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Oklahoma GOP Call Plan for School Tornado Shelters ‘Interfering with God’s Will’

  • December 17, 2013
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TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and other Republican lawmakers have called for the elimination of a plan that would tax businesses within the state in order to pay for tornado shelters to be placed in schools to protect children. They say the tax is an unnecessary burden on Oklahoma businesses, and that creating shelters specifically to protect children is an attempt to thwart God’s will.

After seven children died in 2013 from a series of tornados, Democratic State Representative Joe Dorman put forward a plan that would have reinstated a program taxing corporations $1.25 for every $1,000 they invested in the state. The money, expected to total close to $40 million annually, would then have been used to build tornado shelters at Oklahoma schools.

Republican leaders, however, were quick to put a stop to the plan. “Just adding on a new tax burden on Oklahomans is not the answer. If God sends a tornado to demolish a school, I’m sure He has a good reason. It is not our place to ask questions, nor to try and protect those children He has chosen to kill.”

Parent groups pushing for the shelters have tried to collect the 155,000 signatures needed to put the question on the ballot, but have had difficulty getting enough signatures after Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt forced changes to the wording of the measure.

“I felt it was important for the measure to state that taxing corporations in order to build tornado shelters is not a Biblical-based idea,” said Pruitt. “I was afraid that citizens would think God sanctioned saving those children’s lives. The truth is if God wanted those children to live, then he wouldn’t kill them. I think that’s pretty obvious.”

“I would say just by suggesting we take measures to save the lives of those God has damned is pretty darned presumptuous,” said Governor Fallin. “He has a plan for us all, and you better be damned sure it does not involve raising the corporate tax rate.”

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92 comments
  1. Jason L Peterson says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    So Governor Mary Fallin should not spend any money for her or other Republican’s elections or re-elections. If it’s God will that they will be elected whether they spend money to buy themselves a political position then God will give them that position without the public being subjected to an expensive marketing campaign by these idiots. – no, actually greedy scumbags masquerading as “good christians”. More and more the Right seem to be using religion to compel uneducated Americans to use God to justify bad and immoral behaviour – un-freakin’-believable! $1.25 spent to protect kids out of every $1,000. This is the value of human life to the wealthy, GREEDY, GREEDY SCUMBAGS!!!!

  2. Paul Wesselhöft says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I want more proof she said that

  3. Dennis Anthony says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Imbeciles. And “that” is why democrats win every election. I knew Oklahoma had a severe meth problem, but didn’t know the politicians were smoking and injecting it.

  4. Steve Jenks says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Good grief people press the “show truth” button at the bottom of the article… Suckers

  5. Dale Henderson says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I hope it was satire Larry.

  6. Lori Broskay Lopes says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    You’ve got to be kidding me!

  7. Chris Knutson says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Just cleaning the gene pool! Move along, nothing to see here.

  8. Liz White says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Unbelievable stupidity. I bet none of them lost their children.

  9. Dennis Montoya says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    It seems to me that lawmakers should have a non-religious reason to support or oppose legislation. Does Oklahoma enforce seat belt laws? Is the governor planning on closing down all of the hospitals? When is it okay to obstruct their god’s magnificent plan? Is it okay to protect children if there are no tax increases involved? At what point is it going to be unacceptable to put your ignorant beliefs ahead of responsible policies in this country? I guess Oklahomans are going to reap the benefits of voting for ignorant fools instead of voting for people with some grasp of reality. Embarrassing!

  10. Rodolfo Vicente Gonzales says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    The entire TEA representation in Oklahoma have asserted themselves as above or equal to Gods. They were chosen to represent the people, but have rescinded to representing the special interests. A life saved proves individual ingenuity and man’s capability. Vote out the obstructionists!

  11. Bradley Thomas Horton says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    idiotic assholes

  12. Danna Chambers McMath says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Normally, I would enjoy a satiric piece. This one, however, is in the poorest of taste and in complete disregard for the young victims of this tragic storm. We cannot make jokes when it comes to the safety of our children. It is too bad our state leadership is one big bad joke to begin with and it is unfortunate that the majority in Oklahoma will probably vote these idiots back into office. As we all know, no one cares more about this state than Mary. No one. And no one cares any less about it either. No one.

  13. James Miller says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    As an Oklahoman I find this sick, I also find it sick that so many of you idiots are unaware that this is a damn satire site. Sites like these made by the extreme right and extreme left such not be allowed. All they do is foster hate towards people instead of letting us see what we have in common. These “satire” and “comedy” news sites are one of the large problems in the nation simply because you hate and this does nothing but spread us apart as a people.

