yep, Tulsa County (11/2/2009 2:10:48 PM)

Zzzzz... more politics as usual. Democrats -vs Republicans. And citizens suffer for this. We need a 3rd party.

Corvetteguy, Tulsa (11/2/2009 2:23:54 PM)

sometimes those darn voting records come back up and bite you on the hindend.

This record reminds me of the shark in the movie Jaws.

MaintenanceMan, Tulsa (11/2/2009 2:35:33 PM)

With the national democrats looking at cap and tax, taxes and fees for not paying for employees health care, and increasing taxes on the wealthy( small business owners) can anyone not see the problem with voting for them?

PR, (11/2/2009 2:54:44 PM)

Give me a break. This is laughable. Hopefully people are smart enough to spot a partisan group pretending to be independent. With that being said, I won't vote for either of them.

born okay the 1st time, tulsa (11/2/2009 3:03:23 PM)

Are these 2 ever going to grow up?
Oh my bad, thats impossible.

Lance-a-lot, Tulsa (11/2/2009 3:07:01 PM)

So...according to Adelson, RIED is the Oklahoma version of Soros backed MoveOn? Or ACORN? Or SEIU? etc, etc.?

Courtland, (11/2/2009 3:12:23 PM)

There isn't enough Beer in all of Tulsa to make we vote for either Adelson or Bartlett, who both appear to be insane. Anyone who thinks that that the RIED is impartial and independent however clearly has a thinking problem...

MarkB, Oklahoma City (11/2/2009 3:16:14 PM)

REID picks bills that make one party look good and another look bad. AA lot of the bills they rate on are not economic issues.

vaamroom, Newton (11/2/2009 3:31:55 PM)

During this campaign Adelson has proposed that City funds be used to subsidize housing. He also proposes that "creative ideas" needs to be used to come up with new avenues to tax Tulsans to fund new "entitlements" that he wants imposed such as the city paying for public heath care and city intervening in the public school system. Adelson's own people refer to him as Tulsa's Obama surrogate. These statements show that Adelson is anti-business and pro BIG government. Perkins agrees that new avenues of taxation needs to be explored. Only Bartlett has pledged "no new taxes" and his focus is on creating jobs and promoting small businesses in Tulsa.

Progressive Okie , Tulsa (11/2/2009 3:35:00 PM)

Fascist like Dewey are anti business. They will support items such as higher fees for doing business with city hall. Lock the doors to city hall. We bureaucrats don't want citizens to see us loafing in our glass house. We see this in our current mayor, who doesn't give a fig for the plight of the small, independent merchant in Tulsa. But, a labor union? A school teacher? Just take it all; and raise taxes to pay for it. We need a third person, not necessarily a third party, and we have one. I will vote for Adelson.

50,000 ft, (11/2/2009 3:55:22 PM)

The last concern anyone in Tulsa should have with regard to City Hall is economic development. The place is an utter organizational disaster. Better think about which of those two is accidentally bright enough to take the bull by the horns kicking out the political appointees with no compassion whatsoever and reestablishing a common sense reporting structure.

View from above.

sweeper, (11/2/2009 4:05:46 PM)

"The financial health of the city is my first priority," he said. "I believe it is the fundamental responsibility of government to respect every taxpayer dollar by maximizing efficiency in every government function."

Perkins said the city needs to support "intelligent economic development initiatives" designed to increase revenues.

He said the city must improve code enforcement efforts, adopt a mixture of form- and use-based codes that allows responsible infill development, and become more user-friendly, especially in the permitting process.

"Permitting is frequently cumbersome and time-consuming, and to a business, time is money," he said. "We don't want to give anybody a reason to choose another municipality."

akup, (11/2/2009 4:08:07 PM)

Tired of the negative attacks by Bartlett (who I originally thought wouldn't be bad for Tulsa), which seem to mask a lack of direction other than whatever lobbyists whisper in his ear. Although Bartlett is spouting slogans, what I'm hearing is that he won't stop large industrial businesses from overrunning neighborhoods.

Kilgore.Trout, Tulsa (11/2/2009 4:21:50 PM)

Who the hell has ever heard of REID and is there a non- Republican on it.

This is just more Dewey third party mud slinging by Devon Energy, Utica Square & Helmerich & Payne's Helmerich and Bama Pie's Marshall.

REID should stand for Republican good old boys propaganda. Would love to hear how they come up for their votes.

I'm either voting Perkins or Adelson. I will not vote for Dewey and the Tulsa feudal system. Does anyone wonder why Dewey Bartlett wants to be Mayor of Tulsa? It worked for his dad, Sr. & he has his eyes on Inhofe's senate seat.

the anti-rube, (11/2/2009 4:32:18 PM)

Dewey is such a good businessman that during a 15 year period where the S&P 500 increased by 255%, he was able to increase his own net worth 7%.

OkeyDokey, Anytown USA (11/2/2009 4:39:49 PM)

Pick Perkins....less baggage...fresh new outlook...untainted....not bitter towards opponents....smart....well educated....obviously does not want the job for the money, already making a good living and had money to start with...no need to rob tax payers....progressivley minded...articulate....inovative..low key....etc. Not perfect...but...progressive.. PICK PERKINS !!!

Mar, Tulsa (11/2/2009 6:06:45 PM)

Pick Perkins, I agree!

bluedog1, (11/2/2009 7:28:10 PM)

Take a look at the 40 or so bills that the ried report was based on and you may understand that they are poised to get Republicans elected. Almost every bill was authored by the Republican agenda, including bills to weaken public schools and giving more tax credit to big investor groups/corporations,etc.

Corvetteguy, Tulsa (11/2/2009 8:18:05 PM)

OkeyDokey,

you might ought to do a little more research about the defintion of what a political "Progressive" is.

Here's one quote of "what a progressive is" from a leading Pregressive website:

• "You think it's wrong to allow individuals to accumulate wealth without limits, and that the highest incomes should be capped well before they begin to threaten community and democracy."

Sounds like socialism to me, doesn't it?
I thought that in America, any person has the right to pursue their income dreams.
I seriously doubt that Mark Perkins is a progressive.

However, District 4 City Councilor candidate Maria Barnes calls herself a "progressive", in her campaign mailouts.

nativedaughter, (11/2/2009 9:49:26 PM)

Most of these comments are from morons who have never run a business, probably can't keep a good job and don't get why a guy like adelson who's voting record speaks louder than any commercial just doesn't get the value of being pro business for oklahoma. But what else would you expect: he's never had a real job, never run a real company and at this time has no business leading the city.

Corvetteguy, Tulsa (11/2/2009 10:31:31 PM)

nativedaughter,

yes,...but his Dad is a doctor. Didn't you see that commerical?

Davy Crotchety, Tulsa (11/3/2009 7:24:12 AM)

Wow. These respected business leaders would do well to distance themselves from this kind of hackery.

Ignatz, A nice place where Democrats hold every office in the County. (11/3/2009 8:28:18 AM)

RIED is to legitimate business interests what Fox news is to legitimate journalism.

my view, Sand Springs (11/3/2009 8:46:26 AM)

Ignatz,

Fox reports the news. Their commentary are separate programs, your not force to watch. You can watch MSNBC if that's more to your liking.

Few Clothes, America (11/3/2009 8:58:23 AM)

Vote for the candidate who will attack the crime problem.