Remember my discussion several days ago about how some people, including the self-proclaimed pseudo-monarch “Akahi Nui”, manufacture bogus “evidence” that they then point to as if it were independent substantiation of their claims? It turns out that this is exactly the kind of sleight of hand that’s going on with right-wing nuts questioning of Barack [...]
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Yesterday it poured. This morning was pleasant, cloudy with only a few drops of rain as we were just about home. A beautiful October dawn in Hawaii.
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There’s apparently still time to register for this week’s Podcamp/Wordcamp event. You can register here, or check out the schedule here. There’s a list of registered attendees with the registration info. Pacific Business News is running an online poll, what they call their Biz Pulse Survey: How do you feel about Gov. Linda Lingle campaigning [...]
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We had quite a wet walk this morning. It poured as we were getting ready to leave, causing us to pause, then lured us in as it turned to a reasonable drizzle. When we got to the beach, I hoped that big patch of rain was moving away from us. No such luck. It hit [...]
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The findings of the Senate special investigation of DBEDT’s Hydrogen Investment Capital Special Fund management contract have now been made available online, including what appear to be thousands of pages of documents. Good stuff here for those who like to browse. Looking at some of the recent press coverage, I’m struck by how the central [...]
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The Honolulu Advertiser has offered a voluntary buyout package to most of its employees in an attempt to cut costs and return to profitability, according to a story in today’s Star-Bulletin. The story by Robert Shikina, which quotes the Newspaper Guild’s Wayne Cahill, reports the Advertiser is indeed currently losing money and may be seeking [...]
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I’m going to accept that the morning feels lazy and spend some extra minutes in bed. But you’ll get a weekend treat anyway–A few more things Gov. Lingle doesn’t know about Barack Obama’s home in Hawaii. This time it’s his ties to the the PineLads from Lanai High School back in the 1970s. This true [...]
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Advertiser columnist Lee Cataluna took aim yesterday at Gov. Lingle’s recent campaign speeches that questioned whether Barack Obama’s should really be considered to be from Hawaii. Since when does the governor’s office issue and revoke local status and kama’aina cred? Obama was born here and graduated from high school here. Lingle did neither. Does she [...]
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