  14. Thom Danicki says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    https://politicot.com/about-us/

  15. Ben Wade says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    By that logic isn’t going to the doctor thwarting gods will, also don’t stand in the way of gods will for your car by getting oil changes or maintenance. Also stop eating , if god wanted you to eat, he would teleport food into your mouth

  16. Mark Clark says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Do these people take antibiotics when they have an infection or do they just leave it up to gods will?

  17. Jim Hight says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This is, without doubt, the stupidest thing I have read in a long time. It appears that God wants to keep corporate tax rates low at the expense of children’s lives. What Bible are these supposed Christians reading? What is happening to Oklahoma? Absolute ignorance!

  18. Emily Payne Bloode says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Science be damned, the magic man in the sky wants us to die!
    Now, how does this take shooters and pedophiles and the like into the mix? If you can consider a bunch of tornados to be gods will and consider lifesaving actions presumptuous, why can you not say the same for every hardship that anyone ever faces?

  19. Bart Stewart says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    It’s a satire, folks – a joke article. But it serves as a brilliant commentary on our times that it is so totally believable.

  20. Talia Carney-Knoefler says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Is this satire? Please tell me someone cannot be this stupid.

  21. Dale Henderson says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    And the insanity continues. Children die—but that’s OK because God didn’t want them ro live? Brain-dead morons!!!

  22. Elizabeth Beilein Mayer says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Holy crap. How do these people sleep at night?

  23. Jacquelyn Weddington says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This must be a joke? Right?

  24. Isaac Comer-Wyrd says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    If I were to make stuff up for this, I would have gone in a slightly different direction. Specifically, I would’ve pointed out that the tax is actually on Oklahoma based *businesses*. … and businesses should not count as a “tax burden on *Oklahomans*”… because businesses are *not* people.

  25. Liandra Weise says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    On second thought, could it be a campaign against these representatives?? There are people who would stoop so low to be elected themselves. Is there proof for these allegations?

  26. Joe Miano says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Fucking totally insane. This is America in the year 2014??? Incredible, absolutely fucking incredible ! Four letter expletives are the only suitable words to describe it.

  27. Liandra Weise says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I hope there’s a huge outcry from the people.. At the very least, vote these “representatives ” out of office. What the……??

  28. Steve Bennett says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Using that logic, I suppose anyone that becomes ill and seeks treatment is also defying God’s will. I have had it with these morons.

  29. Angela Kennedy Blakley says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    ….and ths would be the reason we have seperation of church and state! Vote them out!!!

  30. G.l. Villars says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    And if it’s your darling little ones impaled by flying debris, will you still love your god

  31. Jeff Brennan says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Why would anyone in this state vote for this crazy lady?

  32. Mark James Luzzi says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Vote them out.

  33. Wally Bloomquist says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    The insanity is that somebody actually votes for these monsters. Get your heads out of your asses and start thinking for yourselves.

  34. Laura K Perkinson says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    OMG! no pun intended. but good God have your people lost your mind?? God also gave people brains in which to advance, however I see he missed these people. Please remove this Governor as she will never allow your State to move forward as she is Sure God does not intend it to be a better place to live!

  35. Loura Lawrence says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I looked this “news source” up to see if it was satire (like The Onion). It is supposed to be a “hybrid” mixing real news with satire, which unfortunately just comes across as a great big, confusing lie. I just noticed something at the bottom of the page, pressing the “show facts” button will highlight the actual facts, the rest is just made up to get a rise out of people.

    I don’t find this a bit funny, and I love satire and The Onion. I won’t be reading this hybrid “source” again.

  36. Rain Stand says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    and Oklahoma proves itself to be some backward ass redneck state, oklahomans should be embarrassed!!

  37. Dee Naquin Shafer says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    The reason it’s easy to take this as true is of COURSE the Legislature would vote against taxing businesses to pay for tornado shelters. Not really satire if you ask me.

  38. Ben Davis says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This is genius. You guys actually have one of our (Oklahoma) legislators about to blow a gasket in the Comments section. 🙂

  39. Terri Serrato says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    That is not a Christian point of view. There are many other religions that say we shouldn’t do anything for those suffering because it is their god’s will. Exactly which religion are they claiming to follow?

  40. Burke Pray says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    What a crock of BS these religious fanatical people think god will take care of the god fearing children an not so fearful children. TAX the hell out of your sugar baby’s an build the shelters. I’m sure god would not mined for they are your future .

  41. Gary Chew says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Why is it that I accept the idea that this is NOT a bogus news story. Well, because I lived in Oklahoma for a long time. btw, there are some people I know there who aren’t goofy like the politicians referred to in this, either phony or NOT phony account. -gc

  42. Frank W. Abernathy says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Until a tornado finally takes out one of these republican’s kids, it will continue to be “God’s will”.

