"Did Obama throw the debate..?" 'James "Kimo" Rosen

Maybe just maybe President Obama threw the debate
because on  the day following all the News stations
 are running Romney's lies, and there were many.

Aloha, Check out my opinion article in the October 9, 2012 edition of the  Kaua'i Garden Island News,"Did Obama throw the competition?" (same as this blog)
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-tuesday-oct/article_41300354-11ec-11e2-8f07-0019bb2963f4.html

Is it possible that President Obama purposely let Mitt Romney win the first presidential debate of 2012? Did Obama throw the competition?

For those familiar with reality TV  many times  a competitor will throw a competition because sometimes winning has more negative consequences  because all focus is on the winner, and when the winner is telling lie after lie and it's being repeated all over the media the aftermath could be devastating.

Maybe just maybe President Obama threw the debate because on  the day following all the News stations are running Romney's lies, and there were many.

Although I believe the President did not  win the debate, we all knew he could have and probably should have. Did he throw the debate on purpose?

I believe the aftermath of all the News station reporting all the inaccuracies and lies that Romney spouted will win the President more votes.

 Could this be  a strategy by a genius  chess type  mind 10 steps ahead of everyone with a huge IQ or did Obama really mess up?

After sleeping on this I believe Obama threw the debate, with two more debates to come he will come out dancing  like a prize fighter on Prozac.

Pretty gusty move Mr. President, I hope it works...

Aloha, Check out my opinion article in the October 9, 2012 edition of the  Kaua'i Garden Island News,"Did Obama throw the competition?" (same as this blog)
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-tuesday-oct/article_41300354-11ec-11e2-8f07-0019bb2963f4.html


Please check out the enclosed Youtube and please comment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCw-oWp1wf8

Israeli leaders meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in NYC.

This video is banned for broadcast on News Networks in USA, Israel and Europe. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Israel and US does not want you to see. Jewish leaders and prominent businessmen Greet Ahmadinejad

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"What's my fortune..?" 'Michael A. Herr' (Aloha Friday)

Renowned author Michael Herr is back guest-blogging on this awesome Aloha Friday talking about fortune cookies, Las Vegas and more....   Make sure and check out Michael's website at; http://www.michaelherr.com/

ALOHA FRIDAY-"No Work 'Til Monday" 

What's my fortune ?



Aloha folks.

I've never visited a fortuneteller with a crystal ball. When I was in New Orleans, I didn't sit down in Jackson Square with a tarot card reader. No one has ever traced the lines in the palm of my hand or suspended a pendulum over that same palm and told me what was going to happen in my life; who I was destined to meet and fall in love with or what path I would take in life.

Likewise I haven't thrown yarrow stalks, dissected a chicken or other animal to read its entrails or liver. I haven't cast bones or stones. I haven't looked into tea leaves (mostly I drink coffee anyway).

I guess I just don't believe anyone has the power to tell me how my life is going to run its course. Other than a judge who would be able to tell me where I might spend the next ten-to-twenty years if I screwed up.

No, I don't believe in all that hokum.
So . . . why when I get up each morning do I check my horoscope in the daily paper? Do I really believe that gaseous bodies drifting through the cosmos millions of light-years away really have any influence on what kind of a day I'm going to have?
When I pick up my weekly order of Chinese takeout; why do I check to make sure they've included the fortune cookies? Those fortune cookies which I open with eagerness. I have had three separate cookies yield a fortune which says, "You have a charming way with words and should write a book." I've written/published eight books. So it's nice to see that the fortune cookies back me up on this.

My latest fortune cookie says, "You will soon have the opportunity to improve your finances." My wife and I are planning a trip to Las Vegas. Does this cookie urge us to go . . . or to stay home? Which way will be more like to "improve" my finances?
I guess I pick and choose among the various types of hokum in order to find the ones I like.

