Oklahoma Republicans Ready to Blame the Recession on ‘Debauchery’

[meegbear]

Jonathan Turley points to a resolution introduced by State Rep. Sally Kern (R) in Oklahoma, into a state legislature that flipped to the Republicans in 2008 and has become a petri dish for wingnuttery.

The “Oklahoma Citizen’s Proclamation for Morality” includes this language about the Democrats and the president:

WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis; and

WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery; and

WHEREAS, alarmed that the Government of the United States of America is forsaking the rich Christian heritage upon which this nation was built; and

WHEREAS, grieved that the Office of the president of these United States has refused to uphold the long held tradition of past presidents in giving recognition to our National Day of Prayer; and

WHEREAS, deeply disturbed that the Office of the president of these United States disregards the biblical admonitions to live clean and pure lives by proclaiming an entire month to an immoral behavior;

http://washingtonindependent.com/49173/oklahoma-republicans-ready-to-blame-the-recession-on-debauchery#more-49173

[tridim]

1. Legitimizing RW crazy talk is just as easy as adding "WHEREAS" to the beginning.

That's hugh!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. I misread it as douchbaggery and agreed for just a split second. nt.

[SIMPLYB1980]

5. LOL!

[AlinPA]

3. This is what we will get in the US Congress if the republicans regain their power-

theocracy. Oklahoma leads the way.

[AlinPA]

6. pls delete, reply to wrong post

[ipfilter]

8. It's tough living here.

While the rest of the country is trying to cast off right wing nuttery, Oklahoma is embracing it.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Not representative of the people living in Okalahoma.

I'm talking of the Native people who follow their own spirituality. Knowing how Christianity was shoved down their throats and used as an excuse to try and destroy their culture, this kind of fertilizer has to be doubly galling.

[AlinPA]

11. My sympathy to the Oklahoma Natives and other decent thinking people of Oklahoma.

[okieinpain]

7. I live in oklahoma and it's really sad to have to put up with this shit.

I like living here because there isn't much traffic and there is room to grow, but man these old people with the religion deal are really tiresome.

[Ganja Ninja]

9. It's too bad we can't all be as chaste and pure as the Republicans.

:crazy: :smoke:

[Gman2]

10. Question: Whereass? Right there.

[AndyA]

12. This is mostly reflective of RURAL Oklahoma.

In the metro areas, not so much. Most people in Tulsa think Kern is a total wack job, a nutty sister to Tom Coburn.

Oklahoma is changing, slowly, but we still have a lot of rural rednecks who don't know how to think for themselves, and can't see that supporting these idiots and their ideas ultimately is harmful to their families and their future.

[ipfilter]

13. We have a very long way to go.

The 2010 gubernatorial election scares me.

[AndyA]

14. Yep, although Edmondson is pretty well liked, and I think he'll be a good governor.

Henry (D) has been so much better than Keating (R) it's not even funny.

I keep hearing that Kathy Taylor (D-Tulsa Mayor) might be doing something as well, she announced she isn't running for re-election, so something is in the works.

[ipfilter]

15. Mary Fallin is the one who scares me.

[yesphan]

17. Brrrrrrrr

Yes, if she becomes Governor, we're screwn !

[AndyA]

20. Agreed. Wack job deluxe. n/m

[yesphan]

16. Not really rural

Her congressional district (84) is western OKC. More like suburbia.
Anyway, she is a great embarrassment even though she doesn't represent me.

How Oklahoma has changed. We used to have the highest number of socialist party
representatives in the nation. It's been 80 years ago though.

[KatyaR]

18. There's pockets of wack-jobness in the metro areas, as well.

Take Bill Graves, who was the State Representative for District 84 before Kern (the Bethany suburb, home to a lot of fundy wingnuts). He is just as crazy as Kern. I remember seeing an interview where public officials were asked various questions, including one about pre-K education. Graves went on record as saying that he didn't believe in pre-K education because children under the age of 4 were in danger of having their eyesight damaged by going to school at such an early age. We couldn't believe the stupidity.

Unfortunately for us, he's now a district judge. Kern beat his wife in the election for his old seat.

http://www.gossip-boy.com/8_Bill_Graves.html

(I do believe that the bit about the film industry in Oklahoma has been changed somewhat since then. We've had a few films come to Oklahoma lately to shoot, including a couple this summer.)

On edit: Oh yeah, and he thinks women who breastfeed in public should be arrested and prosecuted as sex offenders.

[AndyA]

19. We have film crews in Tulsa right now.

The film is set in 1953 Ft. Worth, TX.

[Z_I_Peevey]

21. Pockets? OKC is one big pocket of wingnuttery

thanks to so many years of Gaylord/Daily Disappointment brainwashing.

The Democratic Party in this state is in sick, sad shape. We need some national attention and some fresh faces. We need to clean house.

Besides Edmondson, Askins and Taylor, who else is there?

[TheWraith]

22. I can't believe that we allow these people to vote. nt

[depakid]

23. Wouldn't it be something if the people who wrote and apparently believe this stuff

actually practiced the lessons from the Gospels?

How'd you like to see, instead of the 10 Commandments- the Sermon on the Mount being nailed on courthouse doors?