Toronto, Ontario, Canada drag queen, former Mayoral candidate, and regular politico. Slogan: 100% GREAT LEGS. How can Santa POSSIBLY top THAT shit? I'm TOAST.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Enza "Supermodel" Anderson
Toronto, Ontario, Canada drag queen, former Mayoral candidate, and regular politico. Slogan: 100% GREAT LEGS. How can Santa POSSIBLY top THAT shit? I'm TOAST.
T.O. K.O. O.D.
Dallas Cowboy Terrell Owens really didn't try to commit suicide after all. But, isn't the title for this post pretty kewl?
Sumbody 'bout to git MORE than jock itch. Recall Daddy in da HOUSE!
Just a little while back, right before the public unveiling of the Channels project, Tulsa District 2 County Commissioner and former Mayoral candidate, Randi Miller, aka Missy Mensch, had the UN-fortunate distinction of appearing on her own recognizance right here on Pimp.
T-Whirld reports that she wants a public vote to allow the County to pick TULSA TAXPAYERS' pocket once again for another pie-in-the-river SCAM. Guess what, Missy Mensch? RECALL DADDY IN DA HOUSE!
T-Whirld reports that she wants a public vote to allow the County to pick TULSA TAXPAYERS' pocket once again for another pie-in-the-river SCAM. Guess what, Missy Mensch? RECALL DADDY IN DA HOUSE!
Teenage Mutant Hackers.
Back in July, a story broke on KTUL about some Jenks kid breaking and entering into Jenks Public computers to change grades. Shoulda told the computer science teach FIRST. Maybe ya mighta got an A+, without the FELONY breakin' and enterin', genius. Git it, people?! A+? Oh, never mind. Forget it.
Clothe the homeless.
OK Democrat vets are targeting the Gov for denying campaign T-shirts to homeless vets. Which got me thinking. Suppose you click on the Santa above, donate $20, so I can clothe the homeless with my campaign T-shirts.
Way ta go, KOTV.
The latest much-to-do-about-nothing flap in the crummy town that has EVERYBODY riled up is the case of a local TV station, KOTV, sending in one of their wise guys into a couple of high schools, BTW and Rogers, to check on their security, in the wake of the Colorado school shooting.
It seems they caught a bunch of underaged students and a wide-eyed administrator on camera, before security detained the wise guy. KOTV, dudes, EVERYBODY in the entertainment business KNOWS to always have the STANDARD PERFORMER'S RELEASE handy.
Meanwhile, over at TulsaTime, they are calling for Lori's arrest. I think THAT would be a whole lotta fun. The CRIME reporter gettin' busted. Trespassing, aiding and abetting, excetra excetra.
Imagine if Santa barged into BTW, unannounced. Ya think his FAT ass would be in clink faster than a Santa Task Force Krispy Kreme run?
It seems they caught a bunch of underaged students and a wide-eyed administrator on camera, before security detained the wise guy. KOTV, dudes, EVERYBODY in the entertainment business KNOWS to always have the STANDARD PERFORMER'S RELEASE handy.
Meanwhile, over at TulsaTime, they are calling for Lori's arrest. I think THAT would be a whole lotta fun. The CRIME reporter gettin' busted. Trespassing, aiding and abetting, excetra excetra.
Imagine if Santa barged into BTW, unannounced. Ya think his FAT ass would be in clink faster than a Santa Task Force Krispy Kreme run?
Friday, September 29, 2006
Crime Inc.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, a MAJOR misnomer, if there was ever one, reports ALL beds in its system will be FULL in the coming months. This is probably a good time to engage in some delinquent activites of the juvenile persuasion. I am not saying one should go out of their way to break the law, unless, of course, you are running for public office. In which case, you are more than welcome to break the law, AT WILL, planting illegal signs on the side of the roadway in Tulsa, courtesy of City Chief Prosecutor Bob Garner.
Anyways, I digress. Back to the problem at hand, overcrowded jails and prisons. Ask yourself this question: Are we putting criminals in prisons so that they can be CORRECTED to never again do no harm or are we putting them in because we want VENGENCE?
Anyways, I digress. Back to the problem at hand, overcrowded jails and prisons. Ask yourself this question: Are we putting criminals in prisons so that they can be CORRECTED to never again do no harm or are we putting them in because we want VENGENCE?
Mommy blinks. Cops get raise.
Well, the cops voted to accept Mommy's latest offer of 8 percent raise Wednesday night. This after several weeks of saber rattling on BOTH sides. Mommy playin' games, hedgin' bets, and, the cops vowing to bring on a bruising, highly public campaign to preceed a general election to call the tiebreaker. Why do I get the sinking feeling you, me, and TULSA TAXPAYERS would have been caught in the middle AGAIN?
This whole public ordeal of cop raise goes back to the continued long line of Mayors who play games with PUBLIC SAFETY, hedging bets bucking for higher office, and generally REFUSING to do their jobs, making the tough calls. Jimbo, Savage Sue, Big Bad Fortune Cookie, and, now Mommy Warbucks.
Bill was just a nice guy trying to please EVERYBODY, and in the end, totally PISSING EVERYBODY off. Mommy started life an insecure blonde in a short, skinny package, trying mightily to make sure people take her seriously. She uses her millions as an convenient shield. In the case of the cop raise, she didn't want to be seen as a pushover, trying to look tough. Which only PISSED off a whole lotta people for ALL the wrong reasons.
If yer gonna piss people off, might as well do yer JOB in the process.
Ok, suppose if she had done her JOB, from the beginning. She assigns a wise guy to work the situation. Everybody looks at the numbers. Wise guys from both sides happen to meet in the john. By the time everybody zips, DEAL. We can forgo the hand shaking. PROBLEM SOLVED, without the public laundry day. Ok, maybe at the news conference, SUMBODY gets pissed off. So what? One dude outta THOUSANDS. Instead, Mommy plays games, hedges bets, and pisses off THOUSANDS. Good goin', Mommy.
WHEN WILL IT ALL END, PEOPLE? Vote YES on SQ733, alcohol sales on election days, on 7 November. I need a drink.
This whole public ordeal of cop raise goes back to the continued long line of Mayors who play games with PUBLIC SAFETY, hedging bets bucking for higher office, and generally REFUSING to do their jobs, making the tough calls. Jimbo, Savage Sue, Big Bad Fortune Cookie, and, now Mommy Warbucks.
Bill was just a nice guy trying to please EVERYBODY, and in the end, totally PISSING EVERYBODY off. Mommy started life an insecure blonde in a short, skinny package, trying mightily to make sure people take her seriously. She uses her millions as an convenient shield. In the case of the cop raise, she didn't want to be seen as a pushover, trying to look tough. Which only PISSED off a whole lotta people for ALL the wrong reasons.
If yer gonna piss people off, might as well do yer JOB in the process.
Ok, suppose if she had done her JOB, from the beginning. She assigns a wise guy to work the situation. Everybody looks at the numbers. Wise guys from both sides happen to meet in the john. By the time everybody zips, DEAL. We can forgo the hand shaking. PROBLEM SOLVED, without the public laundry day. Ok, maybe at the news conference, SUMBODY gets pissed off. So what? One dude outta THOUSANDS. Instead, Mommy plays games, hedges bets, and pisses off THOUSANDS. Good goin', Mommy.
WHEN WILL IT ALL END, PEOPLE? Vote YES on SQ733, alcohol sales on election days, on 7 November. I need a drink.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Problem solved.
There seems to be a quiet battle within the Democratic Party between the vets and the happy campers. Maybe it's just one or two cranks. But, it does seem to be quite HEATED.
I must say I am totally OPPOSED to happy camper marriages. If you've ever been through divorce HELL, you will certainly agree with me marriage is fit for NO human, happy camper or NOT.
So, I motion to ban ALL marriages. ALL sex acts within City limits are also BANNED. Except for professional fishermen. Boy howdy, there's gonna be a HUGE run on fishin' licenses tommorrow!
Instead of marriages, memorandums of understanding would prevail. You bate my fish. I bate yours. And, NO penetrations or swallowing.
Problem solved.
I must say I am totally OPPOSED to happy camper marriages. If you've ever been through divorce HELL, you will certainly agree with me marriage is fit for NO human, happy camper or NOT.
So, I motion to ban ALL marriages. ALL sex acts within City limits are also BANNED. Except for professional fishermen. Boy howdy, there's gonna be a HUGE run on fishin' licenses tommorrow!
Instead of marriages, memorandums of understanding would prevail. You bate my fish. I bate yours. And, NO penetrations or swallowing.
Problem solved.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
I need a drink.
On the 7 November ballot:
SQ733: This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Article 28. This Article deals with sales of alcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certain days. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. This measure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sell alcoholic beverages on election days.
I'm all for it, people! With the current round of options this election, I NEED a drink.
SQ724: This measure amends Article V, Section 21 of the State Constitution. That Section deals with State pay to legislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to some legislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.
A resounding NO. If I ever become a State Legislator, when HELL freezes, I would still want my pay, even if convicted of OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY for rolling Captain Pecker to protest ANYTHING I so chose to protest.
SQ733: This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Article 28. This Article deals with sales of alcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certain days. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. This measure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sell alcoholic beverages on election days.
I'm all for it, people! With the current round of options this election, I NEED a drink.
SQ724: This measure amends Article V, Section 21 of the State Constitution. That Section deals with State pay to legislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to some legislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.
A resounding NO. If I ever become a State Legislator, when HELL freezes, I would still want my pay, even if convicted of OUTRAGING PUBLIC DECENCY for rolling Captain Pecker to protest ANYTHING I so chose to protest.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
The Blog Roundup That Was.
Santa and I had planned to crash the 2006 edition of the Okie Bloggie Award held in OKC this last Saturday. But, alas, we had to call it quits on Friday night. Santa was worn out. The Pimpmobile was down and out. Fan belt broke. And, I was broke. So, PM won't be fixed til next week.
