06-17-2008, 05:24 PM
Tiffany -
Welcome back from maternity leave and welcome to the election season. Let me start by saying that I have always admired your responsiveness to Ms. Naeole's constituents and that you have always answered my emails quickly and to the point. Also, I should note that things seem to go better overall with you on board with the Councilwoman.
Having said that, let me point out a few things about the reapportionment brouhaha and the mood of the voters in general.
First, always assume that any response you give to a constituent is a public response. I'm pretty sure you knew Rob Tucker is the moderator of this forum, so it shouldn't be a big surprise that the response turned up here. Using the term "blindsighted" [sic] is a bit disingenuous.
Second, the Councilwoman's description of the citizens as "confused" sounds patronizing and condescending. (It might even be true for some of us, but it's still a bad choice of words.)
Third, denying the citizens the chance to vote on this sounds undemocratic and implies that we do not have the intelligence to sort it all out and make a decision. No, I don't think we need to vote on every single thing, but a substantial portion of the Council thought THIS merited a referendum.
You complain on hunterbishop.com about your boss being slammed on multiple forums, but when she paints a big target on herself, this is what you get. Every thing you guys say will be scrutinized, criticized, and publicized. That's how the game is played, so my advice is to get used to it.
By the way, I haven't made up my mind about the race for the Council seat. I'm still waiting for a candidate to impress me with a coherent, positive agenda for Puna.
Cheers,
Jerry
Welcome back from maternity leave and welcome to the election season. Let me start by saying that I have always admired your responsiveness to Ms. Naeole's constituents and that you have always answered my emails quickly and to the point. Also, I should note that things seem to go better overall with you on board with the Councilwoman.
Having said that, let me point out a few things about the reapportionment brouhaha and the mood of the voters in general.
First, always assume that any response you give to a constituent is a public response. I'm pretty sure you knew Rob Tucker is the moderator of this forum, so it shouldn't be a big surprise that the response turned up here. Using the term "blindsighted" [sic] is a bit disingenuous.
Second, the Councilwoman's description of the citizens as "confused" sounds patronizing and condescending. (It might even be true for some of us, but it's still a bad choice of words.)
Third, denying the citizens the chance to vote on this sounds undemocratic and implies that we do not have the intelligence to sort it all out and make a decision. No, I don't think we need to vote on every single thing, but a substantial portion of the Council thought THIS merited a referendum.
You complain on hunterbishop.com about your boss being slammed on multiple forums, but when she paints a big target on herself, this is what you get. Every thing you guys say will be scrutinized, criticized, and publicized. That's how the game is played, so my advice is to get used to it.
By the way, I haven't made up my mind about the race for the Council seat. I'm still waiting for a candidate to impress me with a coherent, positive agenda for Puna.
Cheers,
Jerry