Schoolchildren's 'Lotto Tree' Removed From Oklahoma Capitol

Comment #12

hsvscubaski — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:28:18 GMT

There is no such thing as seperation of church and state!!!!!!!!!!!! The Constitution say The Congress shall make NO LAW regarding the establishment of a religion In fact at one time the official religon of Maryland was Roman Catholic and if it wanted to it could go back to that and not violate the US Constitution.

Comment #11

Chewie — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:33:13 GMT

You can give some people a trip around the world, and they would want to go some where else.

Comment #10

sirbrad — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:15:07 GMT

What a moron. So I guess basically they don't want the kids to continue funding the schools through lotteries when they get older? I doubt the kids got any kind of a mesage at all from it. Besides it is the parents responsibility to relay life messages to the kids, not others. Kids cannot look that deep at that age.

Comment #9

BobP — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:09:13 GMT

I agree, it was in poor taste. The kids should have had the sense to use the special holiday scratch cards for their tree. BobP

Comment #8

angelm — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:39:08 GMT

Hey!At least they were recycling

Comment #7

Chewie — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:34:44 GMT

Comment #6

jim695 — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:17:41 GMT

From the article:What causes Terrill concern is the message that a Christmas tree decorated with lottery tickets gives kids. He shared his concerns with Westwood's principal, who then asked the governor to take down the tree.Terrill doesn't say what that message is, but is it any more sinister than the message sent by funding the children's education with the same dollars that paid for those losing (oops - I mean used ) tickets?Maybe I don't read as well as the rest of you, but it seems to me t... [ More ]

Comment #5

demonter — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:33:16 GMT

They could have seen a positive moral to the whole story: Hey kids, look at all of these losers. That is what happens when you play the Lottery too much...you get to decorate Chritmas trees with the losers... all of your hard earned money ...poof!!! The whole idea was dumb on the part of the adults whose idea it was anyway.I had an experience almost as dumb; I was stopped at a police road block in a small town one day where the cops rewarded all drivers who were wearing seat belts with a Lotte... [ More ]

Comment #4

winsumloosesum — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:16:44 GMT

I don't think the lottery tickets were the reason. If they called it a Winter Tree no one would have complained.We need to separate church and state. God forbid we call it a Christmas tree.

Comment #3

whitmansm2 — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:15:56 GMT

Terrill said he intended to visit Westwood Elementary to teach students the true meaning of Christmas and to explain how children from disadvantaged backgrounds can achieve great things.HA! He can't even do that! The true meaning of Christmas is a Christian RELIGIOUS holiday! Someone is going to b!tch about that too! This guy can't win!LMAO

Comment #2

Raven62 — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:36:58 GMT

Maybe the Christmas Tree Ornaments, made from losing Lottery Tickets, stand as a reminder that the Oklahoma State Officials have turned their State into a State of Gamblers.

Comment #1

Chewie — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:07:17 GMT

The blame for this clearly rests with the governor, Terrill said. The lottery was his idea and, ultimately, he is the one responsible for all that stems from it. Some one else who didn't get their way in a representative society.

Schoolchildren's 'Lotto Tree' Removed From Oklahoma Capitol

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:09:00 GMT

A Christmas tree decorated with used lottery tickets by elementary school students has been removed from Oklahoma's Capitol after complaints by a lawmaker.Each Christmas, Gov. Brad Henry asks Oklahoma schools to decorate a tree. That tree is put on display in the Capitol, and the governor picks one as his favorite.Westwood Elementary's tree came dressed for the season, complete with snowmen, stars and Santa Claus. But it didn't deliver Christmas joy to everyone, reported KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City... [ More ]