Christains are portrayed as villians or oafs.

Reminds me of a quote...

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed - Hitler

 

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Concerning the minimum wage hike

"This is a great day for America’s middle class," said Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. "America’s workers have been waiting for a raise for a long time."

Two things... since when does a minimum wage earner qualify as middle class?
Secondly, most anyone making $7.25 and above will not see their wages increased,  The lower middle class will be thrown into the lower class, goods and services on the low end of the scale will see a price increase, so those that were making $5.25 under the old minimum wage will only see a benefit for a very short time, then they will be right back where they started. Some of those on minimum wage will lose their jobs, some will lose what little benefits they have now, then whatever costs remain that are associated with the increase will be passed onto the consumers.

 

Friday, May 11, 2007

I actually agree with the MPAA on something

Now smoking by adults with be weighed as a factor in determining a film's rating (not that it really stopped anyone from seeing a movie though).

"Film raters will consider the pervasiveness of tobacco use, whether it glamorizes smoking and the context in which smoking appears, as in movies set in the past when smoking was more common.”

I am not a smoker, but I have always contended that Bruce Willis, Don Johnson, Sean Connery and a whole slew of other "cool” actors had a bigger impact than Joe Camel as to whether a kid was influenced to start smoking.

But then again I always thought it was hypocritical of the gov't to  demonize the tobacco industry on one hand then in the other hand collect excessive taxes on said product.

 

Monday, April 30, 2007

It takes one to know one...

Gore Calls Canada Climate Plan a 'Fraud'
 

 

Sunday, April 29, 2007

The planet is warming...

Mars that is

Scientists from Nasa say that Mars has warmed by about 0.5C since the 1970s. This is similar to the warming experienced on Earth over approximately the same period.

Since there is no known life on Mars it suggests rapid changes in planetary climates could be natural phenomena.

So, how is it that Earths warming is blamed on Man, when Mars (which is uninhabited) is also warming? Why are the people of earth being force fed this myth?



 

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Speaking of School Waste...

While writing the previous entry I ran across a great example of why school district consolidation would save the state a load of money on administrative costs... (Never mind the scandal involved to top it off)

Lost City, Oklahoma, population 800, school enrolement 68 throught the 8th grade. And according to this state document, the Superintendant and his assistant make $81,400.00 and $40,800.00 each year.


Looking at a map Lost city is about 4 miles from Hulbert, 6 miles from Gideon, & 11 miles from Tahlequah...

so to sum it up...

a school district with a total of 68 students with $138,500 in administration costs.

 

Going to extremes...

Because making an argument based solely on the facts is boring. We’ve seen it over and over, Illegal Immigration, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, School Consolidation, and Partial Birth Abortion are the four that immediately come to mind.

If you say you are for enforcing the laws concerning Illegal immigration, you are painted with a brush that says you are a racist, and that you are against legal immigration. Truth is, we want people to come here legally, we don’t need a bunch of people who are not identified, who have no loyalty to the states, or may be here for other illegal endeavors roaming around under the radar.
Another knee-jerk reaction to the whole Illegal immigration situation is the whole "anchor baby" question. This is a simple answer... just because the child was born on American soil does not mean mom becomes a citizen. Give the child its citizenship papers, and send them both packing to where they came. Then when the child is of legal (there is that pesky word again) age, they can come back unencumbered.

If you say you are against Embryonic Stem Cell Research, then you are labeled as an ignorant Christian who is against the science of stem cell research in general. I have yet to see a Christian say they are against adult stem cell research, but then again, the media seems to mute any discovery concerning breakthroughs in Adult Stem Cell research. Stem Cells can be harvested without killing an innocent life.

The next one goes back to Steve Largent when he was running for Governor. He wanted to consolidate school districts to remove some of the administrative bloat, allowing more of the school funding to go to the classrooms. The teachers union cried out that he was going to close schools. When you look at it, it makes perfect sense... Oklahoma has 77 counties and 445+ school districts, some with less than 500 students, each of those school districts have a superintendent and staff. Cutting out some administrative costs would save the state millions.
 

And lastly, the recently upheld partial birth abortion ban. The claim has been made that this law would abolish abortion, which is obviously a lie. If they want to kill their baby, this law does not stop it. The inventor of the procedure himself couldn’t come up with a good reason to use it since  other, more effective baby killing procedures are available.
 

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Turning on their own...

Remember when rightwingers couldnt say anything right and the leftwingers could do no wrong... well now they must have felt they have sufficiently shut up (or maginalized) the right (Colter, Gibson, Limbaugh) that now they feel they must turn on their own... In a way its funny watching Imus, Rosie, and Roseanne squirm, but in another it just shows that slippery slope that was warned about so many years ago

Monday, April 02, 2007

Hold your breath!

Thanks to the SCOTUS, it is effectivly illegal to BREATH!


Led by Massachusetts, a dozen states along with several US cities and environmental groups went to the courts to determine whether the agency had the authority to regulate greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide emissions.

According to a study by the USDA, an average person's respiration generates approximately 450 liters (roughly 900 grams) of carbon dioxide per day.


Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Must have learned math at TPS?

EMSA is $2.3 million short, so to make up for that Martinson is proposing that every household be enrolled into their total care package...

"In Tulsa, EMSA believes a monthly fee of about $3 would be required, depending on the number of water customers charged. The city has 118,300 residential accounts, of which 115,000 are single-family residences and 3,300 are multifamily accounts that range from duplexes to apartment complexes."

$3 x 118,300 = $354,900 a month
$354,900 x 12 = $4,258,800 a year

where is the EXTRA 2 million a year going?

Friday, March 02, 2007

It's only controversial...

because it it disagrees with the liberals "blame humanity" mentality...

Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says

and

Mars Emerging from Ice Age, Data Suggest 

Don't believe the hype, its just another tool by the government(s) to seperate you from your money

Monday, February 26, 2007

My Hero...


Sunday, February 25, 2007

2000 Years...

Some archaeologists with the help of James Cameron want to do what the Romans and the Jewish Religious leaders 2000 years ago tried to do but were unable....
2000 years ago the Romans wanted to crush an upstart religion that was overtaking the mid-eastern region and spreading to Rome, The Jewish religious leadership wanted to stop this cult which tore down their very tenants of their faith and power structure. All they needed was proof that Jesus was not who he said he was.
What I am refering to is the discovery of "Jesus Family Tomb" and to add a bit of spice to the story they are claming that Jesus married Mary Magdaline and had a son, thereby attempting to destroy the base tennants of the Christian faith, that Jesus was without sin and died on the cross and rose again...
something that the Romans and the Jewish Religious leaders couldn't do 2000 years ago.

 

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Cause

and effect

Sounds like something I said not to long ago...


Thursday, January 25, 2007

Some Other Disease?

In today’s Tulsa World, our mayor tried to make her case for Gun Control, saying that Three-quarters of homicides are with guns, and most of them are obtained illegally.
In and of itself that is not necessarily wrong, at least until you get to what she is trying to accomplish. If the Guns are obtained illegally, then the cops aren’t doing their job, since it is CRIMINALS (you know the guys that DONT OBEY the laws) that are acquiring these guns. If the cops would actually arrest, prosecutors actually prosecute and judges actually sentence these scumbags, the problem would be greatly diminished.

Instead, people like Taylor want to go after the law abiding people, they are an easier target, since they obey the law. (not to mention the lack of officers on the streets)

reminds me of an old bumper sticker:
when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns
think about that one for a moment, by outlawing guns, if you own one, you automatically become a criminal

but in the story she also made this statement
If 30,000 people were dying from some other disease, we would be up in arms

you mean like tobacco? 430,700 people die a year
or maybe alcohol? 110,640 people die a year

of course her per year numbers for homicide are also inflated, which actually sits at about 20,000, so her 3/4 estimate knocks her 30,000 down to 15,000...
 

Friday, January 19, 2007

Iran whining

Iran to complain to UN over arrests in Iraq

You know sad thing is? They will get listened to even though Iran have snubbed their nose at every request by the UN concerning their Nuclear Program...

 

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Time for a play off system...

Florida’s thumping of #1 Ohio for the BCS title and USC throttling of Michigan just illustrates the need for a playoff system.

Was the Big 10 just over rated or was it because Ohio State had not played since they played former #2 Michigan November 18th… 51 days ago (7 weekends).

If they cant figure out how to put a playoff system in that timeframe using the bowls they already have, I don’t know what to say...

 

 

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Citizen calls for national day of prayer

We need a national day of prayer calling for God's guidance and
protection.  Or political and military leaders need His guidance for
the decisions on Iraq and Afghanistan policies. Our troops need His
protection and intervention. We need to pray that we will be doing
God's plan for His glory, not that he do ours.

It is apparent that the only way for success in Iraq (as well as
continued success in Afghanistan) is through divine intervention with
us as a nation following His plan, not ours. The nation needs to
support our troops by returning to the founding principles of our
country. Remember, we are "one nation under God" and "in God we
trust."

On Sunday, Jan. 14, please pray (whether in church, at home,
traveling, etc.) for His guidance and protection. Pray also for our
nation's leaders to call for a national day of prayer. Then pray that
they will listen to His guidance. Please contact congressional
representatives, governors, mayors, the president and church leaders
to encourage them in this endeavor. Our military needs to be contacted
to let them know we are praying for and supporting them. We also need
to invite them to add their prayers.

May God bless your efforts.

TRAVIS McKINZIE, Oswego (Kansas)

Sunday, December 31, 2006

So which is it?

For quite a while now I have heard the argument that "you are born gay" and attached to that was "if it was a choice do you really think I would want to live like this?" Well apparently they do and they want others that are "born that way" to "suffer" as well...

Its a holy war

and its not just in the middle east...

Bangkok hit by series of blasts - "the country's south has seen a wave of attacks blamed on Muslim separatists."

Somali Islamists 'to defend base' - "Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said the Islamists were "ready to fight the enemy of Allah""

One only has to look at a map to realize that the Islamic threat is expanding, and quickly becoming a world war

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Dear NRA,

About three months ago I renewed my membership for 5 years, in exchange I was to receive an NRA pocket knife. I was going to renew my membership anyway as I believe in most of your stances and I enjoy the American Rifleman magazine

The knife came in the mail yesterday, and I have to ask, what is the NRA doing dealing with a company that makes knives in China? China has no gun rights, no freedom of speech and really very little in the way of freedom at all. Could you not find a company that made a knife in a free country?

I carry a knife I received from you several years ago that was made in Ireland. Its not as "pretty", but I carry it proudly, this Chinese knife probably wont see the light of day. I would rather not get any "gift" for a membership then support a communist country.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Two things stand out

and I wasnt the only one who caught it ...

Firstly is this comment:
 Sam Rovit said the company has never knowingly hired illegal workers and does not condone the practice.

followed by:
Swift asked a federal judge to prevent agents from conducting the raid, arguing it would cause "substantial and irreparable injury" to its business.

Swift estimated that a raid would remove up to 40 percent of its 13,000 workers. After a closed hearing, a judge on Thursday rejected Swift's request, clearing the way for the raids. 