So, we settled for browsing the various Okieland blogs to catch the live coverage. Danz Family was about the closest to live as it got. SUMBODY shoulda arranged for LIVE webcast. Even though there seem to be no more than 25 or 30 warm bodies PHYSICALLY present on the scene, I am quite sure the web audience was probably just slightly larger. I think the Okie Bloggies have a LOT of potential. No doubt it will someday be the Okie version of the cyberspace Peabody.
Anyways, this whole show opened our eyes to some pretty interesting blogs out there beyond Batesline, which we discovered is really NOT all that.
Santa and I really hate to admit it, but, Dustbury really deserved the overall award. I figured it was all just a bunch of clichy fellow bloggers patting each other on their respective backs. Since I have NO alligence to any one blog nor have I met the bloggers in person, except for Bates, who I usually steer clear when we are both in the same vicinity, rest assured my observations are totally UNBIASED, for whatever THAT'S worth.
I'd have to put Oklahoma Wine News as my second fav. The schedule of wine events could be quite useful to Santa and I, especially when we decide to roll Redneck Rickshaw again. Santa and I will keep up with DoubleShot too.
As a huge history buff, I REALLY like Blog Oklahoma. Everything historical Okieland! Yay.
Other than that, Santa and I didn't really miss much, with Okie Bloggies on BOTH youtube and flickr. We saved ourselves a really long late Saturday night driving back, half-dazed in the middle of the night, a bunch of gas money, and way overpriced dinner in Bricktown. Definately next year, LIVE webcasting.
So, we settled for browsing the various Okieland blogs to catch the live coverage. Danz Family was about the closest to live as it got. SUMBODY shoulda arranged for LIVE webcast. Even though there seem to be no more than 25 or 30 warm bodies PHYSICALLY present on the scene, I am quite sure the web audience was probably just slightly larger. I think the Okie Bloggies have a LOT of potential. No doubt it will someday be the Okie version of the cyberspace Peabody.
Anyways, this whole show opened our eyes to some pretty interesting blogs out there beyond Batesline, which we discovered is really NOT all that.
Santa and I really hate to admit it, but, Dustbury really deserved the overall award. I figured it was all just a bunch of clichy fellow bloggers patting each other on their respective backs. Since I have NO alligence to any one blog nor have I met the bloggers in person, except for Bates, who I usually steer clear when we are both in the same vicinity, rest assured my observations are totally UNBIASED, for whatever THAT'S worth.
I'd have to put Oklahoma Wine News as my second fav. The schedule of wine events could be quite useful to Santa and I, especially when we decide to roll Redneck Rickshaw again. Santa and I will keep up with DoubleShot too.
As a huge history buff, I REALLY like Blog Oklahoma. Everything historical Okieland! Yay.
Other than that, Santa and I didn't really miss much, with Okie Bloggies on BOTH youtube and flickr. We saved ourselves a really long late Saturday night driving back, half-dazed in the middle of the night, a bunch of gas money, and way overpriced dinner in Bricktown. Definately next year, LIVE webcasting.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
The Daily Quotable: 21 Sep 2006
From Bob at The Voice of Tulsa:
The (Tulsa Metro) Chamber has been funded by the taxpayers of Tulsa for about 30 years. Funded by a diversion of the city hotel/motel tax to the Chamber to handle the city's tourism and economic development. This to the tune of about $2 million per year subsidy by the Tulsa taxpayers to the Chamber.
In return, the chamber organizes the money men and a coterie of connected cronies of favored construction companies, engineering and architectural firms, law firms, bond underwriters, and associates in a Front Organization called "Citizens for Tulsa".
Citizens for Tulsa is a PAC crafted to fund every 3rd Penny Sales Tax renewal, every new Tax such as Vision 2025, every city Bond election, and every TPS School Bond election.
So, in effect our citizens $2 million subsidy of Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce in effect funds a private organization that in turn agitates for maintaining and increasing our tax burden.
It's what we as residents of Tulsa pay for privilege of living here: The TULSA PREMIUM.
The (Tulsa Metro) Chamber has been funded by the taxpayers of Tulsa for about 30 years. Funded by a diversion of the city hotel/motel tax to the Chamber to handle the city's tourism and economic development. This to the tune of about $2 million per year subsidy by the Tulsa taxpayers to the Chamber.
In return, the chamber organizes the money men and a coterie of connected cronies of favored construction companies, engineering and architectural firms, law firms, bond underwriters, and associates in a Front Organization called "Citizens for Tulsa".
Citizens for Tulsa is a PAC crafted to fund every 3rd Penny Sales Tax renewal, every new Tax such as Vision 2025, every city Bond election, and every TPS School Bond election.
So, in effect our citizens $2 million subsidy of Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce in effect funds a private organization that in turn agitates for maintaining and increasing our tax burden.
It's what we as residents of Tulsa pay for privilege of living here: The TULSA PREMIUM.
My Two Cents
Every year about this time, Tulsa Area United Way sends out its minions to our workplaces to panhandle for those less fortunate. I don't have a problem with that. But, I really have a problem with the Boss Lady making almost $250,000 per year, more than TWICE the Mayor.
This year, I'll be sending Kathleen J. Coan my two cents. That's right. She will get my two shiny pennies in the mail. Address your two cents to:
Kathleen J. Coan
President, CEO
Tulsa Area United Way
1430 South Boulder
P.O. Box 1859
Tulsa, OK 74101
Courtesy credit goes to Brett Barnes for breaking the story. Keep up the good work, Skippy!
This year, I'll be sending Kathleen J. Coan my two cents. That's right. She will get my two shiny pennies in the mail. Address your two cents to:
Kathleen J. Coan
President, CEO
Tulsa Area United Way
1430 South Boulder
P.O. Box 1859
Tulsa, OK 74101
Courtesy credit goes to Brett Barnes for breaking the story. Keep up the good work, Skippy!
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Pimp's Daily Quotable
C-130 rollin' down the strip
Recall Daddy gonna take a little trip.
When the plane gets so high
Recall Daddy gonna dance in the sky
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door,
Started to jump but I fell on the floor.
They stood me up and pushed me out the door,
I jumped right out and counted to four.
If my main don't open wide
I've got another one by my side.
If that one should fail me too,
Look out below, I' m comin' through.
Slip to your right and slip to your left,
Slip on down and do your best.
I hit the drop zone with my feet apart,
Legs in my stomach and feet in my heart.
Lying here, lying there, rollin' in fright,
Wonderin' if this is gonna be my last flight.
Nurse, oh nurse, you look so fine,
Recall Daddy gotta make time.
If I die on the old drop zone,
Box me up and ship me home.
Bury me in the leaning rest,
And tell all the girls I did my best.
Gaaaawd, I love the sound of C130's in the morning. It sounds like....victory.
Recall Daddy gonna take a little trip.
When the plane gets so high
Recall Daddy gonna dance in the sky
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door,
Started to jump but I fell on the floor.
They stood me up and pushed me out the door,
I jumped right out and counted to four.
If my main don't open wide
I've got another one by my side.
If that one should fail me too,
Look out below, I' m comin' through.
Slip to your right and slip to your left,
Slip on down and do your best.
I hit the drop zone with my feet apart,
Legs in my stomach and feet in my heart.
Lying here, lying there, rollin' in fright,
Wonderin' if this is gonna be my last flight.
Nurse, oh nurse, you look so fine,
Recall Daddy gotta make time.
If I die on the old drop zone,
Box me up and ship me home.
Bury me in the leaning rest,
And tell all the girls I did my best.
Gaaaawd, I love the sound of C130's in the morning. It sounds like....victory.
W To Muslims: U kewl.
BUSH: Mr. Secretary General, Madam President, distinguished delegates, and ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for the privilege of speaking to this General Assembly.
Last week America and the world marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks that filled another September morning with death and suffering. On that terrible day, extremists killed nearly 3,000 innocent people, including citizens of dozens of nations represented right here in this chamber.
Since then, the enemies of humanity have continued their campaign of murder. Al-Qaida and those inspired by its extremist ideology have attacked more than two dozen nations. And recently a different group of extremists deliberately provoked a terrible conflict in Lebanon.
At the start of the 21st century, it is clear that the world is engaged in a great ideological struggle between extremists who use terror as a weapon to create fear and moderate people who work for peace.
Five years ago I stood at this podium and called on the community of nations to defend civilization and build a more hopeful future. This is still the great challenge of our time.
It is the calling of our generation.
This morning I want to speak about the more hopeful world that is within our reach, a world beyond terror, where ordinary men and women are free to determine their own destiny, where the voices of moderation are empowered, and where the extremists are marginalized by the peaceful majority.
This world can be ours, if we seek it and if we work together.
The principles of this world beyond terror can be found in the very first sentence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document declares that the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom and justice and peace in the world.
One of the authors of this document was a Lebanese diplomat named Charles Malik, who would go on to become president of this assembly.
Mr. Malik insisted that these principles applied equally to all people, of all regions, of all religions, including the men and women of the Arab world that was his home.
In the nearly six decades since that document was approved, we have seen the forces of freedom and moderation transform entire continents. Sixty years after a terrible war, Europe is now whole, free and at peace, and Asia has seen freedom progress and hundreds of millions of people lifted out of desperate poverty.
The words of the Universal Declaration are as true today as they were when they were written.
As liberty flourishes, nations grow in tolerance and hope and peace. And we're seeing that bright future begin to take root in the broader Middle East.
Some of the changes in the Middle East have been dramatic, and we see the results in this chamber.
Five years ago,
Afghanistan was ruled by the brutal Taliban regime, and its seat in this body was contested.
Now this seat is held by the freely elected government of Afghanistan, which is represented today by President Karzai.
Five years ago,
Iraq's seat in this body was held by a dictator who killed his citizens, invaded his neighbors and showed his contempt for the world by defying more than a dozen
U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Now Iraq's seat is held by a democratic government that embodies the aspirations of the Iraq people. It is represented today by President Talabani.
