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January 20, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hawaii-rep-tulsi-gabbard-accuses-fellow-democrats-of-religious-bigotry-in-questioning-judicial-nominee/2019/01/09/2c17ecdc-1467-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html?utm_term=.97039859a6e2
herding
Gabbard started last week "attacking Sen Mazie Hirono"..
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accuses fellow Democrats of 'religious bigotry' in questioning judicial nomineeHirono’s office responded Wednesday that Gabbard was mischaracterizing her questioning of Buescher, and that the senator was voicing her concerns about the nominee’s past public statements rather than his religion.
“It is unfortunate that Congresswoman Gabbard based her misguided opinion on the far-right wing manipulation of these straightforward questions,” Hirono spokesman Will Dempster said in a statement.
He added that over the past two years, Hirono “has been attacked by right wing ideologues for her examination of Donald Trump’s ideologically-driven nominees to the courts.”
“Senator Hirono asks all judicial nominees — particularly those who have expressed very strong personal ideological views in conflict with Supreme Court precedent — if they can be fair,” Dempster said. “She asked Mr. Buescher, who has a clear record of anti-choice activism, whether he could separate his personal beliefs from decisions he would make if confirmed for a lifetime appointment on the federal bench.”
“It is unfortunate that Congresswoman Gabbard based her misguided opinion on the far-right wing manipulation of these straightforward questions,” Hirono spokesman Will Dempster said in a statement.
He added that over the past two years, Hirono “has been attacked by right wing ideologues for her examination of Donald Trump’s ideologically-driven nominees to the courts.”
“Senator Hirono asks all judicial nominees — particularly those who have expressed very strong personal ideological views in conflict with Supreme Court precedent — if they can be fair,” Dempster said. “She asked Mr. Buescher, who has a clear record of anti-choice activism, whether he could separate his personal beliefs from decisions he would make if confirmed for a lifetime appointment on the federal bench.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hawaii-rep-tulsi-gabbard-accuses-fellow-democrats-of-religious-bigotry-in-questioning-judicial-nominee/2019/01/09/2c17ecdc-1467-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html?utm_term=.97039859a6e2
herding
January 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1086791042412756992
Mahalo, apple~
Pleasure to know him! 33K Retweeted, so far!
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1086791042412756992
Mahalo, apple~
January 20, 2019
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38627091/challenger-criticizing-gabbard-for-avoiding-debates/
Let's hope Gabbard will have to debate State Sen Kai Kahele in 2020 when he challenges her for District 2 Hawaii.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/19/hawaii-news/sen-kai-kahele-challenges-tulsi-gabbard-for-her-seat/?HSA=bd6d499c27b0df3d8e80e24f6f035c9a540ee384&fbclid=IwAR36_laUWzmlvTOP7jlxKSsN_nHawPDupuEYPQI18lc9afxVuauDpAwRUW8
2018.. Challenger criticizes Gabbard for avoiding debates prior to primary election
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Sherry Alu Campagna is one of two candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard in the Democratic primary.
But Campagna's hope for a debate doesn't look likely as election day approaches.
"If Congresswoman Gabbard doesn't show up for a debate -- and by not doing so, then I don't have an opportunity to speak. Or any other candidate," said Campagna. "It's not really about me."
But Campagna's hope for a debate doesn't look likely as election day approaches.
"If Congresswoman Gabbard doesn't show up for a debate -- and by not doing so, then I don't have an opportunity to speak. Or any other candidate," said Campagna. "It's not really about me."
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38627091/challenger-criticizing-gabbard-for-avoiding-debates/
Let's hope Gabbard will have to debate State Sen Kai Kahele in 2020 when he challenges her for District 2 Hawaii.
"State Sen. Kai Kahele plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for her congressional seat, sources have confirmed. Gabbard just began her fourth term in Congress this month, making the timing of a challenge unusual. She isn’t up for re-election until 2020.
The challenge is a sign that Gabbard, who has enjoyed high popularity ratings since being elected to Congress in 2012, is showing signs of vulnerability.
The challenge is a sign that Gabbard, who has enjoyed high popularity ratings since being elected to Congress in 2012, is showing signs of vulnerability.
"But Michael Golojuch, chairman of the LGBT caucus of the Hawaii Democratic Party said he wasn’t convinced that Gabbard had truly changed her personal views on homosexuality. “Her evolution doesn’t ring true,” he said.
Golojuch said he was glad to hear Kahele was challenging Gabbard.
“I think it would be amazing to have Kai in that seat,” he said.
Golojuch said he was glad to hear Kahele was challenging Gabbard.
“I think it would be amazing to have Kai in that seat,” he said.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/19/hawaii-news/sen-kai-kahele-challenges-tulsi-gabbard-for-her-seat/?HSA=bd6d499c27b0df3d8e80e24f6f035c9a540ee384&fbclid=IwAR36_laUWzmlvTOP7jlxKSsN_nHawPDupuEYPQI18lc9afxVuauDpAwRUW8
January 20, 2019
Mahalo for the link, msong
"U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono suggested in an interview with MSNBC this week that she would not be
supporting Gabbard’s presidential run".Mahalo for the link, msong
January 20, 2019
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/19/hawaii-news/sen-kai-kahele-challenges-tulsi-gabbard-for-her-seat/?HSA=bd6d499c27b0df3d8e80e24f6f035c9a540ee384&fbclid=IwAR36_laUWzmlvTOP7jlxKSsN_nHawPDupuEYPQI18lc9afxVuauDpAwRUW8
"But Michael Golojuch, chairman of the LGBT caucus of the Hawaii Democratic Party
..said he wasn’t convinced that Gabbard had truly changed her personal views on homosexuality. “Her evolution doesn’t ring true,” he said.
