Re: table turned on Oahu/U.S. fascUSts, HI demockratic food chain
I don't know if a Democrat governor would have done it. I don't think Cayetano would have but Waihee probably would. Here is the Governor's latest thoughts:
At the meeting in Lihue last week the Governor acknowledged she could have received at least $25,000 in reported campaign contributions from Superferry interets. When the campaign contributions question was first addressed to her she waffled into another topic, then someone in the audience said something to the effect, "On followthemoney.com it says you got at least $25,000 in the last election cycle from Superferry interests, is that true?" And she did not try to deny it but instead offered a % of the total campaign funds reported as a way to make the Superferry monies seem miniscule and insignificant.
There is absolutely no enterprise that compares to capitalists return on their monies as what they profit from investing in politicians. In this case, just talking money terms, they forked over $25,000 to the candidate Governor and they got $40million in return. That's better than a 10,000% return if I got my math right. No businessman can refuse those numbers, but why is it politicians can be had so cheaply? Oh yeah, it's not politicians monies they lavish on their suitors, its the peoples, and "there's more where that came from" the politician assures her suitors.
Hawaii Superferry interests who contributed to Gov. Linda Lingle’s 2006 re-election campaign:
Hawaii Superferry Chairman John Lehman, $3,000.
Hawaii Superferry Vice Chairman Tig Krekel, $3,000.
Hawaii Superferry President John Garibaldi, $2,800 in 2006 and $1,000 in 2004.
Hawaii Superferry board member and Maui Land & Pineapple Co. CEO David Cole, $4,000.
David Cole’s wife, Margaret, $6,000.
ML&P majority stockholder and Superferry investor Steve Case, $3,000.
ML&P, $1,000.
That gets close to $25,000, at least as regards the Superferry interests reported contributions.
Originally posted by waioli kai
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"My bigger and broader concern is the future of a sense of community in the state. This is giving us a very bad reputation," Lingle told reporters yesterday during a informal news conference at the state Capitol.
Commenting on last week's Kauai protests at the meeting, Lingle said "it was beyond rude, it was un-Hawaii-like." http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/25/news/story05.html
What does she mean it was "un-Hawaii-like". Like "it sure was different in the plantation days"?
Commenting on last week's Kauai protests at the meeting, Lingle said "it was beyond rude, it was un-Hawaii-like." http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/25/news/story05.html
What does she mean it was "un-Hawaii-like". Like "it sure was different in the plantation days"?
At the meeting in Lihue last week the Governor acknowledged she could have received at least $25,000 in reported campaign contributions from Superferry interets. When the campaign contributions question was first addressed to her she waffled into another topic, then someone in the audience said something to the effect, "On followthemoney.com it says you got at least $25,000 in the last election cycle from Superferry interests, is that true?" And she did not try to deny it but instead offered a % of the total campaign funds reported as a way to make the Superferry monies seem miniscule and insignificant.
There is absolutely no enterprise that compares to capitalists return on their monies as what they profit from investing in politicians. In this case, just talking money terms, they forked over $25,000 to the candidate Governor and they got $40million in return. That's better than a 10,000% return if I got my math right. No businessman can refuse those numbers, but why is it politicians can be had so cheaply? Oh yeah, it's not politicians monies they lavish on their suitors, its the peoples, and "there's more where that came from" the politician assures her suitors.
Hawaii Superferry interests who contributed to Gov. Linda Lingle’s 2006 re-election campaign:
Hawaii Superferry Chairman John Lehman, $3,000.
Hawaii Superferry Vice Chairman Tig Krekel, $3,000.
Hawaii Superferry President John Garibaldi, $2,800 in 2006 and $1,000 in 2004.
Hawaii Superferry board member and Maui Land & Pineapple Co. CEO David Cole, $4,000.
David Cole’s wife, Margaret, $6,000.
ML&P majority stockholder and Superferry investor Steve Case, $3,000.
ML&P, $1,000.
That gets close to $25,000, at least as regards the Superferry interests reported contributions.
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