With these changes, more than 50 million people have been give a voice in this chamber for the first time in decades.
Some of the changes in the Middle East are happening gradually, but they are real.
Algeria has held its first competitive presidential election, and the military remained neutral.
The United Arab Emirates recently announced that half of its seats in the Federal National Council will be chosen by elections.
Kuwait held elections in which women were allowed to vote and run for office for the first time.
Citizens have voted in municipal elections in Saudi Arabia and parliamentary elections in Jordan and Bahrain and in multiparty presidential elections in Yemen and Egypt.
These are important steps, and the governments should continue to move forward with other reforms that show they trust their people.
Every nation that travels the road to freedom moves at a different pace and the democracies they build will reflect their own culture and traditions.
But the destination is the same: a free society where people live at peace with each other and at peace with the world.
Some have argued that the democratic changes we're seeing in the Middle East are destabilizing the region.
This argument rests on a false assumption: that the Middle East was stable to begin with.
The reality is that the stability we thought we saw in the Middle East was a mirage.
For decades, millions of men and women in the region had been trapped in oppression and hopelessness. And these conditions left a generation disillusioned and made this region a breeding ground for extremism.
Imagine what it's like to be a young person living in a country that is not moving toward reform. You're 21 years old, and while your peers in other parts of the world are casting their ballots for the first time, you are powerless to change the course of your government.
While your peers in other parts of the world have received educations that prepare them for the opportunities of a global economy, you have been fed propaganda and conspiracy theories that blame others for your country's shortcomings.
And everywhere you turn, you hear extremists who tell you that you can escape your misery and regain your dignity through violence and terror and martyrdom.
For many across the broader Middle East this is the dismal choice presented every day.
Every civilized nation, including those in the Muslim world, must support those in the region who are offering a more hopeful alternative.
We know that when people have a voice in their future, they are less likely to blow themselves up in suicide attacks. We know that when leaders are accountable to their people, they are more likely to seek national greatness in the achievements of their citizens, rather than in terror and conquest.
So we must stand with democratic leaders and moderate reformers across the broader Middle East. We must give them voice to the hopes of decent men and women who want for their children the same thing we want for ours.
We must seek stability through a free and just Middle East, where the extremists are marginalized by millions of citizens in control of their own destinies.
Today I'd like to speak directly to the people across the broader Middle East.
My country desires peace. Extremists in your midst spread propaganda claiming that the West is engaged in a war against Islam.
This propaganda is false and its purpose is to confuse you and justify acts of terror.
We respect Islam, but we will protect our people from those who pervert Islam to sow death and destruction.
Our goal is to help you build a more tolerant and hopeful society that honors people of all faiths and promotes the peace.
To the people of Iraq, nearly 12 million of you braved the car bombers and assassins last December to vote in free elections.
The world saw you hold up purple-ink-stained fingers. And your courage filled us with admiration.
You stood firm in the face of horrendous acts of terror and sectarian violence. And we will not abandon you and your struggle to build a free nation.
America and our coalition partners will continue to stand with the democratic government you elected. We will continue to help you secure the international assistance and investment you need to create jobs and opportunity, working with the United Nations and through the international compact with Iraq endorsed here in New York yesterday.
We will continue to train those of you who step forward to fight the enemies of freedom. We will not yield the future of your country to terrorists and extremists.
In return, your leaders must rise to the challenges your country is facing and make difficult choices to bring security and prosperity.
Working together, we will help your democracy succeed so it can become a beacon of hope for millions in the Muslim world.
To the people of Afghanistan, together we overthrew the Taliban regime that brought misery into your lives and harbored terrorists who brought death to the citizens of many nations.
Since then, we have watched you choose your leaders in free elections and build a democratic government.
You can be proud of these achievements.
We respect your courage and determination to live in peace and freedom. We will continue to stand with you to defend your democratic gains.
Today, forces from more than 40 countries, including members of the
NATO alliance, are bravely serving side by side with you against the extremists who want to bring down the free government you've established. We'll help you defeat these enemies and build a free Afghanistan that will never again oppress you or be a safe haven for terrorists.
To the people of Lebanon, last year you inspired the world when you came out into the streets to demand your independence from Syrian dominance.
You drove Syrian forces from your country and you re-established democracy.
Since then, you have been tested by the fighting that began with Hezbollah's unprovoked attacks on
Israel. Many of you have seen your homes and your communities caught in crossfire.
We see your suffering and the world is helping you to rebuild your country and helping you deal with the armed extremists who are undermining your democracy by acting as a state within a state.
The United Nations has passed a good resolution that has authorized an international force, led by France and Italy, to help you restore Lebanese sovereignty over Lebanese soil.
For many years, Lebanon was a model of democracy and pluralism and openness in the region. And it will be again.
To the people of
Iran, the United States respects you.
We respect your country. We admire your rich history, your vibrant culture and your many contributions to civilization.
You deserve an opportunity to determine your own future, an economy that rewards your intelligence and your talents, and a society that allows you to fulfill your tremendous potential.
The greatest obstacle to this future is that your rulers have chosen to deny you liberty and to use your nation's resources to fund terrorism and fuel extremism and pursue nuclear weapons.
The United Nations has passed a clear resolution requiring that the regime in Tehran meet its international obligations. Iran must abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions.
Despite what the regime tells you, we have no objection to Iran's pursuit of a truly peaceful nuclear power program.
We're working toward a diplomatic solution to this crisis. And as we do, we look to the day when you can live in freedom, and America and Iran can be good friends and close partners in the cause of peace.
To the people of
Syria, your land is home to a great people with a proud tradition of learning and commerce. Today, your rulers have allowed your country to become a crossroad for terrorism.
In your midst, Hamas and Hezbollah are working to destabilize the region, and your government is turning your country into a tool of Iran. This is increasing your country's isolation from the world.
Your government must choose a better way forward by ending its support for terror and living at peace with your neighbors, and opening the way to a better life for you and your families.
To the people of Darfur, you have suffered unspeakable violence. And my nation has called these atrocities what they are: genocide.
For the last two years, America joined with the international community to provide emergency food aid and support for an African Union peacekeeping force. Yet your suffering continues.
The world must step forward to provide additional humanitarian aid. And we must strengthen the African Union force that has done good work, but is not strong enough to protect you.
The Security Council has approved a resolution that would transform the African Union force into a blue-helmeted force that is larger and more robust. To increase its strength and effectiveness, NATO nations should provide logistics and other support.
The regime in Khartoum is stopping the deployment of this force. If the Sudanese government does not approve this peacekeeping force quickly, the United Nations must act. Your lives and the credibility of the United Nations is at stake.
So today I'm announcing that I'm naming a presidential special envoy, former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, to lead America's efforts to resolve the outstanding disputes and help bring peace to your land.
The world must also stand up for peace in the Holy Land. I'm committed to two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
I'm committed to a Palestinian state that has territorial integrity and will live peacefully with the Jewish state of Israel.
This is the vision set forth in the road map, and helping the parties reach this goal is one of the great objectives of my presidency.
The Palestinian people have suffered from decades of corruption and violence and the daily humiliation of occupation. Israeli citizens have endured brutal acts of terrorism and constant fear of attack since the birth of their nation.
Many brave men and women have made the commitment to peace, yet extremists in the region are stirring up hatred and trying to prevent these moderate voices from prevailing.
The struggle is unfolding in the Palestinian territories.
Earlier this year, the Palestinian people voted in a free election. The leaders of Hamas campaigned on a platform of ending corruption and improving the lives of the Palestinian people, and they prevailed.
The world is waiting to see whether the Hamas government will follow through on its promises or pursue an extremist agenda.
The world has sent a clear message to the leaders of Hamas: Serve the interests of the Palestinian people, abandon terror, recognize Israel's right to exist, honor agreements that work for peace.
President Abbas is committed to peace and to his people's aspirations for a state of their own.
Prime Minister Olmert is committed to peace and has said he intends to meet with President Abbas to make real progress on the outstanding issues between them.
I believe peace can be achieved and that a democratic Palestinian state is possible.
I hear from leaders in the region who want to help.
I directed Secretary of State Rice to lead a diplomatic effort to engage moderate leaders across the region to help the Palestinians reform their security services and support Israeli and Palestinian leaders in their efforts to come together to resolve their differences.
Prime Minister Blair has indicated that his country will work with partners in Europe to help strengthen the governing institutions of the Palestinian administration. We welcome his initiative.
Countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan and Egypt have made clear they're willing to contribute the diplomatic and financial assistance necessary to help these efforts succeed.
I'm optimistic that, by supporting the forces of democracy and moderation, we can help Israelis and Palestinians build a more hopeful future and achieve the peace in the Holy Land we all want.
Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed. It must be chosen.
From Beirut to Baghdad, people are making the choice for freedom.
And the nations gathered in this chamber must make a choice as well. Will we support the moderates and reformers who are working for change across the Middle East, or will we yield the future to the terrorists and extremists?
America has made its choice. We will stand with the moderates and reformers.
Recently, a courageous group of Arab and Muslim intellectuals wrote me a letter. In it, they said this: The shore of reform is the only one on which any lights appear, even though the journey demands courage and patience and perseverance.
The United Nations was created to make that journey possible. Together, we must support the dreams of good and decent people who are working to transform a troubled region. And by doing so, we will advance the high ideals on which this institution was founded.
Thank you for your time. God bless.
Last week America and the world marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks that filled another September morning with death and suffering. On that terrible day, extremists killed nearly 3,000 innocent people, including citizens of dozens of nations represented right here in this chamber.
Since then, the enemies of humanity have continued their campaign of murder. Al-Qaida and those inspired by its extremist ideology have attacked more than two dozen nations. And recently a different group of extremists deliberately provoked a terrible conflict in Lebanon.
At the start of the 21st century, it is clear that the world is engaged in a great ideological struggle between extremists who use terror as a weapon to create fear and moderate people who work for peace.
