tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27292768452334191352024-03-06T03:21:36.913-06:00Oklahoma For ObamaMule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-91460826043882521682008-11-09T07:04:00.001-06:002008-11-09T07:04:58.792-06:00Star Spangled Banner<object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-h3qUtonQs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-h3qUtonQs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-27691769078438424472008-11-08T09:32:00.003-06:002008-11-08T11:06:49.814-06:00Final Countup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pcd.dreamhosters.com/538/images/map_final2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 235px;" src="http://pcd.dreamhosters.com/538/images/map_final2.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Whoops! I was right about Missouri's electoral votes, but not the Omaha Nebraska vote. It looks like they counted absentee ballots last in Nebraska, and they went overwhelmingly to Obama. So the final total for the Great Election of 2008 ends up being 365 for Obama to 173 for McCain.<br /><br />This vindicates the Obama campaign's decision to spend some time and money in Omaha in the final days of the campaign. That in turn vindicated the Nebraska legislature's decision to split their electoral votes that way. Given this result, I have to wonder if any other states that got neglected this cycle are going to follow Nebraska's lead.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Where We Go From Here</span><br />There are still a couple of Senate races to be decided, but this pretty much wraps up the Presidential campaign news for 2008. <br /><br />For those of you wondering we at the campaign will be doing now that the campaign is over, I had wondered that myself.<br /><br />Greg I know is planning on helping in the Great Crusade to take our state back for The Light ... if he doesn't get called up to DC, which I understand is a possibility. Mary Jo and Blanca I know will continue fighting until the day the Good Lord calls them Home. That's just the way they were made.<br /><br />As for me? Calvin Rees at <a href="http://www.calvinrees.com/">DemoOkie</a> has graciously offered to add me as an author there. When I started this effort I did a survey of every Democratic and progressive blog and message board in the state that I could find. Calvin runs the best general-purpose Democratic <a href="http://www.demookie.com/forum/">message board</a> in the state, and his blog has become an important resource for me here at Oklahoma For Obama, so I was very honored to accept. If you are interested, my <a href="http://www.calvinrees.com/?p=102">first post</a> is already up. See you there!Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-35905093105473232552008-11-07T07:34:00.002-06:002008-11-07T07:38:45.764-06:00Results - Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pcd.dreamhosters.com/538/images/map_final.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 235px;" src="http://pcd.dreamhosters.com/538/images/map_final.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Another day out, and we <span style="font-weight:bold;">still</span> don't have a final count. North Carolina did finally come in, so we do now stand at 364 to 173. However, it now looks like Obama is likely to get the Omaha EV from Nebraska, (still not Missouri though). It's nice to see some vindication for Nebraska finally in their decision to split their EV's this way. Let's hope this causes some other larger states to follow their example.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-26557027700972488342008-11-06T06:55:00.002-06:002008-11-06T07:30:57.141-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEdTnldFI86ZzcJRAR-CmS0gGWM9fZ8xdYWkwL6ZpqvaSfgDxFhQPPgqZmBlG45Z8tojg0g27vpV6ptEnsSln9dEsCvPItYWZFLxxfXAfqqAxMlR3_-YA6ll2eQo55cg4TVpK8i2DrPzs/s1600-r/lastmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEdTnldFI86ZzcJRAR-CmS0gGWM9fZ8xdYWkwL6ZpqvaSfgDxFhQPPgqZmBlG45Z8tojg0g27vpV6ptEnsSln9dEsCvPItYWZFLxxfXAfqqAxMlR3_-YA6ll2eQo55cg4TVpK8i2DrPzs/s1600-r/lastmap.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Its two days later, and we still don't have all the EV's in. However, the final Nebraska EV and the ones for Missouri look like they are going to go McCain. North Carolina is still a tossup, but one where Obama is slightly ahead at the moment. So the final count looks like it will probably be 364 to 173.<br /><br />Obama has named his <a href="http://www.change.gov">transition team</a>. No names on it I recognize by sight, but that's typical for a transition team. The main transition news is the on again off again talk about Rahm Emmanuel becoming Obama's Chief of Staff. He's got a rep as a real down and dirty take no prisoners kind of guy. I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be with him anywhere else in the Administration, but Chief of Staff is a good fit for that. If Obama doesn't want to hear from you, you will <span style="font-style:italic;">not</span> be getting by Rahm.