Fallin Changes Her Story on Immigration

Throughout the campaign, DC Mary has been touting her “support” for the state of Arizona’s recent immigration law.  In fact, she has insinuated that her opponent doesn’t take a hard enough line against illegal immigration because she hasn’t spoken publicly for or against the law in Arizona.

That might have something to do with the fact that both women are running for governor of Oklahoma, not Arizona.  The laws of another state are wholly irrelevant in a gubernatorial campaign.

That is, of course, unless one or both of the candidates specifically intends to emulate the other state’s laws, and enact a similar measure after being elected. Fallin, up until last night, had stayed quiet as to whether that was indeed her intention.

However, in the post debate spin room, Fallin was asked directly if she would support passing the same law enacted by the Arizona state legislature in Oklahoma.  Her response, after a great deal of talking around the issue, was no.  She does not think that Oklahoma and Arizona have the same immigration issues, and thus does not support the passage of a similar measure here.

In other words, Mary Fallin has been running all over Oklahoma talking about issues that impact another state, and solutions that work in that other state, while ignoring the real problems faced by the state in which she is actually running.  In so doing she has wasted the time of everyone who has had to sit and listen as she goes on about how her opponent isn’t sharing her opinion on the laws enacted by another state, which have absolutely no bearing on this one.

Why would she spend so much time on an issue that has nothing to do with Oklahoma?  Because she wants to play on the fears and prejudices of voters, rather than appeal to their indigence with real discussion of genuine issues.

And for that, she should be ashamed.

Here’s the video from the spin room:




I’ll have a debate follow up for you later in the day, but for now, just know that the biggest qualification she was able to offer last night was that she’s given birth.

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