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  • Democrat Chat • Tom Guild Aftermath
    Dear Friends—

    I would like to take this opportunity to update you on our 2012 congressional campaign.

    First, we faced a tsunami at the presidential level in Oklahoma. Regrettably, President Obama received a mere 33.2% of the vote in the Sooner State. It was slightly below the 34.4% he received in 2008 in Oklahoma. That made it tough for all Democrats in the state who were on the ballot. We are pleased that the President received a rousing vote of confidence nationally and the U.S. Supreme Court will not veer off the right side of the road and may actually stabilize and move slightly to the middle and secure women’s rights and take a more compassionate and rational position on issues that are important to us. Despite some confusion in the mind of former Governor Romney, corporations are most definitely NOT people my friends!

    On the positive side of the ledger, we beat the incumbent congressman in the early in-person vote, by a wide margin—9,577 to 6,117! That shows organization and enthusiasm, which we had in abundance, thanks to your help and a great effort by our campaign manager Pam Paul and our many dedicated volunteers. Pam, you definitely ROCK! So do our committed volunteers and donors!

    We received the most votes of any of the five Democratic Candidates running for Congress in Oklahoma in 2012. We received 97,359 votes from intelligent, discerning and/or progressive Oklahomans! We did this in the face of the presidential tsunami in Oklahoma and after being outspent well over 10+ to 1! Our entire campaign was run on about $20 less than $150,000 to date!

    We had the best showing of any Democratic Candidate in the Fifth Congressional District of Oklahoma since the early 1990’s.

    We tip our hats to you! This was never about me or the Democratic Party! This was about you and always will be about you, and our state and country’s well-being!

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

    You are truly the salt of the earth!

    Please feel free to call on me if I can be of assistance to you.

    All the best always,

    Tom Guild, 2012 Democratic Nominee in Oklahoma’s Fifth Congressional District

    http://www.guildforcongress.com/

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  • Democrat Chat • Re: 2NEWS investigates: Tax breaks for sale
    Have to admit I was surprised there was only one location in Oklahoma:

    http://www.floatingsheep.org/2012/11/ma … o.html?m=1 :?

    We are still a federal welfare state:

    http://taxfoundation.org/article/federa … ing-bill-0

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:04 am

  • Democrat Chat • 2NEWS investigates: Tax breaks for sale
    2NEWS investigates: Tax breaks for sale
    http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news … s-for-sale

    When you talk about state tax credits, you’re talking about a lot of money.

    "It’s billions," said state auditor Gary Jones. "It’s literally billions of dollars."

    "That’s the taxpayer’s money that we’re dealing with," said Rep. Earl Sears, R-Oklahoma.

    Money that could be going to Oklahoma roads or schools.

    "…assist Oklahoma in creating economic development and creating jobs," said Sears.

    Instead, it’s going to tax breaks for businesses.

    There are dozens of state tax credits. Some are awarded for expansion, job creation or investments, all with the idea that it has a positive financial impact on the state of Oklahoma.

    But the 2NEWS investigators uncovered tens of millions of dollars of those state tax credits up for sale.

    "There’s almost a market out there for selling tax credits," said Jones.

    It’s happening, and in some cases it’s legal in Oklahoma. Nine of the dozens of state tax credits available can be sold.

    {snip}

    Statistics: Posted by celticraven — Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:27 am

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  • Democrat Chat • Re: Lankford Seeks Permanent Minority Status for GOP
    Gun Sales Shoot Up After President Obama’s Re-Election

    Gun stores across the metro are seeing a rise in gun sales.

    “We sold everything. If I wouldn’t have been nailed down they would have sold me,” said Clay Hoover with Heartland Outdoors.

    It’s not just guns and ammo on the rise. Heartland saw a record number of people sign up for a concealed carry permit.

    “We sold out an entire class in a matter of an hour and a half,”

    Hoover says it is no coincidence this happened a day after President Obama was re-elected.

    “People fear they can’t have something the first thing they’re going to do is go buy something. People remember his comment from a few weeks ago wanting to reinstitute gun bans. ”

    Gun enthusiasts are worried.

