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Djou campaign makes national news (Rising GOP star in Obama's home district)
Hawai`i Free Press ^ | 7-7-09 | no byline

Posted on 07/07/2009 8:35:48 PM PDT by JohnKSmith

In response to the state’s financial woes, Djou has advocated curtailing expenditures by shrinking the state budget and scaling back government programs. He has been a vocal critic of Hannemann’s proposal of a 20-mile elevated rail line that would run throughout Honolulu. Hannemann has said the jobs needed to construct the rail system would stimulate the economy, while Djou has charged that the cost would outstrip the job-related benefits.

“Charles is trying to make it understood that you can’t solve all your problems by raising taxes,” said Jim Bryan, a spokesman for the Hawaii Republican Party. “It’s going to hurt people further who have already suffered from this economy.”

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: 2010; congress; djou; elections; taxes
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1 posted on 07/07/2009 8:35:48 PM PDT by JohnKSmith
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To: JohnKSmith

I hope he doesn’t have a wife and kids. Obama’s “media” is pretty ruthless when it comes to families.


2 posted on 07/07/2009 8:40:50 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey America! How's that "hope and change" thing working out?)
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To: Mount Athos
What? He is blind? When did that happen? Are you sure you are not confusing him with the Representative, Republican, that lost his seat last year?

I talked with him and he didn't seem blind to me.

4 posted on 07/07/2009 9:30:30 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU*)
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To: SandwicheGuy

I talked with him and he didn't seem blind to me.

I know you didn't mean it, but do you realize what you just wrote?

5 posted on 07/07/2009 9:56:52 PM PDT by norge (The amiable dunce is back wearing a skirt and high heels.)
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To: norge

You can usually tell if someone’s blind if you talk to them face-to-face.


6 posted on 07/07/2009 10:03:15 PM PDT by Arguendo
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To: JohnKSmith

There’s a U.S. congressional district in Kenya? Huh?!


7 posted on 07/07/2009 10:11:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. ~H.L. Mencken)
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