Saturday, September 11, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Full Steam Ahead: Fallin to Embark on Historic Western Oklahoma Whistle Stop Tour
Oklahoma became the 46th State of the Union on November 17, 1907, which means we celebrated our Centennial less than two short years ago. Now we have an historic race for Governor between two women vying to become the first woman Governor of Oklahoma. Mary Fallin we believe has has more credentials to become Governor than any candidate for Governor in recent years. Serving as a pro-active Lt Governor for 12 years along with her four years in Congress has given Mary the background she needs to become the first Woman Governor of Oklahoma.
Without Mary Fallin and her many supporters we wouldn't have Right to Work in Oklahoma. Many of us remember when she took to the podium of the OK Senate in order to get the issue on the ballot. Democrats turned off the power and did everything they could to stop her but she didn't quit, the issue made the ballot, and we became a Right to Work state.
What has Jari Askins done as Lt Governor? Not sure most people of the state even knows who she is or what she is doing to promote Oklahoma. Mary traveled the Country promoting Oklahoma bringing in business and jobs to our state as Lt Governor. Askins? Who knows what she is doing most of the time.
Mary comes from rural Oklahoma and understands what it means in small towns to have a Governor who will listen and visit their communities. She is now bringing her campaign to rural Western Oklahoma via the train:
The first Governor of Oklahoma, Charles Nathaniel Haskell, came from Ohio and took office on November 16, 1907. Since those days we have had 24 more Governors including one Democrat impeached within his first year in 1923.
We have had three Republican Governors with Henry Bellman, the first Republican elected serving from 1963-1967 and elected again to serve from 1987-1991, Dewey Bartlett was in office from 1967-1971, and Frank Keating served two terms from 1995-2003 with Mary as his Lt Governor.
After the last eight years of Democrat Brad Henry as Governor who supports Obama and is now looking for more handouts from the Federal Government, it is time to elect a Conservative Republican to the Governor's Office who understands those handouts Henry wants are OUR tax dollars.
All we have heard since moving to Oklahoma in January 1997 is how bad our roads and bridges are. How did they get that bad? Through years and years of Democrat dominance of the Oklahoma Government especially legislature by the Democrats neglecting infrastructure. Now the OK Democrats led by Brad Henry and Jari Askins want the Federal Government to bail us out after Obama announced another infrastructure 'handout' this week which will add to the federal deficit. Like typical Democrats they act like the Federal dollars grow on trees instead of coming out of our pockets. When looking for money, how about starting with our bloated State Government to find the dollars first? What has been done with money that comes to Oklahoma every year for roads and bridges from the Federal Government? Obviously a lot has been spent on other things or our bridges would not be in such sad shape and roads going down to gravel in some places. Where has the money gone?
In 2008, Republicans for the first time in history controlled both Houses of the Legislature in Oklahoma. With the election of Mary Fallin to be Governor, Oklahoma will not only have its first female Governor but for the first time in history Republicans will be in charge of the Governor's Mansion and the Legislature at the same time. Henry has had out the veto pen this year on bills that came to his desk so we will see a new era dawn in January 2011. He even vetoed a bill requiring voters to show identification which we will never understand but it will be on the ballot in November. What is with Democrats like Henry and Askins not wanting identification shown to vote?
We expect to see conservative Government at work starting in January. The Legislature has to stop passing all those bills at the last moment with legislators not having time to read the bills. Let the people of Oklahoma see what is happening with State Government and become confident they are spending our tax dollars wisely. With Mary as Governor, we expect to see major changes in how our State Government does business.
Mary's opponent, Jari Askins, is also an Obama supporter so what makes anyone think she would be different from Brad Henry or Barack Obama who thinks nothing of tax and spend as the way to run Government. Both are nice people but are extremely liberal for this State which is Conservative as witnessed by Presidential elections since LBJ has gone to the Republican. Twice every county in our State has gone for the Republican -- first for Pres Bush in 2004 and last time for John McCain in 2008.