    “I’m definitely concerned they’re going to take away my firearms,” said Trevor Hale.

    Hale plans to stock up on ammo while he can.

    “In case there’s a ban on how much we can buy, what we can buy or what we can’t buy.”

    Hoover says sales will probably not slow down any time soon.

    “Barrack Obama has a long history of being anti-gun.”

    He says as long as he is in office…

    “Sales will drive up.”

    One gun brand reported $40 million in sales in just four hours Wednesday morning.

    http://www.okcfox.com/newsroom/top_stor … html?wap=0

    I understand the CDC is developing a new drug that acts like Preparation-H on the amygdala. It will be available for free under Obamacare to cure Severe Conservative Syndrome.

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:38 pm

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  • Democrat Chat • Lankford Seeks Permanent Minority Status for GOP
    With possibly the least qualifications of anyone in Congress, it is fitting that Republicans have a Bible Kamp Kommandant at the tiller.

    James Lankford Makes Bid for Policy Committee Official
    By Daniel Newhauser
    Roll Call Staff
    Nov. 8, 2012, 10:54 a.m.

    Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

    Freshman Rep. James Lankford officially announced his bid to head the Republican Policy Committee today, saying he hopes to bridge the gap between leadership and the rank and file on tough policy issues in the 113th Congress.
    The speculation has long been that he would announce his intention to run after the election, when RPC Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) officially announced he will challenge Conference Vice Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) for the conference chairmanship. With nobody else running for the fifth-ranking GOP leadership slot, Lankford looks to be a shoo-in when leadership elections are held next week.
    In his first interview since the announcement was made, the Oklahoma Republican told Roll Call that he wants to work with leadership to reach consensus within the GOP Conference about legislation before it comes to the floor. He said he has been working behind the scenes since August spreading that message to the Conference.
    “I don’t see this as ‘I’m the policy chair and I’m setting policy.’ … The Speaker determines the direction that we’re going,” he said. “I see this as ‘I’m the facilitator… I stay behind the scenes.’”
    The task is particularly important because the GOP will have a slimmer majority in the House than it did last year. The slew of tax and spending issues, as well as the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, will necessitate buy-in from everyone, he said.
    As a result, he wants to allow Members who, for instance, are not on the Education and the Workforce Committee but who might have good ideas about education policy, to have their say through him.
    “To work with different voices in the Republican Congress,” he said, and “to work with different Members to come up with compromise agreements within our own Conference.”
    Lankford was a director of the largest Christian camp in American before deciding to run for Congress. He was initially on nobody’s radar but impressed leaders by becoming an effective communicator for GOP values and policy. Earlier this year, Roll Call included him on a list of up-and-coming freshmen who might one day aspire to be leaders or chairmen.
    He said politics was never his strong suit, so when he was approached — although he won’t say by whom — to run for a position that would let him focus solely on policy, it was too good to pass up.
    “It’s something my wife had already talked and prayed about,” Lankford said. “We had already determined that this is my passion, this is where I always go back to by default.”
    Lankford is one of three freshmen running for leadership positions. Rep. Martha Roby (Ala.) is running to take over the Conference vice chairmanship from McMorris Rodgers and Rep. Jeff Denham (Calif.) is looking to become Conference secretary.
    Lankford, though, said lack of experience is not a negative. He pointed to McMorris Rodgers and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), who have been in the House for only a few terms but who hold important leadership positions.

    http://www.rollcall.com/news/lankford_m … 899-1.html

    Republicans are essentially in checkmate now. Their only move is to Mitterate to the middle just to get elected. :lol:

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:18 am

  • Democrat Chat • Re: WHY SEN INHOFE OPPOSES SOLAR POWER
    Wonkadelica wrote:
    New Zealand just gave personhood status to a river!

    Stick that where the sun don’t shine, boys.

    http://www.treehugger.com/environmental … erson.html. :mrgreen:

    About time.

