Category Archives: Tulsa Speaks

What if sick people lose ObamaCare?

Editorial:  As Republicans contemplate repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “ObamaCare”) — seriously, not just as a political gesture — alarms are sounding about millions of individuals losing coverage.

So soon we have forgotten about the millions who lost coverage they had had for years because ObamaCare outlawed it.

ObamaCare resulted in perhaps five times as many losers as winners—even counting just those who ended up with more expensive or less desirable coverage. If you count the taxpayers, the tally of losers is much higher. But with government largesse, the losers—the ones who have their earnings taken away—are “forgotten men.” Continue reading

Teaching kids should impact immigration

Screen shot from ISIS video

Editorial:  As those that effort America’s demise fan hysteria over President Donald Trump’s perfectly proper and rational immigration policy during this time of war it might be helpful to review the competing culture. A great deal can be learned by watching how cultures raise their children. 

Israel often makes this point as they monitor cartoons produced by Palestinians teaching hate and encouraging murder, but ISIS surpasses that now common evil with a video of military live-fire training of children using living prisoners – Christians most likely. Continue reading

Former union leader promotes School Choice

Rebecca Friedrichs is an unsung hero who should be sung about a whole lot more. She is an Orange County public school teacher with 28 years experience.  In 2016, she found herself facing off against one of the most powerful teacher’s unions in the U.S., the California Teachers Association (CTA) as highlighted recently on TheBlaze.

Amazingly, Friedrichs used to be one of the union leaders. Continue reading

Support for President Trump growing

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 59% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-one percent (41%) disapprove.

The latest figures include 44% who Strongly Approve of the way Trump is performing and 31% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of +13 and signals strong and growing support as the stunning pace of accomplishment by his administration continue. Continue reading