The other thing is that illegals are using fake IDs to gain employment, this will continue until a system is set up that will allow the tracking of citizens. "Your papers... please"

 

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Oh the hypocrisy!

At the end of this article:

"The U.S. State Department shot down the offer, saying the American government will not open a dialogue with Cuba until it releases political prisoners and holds free elections."

So… when are we going to stop dealing with China?

 

Monday, December 04, 2006

Paying for a name

This weekend my pup got a little bit of cabin fever and ripped my 4 year old Dr. Martens to shreds. That in and of itself was a bit of an annoyance, after all they were a $100.00 pair of shoes, but finding replacements for the shoes is what really got my blood boiling.

Dr. Martens used to be a quality shoe made in England. Somewhere along the line, they moved production to China and now appear to be using inferior materials, yet the price remained the same. Upon finding out about the demise of Dr. Martens, I started on my search for a different pair of shoes… Chippawa claimed they were made in the USA but every pair I ran across at Drysdales said Made in China. That left me buying a pair of Wolverines that are made in the USA (at least the pair I found). Another Made in the USA brand that I didnt get around to looking at was Red Wing.


 

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Words mean things

NBC has decided to start using the term "Civil War" to describe the violence in Iraq, so what does that mean? A Civil War is an internal struggle to determine an identity, just look to America’s Civil War as an example. What is going on in Iraq is an invasion of Syrians, Iranians and other outside groups to try and disrupt the reorganizing of their Government.

By changing the terminology, it allows the democrats a way out. It indicates that the Iraqi people are trying to determine how they want to be governed in which the US has no business in, as opposed to the US protecting the Iraqi people from outside forces.

 

Monday, November 27, 2006

Indy vs Tulsa

Interesting comment on Sunday Night Football… they were showing all the lights around Downtown Indianapolis, the mall, the hustle and bustle… and Madden made a comment that Indy draws people to it’s downtown unlike most American cities.

Once again you have to look at why Indy draws its people downtown.

 Restaurants and bars, hotels & existing convention space, shopping and attractions… Including the NFL Indianapolis Colts.

What does Tulsa have to offer?  Nothing that is being worked on downtown or being proposed by the GoBs. There is no room around the Arena for development and the Channels will actually draw people away from downtown as proposed.

The East Village, expanding OSU Tulsa and promoting the Blue Dome district are good ideas that would lead to the growth and revitalization of downtown.

So the question is, what do the powers that be really want? Surly they read the reports that Arenas and Convention space is not the way to go, so why forge ahead anyway? And why place it where they did? Wouldn’t it make more sense to place in the eastern part of downtown where economic development could actually take place?

Don’t forget that former failure LaFortune went to Indy to see what they did, only to ignore it.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

You cant appease them...

It was well know that before the election the terrorists were wanting a democratic victory, and to shore up that result they ramped up violence in Iraq to make the American people lose their spine. what has happened since that day? what have the terrorists done to thank the American people? How about a series of bombings that killed about 150 people and wounded 257. This violence will contine to escalate until the Democrats "cut and run", then the terrorist will be free to come here to continue their carnage... what would stop them?



Friday, November 17, 2006

Cause and effect

a couple of stories  caught my eye today...
the first being the effect: U.S. Concerned About Rising China
the cause? Study Documents Negative Impact of U.S. Trade Deficit with China


the second effect concerns the liberal indoctrination in our school systems... the cause? more conservatives are having children than liberals... and children often follow in the footsteps of their parents, so they are trying to remove the parents from the equation

and a couple other interesting notes:
Conservatives are more generous
and
Conservatives are happier



Thursday, November 16, 2006

Oklahoma is 100...

...and once again we are ashamed of our legacy. With the exception of Carrie Underwood, all entertainers coming to our town have no association with our state... The Blue Man group (at $100.00 a head), Air Supply (good group... in the 80s), and Tony Bennett...

Where are the Oklahoma entertainers that have made it big? Leon Russell, Elvin Bishop, Roy Clark, the Gap Band, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, JJ Cale, Hanson, Reba McEntire, Toby Keith (just to name a few)... why arent they in the spotlight?

at least they could have grabbed someone with some ties to Oklahoma. David Teegarden and JJ Cale both worked with Bob Seger (who is out promoting a brand new album by the way).

Don Williams & Eric Clapton both sang this websites namesake "Living On Tulsa Time" and Eric Clapton just finished up an album with Tulsa's own JJ Cale.

Im not saying anything bad about the performers themselves, but until I heard about it on the radio, I had no idea they were a part of the 100 year celebration.


Saturday, October 28, 2006

I am so glad we let the Bass Pro Shop go to BA...

So we could have an iconic arena with no place to build anything... Aren't You?

Well that was... Ironic...

Late last night, just before going to bed (12:30AM...ish) I decided to catch up on all the news, hitting all of my online news sources. There is a poll on KTUL's site that asks: "Would you trust electronic voting machines if they were used in Oklahoma?". Not trusting electronic voting boths, because of not having a  paper trail, the possibility of hacking, outright fraud, and believing that Oklahoma actually does have one of the best voting booth hardware/system out there I voted "no". The results were something like 55% For, 45% against with around 3500 votes. I'm not positive of the numbers, but it was in that ball park with about 10% seperating the "Yes" & "No" votes.

This morning I had to get up early to take care of some business (havent dont it yet, they dont open for another 45 minutes), and just out of curiosity I looked back at the results. between 12:30 AM and 6:30 AM the number of votes ballooned to 11,528 Votes, 81% which were for electronic voting.

Update: 9:53AM the total number of votes is up to 31352 votes!

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Border War

Its too late to see it at the theater, but it is available for purchase, and I highly recommend seeing it. Expect to be angered...

by the human smugglers that exploit those looking to make their life better. In effect holding them hostage until they pay the balance of their trip. Or leaving them to fend for themselves in the desert after their 2 hour walk turns into days.

by those asking for "rights" in the USA by those who are too cowardly to do anything to fix the problems in their own country.

by those wanting to retake Arizona, New Mexico and California (because they have done such a great job on their side of the border)


by the Mexican gov't non-cooperation concerning criminals that flee back to Mexico.

by the inaction of the US gov't, Congressman J.D.Hayworth stated the problem pretty clearly in the film, The Right view immigrants as cheap labor and the left view them as cheap votes.

 

An alternate proposal…

Thursday Morning Michael DelGiorno had “Bob” on his show talking up his alternate river proposal, it quickly became a joke, literally. The sad part was that some aspects of the proposals made more sense than the Channels project that is being rammed down the taxpayers throat.

One of the items that was mentioned that whatever project we slap on the river should be open to the public and not some private recluse for the privileged few. The main item that sparked my interest was building above the river, like a bridge, which would have little to no effect concerning flooding. So here is my proposition…
  • Build a platform in the middle of Zink Lake. With access by covered walkable bridges, via sky trams, & possibly boats coming from both sides of the river.
  • On this platform there can be retail shops restaurants, and entertainment venues.
  •  Since there will be no traffic it will be pedestrian friendly, and covered walkways would help protect people from the elements.
  • Like the fountain at the 23rd street Bridge, there can be fountains built into the platform.
  • Parking can be on either side of the river.
  • The will help open up the West bank for more development. 
  • The cost of building a platform would be significantly cheaper than building “land” and the equivalent of section 8 housing for the wealthy.
The benefits of such a development would be numerous, it would actually promote growth along the river, it would provide a place to go that all Tulsans could use, it would be unique without breaking the bank.

Another viable option to be used either with the above proposal or completely on its own is to do something with the old 11th Street bridge, rig it up where it could be used as  an open air market.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

The sissyfying of America

All because a few parents dont want their children to experience any possible injury, punishment, unfairness or basically any real life experiences. They would rather coddle their children, or worse yet, they are too lazy to properly raise their children, and dont want those with a little responsibility to step up to the plate and instill some values in their kids, because it will make them look bad.

First it was swats then dodge ball now its tag…

And some people have the gall to wonder why the children are growing up dumb, fat, allergic to everything and irresponsible.

Heres a hint parents, its not the video games they play or the tv shows they watch, its the amount of time that you let them watch/play those, get off your lazy ass and get them outside where, yes, they may scuff a knee. Get them off the cell phone (and while you're at it, put yours down). Pull them away from the X-Box, the Movies, and whatever else they are attached to and do something with them. And lastly quit bitching about what is happening at the schools and get involved, if you are outraged that the schools have removed discipline and activities for the kids stand up to the busy-bodys, its the squeaky wheel that gets the oil, and good parents have been way to quiet on matters like this.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Defending bad human behavior with nature?

This argument has come up many times in the past, to which it can be countered with:

Incest is common among animals.
Rape is common among animals.
Pedophilia is common among animals.
Animals eat their young.
Animals eat their own crap.
Animals kill each other with no repercussions, in fact may be rewarded.
Animals cull the weak.

The fact is what separate Humans from animals is the ability to control the base instincts, otherwise, it would be survival of the fittest...


 

Sunday, October 15, 2006

The Hypocracy is Obvious...

Reaction to the death of former Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass.:

"Gerry's leadership changed Massachusetts forever and we'll never forget him. His work on behalf of our fishing industry and the protection of our waters has guided the fishing industry into the future and ensured that generations to come will have the opportunity to love and learn from the sea. He was a steward of the oceans."
- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.

"No one fought harder for human rights, particularly in Latin America; for our environment; and for the fishermen of New England and the entire nation. He was a true pioneer."
- U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.

"Gerry was a stalwart champion of New England's fishing families as well as a committed environmentalist who worked hard to demonstrate that the cause of working people and the cause of the environment go hand in hand with the right leadership. When he retired from Congress, he did not retire from the cause, continuing to fight for the fishing industry and New England's environmental causes.
- U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.

"I am very saddened by the death of Gerry Studds. From his days in the early 1970s as an articulate and effective opponent of the Vietnam war, through his consistent leadership on environmental issues, to his insistence that the U.S. government stop ignoring the AIDS crisis, Gerry was a forceful advocate for causes that were not always popular and that were consequently shunned by many politicians."
- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.

Compare that, and what was done to this scumbag by the democrats and compare it to the Foley page scandal.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

A Stumbling Block

As a deacon of a church Governor Brad Henry should be more than familiar with these verses:
 
 I Cor. 8:9 take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumbling block to them that are weak

I Jn. 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him

Matthew 18:7  Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!

Even by his own admission concerning the lottery /tax on the stupid (August 2004) If it's immoral, then you know, I suppose it is. And to top that he either grossly miscalculated the revenue that would come in… or he lied.

With the stumbling blocks laid out by our Governor, how many families have been ruined? How many suicides, bankruptcies, divorces and robberies?

 James 2:18… I by my works will show you my faith.

 

Saturday, October 07, 2006

Politically correct double standard

As mentioned before and now more recently in the news "The NCAA has banned the use of some Native American nicknames and logo in postseason tournaments, saying they are hostile and abusive."

"We are planning on aggressively defending our right and our responsibility, quite frankly, to conduct our own NCAA championships in an environment free of racial stereotyping," Williams said.

