Everything Isn't So Rosy with Mr. Henry

[Cubs]

quote: You must not have gone to the public schools that y'all right wingers detest so. A net gain is a net gain, no matter how you try to spin it.

Yes, ok it is a net gain when looking at those two things ok, but if those jobs wouldn't have been lost, then there would be 585 jobs between those two, not 300.
The article just shows the liberal news bias because they try to put a positive spin on it because a democrat is governor. If a republican were governor, that last sentence would not be there.

[Cubs]

quote: Oh, and Cubs, Steve Largent beat Brad Henry by nearly 19,000 votes in Tulsa County in 2002. It's not like voters flocked to vote for Henry, as you insinuate.

I am talking about the city, not the county. Ok, maybe Tulsa did vote for Largent, not that you have proved that, but I was really thinking more about the upcoming election anyways.

[Cubs]

Oh and here is the link to the Conservative Report Card ... I like looking at this, it makes me proud to be an Oklahoman, a feeling I don't get when reading posts on TulsaNow.
http://conservativereportcard.com/

[AVERAGE JOE]

quote:Originally posted by Cubs

Trust me, if a Republican was governor, you would agree with me.

I'm a Republican, thanks. Agreeing with you is something I plan to avoid if at all possible.

[AVERAGE JOE]

quote:Originally posted by Cubs

Oh and here is the link to the Conservative Report Card ... I like looking at this, it makes me proud to be an Oklahoman, a feeling I don't get when reading posts on TulsaNow.

We all have our crosses to bear, Cubs.

[papaspot]

quote:Originally posted by Cubs

quote: You must not have gone to the public schools that y'all right wingers detest so. A net gain is a net gain, no matter how you try to spin it.

Yes, ok it is a net gain when looking at those two things ok, but if those jobs wouldn't have been lost, then there would be 585 jobs between those two, not 300.
The article just shows the liberal news bias because they try to put a positive spin on it because a democrat is governor. If a republican were governor, that last sentence would not be there.

Oh, yeah, it's that dang liberal media again. [}:)]

You know, you neo-cons need to come up with some new shtick. You've pretty much worn that one out to the point that it's a joke.

[papaspot]

quote:Originally posted by Cubs

Trust me, if a Republican was governor, you would agree with me.

Trust me, if a Republican was governor, you would be touting the net gain of fifteen jobs.

[papaspot]

quote:Originally posted by Cubs

Oh and here is the link to the Conservative Report Card ... I like looking at this, it makes me proud to be an Oklahoman, a feeling I don't get when reading posts on TulsaNow.
http://conservativereportcard.com/

ROFL!! Weren't you just whining about the "liberal media"? [}:)]

[rwarn17588]

Cubs, you're assuming too much about the strength of Henry in Tulsa County.

According to the state board of elections on Jan. 15, there were 165,812 registered Republicans in Tulsa County. There were 129,467 Democrats in the county, and 38,417 independents.

Tulsa County is one of the strongest Republican areas in the state. There are others that are stronger percentage-wise. But Tulsa County is a strong-leaning GOP, with lots of them, too. It leans more Republican than Oklahoma City.

You can look for yourself:

http://www.elections.state.ok.us/reg_0106.pdf

In the city, it's 101,957 Republicans, 90,867 Democrats and 26,152 independents.

Given the breakdown of voter registration in this area, I fully expect Ernie Istook to win in the county and city. If he doesn't, it's because Istook was a lousy candidate, or that Henry's a strong incumbent (both, I'd say).

And the breakdown shows how poorly Bill LaFortune was regarded by his fellow Republicans. Obviously, quite a few of them jumped to Kathy Taylor's side.

[Cubs]

http://kotv.com/news/?111756
Brad Henry, Ernest Istook Schedule Debates
AP - 9/27/2006 10:36 AM - Updated: 9/27/2006 10:41 AM
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Governor Brad Henry and Congressman Ernest Istook are scheduled to debate three times and make one joint public appearance in the final weeks of the election campaign.

Henry and Istook will appear together at the Reed Center in Midwest City on October 11th in an event sponsored by the State Chamber of Commerce.

They'll debate October 17th at Cameron University in Lawton, October 23rd at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond and November 2nd at Rose State College Communications Center in Midwest City.

Henry is running for a second term while Istook is giving up a seat in Congress to run for governor.

Election day is November 7th.


Let the games begin!! Istook's message is a strong one, just wait until the people here it! The people don't like paying taxes- they will love Istook's plans to reduce state income tax and eliminate state sales tax on groceries!

[Cubs]

http://enews.istook.com/uploads/ERNIE_vs_BRAD.pdf
Which candidate do you think truely stands for Oklahoma when you look at the issues?

[rwarn17588]

{crickets chirping)

Istook had better have a strong message. The latest poll has him losing by a 2-to-1 margin statewide.

Anytime you're trailing by 30 points in the polls, you're in big trouble no matter which way you slice it.

And, Cubs, hasn't the state income tax rate already been reduced twice on Henry's watch? Isn't Istook advocating something that's already been done by his opponent?

[Cubs]

quote: And, Cubs, hasn't the state income tax rate already been reduced twice on Henry's watch? Isn't Istook advocating something that's already been done by his opponent?

Yes the state income tax has been reduced, but that doesn't mean it cannot be reduced more. And, don't even try to thank Henry for the reduction in taxes- that was the Republicans led by none other than Lt. Governor candidate Todd Hiett.

[papaspot]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

{crickets chirping)

Istook had better have a strong message. The latest poll has him losing by a 2-to-1 margin statewide.

Anytime you're trailing by 30 points in the polls, you're in big trouble no matter which way you slice it.

And, Cubs, hasn't the state income tax rate already been reduced twice on Henry's watch? Isn't Istook advocating something that's already been done by his opponent?

I think Istook is WAY too right wing even for Oklahoma. His support is pretty much limited to right wing extremists.

[rwarn17588]

<Cubs wrote:

Yes the state income tax has been reduced, but that doesn't mean it cannot be reduced more. And, don't even try to thank Henry for the reduction in taxes- that was the Republicans led by none other than Lt. Governor candidate Todd Hiett.

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Get it right. The Democratic leadership asked for a smaller tax cut but with a larger standard deduction that would have saved Oklahomans even more money than the GOP's plan. Portions of the plan were so good, Hiett stole them and took credit for them -- which p*ssed off a lot of lawmakers.

So, the Democrats showed the way more on those tax cuts you love so much.