Five years ago I stood at this podium and called on the community of nations to defend civilization and build a more hopeful future. This is still the great challenge of our time.
It is the calling of our generation.
This morning I want to speak about the more hopeful world that is within our reach, a world beyond terror, where ordinary men and women are free to determine their own destiny, where the voices of moderation are empowered, and where the extremists are marginalized by the peaceful majority.
This world can be ours, if we seek it and if we work together.
The principles of this world beyond terror can be found in the very first sentence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document declares that the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom and justice and peace in the world.
One of the authors of this document was a Lebanese diplomat named Charles Malik, who would go on to become president of this assembly.
Mr. Malik insisted that these principles applied equally to all people, of all regions, of all religions, including the men and women of the Arab world that was his home.
In the nearly six decades since that document was approved, we have seen the forces of freedom and moderation transform entire continents. Sixty years after a terrible war, Europe is now whole, free and at peace, and Asia has seen freedom progress and hundreds of millions of people lifted out of desperate poverty.
The words of the Universal Declaration are as true today as they were when they were written.
As liberty flourishes, nations grow in tolerance and hope and peace. And we're seeing that bright future begin to take root in the broader Middle East.
Some of the changes in the Middle East have been dramatic, and we see the results in this chamber.
Five years ago,
Afghanistan was ruled by the brutal Taliban regime, and its seat in this body was contested.
Now this seat is held by the freely elected government of Afghanistan, which is represented today by President Karzai.
Five years ago,
Iraq's seat in this body was held by a dictator who killed his citizens, invaded his neighbors and showed his contempt for the world by defying more than a dozen
U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Now Iraq's seat is held by a democratic government that embodies the aspirations of the Iraq people. It is represented today by President Talabani.
With these changes, more than 50 million people have been give a voice in this chamber for the first time in decades.
Some of the changes in the Middle East are happening gradually, but they are real.
Algeria has held its first competitive presidential election, and the military remained neutral.
The United Arab Emirates recently announced that half of its seats in the Federal National Council will be chosen by elections.
Kuwait held elections in which women were allowed to vote and run for office for the first time.
Citizens have voted in municipal elections in Saudi Arabia and parliamentary elections in Jordan and Bahrain and in multiparty presidential elections in Yemen and Egypt.
These are important steps, and the governments should continue to move forward with other reforms that show they trust their people.
Every nation that travels the road to freedom moves at a different pace and the democracies they build will reflect their own culture and traditions.
But the destination is the same: a free society where people live at peace with each other and at peace with the world.
Some have argued that the democratic changes we're seeing in the Middle East are destabilizing the region.
This argument rests on a false assumption: that the Middle East was stable to begin with.
The reality is that the stability we thought we saw in the Middle East was a mirage.
For decades, millions of men and women in the region had been trapped in oppression and hopelessness. And these conditions left a generation disillusioned and made this region a breeding ground for extremism.
Imagine what it's like to be a young person living in a country that is not moving toward reform. You're 21 years old, and while your peers in other parts of the world are casting their ballots for the first time, you are powerless to change the course of your government.
While your peers in other parts of the world have received educations that prepare them for the opportunities of a global economy, you have been fed propaganda and conspiracy theories that blame others for your country's shortcomings.
And everywhere you turn, you hear extremists who tell you that you can escape your misery and regain your dignity through violence and terror and martyrdom.
For many across the broader Middle East this is the dismal choice presented every day.
Every civilized nation, including those in the Muslim world, must support those in the region who are offering a more hopeful alternative.
We know that when people have a voice in their future, they are less likely to blow themselves up in suicide attacks. We know that when leaders are accountable to their people, they are more likely to seek national greatness in the achievements of their citizens, rather than in terror and conquest.
So we must stand with democratic leaders and moderate reformers across the broader Middle East. We must give them voice to the hopes of decent men and women who want for their children the same thing we want for ours.
We must seek stability through a free and just Middle East, where the extremists are marginalized by millions of citizens in control of their own destinies.
Today I'd like to speak directly to the people across the broader Middle East.
My country desires peace. Extremists in your midst spread propaganda claiming that the West is engaged in a war against Islam.
This propaganda is false and its purpose is to confuse you and justify acts of terror.
We respect Islam, but we will protect our people from those who pervert Islam to sow death and destruction.
Our goal is to help you build a more tolerant and hopeful society that honors people of all faiths and promotes the peace.
To the people of Iraq, nearly 12 million of you braved the car bombers and assassins last December to vote in free elections.
The world saw you hold up purple-ink-stained fingers. And your courage filled us with admiration.
You stood firm in the face of horrendous acts of terror and sectarian violence. And we will not abandon you and your struggle to build a free nation.
America and our coalition partners will continue to stand with the democratic government you elected. We will continue to help you secure the international assistance and investment you need to create jobs and opportunity, working with the United Nations and through the international compact with Iraq endorsed here in New York yesterday.
We will continue to train those of you who step forward to fight the enemies of freedom. We will not yield the future of your country to terrorists and extremists.
In return, your leaders must rise to the challenges your country is facing and make difficult choices to bring security and prosperity.
Working together, we will help your democracy succeed so it can become a beacon of hope for millions in the Muslim world.
To the people of Afghanistan, together we overthrew the Taliban regime that brought misery into your lives and harbored terrorists who brought death to the citizens of many nations.
Since then, we have watched you choose your leaders in free elections and build a democratic government.
You can be proud of these achievements.
We respect your courage and determination to live in peace and freedom. We will continue to stand with you to defend your democratic gains.
Today, forces from more than 40 countries, including members of the
NATO alliance, are bravely serving side by side with you against the extremists who want to bring down the free government you've established. We'll help you defeat these enemies and build a free Afghanistan that will never again oppress you or be a safe haven for terrorists.
To the people of Lebanon, last year you inspired the world when you came out into the streets to demand your independence from Syrian dominance.
You drove Syrian forces from your country and you re-established democracy.
Since then, you have been tested by the fighting that began with Hezbollah's unprovoked attacks on
Israel. Many of you have seen your homes and your communities caught in crossfire.
We see your suffering and the world is helping you to rebuild your country and helping you deal with the armed extremists who are undermining your democracy by acting as a state within a state.
The United Nations has passed a good resolution that has authorized an international force, led by France and Italy, to help you restore Lebanese sovereignty over Lebanese soil.
For many years, Lebanon was a model of democracy and pluralism and openness in the region. And it will be again.
To the people of
Iran, the United States respects you.
We respect your country. We admire your rich history, your vibrant culture and your many contributions to civilization.
You deserve an opportunity to determine your own future, an economy that rewards your intelligence and your talents, and a society that allows you to fulfill your tremendous potential.
The greatest obstacle to this future is that your rulers have chosen to deny you liberty and to use your nation's resources to fund terrorism and fuel extremism and pursue nuclear weapons.
The United Nations has passed a clear resolution requiring that the regime in Tehran meet its international obligations. Iran must abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions.
Despite what the regime tells you, we have no objection to Iran's pursuit of a truly peaceful nuclear power program.
We're working toward a diplomatic solution to this crisis. And as we do, we look to the day when you can live in freedom, and America and Iran can be good friends and close partners in the cause of peace.
To the people of
Syria, your land is home to a great people with a proud tradition of learning and commerce. Today, your rulers have allowed your country to become a crossroad for terrorism.
In your midst, Hamas and Hezbollah are working to destabilize the region, and your government is turning your country into a tool of Iran. This is increasing your country's isolation from the world.
Your government must choose a better way forward by ending its support for terror and living at peace with your neighbors, and opening the way to a better life for you and your families.
To the people of Darfur, you have suffered unspeakable violence. And my nation has called these atrocities what they are: genocide.
For the last two years, America joined with the international community to provide emergency food aid and support for an African Union peacekeeping force. Yet your suffering continues.
The world must step forward to provide additional humanitarian aid. And we must strengthen the African Union force that has done good work, but is not strong enough to protect you.
The Security Council has approved a resolution that would transform the African Union force into a blue-helmeted force that is larger and more robust. To increase its strength and effectiveness, NATO nations should provide logistics and other support.
The regime in Khartoum is stopping the deployment of this force. If the Sudanese government does not approve this peacekeeping force quickly, the United Nations must act. Your lives and the credibility of the United Nations is at stake.
So today I'm announcing that I'm naming a presidential special envoy, former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, to lead America's efforts to resolve the outstanding disputes and help bring peace to your land.
The world must also stand up for peace in the Holy Land. I'm committed to two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
I'm committed to a Palestinian state that has territorial integrity and will live peacefully with the Jewish state of Israel.
This is the vision set forth in the road map, and helping the parties reach this goal is one of the great objectives of my presidency.
The Palestinian people have suffered from decades of corruption and violence and the daily humiliation of occupation. Israeli citizens have endured brutal acts of terrorism and constant fear of attack since the birth of their nation.
Many brave men and women have made the commitment to peace, yet extremists in the region are stirring up hatred and trying to prevent these moderate voices from prevailing.
The struggle is unfolding in the Palestinian territories.
Earlier this year, the Palestinian people voted in a free election. The leaders of Hamas campaigned on a platform of ending corruption and improving the lives of the Palestinian people, and they prevailed.
The world is waiting to see whether the Hamas government will follow through on its promises or pursue an extremist agenda.
The world has sent a clear message to the leaders of Hamas: Serve the interests of the Palestinian people, abandon terror, recognize Israel's right to exist, honor agreements that work for peace.
President Abbas is committed to peace and to his people's aspirations for a state of their own.
Prime Minister Olmert is committed to peace and has said he intends to meet with President Abbas to make real progress on the outstanding issues between them.
I believe peace can be achieved and that a democratic Palestinian state is possible.
I hear from leaders in the region who want to help.
I directed Secretary of State Rice to lead a diplomatic effort to engage moderate leaders across the region to help the Palestinians reform their security services and support Israeli and Palestinian leaders in their efforts to come together to resolve their differences.
