Celebrating Pride Month: UN first time endorses rights for LGBT 2011

On June 17, 2011, the United Nations passed a resolution endorsing the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgender people, expressing "grave concern" about abuses suffered by people because of their sexual orientation. It was herald as a remarkable shift on the LGBT issue, which has divided the entire world for decades.

Then-Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton stated that "This represents a historic moment to highlight the human rights abuses and violations that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face around the world based solely on who they are and whom they love."

Is it me...or is The Oklahoman suddenly silent on Trump?

In the days leading up to the presidential election in November, The Oklahoman squandered no opportunity to bash Hillary Clinton, and exalting The Donald.  After Mrs. Clinton had been exonerated by the FBI for her use of emails and the Benghazi scandal, The Oklahoman repeatedly used those cases against her, not emphasizing the facts, nor stating them (I'm sure) so voters in Oklahoma would continue to feel horrified and disgusted at the thought of putting Hillary in the White House.

Prior to the election, many of the nation's biggest and prestigious newspapers endorsed Hillary for President. Even those publications that are typically apolitical or conservative threw in their hats for her.  Newspapers from smaller but major cities in Oklahoma who endorsed Mrs. Clinton include Enid, Muskogee, McAlester, Woodward, Norman, Ada, Talequah, Stillwater, Duncan  and Chickasha.  The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World did not endorse either candidate (1).  But shortly before the election, the Oklahoman basically said, "we're not telling you to vote for Trump, but DON'T vote for Hillary." You can read their holier-than-thou rant at the link below (2,3).

But in recent events where The Donald has shown his true colors, pasty white with a yellow streak down his back, the Oklahoma Editorial Board has gone silent.  Even a search of the top stories on The Oklahoman's website and NewsOk.com discovers little of the tragic events in Charlottesville and The Donald's meltdown at his press conference.  The only editorials come from columnists from other papers around the country.

Not even a bit on the deadly landslide in Sierra Leone.

What is the top story in Oklahoma?  A 12 year-old ventriloquist is a semi-finalist on "America's Got Talent".

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_election,_2016
2. http://newsok.com/on-nov.-8-good-of-the-country-must-come-first/article/5522581
3. https://okiefunk.com/node?page=24

The Oklahoman "endorses" Trump

Although The Oklahoman did not specifically say it endorsed Trump, the "non-endorsement" gist of the editorial makes it plain, it prefers Trump to Clinton.  The Daily Waste of Paper states that Donald Trump is the "wildest of wild cards" and a "flawed candidate".  But the editorial goes to much greater lengths to blast Clinton for her stances on policies (all without any citations, of course.  Who needs facts?).

Clinton has over eighty newspaper endorsements, including conservatives such as the Duncan Banner and the Stillwater News Press.  Trump has four, including the New York Observer (which has also endorsed Clinton) and the National Enquirer!  Nuff said.

The editorial ends with "By all means vote on Nov. 8, then pray for this country."

How did that work for the oilfields?


http://okiefunk.com/content/once-again-oklahoman-editorial-board-takes-immoral-cowardly-position

http://newsok.com/on-nov.-8-good-of-the-country-must-come-first/article/5522581

http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-endorsements-newspaper-editorial-board-president-2016-2016-9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_primaries,_2016#Hillary_Clinton