<br /><br />One of the big questions a lot of us on The Left have about the aftermath of the election has been, will the Reps Get It? Will they accept the repudiation the country has handed them with, and do the soul-searching required to rebuild their party, or will they find a couple of convenient scapegoats and go on using their same old message that worked so well in 1980 when they crafted it? Frankly the longer they stay in denial, the better off we will be.<br /><br />So far, Denial seems to be winning. There's been a fair bit of blaming Palin. It turns out she spent even <span style="font-style:italic;">more</span> on clothes than was reported. She had her staffers buy her stuff on their credit cards, which are only now being charged back to the campaign for reimbursement. It would be funny if it weren't so...aw heck, it's funny.<br /><br />There's also a lot of talk that they lost because they weren't "conservative enough". I call this the Tinkerbell theory. If you believe enough in Conservatism, it will work. If you failed, that's proof you didn't believe enough!<br /><br />So it's likely that we are going to see more sillyness in the future from the remaining Republicans in Congress (for example, our entire Oklahoma delegation). Fortunately, they are no longer in power, so it shouldn't be too damaging, just entertaining. <br /><br />Awwww...they're so <span style="font-style:italic;">cute</span> when they get all 1980 like that.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-56308855673609612008-11-05T08:06:00.003-06:002008-11-05T08:20:16.964-06:00Oklahoma, The Land that Time ForgotSadly things did not go well here in Oklahoma. Obama did not win a single county. Every Democrat running in a statewide race lost, as did Oliver for Tulsa's representative.<br /><br />While the rest of the country was having a transformational election, we seemed to be stuck in 2004. The results were exactly the same.<br />Here are the numbers from the state election board:<br /><br /><pre>2004:<br />JOHN F. KERRY DEM 503,966 34.43%<br />GEORGE W. BUSH REP 959,792 65.57%<br />2008:<br />BARACK OBAMA DEM 502,329 34.36%<br />JOHN McCAIN REP 959,808 65.64%</pre><br /><br /><script src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/48ff995c49a30ff2/4910a97ee94e7a0e/490532f277debe70/820b4ef3/widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-33301672710021486862008-11-05T07:11:00.003-06:002008-11-05T08:04:25.955-06:00Landslide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/3005239310_5e29f7219e_o.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 235px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/3005239310_5e29f7219e_o.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I'd like to say "the results are in", but as I write this the 26 electoral votes for Missouri and North Carolina are still up in the air. There's been some kind of weirdness in Georgia too, something about the vote totals being rediculously low, so some folks have thrown their 15 EV's back out too. <br /><br />However, even without them Obama has the largest electoral victory since Regan. When you add in what happened with the house and senate races, it's clear the Republicans got spanked.<br /><br />I was expecting the win of course, but the implications of it didn't actually hit me until it was announced. It is very hard indeed not to see this as a vindication our the ideals of freedom and equality that we have strayed so far from these last 8 years. This is both due to the personal story of the winner, and the resounding nature of the defeat of the current party holding the White House. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/POLITICS/11/05/us.reaction/art.white.house.crowd.afp.gi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/POLITICS/11/05/us.reaction/art.white.house.crowd.afp.gi.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Perhaps my favorite story of the night was the impromptu celebration that started (in the rain) in front of the White House. (DC, of course, voted %93 for Obama). <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/us.reaction/">From CNN</a>:<blockquote>At least 1,000 people gathered on Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House late Tuesday night, shouting "Obama! Obama!" and "Yes we can!" Uniformed Secret Service officers were overheard, saying they'd never seen anything like it.</blockquote><br /><br />Of course celebrations weren't even limited to this country. Kenya, the birthplace of Obama's father, has declared tomorrow a national holiday. While other countries aren't going quite that far, there are reports of celebrations all over Europe, Africa, and in parts of Asia.<br /><br />The more interesting (and perhaps relevent) thing is what this does for US clout. For example, European leaders are <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8e81f92-ab2e-11dd-b9e1-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=70662e7c-3027-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8.html">openly expressing worries</a> that requests from President Obama for more support in places like Afghanistan are going to be difficult to turn down, due to his popularity with their own constituents.