First openly gay candidate elected in Oklahoma....

[6SpeedTA95]

http://www.kfor.com/global/story.asp?s=5197688

Originally Posted by article

OKLAHOMA CITY For the first time in state history, an openly gay candidate is poised to become a member of the Oklahoma Legislature.

Democrat Al McAffrey won a three-candidate primary race tonight with 51 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff in the House District 88 seat in the heart of Oklahoma City. No Republicans filed for the seat.

McAffrey, a longtime Oklahoma City funeral director and a Navy veteran, said he didn't hide his sexual orientation, but didn't make it the focus of his campaign.

The District 88 seat was held by longtime state Representative Debbie Blackburn, who's being forced out of office because of term limits.

In a way I think this is a good thing that the democrats elected this person to run in the fall. Not because I agree with their politics, I probably wouldn't, but because this state has a bit of a biased against gay people especially in public office. While I would rather have a republican win the state house seat I'm glad to at least see this person get the nomination. It breaks the mold for my state and I for one am glad to see it.

edit: just found out he has no competition so he's in like flynn.

[kinggovernor]

san frans are pissed that a red state backwardass redneck state like oklahomo beat them to the punch

[DosEquis]

Kansas will declar jihad on oklahoma for allowing a sinner (and liberal) to hold public office

[motivez]

That's cool. Change when it comes to acceptance over things like this take time, but if the bastard sister state of inbred Arkansas can do this, I have high hopes

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by motivez

That's cool. Change when it comes to acceptance over things like this take time, but if the bastard sister state of inbred Arkansas can do this, I have high hopes

Ohh you dirty bastard. :greddy:

This is a good thing for the state, I just hope he doesn't get in there and do something totally :doh: to make poeple start finger pointing.

[motivez]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

Ohh you dirty bastard. :greddy:

[6SpeedTA95]

[DosEquis]

LOOK OUT!

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by DosEquis

LOOK OUT!

I dont think so.

[Diesel66]

Originally Posted by kinggovernor

san frans are pissed that a red state backwardass redneck state like oklahomo beat them to the punch

history > you


Harvey Milk

[beez]

Originally Posted by Diesel66

history > you


Harvey Milk

Not only that but OK used to be a hotbed of leftist and union activity in the late 19th/early 20th.

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by beez

Not only that but OK used to be a hotbed of leftist and union activity in the late 19th/early 20th.

64% of the state is registered democrat

[beez]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

64% of the state is registered democrat

The Socialist Party and Intl Workers of the World had their strongest foothold in OK way back when. I was surprised because I figured OK was bible-belt to the core until I started reading more about its history.

[6SpeedTA95]

Originally Posted by beez

The Socialist Party and Intl Workers of the World had their strongest foothold in OK way back when. I was surprised because I figured OK was bible-belt to the core until I started reading more about its history.

No, they were huge on unions during roosevelts era and even a little afterwards.

[DosEquis]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

64% of the state is registered democrat

Blue does look good on you guys

[beez]

Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95

No, they were huge on unions during roosevelts era and even a little afterwards.

I'm talking more about the socialist movement that petered out in the late 19-teens/early 20s. I don't know much about the history of unions in OK after then aside from that the IWW never made much of a comeback after the early 1900s.