So when are the Fighting Irish going to have to change their names? the Sooners? the Cowboys? how about the Raiders, the Jayhawks, the Rebels, theRagin' Cajuns, the Conquerors or the Crusaders ? or does "racism" only apply to non whites. We all know that is the case... If you are a redneck you are fair game...


Who knew what, when?

This Foley thing is ticking me off, he is a disgusting human being, who at least had the decency to resign when he was outed (Unlike certain democrats), but that’s not what is making me mad.

The democrats are yelling about wanting to know who knew what & when, and I agree, anyone who knew about this should step down immediately. However by their own admission news agencies like ABC held onto information which was shopped around in August. We have also been told it was a "well know secret". If this really is the case why aren’t those people being held accountable? What else did Foley do while they held onto the information for political gain?

 

Friday, September 29, 2006

A great example...

Okfuskee County has 7 school districts. according to this article, the Boley School district has 59 students and 16 teachers. other districts in the county include Bearden (111 students), Graham (123 Students, two schools), Mason (275 students, two schools), Okemah (935 students, 3 schools), Paden (282 students, 2 schools), Weleetka (492, 3 schools).

follow this link, and look at the Student and Staff support vs. administration for each of the above districts.

The administrative costs of these 7 districts is 2 million dollars a year, an additional 1.7 million gets to the teachers and students... schools dont need more money, they need to reorganize the money they already have

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Money & Fame can't buy Happiness...

Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication.
 

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Mexico's President is right!

Mexico’s President Fox is correct, we do need to fix crime on our side of the border, and by doing this, it will help stop things like this, this, this and this!
 

Thursday, September 21, 2006

2nd degree Murder?

They are going to have a hard time proving it in this case?

Murder in the second degree is the crime of murdering in "the heat of passion" which can involve situations where a person acts during a period of intense fear, rage, anger, terror, or fear. This type of murder is often considered voluntary manslaughter. This type of murder can also occur when death results in the perpetration of another criminal act.

Im guessing that because they were underage driving that they are using that "criminal act" as the catalyst for 2nd degree murder...

however the definition of third degree murder is this:

a murder that was not intended specifically by the defendant. Criminal negligence is often the precursor to involuntary manslaughter. Reckless use of a motor vehicle, firearms, explosives, animals, medicine, and the like that results in the death of a person falls under this category of murder.
 

Friday, September 15, 2006

What are they thinking?

Im sure most have seen the new Ford Commercial, but if not, here is the short version:

A man and woman are in the front seat, the kids in the back with big smiles on their faces, they go to the beach, they have a fun time and then they go home. To the ex-husbands home that is, where he looks up at the ex-wife and says “Thanks for inviting me”, the kids then say, see you next weekend dad…

In the words of a friend of mine… “Thank you for reminding me of my failures”

That takes a lot of nerve

So TVs bounty hunter has been rounded up for Mexican officials, yeah interesting story… but here’s the kicker…

At that time, Mexican prosecutors maintained that Luster's capture violated their sovereignty.

Excuse me? The Mexican Gov’t actively encourages it’s people to come here illegally, partake of our lives, our jobs our healthcare and welfare systems, and they say he violated their sovereignty?!?

 

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Happy Birthday Margaret!

Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) , ex-Socialist, Eugenicist, Racist, Hitler supporter and founder of Planned Parenthood...

"The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
Margaret Sanger (editor). The Woman Rebel, Volume I, Number 1. Reprinted in Woman and the New Race. New York: Brentanos Publishers, 1922.

"Birth control must lead ultimately to a cleaner race."
Margaret Sanger. Woman, Morality, and Birth Control. New York: New York Publishing Company, 1922. Page 12.

"We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population. and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members."
Margaret Sanger's December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. Original source: Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, North Hampton, Massachusetts. Also described in Linda Gordon's Woman's Body, Woman's Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1976.

"Eugenic sterilization is an urgent need ... We must prevent multiplication of this bad stock."
Margaret Sanger, April 1933 Birth Control Review.

"Eugenics is the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems.
Margaret Sanger. "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.

"Birth control itself, often denounced as a violation of natural law, is nothing more or less than the facilitation of the process of weeding out the unfit, of preventing the birth of defectives or of those who will become defectives."
[no source available at this time...]

As an advocate of birth control I wish ... to point out that the unbalance between the birth rate of the 'unfit' and the 'fit,' admittedly the greatest present menace to civilization, can never be rectified by the inauguration of a cradle competition between these two classes. In this matter, the example of the inferior classes, the fertility of the feeble-minded, the mentally defective, the poverty-stricken classes, should not be held up for emulation....
On the contrary, the most urgent problem today is how to limit and discourage the over-fertility of the mentally and physically defective.

Margaret Sanger. "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.

"The campaign for birth control is not merely of eugenic value, but is practically identical with the final aims of eugenics."
Margaret Sanger. "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.

"Our failure to segregate morons who are increasing and multiplying ... demonstrates our foolhardy and extravagant sentimentalism ... [Philanthropists] encourage the healthier and more normal sections of the world to shoulder the burden of unthinking and indiscriminate fecundity of others; which brings with it, as I think the reader must agree, a dead weight of human waste. Instead of decreasing and aiming to eliminate the stocks that are most detrimental to the future of the race and the world, it tends to render them to a menacing degree dominant ... We are paying for, and even submitting to, the dictates of an ever-increasing, unceasingly spawning class of human beings who never should have been born at all."
Margaret Sanger. The Pivot of Civilization, 1922. Chapter on "The Cruelty of Charity," pages 116, 122, and 189. Swarthmore College Library edition.

"The undeniably feeble-minded should, indeed, not only be discouraged but prevented from propagating their kind."
Margaret Sanger, quoted in Charles Valenza. "Was Margaret Sanger a Racist?" Family Planning Perspectives, January-February 1985, page 44.

"The third group [of society] are those irresponsible and reckless ones having little regard for the consequences of their acts, or whose religious scruples prevent their exercising control over their numbers. Many of this group are diseased, feeble-minded, and are of the pauper element dependent upon the normal and fit members of society for their support. There is no doubt in the minds of all thinking people that the procreation of this group should be stopped."
Margaret Sanger. Speech quoted in Birth Control: What It Is, How It Works, What It Will Do. The Proceedings of the First American Birth Control Conference. Held at the Hotel Plaza, New York City, November 11-12, 1921. Published by the Birth Control Review, Gothic Press, pages 172 and 174.

"The marriage bed is the most degenerative influence in the social order..."
Margaret Sanger (editor). The Woman Rebel, Volume I, Number 1. Reprinted in Woman and the New Race. New York: Brentanos Publishers, 1922.

"[Our objective is] unlimited sexual gratification without the burden of unwanted children..."
Margaret Sanger (editor). The Woman Rebel, Volume I, Number 1. Reprinted in Woman and the New Race. New York: Brentanos Publishers, 1922.

"Give dysgenic groups [people with 'bad genes'] in our population their choice of segregation or [compulsory] sterilization."
Margaret Sanger, April 1932 Birth Control Review.

"the masses of Negroes... particularly in the South, still breed carelessly and disastrously, with the result that the increase among Negroes, even more than among whites, is from that portion of the population least intelligent and fit..."
Woman's Body, Woman's Right, Linda Gordon, Penguin Press, New York, p. 332; see also Killer Angel, p. 73.

"Birth control appeals to the advanced radical because it is calculated to undermine the authority of the Christian churches. I look forward to seeing humanity free someday of the tyranny of Christianity no less than Capitalism."
Killer Angel, p. 104.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

A Little Perspective...

$800,000,000 for three islands totaling 40 acres in the arkansas river for a select few people.

$6,000,000 for 4 miles of I-44 that will serve all of us.

Edit: as pointed out below, that is just for the engineering of the project, the actual construction will run about $300 million, even so, its still a better deal for all of Tulsa as opposed to a rich few
 

Monday, September 11, 2006

Remember...

and never forget...
 

Friday, September 08, 2006

Save Old Cowtown!

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with Tulsa, directly anyway, but I feel this is important.

Last weekend we went to Wichita, Kansas. Our sole reason for going was to attend The Grand National Championship of the American Frontier Re-enactors Guild which took place at the Old Cowtown Living Museum.

Like Tulsa, Wichita is not a destination city most days of the year, so its always nice to have events to draw tourists in. The Cow Town living history museum is such a place. With buildings from the late 1800s carefully moved then restored on the banks of the Arkansas river. It not only tells the story of how people lived in the late 1800, but there are volunteers to add life to the Old Cow Town.

In year 56 of its 100 year lease, this treasure is now under assault, as some in the city government of Wichita no longer sees its worth, and apparently wants to acquire the land for some other purposes. If you do not want to see this happen, please contact these people:

dunruh@sedgwick.gov
tnorton@sedgwick.gov
twinters@sedgwick.gov
lburtnet@sedgwick.gov
bsciorti@sedgwick.gov
wbuchana@sedgwick.gov
cbrewer@wichita.gov
sschlapp@wichita.gov
jskelton@wichita.gov
pgray@wichita.gov
bmartz@wichita.gov
sfearey@wichita.gov
cmayans@wichita.gov
 

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Tulsa is a Nice place to live...

But I wouldn’t want to visit...

I don’t know where I heard that back in the mid 80s, but that was the Tulsa of yesterday, a city of neighborhoods that were safe, with decent roads and schools.

Fast forward 20 years.

Tulsa is in the grip of its worst murder rate, following on the heels of record breaking years of escalating murder rates, and we cant get enough police on the streets because we don’t have enough money. Our roads & bridges are on the edge of complete failure and our schools are failing, again because we don’t have enough money.

What happened to the phrase Tulsa is a nice place to live?
The powers that be decided to try and make Tulsa a nice place to visit... unfortunately to the detriment of what made Tulsa a nice place to live. They quit caring about the neighborhoods and wanted to focus their efforts on arenas and entertainment!

I believe that I am an average Tulsan, at least before I was awakened to the real workings of the city, and the truth is the average Tulsan doesn’t care about entertainment & they don’t care about downtown, if they survive it should because of their own merits, not because they are artificially propped up.

Take the Talons for example, a Talons game is great way to spend an evening, however in a Metro of about 800,000 people we can only average about 3000 people a game, less for the Oilers. The Remolds center is rarely filled, same with most concerts at the Brady theater.

So what is Tulsa's solution? Ill tell you what it isn’t... a 200 million dollar plus, 18,000 seat arena that will sit empty 80% of the time that we still have to pay for. It isn’t an island in the stream for the wealthy, and it isn’t downtown. Its making the quality of life for ALL of Tulsa better. Spruce up the West bank, make it a place where families want to go, Hire more police to help clean up the crime problem on the north side, the east side, and the south west side. Fix our schools. Quit building things for the suburbs who are doing just fine thanks to our missteps, keep doing that and all you'll do is drive the tax base to those communities.

Can we make Tulsa a Nice Place to Live again?

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Welfare for the Wealthy?

Imagine if you will, the Arkansas river, and found within that river, a man made island.

Sounds nice doesnt it? theres one big problem with it however, its going to cost you and me 400 million more dollars we dont have to spend, and for what?

Private housing!

