The Oklahoma Governor’s Race

“Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,
And the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain..”

I love our state song.  From the Rodgers and Hammerstein legendary musical “Oklahoma!” the words are perfect.

I’ve always been proud of my native state, and happy to live here.  In my humble opinion, and with no attempt to be objective, Oklahoma is one of the best kept secrets in the country.  Some of the best people in the world live here, and they are my neighbors and friends.

One of the proudest moments for me as an Oklahoman, was soon after the 2008 election when the news reported that Oklahoma had been the only state in which all the counties, all 77 of them, went for McCain/Palin.  It was a small consolation, and I was glad I lived in such a smart and sensible state.  [BTW, take a good look at that electoral map in the link; just looking at that it's hard to understand how Obama won.  It doesn't appear that he 'won' the bulk of the nation.  But, numbers don't lie, and his support was concentrated in large metropolitan areas.]

Now, two years later, I feel that pride again in my state, as we have become only the fourth state in US history to have two women running for governor.  Oklahoma will definitely have her first woman governor come January 2011.

And I must say, that the Democrat candidate seems to be a decent person and fairly moderate in her views, but has taken no firm stand against the extreme federal intrusion into the lives of Oklahomans, and Americans everywhere.   Mary Fallin, who currently serves Oklahoma as a Congresswoman fighting against Nancy Pelosi every day, won the GOP gubernatorial primary, and is off and running with enthusiasm and energy, with strong conservative values and a voting record to prove it.  She understands what the Constitution says, and I believe she will ‘support, defend, and uphold’ both the US Constitution and the Oklahoma constitution.

Mary Fallin has been heartily endorsed by Sarah Palin, and is counted by Gov. Palin as one of her “mama grizzlies.”

I’d like to share with you an interview that one of our Oklahoma bloggers was privileged to have with her.  LD Jackson asked great questions, and her answers were clear and thankfully free of politi-speak.  She simply answered the questions.

Hop over to Political Realities, to read a good interview with a great woman who will be very good for Oklahoma.

“We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!”

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