Tulsi looks presidential
Marian Hughes could not be more wrong in her statement that Sanders supporters and Tulsi Gabbard are on the wrong side of history. The whole premise of her statement is that the country will someday show Sanders’ ideas and his political revolution was wrong. One only has to look at who supports Sanders to see the country is marching toward him, not away.
Sanders enjoyed the overwhelming support of millennials and Hawaii voters supported him by over 2 to 1. Clearly the young and Hawaii voters reject the ideas of both Clinton and Trump. Despite incredible odds, the power of the Clinton machine, interference from Wasserman-Schultz and the DNC Sanders captured 22 states.
I’m not saying Hillary is unqualified. Despite her huge unfavorable and untrustworthy poll numbers, she certainly has the resume to be president. Unfortunately, we all know people like that at work. Great resume but unlikable self-promoters who will say and do anything to get their way.
Hillary and Trump have that in common. That could be why Hillary and Trump are neck and neck in this race. Polls show Trump could win. If Hillary is such a prize how is that even possible?
A Trump presidency would be a disaster for our country and our image in the world. Hillary won’t break anything but all we will get is four to eight more years of the luke warm, stale, middle of the road leftovers from President Obama’s tenure. Once millennials become the dominant force in politics, MS Hughes will see who was on the wrong side of history. Maybe then millennials will elect Tulsi as president for her truly progressive ideas and not just because she’s a woman and it’s her turn.
Joseph Appleton
Waimea
Wille’s interest not in line with real issues
Councilwoman Margaret Wille’s print and radio reelection ads left me feeling ignored and excluded as a resident of her district.
Because every accomplishment she mentioned didn’t uplift and empower working families like mine. None of her triumphs lowered utility bills. None of her successes relieved the burdens of buying affordable and nutritious food or lowered the costs of housing.
Her achievements don’t benefit the working families who define the backbone of this community.
The councilwoman’s work on the council for the last four years seem to have been focused on making North Hawaii a place where well-off newcomers thrive, and longtime families are pushed out.
It’s no secret that Hawaii County has the lowest income in the state, or that homelessness continues to rise – the last Point in Time survey recorded over 1,000 people living on our streets. In addition, over 300 public school students across the Big Island are living without permanent shelter.
Are the needs of working families or those struggling to regain their footing less of a priority to the council member than those constituents who consider pay-to-throw trash legislation and the construction of a new dog park urgent issues in our community? It sure feels that way.
Talking about addressing homelessness or affordable housing isn’t the same as actually getting bills passed to address the real issues impacting working families. It’s been four years, where are the results?
Before our county takes on the privileged ideas advocated by the council member, our elected officials must pass legislation that decreases burdens like high food costs, an expensive housing market, costly utility bills, and a stale economy.
On Aug. 13, I’m voting for a candidate who seeks to empower working folks who define the core of our community, and not just an elite few.
Tyler C. Saito
Waimea
Thanks, man
To the Good Samaritan of sorts, in a red truck, on Wednesday morning around 8 a.m., at the traffic lights at the Chevron Station on Lako Street.
Mahalo nui loa for carefully leaving a driving lane to lightly honk your horn, come along side my vehicle and let me know my tires were low on air. I immediately took action, and did replace the tires, safely, as they were too old for repair.
Rest assured I will pay it forward with aloha.
Bless you.
J. A. Mulvihill
Kailua-Kona
Tulsi is on the right track
In response to Marian Hughes letter on July 28, “Wrong side of history,” Clinton’s vote for the Iraq War got a friend of mine killed, along with over 5,000 more of our precious troops, and cost the country trillions of dollars in more debt.
Her husband getting rid of the Glass-Steagall Act bankrupted and broke up a million families. Her Goldman Sachs speeches made her nearly $750,000, but she won’t release the transcripts, falsely claimed taking sniper fire in Bosnia, and will sign the TPP.
Tulsi was in Iraq and saw up-close and personal the effects of her decision for war. (Where were you?) Throw in the Clinton Foundation, Libya, cavalier attitude toward national security with her emails, etc, etc, etc. You’re going to find that you’re on the wrong side of history! Gabbard’s got my vote for life! Brian Schatz? He’s Hawaii’s Anthony Weiner!
Mark Stone
Kailua-Kona