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-24012223324244120542008-11-04T16:39:00.003-06:002008-11-04T17:00:19.033-06:00Watch PartiesI just got back from driving a voter to the polls, so now its time to go over the area watch parties.<br /><br /><br />Tulsa County Democratic Party and<br />Senator Nacy Riley (SD37) and<br />George Bullock (HD71) and<br />Seneca Scott (HD72)<br />at 7:30 pm<br />Transport Workers Union Hall<br />11945 East Pine Street, Tulsa<br /><br />Senator Tom Adelson (SD78)<br />Representative Lucky Lamons (HD61)<br />Representative Jeannie McDaniel (HD78)<br />7:00 pm<br />Baxter's Interurban Grill<br />717 South Houston Avenue, Tulsa<br /><br />Sebastian Lantos (HD67)<br />7:00 pm<br />Bluestone Steakhouse & Seafood Restaurant<br />10032 South Sheridan Road<br /><br />Karen Keith (Tulsa CC2)<br />7:00 pm<br />Leon's - South Peoria<br />33rd & Peoria, Tulsa<br /><br />Georgianna Oliver (1st Congress)<br />7:00 pm<br />Downtown Doubletree<br />616 West 7th St., Tulsa<br /><br />General<br />6:00 pm<br />Jazz Hall of Fame<br />111 East 1, TulsaMule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-71992582077092261372008-11-04T14:36:00.003-06:002008-11-04T15:03:20.550-06:00They Will Enter Zion With SigningThe reports I'm getting are of very heavy turnout, particularly in North Tulsa. For example, the World reported the wait at Mt. Zion Baptist Church at more than an hour and a half. If were were to see Tulsa County go blue this year, this is exactly the reports we'd be seeing right now.<br /><br />I've added a couple of gadgets from MSNBC to the blog that should report realtime election results, once the polls start to close. If you are in front of a computer then, stay tuned here.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-49393575252249800902008-11-04T11:13:00.000-06:002008-11-04T11:14:22.263-06:00An American Prayer<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oVi4rUzf-0Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oVi4rUzf-0Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-82596139980599816232008-11-04T10:16:00.002-06:002008-11-04T10:25:33.064-06:00Conservatives for ObamaYou probably know about the Republican moderates supporting Obama, like Colin Powell.<br /><br />What you may not have heard so much about is the amazing number of Conservative pundits who have come out in support of Obama. One example is Christopher Buckley, son of arch conservative William F. Buckley, founder of National Review.<br /><br />Another is favorite Conservative talk show guest Andrew Sullivan. Here he was on Colbert last night making a strong case for Obama being the <span style="font-style:italic;">Conservative</span> choice for president.<br /><br /><embed FlashVars='videoId=207785' src='http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml' quality='high' bgcolor='#cccccc' width='332' height='316' name='comedy_central_player' align='middle' allowScriptAccess='always' allownetworking='external' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br /><br />The direct link to this video is http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/207785/november-03-2008/andrew-sullivan . Email this to your conservative friends.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-20369503844709222252008-11-04T06:54:00.002-06:002008-11-04T07:20:40.980-06:00VOTEToday is the day we change the world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45137000/jpg/_45137574_ca-began-early-voting-oct64.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 466px; height: 300px;" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45137000/jpg/_45137574_ca-began-early-voting-oct64.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>To find your polling place in Tulsa County, use <a href="http://www.tulsacounty.org/precinctlocator/precinctform.asp">this neat tool</a> to find your polling place. Outside Tulsa County, you can use the State's <a href="http://www.ok.gov/elections/ppl/index.php">locator</a>. Polls are open *now* and close at 7PM. <br /><br />If you need a ride, call 747-7933 (League of Women Voters), 584-0001 (Metro Tulsa Urban League), 663-0377 (YWCA of Tulsa), or 850-2048 or 231-3340 (Coalition for the American Dream).<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Volunteer Opportunities</span><br />Once you've taken care of your own voting responsibilities, here are the volunteer opportunities we have available.<br /><ul><li>Drive people to the polls - Call Darrel Knox at 734-7560</li><li>Sign Teams - Email <a href="mailto:gregmarkley@att.net">Greg Markley</a></li><li>Phone Banking - Call Dave Ratcliff at 906-0662</li><li>Phone Banking to Missouri Voters - email <a href="mailto:jdluvr@swbell.net">Tom Donahy</a></li></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fired Up, Ready to Go!