FAIR AND BIASED: Trump preaching to the choir!

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Trump preaching to the choir!

Weekly Opinion Editorial

SNAP THOSE GALLUSES!

by Steve Fair

President Donald Trump is coming to Durant, Oklahoma for a rally on Thursday. The rally will be held in the heart of the Choctaw reservation at the Choctaw casino's event center. The Durant location was chosen because of its close proximity to Texas, where Senate candidate Ken Paxton is reportedly in a tight race. Those who want to attend the rally can request up to four tickets on the OKGOP website. There is no charge for tickets.

Trump will be their third president to visit the Choctaw nation. President Theodore Roosevelt visited in 1905 to give a speech preparing Oklahomans for statehood just 2 years later. President Barack Obama visited in 2015 to discuss economic opportunities with tribal leaders. Choctaw leaders say the tribe is not endorsing- they are just renting the Rs space.

The Oklahoma Education Television Authority (OETA) gubernatorial debate scheduled for that evening between Republican candidate Mike Mazzei and Democrat Cyndi Munson will be recorded and aired on OETA at 7pm on Thursday.

The last time President Trump came to the Sooner state was in June 2020. The Tulsa campaign rally was well-attended and blamed by Tulsa county health officials for an uptick in COVID cases. Bear in mind, the Tulsa County health department is among the most liberal in the U.S., so take what they say with a grain of salt.

With a month until the general election, here are three admonitions:

First, voters cast their ballot for Party platforms, not candidates. People who "snap their galluses," and claim they "vote for the man, not the Party," are sadly mistaken. Once a legislator is elected, the lawmaker will 'caucus' with a Party. A Democrat may claim to be independent, moderate, and willing to work across the aisle, but they will join the Democrat 'caucus.' The 'caucus' calls the shots and sets the agenda. The same goes for Republican candidates. Independent thinking is discouraged in the legislature because it gums up the agenda. Sadly, it's more about numbers than principle.

Second, Democrats are more liberal than Republicans. Their platform is more liberal. The reason a candidate runs as a Democrat is because the platform is closer to what they believe than the GOP one. When voters in a Party refuse to support the primary winner because they believe the victor is either too liberal or too conservative, they unknowingly further the opposition's agenda. Party identification is a reliable decision-making tool, because generally candidates align with their party's platform.

Third, if Democrats take control of Congress, things will get worse. Things aren't that great now. Trump's economic policies have yet to produce what he thought they would. Gas and food prices are up. His foreign policy hasn't produced the results he promised. Republican voters have legitimate concerns about Trump's policies and that hesitating/wavering might not be enough to get them to vote for a Democrat, but it could be enough for them to stay home.

Trump will have to rally those who don't show up in Durant. Flashy assemblies fire up the attendees who were going to show up at the polls anyway. It's 'preaching to the choir.' In the next 30 days, individual campaigns better have a plan to get their vote out rather than relying on Trump to motivate lazy Rs to get to the polls. That's about as safe a bet as a slot machine at the casino.

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FAIR- because that's my name and BIASED because the truth is we are all biased- either for something or against it. What's important is that our bias(opinions) are based on right- on absolute truth and not on changing values. What's right cannot change based on a change in circumstances. That is the basis for situational ethics.

Situation Ethics is a theory that is concerned with the outcome or consequences of an action; the end, as opposed to an action being intrinsically wrong. In the case of situation ethics, the end can justify the means. There are no absolutes. Your actions are guided only by your conscience.

A person's view of right can be subjective. But there is a way mankind can definitely know what's right and that is revealed in God's Word- the Bible. As His creatures, we should be biased toward things our Creator is for and biased against those things He is against. May God grant us the grace and understanding to know the difference.

PARTY AFFILIATION IS IMPORTANT! by Steve Fair- written in 2009

How important is political party affiliation? Some people mistakenly believe only politicians need political affiliation, which they use for support to get elected. They contend the electorate or voters, do not need to be aligned with any Party. These same people often state they “support the man, not the Party.” But whether they recognize it or not, they are supporting a party when they “support the man.”
Most of the Founding Fathers had a negative view of political parties. In his farewell address to the nation, George Washington warned about political parties saying, “However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” In spite of Washington's warning, political parties were formed anyway.
From 1796 to 1828 the first political parties were formed. Starting with the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, two opposing factions arose. Each was concerned with how the new government was to be organized. The Federalists believed in a strong central government. Their philosophy and beliefs would closely mirror the Democrat Party today. The Anti-Federalists strongly supported the rights of the states. They would more closely align with Republicans today.
Since the mid 1800s, the Ds and Rs have been the two major political parties in our country. Political parties flourished in our government mainly for legislative organization and expediencies sake. Why is Party affiliation important for the average voter? Party affiliation is important for three very simples reasons.
First, party affiliation is the first vote a citizen casts. When a citizen registers as a Democrat, then they are aligning philosophically with the values, beliefs, tenets, and positions of the Democrats on the issues. Party affiliation “defines” you are and what you stand for. It should be taken as seriously as a vote for a specific candidate. Research what each Party stands for, their positions on issues, and then align with the Party that is closest to your values. Copies of both major Party platforms are available on-line or at the local library.
Second, legislatures organize themselves and conduct business using party affiliation. The legislative branch of government is the most powerful arm of the three branches of government. Legislative bodies hold closed meeting of party members, called a caucus to decide on questions of policy or leadership. The Republicans hold a caucus meeting and the Democrats hold a caucus meeting-both at the state and federal level. Unfortunately, conservative, moderate and liberal philosophies do not hold caucus meetings or control the legislative agendas- parties do. When someone says they vote for “the man,” not the party, they fail to understand the power and function of a caucus system in a legislative body. The Party in the majority controls appointments, Chairmanships, the agenda and countless other things through the caucus.
Third, party affiliation should be a matter of conviction, not convenience. Often, people align with a party so they can vote in primary elections or based on family tradition or geographies. Even candidates will align, file and run affiliated with a Party they have little philosophical agreement with. That decision is made out of convenience, not conviction. While no political party is perfect or has all the answers, there is a distinct difference between the two major parties and honest citizens should align with the Party that reflects their convictions.
The Democrat Party is more liberal than the Republican Party. Liberals believe in more government control of business, the environment and speech, using large bureaucratic programs to address real or perceived social ills and constant reinterpretation of the Constitution. Liberals are more inclined to trust government than the people themselves. They see the role of government as a great provider of goods and services and have little faith in the individual to solve his own problems.
Republicans are more conservative than Democrats. Conservatives believe in less government control of the environment and business. They want fewer and less comprehensive government programs to address real or perceived social ills. They believe in personal responsibility and trust individuals to make decisions for themselves. Republicans believe in a strict literal interpretation of the Constitution. A person should find out which of these philosophies best fits their view if they wish to actively participate in the political process.
Party affiliation is important. Washington’s prophecy has come to past, and political parties have been used to empower “unprincipled men,” on both sides of the aisle, but like it or not, political parties are a reality in our system of government. Each concerned citizen should evaluate the philosophy, values, beliefs and tenets of each Party and align their party affiliation accordingly.

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