Golojuch said he was glad to hear Kahele was challenging Gabbard.
“I think it would be amazing to have Kai in that seat,” he said.
Golojuch said he was glad to hear Kahele was challenging Gabbard.
“I think it would be amazing to have Kai in that seat,” he said.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/01/19/hawaii-news/sen-kai-kahele-challenges-tulsi-gabbard-for-her-seat/?HSA=bd6d499c27b0df3d8e80e24f6f035c9a540ee384&fbclid=IwAR36_laUWzmlvTOP7jlxKSsN_nHawPDupuEYPQI18lc9afxVuauDpAwRUW8
January 20, 2019
It's been like the Twilight Zone
here for me, anyway.
She's been getting a free ride.. it's no wonder she won't debate her opponents for 4 years.
I wonder if he said behind the pay wall why he decided to challenge her? 
Senator Kaiali‘i Kahele
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberpage.aspx?member=kkahele
This is the Best News! 
January 20, 2019
We'd like to know the answers to those questions, too..
https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/649458891168714752
Mahalo for posting, cgraslow!
We'd like to know the answers to those questions, too..
https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/649458891168714752
January 20, 2019
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, is under attack.
She stands for women, both as a champion of a woman’s right to choose and as a defender of those who have been sexually assaulted; she fought Trump and the Republicans in defense of the Affordable Care Act, against the Muslim ban and the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination. She is being attacked because she has become one of the most eloquent and effective voices of the values Indivisible Hawaii cherishes.
The attack comes not only from rightwing ideologues, it now comes from Hawaii’s own member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat who on Friday announced her candidacy for the presidency. Her article in The Hill accuses Democratic Party members of the Senate Judiciary Committee of “fomenting religious bigotry” and “weaponizing religion” during their questioning of nominee Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court in Nebraska.
snip//
Members of Indivisible Hawaii and other groups have visited Sen. Hirono’s offices, as well as those of the other members of Hawaii’s Congressional delegation, dozens of times since President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration. We know firsthand that she has championed our beliefs because we have talked with her and her staff many times. We have followed her votes, watched her on television, read her Facebook Page and emails, and attended her town halls.
snip//
We witnessed what Gabbard did at, during, and after the Democratic Party Convention in 2016 to attack not Trump or the Republicans, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. Since Trump’s election Gabbard’s silence in response to Trump’s efforts to dismantle the institutions of our democracy has been deafening and stands in stark contrast to Sen. Hirono’s forthright, clear and courageous actions to fight the racist, misogynist, and authoritarian actions of Trump and the GOP. The Hill article mimics her past behavior — why does she choose to do this again?
More..
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/01/why-is-tulsi-gabbard-attacking-mazie-hirono/
Gabbard is not potus material.
Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Attacking Mazie Hirono?
The U.S. senator has wrongly been accused by her colleague from Hawaii of fomenting religious bigotry.U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii, is under attack.
She stands for women, both as a champion of a woman’s right to choose and as a defender of those who have been sexually assaulted; she fought Trump and the Republicans in defense of the Affordable Care Act, against the Muslim ban and the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination. She is being attacked because she has become one of the most eloquent and effective voices of the values Indivisible Hawaii cherishes.
The attack comes not only from rightwing ideologues, it now comes from Hawaii’s own member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat who on Friday announced her candidacy for the presidency. Her article in The Hill accuses Democratic Party members of the Senate Judiciary Committee of “fomenting religious bigotry” and “weaponizing religion” during their questioning of nominee Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court in Nebraska.
snip//
Members of Indivisible Hawaii and other groups have visited Sen. Hirono’s offices, as well as those of the other members of Hawaii’s Congressional delegation, dozens of times since President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration. We know firsthand that she has championed our beliefs because we have talked with her and her staff many times. We have followed her votes, watched her on television, read her Facebook Page and emails, and attended her town halls.
snip//
We witnessed what Gabbard did at, during, and after the Democratic Party Convention in 2016 to attack not Trump or the Republicans, but former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. Since Trump’s election Gabbard’s silence in response to Trump’s efforts to dismantle the institutions of our democracy has been deafening and stands in stark contrast to Sen. Hirono’s forthright, clear and courageous actions to fight the racist, misogynist, and authoritarian actions of Trump and the GOP. The Hill article mimics her past behavior — why does she choose to do this again?
More..
https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/01/why-is-tulsi-gabbard-attacking-mazie-hirono/
Gabbard is not potus material.
January 20, 2019
That is an excellent letter from Matthew
Lehman. Taking it straight to head of the snake.
https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1086777250517790720
https://twitter.com/DavidHoustonVox/status/1086761361009532928
Mahalo, George
January 20, 2019
Shine some more light on that school..
https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1086777250517790720
Mahalo, The Polack MSgt.. Deb Haaland condemns ..
https://twitter.com/jilevin/status/1086766735657746434
Shine some more light on that school..
https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1086777250517790720
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