</span><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LyJ72iZ3tW4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LyJ72iZ3tW4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-20714084392323007372008-11-03T15:27:00.002-06:002008-11-03T16:11:12.560-06:00More Videos<span style="font-weight:bold;">We Have a Lot of Work to Do</span><br /><br />This is one that the campaign was actually sending around to everyone on its mailing list. It shows clips from the campaign with a voiceover from Obama. One day some genius is going to make a mint by selling posters with the image at 1:55.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cfjQujYrfEk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cfjQujYrfEk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Take the Day Off</span><br />This next one shows Matthew Broderick asking everyone to take the day off tomorrow to help the campaign. Even if he's not your favorite actor, or you are too young to even know who the heck he is, this is still something everyone reading this blog should do. My company is patriotic enough that it actually <span style="font-style:italic;">gives us</span> the day off, so I took today off too.<br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9Cp3WCdPHg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L9Cp3WCdPHg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Rising in Cleveland</span><br />This is a video of Bruce Springsteen introducing the Obama family at a rally by singing "The Rising". Its more than 5 minutes, so if you aren't fan of The Boss, you might want to just watch the first minute, then skip ahead to about 4:50.<br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XfKF5i_h3eQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XfKF5i_h3eQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jay-Z</span><br />If Jay-Z is a bit more your speed (not mine, sorry) then you might be more interested in this video<br /><object width="400" height="3424"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7h2NoSB3H9g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7h2NoSB3H9g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">World's Biggest Obama Supporter</span><br /><br />To end on a bit of a lighter (but vaguely creepy) note, meet the world's biggest Obama supporter:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2dB5OVdgIOc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2dB5OVdgIOc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-58941215845023578862008-11-03T12:05:00.004-06:002008-11-03T12:29:23.534-06:00Obama on Native IssuesI found this video of a speech Obama gave on First Nation issues several months back when he made a campaign stop at the Crow Nation (first and only presidential candidate to do so).<br /><br />A fair bit of this is specific to reservations, but I think lot of the issues he raised will be of great interest here in Oklahoma.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SU4WR_rcGUA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SU4WR_rcGUA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-59641959223338564252008-11-03T07:42:00.005-06:002008-11-03T08:08:50.385-06:00One Day More<object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W3ijYVyhnn0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W3ijYVyhnn0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Tomorrow is the Judgement Day.<br />Tomorrow we discover what our God in Heaven has in store.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-83060310665420884132008-11-03T06:56:00.002-06:002008-11-03T07:16:53.409-06:00Last Day of Early Voting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDcleNvjpAm_tOH6qjKXg4sjyJZrHyShSsPbZLLLvojJrQH6U7f3K-vjg3RJ2F6bA_SV5ltGOG3mKTWvd5SxUf_oNVxgjfWIj7bQSz3kZgVlkgnzUwrMJIfJ-uYlQo_2-HTPV_kfvDyt-/s1600-r/1103_bigmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDcleNvjpAm_tOH6qjKXg4sjyJZrHyShSsPbZLLLvojJrQH6U7f3K-vjg3RJ2F6bA_SV5ltGOG3mKTWvd5SxUf_oNVxgjfWIj7bQSz3kZgVlkgnzUwrMJIfJ-uYlQo_2-HTPV_kfvDyt-/s1600-r/1103_bigmap.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Today is the last day for early voting at your county election board office. The hours are 8AM to 6PM. That means everyone who gets in line by 6PM will get to vote, so feel free to run by after work.<br /><br />The Tulsa County offices are at 555 North Denver. I have maps to that and other area county board offices <a href="http://oklahomaforobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/tomorrow-first-day-of-voting.html">here</a>. It may be quite crowded, so it is suggested that you come in from the north and park in one of the nearby church parking lots. Remember that no campaign material (including shirts and buttons) is allowed in a polling place.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Volunteer Opportunities</span><br />If you'd like to do a bit more than just vote, there are still plenty of volunteer opportunities available.<br /><ul><li>Drive people to the polls - Call Darrel Knox at 734-7560</li><li>Sign Teams - Email <a href="mailto:gregmarkley@att.net">Greg Markley</a></li><li>Phone Banking - Call Dave Ratcliff at 906-0662</li><li>Phone Banking to Missouri Voters - email <a href="mailto:jdluvr@swbell.net">Tom Donahy</a></li></ul>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-948614312386603662008-11-02T14:28:00.010-06:002008-11-02T15:21:05.010-06:00McCain's HouseThanks to twoidhd for pointing this out.