Editorials

Editorial: No to federal ‘red flag’ proposals

September 12, 2019

The recent shootings by madmen is encouraging progressives to force federal legislation to curtail the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens In response to “red flag” proposals, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed Senate Bill 1081 to push back against any proposed red flag laws coming from the federal government. His bill, titled the “Anti-Red…

Editorial: Biden is unfit to be president

September 12, 2019

It’s becoming increasing apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden, 76, is not up to the intellectual challenge of being president. In August, Biden told a campaign audience a story that was so inaccurate that even the ultra-liberal Washington Post challenged its accuracy. Biden told a story of pinning a Silver Star on a U.S….

Editorial: Liberal attacks on Chick-fil-A

September 12, 2019

Liberals, particularly in higher education, can no longer endure anyone who holds a different view than theirs. The latest example is a vote by the faculty council at The University of Kansas to call for the removal of a Chick-fil-A location on the campus. The fast-food restaurant was recently relocated to a more prominent spot…

Editorial: Tulsa needs new leadership now

September 5, 2019

The Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt signed a petition to vote on repealing the Constitutional Carry gun law that goes into effect on November 1. Mayor David Holt, who used to be in the Legislature, apparently disagrees with Gov. Kevin Stitt and a bipartisan majority who believe that Oklahoma should be an open carry state….

Editorial: Chinese election interference

September 5, 2019

China has been taking huge advantage over America for decades. Trade has been heavily tilted to favor the Chinese communist regime. This was accelerated by the policies of former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama. Clinton opened the doors to promoting Chinese access to our technology and Obama took down barriers to Chinese trade….

Editorial: Another Hollywood disaster film

September 5, 2019

Just when you think the morality in Hollywood can’t sink any lower, a new standard is reached. This month, Universal Studios is releasing The Hunt, a graphic and very violent film that shows people hunting other people for sport. In The Hunt, rich elitists fly to a resort where a dozen people – who are…

Editorial: Mayor promotes homosexuality

August 29, 2019

Mayor G.T. Bynum wants Tulsa to be more like San Francisco. Bynum, a registered Republican who governs like a liberal Democrat, issued an executive order last week to expand the special rights to homosexuals in Tulsa. Bynum championed additional rights for homosexuals while a city councilor and now he won’t miss an opportunity to extend…

Editorial: Oklahoma promotes gambling

August 29, 2019

While Gov. Kevin Stitt and tribal leaders battle over renegotiations on the gambling pact, a major issue is largely being ignored. The 141-plus gambling operations in Oklahoma are destroying lives, careers and families. The tribes are making hundreds of millions of dollars and they want at least 15 more years of the brother-in-law deal they…

Editorial: Democrats promoting ‘racism’

August 29, 2019

Democrats have called President Trump a “racist” so many times that the term has lost its meaning. Trump is not a racist. Ask anyone who has ever worked for him and you will hear testimony after testimony of his concern for the well-being of not only minorities but all people. Ben Carson has said many…

Editorial: Send a message on November 12

August 22, 2019

November 12 would be the perfect time to send a message to city leaders and their chamber overlords that it is time to stop the constant tax increases in Tulsa. That is when Tulsans will vote on a sales tax increase package that will siphon away $639,000,000.00 in sales taxes. The mayor, the city councilors…