    Statistics: Posted by Teucer — Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:58 am

  • Democrat Chat • Re: WHY SEN INHOFE OPPOSES SOLAR POWER
    The typical type of stuff the senator would oppose.

    Statistics: Posted by Teucer — Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:53 am

  • Democrat Chat • Re: CEO to Workers: I May Fire You if Obama Wins
    David Siegel Hasn’t Fired Anyone Yet
    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/david-sie … e-yet.html

    David Siegel was one of those bosses who told their employees to vote for Mitt Romney in the presidential election. Siegel, 77, is the owner of a private time-share company, Westgate Resorts, in Orlando and says he employs some 7,000 people. “I wanted to let my employees know what will come if they make the wrong choice. They need to worry if Obama gets reelected,” he told me in an Oct. 10 interview. He also said he might have to lay off some of them, maybe he might even retire. So now what?

    Siegel and his wife Jackie are also owners of what could be the biggest home in America (it’s still under construction.) Their story has been very publicly chronicled, in the documentary The Queen of Versailles, as well as in a story I wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek in March. When Siegel and I spoke Wednesday afternoon, he was initially, and uncharacteristically, reticent. Then he started talking. Here are edited excerpts from our conversation.

    {snip}

    Statistics: Posted by celticraven — Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:44 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    Why weren’t they concerned about this before the election?

    Simple, fear of political retaliation. They no longer have any useful allies. :evil:

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:15 pm

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  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    avoter wrote:
    From the Tulsa World:

    Schools fear loss of millions in property taxes

    By KEN MILLER Associated Press
    Published: 11/7/2012 4:07 PM
    Last Modified: 11/7/2012 4:07 PM

    OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma public school official said Wednesday that districts in the state face the loss of millions of dollars following the approval of two measures that would reduce property taxes.

    One of the measures approved by voters Tuesday reduces the maximum increase on annual property valuations from 5 percent to 3 percent and the other exempts intangible property, such as copyrights, from property taxes.

    "I don’t think it’s a fear, I think it’s a reality because schools are funded largely by property taxes. When the property taxes are reduced there are fewer dollars," said Oklahoma State School Boards Association Director Jeff Mills.

    Why weren’t they concerned about this before the election?

    Statistics: Posted by Teucer — Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:54 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    Anything that happens in Oklahoma, thank or blame the RepUGLYcans.

    First, blame them for redrawing the districts.

    Compare state senate districts maps:
    2000 Census: http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/pdfs/senate.pdf
    2010 Census: http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/maps/pdfs/senate.pdf

    Little Cherokee County is so heavily Democratic, it was gerrymandered into three separate state senate districts!

    Statistics: Posted by Teucer — Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:26 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    I think it’s very interesting that Adair County was the only county in the state to vote against SQ 759 (affirmative action).

    76 of 77 counties OK Okla. affirmative action ban
    http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news … action-ban

    Voters in all but one of Oklahoma’s 77 counties approved a constitutional amendment that wipes out affirmative action in state government hiring, education and contracting practices.

    Complete but unofficial returns from Tuesday show that Adair County in eastern Oklahoma was the only county to oppose the measure. And the amendment narrowly failed in Adair County, where the measure lost by just 53 votes.

    The remainder of the state overwhelmingly backed the ban, with the most enthusiastic support coming from Canadian, Kingfisher and Major counties.

    The GOP-controlled Legislature voted in 2011 to send the proposal to a vote of the people. It did so over the objection of Democrats who maintained it was designed only to stoke racial tensions and drive conservative voters to the polls.

    Statistics: Posted by celticraven — Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:43 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2016
    Lol. Thanks for the pickup Wonkie.

    It occurred to me last night, during the reverlry, that I might have succumbed yet again to my propensity to confuse Deval Patrick and former New York governor David Patterson. I guess my head only has one slot for "Northeastern African American Governor with the initials D. P.". I was hoping to get back and edit the post before someone noticed. :(

    I’ll go back and fix that part.

