SRV is dead. The only other thing in Austin worth saving MIGHT BE Franklin's BBQ. Why is sam hell would anyone want to emulate Austin?
RIF. I haven't made a single comment on Kaiser's pet public projects in the metropolitan area. I honestly don't care whether he spends none of his fortune or all of it on parks or anything else. I've strictly focused on his politics and political goals, nothing else. Unless it's named "The George Kaiser Gathering Place for Liberalism", I don't care. The premise of the entire thread is Kaiser mentioning Austin as the goal. Specifically:
Now when you examine WHAT Austin has that Kaiser wants here, you must also examine HOW Austin got what Kaiser wants. The two are not mutually exclusive. So politically speaking, do you want Tulsa to become the next Austin? Or do you not?
Outside of that, you do not have my permission to mischaracterize my comments in this thread as relating to anything but politics. Mkay?
Now when you examine WHAT Austin has that Kaiser wants here, you must also examine HOW Austin got what Kaiser wants. The two are not mutually exclusive. So politically speaking, do you want Tulsa to become the next Austin? Or do you not?
See now this is a problem, at least for some of us. The standard today that our city leaders grade themselves by is bringing in as many people as possible. Doesn't matter where they come from, or why, as long as they come. They consider that success.Perhaps he, an undeniably successful businessman, sees a need for cities to attract folks like that in order to remain thriving that go beyond politics. Just a thought since we're all speculating wildly here about one sentence.
See now this is a problem, at least for some of us. The standard today that our city leaders grade themselves by is bringing in as many people as possible. Doesn't matter where they come from, or why, as long as they come. They consider that success.
To some of us, we like the sleepy little towns and the flyover state environment. There are tons of large metropolitan areas we could move to if we chose to. Our measure of success is just a bit different and the mantra of "a need for cities to attract folks" gets old real fast. We'd like to have a bunch of folks leave actually.
This is America. He can critique what ever the **** he wants toI propose a new rule for this thread - before posting anything negative about what Kaiser has contributed to the Tulsa community, post how much you’ve donated. If it exceeds his then you’ve earned the right to critique his giving.
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