Kenoi - Bar fight in 2004?

[George]

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Originally posted by Kapohocat

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My rose colored glasses serve as protection against all the sky falling.

And actually how will all this affect us directly? The country is still a mess. Gas prices are still high. Do you actually think what our Hawaiian politics does really matters one tiny ounce? No. What we can control is our immediate environment hence so many supporters of the PCDP and people like Pilago, Joseph, Jacobson, Kale, etc trying to affect a local change which is really all we can do.

Billy Kenoi even stepping into the shoes of either Senator will not control much...

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First, a little humor.

Rose Colored Glasses won't protect you from the falling sky, they will just allow you not to notice it until it hits you on the head. You need a tinfoil hat to actually give you protection.

Ok, I couldn't resist that but it doesn't address your comments so let me do that a little bit.

Yes, gas prices and a myriad of other things are outside the realm of control of the Mayor of Hawaii County. Yes, the Mayor only has influence over County issues. So, does all that mean we should hire a Mayor haphazardly? Does that mean we shouldn't look at his or her qualifications, associations, and character?

Look, all I'm saying to anyone are these things:

• Billy, by his own words, has said that the fix is in on this race. If you think that's the way Democracy should operate then by all means, vote for him.
• If you believe a newspaper reporter who has spent his adult life investigating the news seriously believes an anonymous tip, especially a tip that is essentially just the publication of public documents, is a smear then put up a yard sign for Billy.
• If you think a Mayoral candidate should spend some of his or her time raising money to help defend someone who has been convicted of "executing" a rival gang member, and don't believe that in any way even implies deeper connections, then Billy is your man.
• If you choose to believe police reports are just frivolous documents and that witnesses who magically appear a year or so after the fact are credible, then by all means, ignore the police reports and believe the witnesses.
• And finally, if you believe a Mayoral candidate who has supported a convicted murder and who has been charged with criminal offenses shouldn't be called on the carpet for telling multiple and conflicting stories about either or both is they guy you like, then vote for Billy.

I would suggest you keep in mind one thing however. If you insist on burying your head in the sand like an ostrich keep in mind what part of your body is sticking up in the air, and don't be surprised at what results from that.