    Statistics: Posted by Mule Skinner — Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:59 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    Democrats are dead in Oklahoma. Might as well move out. :cry:

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:26 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    From the Tulsa World:

    Schools fear loss of millions in property taxes

    By KEN MILLER Associated Press
    Published: 11/7/2012 4:07 PM
    Last Modified: 11/7/2012 4:07 PM

    OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma public school official said Wednesday that districts in the state face the loss of millions of dollars following the approval of two measures that would reduce property taxes.

    One of the measures approved by voters Tuesday reduces the maximum increase on annual property valuations from 5 percent to 3 percent and the other exempts intangible property, such as copyrights, from property taxes.

    "I don’t think it’s a fear, I think it’s a reality because schools are funded largely by property taxes. When the property taxes are reduced there are fewer dollars," said Oklahoma State School Boards Association Director Jeff Mills.

    "They (schools) cut programs, they cut staff, they cut their expenses. That’s all they can do," Mills said.

    He estimated the annual reduction in funding at around $55 million for public schools, including vocational-technical schools.

    Supporters said limiting property-value increases will benefit the elderly and those on fixed incomes, while exempting intangible property will attract businesses to the state.

    Norman Public Schools Superintendent Joe Siano said his district faces a $600,000 loss next year due to the exemption on intangible property. He said communities need to hold legislators accountable and get them to explain how they plan to make up for the revenue lost by schools.

    Also approved was a measure to remove the governor from the parole process for nonviolent offenders, a plan that supporters say would make the probation and parole system more efficient.

    Republican Gov. Mary Fallin initially supported the plan, State Question 762, but reversed her position after concerns from district attorneys who wanted the additional level of oversight.

    "Gov. Fallin has always supported and continues to support removing the governor from the parole process for criminals with no history of violence," Fallin spokesman Alex Weintz said in a statement. "She opposed SQ 762, however, because it defined ‘non-violent offenders’ as those not currently serving an offense for a violent crime, without mandating that previous crimes or histories of violence be taken into account."

    Another ballot item that was approved eliminates affirmative action programs in state government, a change that supporters said would have a minimal impact, mainly on some scholarships that target women or minorities.

    The impact of that amendment is still being studied, according to Gary Shutt, a spokesman for Oklahoma State University, which administers scholarships such as the National Hispanic Scholars program.

    "We are in the process of doing a comprehensive review to ensure that we are in compliance with the terms of the amendment," Shutt said.

    Voters also passed measures changing the way the state Department of Human Services is governed and allowing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to issue bonds.

    By KEN MILLER Associated Press

    Statistics: Posted by avoter — Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:13 pm

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  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    Interesting that our State Superintendent of Schools didn’t even feign opposition to state questions 758 and 766, the passage of which will further reduce ad valorem tax income and negatively impact funding for our public schools. I heard on KGOU (NPR) the other day that the State School Boards Association took no position on question 758 (limiting ad valorem tax increases to 3% per year). OSSBA merely notified its members that they need to prepare for further reductions in funding. Makes you wonder…

    Statistics: Posted by avoter — Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:45 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Obama Wins 8 of 10 Wealthiest Counties in US
    I thought this was very interesting considering Obama has been painted by the GOP as a Socialist who wants to take from the rich and give to the poor.

    Obama Wins 8 of 10 Wealthiest Counties in US
    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-win … 37437.html

    In an election that often focused on debates about class warfare, President Barack Obama was favored over multimillionaire businessman Mitt Romney in eight of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties.

    And his margin of victory in all eight counties was greater than that of the national vote, in which Obama was leading by 50 percent to 48 percent with 97 percent of precincts reporting.

    {snip}

    Statistics: Posted by celticraven — Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:51 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: GOP, RIP
    AND EVEN THOW MARK-WAYNE MULLEN’S GONNA TAKE DAN BOREN’S PLACE- HE CAIN’T BE NO WORST.
    CAUSE ITS WAY PAST THEM REPUGLYCANS TIME 2 SHINE. CALL HIM= MOON-WANE MULLEN!!