Here's an idea, spend your own money! quit soaking the population for you little whims, you got your arena, and we are going to pay for it in more ways than one, the river is not for you to hijack, like you hijacked "the people's vision".

Tulsa, I want you to pay attention, if you want to see the river developed, do NOT let them hijack the river development for their own selfish gains, its time we put a stop to this once and for all, otherwise Tulsa wont even be a nice place to live, it will be a place people in the suburbs go to work.

Friday, August 25, 2006

A real opportunity

I dont like "reality" shows, in fact I cant stand them (and American Idol is not a reality show, its a talent contest). The latest chapter in Survivor will split the groups along racial lines, white, black, asian & hispanic...

Liu, who is Asian-American, said he was launching a campaign urging CBS to pull the show because it could encourage racial division and promote negative typecasts. He and a coalition of officials, including the council's black, Latino and Asian caucus, planned to rally at City Hall on Friday.

I would see this as an opportunity to cast away those stereotypes, it can be done, it might require a bit of work, but it could show that people are just that... people... it doesnt matter what color you are. However, it is up to the various races (why do we call differnt skin pigments races?) to crush the negative stereotypes, by allowing the negative behavior to flourish without condeming it just reinforces those stereotypes.

Why should a single person like Bill Cosby have to scold their respective communities? shouldnt the community as a whole look down and publicly hold them responsible? The same can be said about the Muslims, I rarely hear any public outcry from that community denouncing the acts of the terrorists. Keeping silent shows support.

Speaking of Bill Cosby... I wonder if Al Sharpton has been listening to him?

We have got to get out of this gangster mentality, acting as if gangsterism and blackness are synonymous

I think we've allowed a whole generation of young people to feel that if they're focused, they're not black enough. If they speak well and act well, they're acting white, and there's nothing more racist than that.


More Minimum Wage nonsense

Now the Chreokee Nation wants to get in on the act, raising the minimum wage for tribal workers to $7.25 in three years. If a person is a hard worker, and wants to get ahead, they WILL make more than minimum wage, but by raising the wages for everyone wether they are worth it or not, just hinders those that want to get ahead.

realistically, this is nothing more than a feel good measure that helps nobody, and in the case of the lower middle class it hurts them.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The Road to Hell

Lord Phillips of Sudbury is quoted "You do not secure the liberty of our country and value of our democracy by undermining them, that's the road to hell."

This is in reference to a law passed in the UK that made it illegal to refuse to decrypt files on a computer.
 
Ben Franklin also had something to say about this…
 
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Sunday, August 13, 2006

I noticed this...

Tribes on threshold of tourism boom

while we were on our vacation we noticed how the Native Americans in Colorado and New Mexico were "marketed", so to speak. The culture, the history, the legends and the people all were at the forefront. My wife and I, as tourists, were looking for that sort of thing, we were looking at the history of the area, the ruins of Aztec New Mexico, the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, and it didnt stop at the Native Americans, we also looked at the history behind the silver mines in the mountains, we went out of our way to find the ghost towns, as well as study up on the narrow guage railroads that went through though the area.

That is what needs to be driven into the heads of our developers and so called city leaders. Some people come to a city looking for entertainment, but to do that you have to compete with the likes of Silver Dollar City and Six Flags, Im guessing there are far more people than they want to admit that want to know about an areas history... the oil (and the beautiful buildings downtown that are a testament to those years), the cowboys, the indians, the mother road, Will Rogers all of these things add up to what Tulsa is. Unfortunatly we are controlled by some very selfish and short sighted people who think our salvation will be found in an 18,000 seat arean in the middle of a concrete jungle with no room for anything to grow around it!

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Must See TV

My mother sent me this, I dont normally click on the links but for some reason I did on this one, It talks about the doctored photos found by Reuters and the NY times with more details, definitally a mush watch...

http://www.aish.com/movies/PhotoFraud.asp
 

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Michael Moore and I... agree?

"The continued decrease in attendance (for Hollywood films) is not because of piracy, videogames, or the Internet, it's because the movies aren't very good anymore" Moore says
 

Preach it!

I always though there was a double standard when it came to Israel, their "occupation", and their defence.

Olmert believe so as well...

Olmert tells Europe to stop preaching to Israel

"European countries attacked Kosovo and killed ten thousand civilians. Ten thousand! And none of these countries had to suffer before that from a single rocket."
 

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Dear Jewish People,

dont you have bigger things to worry about?

Rome: Jewish shops defaced with swastikas

Iran Threatens to Destroy Israel

I am a Muslim American, angry at Israel

Door at Baltimore Hebrew University firebombed

And what does the Jewish leadership center their focus on?
Comments from a drunk...
 

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

If a Conservative blog posted this image...

...what do you think would have happened?

I guess since it was posted at the Huffington Post that makes everything ok!

Note: the image has since been removed, but the comments about it (at the bottom) remain...

Why do illegals get a pass?

From this article concerning LEGAL immigration...

"Generally, legal permanent residents, or "green card" holders, can apply for citizenship if they have lived in the country a certain number of years, speak English fluently and pass a citizenship exam."

Monday, July 24, 2006

Its a simple solution, really...

LEARN ENGLISH!

Some patients in Tulsa area hospitals are saying they are not getting the help they need all because of a language barrier.
 

Monday, July 17, 2006

If you keep lowering the bar...

Its easy to make your goal!

from todays Tulsa World:
" The Oklahoma Lottery has made its goal of raising $65 million for education"

Back in 2002, while campaigning for Governor, Brad Henry said an education lottery would bring in $500 million in new funding for education.

After taking office in 2003, that guess-timate was lowered to $300 million

In 2005 the Lottery Commision said the lottery was going to bring in less than $130 million when fully inplemented.

well I guess by the last admission, they did make their goal of less than $130 million!

And revenue will only go downhill from here...

One more quote from the article:

"In our first 262 days of sales, we effectively raised $248,091 every single day for education. That is something all of us are very proud of."

Proud of? most people who buy lottery tickets really cant afford them in the first place... so I guess if you like feeding the education system off of the backs of the poor, then you have something to be proud of...

(S
tudies show that the heaviest lottery players -- the 20% of players who contribute 82% of lottery revenue -- disproportionately are low-income, minority men who have less than a college education.)
 

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

No changes needed…

Yesterday, the Senate barely failed to pass the flag burning amendment, and I say good! As distasteful as it is in some peoples eyes, burning the flag is political speech. For some reason we protect porn, but certain leaders want to ban certain political speech. I am troubled by anyone who endorses the limiting of free speech they don’t agree with, and this includes the implementation of the so-called hate speech laws.

Speaking of changing the constitution, there is a movement to change the wording concerning citizenship because of “anchor babies”. While the current wording indicates anyone born on our soil is a automatic citizen, can anyone point out where it says the PARENTS automatically become citizens?
 

Monday, June 26, 2006

We dont care...

...just as long as we can keep buying cheap stuff!

when will we wake up?

Monday, June 19, 2006

Think of all the beer they could buy!

Rally Calls For Raising Minimum Wage In State...

the bill would increase the state's minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $6.15 an hour.

"State Senator Debbe Leftwich says if adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage should be $8.69 an hour."

Those poor people who worked thier butts off to get to $6.15 are screwed! and you can forget any wage increase for them in the future, any additional funds will be sucked up by those who dont need the increase! (not to mention layoffs, reduction of benefits, increasing prices, etc)

I've said it before, Ill say it again, raising minimum wage benefits the working poor for a very short time, and it hurts the lower middle class for a long time.

I've lived it, it doesnt help... and those that propose it are only looking for the poor vote...


 

Friday, June 16, 2006

A tale of three cities

Like Bobby over at Tulsa Topics, the wife and I just got back from Colorado, we however stayed mostly on the western side around Durango, Silverton and Ouray, then came across the state to Colorado Springs on the way home. As is most of the case I cant help but draw some parallels between other cities and Tulsa. We talked to many wonderful people, some were native, some were visitors from Oklahoma, and some had their roots in Tulsa.

This however is a tale of three of those cities, and what we can learn from others. Those cities are Silverton, Telluride, and Cripple Creek.

Silverton is an old mining town turned tourist attraction. Every day between Late May and early October a steam powered narrow gauge rail trains bring people to town for a few hours to shop, eat and to look at the old buildings, or you can stay over night and take the next train back. Silverton for the most part is stuck in the past, in a good way, they have held onto their history and capitalized on it in such a way that this town of 500 residents gets the benefits of well over 300,000 visitors a year. Silverton is not without its problems however. We got into a long discussion with a local concerning coding (in a round about way) Silverton has no building codes, anyone can build anything they want anywhere they want. So surrounding the buildings made in the late 1800s there are modern log cabins with gigantic windows, and unfortunately a Cinder Block house. They aren’t saying they don’t want new buildings, they just want them to fit in. Each time this issue is brought up detractors turn around and complain that they wont be able to paint their house/building whatever color they want, which is not even the issue.
Lesson for Tulsa? Learn from, hold onto and profit your past (Route 66, Native American Heritage, Oil, Religion)

Telluride is another old mining town, turned ski resort. From what we could tell of our short visit, apart from a few markers and the safe that Butch Cassidy stole from, they would like to forget their past. There are condos everywhere, most look like the “log cabin” mentioned above. They only allow a 3% growth in new construction each year, as a way to keep the town “Small and Quaint”. From my understanding the Bluegrass festival that they were known for has been in decline for many years because the locals don’t like “that crowd”. Apart from Skiing, Telluride doesn’t have much to offer a visitors.
Lesson for Tulsa? Same as above, but add that control of the city needs to be pried away from those with selfish motives.

Cripple Creek is, yes, another mining town turned gambling mecca. Most of the buildings date in the early 1890s, and most of the buildings now house casinos, 18 to be exact. We didn’t get an exact count but there were only about 10 non casinos on main street, and some of those shops were run by the casinos. I will give the casinos credit they try to keep the “look” of the old town, some new buildings have been built to blend in with the old since some have been destroyed over time. Apart from gambling very little goes on, the casinos are full, the shops are empty, or even closed. Cripple Creek is truly a casino based economy, and it appears very hard to succeed at anything else there.
Lesson for Tulsa (and Oklahoma in general)? Gambling is not the answer, it may appear like a benefit at first until is sucks the money out of the rest of the economy.

A few other observations from my trip:
1) Texas, New Mexico, Colorado & Kansas all have much nicer rest areas that Oklahoma
2) Texas, New Mexico, Colorado & Kansas all have something other than plain old bridges, some have nice etchings in them to make the more attractive. and dont get me started on the quality of the roads themselves.
3) The Native Americans in New Mexico and Colorado seem proud of their heritage, everywhere you look there is something made by them, they aren’t know for just their smoke shops and casinos.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Happy Memorial Day

I want to thank all the veterans and families of veterans who have given so much for our country.

God Bless

Monday, May 22, 2006

No such thing as bad press

After the reviews for the DaVinci Code came in for the from Rotten Tomatoes at 9% (now at 22%), boycott calls from church leaders and bannings from various countries. the Movie opens very strong, In fact it came it at #1 for international openings.

If it was just bad reviews it wouldnt have made a splash, but it was the religious community drawing attention to it that made people more curious about it.

