12-01-2011, 10:50 AM
It is my understanding that James has announced he is a candidate. I got an invitation to a "talk story" with candidate James Weatherford. Therefore I thing any discussion on the 2012 district races are fair game.
None of Weatherford's dire predictions of Fred being under the thumb of Hilo have come true. On every key vote I have watched Fred has voted for Puna's interests.
While I have know James Weathford for along time and worked with him on the PCDP process it has been damn discouraging to see him piss and moan when he does get his way. Most recently at an Action Committee meeting when he didn't get his way and was actually dressed down by a committee member for failing to deliver HPP community input he stomped out of the meeting muttering "we've been screwed again!".
Very bad form. James' way of thowing a pencil across the room. More like Emily than I had thought possible.
Is Fred perfect? Nope, who is? I don't have any particular "in" with him, He always listens to me when I talk to him. My assessment is that so far he has been better than Gary Safarik and much, much better than Emily Naeole.
None of Weatherford's dire predictions of Fred being under the thumb of Hilo have come true. On every key vote I have watched Fred has voted for Puna's interests.
While I have know James Weathford for along time and worked with him on the PCDP process it has been damn discouraging to see him piss and moan when he does get his way. Most recently at an Action Committee meeting when he didn't get his way and was actually dressed down by a committee member for failing to deliver HPP community input he stomped out of the meeting muttering "we've been screwed again!".
Very bad form. James' way of thowing a pencil across the room. More like Emily than I had thought possible.
Is Fred perfect? Nope, who is? I don't have any particular "in" with him, He always listens to me when I talk to him. My assessment is that so far he has been better than Gary Safarik and much, much better than Emily Naeole.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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