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Article in today’s Norman Transcript
Posted by: | CommentsThis article about our candidate Rusty Sullivan was published in today’s (10/6/2010) Transcript:
October 6, 2010
Sullivan says money-saving measures are paying off
By Andy Rieger The Norman Transcript
NOBLE — County government will take a direct hit in its budget next year but measures taken to save money are paying off, District 3 Commissioner Rusty Sullivan told fellow Republicans meeting here Tuesday.
Sullivan, who faces Democrat Jim Robertson in the Nov. 2 General Election, said he has reduced his workforce from 23 to 17 employees, eliminated seven take-home vehicles and saved $1.2 million.
An energy audit has resulted in the savings of $7,000 a month in utility costs. “We just keep paring down the budget,” Sullivan said.
He said emergencies have been plentiful in the county, with fires, ice storms, floods, snow and tornadoes resulting in eight presidential emergency declarations during his tenure in office.
Sullivan was the featured speaker at this month’s GOP luncheon at Kendall’s Restaurant. He was joined on the podium by Republican state candidates Sharon Parker (Senate District 16), Kent Hunt (House District 44) and Aaron Stiles (House District 45). Even though judicial races are non-partisan, one candidate for judge was there and the spouses of two others were in attendance and handed out literature.
Many of the comments and questions concerned the Norman City Council’s recent passage of an ordinance declaring the month of October as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month. All of the candidates said they would have voted against the resolution.
Organizer Bobby Cleveland singled out Norman Councilman Hal Ezzell for his support of the ordinance. Ezzell ran for the non-partisan mayor’s post in 2009.
“He’s changed directions all the way,” Cleveland said. “In the future, I’m not going to vote for someone just because he’s a Republican.”
Cleveland handed out a one-page flier recommending how Republicans should vote on the 11 upcoming state questions. Former state Rep. Thad Balkman reviewed the upcoming judicial races for the party members in attendance. The next meeting will be Nov. 2, election day.
Andy Rieger editor@normantranscript.com
Frontier County Republican Women Meeting
Posted by: | CommentsThe Frontier County Republican Women will be meeting Monday, October 11th. A dinner (A dutch treat) will provided at 6 p.m. and the meeting will then start at 7 p.m.
The location will be the Western Sizzlin’, located at S I-35 and 12th Street in Moore. The restaurant can be found on the access road on the west side of I-35.
The speaker for the even will be Representative Jason Murphey from State House District 31. Rep. Murphey also serves as the chair of the Government Modernization Committee.
The topic to be discussed are the State Questions on this November’s ballot. Rep. Murphey will provide information about each of the State Questions (of which he authored several) and give detailed information about what each Question will do if passed.
Bring your friends, family, and neighbors. An informed electorate is what we need!
Candidates are also welcomed to attend and can introduce themselves to the guests.
For more information, contact Cheryl Williams at cherylgop@cox.net.
SQ 744 Funding and Democrat Trickery
Posted by: | CommentsThe Democrats in this state are trying to rally support for SQ 744. If you are unsure of what SQ 744 is, it is a state question concerning education funding. A ‘Yes’ vote means that our public education system will be required to equal the amounts of state funding for education in the neighboring states.
This seems like a good plan, a good way to ensure our children receive quality education, but there is just a tiny little question we should be asking ourselves as we consider SQ 744: Where does the money come from?
There is no, I repeat there is NO, language in the bill that concerns where the funds would come from. As we were all told as children, money doesn’t just grow on trees. It is foolish to support a bill without first knowing how it will be funded, just as foolish as the Democrats in the House and Senate voting for Obamacare without knowing what was in that bill. At least the former provided from where the funding will come. SQ 744 just leaves the question unanswered, hoping we are blinded by ads about how our children will fall farther behind without passing SQ 744.
This is what those across the aisle are hoping. They are hoping that we will be blinded by ads making us feel guilty about the possibility of voting no.
But that’s not all.
The Democrats are also planning to take advantage of the Yes on 744 campaign for their own political and financial advantage. In a recent email sent out to registered Democrats, the author stated:
“I think you will agree, we need every available resource to win our races on Election Day. The Yes on 744 campaign, the coalition of groups working to pass SQ 744, has the resources to run a powerful statewide campaign. I have already seen them in my neighborhood knocking on doors. You might have also noticed that they are already on TV with a commercial. “
Doesn’t that stir feelings of reproach inside you? It certainly does for me. They want to use a group that is not connected to them for their own desires. There does not seem to be any hesitation or remorse in that, just use a group to ensure that your candidates are elected and I mean use as in how the Democrats use fear tactics concerning Social Security to get votes.
So, when you see a Democrat candidate running campaigns ads, wonder where that money came from? Who did they take advantage of this time? Show this to your Democrat friends as an example of why they should become Republicans and kick the Dems out.
Also wonder, if SQ 744 is passed, where exactly will the money come from? It cannot come from nothing, so it must come from somewhere. That somewhere may be raising our taxes to a rate that forces some to move to neighboring states.
Keeping busy at the County Fair.
Posted by: | CommentsWith the midterm election looming closer and closer, the local political parties are making their pushes to voters and potential voters. That was the scene the weekend of September 10-12th the Cleveland County Fair, held at the fairgrounds behind the OSU extension on Robinson Street.
Inside one of the buildings, both parties were set up for fairgoers to drop by and see what the parties had to offer. The Cleveland County Republican Party, under the chairmanship of Bobby Cleveland, had more to offer the voters for this election and the people responded by crowding the booth.
“Basically, our booth was busier than ever registering people and giving away campaign materials,” Cleveland said.
Around 100 new voters signed up as Republicans during the event.
According to Cleveland, the most popular statewide races were the governor’s seat, the state insurance commissioner position, and the state school superintendent race. The topic of the future of their children was among the most popular sentiments expressed by those that stopped by the GOP booth.
“The people want to elect someone that will stand firm on Health Care, stand up to the federal government and get our education system working,” Cleveland said. He also noted that people were very concerned about the direction that our country was taking.
Gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin and state house candidate Aaron Stiles were the most popular selections during the weekend as people came by to grab one of over 100 Fallin signs picked up or one of the quickly handed over Stiles signs.
Cleveland also said, “Normally, at the county fair we have very few request for yard signs. People just did not want to fool with them. This year it seemed like the people’s attitude changed dramatically, they had no problem carrying signs around.”
Among the other popular statements heard over and over by those manning the booth included lifelong Democrats, those who voted for the current president among them, stating a desire to switch parties and their trepidation over the federal government costing Americans jobs.
Candidates also helped man the booth during the three-day event. Both District 3 County Commissioner Rusty Sullivan, running for reelection, and Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester spent time at the booth greeting potential voters.
The booth was set up to give out plenty of campaign materials. These included bumper stickers, flyers, brochures, and the aforementioned signs. Parents walking around with children were also quick to grab one of the balloons the Republicans were giving away. Over 500 balloons were given away during the fair, and Cleveland said they could have given out 300 more if the helium had not run out.
The Republicans also had t-shirts for sale and brought in more funds than was expected. Among the bestsellers were shirts featuring former President Bush with a caption reading, ‘Miss me yet?’ and another shirt featuring Uncle Sam with the caption stating, ‘He is your uncle, not your sugar daddy.’
Among the more amusing episodes of the weekend was the reluctance at the Democrat’s booth to hang an Obama sign up. It was constantly noted by visitors and only ended when some Obama signs were finally retrieved and hung up behind their booth.
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