Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Oklahoma . . . The Lesbian State?
The GOP is running a deranged maniac for Oklahoma's Senate seat. Tom Coburn says weird shit whenever he opens his mouth, but his oddest statement has to be his recent claim that "lesbianism is so rampant in some of the schools in southeast Oklahoma that they'll only let one girl go to the bathroom."
A school superintendent from SE Oklahoma has gone on record being amused by that, remarking that Coburn "knows something I don't know. We have not identified anything like that. We have not had to deal with any issues on that subject - ever."
Part of the risk of being so established in states, as the GOP is in OK, is taking your advantage for granted. The Republicans have gone and nominated a maniac for the Senate race, while the Democrats have nominated the highly electable Brad Carson. Carson is running ahead in most polls because he's popular (face it folks, he's not particularly liberal) and because his opponent is clearly unhinged. OK is looking like a nice pickup opportunity for the Democrats.
The GOP is running a deranged maniac for Oklahoma's Senate seat. Tom Coburn says weird shit whenever he opens his mouth, but his oddest statement has to be his recent claim that "lesbianism is so rampant in some of the schools in southeast Oklahoma that they'll only let one girl go to the bathroom."
A school superintendent from SE Oklahoma has gone on record being amused by that, remarking that Coburn "knows something I don't know. We have not identified anything like that. We have not had to deal with any issues on that subject - ever."
Part of the risk of being so established in states, as the GOP is in OK, is taking your advantage for granted. The Republicans have gone and nominated a maniac for the Senate race, while the Democrats have nominated the highly electable Brad Carson. Carson is running ahead in most polls because he's popular (face it folks, he's not particularly liberal) and because his opponent is clearly unhinged. OK is looking like a nice pickup opportunity for the Democrats.
