06-13-2014, 04:49 AM
At last nights District 5 forum, Rene choose to compose three questions to ask the panel as the motif for the forum. With notable acumen and courage two of the three questions were on the hot topics of GMO and geothermal, all the better to bring out where the candidates stand in controversial areas. The third was a softball about supplying green waste containers to the mauka transfer stations.
Unfortunately, none of the candidates showed any significant understanding or knowledge of either of the two hot topics. Four of the six demonstrated fairly fanatical opposition to both. Several of the four expressed obviously erroneous statements regarding both. For some reason, all of the four at one point or another expressed their anti- sentiments loudly, in a shouting voice. Two, Tim Law and Daniel Paleka, were both more low key in their responses to the questions. Law, describing himself as a farmer, expressed some sympathy for both topics. Paleka, who gave something of a government insider impression, said he knew little about either, and that he was willing to consult and look at all sides. There was definitely a contrast between them and the other four.
All in all, I had some varying degrees of disappointment with the candidates. They ranged from ambassadors from alternate universes, to rambling incoherency, just plain rambling, public speaking inarticulateness, out-of-their-depth cluelessness to articulately expressed misinformation. Law and Paleka seemed the most reasonable candidates. Neither seemed to have bowed to the ideological anti-GMO, anti-geothermal correctness favored by some people, loudly applauded at several points. However, I would like to see much more discussion by both before trying to come to any conclusions.
Makes me think of the Peggy Lee song "Is that all there is?"
Unfortunately, none of the candidates showed any significant understanding or knowledge of either of the two hot topics. Four of the six demonstrated fairly fanatical opposition to both. Several of the four expressed obviously erroneous statements regarding both. For some reason, all of the four at one point or another expressed their anti- sentiments loudly, in a shouting voice. Two, Tim Law and Daniel Paleka, were both more low key in their responses to the questions. Law, describing himself as a farmer, expressed some sympathy for both topics. Paleka, who gave something of a government insider impression, said he knew little about either, and that he was willing to consult and look at all sides. There was definitely a contrast between them and the other four.
All in all, I had some varying degrees of disappointment with the candidates. They ranged from ambassadors from alternate universes, to rambling incoherency, just plain rambling, public speaking inarticulateness, out-of-their-depth cluelessness to articulately expressed misinformation. Law and Paleka seemed the most reasonable candidates. Neither seemed to have bowed to the ideological anti-GMO, anti-geothermal correctness favored by some people, loudly applauded at several points. However, I would like to see much more discussion by both before trying to come to any conclusions.
Makes me think of the Peggy Lee song "Is that all there is?"