Sometimes its best to keep your mouth shut... you hear that Pat?

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Are we there yet?

"Democracy fails for the same reason communism failed: everyone feels they deserve something for nothing, yet there is no incentive to work. On paper Marxism and democracy look good, but -- I don’t know -- are people too greedy or too lazy or too ignorant? Democracy will fail when people realize they can vote themselves anything. Is it a human right to be entitled to loaf of bread and a glass of water if they are able but unwilling to work?"

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Baaaaah Baaaaaaah Baaaaaaah

Those who voted for the 3rd penny are one of two kinds of people, bought off or sheep. Whats even worse is that only 11% of the Tulsa population even bothered to do it's duty and vote. The remaining 89% sat on its collective ass. Tomorrow they will sit around and complain about how much they are paying in taxes, well guess what genius, if you had bothered to get involved the outcome could have been completely different. So here we are with 9% of our disposable income eaten away from our paycheck some of which is to pay for roads to an arena we cant afford.

The ultimate irony is that the 3rd penny list was crafted by LaFortune... who was voted out of office...

Im going to bed

Friday, May 05, 2006

Oil is down 8%

As soon as there was any sign that oil prices were going to climb all the gas stations raised their prices, the last time was around .10 a gallon, so I ask you... with oil falling to less than 70.00 a barrel, where is our break? cutting 8% off of gas that is costing us $2.69 a gallon should be around 2.47 a gallon...(a savings of about 4.00 per tank of gas) still way to high, but its quite obvious where the monster profits are coming from, they raise when there is a spike and they take their swet time lowering the price back down after the price of oil goes down.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

I Dont Believe

While driving down to Southwood Nursery this afternoon, the wife and I noticed the Victory Christian sign flashing an advertisment about a healing service at the Maybee Center. Now most Christians have a different view about how God heals in the here-and-now, but as someone said to me a long time ago, "If they really had the gift of healing why arent they down at the hospitals using their gift instead of making a stageshow out of it?"

Its kinda like the Psychic Friends Network... if they were really psychic, wouldn't they be calling you?

Thursday, April 20, 2006

The answer is NOT downtown

The question is, how do we draw these people into Tulsa?

Americans are leaving the nation's big cities in search of cheaper homes and open spaces farther out.


so how do we lure these people here? well it isnt with the 9th worst streets and a murder rate thats on rate to hit 100 this year. It isnt going to be an arena that will sit empty and drain money from the streets and cops. It isnt going to be a Jazz Hall of Fame, or Pocket parks.

Its going to be infrastructure, safety, a family environment, and a willingness to help businesses locate here.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Tulsa Body Lotto!

over the weekend we had murders 26, 27 & 28... what will the final count be? place your bets!

At the current rate that will be 96.3 murders by the end of the year... not counting the spike that will surly happen in the summer...

Thanks Bill

 

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Taxation without representation

A few things about Taxes have been swirling in my mind the last couple of days

The first thing is something I have mentioned before... Property taxes. I believe this is one of the most unfair taxes of all. Because of this tax you do not truly own your house, just stop paying your property taxes and see what happens. Property taxes also fund schools, I don't have children, yet I pay over $1000.00 a year to watch our schools fail.
There needs to be a new more even handed way to tax people that wont cost them their homes, you don't pay yearly taxes on your TV, you don't on your car, (Tags don't count because they are use taxes which pay for the roads ::HA!::).
Eliminating Property Taxes will also even the playing field with the Native Americans who don't pay.

Next thing is an article was released by the Census Bureau showing where Oklahoma ranked in Taxation; we are 25th in the nation, 34th if you figure it per capita... look at those numbers and now compare it to where we rank in roads and education (see a pattern?)

Lastly is the 3rd penny, which will soon be coming up for (yet another) vote. I'm voting no, it probably wont do any good cause as a friend of mine who moved here from Nebraska asked, "Don't Tulsan's say no to any taxes?".
My reasons are such: they have squandered the last 3rd penny, not finishing some of the projects, the priorities are all screwed up, leaving roads and police on the bottom of the pile, while adding more improvements downtown and a convention center roof which we thought was taken care of in Vision 2025. Tulsa is more than downtown!

If they cant be good stewards of OUR money then we shouldn't't reward them with more. It's time to quit feeding their greed and rewarding incompetence.

The signs you didnt see...

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004967.htm

Sunday, April 09, 2006

New Kid in Town


Stand up, let your voice be heard!

UPDATE: THE URL is broken at the moment, they are hard at work to get it fixed, until that time hit it here

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

So, why are we paying $2.25 a gallon?

Oil gains following 6 pct slide as tensions over Iran's nuclear drive escalate

"Prices had already lost some 4.5 usd last week, pressured by news that US crude inventories have risen to 7-year highs and by OPEC's decision to keep output levels unchanged despite the crude oversupply."


Monday, March 13, 2006

Hey! They stole my idea!!!

http://escapetulsa.com/


Bartlesville is promoting their heritage, we should be too, instead we are tearing it down and replacing it with things that some mid-towners think we ought to be instead.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Do we really want these girls in the Marines?

Women sue over sex with Marine recruiters

There are so many things wrong with this story, Im having a hard time determining who the victims are.

The recruiters said they had to have sex to join marines?!? Are the girls THAT stupid? One even went back three times?

Monday, February 20, 2006

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Study Says Increase In Speed Limit Also Raised Traffic Deaths In The State

"657 traffic fatalities were reported in Oklahoma between 1986 and 1995 when the speed limit was 55. That jumped to 744 when the speed limit went up to 65 and 70 miles an hour. That's a 13 percent increase."

Seriously, wouldnt this and this be the real reason?

NEW REPORT GIVES TULSA AREA A GRADE OF ‘F’ FOR BRIDGE CONDITIONS, ‘D-
FOR ROAD CONDITIONS, ‘C-’ FOR SAFETY AND ‘C+’ FOR CONGESTION ;
DETERIORATED ROADS AND BRIDGES AND RISING CONGESTION MAY HAMPER
MOBILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TULSA REGION

NEW REPORT GIVES OKLAHOMA CITY AREA A GRADE OF ‘F’ FOR ROAD AND
BRIDGE CONDITIONS, ‘C’ FOR CONGESTION AND SAFETY; DETERIORATED
ROADS AND BRIDGES AND RISING CONGESTION MAY HAMPER MOBILITY,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN REGION

Thursday, February 16, 2006

How would you like a 19.5% raise?

All you have to do is work and a minimum wage job... However those who make over that are not guaranteed any sort of raise even though the cost of living will jump. Luckily our reps in OKC saw fit not to allow the minimum wage increase through... this time...

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Couldn't have said it better myself...

"These days people are more concerned about dollars than history," Bill Maxwell said concerning an attempt to change the name of the Maxwell convention center.


Thursday, February 09, 2006

Our schools are so bad...

(...How bad are they?)

One of the major arguments against the "No Child Left Behind" Legislation was that in order to stay off the list all a teacher/school would have to do is "teach the test". Our schools are so bad, they cant even do that right!

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Whats the difference?

Between this...

... and this?

well the most blatantly obvious is Christians are not calling for the literal head of the person responsible...

Gaza militants threaten to kidnap foreigners after Prophet Muhammad drawings published in Europe... "Any citizens of these countries, who are present in Gaza, will put themselves in danger," a Fatah-affiliated gunman said outside the EU Commission's office in Gaza, flanked by two masked men holding rifles.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

lock up your daughters!

I’m sure you’ve heard about it by now (and MeeCiteeWurkor beat me to it), a judge sentenced a child rapist to 60 days in jail. Keep your eyes peeled, because this sort of thing is going to become the norm here very shortly, it wouldn't even surprise me if decriminalization is just around the corner.

While watching the Today show Friday morning there was a sneak peak of an expose to be aired later on that night concerning men meeting who they thought were young girls over the internet. After the piece was over, Couric asked the investigator if he felt sympathy for the perpetrators.

Add to that the stories of the older women having affairs with under aged boys, what is societies (men) reaction? "where were they when I was growing up?"

Its sick and its wrong and its just around the corner… what is that phrase… oh yeah… "lock up your daughters!"

 

Monday, January 16, 2006

The Wal-Mart You Don't Know

The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Cat's in the cradle

After coming back from a trip to western Kansas, yesterday, I slipped a CD into the trucks player, after a few songs had passed, Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" began playing. This song was played extensively over the radio in the mid 70s, but its apparent very few people actually listened to the lyrics. Since that time, we've gone from parents being so wrapped up in their careers that they have no time for their kids to parents being so wrapped up in their careers that they give their children anything they want as a "cheap" alternative. Add to that they seem to enroll them in every sort of activity that they can imagine, so the parents can sit on the sidelines instead of spending some real time with them. Unfortunately for the parents that do the right thing they are blasted by the TV for various toys and gizmos or worse yet other parents ridicule them for not getting their child more "involved".

I was blasted by a parent because I pointed out that a lot of parents aren't doing their job, one thing I pointed out the extremely low turnout at school board elections, others include not asking their child questions and the obvious lack of discipline being administered. The people I know are good parents, but then again maybe thats just the crowd I run around with.

I've included the lyrics to the song here. Read them and weep (and not in the usual context of that saying):

Cats In The Cradle
Harry Chapin
lyrics by: Sandra Chapin, 1974

My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, Dad"
"You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Dad?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play"
"Can you teach me to throw?"
I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do"
He said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah"
"You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Dad?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and then said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys"
"See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Son?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time"
"You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu"
"But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad"
"It's been sure nice talking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
Yeah, my boy was just like me

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Son?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the Man on the Moon
"When you comin' home, Son?"
"I don't know when, but we'll get together then"
"You know we'll have a good time then"

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Dear Pat Robertson,

SHUT UP!

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

With friends like these...

Yesterday it was revealed that Marriott lost client information pertaining to its time-share customers, including social security and credit card information. This revelation immediately made me remember a letter I received from ABN-AMRO last month concerning lost data possibly concerning my mortgage, luckily that tape has been recovered. We as consumers are told we need to protect our identity, but what happens when it is beyond our control?

On the home front, one should be extremely careful about the information you set by the curbside the night before trash pickup. Anything with any account or personal information should be shredded, this includes firm credit and insurance offers that come in the mail based off of your credit rating. It would be best to place your name on the do not send list by calling 1-888-5-OPT-OUT. This menu driven call will remove you from the list and within a few month you will no longer receive offers for credit or insurance if the companies are using the big 4 credit rating companies.

Protect yourself, no one else will
 

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Judgement is death!

Tookie Williams was executed last night for the murder of four people, after all of his appeals were rejected.

I just want to say something to those preachers who are out rallying against the death penalty... if it wasnt for the death penalty, you would be out of a job and mankind would be bound for a burning lake of fire, that we rightly and fully deserve.

Romans 3:23: for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God

Romans 6:23:  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Luke 24:20: Then our high priests and leaders betrayed him, got him sentenced to death, and crucified him.

1 Corinthians 15:3: ... that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 

Monday, November 28, 2005

Your 15 minutes are up!

