Oklahoma

Commentary By Ron Beasley

Now I have a personal connection to Oklahoma - my father was born and raised there.(he is the tall one on the Right).  He moved to Oregon in his late teens during the dust bowl.  The rest of his family followed.  Although he lived in Oregon for over 60 years there was still a little Oklahoma in him until the end.  He was very religious.  He switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party after the Civil Rights Bill was passed.  But don't get me wrong, he was one of the finest human beings I have every known in spite of carrying some Oklahoma baggage.

That said, Oklahoma is not part of my US of A.  Now we know that Oklahoma has two of the wingnutiest senators - Imhofe and Coburn.  But with the economy being what it is there is something wrong with this:

Falling says putting Christian creationism display in the Tulsa Zoo is top priority

Republican mayoral candidate Anna Falling said Tuesday that putting a Christian creationism display in the Tulsa Zoo is No. 1 in importance among city issues that include violent crime, budget woes and bumpy streets.

�It�s first,� she said to calls of �hallelujah� at a rally outside the zoo. �If we can�t come to the foundation of faith in this community, those other answers will never come. We need to first of all recognize the fact that God needs to be honored in this city.�

Falling, who has founded several Christian nonprofits and is a former city councilor, also said the next mayor needs to appoint people to city boards, authorities and commissions who will �honor God.�

�We will also look for people who want to characterize the origins of both man and animals in a way that honors Judeo-Christian science that proves God as the creator,� she said.

When asked whether she meant she would recruit Christians to serve the city, Falling said she was talking about �people committed to their churches,� and when asked whether she meant Christian churches, she said, �churches, yes.�

With the Tulsa infrastructure falling apart, people out of work and the city budget broke her top priority is to turn the Zoo into a creationist museum.  Now this is High Wingnuttery that would outrage even my father.

Update:

After reading the comments to the article it looks like even the people in Oklahoma realize she's a dangerous dingbat.