Mary Fallin delivered a speech at Harvard last night. Yes, THE Harvard University. Not Harvard on May or that road in Tulsa. The prestigious American university that's produced eight presidents, 21 US supreme court justices and the Winklevoss twins.
The speech wasn't publicized. In fact, the local media didn't report it until yesterday afternoon. From The Tulsa World via the AP:
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is heading to Boston to deliver the keynote address at Harvard University's conference on education and workforce development.
Fallin will be among the speakers Monday during the conference titled "Creating Pathways to Prosperity."
The governor says she plans to focus on recent education reforms in Oklahoma and the strength of the state's career and technology centers.
The Creating Pathways to Prosperity conference features national business, government and education leaders.
At first I was going to question why we're just now hearing about this, but I guess you can't blame the Governor's handlers for keeping the trip secret. For one, Mary Fallin takes a lot of flack for her travel schedule. And two, they probably find the entire idea to be just as ridiculous and silly as we do. Mary Fallin and Harvard go together like cats and dogs, oil and vinegar, and KFOR and award winning journalism. To make it even better, she apparently talked about the "strengths" of Oklahoma's "career and technology centers." Basically, our Governor flew to Harvard to promote vo-techs (and probably tour Fenway Park and other touristy things). That's very fitting and very sad.
Also, when did Mary Fallin become a national expert on "Creating Pathways to Prosperity?" Her biggest accomplishment since becoming Governor is blocking healthcare funding for the poor. Hell, she hasn't even been able to lower state income taxes for the rich. It seems like the only thing Mary Fallin knows about prosperity is marrying an eccentric dentist and/or wealthy workmans comp attorney. Also, can she share with us some of the education reforms that have worked out so well? Don't we rank in the bottom half of everything? I'd like to hear about them.