<br /><br />With all the talk about McCain's houses, have any of you been curious what one of them would look like on the inside? Well, you are in luck. It turns out he's selling one of them, and there's a <a href="http://www.sothebysrealty.com/PropertyDetails.aspx?R=104122021&WT.mc_id=Trulia">video walthrough</a> available online. Just twelve million dollars and its all yours. Don't worry about John; he's got 8 more!<br /><br />Don't listen to all that talk about John being out of touch with the common man. He has his TV room, just like you.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyC5_G0-ESgEL3ZQ7xDr2N6DgE7bbA2f1393KJDXGIlvfSKuK2Aoon5AONqaPX9glNYFGU6Ao9W8dQAB36Xkz2RQ78hBr2OTNq2aTcFzgoVKo2FcUhzniWtfMDAa9lkmHCBMLk_akmN8/s1600-h/Johns_Media_Room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyC5_G0-ESgEL3ZQ7xDr2N6DgE7bbA2f1393KJDXGIlvfSKuK2Aoon5AONqaPX9glNYFGU6Ao9W8dQAB36Xkz2RQ78hBr2OTNq2aTcFzgoVKo2FcUhzniWtfMDAa9lkmHCBMLk_akmN8/s400/Johns_Media_Room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264162290711509490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(click on pictures for full size image)<br /></span></div><br />He's got that back deck, just like the one you worked so hard on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOB1VzjBLrnMyz13gIS1cBGfQk0Ie4HCcezQQGoRSG-WMrPkPZbpvql352lW3-1kPJCNxu9UzetNi3aBwmKQDbKaQJcdSG1-LLi0ieQMiqHbZBvX6rLL9uvx_3zE9LIdh_d3qaMxI6B8/s1600-h/Johns_Back_Deck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOB1VzjBLrnMyz13gIS1cBGfQk0Ie4HCcezQQGoRSG-WMrPkPZbpvql352lW3-1kPJCNxu9UzetNi3aBwmKQDbKaQJcdSG1-LLi0ieQMiqHbZBvX6rLL9uvx_3zE9LIdh_d3qaMxI6B8/s400/Johns_Back_Deck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264162934101459298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He's got the enclosed wine room, just like yo...aw...who the hell am I kidding here?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPkkcurJILZVLtirBGYcje8XtaMJ-6ghRPvxt_HH7-qFSJ6_PyxB1PmRWo_CaD2ACma28__TmDtNimyiDrll8AC50_UqJUjkz5xqPle-IedM6kP3wwjFbE5vby1Deb98vF5xUq9nejyM/s1600-h/Johns_Wine_Room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPkkcurJILZVLtirBGYcje8XtaMJ-6ghRPvxt_HH7-qFSJ6_PyxB1PmRWo_CaD2ACma28__TmDtNimyiDrll8AC50_UqJUjkz5xqPle-IedM6kP3wwjFbE5vby1Deb98vF5xUq9nejyM/s400/Johns_Wine_Room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264163925363194498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The furnishings alone in these couple of rooms probably cost more than most houses in Oklahoma.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs7jxtNX030i0fn6Zn0EY2ZKQ03pHBbOZW6EatKSnSzijgIH5hLQU_evTmaFQGlfHwWIng0KqGhjiH3WUlXE-Jh9kBpUIZ8zi9YQtYBiKtN8p9whYR6kucvVSQL48jJUiPI0N-_BAZyY/s1600-h/Johns_Living_Room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs7jxtNX030i0fn6Zn0EY2ZKQ03pHBbOZW6EatKSnSzijgIH5hLQU_evTmaFQGlfHwWIng0KqGhjiH3WUlXE-Jh9kBpUIZ8zi9YQtYBiKtN8p9whYR6kucvVSQL48jJUiPI0N-_BAZyY/s400/Johns_Living_Room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264165158818127394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The lesson here is clear: If you get a chance to marry an heiress, do it. Don't let any silly moral consideration, like say being <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1024927/The-wife-John-McCain-callously-left-behind.html">already married to someone else</a>, get in your way. Particularly not if your "old" wife gets crippled and disfigured in an auto accident. Promises are made to be broken.<br /><br />Remind me again, which candidate shares Oklahoma values?Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-49266271405262807842008-11-02T13:39:00.002-06:002008-11-02T13:54:42.488-06:00Video Diary<span style="font-weight:bold;">Obama Congratulates McCain on Cheney Endorsement</span><br /><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/63CpskskaHk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/63CpskskaHk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object><br /><br />I know here in Oklahoma we don't get much of a chance to see presidential commercials, so I've included Obama's new endorsement commercial below:<br /><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1185304443" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1892848346&playerId=1185304443&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-52375040884290955942008-11-02T05:03:00.002-06:002008-11-02T06:13:12.378-06:00Democrats on Economics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8XraYPu5tTzTcN2xvtcc0xwIdfozuXA0vkhN7LzTq14fkih2wZBNOJTJODyraT_Z2n2am2xmsoy_OFU4C3fsKfhA54sTzzng8XNn5cSh9w5A6sdMJfzm4fL_TW2SdtS64MdhfegoH8aL/s1600-r/1101_bigmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8XraYPu5tTzTcN2xvtcc0xwIdfozuXA0vkhN7LzTq14fkih2wZBNOJTJODyraT_Z2n2am2xmsoy_OFU4C3fsKfhA54sTzzng8XNn5cSh9w5A6sdMJfzm4fL_TW2SdtS64MdhfegoH8aL/s1600-r/1101_bigmap.