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Everything Isn't So Rosy with Mr. Henry

Started by Cubs, September 04, 2006, 10:32:37 PM

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rwarn17588

#30
September 07, 2006, 12:59:01 PM
Cubs, if you're the best tool that Ernie Istook has for this forum, he's in trouble.

Chicken Little

#31
September 07, 2006, 02:11:35 PM
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Originally posted by Cubs


I wish my job of showing that Henry is an idiot was not so easy.
If you are venting, fine.  But if you are trying to win hearts and minds here's a bit of advice, you may want to tone down the rhetoric.  Calling Henry and idiot may not help you with the voters who actually approved the gambling bills, or the 59% of Oklahoma Republicans who have a favorable opinion of the Governor.

Certainly there is a minority group of concerned christians who will agree with your assessment of Henry on the gambling issue alone, and if you want to pull the "full Rove" you should continue to be as divisive as possible in order to get the "base" stirred up on election day.

But I'll ask again, do you think that this same group will struggle with the fact that Istook is Mormon?  My gut tells me that they will struggle with this "issue".

tshane250

#33
September 08, 2006, 09:59:18 PM
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Brad Henry's solution to the economic problem is casinos.


Actually, we had casinos in Oklahoma long before Henry was governor.  He was instrumental in bringing the lottery to the state and adding certain games to casinos, thus allowing monies from them to go to the state instead of solely to the respective Indian tribe.  

My prospective on Oklahoma's lottery is that it is a way for the poor to give back to society, since all they do is take, take, take (welfare, food stamps, etc.).

Cubs

#35
September 11, 2006, 06:58:43 PM
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My prospective on Oklahoma's lottery is that it is a way for the poor to give back to society, since all they do is take, take, take (welfare, food stamps, etc.).

Well that is a humorous statement. First they shouldn't be receiving welfare, thus giving them an incentive to earn more money. Second, if they are poor they should be saving money and what money they do spend should be on things they need like groceries, not lottery tickets. With these two ideas they are helping the economy because the gov't doesn't have to give them all kinds of handouts and they help retail sales, which of course creates more jobs, and not just retail jobs, but high paying corporate jobs.

Cubs

#36
September 11, 2006, 07:03:26 PM
Back to crime though, how come during the mayorial race you all hated Bill LaFortune because of the skyrocketing crime rate, but you in no way blame Brad Henry. Clearly the crime problem is not just a Tulsa issue, but a statewide issue. Maybe it wasn't so much LaFortune's fault as it is Brad Henry.

AVERAGE JOE

#37
September 11, 2006, 07:26:59 PM
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Originally posted by Cubs

Back to crime though, how come during the mayorial race you all hated Bill LaFortune because of the skyrocketing crime rate, but you in no way blame Brad Henry. Clearly the crime problem is not just a Tulsa issue, but a statewide issue. Maybe it wasn't so much LaFortune's fault as it is Brad Henry.

What does the friggin' governor have to do with crime??? It's a local police matter, and if you feel the state should pass tougher laws or provide more funding to local sheriffs and police, talk to the State Legislature about it.

papaspot

#38
September 12, 2006, 12:46:42 AM
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Originally posted by Cubs

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Speaking of teacher raises. My wife is a special ed teacher and received a "raise" this year, like many of the "raises" she has had before. Unfortunately, they are paying less of her insurance so she is paying more of her monthly insurance payment so she may end up making less this year than last year.

Sounds to me like Henry is trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

Oh and another story just today of Henry's lack of economic success. http://kotv.com/news/?110598
I'm tired of us loosing jobs under Henry .... I guess the Henry supporters like loosing jobs.


Wouldn't that mean that Bush supporters like high gasoline prices? Or is that different?

USRufnex

#39
September 13, 2006, 12:21:52 AM
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Originally posted by Cubs

Throwing money at schools does not solve the problems. However, liberals love the public school system because they know that public schools teach liberal ideals. Public schools are the churches of "The Church of Liberalism"


Cubs and Coulter, sittin in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n... oh, who am I kiddin', Coulter don't kiss on the first date... [:O]

"Church of Liberalism"-- man, oh man... ANY God-fearing American who does not care about the state of the public schools in this country is a TRAITOR.... AND SHOULD BE DEPORTED...

The problem with public schools is not that they have become the "church of liberalism."  It's that so many school systems (particularly in the south) have had their school boards  dominated by CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS who wouldn't know the idea of "critical thinking" if it slapped them in the face... our kids have so much conservative politically correct crap forced on them, they wouldn't know anything about running any sort of private businesses other than the ones that have a "sign of the fish" stamped on them...

Unfortunately, it's this religious political agenda that over decades makes history books into treatises on boredom... science textbooks into a toothless rubber stamp of protestant Sunday School... nowadays, quoting historical dates is much more important in OUR public schools than teaching any perspectives or opinions on history or science...

And I wish all public schools in Oklahoma would teach the Bob Jones University textbook on Medieval History I got to study at Victory Christian School... because if this book were taught in the public schools, then our students, teachers, and free-thinking parents would finally catch onto the real face of the fundamentalist conservative christian agenda for our schools and our country...  

Makes me almost feel like campaigning for Istook in a... "call your bluff"... "be careful what you wish for" sorta way...



rwarn17588

#40
September 13, 2006, 11:39:53 AM
Some smart-aleck ought to ask Istook whether he's going to take a second or third wife if he's elected. [:P]

papaspot

#42
September 21, 2006, 09:19:33 AM
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Originally posted by Cubs

http://www.kfor.com/global/story.asp?s=5437044
Unemployment Up!!


Nice misleading post, Cubs! You're right, unemployment is up slightly in Oklahoma. But it's up for the whole country. The TRUTH is that Oklahoma's unemployment rate has risen at a slower rate than the national average.

Since you're a Bush apologist, that must mean you LIKE high unemployment numbers. Or is Henry to blame for the national numbers, too?

marc

#43
September 21, 2006, 02:36:02 PM
Oklahoma's August 2006 unemployment rate of 4 percent is lower than the August rates for Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas. The Louisiana rate is the lowest in the region at 3.8 percent.
 
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