Taking on Glenn Beck, Hawaiian style

Gary Hooser

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Monday August 30, 2010 · 1:17 PM PDT

2010/08/30 · 13:17

Finally a Democratic Candidate willing to take on Glenn Beck and his gang of thugs...in Hawaii no less

Gary Hooser

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Monday August 23, 2010 · 3:02 PM PDT

2010/08/23 · 15:02

Watch my new "equality" television ad on YouTube http://bit.ly/... standing up for equality and challenging the religious right and my Democratic Party friends who are too timid or who flat out don't care.

Gary Hooser

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Sunday July 25, 2010 · 4:41 PM PDT

2010/07/25 · 16:41

It's hard to see anything good in what happened on July 6 in Hawaii when Governor Lingle chose injustice over equality by killing HB444, the civil unions bill.

But perhaps something good can be extracted from the day Hawaii's Governor chose to avoid her responsibility as a leader and to hide behind the skirts of political rhetoric and obfuscation.

Gary Hooser

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Thursday January 01, 2009 · 4:21 PM PST

2009/01/01 · 16:21

As the Majority Leader in the Hawaii State Senate, and as a 2006 candidate to Congress (Hawaii CD2), I have two goals in mind with this post.

Hawaii’s legislative session begins on January 21, our state budget is in shambles and I am searching for new legislative proposals that have the potential for significant progressive change, but won’t cost public a dime.

Fat chance you say?

Well I know the ideas are out there. Last year I introduced a solar hot water heater mandate that passed into law. As a result, beginning in 2010, every new home built in Hawaii will be required to have a solar hot water heater or other energy efficient device. This will save homeowners an average of 25% to30% off their electric bill. Installing solar as part of a new homes design and construction is also the most efficient and most economical time to make the installation (as opposed to a retrofit). This idea did not cost the state a dime, actually lowered the costs to homeowners and avoids the burning of millions of gallons of imported oil.

Gary Hooser

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Sunday September 07, 2008 · 4:15 PM PDT

2008/09/07 · 16:15

We must not let ourselves be fooled. This election is not about choosing between Obama and McCain, but rather it is about choosing between two competing futures, one represented by Barack Obama and the other by Sandra Palin. It is not back to the future but rather forward to the past.

Yogi Berra, a famous baseball catcher of a time long since past once said, "When you come to a fork in the road - take it".

Gary Hooser

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 10:17 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 22:17

While local and national conservatives alike praised Governor Lingle's recent speech before the Republican National Convention, for most in Hawaii it is just further evidence of how out of touch she really is.

It is no wonder that Republicans in Hawaii are fleeing their party in droves. Like GenXer's caught at a Polka fest, they can't get to the door fast enough. Unable to field competent candidates in the upcoming election they have left some 32 seats totally uncontested, and filled others with marginal conservatives totally out of touch with mainstream Hawaii.

Whether delivered by John McCain or Linda Lingle, the Republican message is simply the wrong tune - out of step, out of style and out of touch.

The de facto head of the Hawai‘i Republican party, Governor Linda Lingle, along with her chief wing man Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona, are both in St. Paul this week, praising the failed administration of President Bush and Senator John 'Four More Years' McCain, and working hard to defeat Hawai‘i-born Senator Barack Obama.

Why on earth would they be doing this?

Gary Hooser

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Monday September 04, 2006 · 6:00 PM PDT

2006/09/04 · 18:00

Aloha to those of you who frequent this place.

Over the past few months, since first discovering the Daily Kos. I have tried to learn and to grow in my understanding of what drives this place and the people who come here. Though I have exchanged comments with many of you and email with some, it is likely that most of us will never meet, face to face. To be sure, if we ever have the opportunity to speak directly, please do not hesitate to broach the subject, and if you would like to speak personally you might even give me a call on my cell phone (808)-652-4279. You will find that I am extraordinarily accessible, for a Hawaii State Senator anyway. Perhaps it will be more difficult to maintain this level of accessibility as a member of Congress, but I pledge to you that I will try.

I am running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives because I would like to be an agent for change in Washington D.C. working for peace, fighting for justice and striving for sustainability. This may sound overly simple and somewhat high-minded to some, but this is what drives me.
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HI-02 Warriors or soldiers - questions from a candidate for Congress

Gary Hooser

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Sunday September 03, 2006 · 6:33 PM PDT

2006/09/03 · 18:33

How many credible, electable candidates for Congress come here personally to place themselves under the scrutiny of the Daily Kos spotlight and ask for help? How many of us are committed to the revolution, committed to crashing the gates and willing to say so publicly?

