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Hawaii Dem Skipped VA Hearing to Surf the Waves
theblaze.com ^ | october 6, 2014 | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 10/06/2014 4:02:32 PM PDT by lowbridge

A House Democrat from Hawaii didn’t attend a hearing on veterans’ access to healthcare back in August because she was being profiled for an article and video profile about surfing by Yahoo News.

According to the Honolulu Civil Beat, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) originally told the paper that she missed the August 19 hearing because she was “delayed in another meeting.” But the paper later realized the hearing and her surfing interview were on the same day.

When asked again, her office acknowledged that Gabbard was hoping to attend both the surf profile and the hearing, but said the Yahoo crew was stuck in traffic, which led her to miss the VA hearing.

“Once Congresswoman Gabbard realized how late she would be, she decided not to go because she felt it would have been disruptive and disrespectful to just show up at the end,” her office told the Civil Beat.

Gabbard’s office said it is “reviewing our scheduling process” in light of the incident.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: hawaii; surfing; va
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To: Viennacon

Yes. She’s super pretty so she’ll win. Oh, and she’s a Democrat


21 posted on 10/06/2014 5:08:11 PM PDT by punditwannabe
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To: lowbridge

Lady, why not invite Obama to surf... I would have bring shark bait, so they will bite you two. :-)


22 posted on 10/06/2014 5:08:36 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: lowbridge

For all those who think the US military will be on the “right side” in a TSHTF scenario.

This is an example of leftists in positions of power and authority within the US military and the influence they may have over those under their command.


23 posted on 10/06/2014 5:17:14 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: Viennacon

Republican Djou (and D’me?) faces Takai (Rat) and currently polls 46% to Takai’s 42%. 10th Mountain vet, sounds like a stand up guy but there were a couple of questionable votes. They are vying for H-1.

For H-2, Gabbard (Rat) faces Crowley (R) and polls 70% to Crowley’s 17%. Perhaps that will change in the face of this but that is a helluva gap to close in a month.


24 posted on 10/06/2014 5:19:25 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Kerry, as Obama's plenipotentiary, is a paradox - the physical presence of a geopolitical absence")
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To: lowbridge

Sounds like he wants Obama’s job.


25 posted on 10/06/2014 5:46:00 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: cloudmountain

I take it you don’t surf? :-)


26 posted on 10/06/2014 6:11:32 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: lowbridge

I have not heard of this person, but nearly any person off the street in HI could hold the seat and would vote exactly as she does.


27 posted on 10/06/2014 7:25:50 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

“She is smoking.... Combat vet, surfer.”

Kamonaywanalaya.....


28 posted on 10/06/2014 8:24:08 PM PDT by wetgundog (ua)
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To: lowbridge

Having done LOTS of work on Oahu I can tell you this is not a surprise one single bit. I supported several island manufacturing companies (believe it or not there is manufacturing). It is VERY difficult to get any reliable employees. When the surf is good or the fish are biting employees just don’t show up to work.


29 posted on 10/07/2014 12:41:20 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: lowbridge

A Democrat in Hawaii? No biggie. Hawaii votes Democrat and goes back to sleep.


30 posted on 10/07/2014 4:48:23 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: lowbridge; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; Arthur Wildfire! March

Cowabunga.

Obama and Gabbard, these Hawaii rats sure love to kick back.


31 posted on 10/07/2014 7:57:33 AM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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