Prime Minister Blair has indicated that his country will work with partners in Europe to help strengthen the governing institutions of the Palestinian administration. We welcome his initiative.
Countries like Saudi Arabia and Jordan and Egypt have made clear they're willing to contribute the diplomatic and financial assistance necessary to help these efforts succeed.
I'm optimistic that, by supporting the forces of democracy and moderation, we can help Israelis and Palestinians build a more hopeful future and achieve the peace in the Holy Land we all want.
Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed. It must be chosen.
From Beirut to Baghdad, people are making the choice for freedom.
And the nations gathered in this chamber must make a choice as well. Will we support the moderates and reformers who are working for change across the Middle East, or will we yield the future to the terrorists and extremists?
America has made its choice. We will stand with the moderates and reformers.
Recently, a courageous group of Arab and Muslim intellectuals wrote me a letter. In it, they said this: The shore of reform is the only one on which any lights appear, even though the journey demands courage and patience and perseverance.
The United Nations was created to make that journey possible. Together, we must support the dreams of good and decent people who are working to transform a troubled region. And by doing so, we will advance the high ideals on which this institution was founded.
Thank you for your time. God bless.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Throwing in the towel
Recyclemichael, aka Michael Patton, boss man of M.E.T, aka Spincycle on TulsaNow's cop pay raise thread:
It is time for me to bail out of this conversation.
I will just get madder about the methods.
Of course you hired a guy who wins. You are only acting in your own best interest, not for the city as a whole.
All I can hope for now is the hope that the Mayor can negotiate an agreement so I don't have to keep discussing this topic.
Well, Spincycle, you actually brought up a good point. Is the cop pay raise in the best interest of the City? YES. A resounding YES. Git 'er done, MW.
Merry Christmas, TPD. Everyone gits a raise, well, except for MH2010! He might still need some more skoolin' on what the Pimp is all 'bout.
It is time for me to bail out of this conversation.
I will just get madder about the methods.
Of course you hired a guy who wins. You are only acting in your own best interest, not for the city as a whole.
All I can hope for now is the hope that the Mayor can negotiate an agreement so I don't have to keep discussing this topic.
Well, Spincycle, you actually brought up a good point. Is the cop pay raise in the best interest of the City? YES. A resounding YES. Git 'er done, MW.
Merry Christmas, TPD. Everyone gits a raise, well, except for MH2010! He might still need some more skoolin' on what the Pimp is all 'bout.
The Daily Quotable: 18 Sep 2006
A good joke is like radio. Ya need imagination and audience participation.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
The Daily Quotable
Publicly funded projects should be discussed IN PUBLIC... not just among urban activists, and not behind closed doors or at some rich guy's kitchen table... and the public shouldn't have to wait for one local newspaper to decide when it's time to have that discussion... USRufnex, 16 Sep 2006.
OUCH!
Wilbur on TulsaNow:
Surely we can agree that other city employees have take home cars other then police. And I have a firefighter neighbor with a take home car, but you're right, it's not a fire truck. And when you only work 9 days a month, being a firefighter is your part time job.
Down, boy, down! Be glad it's NOT yer house that catches fire on their day OFF.
Surely we can agree that other city employees have take home cars other then police. And I have a firefighter neighbor with a take home car, but you're right, it's not a fire truck. And when you only work 9 days a month, being a firefighter is your part time job.
Down, boy, down! Be glad it's NOT yer house that catches fire on their day OFF.
A most convenient fall guy.
Rwarn17588 on TulsaNOW, weighing in on cop pay raise:
I think this notion of "you've got the money, give it all to us" is dangerous. We're starting to see signs of a slowdown in the economy. Should revenues start to slow, don't you think it's prudent to keep *a little* reserve socked away in case things turn sour?
Believe me, I'm very much a fiscal conservative. I'm very much against spending money that the city doesn't have. Remember, even the most contrarian city councilors admit that the budget is very tight (a fact you've ignored).
Of course I value public safety. I also value a city that isn't going to run a deficit. I'm not going to have one to satisfy the other.
So, what's your point? If the economy goes south, the City gets caught with red ink BECAUSE of grousing cops, guess who gets to be the FALL GUY?
I think this notion of "you've got the money, give it all to us" is dangerous. We're starting to see signs of a slowdown in the economy. Should revenues start to slow, don't you think it's prudent to keep *a little* reserve socked away in case things turn sour?
Believe me, I'm very much a fiscal conservative. I'm very much against spending money that the city doesn't have. Remember, even the most contrarian city councilors admit that the budget is very tight (a fact you've ignored).
Of course I value public safety. I also value a city that isn't going to run a deficit. I'm not going to have one to satisfy the other.
So, what's your point? If the economy goes south, the City gets caught with red ink BECAUSE of grousing cops, guess who gets to be the FALL GUY?
Shopping For A Judge
If I wuz da budget director, who would I want for Judge? With jail time involved, the budget director would prob want some competent legal counsel. Definately NOT Jackere. I'd prob go with the other Alan, as in SMALLWOOD.
Certainly, in this particular situation, the defendant would be entitled to a jury trial in MUNICIPAL court. So, let's see who Smallwood might want as Judge, in the case of Tulsa v. Connelly.
I've appeared in front of all of them. Division I Judge Brad Powers will be a real stickler for ALL the facts, during trial AND, more importantly, during sentencing. City Councilors subpeonaed. T-GOV footage splashed all over plasma. And, EVERY little fact will be dissected, TWICE. Aka, evening news bait. When dis bad boy FINALLY puts da hammer down, boy howdy, it WON'T be a pretty sight.
Division II Judge Gerald Hofmeister will be....uh...shall we say...oh I better NOT! I have a pending case. Division III Judge Burk Bishop might let some "facts" slide, based on interpretation of what actually constitutes lying, aka appeals bait.
Blogger note: This little exercise is ONLY for satire purposes, based on personal observations of case history, not intended for the aforementioned Judges' consumption. I am just trying to suck up to get a nom for next year's Okie Bloggies. Certainly NO intention to reflect upon the competency of any one particular Judge. EVERYBODY makes mistakes.
Certainly, in this particular situation, the defendant would be entitled to a jury trial in MUNICIPAL court. So, let's see who Smallwood might want as Judge, in the case of Tulsa v. Connelly.
I've appeared in front of all of them. Division I Judge Brad Powers will be a real stickler for ALL the facts, during trial AND, more importantly, during sentencing. City Councilors subpeonaed. T-GOV footage splashed all over plasma. And, EVERY little fact will be dissected, TWICE. Aka, evening news bait. When dis bad boy FINALLY puts da hammer down, boy howdy, it WON'T be a pretty sight.
Division II Judge Gerald Hofmeister will be....uh...shall we say...oh I better NOT! I have a pending case. Division III Judge Burk Bishop might let some "facts" slide, based on interpretation of what actually constitutes lying, aka appeals bait.
Blogger note: This little exercise is ONLY for satire purposes, based on personal observations of case history, not intended for the aforementioned Judges' consumption. I am just trying to suck up to get a nom for next year's Okie Bloggies. Certainly NO intention to reflect upon the competency of any one particular Judge. EVERYBODY makes mistakes.
A quiet little battle BREWING
Wilbur on TulsaNOW on the Police Pay Raise Issue:
False! Read the budget director's testimony. Even he got called on the carpet for paiting(sic) a rosey picture to the city council, then turns around and paints doom and gloom to the arbitrator for the same time frames. And, like I mentioned before, he is not predicting rain, he is predicting (or shall we say forcasting) sunny skies.
Suppose the cops ARREST the budget director:
TRO 27 310. FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
It shall be an offense for any person, in any manner within any hearing in which an appeal to the City Council is made or an application is presented for action by the City Council to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal or cover-up by any trick, scheme or device a material fact, make any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS($100.00), excluding costs and assessments, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ten (10) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Blogger note: 50 clams this thing gets REAL ugly if it actually goes to a vote. Tip to Mommy Warbucks: NIP THIS BABY IN DA BUD, QUIT PASSIN' DA BUCK, QUIT HEDGIN' BETS, AND DO YOUR FUCKIN' JOB OR ELSE.
False! Read the budget director's testimony. Even he got called on the carpet for paiting(sic) a rosey picture to the city council, then turns around and paints doom and gloom to the arbitrator for the same time frames. And, like I mentioned before, he is not predicting rain, he is predicting (or shall we say forcasting) sunny skies.
Suppose the cops ARREST the budget director:
TRO 27 310. FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
It shall be an offense for any person, in any manner within any hearing in which an appeal to the City Council is made or an application is presented for action by the City Council to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal or cover-up by any trick, scheme or device a material fact, make any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS($100.00), excluding costs and assessments, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period of not more than ten (10) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Blogger note: 50 clams this thing gets REAL ugly if it actually goes to a vote. Tip to Mommy Warbucks: NIP THIS BABY IN DA BUD, QUIT PASSIN' DA BUCK, QUIT HEDGIN' BETS, AND DO YOUR FUCKIN' JOB OR ELSE.
Stolen: Campaign Trailer
SUMBODY ripped off the $,4000 campaign trailer of my good friend, Gary Jones, running for State Auditor. If you are the fuckin' perp, I will PERSONALLY wring yer G-damn NECK. Dis ain't pickin' up da litter. It's GRAND THEFT.
Now, for sumthin' COMPLETELY different!
Mark, KD5DLL, used the Great Tulsa Bike Ride to show off his newly constructed mobile command vehicle! Countless hours of well placed labor went into this vehicle, modeled after mobile communications van of the Sheriff's Department.
Blogger question: Where da OUTHOUSE?
Why I have no "morals."
Rwarn17588, aka Ron Warner, copy editor T-Whirld, on TulsaNow:
"Gov. Ryan's saga is one reason why I'm highly skeptical when Republicans start touting "morals" and being the "party of virtue." When someone starts spouting morals, I think he's got something to hide."