    MITCH

    Statistics: Posted by Mitch™ — Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:39 am

  • Democrat Chat • GOP, RIP
    Well, it’s over. Guam did it again. GOP, RIP. Romney self-deported his party. They lost on every issue. The national Republican Party as we know it is finished. Demographics are more powerful than unlimited money. :mrgreen:

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:31 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2016
    Deval Patrick is not blind. He comes from South Chicago and Harvard Law, so may be too much like Obama. I expect an enourmous push for a woman. Hilary is still the most likely.

    Guam is a day ahead and went for Obama by 73% in their straw poll. They have predicted the POTUS vote correctly since 1984.

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:24 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2016
    Of those:
    1 & 2) They will both be way old by 2016. I’m talking older than McCain. In a perfect world, that probably shouldn’t disqualify them, but it would be an issue.

    3) Never heard of the guy.

    4) His thick NY accent just will not go over well with voters outside of the Northeast. He shouldn’t bother.

    5) Possible

    6) Very possible. He might even have a prayer of winning Oklahoma. He’d have a lot of trouble winning a Dem primary though.

    7) A black man in the White House? Perhaps. A blind black man in the White House? Common folks..

    8) I heard some folks talking her up today. This is one I find intriguing. Personally, I think she actually may be too attractive though. I think men have trouble taking a woman that attractive seriously. (Yes, I think that little of my gender). The years will eventually fix that "problem", like they did with Hillary Clinton, but I don’t know if 4 will be enough in her case. I really like her politics, so its worth a shot.

    9) I don’t like him personally, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t be a good candidate. It would be nice to lock down the Hispanic Vote another cycle. That may be enough to get them thinking of us as their party for good.

    10) I love, love, love Corey. I’d worry about a POTUS though who’d have to be physically restrained from picking up an M16 and going on patrol himself every time he visits the troops. :D

    Statistics: Posted by Mule Skinner — Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:27 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2016
    I know we’re not even through this election yet but I thought this was an interesting list of contenders. I’d really like to see a Clinton/Gillibrand ticket.

    Top 10 Democratic Presidential Contenders for 2016
    http://news.yahoo.com/top-10-democratic … itics.html

    While waiting for Election Day results, here’s a reminder that 2016 is only four years away. A list of 10 Democrats who could be top presidential contenders next cycle.

    {snip}

    Statistics: Posted by celticraven — Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:45 pm

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  • Democrat Chat • Re: Presidential electoral maps and election outcomes, 1972-
    The Socialist Party was big here 100 years ago, but it all went south with the Green Corn Rebellion when economically abused tennant farmers refused to be cannon fodder in WWI:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Corn_Rebellion

    That is also why Woody Guthrie was never accepted in Oklahoma.

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:15 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: Presidential electoral maps and election outcomes, 1972-
    Well Sharon, the last time Oklahoma awarded its electoral college votes to a Democrat, it was 1964 (LBJ’s landslide). That was the first time since 1948 (Truman). So essentially this state has been a fairly reliable Republican POTUS vote for half a century.

    In 2008, not a single county in Oklahoma voted for Obama.

    So no, outside of primaries you will almost never see a POTUS candidate in Oklahoma.

    Statistics: Posted by Mule Skinner — Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:40 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Montana ‘Social Welfare’ Dark Money Tied to Oklahoma
    The donors wrote notes on their checks like "Go get ‘em!" or "Stop Obama." They scrawled in names of candidates for office in Montana and Colorado, or simply "oil & gas."

    But unlike donors to political committees, the names of those who gave to Western Tradition Partnership, or WTP, were never supposed to be made public.

    That changed Friday after a Montana district court judge released the social welfare nonprofit’s bank records at the request of Frontline and ProPublica, saying citizens had a right to know.

    It was the first time that a court has ordered a modern dark money group’s donors to be made public, firing a warning shot to similar organizations engaged in politics.

    …

    The biggest individual donor to WTP was Norman Asbjornson, a Montana native who gave $50,000 to WTP in August 2008. AAON Inc., Asbjornson’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning manufacturing company in Tulsa, Okla., gave $20,000 to ATP in October 2010. (The donation from Asbjornson was made public in a story by the Center for Public Integrity last week.)