 

Sunday, November 27, 2005

"Because it Sucks"

One only needs to go north of the border into Coffeyville, Kansas to know what kind of failure Oklahoma's lottery really is. While passing through town we stopped at a local convenience store and I asked the clerk if the Oklahoma lottery has affected her traffic any, considering the Oklahoma lottery is less than 5 miles away in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. Her response was what I expected, it has no effect on her sales because the Kansas lottery, not counting powerball, is better. She was dismayed that in one years time that what we came up with was the best we could do (but she shouldn't be suprised, as she also made note of our roads). Like Oklahoma's lottery, the money collected from the Kansas lottery is supposed to go to education. With $124,000 going to the Coffeyville school superintendent (city population 12,000), it's apparent that Kansas' education system is overflowing with administrative bloat, just like Oklahoma (77 counties, 544 school districts)

So who are the winners and who are the losers?

The winners include school administrators, politicians, and the lottery commission.

The losers are Oklahoma's children, the working poor, and Oklahoma business in general, as over 1 million dollars a day is being sucked from Oklahoma's economy and poured into the bureaucracy.
 
Remember that the next time the say it's "for the children"

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Back to Square One

The most obvious thing concerning tonight's city council meeting was that unannounced mayoral candidate Bill Christiansen was absent from the meeting, the general consensus from those that I talked to was he missed it so he wouldnt have to vote on a controversial issue that his opponents could use against him... dont worry Bill, they have more than enough ammunition with out you having to hand them the gun.

After a lively debate over allowing another section of city employees to collective bargain (and as an IS guy I noticed that the techies once again get excluded, not that I was for unionizing), the council got to the meat of the council meeting, charter changes.

Council district 2 candidate Rick Westcott spoke of his approval of the proposed charter changes that are to go to the people for a vote, however during discussion, Baker and the rest of the cockroaches decided that again it would be to cumbersome to compare signatures to signatures as proposed, they wanted to compare signatures to names instead, so the motion failed. The one thing that turned Tulsa into a national laughingstock, again, goes unresolved, and again, the cockroaches are afraid that the people will make their voices heard, well guess what, next year their voices will be heard, loud and clear, and Baker, Neal, Sullivan, Martinson, Christiansen and their ilk will be on the outside looking in, if the people of Tulsa throw off their blinders...

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Tulsa economy on rebound, economist says

From the Tulsa World
Tulsa economy on rebound, economist says The Tulsa economy, which was a drag on the state over the past two years, is enjoying a rebound that began in January, an economist says....

I've said it once

Ill say it again... if the nation and the state is in recovery, even a the most poorly run city will be able to ride the recovery wave...

Thursday, November 10, 2005

The Road to Hell


You know good intentions are nice and all, I’m sure it makes some people feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but what part of “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Is not understood here?

Yes, the whack jobs out of Topeka are a disgusting abomination and run contrary to Jesus Christ’s teachings, they are the very spirit of anti-Christ, yet they still have a right to freedom of speech and to peaceably assemble.

Now imagine my surprise when I found out which anti-freedom, left wing, pinko, commie put forth this bill in the first place, why yes, its our beloved freedom hating Paul Wesselhoft of Moore, The same Paul Wesselhoft that wants to ban Pit Bulls instead of holding the owners responsible.
 

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Something bigger than you are

One day I would like to wake up in the morning and not think: "Who is the city going to take advantage of today?"

8 years ago I became a first time homeowner, and less than 4 months later we become embroiled with the airport over aircraft noise and the (literal) damage it was doing to our neighborhood. The more I dug, the more dirt I found, and what I found was that this city is corrupt to its very core and the majority of people do not see it, they just blindly follow whichever banner they feel like following, I'm not sure if its apathy or if they like being spoon fed by the establishment when it comes to the mundane issues that affect our town.
 
Its only when one becomes involved does the truth begin to unfold, and the truth will set you and the city free.

About a year or so ago I began reading batesline.com, which then led me to meeciteewurkor and I became inspired I wanted to do something besides fight my own battles, I wanted to help expose the corruption in the city that I love. You see, I really do love Tulsa, I was born here and it pains me to see our past destroyed for no benefit other than the short-sightedness of a few in power. I want Tulsa to have good streets, schools, & protection, things that encourage people to come in and start families & businesses... somehow the city got off track. The city leadership, guided by the midtownie's and a "my-way-or-the-highway" attitude, have cost Tulsa a lot in the way of outside investment.


So I say its time to get involved if you arent already, start now before you find yourself in the same predicament as Peggy Jones, the folks on south Yale with the bridge, those at 71st & Harvard, those on Brookside, those by the airport and those along I-44. stand up now, take the city back.

Monday, November 07, 2005

Lock and Load

The rioters in France have indicated "It's the start of war"  

Does this sound familiar? "Years ago, France welcomed their parents as labor, often to do menial jobs most French did not want". We need to realize that we are also on the brink, its not to late though. its time for some serious immigration reform.

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

As the World spins...

From the Tulsa World:
Ex-World carrier tells police of killings – sorry you cant distance yourself that easily, he may be an ex-empolyee now, but he was working for you when he committed the heinous acts. even Channel 8 is covering up for them.


UPDATE: By the Way... this is what an unbiased news story should look like

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Please explain how this WASN'T price gouging!

BP Reports 3rd-Quarter Profit Up 34 Pct.
and with a NET PROFIT of 6.53 billion over 3 months how come they cant expand refining capabilities? and this is just ONE of the oil companies.

Thursday, October 20, 2005

They JUST DON'T GET IT... Do they?!?

Bass Pro Shop Expected To Lure More Business To Broken Arrow -
(sub titled... Bass Pro Shop Expected to Lure More business and tax $$$ away from Tulsa)
from the article..."Since Bass Pro was announced and now that's it's open, Broken Arrow expects to land more and more businesses. "

I mean seriously, is there any thing more to say? With the RiverWalk Crossing  & Aquarium (Which Then Mayor Susan Savage passed on) in Jenks, the Smith Farm Marketplace opening up in Owasso, and now this shopping mecca going up in Broken Arrow (thanks to our "regional" mayor in an effort to get Vision 2025 passed), is there any reason to go to Tulsa to shop anymore?

Just a wild hunch, since Sapulpa annexed Town West, I would not be suprised if Sapulpa does something similer right on our southwestern doorstep.

Monday, October 17, 2005

When it comes to terrorism...

...who can you trust more? The media, or the gov't?
 
Two cases:

October 7, 2005 - New York bomb threat in the subway system, Mayor Bloomberg makes an announcement concerning a possible bombing citing a "specific threat" it and the press is there pencil in hand writing the story, later proved to be false.

October 1, 2005 - OU suicide bomber, Boren says that the incident was nothing more than a suicidal kid, national press leaves it alone, even though there is more than enough evidence to point in the direction that it was an actual terrorist action. (and if it was just an isolated incident why the heightened security?)

What is the difference? Was it because one was a threat and not an action? Was it because one was in a major city and thus a "likely target" and the other in the middle of the country? Was it because in one the local gov't said there was something there and the other they said it was nothing, so the press took them at their word?

Before you go too much farther... did you know that in the aftermath of Katrina, the FBI/Military caught two terrorists in New Orleans?

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

An Open Letter to QT...

Dear QT,

You are a convenience store, if it no longer becomes convenient to shop in your store because of your decision to sell lottery tickets, I will no longer come into your store to purchase my soft drinks, my chips and my donuts.
I’m sure that there are many more like me who feel the same way.

Signed,

Mad Okie
a faithful customer of over 25 years

Friday, September 30, 2005

It was NOT on Good Morning America...

...or in USA Today, Microsoft and/or AOL is NOT tracking your email, and they are definitally not giving out money everytime you forward on that message... so DON'T FORWARD IT ON!


http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Cant say that Im surprised

Casa Bonita is closing its doors on Friday

It may be my wonderment of my youth playing tricks on me, but the last time
I went to eat there, the food was on par with Taco Mayo. It is my hope that
the facade will remain and it is not filled up with another thrift/dollar
store that has propagated in that area...

Monday, September 26, 2005

Look at ME... LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

yeah, she's  grieving alright....


Is Tulsa a sports town?

This morning on KFAQ it was mentioned that Tulsa is ranked 107th in the nation in regards to sports, I have also seen batted around that Tulsa cannot support a professional team based on our track record. What is never mentioned however is just what kind of “professional” sports teams those consisted of, who they played and how long those leagues survived. The Drillers, Talons & Oilers are always shown as an example as to the poor support Tulsa provides, but in all three cases they are minor league and in the case of the Talons is a minor league franchise of a somewhat obscure form of football.

Tulsa’s most successful team, the Outlaws (average home attendance 21,038) stayed in Tulsa for a grand total of one season (1984), before they merged with the Oakland Invaders the next season to become the Arizona Outlaws… the league then folded after 3 seasons in 1986.

We have had many other “pro” teams in the football arena, one being the Oklahoma Fire, which went from playing in the Broken Arrow’s stadium one weekend to a grass field up at 36th Street North & Cincinnati (In which the visiting teams locker-room was broken into and all personal items were stolen.)

The Tulsa Roughnecks soccer franchise was another semi popular team from 1978-1984, which IMO was before its time.

The Tulsa Fastbreakers was one of Tulsa’s “pro” basketball teams from the Continental Basketball Association, a development league for the NBA, again with very little following, playing such powerhouse teams as the Quad City Thunder & Wichita Falls Texans.

So is Tulsa not a sports town because we aren’t interested in sports, or is it because we end up with development leagues and/or startup leagues that fold within a few years and/or play teams that nobody cares about? Would things be any different if we were playing teams like the Dallas Cowboys, or the Detroit Pistons?

 

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Where will they go?

Now that the New Orleans Convention business is shot where will the conventions go? If you look at this story, its not going to go to places like Omaha…

"For those that had planned to go to New Orleans," says Bower, "you're looking at convention markets in Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago and San Diego"--all cities whose large hotel offerings and conference venues landed them in the top ten on the Washington, D.C.-based Travel Industry Association of America's top ten cities for convention, conference and seminar travel.

But even then, at what cost? Convention Centers around the country are losing money.

The so-called experts who are consulted concerning convention centers rarely advise against expansion of convention space. even as convention attendance falls off

"You lose clients if you shoot down projects. They've already made up their minds by the time they come to us," he says.

 

Hypocrisy runs deep...

In the last election cycle for Governor, the teachers union twisted Steve Largent’s words around [GASP!]. He said to help save the state some money and improve education he would consolidate school districts. The teachers union made it sound like Mr. Largent wanted to close schools. Now, a couple of years later we are finding out that Gov. Henry’s lottery plan will do the same thing (actually it is not clear wether it will consolidate districts or schools) … where is the teachers union now?

The fact of the matter is we have 544 school districts and only 77 counties, each with a superintendent making in excess of 60k a year, and many with less than 500 students per district… It is prudent to consolidate that administrative bloat at the top and funnel that money down to where it is needed. Too bad we had to get saddled with a lottery that wont do anything but hurt the working poor.

 

Monday, September 19, 2005

Go figure....

You are a

Social Conservative
(38% permissive)

and an...