And since it's mostly harmless, I'll continue to read my daily horoscope and open my fortune cookies.
But I still don't know whether or not I should go to Las Vegas.
See you again, unless my horoscope says I should avoid contact with all strangers.
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 check out Michael's website at http://www.michaelherr.com/ 

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"Delta Flight '15' on 09-11-01..." 'Chester "Unc" Lau (Source)



Master Sgt. Chester Lau, aka "Unc" is a retired cinematographer 
living his naturist  twilight years on the island of Oahu.
"Unc" shares a lesson about  Good things that came from a tragic situation  Enjoy...  ;D)

Delta Flight 15 on 9-11-01  

TRUE STORY:
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/gander.asp

This is interesting - a little long, but certainly worth the time to read to the end!
Delta Flight 15 on 9-11-01

From a retired Delta Employee.
An interesting story about one flight during September 11th.
Amazing Story of Delta Flight 15
Written by a flight attendant and sourced to Dakinetalk by Chester "Unc" Lau.

"On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic . All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to go to the cockpit, immediately, to see the captain. As soon as I got there I noticed that the crew had that "All Business" look on their faces. The captain handed me a printed message. It was from Delta's main office in Atlanta and simply read, "All airways over the Continental United States are closed to commercial air traffic. Land ASAP at the nearest airport. Advise your destination."

No one said a word about what this could mean. We knew it was a serious situation and we needed to find Terra firma quickly. The captain determined that the nearest airport was 400 miles behind us in Gander , Newfoundland. He requested approval for a route change from the Canadian traffic controller and approval was granted immediately--no questions asked. We found out later, of course, why there was no hesitation in approving our request.

While the flight crew prepared the airplane for landing, another message arrived from Atlanta telling us about some terrorist activity in the New York area. A few minutes later word came in about the hijackings.

We decided to LIE to the passengers while we were still in the air. We told them the plane had a simple instrument problem and that we needed to land at the nearest airport in Gander , New Foundland to have it checked out.

We promised to give more information after landing in Gander . There was much grumbling among the passengers, but that's nothing new! Forty minutes later, we landed in Gander . Local time at Gander was 12:30 PM! . . .. that's 11:00 AM EST.

There were already about 20 other airplanes on the ground from all over the world that had taken this detour on their way to the U.S. After we parked on the ramp, the captain made the following announcement: "Ladies and gentlemen, you must be wondering if all these airplanes around us have the same instrument problem as we have. The reality is that we are here for another reason." Then he went on to explain the little bit we knew about the situation in the U.S. There were loud gasps and stares of disbelief. The captain informed passengers that Ground control in Gander told us to stay put.

The Canadian Government was in charge of our situation and no one was allowed to get off the aircraft. No one on the ground was allowed to come near any of the aircraft. Only airport police would come around periodically, look us over and go on to the next airplane. In the next hour or so more planes landed and Gander ended up with 53 airplanes from all over the world, 27 of which were U.S. commercial jets.

Meanwhile, bits of news started to come in over the aircraft radio and for the first time we learned that airplanes wer e flown into the World Trade Center in New York and into the Pentagon in DC. People were trying to use their cell phones, but were unable to connect due to a different cell system in Canada . Some did get through, but were only able to get to the Canadian operator who would tell them that the lines to the U.S. were either blocked or jammed.

Sometime in the evening the news filtered to us that the World Trade Center buildings had collapsed and that a fourth hijacking had resulted in a crash. By now the passengers were emotionally and physically exhausted, not to mention frightened, but everyone stayed amazingly calm. We had only to look out the window at the 52 other stranded aircraft to realize that we were not the only ones in this predicament.

We had been told earlier that they would be allowing people off the planes one plane at a time. At 6 PM, Gander airport told us that our turn to deplane would be 11 am the next morning. Passengers were not happy, but they simply resigned themselves to this news without much noise and started to prepare themselves to spend the night on the airplane.

Gander had promised us medical attention, if needed, water, and lavatory servicing. And they were true to their word. Fortunately we had no medical situations to worry about. We did have a young lady who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy. We took REALLY good care of her. The night passed without incident despite the uncomfortable sleeping arrangements.