"Gov. Ryan's saga is one reason why I'm highly skeptical when Republicans start touting "morals" and being the "party of virtue." When someone starts spouting morals, I think he's got something to hide."
More Police Paranoia
MH2010 on TulsaNow:
At first I thought Paul Tay was funny and was just trying to exercise his freedom of speech in some misguided way. Later, I realized he was mentally unstable or maybe he became mentally unstable. Either way, I didn't really worry about him until he started saying he was going to kill the police and all the people who were after him. He really became a concern when he got a hold of some body armor was rumored to also be carrying a handgun. He was wearing the body armor when he was riding his bicycle towing a large penis before he got arrested. About this time, he went over the edge are really became a danger to himself and others.
I don't think anyone tried to hit him with the vehicle. If I remember right, he made that up to get some more attention but he did throw a water bottle at a car and caused some damage on the vehicle.
He used to have a website but I don't think it is up anymore. Last I heard of him, he got arrested in OKC and was doing time in the Oklahoma County Jail. I hope they got him some mental health help.
Blogger note: MH2010, dude, with intelligence like this, the citizens of this crummy town are TOAST. I'm beginning to wonder if YOU deserve a raise. You probably just need more skoolin'.
At first I thought Paul Tay was funny and was just trying to exercise his freedom of speech in some misguided way. Later, I realized he was mentally unstable or maybe he became mentally unstable. Either way, I didn't really worry about him until he started saying he was going to kill the police and all the people who were after him. He really became a concern when he got a hold of some body armor was rumored to also be carrying a handgun. He was wearing the body armor when he was riding his bicycle towing a large penis before he got arrested. About this time, he went over the edge are really became a danger to himself and others.
I don't think anyone tried to hit him with the vehicle. If I remember right, he made that up to get some more attention but he did throw a water bottle at a car and caused some damage on the vehicle.
He used to have a website but I don't think it is up anymore. Last I heard of him, he got arrested in OKC and was doing time in the Oklahoma County Jail. I hope they got him some mental health help.
Blogger note: MH2010, dude, with intelligence like this, the citizens of this crummy town are TOAST. I'm beginning to wonder if YOU deserve a raise. You probably just need more skoolin'.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
To Set The Record Straight
So, I am googling for pictures of Santa rolling all over Tulsa and found this exchange between Uranus74136 and a Tulsa Police officer, MH2010, on TulsaNow.
For the most part, Uranus got it right. But, MH2010 was way way off. He reckons:
- I'm not sure riding around on a bicycle towing a large penis is covered under the 1st Amendment. Even though he was never arrested for that. He usually was written tickets for traffic violations (no headlight on bicycle at night, right of way violations, bicycles on a highway or interstate, impeding the flow of traffic ect.) and when he refused to show up at court or would not pay the fine then he was arrested for the outstanding warrants.
I have never been arrested for outstanding warrants. I have never refused to show up in court. But, yes, I have been arrested for spitting, cussing, and refused BOTH community service and $15 fine and insisted on jail time for waving the American flag while riding a bicycle.
Tulsa Police has never issued me a citation for no headlight at night. Everytime I receive a ticket for "impeding" traffic, the case was dismissed or I've appealled it. And, towing Captain Pecker on a bicycle IS legal under the First Amendment. If this is the general thinking of police officers, relying on second-hand information, and unsure of the Bill of Rights, boy howdy, have we got some problems.
MH2010 goes on to say:
Paul's state convictions in Tulsa were on 06/14/2004 and 07/23/04. On 06/14/2004 Paul got charged with Trespass after being forbidden,fail to signal and obstructing an officer. He received six months in Tulsa County Jail/Suspended. On 07/23/2004 Paul Tay got 3 years deferred and a fine on the charges of throwing object at motor vehcile,assualt on a police officer and use of body armor in commision of a felony. Paul has yet to be sentenced to time actually in the Jail in Tulsa County so when you say "make a multi-felony arrest to put him away for a long time" you have no idea what you are talking about.
Dude, YOU have no idea what you are talkin' 'bout! DA Tim asked for 5 years IN, on a first felony incident. Judge Harris thought the better of the situation, hammered me with everything his conscience would allow, including NO protesting and ANGER MANAGEMENT class. Finally gave me the benefit of the doubt, deferred sentence. No time or felony record, as long as I stay outta da clink for three years, until July 2007.
And, this one really KILLs me!
-Paul had an extensive mental health history and was taken to Parkside and then to Doctor's hospital a few times. As far as my concern, I have a Master's degree in Psychology so I do have some concern with people's mental state.
Man, dude, where DID you get your Master's? Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde School of Geniuses? Maybe there is a real good reason why TPD requires a college degree from an ACCREDITED institution of higher learning.
I've never been to Parkside. At the start of the invasion of Iraq, my mother and I had a real heated discussion. I was ENRAGED, MAD, and totally AGAINST the invasion. I was packing up the bike, to roll to Washington D.C. to meet up with the anti-war demonstrations, and get some news and pictures of the stateside ground warfare I knew was coming. And, yes, I put it out on the net that I would WELCOME an audience with the President. Put myself at his disposal to speak or not to speak to me.
I have NEVER EVER made ANY threats to cause myself or anyone, especially the President, physical harm.
So, my mother, the Bitch, didn't want me to go, got wind of how to file an Emergency Order of Dentention from cops, got a Judge to agree, and off I went in Sheriff's handcuffs to Griffin Memorial in Norman, then to TCBH. Total of 14 days UNCONSTITUTIONAL detention, without formal charges. They treated me like some kinda fruit case. So, I began to act like one for the laughs and grins. Wow. And, here I thought those things only happen in some crummy third-rate, third-world despotic dictatorships, NOT America.
When I was released, I was so happy I rolled Captain Pecker like there was no tommorrow. 5 days out of TCBH, 3 April 2003, I found myself in DLM, on felony charges of throwing an object at a vehicle and wearing body armor, while towing Captain Pecker. For the rest of the story, I leave it to you, the reader, to make up your own mind of whether the charges are justifiable fact or a police set-up.
For those of you who actually believe I committed the felony of throwing an object at a moving vehicle, and the misdemeanor charge of assualting a police officer, with my head, WHILE I WAS HANDCUFFED AND BELTED IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HIS VEHICLE, then, I am NOT the only one believes Santa exists.
Yes, MH2010, there IS a Santa Claus!
EVERYBODY, all together now, SING IT:
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Pullin' on the reins
Bells are ringin', children singin'
All is merry and bright
Hang your stockings and say your prayers
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He's got a bag that's filled with toys
For boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle,
Oh what a beautiful sight
So jump in bed and cover your head
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He doesn't care if you're rich or poor
He loves you just the same
Santa Claus knows we're all Gods children
That makes everything right
So fill your hearts with Christmas cheer
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He'll come around when the chimes ring out
That it's Christmas morn again
Peace on earth will come to all
It we just follow the light
So lets give thanks to the lord above
That Santa Claus comes tonight!
For the most part, Uranus got it right. But, MH2010 was way way off. He reckons:
- I'm not sure riding around on a bicycle towing a large penis is covered under the 1st Amendment. Even though he was never arrested for that. He usually was written tickets for traffic violations (no headlight on bicycle at night, right of way violations, bicycles on a highway or interstate, impeding the flow of traffic ect.) and when he refused to show up at court or would not pay the fine then he was arrested for the outstanding warrants.
I have never been arrested for outstanding warrants. I have never refused to show up in court. But, yes, I have been arrested for spitting, cussing, and refused BOTH community service and $15 fine and insisted on jail time for waving the American flag while riding a bicycle.
Tulsa Police has never issued me a citation for no headlight at night. Everytime I receive a ticket for "impeding" traffic, the case was dismissed or I've appealled it. And, towing Captain Pecker on a bicycle IS legal under the First Amendment. If this is the general thinking of police officers, relying on second-hand information, and unsure of the Bill of Rights, boy howdy, have we got some problems.
MH2010 goes on to say:
Paul's state convictions in Tulsa were on 06/14/2004 and 07/23/04. On 06/14/2004 Paul got charged with Trespass after being forbidden,fail to signal and obstructing an officer. He received six months in Tulsa County Jail/Suspended. On 07/23/2004 Paul Tay got 3 years deferred and a fine on the charges of throwing object at motor vehcile,assualt on a police officer and use of body armor in commision of a felony. Paul has yet to be sentenced to time actually in the Jail in Tulsa County so when you say "make a multi-felony arrest to put him away for a long time" you have no idea what you are talking about.
Dude, YOU have no idea what you are talkin' 'bout! DA Tim asked for 5 years IN, on a first felony incident. Judge Harris thought the better of the situation, hammered me with everything his conscience would allow, including NO protesting and ANGER MANAGEMENT class. Finally gave me the benefit of the doubt, deferred sentence. No time or felony record, as long as I stay outta da clink for three years, until July 2007.
And, this one really KILLs me!
-Paul had an extensive mental health history and was taken to Parkside and then to Doctor's hospital a few times. As far as my concern, I have a Master's degree in Psychology so I do have some concern with people's mental state.
Man, dude, where DID you get your Master's? Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde School of Geniuses? Maybe there is a real good reason why TPD requires a college degree from an ACCREDITED institution of higher learning.
I've never been to Parkside. At the start of the invasion of Iraq, my mother and I had a real heated discussion. I was ENRAGED, MAD, and totally AGAINST the invasion. I was packing up the bike, to roll to Washington D.C. to meet up with the anti-war demonstrations, and get some news and pictures of the stateside ground warfare I knew was coming. And, yes, I put it out on the net that I would WELCOME an audience with the President. Put myself at his disposal to speak or not to speak to me.
I have NEVER EVER made ANY threats to cause myself or anyone, especially the President, physical harm.
So, my mother, the Bitch, didn't want me to go, got wind of how to file an Emergency Order of Dentention from cops, got a Judge to agree, and off I went in Sheriff's handcuffs to Griffin Memorial in Norman, then to TCBH. Total of 14 days UNCONSTITUTIONAL detention, without formal charges. They treated me like some kinda fruit case. So, I began to act like one for the laughs and grins. Wow. And, here I thought those things only happen in some crummy third-rate, third-world despotic dictatorships, NOT America.
