tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post6895648894356499661..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Oh JoyJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-34594898059293301202016-01-14T07:52:49.247-10:002016-01-14T07:52:49.247-10:00Tiana is too busy selling pyramid scheme "nut...Tiana is too busy selling pyramid scheme "nutritional" supplements and shakes to care much about politics I'm afraid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-66546946628721986162016-01-12T11:56:46.276-10:002016-01-12T11:56:46.276-10:006:06am Your predictions are a joke. You must be ...6:06am Your predictions are a joke. You must be an arrogant Transplant that supports Hooser. Felicia has no chance, and she knows it. Hooser, Yukimura, and Chock are all out too, just watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-53857448748103560982016-01-12T06:28:33.538-10:002016-01-12T06:28:33.538-10:00"Felicia may surprise you this time around, a..."Felicia may surprise you this time around, and I'd love to see some fresh faces with brains"<br /><br />You mean she's finally grown some brains?Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-60178234649922540802016-01-12T06:06:23.882-10:002016-01-12T06:06:23.882-10:00My predictions? Bernie will win this one as the Am...My predictions? Bernie will win this one as the American public finds its way out of its reality TV stupor. Incredibly it will be close, with the Donald as his Republican opponent come November. Trump will do nor more to self-destruct than any of his fellow debaters.<br /><br />Neither Mel nor Ross will garner as many votes as last time; the longer people watch them in action, the wiser they get about how power hungry "lap dancing scandal" Mel is and how simple Ross is upstairs. Unfortunately, they will bot continue to "serve" and confound. <br /><br />Arryl may be the top vote-getter this time around; he is slick, however unfortunate the way he leans toward the old plantation-era mentality of luna and working class.<br /><br />Mason, Gary, and JoAnn will be all re-elected, much to your chagrin, Joan. And your language will no doubt become even cruder.<br /><br />KipuKai may be (justifiably) on his way out again, but likely to be replaced by Arthur Brun, who appears to bring nothing to the table but a pro-GMO stance.<br /><br />Felicia may surprise you this time around, and I'd love to see some fresh faces with brains to match come to the contest, if for no other reason than to provide a contrast to the same old, same old, especially the Gang of Four voting bloc. Tiana Laranio comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-60984452397157095852016-01-08T12:28:17.029-10:002016-01-08T12:28:17.029-10:00Chuck, you are starting with some incorrect assump...Chuck, you are starting with some incorrect assumptions that I believe are based in your own stated support for Lisa.<br /><br />First, I wrote that post about travel in March 2015, and I chose a time period that allowed me to compare two people who were already in office, Justin and Bernard, and the newly elected Councilmembers. I provided links to the documents so people could see exactly what his expenses were. There was no attempt to hide or manipulate anything, and his travel during that time was all inter island. When I clearly stated the time period I covered, why would I assume that "people will think that meant his entire term?" <br /><br />I had not planned to do any thing more on anyone's travel, but in response to repeated comments raised on this post, last night II asked Justin to fill in the gaps from March 2015 to December 2015, as people were saying that he made 4-6 mainland trips last year. I reported that, and where he went. That was the extent of his mainland work travel last year, so there was nothing intellectually dishonest about reporting that.<br /><br />Justin's baby was born yesterday. I'm sorry if you're unhappy that I didn't press him to recall every trip he took from the time he was elected. <br />There was no mistake made on my part, and so no reason to correct it.<br /><br />As for my response about get your head out of your ass, by that time I was sick and tired of anonymous whiners complaining that I wasn't giving them information they wanted and alleging that I was trying to cover something up or had my head in the sand, like I was deliberating ignoring something bad about Justin. It's not my job to drop everything and answer every question somebody has about a candidate -- especially when I know damn well it IS coming from Melinda and members of the Arin campaign B.cause who else even cares?<br /><br />You're the one who is being intellectually dishonest, Chuck, in trying to make something appear more than what it was and assign motives that frankly aren't there.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-29518279668549261132016-01-08T12:09:59.116-10:002016-01-08T12:09:59.116-10:00Manipulating data is not always altering it, Joan....Manipulating data is not always altering it, Joan. Data can be manipulated by leaving information out, or choosing a specific time period that fits your narrative, like "all of 2014 and the first two months of 2015." Then you take that small data set and make broad claims like, "His travel was all inter-island," knowing good and well that people will think that meant his entire term.<br /><br />And when you got called out on it, did you admit your mistake and correct it? No, you relented and added more trips, as if it was no big deal you'd left them out, yet you still only added trips from another limited time period, then disingenuously said, "That's the extent of his mainland work travel." That is what I call intellectual dishonesty.<br /><br />Even while relenting to the pressure of being more honest about Justin's travel, you were so unhappy you got called out on something, you threw in irrelevant, petty personal attacks against a Kauai attorney you happen to disagree with. I wonder who that sounds like. Rhymes with Loser.<br /><br />"Ya know, instead of worrying about my head, you might want to get yours out of your ass, because it's really clouding your view of reality." - Would any adult call that a rational response?Chuck Laskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719048370037095323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-13268501511626095802016-01-08T10:50:55.933-10:002016-01-08T10:50:55.933-10:00I'm wrong about exactly what, 9:40? You cited...I'm wrong about exactly what, 9:40? You cited rumors about Justin's travel, I asked him directly and got an answer that didn't jibe with the rumor. <br /><br />Like I said, I really don't care who is elected Prosecutor. And as I've also said, I don't see anything about Justin that warrants the sort of investigation that I did with Shay. If Lisa has a good platform and qualifications, she should get the word out about what makes her bette. And a word of advice: she might want to distance herself from rabid ax-grinders like Melinda, who are actually working against her campaign, especially with me.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15768671865907288752016-01-08T10:16:23.295-10:002016-01-08T10:16:23.295-10:00Rumor or reality?