Economic Conservative
(78% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Republican










Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid

Friday, September 16, 2005

Aggies kill Pistol Pete

In a move of Political Correctness, Pistol Pete's twin brother at New Mexico State has been disarmed, instead he has been given a lasso. This move is reminicent of the NCAAs ruling concerning Native American mascots... dont want to offend anyone you see... 

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

We Won!

Voters Overwhelmingly Reject State Question 723
One comment in the story should show you the bias/spin of the media..."Currently, Oklahoma has the region's lowest state tax on unleaded gasoline at 17 cents per gallon". While this may be technically true, we also have the most turnpikes in the region (in the nation even, second only to New Jersey)

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Bleak for who?

Outlook Bleak For Proposed Fuel Tax Hike

On a side note, isnt it amazing how quickly my graphic became "history"?

I wish we were only paying 2.50 a gallon!

In Remembrance

9/11/2001 the day America was attacked.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Is it really about race?

Several on the loony left have said that the problems concerning the devastation in New Orleans is due to the race of people who inhabited the area... and they are right, but the problem isn’t in the conservative's side of the court, its on the liberal's side. After all, they are the ones who encouraged those people to not be self dependent, they are the ones who say you cant achieve anything without the gov'ts help, they are the ones who created the welfare state that so many in New Orleans are dependant upon...

so leftists, before you go pointing fingers about the so-called racisism on the right side of the aisle, maybe you need to look at yourselves for implying that underprivileged blacks aren’t smart enough to do anything without your helping hand...

Thursday, September 08, 2005

Dress Rehersal?

Was the reaction to Katrina just a dress rehersal to the possible catastophic event that might be just around the corner? Instead of affecting 4 states a major earthquake on the New Madrid fault line will have an impact on 24 states with a 7 suffering a direct hit, so to speak.

What will the reaction be by the inhabitants of those states? What about the gov't? What kind of preparation is being done by the local gov'ts now? Im not talking about handholding here, Im talking about plans, plans to help people in a major incident. and what are YOU doing about it? Personally, I have earthquake insurance, and according to my agent I'm one of the few.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Poor Baby....

On Tuesday, the Grammy-winning rapper (Kayne West) did not elaborate on his comments at the "Concert for Hurricane Relief." Looking glum, West sidestepped questions about the remarks, noting that the week's events have been "a lot of pressure for one human being."

And just what pressure is he under? spoiled little rich punk...

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Bob Denver dead at 70

Goodbye little buddy 

No More!

After hearing LaFortune's ranting at the groundbreaking and later hearing plans to pump yet another 20 million into downtown using 3rd penny funds (specifically the East Village and yet another sports venue) I'm tempted to not vote for the 3rd penny extension...

LaFortune said "But today I say to you: No more! No more to Oklahoma City, no more to Des Moines, no more to Omaha! Tulsa is alive and well!"

well I say to you "No more! No more to Bill LaFortune, no more to Wasting our money Downtown, no more to the 3rd Penny! Tulsa is more than downtown!"

If the Gov't cant spend our money properly, then its time to take our money back... you dont reward bad behavior.

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Risk

 

Friday, September 02, 2005

Making Political Hay

Some people will do anything to advance their personal agendas, including outright lie…

There are two such instances in the news right now, Katrina was caused by Global Warming and Pit Bulls are dangerous animals.

By the numbers….

According to the NOAA we are on track for an average hurricane season. so far (2001-2004) we have had 9 hurricanes, 3 of category 3 or higher… in the span of 1941-1950 there were 24 hurricanes, 10 of which were category 3 or higher

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (so called) pit bulls accounted for 1/3 of fatal dog attacks. On the surface that sounds bad… what is not mentioned is that in the last 25 years there have been around 300 fatal dog attacks… 300...

Thursday, September 01, 2005

Do you remember?

11 days from now will mark the 4 year anniversary of the day America was attacked, I put together a web page in the days following that fateful event, scouring the news for information, answers and encouragement. I ran across the pictures and articles and put them together on a page to hopefully bring some sort of sense to 9/11. if not for others, for me. I'm reposting the page, because it seems some people have forgotten what happened.

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Tulsa made the top 10!

Of Least safe places to live (because of nature) according to Forbes (#8) 

A list of helping hands

UPDATE:

The following countries have offered aid in response to the devistation caused by  Hurricane Katrina:

Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates

I would like to thank them for helping us in the same way we offer help when others in the world are in need... 

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

No time to write tonight...

...but I should have some info tommorow concerning the Public Works Committe Meeting that was held today. There are two points of interest the Arena/Convention Center & operating costs and the Layman Van Acres/Airport fiasco...

Monday, August 29, 2005

Here is what the special session is all about...

...and its not prisions

Democrats Add Centennial Funding To Special Session

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Iraq is turning into another Vietnam

Thanks to people like these:

 - Anti-War Protests Target Wounded at Army Hospital

 - Police Need Your Help In Capturing Beating Suspects

 - 'Peace Mom' Returns to Texas War Protest

 - The Iraq war, set to new music

they give moral support to the enemy... just like the Vietnam war

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

One more reason to seal the borders...

And by seal I mean to illegal immigrants...
According to this article the Mexican drug cartels are running "crystal ice" (a form of meth) into Oklahoma to fill the void left by the shutting off of the supply of over-the-counter cold tablets.

Related Links:
Oklahoma meth users importing
Putting the Freeze on 'Mexican Ice' in Oklahoma

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Gonna be gone a while...

Tomorrow morning I’m taking off to Indianapolis via Kansas City (to pick up some friends). Again, I will get to see the city/downtown that Tulsa wanted to model itself after, and failed miserably.
Indy has a thriving downtown, but it also has a developed canal area (the development of our river seems to be an afterthought). It has an NFL franchise (something we will NEVER see), a beautiful shopping mall (we had one, it was turned into a cube farm), dense building population (you don’t see a parking lot every other block), and other tourist items… none of which Tulsa’s downtown has.

So anyway... I wont be posting ‘til Monday or Tuesday, if you have comments they will be approved at the same time… until that time, check out the other fine Tulsa bloggers.

Monday, August 15, 2005

Handy web tool added...

I added this handy web tool to the useful links section of the Tulsa Links page:
AAA Fuel Cost Calculator - Calculate The Estimated Fuel Cost Of Your Trip

Friday, August 12, 2005

Buzz words...

from an AP story that is making its rounds on KTUL :
"Oklahoma City police are looking for two more men as accessories in a Memorial Day quadruple murder and say they have recovered and(sic) assault rifle believed used in the slaying."

Wow, an assault rifle? what Kind? an M16, an AK47?

The media likes to use these buzzwords to implant a bit of their agenda into your head or if nothing else get people to talk about the story and to generate, well, a buzz.

Same goes with the reporting concerning pit bulls. From this Lynchburg, Virginia article concerning the bad press that Pit Bulls have gotten:  "In March, for example, an 83-year-old Spotsylvania County woman named Dorothy Sullivan was chewed to death in her front yard by three dogs described as pit bulls." what? they weren't sure? then why was it printed? because "pit bull" is a buzz word that will now stir up a strong emotion, and controversy, and that sells news...

Parents ignore the ratings of video games?

try parents ignore children...

In this BBC article it talks about how parents ignore the ratings on games, but are more concerned about the amount of time they spend on these games... just recently a grandmother sued a game company concerning a hidden sex act in the game (Grand Theft Auto), this grandmother bought the game labeled M (ages 17+) for her 14 year old grandson, where's HER responsibility? Truth is, parents don't pay attention to their kids any more, and they are looking for something to blame besides their own laziness, children left in car seats, children left unattended getting attacked by dogs, violence blamed on video games, obesity, I could go on and on...

whats the solution, how about spending some REAL quality time with your kids, dont just buy them what is popular (games, food, movies, etc), pay attention to their surroundings (Pit Bull attack in Moore?), pay attention to what they are doing (Running around in stagnant water at Mohawk park?), and quit trying to pin the blame on something other than your own lack of parenting.

Welcome back Frankoma!

Late last year Frankoma closed its doors... 8 months later its back open, welcome back!

Thursday, August 11, 2005

False advertising

according to this article, Tulsa was on the losing end of population growth from 2001-2004...

"Statewide, Bixby showed the fastest growth in the state at 32.8 percent. followed by Jenks was second at 28.3 percent, followed by Owasso at 21.6 percent."

"Lawton and Tulsa were the only top five cities by population that had decreases. The statewide population increase from 2000 and 2004 was 2.1 percent."

With Jenks trying to snag Bell's and the growth of the Riverwalk, The Bass Pro Shop going to BA as a bribe for their support of Vision 2025, Owasso bulging at their seams, and the forcing of the issue of the bridge on south Yale, its apparent *we were sold a bill of goods.

Has anyone noticed that an arena wasnt needed for Owasso, Jenks, Broken Arrow & Bixby's growth?

*we as a collective whole of Tulsa, I didn't vote for Vision 2025

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Whats the point?

Going Eastbound on I-44 past Memorial is a billbord for the Heartland Flyer, touting its destination points... OKC to Ft Worth. Just how many customers do they expect from Tulsa to drive 2 hours to OKC so they can take the Train to Ft Worth? Are there some hidden advantages I'm missing? Im not saying some adventure minded people wouldnt enjoy the train ride, but is it worth the cost for the advertising? (The cost of billboard advertising ranges from about $700 to $2,500 a month.)

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Rolling, rolling, rolling down the river...

Just one missed opportunity after another, first Tulsa takes a pass on the aquarium and it makes its home in Jenks, then we decide to put all of our eggs in a money losing arena while Jenks capitalizes and develops a river walk, now it looks like Bell's Amusement Park is seriously considering a move there as well. When will we wake up and realize our greatest asset is the Arkansas river?
 
Will Tulsa lose yet another piece of itself? Bell's does need room to expand and their current location wont allow that. Why not offer them part of the west bank?

 

Most people can put 2+2 together...

Just Say No!

According to this article, Oklahoman is set to reject the Gas Tax by a 60 point margin. there's not much more to say really... except VOTE NO!



Just Beat it...

Eleanor Cook and Ray Hultman, both jurors on the Michael Jackson trial, have changed their tune. They are now saying that Jackson was guilty of the charges brought before the court.

Why should we believe them now? Why didn't they come to this realization earlier? Or did they have this revelation after they both decided to cash in and write books on the ordeal?

Cook even had the gall to say, "They (the other jurors) can be as angry as they want to. They ought to be ashamed. They're the ones that let a pedophile go." I'm sorry, did I miss something? Did you have duct tape placed over your mouth? Didn't you have a vote on the jury?
 
The only one with any shred of credibility is Hultman, who stated immediately after the trial, "I feel that Michael Jackson probably has molested boys"
"I cannot believe that this man could sleep in the same bedroom for 365 straight days and not do something more than just watch television and eat popcorn. I mean, that doesn't make sense to me." 
"But that doesn't make him guilty of the charges that were presented in this case and that's where we had to make our decision. That's not to say he's an innocent man."