Voters of Oklahoma have a chance to send a message that we want Conservative Government at the Capitol in Oklahoma City open to the people when we elect Mary Fallin as our next Governor and return a Republican controlled legislature to the Capitol.
Without Mary Fallin and her many supporters we wouldn't have Right to Work in Oklahoma. Many of us remember when she took to the podium of the OK Senate in order to get the issue on the ballot. Democrats turned off the power and did everything they could to stop her but she didn't quit, the issue made the ballot, and we became a Right to Work state.
What has Jari Askins done as Lt Governor? Not sure most people of the state even knows who she is or what she is doing to promote Oklahoma. Mary traveled the Country promoting Oklahoma bringing in business and jobs to our state as Lt Governor. Askins? Who knows what she is doing most of the time.
Mary comes from rural Oklahoma and understands what it means in small towns to have a Governor who will listen and visit their communities. She is now bringing her campaign to rural Western Oklahoma via the train:
Full Steam Ahead: Fallin to Embark on Historic Western Oklahoma Whistle Stop TourThis trip by Mary on a train in Western Oklahoma reflects our Western Heritage and is something the people in these towns won't forget. It harkens goes back to the first days of Oklahoma as state when we sent our first representatives to Washington and elected our first Governor and Legislature. Campaigning in those days was by rail as they traveled around Oklahoma. Unlike some Eastern States, Oklahoma has kept their rail system which is vital to our state to move our agriculture products.
September 9, 2010
Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin (photo and bio attached) will be embarking on a historic “whistle stop” train tour of Western Oklahoma on Monday, September 20, taking her message of job creation and fiscal responsibility to six towns during a dawn-to-dusk day of campaigning. Mary will be visiting Thomas, Clinton, Cordell, Hobart, Snyder and Frederick by train, stopping in each town to meet residents and talk about her goals for the state (A detailed itinerary will be released early next week). The train she will be riding can seat over 100 passengers and seats are quickly filling up. A limited number of tickets to ride on the train and participate in this historic event are available and can be requested from the Fallin for Governor campaign by calling 405-778-8900.
Fallin said that Western Oklahoma represents a key area in her campaign for governor, and the whistle stop tour gives her an opportunity to talk in person to as many voters as possible.
“I’m looking forward to spending this exciting day in Western Oklahoma, listening to people there, and talking about my plan to move this state forward,” said Fallin. “When it comes to bringing jobs and prosperity to Oklahoma, we need a governor who will take us full steam ahead!”
The first Governor of Oklahoma, Charles Nathaniel Haskell, came from Ohio and took office on November 16, 1907. Since those days we have had 24 more Governors including one Democrat impeached within his first year in 1923.
We have had three Republican Governors with Henry Bellman, the first Republican elected serving from 1963-1967 and elected again to serve from 1987-1991, Dewey Bartlett was in office from 1967-1971, and Frank Keating served two terms from 1995-2003 with Mary as his Lt Governor.
After the last eight years of Democrat Brad Henry as Governor who supports Obama and is now looking for more handouts from the Federal Government, it is time to elect a Conservative Republican to the Governor's Office who understands those handouts Henry wants are OUR tax dollars.
All we have heard since moving to Oklahoma in January 1997 is how bad our roads and bridges are. How did they get that bad? Through years and years of Democrat dominance of the Oklahoma Government especially legislature by the Democrats neglecting infrastructure. Now the OK Democrats led by Brad Henry and Jari Askins want the Federal Government to bail us out after Obama announced another infrastructure 'handout' this week which will add to the federal deficit. Like typical Democrats they act like the Federal dollars grow on trees instead of coming out of our pockets. When looking for money, how about starting with our bloated State Government to find the dollars first? What has been done with money that comes to Oklahoma every year for roads and bridges from the Federal Government? Obviously a lot has been spent on other things or our bridges would not be in such sad shape and roads going down to gravel in some places. Where has the money gone?
