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avebury

(10,952 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 01:34 PM Jun 2020

Tulsa Mayor talked about people coming to Tulsa that might never have

visited the city before. But what really will they see?

I just talked with a friend in our Tulsa Office and she was telling me that a lot of Tulsa business plan on being closed Friday and are boarding up their windows until after the weekend events. National Guard Troops and who know how many people connected with how many different federal, state, and local police entities. And the 2 day Juneteenth Celebration. Increased coronavirus cases.

There is potential for things to get volatile (probably what Trump is hoping for).

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Tulsa Mayor talked about people coming to Tulsa that might never have (Original Post) avebury Jun 2020 OP
Closed businesses will mean less options to the thousands attending the rally. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #1
It seems to have a nice zoo, and the Cave House might be interesting, but why should I... TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #2
I did like their zoo. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #9
"Probably what Trump is hoping for" seems very KPN Jun 2020 #3
A better question is "Why the hell would I want to visit Tulsa" Docreed2003 Jun 2020 #4
The Most Galling Thing For Trump Would Be... jayfish Jun 2020 #5
Imagine a lot of Tulsa folk will be staying home also Hortensis Jun 2020 #6
Good luck TULSA and citizens living there. Brainfodder Jun 2020 #7
S.E. Hinton's books are set in Tulsa obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #8
What a phenominal waste just so tRump can have a feel-good for an hour. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #10
Do you know what is fishy? avebury Jun 2020 #11

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
1. Closed businesses will mean less options to the thousands attending the rally.
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 01:41 PM
Jun 2020

Which means piles of garbage as no options for food, respite, facilities for attendees to use.

Poor babies.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
2. It seems to have a nice zoo, and the Cave House might be interesting, but why should I...
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 01:42 PM
Jun 2020

spend any of my short life visiting Tulsa?

KPN

(15,649 posts)
3. "Probably what Trump is hoping for" seems very
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 01:49 PM
Jun 2020

possible to me; as in, hoping to make MAGAts victims of “far-left, Antifa provocateurs”.

Docreed2003

(16,869 posts)
4. A better question is "Why the hell would I want to visit Tulsa"
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:14 PM
Jun 2020

I'm not trying to insult our OK DU'ers but if I'm taking a trip, why would I want to visit Tulsa??

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
5. The Most Galling Thing For Trump Would Be...
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:16 PM
Jun 2020

for no one to show up but his sycophantic automatons and for no one to cover it. Time to move on.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Imagine a lot of Tulsa folk will be staying home also
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:25 PM
Jun 2020

who would have wanted to attend special celebrations like Juneteenth if they could safely.

Unwanted visitors from surrounding, and not so surrounding, states will not just be spreading the disease among themselves and taking it home to thousands of places, but they will also be bringing it with them.

Our daughter and son-in-law visit on business a few times a year and stay downtown. As business and shopping "tourists," no surprise that one of her favorite pre-COVID restaurants is somewhere on the canal in Bricktown, back when these walks and water were crowded with people enjoying themselves. When I went with them she also took me to Myriad Botanical Gardens, a really lovely day.


obamanut2012

(26,105 posts)
8. S.E. Hinton's books are set in Tulsa
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:31 PM
Jun 2020

And, Susan Hinton, whom I believe is in her late 60s, still lives there today.

Fun fact: Hinton's early books are credited with creating the YA Genre.

So, that info about S.E. Hinton and the Tulsa Massacre is what I mainly know about Tulsa.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
10. What a phenominal waste just so tRump can have a feel-good for an hour.
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:59 PM
Jun 2020

Dozens of people will be sickened (and a few will likely die), hundreds of thousands of tax dollars down the toilet and dozens of Tulsa businesses will suffer, not to mention interruption of almost all Tulsa citizen's lives in some way.

All for around one hour of bullshit and lies with nothing gained for the American people.

This could go down in the history books as the worst spoiled brat feel-good events ever.....

avebury

(10,952 posts)
11. Do you know what is fishy?
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 03:28 PM
Jun 2020
https://kfor.com/news/osdh-covid-19-oklahoma-numbers-update-unavailable-due-to-technical-difficulties/

OSDH: COVID-19 Oklahoma numbers update unavailable due to technical difficulties

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health say they are unable to provide updated COVID-19 numbers at this time due to technical difficulties.

On Wednesday morning, data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the state has had 8,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March. Data pix.

That’s an increase of 259 cases in the past 24 hours, or a 3% jump.

There were no other details given on what the technical difficulties are or when the numbers will be available again.
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They issue reports daily Monday through Saturday and generally don't issue a report on Sundays.

I was talking with a friend and we decided that if they don't issue a report tomorrow the whole thing is fishy heading into Trump's vanity rally.

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