When I was released, I was so happy I rolled Captain Pecker like there was no tommorrow. 5 days out of TCBH, 3 April 2003, I found myself in DLM, on felony charges of throwing an object at a vehicle and wearing body armor, while towing Captain Pecker. For the rest of the story, I leave it to you, the reader, to make up your own mind of whether the charges are justifiable fact or a police set-up.
For those of you who actually believe I committed the felony of throwing an object at a moving vehicle, and the misdemeanor charge of assualting a police officer, with my head, WHILE I WAS HANDCUFFED AND BELTED IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HIS VEHICLE, then, I am NOT the only one believes Santa exists.
Yes, MH2010, there IS a Santa Claus!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Pullin' on the reins
Bells are ringin', children singin'
All is merry and bright
Hang your stockings and say your prayers
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He's got a bag that's filled with toys
For boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle,
Oh what a beautiful sight
So jump in bed and cover your head
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He doesn't care if you're rich or poor
He loves you just the same
Santa Claus knows we're all Gods children
That makes everything right
So fill your hearts with Christmas cheer
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He'll come around when the chimes ring out
That it's Christmas morn again
Peace on earth will come to all
It we just follow the light
So lets give thanks to the lord above
That Santa Claus comes tonight!
W To UN: Drop Dead
Just ahead of a major speech at the UN on Tuesday, W swipe a nasty whip at the UN on the Sudan genocide issue. "I think a lot of Americans are frustrated with the United Nations, to be frank with you."
He really won't have much to say to change the course in Iraq. Bringing the troops home is out of the question, as he vowed to stay for many years and cancelled an earlier hope of a phased withdrawal. This, in spite of the growing anti-war movement.
Here's my prediction: By '08, unless the B-52s take out the nukes, which W has no stomach for, while Tel Aviv is on the business end of some nasty medium range Chinese missiles, Tehran will be ready to roll the Republican Guards or a proxy army across the border to Baghdad. The Marines will be evacuating personnel off the roof of some palace in the Green Zone by '10, while Hilary is in charge, looking like deer in headlights.
The civil war is the perfect vehicle for Tehran, which is in a great position to force the issue of a chaotic American withdrawl, courtesy of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Man, I need to buy some United Technologies stock.
He really won't have much to say to change the course in Iraq. Bringing the troops home is out of the question, as he vowed to stay for many years and cancelled an earlier hope of a phased withdrawal. This, in spite of the growing anti-war movement.
Here's my prediction: By '08, unless the B-52s take out the nukes, which W has no stomach for, while Tel Aviv is on the business end of some nasty medium range Chinese missiles, Tehran will be ready to roll the Republican Guards or a proxy army across the border to Baghdad. The Marines will be evacuating personnel off the roof of some palace in the Green Zone by '10, while Hilary is in charge, looking like deer in headlights.
The civil war is the perfect vehicle for Tehran, which is in a great position to force the issue of a chaotic American withdrawl, courtesy of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Man, I need to buy some United Technologies stock.
Vote Cop Pay Raise
Well, it seems Mommy Warbucks has decided to abrogate her Mayoral duties, wussing out to put the police pay raise to the vote of the people. Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa's newest charity case. Employment issues thrown to the whims of politics.
Break out the silent auction, champagne, and don't forget to send the invite to Gary Trenepohl. Ya can't have a high society charity event without the ever-present Gary, Mr. OSU-Tulsa.
On Friday morning rush, KRMG's Joe Kelly asked Mommy Warbucks which side she will endorse, when the cops launch their propaganda campaign. MW dodges, spins, shoots. And, MISSES...by a long shot.
Several cub reporters over at TulsaNow, specifically MH2010, contends that TPD is at least 12% behind other comparable cities, such as Austin, San Antonio, Kansas City, Tucson, Denver, Omaha, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, Minneapolis and Dallas.
Guess what, MH? As rwarn17588, T-Whirld spin doctor, correctly points out, they also have a higher cost of living and their tax base is expanding, not contracting, like Tulsa. And, they got more dangerous criminals than Santa.
MW is bred from same pedigree of a long line of Mayors, since the end of the Maxwell era, who have run this town into the ground. So, what do ya expect?
Be that as it may, I'm all for the pay raise, as recommended by the arbitrator. Add another 8.5% hazard duty pay for the Santa Task Force, as per Surgeon General advisory: Laughing out loud can KILL.
Lady, pull the stunt of not doing your job, passing the buck, and hedging yer bets preparing for the run against Sully, you be lookin' at the business end of R E C A L L.
Break out the silent auction, champagne, and don't forget to send the invite to Gary Trenepohl. Ya can't have a high society charity event without the ever-present Gary, Mr. OSU-Tulsa.
On Friday morning rush, KRMG's Joe Kelly asked Mommy Warbucks which side she will endorse, when the cops launch their propaganda campaign. MW dodges, spins, shoots. And, MISSES...by a long shot.
Several cub reporters over at TulsaNow, specifically MH2010, contends that TPD is at least 12% behind other comparable cities, such as Austin, San Antonio, Kansas City, Tucson, Denver, Omaha, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, Minneapolis and Dallas.
Guess what, MH? As rwarn17588, T-Whirld spin doctor, correctly points out, they also have a higher cost of living and their tax base is expanding, not contracting, like Tulsa. And, they got more dangerous criminals than Santa.
MW is bred from same pedigree of a long line of Mayors, since the end of the Maxwell era, who have run this town into the ground. So, what do ya expect?
Be that as it may, I'm all for the pay raise, as recommended by the arbitrator. Add another 8.5% hazard duty pay for the Santa Task Force, as per Surgeon General advisory: Laughing out loud can KILL.
Lady, pull the stunt of not doing your job, passing the buck, and hedging yer bets preparing for the run against Sully, you be lookin' at the business end of R E C A L L.
Buy now Pay Later at Tom's
By Jonah Panther
Monday, 11 September 2006
Tom's offers financing on anything in the store through a third -party financial service. Come in or call today to find out more details. Don't just dream about that new mountain bike you've been wanting, quit worrying that the great carbon road bike on sale at Tom's will be gone before you save enough money. Come in today and apply to buy that new bike.
When you come, ask for Guido. He'll make sure you get the best rate to fit HIS needs. In addition, he has a great reminder to make sure you repay the loan on a timely basis. If you are first time late on one of your payments, he'll send a buxom service representative to your place of employment to embarrass the hell out of you in front of your boss. And, everything gets better from there.
Remember, only at Tom's, where you can buy now and get the shit beaten outta you LATER.
Blogger to Tom: I'm just kiddin'! But, ya gotta agree that there's gotta be sumthin' wrong with a bike that cost more than THREE mortgage payments and ya need help from a loan SHARK.
Monday, 11 September 2006
Tom's offers financing on anything in the store through a third -party financial service. Come in or call today to find out more details. Don't just dream about that new mountain bike you've been wanting, quit worrying that the great carbon road bike on sale at Tom's will be gone before you save enough money. Come in today and apply to buy that new bike.
When you come, ask for Guido. He'll make sure you get the best rate to fit HIS needs. In addition, he has a great reminder to make sure you repay the loan on a timely basis. If you are first time late on one of your payments, he'll send a buxom service representative to your place of employment to embarrass the hell out of you in front of your boss. And, everything gets better from there.
Remember, only at Tom's, where you can buy now and get the shit beaten outta you LATER.
Blogger to Tom: I'm just kiddin'! But, ya gotta agree that there's gotta be sumthin' wrong with a bike that cost more than THREE mortgage payments and ya need help from a loan SHARK.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Santa Funked.
Well, it seems the delayed sadness syndrome finally hit Santa. Though he didn't know Tulsa Police Officer Shoemaker personally, Santa don't feel much like celebrating right now. He was supposed to show at tonight's pub crawl. But, it just doesn't seem right to be whooping it up while our guys are still in harm's way.
Say, George, suppose we forget 'bout the whole war thingy and just bring our guys home, if yer just gonna be dickin' around. Santa's gonna lay low for a couple of days, git totally sloshed on orange juice, and see how things shake out.
Marines Don't Cry.
Prior to Officer Shoemaker's funeral procession, Officer Miller informed me some in the community might mis-construe the presence of Santa to salute the man, his family, and friends on the Broken Arrow Expressway.
Santa appeared at First United Methodist, waited for over an hour, left the scene with the Patriot Guards, and waited again for over an hour on the Broken Arrow Expressway, with the flag at half-mast on his bicycle, to pay his respects.
On behalf of Santa, let it be known that he takes the memories of ALL fallen American military personnel very seriously, especially if it's a Marine.
If anyone felt offended by Santa's presence, there was NO insult intended. I am not quite sure why Santa might have been on the scene. Perhaps he believes every man deserves a Christmas. Without Santa, I personally would have a very hard time keeping it all together. There's too much death and destruction to go around for everyone.
AND, MARINES DON'T CRY.
Santa appeared at First United Methodist, waited for over an hour, left the scene with the Patriot Guards, and waited again for over an hour on the Broken Arrow Expressway, with the flag at half-mast on his bicycle, to pay his respects.
On behalf of Santa, let it be known that he takes the memories of ALL fallen American military personnel very seriously, especially if it's a Marine.
If anyone felt offended by Santa's presence, there was NO insult intended. I am not quite sure why Santa might have been on the scene. Perhaps he believes every man deserves a Christmas. Without Santa, I personally would have a very hard time keeping it all together. There's too much death and destruction to go around for everyone.
AND, MARINES DON'T CRY.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Prosecutor GONE Wild
Amsterdam, Netherlands prosecutor Robert Meulenbroek threatened a priest with a requirement to memorize ALL of Madonna lyrics, as punishment for using 911 to call in a bomb hoax. The priest admitted to a strong aversion to Madonna's Cruxifixion Tour, a depiction of the cruxifiction considered highly offensive to Christians.
