Posted in Elections '08, Hawaii, Obama, Surfing, tagged barack obama, body surfing, elections, Hawaii, John McCain, michael moore, oahu, politics, Surfing on August 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hopefully Obama can maintain his integrity and smooth style as he surfs the candidacy for president. But we hope he doesn’t play it too easy! Michael Moore, in his recent rant entitled “How The Democrats Can Blow It, In Six Easy Steps” seemes to adequately point out some of the strange maneuvers as of late [...]
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Posted in Elections '08, Entertainment, Uncategorized, tagged America, Clay Jenkins, Lewis and Clark, podcasts, politics, The Thomas Jefferson Hour, Undaunted Courage on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
It was 1996, when the book Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West came out, that I found myself gettin’ into T.J. History always seems more enjoyable in the form of a story, and this journey’s written in such a way that it sweeps you up in characters and [...]
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Posted in Big Island, Elections '08, Hawaii, Obama, Puna, tagged barack obama, caucus, daniel akaka, hawaii elections, hillary clinton, mazie hirono, results, senator daniel inouye, superdelegates on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Was that really a caucus? Look, I didn’t have any grand illusions that it would be professionally organized; I know these people are volunteers, most first timers. And we have already seen how this election has brought the Democrats out in force. On top of that, certain areas here on Hawai’i Island have grown during [...]
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Posted in Big Island, Elections '08, Hawaii, Obama, tagged barack obama, conservatives, democrats, election, hillary clinton, McCain flip flop, religious right, republicans, rush limbaugh on February 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
<yo wil… think this one is even more to-the-point than the “Yes We Can” Obama original …and way mo funny>
The Clinton’s are disliked too much by the Republican’s. And if Hillary winds up as the Democratic nominee, the Republican’s have the weapons, the ammunition, all the Clinton corruption we’re sick of hearing about…to utilize against [...]
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Posted in Big Island, Elections '08, Hawaii, Obama, tagged democratic party, hawaii caucus, Obama, precinct, presidential preference poll, vote on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There have been some discrepancies in caucus locations. I’ve published below what seems like the most accurate Precinct Election & Presidential Preference Poll site directory, found at the Democratic Party of Hawai’i web site. You will need to know your representative district first —use this link if you don’t know it— then enter that info [...]
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Posted in Big Island, Elections '08, Hawaii, Obama, tagged barack obama, democratic, Hawaii, hillary clinton, poling, presidential caucus, voting on February 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I don’t think I’ve ever registered as a Democrat before (no, never as a Republican either), but I’m going to this time. Sure, I don’t agree with either side’s policies on frequent occasion -less government seems like a better idea- but on the other had, I suppose I’m more “liberal” than not on many issues. [...]
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