WE WON (continued)

In other words....The cheerleader said no and kept her virtue. (See my post titled "If You Really Love me, You'd Say Yes" for explanation).

We did it folks, by a margin of 47% to 53% the nos carried the day. I also heard most of the areas where the yes won, the vote was closer than they thought. Here aw my thoughts.

The No votes were outspent at least 10-1. Not even the slick advertising, half truths (I'll not call them liars), the theft of signs (I'll call them thieves), a one sided daily paper and a war chest of several million were able to sway enough people to swallow the poison tax pill.

I believe we can have a River development plan (in fact, private development will happen without tax dollars) if Chairman Miller will try something new that is listen to the people and not her Special Interest buddies. Randi, if you want to stay in office, you'd better listen more and follow the GOBs a lot less. Honestly, I'm not betting on it. I've never seen a County Commissioner that is so bent on getting people to "like" her. Oh that she would have shown this concern to those that vote her in and (hopefully) vote her out of office.

This proves grassroots movements can and do work. I'll be honest, I thought we'd end up paying a higher tax, but I am happy to admit I was WRONG, 100% WRONG. Now, let's not lose our steam. Word is, come spring, KIT will be introducing a Roads tax. We need to stay focused and be as discerning with that proposition as we were with the River tax. I can see myself paying a tax for roads, but she'll have a hard sell with me after spending millions of dollars moving City Hall.

Slick wording on the ballot didn't work. The elites must have thought we were stupid. The ballot was for developing the river, sort of, it also said "and or" whatever the county wants to spend the money on. Bottom line, we would've handed Chairman Miller and her buddies a blank check.

Again, thank you Tulsa and the surrounding areas for doing the right thing and voting NO.

Addendum: Councilors Perry and Smaligo, you got slapped. That's OK, we all make mistakes. Don't follow in the the footsteps of Chairman MoaMiller. The Tulsa World, Chamber, and other elites do not have to answer to your voters. Listen to the people that put you in office. If you don't, you will find yourselves out of a job. Learn from the River Vote defeat and from now on stand on the principle that got both of you elected.

WE WON!!!!!!

Final vote: 47 Yes 53 No

Counting Down

I did my civic duty and voted on the way home frm work. I don't know how this will go as I heard it's going to be pretty close. I sure hope it fails, but I wouldn't bet on it. If I'm wrong, I don't mind somebody telling me "I told you so" Anyway, nothing to do but wait.

Whatever the outcome I will stll get up and go to work in the morning.

I just heard from WW Richard Roberts will "explain" himself on Larry King Live. If I watch, I'll try and blog about the show.

Well, going to put groceries up.

Vote

Whichever side of the River tax you are on, remember to get out and vote. It's your right and one too many people do not take advantage of.

With that said, if you are against the tax, PLEASE vote. Reports are out this vote will be close so we need every vote we can get. Even now, the pro tax crowd cannot tell us how pumping tax dollars into the river will do all the things they say it will. All smoke and mirrors.

It's your choice.

Update: Another commercial came on making the dire warning we won't get another chance. BULL. If is so good, the private sector will take care of the river.

If You Really Loved Me You'd Say Yes

While watching OU one of those pro tax commercials came on the TV. Of coruse this commercial was different. Gone were the little children begging for my money. Instead, the tag line said "Other cities said yes" "No won't buid up Tulsa" This ploy reminded me of a high school kid trying to score with his girl friend. I could've sworn I saw a football jock with his cheerleader honey in the back seat of his car..."But Honey, if you love me you'll say yes" Anybody with an ounce of life experience knows what the jock really wants. It's the same with our city; the leaders won't respect us any more than the cheerleader's "boyfriend" They will spend our money and when they are done, ask us for more. Are you going to give them more of your money to mismanage?

Tulsa, say no. Have self respect for youself and your family. Tell our County leaders you don't buy their swet talk, fix our roads first. Let the private sector develope the river. Staff and fund our police. and reduce our crime These are things our city should be doning.

Vote NO October 9th.

No Tax, and NO FAIR

No tax and NO FAIR.

Is anybody going to the fair this year? I’m not and I’ll tell you why. I don’t appreciate a certain County leader (Chairman Miller) using strong armed tactics to force a long standing business out of our city so their buddies can have no competition. Furthermore, I don't appreciate said leader (Chairman Miller, hey, Chairman Mao used strong armed tactics, so the name fits for her) thinking she can decide which business stay and which go, as if we are her little playthings. As much as I hate conspiracy theories, KOTV did a revealing story showing the connections between contributions to Randi Miller and the Bell’s eviction. They also showed documentation that Murphy Bros, who runs the Midway at the fair was allowed to sign a sweetheart deal with no competitive bidding whatsoever. I remember Bell’s as a kid and it sickens me my daughter will not be able to spend time there like I did when I was her age. Bottom line, I’m excursing my freedom of choice and not giving the fair my $$$. (Gee, I am able to be pro choice and not kill any babies, talk about cool!)

As for the River tax, I will be voting a resounding NO Tuesday for the simple reason I believe we are overtaxed. Any person who will do the research can see this for themselves. Why should hard working Tulsans pay for the extras for our city when our streets are in such bad shape and our crime is out of control? I can think of better ways our city could spend our money. No right thinking person is against river development but why should the citizens of Tulsa pay for something the private sector should be paying for themselves. And if I hear one more commercial about how it’s for the children, I’ll throw up. I’m voting no for MY child so myself and her when she’s older will not be saddled an unnecessary debt.

One more thing to ponder when you pull that lever, remember, the plans are not fully developed, so think long and hard whether you trust Chairman Miller with what amounts to a blank check. Any doubt? Remember Bells.

Also remember, it’s YOUR money, not the city’s. Only by holding them accountable will we be able to turn this city around and restore it to the great city it is meant to be.