Meulenbroek admits that the priest will probably get community service, possibly washing Madonna's dirty underwear for the duration of the tour, because it was only his first offense. No comment yet from Madonna's tour entourage.
Meulenbroek admits that the priest will probably get community service, possibly washing Madonna's dirty underwear for the duration of the tour, because it was only his first offense. No comment yet from Madonna's tour entourage.
Habla Espanol?
Ok, people, it's time to really git serious about being Mayor in 2010. I'm gonna need your help to git Spanish fluent in 2010 by practising espanol for AT LEAST one hour per day, until I can deliver a fiery speech in Spanish to put even the most spicy Fidel diatribes to SHAME.
By 2010, NO way the Mayor can do the public's bizness without Spanish. If ya can't beat 'em, JOIN 'EM!!!
I've been listening to La Preciosa FM-101.5 whenever I roll, reading La Semena, and generally making a big fool of myself trying to pick up dates with the hot latina chicks at Las Americas. I'm probably looking like a man-'ho.
Maybe, I start hanging out at the soccer games and join a league. Hey, any spanish drinkin' club around? Oh yeah, almost forgot about the MeetUp's. I really need to get a job workin' the grease pits, hang out at the tejano clubs, and maybe move Eastside. I actually miss corrido, on the radio. Yep. The originals talkin' 'bout border drug deals gone bad, not the PC crap they got today. I live vicariously through the corridos on my mp3.
Wish me luck, send me ideas, and bug me everyday about it!!
By 2010, NO way the Mayor can do the public's bizness without Spanish. If ya can't beat 'em, JOIN 'EM!!!
I've been listening to La Preciosa FM-101.5 whenever I roll, reading La Semena, and generally making a big fool of myself trying to pick up dates with the hot latina chicks at Las Americas. I'm probably looking like a man-'ho.
Maybe, I start hanging out at the soccer games and join a league. Hey, any spanish drinkin' club around? Oh yeah, almost forgot about the MeetUp's. I really need to get a job workin' the grease pits, hang out at the tejano clubs, and maybe move Eastside. I actually miss corrido, on the radio. Yep. The originals talkin' 'bout border drug deals gone bad, not the PC crap they got today. I live vicariously through the corridos on my mp3.
Wish me luck, send me ideas, and bug me everyday about it!!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Channelling hell.
The most recent big talk around town of late are what EVERYBODY calls The Channels. Some kind of live-in Shangri-La cum Disneyland cum Windsor Castle, right in the middle of the Arkansas River, between 21st and 31st bridges.
There is a pesky Tulsa Ordinance, most of which makes my brain hurt, Councilese, seemingly suggesting ANY public financing of major Riverside Dr. changes require a general election:
CHAPTER 3
ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
Section 300. Elections on Funding of Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue Improvements.
SECTION 300. ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
A. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, at any election upon the question of financing, in whole or in part, any improvements to Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue as contemplated by the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue," the Resolutions amending Districts 6, 7, and 18 Plans and the Resolution amending the Major Street and Highway Plan, approved by the Council on November 9, 1993, the ordinance authorizing and directing the calling of such an election shall set forth such project as a separate proposition to be voted upon separately by the voters of the City.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any election upon the question of financing the following:
1. Acquisition of any right-of-way which has been identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue" as necessary for the future improvement of Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue;
2. The engineering design and construction of all side street tie-offs and cul-de-sacs as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue";
3. The necessary relocation of all utility lines associated with the side street tie-offs and construction of the cul-de-sacs as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue"; or
4. The improvements to the Midland Valley Pedestrian overpass and River Parks at approximately 29th Street and Riverside Drive and the related realignment of the roadway underneath as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue."
Consider the fact that some well-heeled usual suspects of supporters, including da T-Whirld, are only planning to flip for a mere pittance of their own dough and asking TULSA TAXPAYERS for the rest. Sounds like another BIG Tulsa hoax.
I actually think it's a great idea, just for the outta-da-box urban planning. THAT is precisely the problem. Out of the million and one ways this is only a channel, with a small c, I can think of at least two way this will go belly-up, without ANY real opposition.
One, the lease terns, a federally protected endangered species, make their living on the River. So, that means a very expensive environmental impact study. My gosh, who knows, what other little cretins live in the sand dunes.
Two, the Creek Nation has produced a land deed granted by some dead President, claiming ownership of the riverbed. When you buy property in Oklahoma, there's a real good reason why you want a thorough abstract search, complete with ALL the attendant insurance. Some dead injun's cuz might lay claim to home-sweet-home at the most unfortunate of times, when you decide to sell.
When it comes to the Arkansas River, I say keep the concrete where it belongs. And, it ain't IN the water, people.
As Mayor, I'd probably do whatever I can, well short of asking TULSA TAXPAYERS to pony up, as in NO chinaman's chance in a honky courtroom, to support the grand adventures of the Utica Square set of bored over-pampered trust fund slackers looking for the next great plot of land they can wall off for their own drunken lovefest orgies.
At my worse, if they want to push the issue, I'd probably would pull a Beijing Buzz and scam them out of billions from their grandaddy's oil trust funds, while making them enjoy the whole bloody experience, over a period of several DECADES.
But, at the very least, to be polite, I'd smile a whole lot, pretend I actually give a damn, and expect a courtesy invite, of which I'd probably politely ask an intern to write an equally polite e-mail to decline.
Imagine if the photos EVER goes public!
There is a pesky Tulsa Ordinance, most of which makes my brain hurt, Councilese, seemingly suggesting ANY public financing of major Riverside Dr. changes require a general election:
CHAPTER 3
ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
Section 300. Elections on Funding of Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue Improvements.
SECTION 300. ELECTIONS ON FUNDING OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND/ OR HOUSTON AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
A. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, at any election upon the question of financing, in whole or in part, any improvements to Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue as contemplated by the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue," the Resolutions amending Districts 6, 7, and 18 Plans and the Resolution amending the Major Street and Highway Plan, approved by the Council on November 9, 1993, the ordinance authorizing and directing the calling of such an election shall set forth such project as a separate proposition to be voted upon separately by the voters of the City.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any election upon the question of financing the following:
1. Acquisition of any right-of-way which has been identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue" as necessary for the future improvement of Riverside Drive and/ or Houston Avenue;
2. The engineering design and construction of all side street tie-offs and cul-de-sacs as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue";
3. The necessary relocation of all utility lines associated with the side street tie-offs and construction of the cul-de-sacs as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue"; or
4. The improvements to the Midland Valley Pedestrian overpass and River Parks at approximately 29th Street and Riverside Drive and the related realignment of the roadway underneath as identified in the "1993 Conceptual Plan for Riverside Drive and Houston Avenue."
Consider the fact that some well-heeled usual suspects of supporters, including da T-Whirld, are only planning to flip for a mere pittance of their own dough and asking TULSA TAXPAYERS for the rest. Sounds like another BIG Tulsa hoax.
I actually think it's a great idea, just for the outta-da-box urban planning. THAT is precisely the problem. Out of the million and one ways this is only a channel, with a small c, I can think of at least two way this will go belly-up, without ANY real opposition.
One, the lease terns, a federally protected endangered species, make their living on the River. So, that means a very expensive environmental impact study. My gosh, who knows, what other little cretins live in the sand dunes.
Two, the Creek Nation has produced a land deed granted by some dead President, claiming ownership of the riverbed. When you buy property in Oklahoma, there's a real good reason why you want a thorough abstract search, complete with ALL the attendant insurance. Some dead injun's cuz might lay claim to home-sweet-home at the most unfortunate of times, when you decide to sell.
When it comes to the Arkansas River, I say keep the concrete where it belongs. And, it ain't IN the water, people.
As Mayor, I'd probably do whatever I can, well short of asking TULSA TAXPAYERS to pony up, as in NO chinaman's chance in a honky courtroom, to support the grand adventures of the Utica Square set of bored over-pampered trust fund slackers looking for the next great plot of land they can wall off for their own drunken lovefest orgies.
At my worse, if they want to push the issue, I'd probably would pull a Beijing Buzz and scam them out of billions from their grandaddy's oil trust funds, while making them enjoy the whole bloody experience, over a period of several DECADES.
But, at the very least, to be polite, I'd smile a whole lot, pretend I actually give a damn, and expect a courtesy invite, of which I'd probably politely ask an intern to write an equally polite e-mail to decline.
Imagine if the photos EVER goes public!
Cuba Si.
Ever since a certain firey redhead at an artsy fartsy party introduced me to Buena Vista Social Club Documentary, I have been obsessively infatuated with Cuba and the idea of biking the Malecon on a rusty vintage Raleigh, looking something right outta Malèna, a 2000 Italian coming-of-age-kid-in-love-with-hot-older-chick flick.
It turns out a Tulsa art collector, Milly Moorhead West, has quite a collection of Revolution-era photo, paintings, and sculptures on display at the May Room Gallery, 328 E. 1st. Some of the collection will be for sale. Collection opens 14 September with music by the Salsa Rhythm Project. Contact Milly via email at cubanartonline@hotmail.com or by phone at (918) 812-3281.
I am most interested in the Roberto Salas photos of Fidel in the field, BEFORE overthrowing Baptista. If I snag a Salas, no doubt it will set me back a couple of mortgage payments!
It turns out a Tulsa art collector, Milly Moorhead West, has quite a collection of Revolution-era photo, paintings, and sculptures on display at the May Room Gallery, 328 E. 1st. Some of the collection will be for sale. Collection opens 14 September with music by the Salsa Rhythm Project. Contact Milly via email at cubanartonline@hotmail.com or by phone at (918) 812-3281.
I am most interested in the Roberto Salas photos of Fidel in the field, BEFORE overthrowing Baptista. If I snag a Salas, no doubt it will set me back a couple of mortgage payments!
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