In 2008, Republicans for the first time in history controlled both Houses of the Legislature in Oklahoma. With the election of Mary Fallin to be Governor, Oklahoma will not only have its first female Governor but for the first time in history Republicans will be in charge of the Governor's Mansion and the Legislature at the same time. Henry has had out the veto pen this year on bills that came to his desk so we will see a new era dawn in January 2011. He even vetoed a bill requiring voters to show identification which we will never understand but it will be on the ballot in November. What is with Democrats like Henry and Askins not wanting identification shown to vote?
We expect to see conservative Government at work starting in January. The Legislature has to stop passing all those bills at the last moment with legislators not having time to read the bills. Let the people of Oklahoma see what is happening with State Government and become confident they are spending our tax dollars wisely. With Mary as Governor, we expect to see major changes in how our State Government does business.
Mary's opponent, Jari Askins, is also an Obama supporter so what makes anyone think she would be different from Brad Henry or Barack Obama who thinks nothing of tax and spend as the way to run Government. Both are nice people but are extremely liberal for this State which is Conservative as witnessed by Presidential elections since LBJ has gone to the Republican. Twice every county in our State has gone for the Republican -- first for Pres Bush in 2004 and last time for John McCain in 2008.
Voters of Oklahoma have a chance to send a message that we want Conservative Government at the Capitol in Oklahoma City open to the people when we elect Mary Fallin as our next Governor and return a Republican controlled legislature to the Capitol.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB/Oklahoma) Endorses Mary Fallin For Governor
Cong Mary Fallin has always been a huge supporter of Small Business in Oklahoma and has been touting Oklahoma for years as a state who is very friendly to small business. It is great to see this organization reward Mary for her hard work on behalf of small business in the State of Oklahoma.
***In Case You Missed It***
NFIB/Oklahoma Endorses Mary Fallin for Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY– The state office of the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, has endorsed Mary Fallin in her campaign for governor of Oklahoma.
“Mary Fallin clearly understands the problems facing small business owners, and her commitment to solving them resonates with Oklahoma’s entrepreneurs and family-run companies,” said Benny Vanatta, state director of NFIB/Oklahoma.
“Mary Fallin has demonstrated her leadership as lieutenant governor and, since 2007, as a member of Congress,” Vanatta said. “She has shown our members that she understands the challenges and concerns facing Oklahoma and the state's small businesses.”
“It’s important that we elect a candidate who understands the critical roll small businesses play in Oklahoma’s economy—someone who will make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to lead our state out of this recession and create jobs,” Vanatta said.
“As governor, I will focus like a laser beam on job creation and economic recovery,” Fallin said. “That means helping small businesses, which provide the vast majority of employment opportunities in Oklahoma. It also means standing up to Washington and its job-killing ‘tax and spend’ policies.
“I know Oklahoma has the potential to be one of the best places to do business in the country and in the world,” she said. “But first we need a leader who is going to fight for the kind of pro-business, common-sense reforms that create jobs and spur investment. I’m ready to be that leader, and I’m proud to have the support of the NFIB in my campaign for governor.”
NFIB’s political support is based on the candidate's position and record on small business issues. The endorsement comes from the NFIB/Oklahoma Save America's Free Enterprise Trust, the political action committee for NFIB/Oklahoma’s membership.
Today's endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state's small businesses behind Fallin’s campaign. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to vote. According to NFIB polling data, small business owners and their employees make up 43% of registered voters in America.
NFIB will encourage its 3,111 members in Oklahoma to help turn out the influential small business voting bloc on Election Day.
NFIB/Oklahoma Endorses Mary Fallin for Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY– The state office of the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, has endorsed Mary Fallin in her campaign for governor of Oklahoma.
“Mary Fallin clearly understands the problems facing small business owners, and her commitment to solving them resonates with Oklahoma’s entrepreneurs and family-run companies,” said Benny Vanatta, state director of NFIB/Oklahoma.
