Boren and Free Sling Mud Like Crazy
While the Republican candidates for the US Senate race in Oklahoma pound each other over the head with negative ads (except Coburn) the Democrat candidates for the Congressional seat from Eastern Oklahoma are slinging mud like crazy also. Dan Boren and Kalyn Free have engaged in a bitterly negative back and forth battle of ads that leave the citizens confused about who is for what and who's lying the most.
I don't vote for anyone that's cozy with the NRA so when I heard that Boren was endorsed by the NRA I thought Free had a point. But then Free comes out with an ad that touts her membership in the NRA. Okay, no points here. Then I hear that Boren voted with the lowlife cockfighters in votes in the Oklahoma Legislature this year. Okay, can't vote for any twit that's cozy with chicken fighters. Then I see a Free ad that accuses Boren of being in favor of moving jobs to Mexico. I'm not voting for any candidate that is anti-free trade and uses outsourcing as a red herring to pander to people that don't understand economics. Best thing to do in this race is just skip over it on the ballot. Neither one of them deserves a vote.
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Election for US Senate Heats Up
The Oklahoma State Chamber is focusing on getting pro-business candidates elected this year and employers are funding the effort under the rubric of the "Prosperity Project". To see what they are up to take a look at their website. One of the leaders of the effort is Paula Marshall Chapman, CEO of Bama Pie in Tulsa. I drove by her mansion the other day and noticed she had Kirk Humphreys signs in her yard. I see a lot of Humphreys signs on the public rights of way and on highways but Tom Coburn signs predominate in private yards in my neighborhood. Haven't seen any Bob Anthony signs in yards yet.
I did catch part of the TV debate between the Republican candidates for US Senate and was most impressed by the candidate I had never heard of before - Jay Richard Hunt. Kirk had the best tan. Anthony had trouble speaking. Kirk, Tom and Bob all tried to outdo each other in pandering to the religious right by bashing gays. If you missed it KFOR-TV's Kelly Ogle had this "incisive" analysis of the debate.
The Oklahoma State Chamber is focusing on getting pro-business candidates elected this year and employers are funding the effort under the rubric of the "Prosperity Project". To see what they are up to take a look at their website. One of the leaders of the effort is Paula Marshall Chapman, CEO of Bama Pie in Tulsa. I drove by her mansion the other day and noticed she had Kirk Humphreys signs in her yard. I see a lot of Humphreys signs on the public rights of way and on highways but Tom Coburn signs predominate in private yards in my neighborhood. Haven't seen any Bob Anthony signs in yards yet.
I did catch part of the TV debate between the Republican candidates for US Senate and was most impressed by the candidate I had never heard of before - Jay Richard Hunt. Kirk had the best tan. Anthony had trouble speaking. Kirk, Tom and Bob all tried to outdo each other in pandering to the religious right by bashing gays. If you missed it KFOR-TV's Kelly Ogle had this "incisive" analysis of the debate.