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Since there's no early voting today, I finally have enough of a breather to do something I've been meaning to do for quite a while: inject some <span style="font-weight:bold;">facts</span> into the presidential race. A big thanks goes to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8XraYPu5tTzTcN2xvtcc0xwIdfozuXA0vkhN7LzTq14fkih2wZBNOJTJODyraT_Z2n2am2xmsoy_OFU4C3fsKfhA54sTzzng8XNn5cSh9w5A6sdMJfzm4fL_TW2SdtS64MdhfegoH8aL/s1600-r/1101_bigmap.png">Brad DeLong</a> for compiling all the pretty graphics for me.<br /><br />Since John McCain's entire economic plan centers around earmarks, let's start with those. Everyone agrees that the Federal Budget is out of control. So how much good is he liable to do for us by concentrating on earmarks?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080924-pssihndnbiirrkr9gxc3tb8fi8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080924-pssihndnbiirrkr9gxc3tb8fi8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Some of you might have to go get your glasses to make out that blue sliver at the top labeled "Earmarks". Is McCain really planning on wasting effort trying to shrink that tiny sliver, or is he just lying to everyone? I almost hope it's the latter, and that's sad.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Democrats are Better Democrats</span><br />The traditional Democratic economic goals have always been increasing jobs and economic fairness. How have they done in reality?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-bcwq66khndn2kjrpcqbk2u72sq.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 378px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-bcwq66khndn2kjrpcqbk2u72sq.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-jxescbmayea7g8gdex4r6bdpuu.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 377px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-jxescbmayea7g8gdex4r6bdpuu.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-x73t35um278t3bc1tqbdxfs2m2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 378px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-x73t35um278t3bc1tqbdxfs2m2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Note how in every graph the Democrats are at the top and the Republicans are at the bottom. The only exception is the Roosevelt/Truman cycle, where all our drafted soldiers from WWII came back into the job market at once.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Democrats Are Better Republicans</span><br />Republicans, on the other hand, have traditionally sold themselves as the folks who will control the budget deficit, increase the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product"><span style="font-weight:bold;">G</span>ross <span style="font-weight:bold;">D</span>omestic <span style="font-weight:bold;">P</span>roduct</a>, and be better for the stock market. What has the truth been?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-jshn7yt58qnxufm91c2njf9i7j.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 378px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-jshn7yt58qnxufm91c2njf9i7j.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-x83i44kp5bjgmeck9fir2dxsgt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 378px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-x83i44kp5bjgmeck9fir2dxsgt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-k2unte9n67nhw5brpxjg2ydqwd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 377px;" src="http://img.skitch.com/20080923-k2unte9n67nhw5brpxjg2ydqwd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Once again, the Democrats tend to all be clustered at the top, and the Republicans at the bottom. The exceptions for the Democrats again seem to mostly be WWII related. The Republicans would look far worse if not for Eisenhower. He was a popular General drafted into the Republican party before anyone really knew his politics, very much like Colin Powell.<br /><br />How is it, one might ask, that Democrats do better on <span style="font-style:italic;">Republican</span> goals, when in theory the are concentrating on their own goals? Perhaps it is as Obama keeps saying: businesses do better when they have more customers who can afford their services.<br /><br />Whatever the reason, the results are pretty clear. When it comes to economics, if your priorities lean Democratic, you should vote for Democrats. If your priorities lean Republican, you should <span style="font-weight:bold;">still</span> vote for Democrats.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-78666491105267404442008-11-01T10:14:00.001-05:002008-11-01T10:15:57.027-05:00McCain and Friends<object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WdBsv0uCT0c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WdBsv0uCT0c&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-47319868062222008572008-11-01T06:41:00.006-05:002008-11-01T07:17:55.083-05:00Early Voting - Day 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TaHnGiG9jHjrrzwvvixk_jHOLsZcGSpj-umSyjmWFTfT9ESEgRPqUTjxoanLYjlu95Z_D0oa5niMKNPF9iP70piDWZ-U2EzZm-Iwd5cYSRVADVUlgKAZeUyIFxu8-uZH05wi-s5pWydZ/s1600-r/1031_bigmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TaHnGiG9jHjrrzwvvixk_jHOLsZcGSpj-umSyjmWFTfT9ESEgRPqUTjxoanLYjlu95Z_D0oa5niMKNPF9iP70piDWZ-U2EzZm-Iwd5cYSRVADVUlgKAZeUyIFxu8-uZH05wi-s5pWydZ/s1600-r/1031_bigmap.