Justin is continuing the Galas ...Rumor or reality?<br /><br />Justin is continuing the Galas trial until after the election...<br />Justin is continuing the Magayanes trial by pulling the baby daddy card...<br />Justin will offer a plea agreement to a less serious charge to avoid doing a murder trial in Manuel<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-43891908821559425752016-01-08T09:40:40.328-10:002016-01-08T09:40:40.328-10:00Wrong again Joan. You are more than happy to use r...Wrong again Joan. You are more than happy to use rumor and innuendo with other public servants but with Justin you say I am not going to believe it is pure rumor or innuendo. You justify for him at every turn but no you don't care what happens in the election...right.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-68215243648613661052016-01-08T09:17:40.355-10:002016-01-08T09:17:40.355-10:00Justin will be reelected. He hasn't committed ...Justin will be reelected. He hasn't committed any crimes and he hasn't been sued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15563370632071763602016-01-07T23:37:55.466-10:002016-01-07T23:37:55.466-10:00And btw, I personally really don't care who is...And btw, I personally really don't care who is elected prosecutor. But I do not like being badgered by Melinda, who is too chicken to post under her own name, into carrying out her grudge match against Justin. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-8931812001347797982016-01-07T23:34:49.069-10:002016-01-07T23:34:49.069-10:00And how exactly am I doing that Chuck? I reported ...And how exactly am I doing that Chuck? I reported previously what I got from public records. In response to these comments I asked Justin about more recent travel and posted that. How am I manipulating data?Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-68927580336108080832016-01-07T23:28:56.604-10:002016-01-07T23:28:56.604-10:00I have two words for you, Joan, regarding Kollar a...I have two words for you, Joan, regarding Kollar and Arin. Intellectual honesty. Everyone here can see your twisting and turning to deflect and manipulate "data" to fit your pro-Justin narrative. My question is why? What skin do you have in the game, that you're willing to be anti-like in your responses? Chuck Laskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719048370037095323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83985128673490831052016-01-07T21:51:16.094-10:002016-01-07T21:51:16.094-10:00Unlike most of the top candidates, Vermont senator...Unlike most of the top candidates, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has a long history of speaking out against big corporations, factory farming, and the Biotech giants. Unlike another candidate running on the democratic platform Hilary Clinton who fully supports GMOs, Sanders believes that the biotech companies are “transforming our agricultural system in a bad way.” He says that he stands for the right of the people to know what is in our food (through mandatory GMO labeling that he helped pass in Vermont, an effort that the GMO giants are trying to block through the DARK Act) and supports family-owned and organic agriculture.<br /><br />During a private dinner event on December 27th, Sanders spoke about how to make sure our food is healthy and our farming is ethical, as well as other big issues that his campaign stands for.<br /><br />“The debate should be – how do we make sure that the food our kids are eating is healthy food. And having the courage to take on these huge food and biotech companies who are transforming our agricultural system in a bad way,” Sanders says<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-65966957056344996122016-01-07T21:32:24.813-10:002016-01-07T21:32:24.813-10:00Joan ConrowJanuary 7, 2016 at 9:18 PM
The period o...Joan ConrowJanuary 7, 2016 at 9:18 PM<br />The period of Justin's travel that I reviewed covered all of 2014 and the first two months of 2015. Nothing excessive there, as documented by public records.<br /><br />Since then, he took one trip to the lifesavers conference in Chicago, paid for by the state DOT. I believe you also attended, Melinda Mendes, and your participation truly was a waste of taxpayers money since you shortly after quit the OPA in a fit of temper. He took another trip to Chicago paid for by the state judiciary. On the way back from the DOT conferenced, he presented at a two-day event in Sacramento. There it is. That's the extent of his mainland work travel. Take it or leave it, Melinda. It's not excessive.<br /><br />Ya know, instead of worrying about my head, you might want to get yours out of your ass, because it's really clouding your view of reality.