The Jokelahoman Back To Attacking Ed Shadid

[Larry OKC]

I have been subscribing to the iPad version of The Oklahoman for several months now and they never run an opposing view. It is really surprising for a paper and city of this size. I have not been that impressed with its content and will likely be canceling in the near future. It is a really nice app though.

While they don't run them daily, they do run them. Can't speak for the iPad app, but did you see today's paper Oklahoman/NewsOK.com, where they ran two opposing guest editorial views on the Voter I.D. question?

http://newsok.com/on-voter-id-cries-...adlines_widget

http://newsok.com/voter-id-is-a-sens...adlines_widget

[Edgar]

No wonder Mick and the others willing to weasel out and vote before Shadid got back. Looks like the cc is going to be a shiney white elephant that'll be a deficit producer rather than revenue enhancement. You can take the white elephant Canadian River cruise to the white elephant convention center. doesn't sound like the study we can't see recommneded a new cc. Just got back into town. It ain't easy to fly into OKC.

[Larry OKC]

While the full study hasn't been released, the executive summary was available (downloaded it at one time). I new C.C. was recommended but they also mentioned many "challenges" that OKC has when it comes to C.C. business that a new C.C. doesn't solve. Some of them are chicken/egg but they exist (overall hotel inventory, and not just the required C.C. hotel, direct flights etc).

While I supported the idea of the Convention Center (knew it was bringing NEW money into the economy), I always thought that the Chamber's numbers on it might not be conservative. using quick-n-dirty math. to get the 3-fold increase they claim we will get, it will mean a 9-fold (900%) increase in the out of area/State conventions. Since, according to an editorial that ran a little while back by the Chamber head, NEW money only accounts for about 1/3 of events held there. Kerry has been saying for a long time that are current convention business is largely local and that editorial seems to have proven him correct. The editorial was pushing the idea that the C.C. isn't so much an economic driver as it is a quality of life issue. Complete opposite of what they were pushing during the campaign.

[Doug Loudenback]

The balance of my article, "The Emperor's New Clothes," is here: http://dougdawg.blogspot.com/2011/07...s-it-lost.html

It includes video clips from the July 5 council meeting, both proponents and opponents of the requested continuances. It ain't pretty.