Mary Fallin's War on Rural Oklahoma

Surprise surprise… The Tulsa World has a poll showing that Oklahomans think we have too many school districts.  In fact - people in Tulsa and Oklahoma City REALLY think that because they don’t see a problem with driving 15 minutes to pick up their kids.

Well guess what - rural Oklahoman’s know better.  When all a town has left is their schools - and the whole city shuts down on a Friday night to watch the kids play football then the impact of a school district being consolidated into one 30-50 miles away is huge.  City folks don’t get it, Fallin doesn’t get it - or she doesn’t care one, and republican power in Oklahoma comes from the suburbanites and the cities.

So guess what’s going to end up on the chopping block along with senior nutrition centers, conservation districts, rural fire departments, public safety, and the rest of the life blood to rural Oklahoma… that’s right… our schools.  Because, really, we don’t need to educate our kids - that’s what McDonnalds is for.

Heads up Rural Oklahoma - the war is coming and it’s not going to be Republicans vs. Democrats … it’s going to be Rural vs. Non-Rural … and you’re going to lose.
Don’t blame me - I voted for rural candidates.

DC Mary is quick to pat herself on the back for nothing

Awwww Congrats Mary! But there is just 1 tiny problem with this.  You didn’t get this award because of how awesome you are, the ENTIRE Oklahoma delegation got this award which you just happen to be apart of. 
According to the High Plains/ Midwest AG journal:

The American Farm Bureau Federation has honored all seven members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation with its “Friend of Farm Bureau” award for their sustained and exemplary support of farmers and ranchers.

This award wasn’t about you at all, in fact you VOTED AGAINST the Farm Bill.
DC Mary is no supporter of Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers.  She has consistently turned her back on them by voting against legislation that provides support to the industry and justifying her lack of support by calling it “wasteful government spending.”

Mary likes to brag about the fact that her husband and her do farming on the weekend.  This only shows Mary’s ignorance on the issue, farmers don’t only farm on the weekend. Farming is a way of life, and a cornerstone in Oklahoma’s economy, Mary & her husband’s hobby of farming on the weekends is a joke and to imply that she knows the struggle of Oklahoma farmers because of it is an insult to them.