  43. Cindy Stringer Wismer says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Wow, this is insanity. “It is not our place to ask questions” “God has chosen to kill” ??? This is exactly why we need separation of church and state!

  44. Cram Mahneddah says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    What in the fuck in wrong with these GOP turds? FIRE THEM ALL!!!!

  45. Robert Kozik says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    8| Newslo may be Satire but they are based on facts and unlike other satire sites they will show you the facts. At the start of their stories they offer 2 button to “Show Facts” and “Hide Facts”. Newslo also offers “No Need to Satirize” Whenever you see #NNTS, you’re reading COMPLETELY real news.

    Here is the story from above without Newslo’s touch. (GOP only cares about Corporations, their people to you know)

    Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and other Republican lawmakers have called for the elimination of a plan that would tax businesses within the state in order to pay for tornado shelters to be placed in schools to protect children. They say the tax is an unnecessary burden on Oklahoma businesses.

    After seven children died in 2013 from a series of tornados, Democratic State Representative Joe Dorman put forward a plan that would have reinstated a program taxing corporations $1.25 for every $1,000 they invested in the state. The money, expected to total close to $40 million annually, would then have been used to build tornado shelters at Oklahoma schools.

    Republican leaders, however, were quick to put a stop to the plan. “Just adding on a new tax burden on Oklahomans is not the answer.

    Parent groups pushing for the shelters have tried to collect the 155,000 signatures needed to put the question on the ballot, but have had difficulty getting enough signatures after Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt forced changes to the wording of the measure.

  46. Dennis Oxley says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    NEWSLO! You need to label satire. I’m looking at this on a mobile device… I SEE NO “SATIRE” DISCLAIMER. Be responsible.

  47. Betty Eyer says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Well after they’ve said that kind of garbage if they get reelected the people deserve what they get.

  48. Betty Eyer says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    No, I see now this is a satire site.

  49. Paul Dombrowski says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This is a satire site. Although, the right wing in America is so goddamned stupid that it’s getting easier and easier to write a satire that mirrors the reality of the anti-science, anti-democracy, anti-brain teahadists.

  50. Deborah Macaoidh Selim says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    There is no way this is true, fyi.

  51. Ryan James Dean says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    How are you people believing this garbage? Please feel free to click “show facts” and you will see that half of this article is fake.

  52. Lisa Bilby says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Are they f***in nuts, besides god doesn’t kill people, he gives us the strength and the KNOWLEDGE to overcome. Anybody heard the old joke about the guy stranded on the roof during the flood?

  53. Suzanne Wiggins Russell says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Why is there intent to deceive? I had no idea this was a satirical site, but such poor taste. I love humor as much as the next person, but there is no place for this kind of humor. It does show how in real news pieces things can be distorted. Since we don’t always have time to read it all, we tend to trust things we shouldn’t. Lesson learned, I hope for me.

  54. Robert Williams says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I have to ask if a single one of these insane people have children? Did they get them vaccinated? Are they vaccinated? Do they drink, take modern medication, or just pray for gods healing touch? I wonder is any of them ride in cars, after all, god gave us legs and feet to transport us from one place to the other. Do they buy their food, or do as god intended and hunt or grow their own food? What about flying, synthetic fabrics? I can go on and on.

  55. Shelia Bumgarner says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This is beyond ridiculous. They are too cowardly to admit that the business community lobbied them to put a stop to this tax, and they came up with God made me do it. The impact of a tornado killed those poor children not God. It is an insult to religion, spirituality and human intelligence that these people hold any position of authority. If the people of Oklahoma want to do something about it then vote them out of office and elect people with the sense that God gave a goose.

  56. Robert Fowler says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    It’s a joke. This is a parody site, and a very innovative and funny one, I might add. They mix fact with fiction – a great idea.

  57. Suzanne Wiggins Russell says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    He has gotten his Bible mixed up with something else. He’s wrong! If he’s right, then we shouldn’t have stop signs to save lives. It’s just that stupid. God did NOT kill those kids!

  58. Bill Edelman says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Even though the “God’s will” elements of this story have been added by Newslo to point out the insanity of NOT passing this legislation (although I have no doubt that some of these idiots THOUGHT but did not Say it), ANY reason for not protecting those kids is insane and cynical.

  59. Charles Bruns says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    How about we first let god back into the schools before we try and use god as an excuse for something with the schools…

  60. Natalie Troy says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I guess they don’t use modern medicine, any safety equipment and forgo the use of a close protection detail

  61. Ray Uknowho says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Well…..they got enough kids anyway….so what if a bad tornado comes through and wipes out schools full of kids? Must be the local teabaggers at their dastardly deeds again!!!

