Lingle Responds to Crticism For Not Meeting with Obama (TEAM O NOT HAPPY W/ HAWAII GOV)

KHON News ^ | December 03, 2008 | KHON News

[Shady Ray]

Lingle responds to crticism for not meeting with Obama

By KHON News

Governor Linda Lingle was a no show today in Philadelphia when President-elect Barack Obama met with more than 40 of the nation's governors.

Hawaii Democrats are criticizing Lingle, a Republican, for not attending.

This afternoon, Lingle defended her decision.

Governor Lingle says her decision was not politically motivated, rather it had to do with timing.

SNIP

But some island Democrats are upset over Lingle's decision, saying it doesn't make sense.

Governors from across the nation convened at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, for a historic face-to-face meeting with President-elect Barack Obama.

Hawaii's governor was absent.

"She wasn't there, she batted that hand of friendship away today. It's astounding, incomprehensible," said Congressman Neil Abercrombie, (D) Hawaii.

"My actions were not meant to be in any way disrespectful of the President-elect or anyone else," said Gov. Linda Lingle.

Lingle says she made a "practical" decision to skip the meeting.

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During the meeting in Philadelphia, the governors discussed with Obama ways to get the economy back on track, and how to put more Americans back to work.

"The President of the United States has reached out to the state saying tell me what programs and projects you'd like to have, and I'm going to help you implement it. The governor of the state of Hawaii says she's not interested," said Abercrombie.

But Lingle says she doesn't think she missed much by declining the invitation.

"There was nothing substantive that came out of the meeting today. All the brew ha ha was caused by a couple of political types who don't know the election is over here in Hawaii," said Lingle.

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[Shady Ray]

Wow! Talk about some tension! Sounds like Governor Lingle was sorely missed at yesterday's big Governor's Convention with Obama in Philadelphia.

Strangely enough, the congressman that was so upset with Governonr Lingle's absense, Neil Abercrombie, was a very close friend of Barack Obama, Sr. from their days at the University of Hawaii. In fact, Abercrombie is the only member of Congress that knew Obama, Jr. as a child.

Link

Obama Sr’s trip to Honolulu in Dec 1971 was bracketed by two trips that Obama's old snack bar friends from the University of Hawaii made to see him in Kenya. Late in 1968, Neil Abercrombie and Pake Zane traveled through Nairobi on a year-long backpacking trip around the world and stayed with Obama for several days before they made their way on to the port city of Mombasa and to India. No mention was made of Stanley “Ann” Dunham or Barack Hussein Obama Jr. Neil Abercrombie is now Hawaii State’s 1st district Representative in the US Congress. He is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus who until 1999, worked in open partnership with Democratic Socialists of America. Pake Zane runs a store called Antique Alley in Hawaii. Although in the 1960’s Hawaii offered a diverse cultural mix, native Hawaiian Pake Zane recalls that “He (Obama Sr.) was the first real black man I ever met”.

Call me crazy, but this article makes me think that there is more to the intense criticism than simply missing a Governor's Convention... I wonder what else it could be? Hmmm.

[Patrick1]

Lingle 2012

[sarasota]

The birth certificate issue perhaps?

[CindyDawg]

Who else was absent?

[silverleaf]

Lingle has seen the birth certificate and sealed it ... so it can’t be tampered with

She is a threat

[Sacajaweau]

Only 40 governors showed...Must be 41 states then...But I thought there were 57....

[fml]

"There was nothing substantive that came out of the meeting today. All the brew ha ha was caused by a couple of political types who don't know the election is over here in Hawaii," said Lingle

Hahahahaha...good comeback

[raybbr]

"The President of the United States has reached out to the state saying tell me what programs and projects you'd like to have, and I'm going to help you implement it. The governor of the state of Hawaii says she's not interested," said Abercrombie.

Is he talking about Obama or Bush? Clearly they think he's president already.

[silverleaf]

Obama went to see his “beloved Toot” because she broke her hip. The night before the lection she dies ... from cancer

Did Abercrombie attend Granny Dunham’s funeral that was organized by her fellow bank associates?

No one from the family did

Governor Lingle may simply want to avoid being in the presence of zerO. He may be worse than an empty suit

[TLI]

she batted that hand of friendship away today. It's astounding, incomprehensible," said Congressman Neil Abercrombie, (D) Hawaii.

Yea. Right.

Incomprehensible that any mere mortal would not crawl to the alter of The One.

Fools.

[Shady Ray]

Lingle has seen the birth certificate and sealed it ... so it can’t be tampered with

She is a threat

Bingo. My thoughts exactly.

[ecomcon]

“Brew ha ha”

Illiterate “reporters”. Gack.

[gunnyg]

Sometimes the dots just begin to connect all by themselves—especially to us suspicious bastards!

Semper Suspicious
Dick G
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[Red_Devil 232]

Actually she did not seal the BC and she has never stated she has seen the document. Hawaiian law keeps the BC sealed and it can not be released to anyone other than Obambi or on his direction, to someone else.

The only statement made by Hawaiian officials is that they confirmed that the document existed and was in their archives. Nothing more.

[savedbygrace]

"The President of the United States has reached out to the state saying tell me what programs and projects you'd like to have, and I'm going to help you implement it. The governor of the state of Hawaii says she's not interested," said Abercrombie.

Obama is not the President of the United States, Congressman Brainiac.

"There was nothing substantive that came out of the meeting today. All the brew ha ha was caused by a couple of political types who don't know the election is over here in Hawaii," said Lingle.

Brew ha ha? What was it - coffee or beer? I think the reporter means brouhaha.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

“The birth certificate issue perhaps?”
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That’s exactly what I was thinking.

It’s almost like......’How DARE you miss a meeting with the new selected dear leader’.

[denydenydeny]

"There was nothing substantive that came out of the meeting today. All the brew ha ha was caused by a couple of political types who don't know the election is over here in Hawaii,"

The person who wrote this sentence likely thinks himself an educated, intelligent person.

[littlehouse36]

Sometimes the dots just begin to connect all by themselves—especially to us suspicious bastards!

You mean like Lingle having a resentment towards Obama after he bullies her into vaulting his birth certificate and puts her in this precarious position so she disses his dog-n-pony show in Philly? Just sayin'.

[tumblindice]

No one here is really attacking Governor Harris personally as the loonies attacked Katherine Harris in 2000.
Good on us.

[tumblindice]

Governor Harris=Governor Lingle