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-24071962387785878092016-01-07T19:37:08.891-10:002016-01-07T19:37:08.891-10:00Joan get your head out of the Hanalei sand and sto...Joan get your head out of the Hanalei sand and stop playing Ostrich with your friend Justin. Last year Justin went on at least four--some say as many as six--trips to the mainland curtesy of tax payer funds and you are covering for him or maybe you are deliberately playing see no evil so you can pretend you don't know. <br /><br />Go ahead, hide behind your claim that you looked but didn't find, when you asked but did not like the answer. The truth will out. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32000371398151751742016-01-07T08:40:56.145-10:002016-01-07T08:40:56.145-10:00I'm kind of disappointed in Justin for I suppo...I'm kind of disappointed in Justin for I supported him when he campaigned against that evil bitch Shay.<br /><br />I guess anyone would have been better than Shaymel.<br /><br />But I hope he learns and exceeds the standards if he wins next election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-19762965784413059412016-01-07T08:37:46.676-10:002016-01-07T08:37:46.676-10:00Case in point being that they have created a coup....Case in point being that they have created a coup.<br /><br />What and who this coup is; you go and find out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26572784238659717892016-01-07T07:31:04.861-10:002016-01-07T07:31:04.861-10:00Yes, I do use Facebook posts.
But when documenti...Yes, I do use Facebook posts. <br /><br />But when documenting travel, I find that checking actual expense records is a far more accurate method of ascertaining what went down. And yes, I did include grant funds in my calculations of his travel.<br /><br />Here's a novel ideal for you. If you are consumed with such burning curiosity, and are his Facebook friend, why don't YOU just ask him what you want to know? Or would that expose you as a member of Lisa Arin's campaign?Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-72980916101376203612016-01-07T07:24:09.595-10:002016-01-07T07:24:09.595-10:00Joan, you rely on FB and blog posts to crucify Hoo...Joan, you rely on FB and blog posts to crucify Hooser. Justin's FB posts with pictures from all his travels are not anecdotal or hearsay. They are factual comments coming from Justin himself. I love your blog Joan, but please be fair and consistent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-16408485443379996762016-01-07T07:05:11.813-10:002016-01-07T07:05:11.813-10:008:42...Just fine you say. I guess it is just fine ...8:42...Just fine you say. I guess it is just fine to keep letting active murder cases be continued. That is Justin and his First DPAs brilliant plan of action on handling all the serious cases.Don't believe? Watch.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-74500339496150008982016-01-07T06:52:47.384-10:002016-01-07T06:52:47.384-10:00Joan, Perhaps you should expand your "fact ch...Joan, Perhaps you should expand your "fact checking" to grants or here is a novel idea, ask him, Justin is it true that you have been taking trips to to the mainland on state, county, or grant funds? How many did you take last year? Inquiring minds want to know.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4347700330523874622016-01-07T00:10:03.041-10:002016-01-07T00:10:03.041-10:007:21--I prefer to use actual public records docume...7:21--I prefer to use actual public records documenting funds expended rather than anecdotal info gleaned from FB posts. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-22324233336731004052016-01-06T21:32:23.166-10:002016-01-06T21:32:23.166-10:00He almost blindly followed Shay's path but the...He almost blindly followed Shay's path but the KPD's manipulation back fired.<br /><br />It would have been WORLD news had he filed charges.<br /><br />And if you all thought Abiatello and Bynum's lawsuits was costly; the unforeseen would have been at least 10X that amount.<br /><br />He was Jake Delaplane LUCKY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20573223891259079352016-01-06T20:42:57.794-10:002016-01-06T20:42:57.794-10:00i don't know who TF Chuck Lasker is but I'...i don't know who TF Chuck Lasker is but I'm guessing he's not a lawyer or court employee, which means he's getting his talking points from the Arin faction and parroting them. Yawn.<br /><br />In any case, I'll wager that Justin's the only elected prosecutor in Hawaii that spends much time in both District and Circuit Court. He's not perfect but I see him in the courtroom working hard and supporting his people.<br /><br />Oh by the way both Justin and his first deputy are doing just fine with the active murder cases they're handling, which adds up to a lot more murders than Arin ever prosecuted here (zero).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com