Less horse poop at downtown parade

[Red Arrow]

Meh, RM. Shadows is harmless.

Oh come on, everyone deserves the courtesy of being a threat to someone.   

[RecycleMichael]

Oh come on, everyone deserves the courtesy of being a threat to someone.   

I have known shadows for 35 years. I don't want to go into it on this forum, but it is a little personal.

[guido911]

I have known shadows for 35 years. I don't want to go into it on this forum, but it is a little personal.

Then I apologize. BTW, does the fact that I do not know many people for 35 years with whom I still have a communication line make you feel old? 

[Red Arrow]

Then I apologize. BTW, does the fact that I do not know many people for 35 years with whom I still have a communication line make you feel old? 

Not me. I feel old regardless of how many people you have not kept in communication with.   

[guido911]

Not me. I feel old regardless of how many people you have not kept in communication with.   

That's because you are old. Sorry, I just thought you should know.   

[Red Arrow]

That's because you are old. Sorry, I just thought you should know.   

Beat you to it, I already know.   

[guido911]

Beat you to it, I already know.   

LOL. Have a great night and Merry Christmas from St. Louis MO.

[shadows]

For most people of your generation (just a bit older than my parents), a 12th grade education was pretty good. They mostly all wrote a lot more coherently than you.  What happened?  WWII war injury?  Do we perhaps owe you some compassion we are not aware of?

No: you do not owe me anything but to the now generation you owe them the truth instead of all the horse poop they have to walk on in order to make their own lives compatible to the world they will live in.  Tell them we are a socialistic republic where each person look to government for a job.  In a democratic society fifty one plus one of the registered must vote before a election is declared valid.  As Jefferson said democracy is mob rule.

In our system if the people cannot meet the qualifications demanded by the rule, instead of lifting ourselves to coincide with the rule we merely change the rule.     

[patric]

Next time someone tries to pull that "War on Christmas" bull, ask them if it actually involves being shelled:

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/22/north-korea-threatens-war-over-souths-christmas-lights/

[Townsend]

So it's back again.

Is Arnett finally moving out of Downtown or was he just not getting enough attention?

From TW:

Group plans alternative parade with 'Christmas' in title

A group of Tulsans who are unhappy that the word Christmas was dropped from the name of the annual December downtown parade are organizing an alternative.

The Tulsa Christmas Parade is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 10, the exact time and date as the annual downtown holiday parade.

Organizers have applied for a city permit to hold the parade along a 1-mile section of Olympia Avenue south of 71st Street in the new Tulsa Hills shopping center. The shopping center has approved the parade, said David Arnett, one of the organizers, at a news conference Tuesday.

Last year, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe broke a long tradition of riding his horse in the parade because Christmas was dropped from the name, sparking a controversy that made national news. The name was changed three years ago by organizers who said they wanted to reflect the inclusiveness of the event.

Arnett said the newly incorporated group first contacted sponsors of the downtown parade about adding Christmas to the parade's name. When they were rebuffed, they decided to sponsor a separate parade. Both parades are privately organized without tax money.

Arnett said the parade will be open to all people.

"If we got an application from a mosque to have a float that says 'Peace on Earth,' we'd love to have them in," he said.

Tulsa contractor Josh McFarland said he was supporting the parade so his two young children could experience the same traditional family Christmas parade that he grew up with.

"If this grows, it could be a model for the rest of the country," he said.

Mark Croucher, president of board of the new corporation, whose insurance agency is taking phone calls for the parade, said the office has been inundated with calls in the hours after the parade was announced.

"It's time for Christians to take a stand and to be able to offer a Christmas parade for everyone to come to," he said.

Eddie Huff, an insurance agent and on-air personality for KFAQ radio, said he would love to see a Hannukah float in the parade.

Arnett said the group didn't pick the date to compete with the downtown parade but because it was the best date.

"We wish them success," he said.

Larry Fox, who has been the chairman of the downtown parade, did not immediately return phone calls Tuesday afternoon.

Arnett said the location was chosen because it offers family dining, parking, easy highway access and exposure to "Tulsa's newest and most exciting shopping center."

[Teatownclown]

for sure.....bunch of crap.

[RecycleMichael]

Nothing expresses the true Christmas spirit like parading through a shopping center.

[patric]

for sure.....bunch of crap.

It was reported that the "new" parade is the same date and time as the downtown one.
The only reason to do that would be to hurt attendance of the old one.
Im sure the children will appreciate that.

[Townsend]

It was reported that the "new" parade is the same date and time as the downtown one.
The only reason to do that would be to hurt attendance of the old one.
Im sure the children will appreciate that.

Christmas spirit shown by inclusive individuals with hearts of gold.

[DolfanBob]

It's a nightmare to park and get in and out of that shopping center as it is. Should be a real fun time with floats and all the other Holi.....err Christmas traffic.