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Today is the second day of early voting in Oklahoma. This is the <a href="http://oklahomaforobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/tomorrow-first-day-of-voting.html">same deal as yesterday</a> with one exception: <span style="font-weight:bold;">Polls close at one PM</span> today. So get up a bit early to vote today.<br /><br />According to reports, there were long lines and congestion at the polls yesterday, but the lines moved very quickly. Although the wait in some places around OKC was quite long, here in Tulsa it was only about 45 minutes.<br /><br />One of my fellow denziens on <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/sooner-kos">SoonerKos</a> who lives in the area reported that parking was a real issue. He suggested:<br /><blockquote>If you plan on going to The Election Board be prepared to park a couple of blocks away and walk. There is plenty of street parking on Denver or Cheyenne in The Brady Heights Historic District. There was a very long line of cars waiting to park at the Election Building so to help ease congestion come in from the north and park at one of the Churches or on the street. </blockquote><br />Also, remember <span style="font-weight:bold;">no</span> campaign gear is allowed. Be considerate and bring a coat or sweater to share with any of your neighbors who didn't get the message.<br /><br />The reports I got were that roughly 5,000 people voted yesterday in Oklahoma County (OKC) and 4,000 in Tulsa County.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-21752797986510222712008-10-31T20:10:00.002-05:002008-10-31T20:11:58.011-05:00Attack of the RobotsFrom the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom">Obama youtube channel</a>:<br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mg56KbtmARc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mg56KbtmARc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-38899117507966918102008-10-31T12:23:00.004-05:002008-10-31T16:37:29.494-05:00More Early VotingI've seen reports from both Tulsa and Oklahoma City that early voting lines are quite long, but manageable. In both cases the lines are snaking out around the board of election parking lot. However, reports are that the lines move fast. Wait time in OKC this morning was about an hour, and in Tulsa 45 minutes.<br /><br /><iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27474622#27474622" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><br />Make sure you budget yourself the proper amount of time, but please get out and vote as soon as you can.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-30313702505205895732008-10-31T06:07:00.002-05:002008-10-31T06:42:24.862-05:00First Day of Early Voting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeBVLal72k3DiWU_81afIdkWzluBsljacOVJQZikojAiKBY1mWlowKYxBRcidxaAmIF275e9Ay-ofltipFz24pInMb39CH0D5f0-xBUw6DzU9MV6oMbrUhew-YmeuVaVK7eA90HgY-dSz/s1600-r/1030_bigmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeBVLal72k3DiWU_81afIdkWzluBsljacOVJQZikojAiKBY1mWlowKYxBRcidxaAmIF275e9Ay-ofltipFz24pInMb39CH0D5f0-xBUw6DzU9MV6oMbrUhew-YmeuVaVK7eA90HgY-dSz/s1600-r/1030_bigmap.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Today is the first day of early voting. Just come on down to your <a href="http://www.ok.gov/~elections/cebinfo.pdf">County Election Board</a> offices (see <a href="http://oklahomaforobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/tomorrow-first-day-of-voting.html">my previous post</a> for directions) between the hours of 8AM and 6PM. For Tulsa County voters that is 555 N. Devner, in downtown Tulsa.<br /><br />One thing I neglected to mention is that state law prohibits you from entering the polling place wearing any candidate supporting materials. So leave your Obama buttons and shirts at home, or put on a sweater over them. I'd like to ask everyone to bring an extra sweater or jacket to lend in case one of your neighbors in line did not realize this. Some of them might object to voting topless.<br /><br />If you can't come in today, there is also early voting Saturday and Monday. Please try to vote early this year. The line will probably be shorter, and it will help prevent polling place directed shenanigans from taking your vote away.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Obama Visit</span><br />We weren't successful in securing an Obama visit to Tulsa this cycle. However, he will be visting Springfield MO tomorrow night. That's about a 3 hour drive from Tulsa. So if you are up for that kind of road trip, check out the info <a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/mobospringfield">here</a>. I checked out <a href="http://www.springfieldmosports.com/sports/track_field.asp">the venue</a> and it seats about 8,000.