SFist: Oklahoma, Where the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain

bluecanary

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:41:01 -0800

Hmm, Coburn allegedly sterilized a woman without her consent. Went on record as saying women are healthier with silicone breast implants than women who don't have breast implants. Asserted that girls in Oklahoma could only go to the restrooms one at a time, lest they be attacked and converted by lesbians. Inhofe is nutty, to be sure, but it's just your standard GOP-style nuttiness, calling global warming a hoax, defending Abu Ghraib torture, etc. I think Coburn wins.

gwschulz

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:34:06 -0800

I'm an Okie native, too, and determining who was more conservative between Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe was always a delight. Coburn claimed the state's school system was overrun by lesbians. And after Sy Hersh exposed Abu Ghraib, Inhofe downplayed the conditions there arguing the prison didn't contain mere traffic violators. As the Pentagon itself later concluded, dozens of inmates at the facility had done nothing at all. But Okie state legislators were the real conservatives. I wrote stories for an alt weekly newspaper there about one who attempted to ban happy hours and another who wanted to outlaw LGBT couples from moving their adopted children to the state. Coburn at least tried to create a user-friendly database the public could use to view federal contracts; a wonderful, good-government proposal that was shot down by Congress. Anything else he may have accomplished has been overshadowed by his vicious crusades against reproductive rights and accompanying hilarious claims about the gay community.

suckafree

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:31:05 -0800

gee, i wonder who sicked this dog on gavin? any wagers it was the angry inch?

Chris Weekly

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:37:31 -0800

Bluecanary-Your incoherent babble is beyond comprehension.

Generic

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:49:24 -0800

I was always under the impression that Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) was by far the more bat-shit insane of the two.

bluecanary

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:33:38 -0800

Neocon? Um, yeah, because Newsom is sooooooooooooo liberal. If you think I'm a neocon, your reading comprehension skills need serious work.

Chris Weekly

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:54:04 -0800

Now bluecanary's rants aginst Newsom make sense. He/She/it is an Okie neocon in disguise.

burlives

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:28:35 -0800

Hooray for blanket statements about Oklahomans!

RobInSF

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:56:32 -0800

Once this is all vetted, maybe he and Ed Jew can open a combo Tapioca/Flower/Wine shop at San Quentin.

bluecanary

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:41:07 -0800

Ah yes, Tom Coburn, I remember him well. Reason #32,445,829,485,698,469,284,626 for leaving Oklahoma. You expect the bible-thumping hicks in Oklahoma to put someone like this into office. What's our excuse re Newsom, that's what I want to know?