Category Archives: Tulsa Speaks

Why Trump won and didn’t win the presidency

donaldtrumphillaryclintondebateOpinion: The mainstream media and many liberals #notall want to paint this election in such a light so that it appears that everybody in the United States who voted for Donald Trump is a racist, misogynistic, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic scumbag. If that’s what you think then you are completely off.

First of all you have to look at the fact that most of the US voted for President Obama four and eight years ago, winning all the traditional Blue States, including the Rust Belt: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.This year, all of those states flipped for Trump. Did all of these people suddenly become racists in under a decade? No.

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Praise God, thank Donald J. Trump

Donald Trump in Tulsa 1/20/2016. Photo by Greg Duke, Tulsa Today

Donald Trump 1/20/16. Photo: Greg Duke, Tulsa Today

Analysis: The power elite of politics, media and academia from Washington D.C. to Tulsa are suffering reality whiplash this fine November morning as Donald J. Trump wins election to the office of President of the United States of America. They didn’t think it possible. Tulsa Today believed better.

Of course the power elite will struggle to redefine results as they have long redefined history and culture to promote fame over wisdom, crony corruption as capitalism and honorable history as dishonorable, but back to Trump – America can now begin to recover.

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Policy wonk humor breaks campaign blues

geralddaughertyBouncing around the web is a humorous video campaign ad sure to bring a smile.

The challenge to the candidate was, how to make an effective ad when you’re running for county commissioner and the sexiest issue you’re apt to be dealing with is traffic?

Even worse: How do you make an effective ad showcasing the fact that you’re a wonk? The answer from Commissioner Daugherty has been called the “Best Campaign Ad of the Year.”

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Change your mind and your life

naturenurtureBehavioral scientists have long debated whether we are most impacted by nature or nurture.  The argument is made up of professionals who believe we are a product of our genetic makeup and those who believe we are molded by our environment.  As a student of behavioral science, it’s impossible for me to imagine we are not impacted both by our DNA as well as the world around us.

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