I’ve spoken with Ed Shadid and he’s a good man running for office against great opposition. As you said, it’s a red state.

Oklahoma is fast becoming the laughing stock of not only America, but the world because of the religious based decision making of our elected representatives that are reminiscent of the 1950s.

It’s time for Oklahoma to step out into the real world and begin to elect qualified representatives, not RELIGIOUS representatives.

Our state and country are fast becoming equitable to a Taliban state where religious leaders rule and those who oppose are punished, where women are little more than servants who bear children and take care of the home and where education is tainted by religious theology.

We have also allowed Fallin and others to follow the dictates of A.L.E.C. who they have sworn allegiance to and in doing so put corporations ahead of the voters that elected them.

Yes, we have gained jobs, but they are in the retail and service industry and pay less than before the recession. We taxpayers are subsidizing the profit making companies through our tax dollars that pay for the food stamps and other programs they require in order to subsist. (almost a million dollars per Walmart, etc)

Stop listening to Fox news, radio talk show hosts, etc and start reading the news from around the world. Verify, verify, verify….

Seriously, folks, how about we judge our mayors by what they want to do.. you know.. as a mayor. I personally don’t care about what Mick or Ed think about how we should handle international relations with China. You know why? It’s not their job to touch that issue. Same deal with abortion. He’s going to be running the city, not the country.

“Shadid about his recent comments to The Red Dirt Report that as mayor, he would make it the city’s priority to welcome Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhist, Muslims and atheists to Oklahoma City. Shadid answered that welcoming those specific non-Christian religious groups would lead to economic development in Oklahoma City.”