    Asbjornson couldn’t be reached for comment Sunday. He has said he believes taxes inhibit growth and has given more than $160,000 in federal races since 2008, including more than $65,000 to the Republican National Committee, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

    http://www.propublica.org/article/dark- … s-revealed

    :shock:

    Tax cuts for social welfare. George Orwell would be proud.

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:01 pm

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  • Democrat Chat • Re: Presidential electoral maps and election outcomes, 1972-
    For the current electoral college forecast map go to http://www.electoral-vote.com/. Today President Obama leads by 294-220.

    For the current map that excludes all Rasmussen (Republican Sponsored) polling, look for the Rasmussen-free Maps link on the left side of the page. Today President Obama leads 303-220. The Rasmussen polls are heavily skewed Republican because of their very sloppy polling techniques.

    Statistics: Posted by WalkerLane — Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:35 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: Presidential electoral maps and election outcomes, 1972-
    Nice display….so Oklahoma has been a red state for quite awhile…Do the Democrats campaign here? I voted Obama/Biden. I am a transplant from the Northwest. It sure is different here in Oklahoma… ;)

    Statistics: Posted by sharon — Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:02 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Presidential electoral maps and election outcomes, 1972-2008
    Presidential electoral maps and election outcomes, 1972-2008
    http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/ … on_ou.html

    Graphic takes a look back at the Electoral College results and the outcome of the popular vote for the U.S. presidency during the past 40 years. The 2012 vote will take place Tuesday.

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    Statistics: Posted by celticraven — Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:47 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    Be careful what you wish for …

    My wish is not for Romney to ever be elected or even for Gov. Fallin to leave. I wish for Mary’s liberation, including from her party’s script writer. It will be a test of her humanity.

    Statistics: Posted by Teucer — Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:17 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    Brazil or bust!

    She could be Mitten’s scarytary of ‘splainin’ stuff. But then we would be stuck with Todd Lamb for two years! Be careful what you wish for … :roll:

    Statistics: Posted by Wonkadelica — Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:29 pm

  • Democrat Chat • Re: State Questions
    SQ 766 is a corporatist’s dream come true – a tax avoidance scheme that would make Mitt Romney proud.

    The proposal would provide huge tax cuts to major business interests – think utilities, telecommunications companies, airlines and railroads – by exempting intangible property, including stocks, bonds and investments, from their net worth.

    It would cost local governments an estimated $50 million annually – 60% of which goes to schools and roads, among other vital services.

    Recommendation: No.

    BUT— BUT— BUT— IN HER PRO-766 TV AD= MARY FOULIN DIDNT SAY NOTHING BOUT NO STOCKS OR BONDS— OR INVESTMENTS??? OR HOW SQ 766 IS GONNA HURT THE SCHOOLS. SHE SAID WE’S THE ENVY OF THE WORLED!!

    FACT CHECK= THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FLEEING OKLAHOMA IN DROVES.

    MITCH

    Big jump in young adults moving out of state

    By HOPE YEN Associated Press
    Published: 10/25/2012 5:54 AM
    Last Modified: 10/25/2012 5:54 AM

    WASHINGTON — Their lives on hold for years, young adults are now making big moves in the fledgling economic recovery, leaving college towns or parents’ homes and heading out of state at the highest rate since the height of the housing boom.

    New census data released Thursday offer a detailed look at U.S. migration as mobility begins to revive after sliding to a record low last year.

    The latest numbers show that young adults 25-29 are the primary out-of-state movers; they had the biggest gain in 13 years as they struck out on their own to test the job market in urban, high-tech meccas such as Washington, D.C.; Denver; Portland, Ore.; Seattle; and Austin, Texas.

    Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=13&articleid=20121025_13_0_WASHIN544681

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    THE ONE FAVERABLE PROSPECK OF A ROMNEY PRESIDENCY= HE MITE GIVE MARY A JOB OUT OF STATE.

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