About 10:30 on the morning of the 12th a convoy of school buses showed up. We got off the plane and were taken to the terminal where we went through Immigration and Customs and then had to register with the Red Cross.

After that we (the crew) were separated from the passengers and were taken in vans to a small hotel. We had no idea where our passengers were going. We learned from the Red Cross that the town of Gander has a population of 10,400 people and they had about 10,500 passengers to take care of from all the airplanes that were forced into Gander ! We were told to just relax at the hotel and we would be contacted when the U.S. airports opened again, but not to expect that call for a while.

We found out the total scope of the terror back home only after getting to our hotel and turning on the TV . . . 24 hours after it all started.

Meanwhile, we had lots of time on our hands and found that the people of Gander were extremely friendly. They started calling us the "plane people." We enjoyed their hospitality, explored the town of Gander and ended up having a pretty good time.

Two days later, we got that call and were taken back to the Gander airport. Back on the plane, we were reunited with the passengers and found out what they had been doing for the past two days. What we found out was incredible.

Gander and all the surrounding communities (within about a 75 Kilometer radius) had closed all high schools, meeting halls, lodges, and any other large gathering places. They converted all these facilities to mass lodging areas for all the stranded travelers. Some had cots set up, some had mats with sleeping bags and pillows set up. ALL high school students were required to volunteer their time to take care of the "guests." Our 218 passengers ended up in a town called Lewisporte, about 45 kilometers from Gander where they were put up in a high school. If any women wanted to be in a women-only facility, that was arranged. Families were kept together. All the elderly passengers were taken to private homes.

Remember that young pregnant lady? She was put up in a private home right across the street from a 24-hour Urgent Care facility. There was a dentist on call and both male and female nurses remained with the crowd for the duration.

Phone calls and e-mails to the U.S. and around the world were available to everyone once a day. During the day, passengers were offered "Excursion" trips. Some people went on boat cruises of the lakes and harbors. Some went for hikes in the local forests. Local bakeries stayed open to make fresh bread for the guests. Food was prepared by all the residents and brought to the schools. People were driven to restaurants of their choice and offered wonderful meals. Everyone was given tokens for local laundry mats to wash their clothes, since luggage was still on the aircraft. In other words, every single need was met for those stranded travelers.

Passengers were crying while telling us these stories. Finally, when they were told that U.S. airports had reopened, they were delivered to the airport right on time and without a single passenger missing or late. The local Red Cross had all the information about the whereabouts of each and every passenger and knew which plane they needed to be on and when all the planes were leaving. They coordinated everything beautifully. It was absolutely incredible.

When passengers came on board, it was like they had been on a cruise. Everyone knew each other by name. They were swapping stories of their stay, impressing each other with who had the better time. Our flight back to Atlanta looked like a chartered party flight. The crew just stayed out of their way. It was mind-boggling. Passengers had totally bonded and were calling each other by their first names, exchanging phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses.

And then a very unusual thing happened. One of our passengers approached me and asked if he could make an announcement over the PA system. We never, ever allow that.. But this time was different. I said "of course" and handed him the mike. He picked up the PA and reminded everyone about what they had just gone through in the last few days. He reminded them of the hospitality they had received at the hands of total strangers. He continued by saying that he would like to do something in return for the good folks of Lewisporte.

He said he was going to set up a Trust Fund under the name of DELTA 15 (our flight number). The purpose of the trust fund is to provide college scholarships for the high school students of Gander - Lewisporte. He asked for donations of any amount from his fellow travelers. When the paper with donations got back to us with the amounts, names, phone numbers and addresses, the total was for more than 14,000 dollars!

The gentleman, a MD from Virginia , promised to match the donations and to start the administrative work on the scholarship. He also said that he would forward this proposal to Delta Corporate and ask them to donate as well.

