The Democrat Party just threw together a press conference to throw their stealth candidate 'under the bus'. Chairman Mark Hammons told Dana Hertneky and other reporters that Joy Hofmeister has "lost her ability to lead". Hofmeister is facing felony charges for alleged conspiracy with the most powerful factions of the Democrat Party; namely the teachers union and school administrators associations. The affidavit in district court claims that Fount Holland of AH Strategies and their connections conspired to take out a republican incumbent (Janet Barresi) and replace her with a 'Republican' whom the education lobby approves of. While this denied the Democrat party of an official win, it was actually a de-facto win for liberal big government and massive spending on education. | Now the Oklahoma Democrats are pitching the narrative that 'Republicans can't be trusted.'. The truth is that Republicans who conspire with Democrat operatives cannot be trusted. |
This narrative has replayed itself over and over. The big money often wins the GOP primary and becomes the nominee. If the liberal lobby groups can buy the GOP nomination, they really don't care if the Democrat loses, because they already own the elective office.
The Hofmeister election is exactly what that looks like.
Even if Hillary Clinton wins all the other toss up state races, Trump will have the 270 electoral college votes needed. But if Maine's 2nd District goes Clinton's way, the race will be decided by the Congress. The National Archives & Records Administration explains the process and timeline this way...
Democrat Prosecutor Files Felony Charges Against State Superintendent & Campaign Associates11/3/2016
Louis Farrakhan and other preachers has amassed a movement which teaches Islamic men to reject the low expectations of society. But the Islam appeal is much broader than just Farrakhan's sect. The Islamic faith is growing at a rate almost commensurate to the growth of the liberal pop culture in the west.
Most agree that Oklahoma teachers are poorly paid, with several studies ranking their compensation near the bottom of all states. However, when cost of living is factored in (as it should be), their ranking improves to 30th.
Spending also doesn’t directly correlate with high educational performance. Some states with low per pupil spending rank reasonably well, while some of the highest don’t always produce the best education results. That contrast is also seen when comparing the United States to other countries. We spend more than almost everyone but don’t have nearly the test scores and graduation rates to match. Higher education waste is even worse. Oklahoma spends 1.9% of its GSP Gross State Production) on higher education while the national average is 1.6% That’s a difference of almost 20%. If we reduced spending to that 1.6% figure, the state would save more than $500 million. Part of that money could be spent (if it’s not returned to the taxpayer) on K-12 teacher salaries. The answer then is not more spending, but wiser spending. For example, reduce our non-teaching overhead from 4th highest in the country to the national average (a savings of $328 million). Require state university professors to teach more classes, instead of the top 20% carrying most of the load (a savings of $181 million). Don’t hire diversity czars at $220,000 per year (OU) while your university president pushes tuition and tax increases. Don’t spend $1.5 million on a new press box and supply every middle and high school student with a new MacBook while reducing your staff and limiting those remaining to a four-day work week (Catoosa). Eliminate the $88 million tax credit for wind producers, most of whom are located outside the United States. Future columns will examine options to improve our state’s educational system. For now, don’t cripple Oklahoma and its youth." ~ Tim Bakamjian - Just Say No to SQ 779 |
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