Dissing HawaiiThreads?

[TuNnL]

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I reading this op-ed by Bob Jones in Hawaii Reporter this morning.Lo and behold I came to this paragraph :

"And about those online comments from readers. So many of them are so emotional, misspelled, flat-out wrong on facts or show low-education syntax."

Well, Bob may have been a great reporter at one time, but clearly he is guilty of his own accusations. From his column in the February 11th edition of MidWeek:

“Ric” Shinseki is a guy way beyond the usual mold of the make-no-waves military careerist -son of a hairdresser and a garage mechanic on Kauai, two tours in Vietnam, loss of part of a foot, went from second lieutenant to Army Chief of Staff. He’s the one who advised we’d need “several thousand” troops to pacify Iraq.

EXCUSE ME?! Bob, a little fact-checking on your part might be in order here. What Gen. Eric Shinseki said back in 2003 was that we would need “several HUNDRED thousand troops” to pacify Iraq. When you’re trying to make the point that Shinseki is ‘a guy way beyond the usual mold of the make-no-waves military careerist,’ you might want to get the details of his defining moment right. If Shinseki had actually said what Bob claims he said, more than a few people would hold him in less regard than Donald Rumsfeld.

[leashlaws]

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I had breakfast with friends at the Makaha Resort last Monday. It's such a beautiful property.

Good to know. We used to go long ago when it was the Sheraton and stay.
I am looking forward to our visit sometime in the next few months.

[tutusue]

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[...]i didnt't realize there is a hotel out there

It's back in the valley that's directly behind Makaha Beach. The resort also has a golf course. A truly lovely setting...

[Seeking Penance]

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i would hear icky things about makaha and waianae..we were out there not too long ago to watch the sunset at makaha beach....wasn't so bad at all....i didnt't realize there is a hotel out there

[craigwatanabe]

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I had a girlfriend who lived out in Waianae then she moved to Makaha. Beautiful place, wonderful people, great parties. And that was when I lived in East Honolulu (Waialae Nui valley).

[tutusue]

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I had breakfast with friends at the Makaha Resort last Monday. It's such a beautiful property.

[leashlaws]

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I bought a 2 night stay at the Makaha Resort recently at a silent auction
benefitting MA'O Farms located in Waianae. I am looking forward to staying
out there and soaking up the atmosphere!

[tutusue]

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From FM's sig link to Bob Jones' column:

Many Waianae residents think we East Honoluluans look down on them as not our societal equals. How often does an East Honoluluan drive out to Waianae and Nanakuli to see what’s happening or chat with residents there? We’re more likely to employ them.

If we ever meet, I'll let Bob decide where I fall on the societal equal scale.

When I lived in Hawaii Kai and Kahala I used to drive out to Makaha just to soak up the mana I experienced there. I loved to "chat with the residents". Then I bought a condo. Then I moved. The Waianae Coast felt more like 'home' than any other Oahu neighborhood in which I'd lived over the years. I've owned for 21 years and resided for 16 years. And, I've never regretted it; including a stint with a most unpleasant, mainland-transplant condo building employee!

[Peshkwe]

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Don't believe her Bob! She's playing you like a fiddle! She's just like the rest of us!

Nuh-uhhh!!! I am not lowbrow!!!

I shave my forehead, it's high now.

[Walkoff Balk]

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Who can't get enough BJ(Bob Jones)? Really low-brow?

[matapule]

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I find myself to be the opposite of your remarks - highbrow, peaceful, and sophisticated. With excellent grammar and punctuation, to boot!)

Don't believe her Bob! She's playing you like a fiddle! She's just like the rest of us!

[turtlegirl]

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As punishment, I will now switch my avatar to a picture of the Jones boy and an occasional commentary on him in my sig..... until he joins HT and participates.

In the meantime, I figure it's a mutually beneficial arrangement. My posts will publicize his columns on Midweek,...... and maybe he'll mention me in one of his pieces.

Ack!! FM!! I can't take it anymore!! Whenever I visit HT I have to see Bob's grinning mug! Who are you trying to punish? My eyes are drawn to it...it's like a train wreck...I don't want to see it but I can't look away!! Nooooooooooo!

Please Bob, have a heart! Come to HT and participate! I promise to welcome you with open arms! I don't even care that you criticized HT publicly and unfairly! (although I find myself to be the opposite of your remarks - highbrow, peaceful, and sophisticated. With excellent grammar and punctuation, to boot!) Just, please, Bob, put an end to Frankie's avatar!!

[Geebz]

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Does he still do the Gonzo camera style?
I always feel that somebody's watchin' me.

HaaaaHaaa.....

yea, he's still doing the gonzo thing and he still has a slot on OC16 in the mornings.....

[timkona]

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never mess with da HT ohana.

<cracks knuckles, and grins.>

[Walkoff Balk]

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And didja notice that ol' Tiny has pretty much disappeared in general since then? I think he still emcees a few minor events, but that's about it.

Does he still do the Gonzo camera style?
I always feel that somebody's watchin' me.