I just wanted to share this story because we need good stories right now. It gives me a little bit of hope to know that some people in a far away place were kind to some strangers who literally dropped in on them. It reminds me how much good there is in the world."

This trust fund is now at more than $1.5 million and has assisted 134 students in college education.

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Hana Hou #2... The first 2012 Presidential debate....

Romney won the debate. My guy lost. Just like when your football team loses it hurts. Obama needed to throw a punch and mention the 47 percenters and woman's rights. Romney came out swinging about green jobs although that was never a question the debate. I hate to say it, but we have a race and close race. I am a football fan and even when my team loses I still appreciate a good football game, good debate Governor Romney. James "Kimo" Rosen

"SEX..!" 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

Guest-blogger Bettejo Dux is one of Kauai's most delightful  people, she has lived on the cosmic island of Kaua'i for over 40 years... She is an animal lover, people lover and enjoys life to the fullest. Today she talks  about a favorite subject of most people reading this blog," SEX!" Enjoy..!   www.bettejodux.com

SEX

It’s always a good subject. Sex sells. It’s also a handy-dandy way to control people. If you can control someone’s sex life you've really got that someone by the short hairs. That’s one of those very obvious elephants in the parlor things that all the rank and file religious fundamentalist can’t see, won’t see, and scream bloody murder and froth at the mouth about when someone else dares see it for them.
“There it is,”  the someone else who sees the beast points it out.

“No. No. A thousand times no. It’s in the bible. Writ by god by god. Put it there to save our souls, get us safely off to heaven and out of hell, protect our children…” and who knows what all else.

However, if you look the word ‘sex’ up in the Bible it doesn't even appear. But Ravish does. Seven times (7x’s). And when perusing such sites one finds stuff like this, “Everyone that is found shall be thrust through and all and every one that is joined unto to them shall fall by the sword. Their children shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shall be spoiled; and their wives ravished.” That’s an order. Neat, huh? You won’t find any of that in Corliss Lamont’s Philosophy of Humanism or Hugh Hefner’s Century of  Sex. In Heff’s book, though,  you’ll see a lot of  nude babes. Hunks, too.

Once when I asked a stern-eyed young evangelist to explain this horror to me he responded, “Well they were all bad and you certainly wouldn't want them to breed. To continue living. And anyhow it’s in the book. God said.”
“But you don’t do that anymore?”
“Of course not.”
“Well that’s good ’cause it sounds like genocide to me,” I shook my head. “Then again Hitler was a Christian. Do you think maybe he was just following god’s orders?”
The stern-eyed evangelist eyes went blank, he swallowed, thumped his book  and said in deep evangelical tones, “God is love…”

But I digress. Sex. it’s sinful. Until you pay a priest, a rabbi, somebody or other, to pour water on your head or something then it’s sort of anything goes as long as the end result is babies. Nobody seems to know where that notion came from either and we can back track for a moment  to  the ‘ravish all the wives’ command.  Guess if they get pregnant from the ravishment their kids would only be half bad? Ah so! That explains it. No wonder gentlemen and lady Christians are so het up about nudity and sex, which is all over the Garden island Forum today. They’re scared to death that without word from god about sex being a sin and nudity with it that bad half of themselves might take over?

Remember  Helen my witness friend? She confided in me once as to how lucky she was to have a large walk in closet where she dressed and undressed without her husband seeing her. She then got that stern-eyed lady witness look and said,”But I used to catch him peeking.”
Oh, no god in heaven, thank you Corliss. Thank you Heff.

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Bettejo  also  publishes her own blog column.
You can check it out at ;  http://www.bettejo.wordpress.com .   Besides her blog she recently published and authored the humorous fiction book, "The Scam," check it out at(www.bettejodux.com) or  on Amazon.

http://www.bettejodux.com/

"Decided or Undecided..!" 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

"How can anyone still be undecided?"

 Decided or Undecided
 How many  people are actually undecided  at this point in time on who they are going to vote for as President?

