"Win, Lose or Draw, Godbehere Achieves His 15 Minutes..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

Richard Godbehere Jr. picture bottom left  at the second annual "Bring Your own Whine"
Luncheon.  Win lose or draw, Godbehere achieves  his 15 minutes of fame....

Aloha, check out my opinion article in the (04-09-13) edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island News,"Godbehere's 15 minutes."
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-tuesday-april/article_cd1fb15a-a0dc-11e2-8955-001a4bcf887a.html

This is what started this whole witch hunt;
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Kauai-man-arrested-after-police-see-drinking-driving-video/-/8905354/19398302/-/weys17/-/index.html  

Douglas Henry replied to my recent  opinion articlehttp://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-march/article_3239afdc-9516-11e2-a3f0-0019bb2963f4.html about Mr. Richard Godbehere  Jr. getting arrested for posting a video of himself drinking and driving http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-tuesday-march/article_739e241a-95bd-11e2-bf34-0019bb2963f4.html  Please let me respond;

Yes Mr. Henry, I agree,  drunk driving is a serious offense, I feel it's despicable. Nobody ever said Godbehere was drunk, his offense is an open container violation not drunken driving. Even if a man of Godbehere's size had one beer he surely wouldn't be drunk.  

How can a court of law prove beyond a reasonable doubt  it's not cream-soda or any other of the thousands of soft-drinks on the market? Granted , it was in a beer bottle but how can you prove Godbehere did not empty the beer bottle and fill it with something else for the video? You can't and that's my point. My point is from a legal perspective, not a humanistic perspective.

This story and video have gone viral with social media, print media and television newscasts around the world.  If Godbehere is convicted which is highly unlikely, I believe  this case will go down in history just like Roe-v-Wade and be taught in law school s around the country. 

Win, lose or draw Godbehere achieved his fifteen minutes of fame and preserved rock-star stature in cyber space and social media.

http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Kauai-man-arrested-after-police-see-drinking-driving-video/-/8905354/19398302/-/weys17/-/index.html



Aloha, check out my opinion article in the (04-09-13) edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island News,"Godbehere's 15 minutes."
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-tuesday-april/article_cd1fb15a-a0dc-11e2-8955-001a4bcf887a.html

"HUNT AND GATHER..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

Bettejo Dux  one of Kauai's true gems, Today she 
guest-blogs about  her wonderful life..!  Enjoy!

www.bettejodux.com

I try, and sometimes succeed, to jump in the car, drive out the gate, and shop once a week.

Off to Koloa three times. Off to metropolitan Lihue once a month.

Actually my ideal would be never to leave my sweet-smelling bit of paradise here in old Hawaii. Ever. Honest. Yet, once I’m in my little gray Yaris, I enjoy it. She’s a  perfect car for me. Just my size. I call her the Mozart car ’cause that’s the only music I allow. He sets the stage. Fills my heart with joy.  Tickles my senses. Plus, I think, he loves the ride.

I make sure all my beloved animals-Boots, the grown up puppy, Ari, the famous Kauai four-legged political campaigner, Duke , the noisy Macaw and the cats-are safe, happy, well fed, understanding of my departure and ready to protect home and hearth from any bad guy who might attempt  entrance during my absence.  Vandals and trouble makers would be welcomed by deep barking Boots with a taste for ankles, a troublesome uniped, Ari, ears flat back, with a swift kick and a bite, and a screeching Macaw who detests unwelcome visitors. My zoo knows I am the work horse in the family and will safely return as soon as possible with treats and pats and kisses.

On the drive to Lihue, just past our beautiful Humane Society, I make a right turn and drive into town on the old two land road. It is such a wonderful, peaceful drive. I think of it as Kauai’s African veld and picture giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, elephants and a pride of happy lions-I toss them a christian or two, tough old patriarchal loons not little kids and mamas-grazing, lounging and drifting in the extensive rollicking frolicking rolling tree-trimmed green.

Magnificent Kauai cliffs and mountains guarding the Pacific-makai- billowing fields with no habitation- mauka-smile down at Mozart and I and baby Yaris as we do a slow four-wheel saunter into the big city.  From behind. No traffic lights. No road rage. No one but us on our mission. I shop at Costco, pay my bills, and have a scrumptious  lunch  with my adorable  boss and editor at the Grove. We laugh a lot, talk story and exchange gossip and some times gifts.

I try to miss the traffic on the way home. I don’t do the veld. Stay on the highway which can sometimes be bumper to bumper all the way.

On the other three hunt and gather days, keeping to the east side-two lane back country road, fields filled with cattle and goat and sheep and horses-I feed the swans at the Hyatt and shop at Big Save. It’s a slower, shorter day. I love the Courtyard and jolly Jeffry Pears and all the other who join us there on a laughing spree.