“Mary Fallin has demonstrated her leadership as lieutenant governor and, since 2007, as a member of Congress,” Vanatta said. “She has shown our members that she understands the challenges and concerns facing Oklahoma and the state's small businesses.”
“It’s important that we elect a candidate who understands the critical roll small businesses play in Oklahoma’s economy—someone who will make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to lead our state out of this recession and create jobs,” Vanatta said.
“As governor, I will focus like a laser beam on job creation and economic recovery,” Fallin said. “That means helping small businesses, which provide the vast majority of employment opportunities in Oklahoma. It also means standing up to Washington and its job-killing ‘tax and spend’ policies.
“I know Oklahoma has the potential to be one of the best places to do business in the country and in the world,” she said. “But first we need a leader who is going to fight for the kind of pro-business, common-sense reforms that create jobs and spur investment. I’m ready to be that leader, and I’m proud to have the support of the NFIB in my campaign for governor.”
NFIB’s political support is based on the candidate's position and record on small business issues. The endorsement comes from the NFIB/Oklahoma Save America's Free Enterprise Trust, the political action committee for NFIB/Oklahoma’s membership.
Today's endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state's small businesses behind Fallin’s campaign. Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for recruiting friends, family members and acquaintances to vote. According to NFIB polling data, small business owners and their employees make up 43% of registered voters in America.
NFIB will encourage its 3,111 members in Oklahoma to help turn out the influential small business voting bloc on Election Day.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Meet John Kasich for Ohio Governor; Mary Taylor for Lt Governor
Since our family left Ohio in 1981, Ohio has changed dramatically from a state that was growing to a state where taxes have grown along with business and people moving out of the state. With high taxes and insurance, plus lack of jobs, it is time Ohioians gave this Republican duo a chance to govern because the Obamacrat Governor Strickland is only making matters worse with the Obama tax and spend philosophy which has also included some Republicans at the State House in recent years. Time to say NO! to higher taxes.
Ohio started their downhill spiral when Democrat leadership embraced the unions running everything which was a prescription for disaster. Ask the people of Dayton which was a very union town with union high salaries what happens when those auto industry jobs start disappearing. Dayton was home to innovation for years and then the UAW took over. That began the flight of white collar jobs in Ohio to more friendly tax states to be replaced by more and more blue collar workers. NCR moved to the Carolinas because of the tax structure of Ohio and the unions. Ohio needs to pass Right to Work but we have our doubts if the unions would permit it in Ohio.
The best chance to get Ohio moving forward again is to elect the Kasich/Taylor ticket. John Kasich is a former Congressman and the one thing we have always admired is his upbeat attitude which is sorely needed in Ohio. He is also not afraid to make the tough decisions that need to be made and to advance ideas for the good of the people of Ohio. Kasich has always been a listener to someone with good ideas. In fact, you can offer your ideas to Kasich/Taylor at My Idea to Fix Ohio
This new ad from the Kasich/Taylor campaign tells the truth about what is happening in Ohio:
Why did it take so long to elect an accountant to be the auditor? Seems like it would be a prerequisite for the position:
On November 7, 2006, voters made history by electing Mary Taylor the first certified public accountant to serve as Auditor of State and she has provided the type of leadership Ohioans expect from their elected officials. She is making the same decisions in her office that families are making in their homes to reduce spending and become more efficient to help ensure long-term financial stability.
The Columbus Dispatch calls Mary Taylor "intelligent" and "articulate." Her hometown newspaper says, "After more than two years in office, Taylor's record as state auditor is virtually spotless with not even a hint of scandal."Mary Taylor got where she is today because she lives her life much like she governs: by doing the right thing. It's what she learned from her father growing up and it's a lesson he never fails to remind her of every time he sees her.
VOTE for Kasich/Taylor on November 2nd to get
Ohio moving forward again!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Alaska Gov Sean Parnell and Mead Treadwell (Lt Gov candidate) News Conference
Republican Unity in Alaska as Governor and Lt Governor candidates tour the state. We look forward to seeing Gov Parnell elected to a full four-year term as Governor.
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