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-76697828645277025542008-10-30T20:26:00.001-05:002008-10-30T20:29:00.520-05:00ObamathonIn case you missed it (like you were stuck in a closet last night or something), here's Obama's infomercial<br /><br /><object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GtREqAmLsoA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GtREqAmLsoA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed></object>Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729276845233419135.post-50662160392834029922008-10-30T06:40:00.002-05:002008-10-30T07:22:36.445-05:00Tomorrow - First Day of Voting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwjWreCb_qlI6b5Yg4KDBGi6sgqKQo7KWmzraYzxKKu0qp1h3bVzvKKDExx4yfMe43tzbgQx-U-49m_XkwHX-M4XgLbZ469ZE9BwHhnDtvdShcEJfV9W2fHY8irTpkBu6YBrbj0KFYKLY/s1600-r/1029_bigmap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwjWreCb_qlI6b5Yg4KDBGi6sgqKQo7KWmzraYzxKKu0qp1h3bVzvKKDExx4yfMe43tzbgQx-U-49m_XkwHX-M4XgLbZ469ZE9BwHhnDtvdShcEJfV9W2fHY8irTpkBu6YBrbj0KFYKLY/s1600-r/1029_bigmap.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />If you missed yesterday's deadline to request an Absentee Ballot, than you are going to have to go vote the old-fashioned way: in person.<br /><br />The good news is that the first day you can do that is not November 4, but rather tomorrow, October 31. That is the first day of early voting in Oklahoma. The other days are Saturday, November 1, and Monday November 3 (the day before the general election).<br /><br />Early Voting does work a bit differently than regular voting. You do not go to your normal polling place. Instead you must show up at your <a href="http://www.ok.gov/~elections/cebinfo.pdf">County Election Board</a> sometime between 8AM and 6PM. The Tulsa area election board offices are:<br /><ul><br /><li>Tulsa County: 555 N Devner Avenue.<iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=555+N+Denver+Ave,+Tulsa,+OK&sll=36.159637,-95.990467&sspn=0.040955,0.055275&g=555+N+Denver+Ave,+Tulsa,+OK&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJo_TGWDMJPZWgTzGrPv2CZPlz8pbg&ll=36.165874,-95.997248&spn=0.010394,0.012875&z=15&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=555+N+Denver+Ave,+Tulsa,+OK&sll=36.159637,-95.990467&sspn=0.040955,0.055275&g=555+N+Denver+Ave,+Tulsa,+OK&ie=UTF8&ll=36.165874,-95.997248&spn=0.010394,0.012875&z=15&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></li><br /><li>Osage County: 630 Kihekah Ave., Pawhuska<br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=630+Kihekah+Ave,+Pawhuska,+OK&sll=36.158944,-95.999179&sspn=0.010239,0.013819&ie=UTF8&g=630+Kihekah+Ave,+Pawhuska,+OK&s=AARTsJpJd43CaPQ9sHwgWG89beQBQQNVtA&ll=36.66952,-96.337652&spn=0.010327,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=630+Kihekah+Ave,+Pawhuska,+OK&sll=36.158944,-95.999179&sspn=0.010239,0.013819&ie=UTF8&g=630+Kihekah+Ave,+Pawhuska,+OK&ll=36.66952,-96.337652&spn=0.010327,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></li><br /><li>Creek County - 230 E. Hobson Ave., Sapulpa<br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=230+E+Hobson+Ave,+Sapulpa,+OK&sll=36.664891,-96.339777&sspn=0.010172,0.013819&g=230+E+Hobson+Ave,+Sapulpa,+OK&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJriwuFih8xKpaS7Vvbp9CHC22Oa4A&ll=36.004292,-96.109471&spn=0.010415,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=230+E+Hobson+Ave,+Sapulpa,+OK&sll=36.664891,-96.339777&sspn=0.010172,0.013819&g=230+E+Hobson+Ave,+Sapulpa,+OK&ie=UTF8&ll=36.004292,-96.109471&spn=0.010415,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></li><br /><li>Rodgers County - 216 S. Missouri Ave., Claremore<br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=216+S+Missouri+Ave,+Claremore,+OK&sll=35.999969,-96.111231&sspn=0.01026,0.013819&g=216+S+Missouri+Ave,+Claremore,+OK&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJrdHi5m-XztqIXZKCGBSYQr49z4fw&ll=36.315471,-95.613842&spn=0.010374,0.012875&z=15&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=216+S+Missouri+Ave,+Claremore,+OK&sll=35.999969,-96.111231&sspn=0.01026,0.013819&g=216+S+Missouri+Ave,+Claremore,+OK&ie=UTF8&ll=36.315471,-95.613842&spn=0.010374,0.012875&z=15&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></li><br /><li>Wagoner County - 208 N Lee Ave., Wagoner<br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=208+N+Lee+Ave,+Wagoner,+OK&sll=36.311875,-95.615537&sspn=0.010219,0.013819&g=208+N+Lee+Ave,+Wagoner,+OK&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJr005plvirnqRZY4dVFJWgmFPqLOg&ll=35.965225,-95.371242&spn=0.01042,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=208+N+Lee+Ave,+Wagoner,+OK&sll=36.311875,-95.615537&sspn=0.010219,0.013819&g=208+N+Lee+Ave,+Wagoner,+OK&ie=UTF8&ll=35.965225,-95.371242&spn=0.01042,0.012875&z=15&iwloc=addr&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></li><br /></ul><br /><br />There is no guarantee that the lines won't be as long on early voting days as they will be for the general election, so budget yourself an hour or so, particularly in Tulsa County. However, if one of these days is better for you than Tuesday, this is when you want to vote.<br /><br />I sent in my absentee ballot yesterday, so I can tell you from experience that getting the actual voting behind you removes a bit of the stress. So vote early if you can.Mule Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960301873485357423noreply@blogger.com0