All this, I guess, just to say to all who pop in, wish you were here. Wish I could share. Find peace and love and laughter in your day and think of me.

"Happy Passover, Next Year At Taco Bell..." 'Obama da Dog'

 "Obama Da Dog a recent convert to Judaism celebrates Passover, the Jewish holiday celebrating freedom from Egyptian bondage and slavery..." This blog was published as an opinion article on 04-07-12 in the   Kaua'i Garden Island news; "Next year at Taco bell..." http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-saturday-april/article_7269225a-8071-11e1-8efb-0019bb2963f4.html
This blog originally ran on 04-24-11, Dakinetalk Blog #268 & on 04-06-12 Dakinetalk Blog #626
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2011/04/next-year-at-taco-bell.html
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-passover-next-year-at-taco-bell.html

Everyday of the year is someones birthday, and with all the religious and secular holidays, it gets hard  deciding which ones to celebrate.

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday, since it is an American holiday, and not a Christian or Jewish holiday.

The rules of holidays are what I question.  For the  Jewish holiday of passover, Jews (my people) are not suppose to eat leaven (bread or anything with yeast for 8 days.) This tradition started with the Jews escape from Egyptian bondage and slavery. While on the run they had limited time, only time to make a quick flat bread, that didn't have time to rise. therefore we eat Matzo as a remembrance of hard times. (Matzo is  a bland  cracker with very little taste consumed  during the  8 day long holiday of Passover.

We celebrate Passover with humbleness by abstaining from  bread, however we prepare huge holiday meals of a roasted brisket with pan fried potatoes, matzo ball soup with chicken,  elaborate salads and special cookies made from matzo meal instead of flour. I don't believe the Jews had time to make those items either if they didn't even have the time to bake bread?

The other irony is when you mix flour and water in a warm environment it creates sourdough, which is a sour yeast. I therefore believe that the matzo cracker would had risen in many cases.

The Jewish people  eat matzo and have elaborate gourmet meals to remember the days of slavery.

Why not just enjoy a nice spontaneous meal on the move, as most probably did during the exodus?

How about going through the drive through at Taco Bell, after all tortilla's are unleavened. This would sure make one humble and  an appropriate way to remember hard times.

Next year at Taco Bell! 

Happy Passover, Happy Easters and Happy April showers.

(editor's note,  the last words at every passover Seder are next year in Jerusalem, next year at Taco bell is a play on words and my attempt at humor)

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.

Politicians Are Destroying America..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

Politicians Are Destroying America


Aloha, check out my opinion article in  the 03-27-13 edition  Honolulu Midweek Magazine,"No New Raises."
http://www.midweek.com/letters-to-the-editor-59/

Ludicrous, out of control, hypocritical and just plain insanity!  Recent headlines, "The state salary commission votes to recommend pay raises for the Governor, judges and legislators."

 The audacity during this critical time during sequester with layoffs , furloughs and budget cuts for  programs such as Head Start for our keiki , Meals on Wheels for our seniors and disabled that our politicians have the audacity to even consider such madness.

Children, seniors and the average American suffer while politicians continue on with their narcissistic and selfish  quest.

Politicians are public servants, they work for us.  Politicians should all have to live on minimum wage and go fight wars on the front lines, maybe just maybe they would acquire some empathy and change of heart.  

We can all fight back during the next election cycle and  re-elect nobody.





http://www.midweek.com/letters-to-the-editor-59

"A Day Of Rest, My Personal Sabbath..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

"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  the need to sometime just chill and do nothing.... Enjoy!

A Day Of Rest, My Personal  Sabbath

It’s not often that I feel I need a break from the work-week.  I woke up with a wicked cold Monday A.M. and instead of dragging myself to work that day I decided to take the day off and do absolutely nothing; that is so NOT like me.  I usually freely guilty if I sit on the couch too long because there is always something else I should be doing. 

Maybe I was delirious from the fever, but I needed to have a day all to myself. I never get to watch the talk shows and am totally out of the daytime TV loop.  I perused from "AM Buffalo" to "The Chew" to the talk shows and even bought a new pillow from an infomercial.    I ate my lunch on the couch and took a nap and surprisingly the day went quickly by. I think once in a while everyone needs a day to do nothing productive and just be…

Back to work tomorrow though; energized and rested and hopefully  on the mend from this miserable cold. 