The undecided are the people that political campaigns  are spending millions to help sway votes their way. The undecided must be living in a bubble and not have access to TV, Internet, radio, junk mail, telephones and newspapers.  How can anyone actually be undecided  at this point in time on who they want for President, or for that matter on who they want for their local and state candidates for political office.?

I am betting if the election were tomorrow the vast majority of results would not be much different  than on election day.

These are the same undecided that  can't decide if they want to date men or woman, the same undecided that cannot make a decision between coke and Pepsi,  or even Burger King or McDonald's.

Stop the spending on political commercials for the undecided  between now and election day and use those monies to help reduce the deficit . 

The same undecided  probably forgot to register to vote , since undecided is  probably their mantra on most things in life.

Now if only  the undecided  can decide if they want to remain undecided, or decide on a candidate for President before it's to late to decide, my guess is they will remain undecided.
 I am and remain decided!

Steve Eayrs posted an Anti-Obama news documentary.

Absolutely Uncertain: Obama and the Threat to Israel,  comment below if you so desire....

www.absolutelyuncertain.com
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"Thank you, Facebook..." 'Judith whitehead' (Inspiration Monday)

"Guest-blogger Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst N.Y. and has worked in the ophthalmology field of medicine for over 30 years..." Today she talks about  what almost all of us do, Facebook.  ;D) Enjoy...

THANK YOU FACEBOOK
　
I Know people use Facebook for mostly social connections and a way to get the word out on opinions, discoveries, advertising and a whole gambit of things but it has also done something very important and worthwhile in re-connecting people that would have never had the chance to talk to each other again.

Almost as soon as Facebook was invented, I was able to re connect with a friend from  high school,(Kenmore East) Sue Staley( Berg)…We went our separate ways after college and spoke now and then but because we both had moved to different ends of the United States it became difficult to keep in touch. She had some heavy family responsibilities and I had moved to California to start a new life. These last several years we were able to share our stories, feelings and life events through Facebook and we felt totally connected once again.

Last night I received  terrible news about my friend who had been battling sickness for several years; she is now in a better place amongst the angles for that is what she truly is. Her greatest accomplishment were her twin daughters who were born with cerebral palsy and she has been their advocate ever since. They are brilliant girls who have accomplished their PhD and Masters degrees and have brought her the most joy any mother could want.

If it had not been for Facebook, none of this would have been possible and for that I am truly grateful for being able to share her life with her. May she rest in peace and be pain free amongst god and the angles.


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"Two Priests..." 'Marvin Gross' (Source)

Dakinetalk's Good friend Marvin Gross
A financial consultant from Western N.Y.
is back guest-blogging a true story
of two priests visiting the Aloha State... Enjoy. ;D)

Two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation.
They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them
as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed for a store and bought some really outrageous shorts, shirts, sandals, sunglasses, etc.

The next morning they went to the beach dressed in their 'tourist' garb. They were sitting on beach chairs, enjoying a drink, the sunshine and the scenery when a 'drop dead gorgeous' topless blonde came walking straight towards them .............They couldn't help but stare.
As the blonde passed them she smiled and said 'Good Morning, Father ~ Good Morning, Father,'
nodding and addressing each of them individually, then she passed on by. They were both stunned. How in the world did she know they were priests? So the next day, they went back to the store and bought even more outrageous outfits.
Once again, in their new attire, they settled down in their chairs to enjoy the sunshine. After a little while, the same gorgeous topless blonde came walking toward them. Again she nodded at each of them and said 'Good morning, Father ~ Good morning, Father,' and started to walk away.

One of the priests couldn't stand it any longer and said, 'Just a minute, young lady.'  Yes, Father?'
'We are priests and proud of it, but I have to know, how in the world did you know we are priests, dressed as we are?'

She replied, 'Father, it's me, Sister Kathleen..

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A smile is a sign of joy.
A hug is a sign of love.
A laugh is a sign of happiness.
............And a friend like me?

Ah, that's a sign of good taste.
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