11-01-2010, 06:52 AM
@Rob: I would have loved to see both Emily and Fred on the Hot Seat and had certainly hoped to see them both at the Eagles forum at least.
ME:I agree completely! I did not go to the Eagles Forum but both participating in 'hot seat' would have been great. Hot off the press: JerryCarr's account of yesterday's meeting at HPP. I was unaware it would be open to the public. I would have made time to go. But, as it turns out, Jerry's account reflects what I think we all understand about Ms. Naeole. I don't think there is necessarily 'smoother' presentation as much as practiced. I think Mr. Blas is equally articulate about those things he has practice saying though I would agree it appears he does prefer 'one on one' to group settings. Who doesn't?
In any case, I think there is a shared sense of crow that will be eaten. I have prepared a tasty sauce for mine should I be wrong and Mr. Blas becomes the 'answer' to District 5. I would request that it not be crow but some equally despised vegetable instead. I happened to love crows...I sit in Main Street at Disneyland and pretend I am in the movie 'The Birds' when they all flock to the square there at Main Street!
Rob, I know you have taken on the surrogate candidacy in the virtual world and I think all of us understand why. I believe it is based on a strong sense of wanting the best for District 5, of course dependent on how one interprets the best. I am no paragon of virtue and that is the reason I would not seek a public office. I know the courage it takes to step up and be exposed to public scrutiny. Believe me, I KNOW!!!! Where Fred is concerned, as I wrote on my own blog, if he was a little more practical in stating he is a successful business man thus and so...moderating it to a statement more like "As a businessman I have had my failures and my successes" then this Firestone Tire Stone record would be merely confirmation of that statement instead of contradiction.
It is my considered opinion anyone running for public office should get out ahead of any skeletons which may rattle and move on. People are forgiving and understand mistakes. When the issue of Ms. Naeole's husband's allegations first emerged and before they became public domain, I strongly suggested she get out ahead of it. When it hit the papers, I strong suggested she keep her mouth shut and follow her attorney's advice. In the first case, to Ms. Naeole personally, in the latter case, to her aides. Sometimes sitting on something one knows to be explosive only adds to the damage control later.
Thankfully, tomorrow, this part is done and over with. Nov 3rd, gearing up for 2012 begins.
Toni, who is a 'critter lover'
www.write-matters.com
ME:I agree completely! I did not go to the Eagles Forum but both participating in 'hot seat' would have been great. Hot off the press: JerryCarr's account of yesterday's meeting at HPP. I was unaware it would be open to the public. I would have made time to go. But, as it turns out, Jerry's account reflects what I think we all understand about Ms. Naeole. I don't think there is necessarily 'smoother' presentation as much as practiced. I think Mr. Blas is equally articulate about those things he has practice saying though I would agree it appears he does prefer 'one on one' to group settings. Who doesn't?
In any case, I think there is a shared sense of crow that will be eaten. I have prepared a tasty sauce for mine should I be wrong and Mr. Blas becomes the 'answer' to District 5. I would request that it not be crow but some equally despised vegetable instead. I happened to love crows...I sit in Main Street at Disneyland and pretend I am in the movie 'The Birds' when they all flock to the square there at Main Street!
Rob, I know you have taken on the surrogate candidacy in the virtual world and I think all of us understand why. I believe it is based on a strong sense of wanting the best for District 5, of course dependent on how one interprets the best. I am no paragon of virtue and that is the reason I would not seek a public office. I know the courage it takes to step up and be exposed to public scrutiny. Believe me, I KNOW!!!! Where Fred is concerned, as I wrote on my own blog, if he was a little more practical in stating he is a successful business man thus and so...moderating it to a statement more like "As a businessman I have had my failures and my successes" then this Firestone Tire Stone record would be merely confirmation of that statement instead of contradiction.
It is my considered opinion anyone running for public office should get out ahead of any skeletons which may rattle and move on. People are forgiving and understand mistakes. When the issue of Ms. Naeole's husband's allegations first emerged and before they became public domain, I strongly suggested she get out ahead of it. When it hit the papers, I strong suggested she keep her mouth shut and follow her attorney's advice. In the first case, to Ms. Naeole personally, in the latter case, to her aides. Sometimes sitting on something one knows to be explosive only adds to the damage control later.
Thankfully, tomorrow, this part is done and over with. Nov 3rd, gearing up for 2012 begins.
Toni, who is a 'critter lover'
www.write-matters.com
"Q might have done the right thing for the wrong reason, perhaps we need a good kick in our complacency to get us ready for what's ahead" -- Captain Picard, to Guinan (Q Who?)