  62. James Patton says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Why cant lottery money be used for this? I personally havent seen a school or a road yet that has been improved or built from the revenue that was supposed to be coming in! I can’t believe the stupidity of these douchebags that we vote into office!

  63. Monty Gaither says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Using their so-called logic, everyone who is saved by a doctor or EMT was saved against gods plan or will. If it is wrong to have shelters, then it must be wrong to have doctors and EMT. If they believe in their mythical god and they believe a shelter can prevent his will then he must be a weak god.

  64. Rudi Affolter says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    And I presume he is opposed to nuclear weapons. On the grounds that if another country invades the USA or blows it to bits with nuclear weapons it is obvious that God has sanctioned it.

  65. Pam Ewing says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    It all boils down to business verses child’s lives. She is a co operate whore and this is not surprising. Oh yes Mary Fallin, I am sure God says’ Go forth and keep businesses and to hell with the children”. Politicians speak with fork tongue. Ugh:(

  66. John McCready says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    If Texas ever secedes, I hope they will take this pathetic state with them! Perhaps there needs to be ZERO tornado shelters in OK, to insure the MAXIMUM number of brainless theists are fatalities in the NEXT tornado!

  67. Rudi Affolter says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Is this man totally nuts? I hope he does not have any insurance for anything. That would be interfering with his God’s will.

  68. Heather Mayer says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    If you hit the show facts button , basically none of the stuff that was quoted about the god comments are true … But still don’t understand why they wouldn’t support the shelters

  69. Teresa Terri Palazzolo says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I’m surprised that “Gods will” has allowed morons, such as these, to represent Oklahomans.

  70. Jeff Kosnett says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    God, who has never heard of me and vice versa, does not have a plan for me and I am not stupid enough to live in a place where people get blown away and yahoos like these legislators are fine with it.

  71. John Dewit says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Lets get rid of all hospitals in Oklahoma. If it is Gods will that a patient dies then who are we mere mortals, to try and save that patients life.

  72. John Zulauf says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    This isn’t true… the web site just adds junk to real articles to get people to react. Click the “show facts” button. Think people!

  73. Isom Butch Folsom says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Well, I think this actually brought them to a new low! I really didn’t believe they could fall any lower. So they think the kids should go out and wave at it? The scum!

  74. Laurie Tigner says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    So if Gov Fallin or one of his family should get cancer, will he be a hypocrit and get chemo or radiation????

  75. Michael Kitching says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Which is why better education is needed in Oklahoma, quick before we get anymore of these dumb fuckers

  76. Charles Westmoreland says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    In other words, they didn’t really say it but they may as well have. Do you libs get it now?

  77. Kate S Smith says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    These people are insane and truly should not have children placed in their care. Unbelievable!

  78. Ruth Barkalot says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Old news…funny how it was never an item anywhere on national news. I say this is a bogus story. Prove me otherwise.

  79. Ruth Barkalot says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Yep just as I thought, this is a bogus story and all you idiots bought into it…Libtards

  80. Celia Runkle says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    A low tax state, that lets the rest of the tax paying folks pick up the tab when the tornadoes come down their roads.

  81. Scott Durso says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    You all are unbelievably stupid. You do realize this is fake article right?

  82. Glenn Wilcox says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Ok but he gives us a brain to help not to just seat by and let it happen

  83. Lynn Klaber says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Simply unbelievable ignorance.

  84. Vernon Mcintosh says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    Sometimes god gives ideas so he doesn’t have to.

  85. Joe Cannabyte Manning says:
    October 24, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I….*sighs*

  86. Joe Faught says:
    October 28, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    Ummmm People…. This is a spoof article, This is Satire site.

  87. Leslee Hamilton says:
    March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    King of idiots.

  88. Judi Murdock says:
    March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    This is so cold and heartless. Greed. greed. Greed. Did any of those simple minded morons think that maybe – just maybe – God tests us to see how we react? If we can beter ourselves or turn a blind eye and continue unneccesary suffering? “Damned children?” There are no damned children, It is the surviving family members that are damned and suffering. If the people of Oklahoma vote for Fallin again, they will continue to suffer…until God thinks you have learned something Im guessing.

  89. Leslee Hamilton says:
    March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    I need to see the facts in this because I refuse.to believe anyone is that ignorant in this world. Even in the idiotic political world.

  90. Judd Lee says:
    March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    At the bottom of the article is a Show Facts button. Click it

  91. Cindy Flaugher Alieksaites says:
    March 25, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    Garbage!

  92. Paul Cuzzort says:
    August 23, 2015 at 12:53 am

    Fake Article..

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