Busted for drinking and driving on Youtube... 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

Mr. Richard Godbehere pictured above in the front row
with the orange shirt was recently busted for a video posted  on  YouTube.
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Kauai-man-arrested-after-police-see-drinking-driving-video/-/8905354/19398302/-/weys17/-/index.html

Aloha, Check out my opinion article in the (03-25-13)edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island News, "Alcohol or creme soda?"
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-march/article_3239afdc-9516-11e2-a3f0-0019bb2963f4.html

According to The Garden Island news, Mr. Richard Godbehere Jr. was recently busted for  violating the open alcohol container law in a motor vehicle. The irony of this is that  it was from a self produced video Mr. Godbehere posted on Liveleak.com drinking a beer  while driving  as a parody to celebrate finally being out of debt at age 53.

http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-after-posting-video-of-drinking-driving/article_3985184a-91f0-11e2-8879-001a4bcf887a.html

I understand the consequences of drinking and driving however this was a video on YouTube and how can you prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Godbehere was drinking alcohol and not creme soda as he argues in his own defense?

Will this now lead to the police arresting people for jokes they play on YouTube?  Will people now be arrested for posting videos of themselves  talking on their cells while driving?

These are videos and there is no way to prove if someone is using a real weapon, fake weapon, real alcohol  or just acting. I've seen Youtubes of people stabbing each other, how can we determine if this is real or a staged act?

I appreciate the efforts of our law enforcement officers but shouldn't they be more concerned with solving  serious crimes like murders and robberies  in lieu of pursuing something that in my opinion is just a waste of time for all involved from Prosecutor to law enforcement to court employees and judges. In the end Mr. Godbehere will walk and the joke will be on us, the taxpayer.



Check out the video that started this whole mess.
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/Kauai-man-arrested-after-police-see-drinking-driving-video/-
/8905354/19398302/-/weys17/-/index.html



Aloha all, check out my opinion article in the 03-24-13 edition of the  Honolulu StarAdvertiser  "Arrest based on video opens can of worms."
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

The StarAdvertiser has a pay-wall therefore for those who do not subscribe I am copying and pasting the whole article. Enjoy!

Richard Godbehere Jr. of Kauai was recently busted for violating the open-container law in a motor vehicle.
The irony is that the arrest came from a self-produced video Godbehere posted on LiveLeak.com, allegedly showing him drinking a beer while driving.

How can you prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Godbehere was drinking alcohol and not cream soda, as he argues in his defense?

Will this now lead to police arresting people for jokes they play on YouTube?

Will people now be arrested for posting videos of themselves talking on their cellphones while driving?
Law enforcement should concentrate on solving serious crimes, rather than pursuing something that is just a waste of time for all involved, from the prosecutor, law enforcement, court employees and judges.

In the end it is likely Godbehere will walk and the joke will be on us, the taxpayer.

http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx



Aloha, Check out my opinion article in the (03-25-13)edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island News, "Alcohol or creme soda?"
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-march/article_3239afdc-9516-11e2-a3f0-0019bb2963f4.html

Pay cut for Politicians, follow up... 'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source)

Dakinetalk's favorite Uncle (Chester "Unc" Lau)

Unc follows up about pay cuts for politicians.

"Unc" is a retired cinematographer currently living 

on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu.

To all  who read my blog, this is a follow up to blog #960, "Congress needs to take a pay cut."
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/03/congress-needs-to-take-pay-cut-chester.html

Follow up on Rep.Diane Russel's Pay cut for politicians during Sequestration,interesting. I bet Hawaii;s legislators pay checks are much higher. will Google Yes,Hawaii legislators' pay is about $46,273.00 for 4 months work!!! no wonder all the crooks want to be a legislator !!!

Aloha,  Chester "Unc" Lau



Dear Chester, 

It’s been amazing to know that 350,000 people stood with me to call on Congress to take a pay cut during Sequestration. However, I have received several emails suggesting I’m a hypocrite for not taking a Congressional pay cut myself. While I’m much more inclined to keep you posted on the good work of other people, I would like to set the record straight.

First, I am not a member of Congress making $174,000 per year. I am a Maine State Representative with an annual salary of about $14,500. That said, I have introduced a bill in Maine to cut our legislator’s and Governor’s pay should we fail to pass a state budget.

It’s pretty simple: If we don’t do our job, we shouldn’t get paid. 

From the State Capitol to the US Capitol, it is time for all politicians to set aside partisan rhetoric and do the job we were elected to do. I’m just a State Rep, but together we can send a message across this country that Americans deserve better representation. You’ve stood with Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth. 

Will you stand with me today?

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I hope this clarifies just how committed I am to advocating for a more functional, responsive republic that recognizes and values the struggles, hopes and dreams of every American. And just how determined I am to stand with you to see that Congress does as well.

Regards,
~Diane Russell 
Maine State Representative (Portland, ME)


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Hana Hou


We should mind our own business & take care of our own !!! No more foreign aids,I don't see Saudi Arabia helping us when we had the Sandy Storm !!!

 CHARITY  & FRIENDSHIP IS A TWO WAY STREET, ...YOU CAN'T FEED THEM DON'T BREED THEM !!! GO FORTH & MULTIPLY  ? DONATE ALL THE UNWANTED KIDS TO THE CHURCHES !!! L'oncle Amusant