At 7 Eleven

I was at 7-Eleven at about 5 o'clock this morning getting coffee and the paper. I don't usually do this but for some reason this morning I decided to get a copy of the Oklahoman and The Black Chronicle. As this is probably the second time I have ever read the TBC I am surprised that each time I have gotten the paper it has lead into a political conversation. Now mind you I don't usually get coffee with a side of politics but I guess this morning was different. The cashier who is always friendly to me asked another of the patrons was a republican. When he responded no, she said "well good cause for a moment there you sounded like a republican." He assured her that he was a lever pulling democrat and she seemed satisfied with that.

I tell you that story to point out that she was satisfied with the ideas as long as they were "Democrat" ideas. What I find more and more is that we oklahomans have to start talking more and more about the ideas that move us forward, the ideas that make us more free if we want to overcome the tyranical politics that we saw in the bailout vote.

I find more and more people being overcome by the salesmanship of the media on this issue. "Well if they didn't do something there would have been a worldwide depression." This is the current fallacy that we have to combat. So let's get the conversation going: What do YOU say to combat these false statements and statements like this one?