Are the Kossacks looking for good soldiers or warrior/leaders?

Will the Democrats take back Congress in November? Equally important, will the right kind of Democrats take back Congress in November--Will we elect Democrats with fire in their belly and the commitment to fight the forces that have steered both parties to this place of madness at which we find ourselves today?

Will we elect Democrat warriors, leaders who will insist on staying true to core Democratic values and who will wage an unflinching battle to change the direction of our country? Or will we simply elect "good Democratic soldiers" who will do little except vote with the new Democratic majority for old recycled compromised positions under the fear based strategy some call "triangulation"?

Gary Hooser

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Thursday August 31, 2006 · 6:14 PM PDT

2006/08/31 · 18:14

Much is written and spoken about the role of Bush and the Republican's in thrusting us into the morass of war in Iraq. It is easy to "Bash Bush" and rightfully so, I suppose.

However, I think Democrats around our nation need to also look into the mirror and ask each other: Where were you some 3 plus years ago when the rhetoric of war was being cranked up?

Why did not more Democrats "stand up and be counted" against the pre-emptive unilateral action against Iraq that was at that time being proposed? Why have Democrats all around our great country been so silent, seemingly willing to stand on the sidelines and watch as the current administration leads us to war and then proceeds to bankrupt the national treasury at the same time?

Where were the Democrats and where are they now?

This is the question people ask me when they discover I presently serve in the Hawaii State Senate and am running for election to Congress for the 2nd CD. Where are the Democrats, they ask and why are they not fighting with a vengeance to regain control of our country?

Gary Hooser

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Sunday August 27, 2006 · 5:03 PM PDT

2006/08/27 · 17:03

If Nelson Mandela could sit down at a table of peace and negotiate with his former sworn enemies, the same people who murdered his friends and kept him into prison for most of his adult life, our country certainly should be able to do the same in Iraq.

Unfortunately, the record of the Bush Administration does not point to any capacity or will to do what our greatness demands of us.

Here is what we must do.

We must immediately declare a cease-fire and begin negotiations with the various factions now fighting us in Iraq.

We must show our good faith by bringing our troops home now. It is time for them to come home to their families.

We must call now for an international peace summit that will seek to develop a global strategy for peace, starting in Iraq.

As a second term Hawaii State Senator running for election to the Congress for the 2nd CD, I am compelled to speak out, on the issue. Read More

HI-02 On God, Kauai, Bush and why this candidate is so green

Gary Hooser

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 5:48 PM PDT

2006/08/24 · 17:48

As a State Senator from Kauai currently in the final stages of a campaign to be elected to the U. S. Congress representing Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, I have submitted several diaries to the Daily Kos over the past few months.

In response to the advice of numerous Kossacks I have tried to submit pieces that will let the residents of this place know and understand who I am, what drives me and what my values are based upon.

Today, in my ongoing effort to build relationships among those of you likeminded individuals who frequent this place, I offer you my perspective on "why this candidate is so green"
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HI-02 - Candidate asks: Does Kos have no "end game"?

Gary Hooser

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Saturday August 19, 2006 · 6:59 PM PDT

2006/08/19 · 18:59

Say it isn't so.

I asked this question a few days ago and received no reply.

So I am asking it again. Is there a plan?

As a candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, I need to know. As a candidate who is trying to tap into the netroots, I need to understand whether this is just about having interesting discussions and possibly raising much needed campaign funds...or is there more?

Or should I move on? (Pun intended) (Humor also intended)

So I ask again, is there a strategy for crashing the gates? Or is the netroots effort fuelled simply by the momentum of gathering indignation and the seizing of opportunity as it arises?

In an earlier Diary entitled HI-O2 - Candidate from the country - ready for the revolution I stated I was ready, willing and able to join the revolution. But what kind of revolution is it really? Read More

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HI-02 Who I am, why I am doing this...a quest

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HI-02 Where were the Democrats?

Between "cut and run" and "stay the course", a candidates view and strategy for peace

HI-02 On God, Kauai, Bush and why this candidate is so green

HI-02 - Candidate asks: Does Kos have no "end game"?