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Well, you may be surprised to hear how conservative that Oklahoma, including Tulsa voted this last election then... :-)

All the counties in Oklahoma voted for the Republican ticket. And that included the two major metropolitan areas of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Usually you’ll hear of major metro areas going liberal in these Presidential elections, while other areas vote conservative.

But, not Tulsa, as it voted conservative with the rest of the state. In fact, the State of Oklahoma was the only state in the United States which had all the counties on the state going for the Republican ticket. And in addition to that, Oklahoma had the highest percentage of popular vote for the Republican ticket of any state in the United States.

That doesn’t sound real liberal to me... :-)

Besides, Tulsa didn’t get the nickname for being the “Buckle of the Bible Belt” for nothing, ya know...

I second the motion. And Tulsa is a great city.

While it is true that Tulsa has a Democratic mayor and OKC has a Republican, Tulsa voted 62% and OKC 58% for McCain/Palin in 2008. Not a heck of a lot difference politically, IMHO.

Poster #2 may be referring to the Tulsa media. Check out the difference in editorials the day after Ted Kennedy's death:

Kennedy’s liberalism and last name fit a dynastic narrative that appealed in some circles and supported the highest of political aspirations.
But this generally didn’t resonate in most of the country. Indeed, despite talk of Kennedy writing a new "Camelot” chapter, his lone serious presidential bid in 1980 couldn’t dislodge an inept incumbent as the Democrats’ nominee. [Daily Oklahoman]

Kennedy fought a long fight to provide health care for all Americans. This year was the best chance for some sort of resolution. Sadly, he will not be around to witness the reform. Or, it will fall short as he had seen it do so many times before.
Ted Kennedy was larger than life. The youngest brother in a wealthy family, he, like most of his siblings, chose to dedicate his life to public service. [Tulsa World]

In fairness, both papers do a darn good job of covering local news, unlike two other dailies which leap to mind, the NYT and the Boston Globe. And the TV stations do an impressive job, too.