Monday, August 08, 2005

Taking it's toll on Tulsa

The year was 1953, and the toll road was put up between Tulsa & OKC, since then it’s hard to navigate through green country without tossing money out your window. Many believe it was a way for OKC to stifle Tulsa’s growth. And if it weren’t for our oil & gas industries it probably would have, but notice what happened when the oil went south (literally).

In the Dallas Morning News (free registration required) they have an article concerning North Texas’ vision of following in our footsteps… you know… killing rural towns, stifling growth, endless tolls (they were supposed to go away when the concrete was paid for), and all the other things that go along with turnpikes. The article focuses on Tulsa specifically, and Oklahoma in general with its ranking of #2 in Toll roads, right behind New York. Some businesses and travelers look upon the toll as just a part of doing business in this state, other view it as an anchor holding us back, I side with the later camp.

Tulsa wants to grow? Tulsa wants to build on its tourism? Tulsa wants to attract Conventions & Concerts? How about starting by getting rid of the tolls!

And whatever you do… do NOT vote for the gasoline tax!!!
 

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Hostile or Abusive… or PC run amuck?

The NCAA has banned the use of Native American mascots by sports teams during pot season tourneys… Isn’t there some sort of double standard here? What about all the “white guy” mascots? If we do this lets go all the way, goodbye Sooners, goodbye Cowboys, goodbye Fighting Irish… we need to ban all mascots that portray any kind of human endeavor and just stick with cute fuzzy animals from this point forward… But then again, that may upset the animal rights activists…

But seriously, I don’t see what the problem is, maybe I have a thicker skin than most, I don’t see the “abuse”… the real Florida Seminoles signed a resolution supporting the FSU Seminoles. Jim Shore, the Florida’s Seminole tribe's general counsel, is in support of FSU and said he does not have a problem with any Indian-related mascot, including the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Chiefs and even Redskins. "We have bigger things on our agenda, like the health, education and housing of our own tribal members'' .

This is nothing more than a feel-good measure so a very small group of liberal whiners can feel good about themselves, they like the spotlight this gives them and because of the media coverage, they make their cause seem bigger than it really is...  most schools claim to have never received complaints concerning their mascots…

 So what’s next? banning football itself? because its too brutal and teaches children violence... we need to pay more attention to the arts instead... Think of the children!!!

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Jesus Loves you... pass it on...

I'm sure you have seen the email; it's (usually) a beautiful story of God's love for us, sometimes with photos, along with corresponding scripture. At the very end there is something like "now send this on to everyone you know and you will receive a blessing" usually accompanied with this verse:
Matthew 10:33 - But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in heaven.

Sorry, God does not work that way.

Ill say it right here for all the world to see...

Jesus is my Lord and Savior, he died for my sins so that I may have an eternity with him...

I don't need to forward on e-mail under the threat that I'm going to burn in an eternal lake of fire if I don't spam the people in my address book ...

Bloggers roundtable on KFAQ

I was honored to be a guest on KFAQ to discuss various local issues. I was joined by Michael Bates of batesline.com, Steven Roemerman of Roemerman on Record, and David Schuttler (fellow airport watcher) of  Our Tulsa World.

We apparently aren't as "outspoken" as Michael Bates, and DelGiorno gave Gwen a little good natured ribbing concerning our lack of energy (later in the broadcast he mentioned wanting us to come over in the evening to help put him to sleep). So I'd like to give Mike a little friendly advice, ask some direct questions, especially when dealing with people who have little to no experience in your medium, personally I'm of the mindset of don't speak until spoken to, I don't like to cut into a conversation (or in Mike's case a monologue :D)

Still, I want to thank Mike, Gwen & everyone else at KFAQ for having us on, and to thank my fellow bloggers, together we WILL take Tulsa back! Maybe we can do it again someday (but I doubt it)

Quit wasting our Taxes & Fix our roads!!!!


The major media in town ran a story yesterday concerning the disrepair of our roads and a failing grade given to us by a "national group"... this is all you need to know: (from the KOTV article, page 3)...
"TRIP is funded by construction contractors and associations throughout the country, including some Oklahoma companies that are awarded contracts to build roads and bridges."

Monday, August 01, 2005

Sorry Wayne, we disagree…

The NRA announced today that they are going to boycott ConocoPhillips because of challenge filed against Oklahoma concerning the state's new law protecting employees from termination it they had brought firearms on company property, inside their locked cars

I am a proud NRA member, but the minute the gov’t starts telling a private property owner what they can and cant do with their own property (within reason, specifically concerning zoning), my feathers start to get a little ruffled. A good example of this is the gov’t forcing resuraunts to go “smoke free”... and I dont even smoke!

The only beef I have is the apparent lack of communication concerning the new corporate policy. Here is the story… in 2002 some workers for Weyerhauser brought their guns to work, left them in their locked cars and the company fired them over it. The employees said they were not informed of this change and that’s the part I disagree with, it is difficult to not break corporate policy if you are not informed of changes.

So sorry Wayne, I cant support your boycott, but then again I don’t buy my gas at Phillips 66 anyway...

 

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

River Development

"Phase one is complete; this was the people’s vision" - Bill LaFortune … so just whose vision are we paying the extra sales tax for then?
Why is it that the “people’s” vision took a back seat to the good ol’ boy network’s money making schemes? We said develop the river, they forced a tax to develop downtown and an worthless arena at the expense of the rest of Tulsa.
The river is one of our most prized natural resources and we have squandered it year after year, and we let opportunity after opportunity to slip through our fingers, like the Jenks Aquarium & Bass Pro Shop, and now that they are talking about developing the river, just where are they going to get the funds? After the Vision 2025 fiasco how can they possibly be trusted with more of our money?

 

Monday, July 18, 2005

God, Oil, Route 66 & Native Americans

What do all of these things have in common? They are what Tulsa is known for. Of those, what does Tulsa promote? Until recently, none.

God… Tulsa is known as the buckle of the “Bible Belt”, yet some “progressives” want to try and push the “religious rightwing nutjobs” out of the city, or at least remove their influence. The problem with this is, we have money, and we do spend it. We have a church on every corner, and Tulsa could be “re-transformed” into the pseudo religious mecca it once was. With 80% of the nation professing to be born again believers, I don’t see this as a bad thing…

Oil… for some reason Tulsa has swept its “Oil Capitol of the World” heritage under the rug. Most people don’t even know where the Sue Bland No. 1 is located, much less know “what” the Sue Bland No. 1 is… add to that The Golden Driller points back to our oil past, the (International Oil Exposition Building) EXPO building being one of the largest clear span buildings in the nation

Route 66… Tulsa is the Home of the “Mother Road”. Cyrus Avery, highway commissioner of Oklahoma, Tulsa Native, and Father of Route 66, Promoted the Route from Chicago to Los Angeles, via Oklahoma. The book The Grapes of Wrath Takes place on the old Route. Yet all that’s left on the old route through Tulsa is nothing but hookers and used car lots.

Native Americans… at the end of the trail of tears is Tulsa, where the Creeks first arrived from Alabama, quickly followed by the Cherokees, and the rest of the Native Americans who were removed from their homes back east. There is talk of a giant Native American sculpture to overlook the city, which is a nice start, it still wont be a huge tourist draw without supporting attractions.

… here are a few more “realistic” points of interest… Bob Wills & the Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa wasn’t the originator of Western Swing, but it served as a base of operation for many years using the airwaves of KVOO.

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Tulsa a tourist spot?

KTUL has a story about how, somehow, a national source says that “Tulsa is a must-see tourist attraction”. What even worse is Suzanne Stewart’s cheerleading, its sad, it like watching the cheerleaders for your team trying to get the crowd going when they are down 4 touchdowns, the opponent has the ball, your starting quarterback has a broken leg, and there is only 5 minutes left in the game… lets dissect her comments, shall we? <!--[endif]-->

There's enough of Tulsa to stretch over seven days” Does that include road trips to KC & Dallas?

Tulsa is one the top three sites for art deco architecture, celebrated year in and year out” Though this may be true, we are bulldozing buildings downtown at an alarming rate, and I’m sorry, going to go look at art deco buildings is not what most people consider to be a vacation destination spot.

And, there's the history at museums like the Gilcrease, where you can see the lost city, The Machu Picchu.” – um… that exhibit leave next month I believe, then what? I will agree, we have some top notch museums in this city, the Philbrook, & Gilcrease, but again, those are not things that are considered destination spots, I don’t go to KC to go see the Truman museum exclusively, we go there for the Plaza, the depot, the Arabia, the food, the Chiefs, the zoo, the historical spots, and then if we have time, we will squeeze in the museum.

there's the Greenwood District, full of history, the Black Wall Street, rebounding from the destruction of the 1921 race riot” visitors will be in and out of the greenwood district in one hour, yes its historical, but it also covers about 2 blocks, its still not a destination point and it also has a very limited audience

Tulsa has the largest stretch of Route 66 in the country.” Which we have summarily been destroying and allowing to decay for the last 30 years, thanks to the likes of Chris Nichols Autohaus. Yeah the road is still there, but its flooded with used car lots and hookers.

Add all these together and you have a bunch of niche attractions that will only appeal to a very small group of people.

If people want to go to an amusement park, they will go to Worlds of fun in KC, Six Flags in Dallas or even Frontier city in OKC… not Bells.

If they want shopping they will go to KC or Dallas, not Tulsa.

If they want sports... sorry Talons, Oilers & Drillers...

How can we change that? Is it “possible” to change that? It is but it will require some real effort by the people in charge. Pocket parks, Jazz hall of fame (Tulsa is known for its jazz?), a bridge to Bixby & the arena are not the answer. Spurring economic growth is. Building up our strengths is...

Someone with some initiative (and some cash of course) could look at turning the Rose Bowl into a route 66 museum, which will attract historians and car nuts.

Spur economic growth on 66 by issuing tax credits to those who will open businesses other than used car lots on 11th street.

Stop the destruction! Stop TU from tearing down Starship records & tapes & nationally know Metro Diner. Stop tearing buildings down in the downtown area (Tulsa World alone is responsible for 2 one to make room for more parking, Trinity Episcopal Church is tearing down a 1920s parking garage for... parking) let quit destroying our history… especially if that is what we are trying to market.

Like I have always said "Tulsa it's a nice place to live, but I wouldnt want to visit here"

 

Thursday, May 12, 2005

Buy USA

Went to the local Home Depot to pick up some Loppers (not the Cindi variety either) and proudly spent $2.00 more for the pair made in the USA as opposed to those made over seas.

As a nation we need to look at ourselves as a reason people are losing their jobs and for our immigration problems. goods are being produced overseas that used to be produced in the USA and in Mexico/Central America. by exporting these jobs overseas, not only do US citizens lose their jobs, those south of our border lose theirs as well, causing them to migrate looking for work.

This realization came to me when we went on our cruise to Mexico & Belize. on the Carnival ship they sold shirts the vast majority were made in China, shouldnt they at least be supporting the counties they visit? Dont these large companies realize if you export all the jobs over seas then nobody in the USA will be able to purchase their goods for a lack of a job?

so next time you purchase somethign look to see where it is made, and see if there are american (North, central & south) alternatives available, it will be better for us & our neighbor south of the border in the long run