Name Your Poison Day Day 160 of 2008 206 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Ai kakale: Poi cocktail
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Drinkim: To drink
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Alcohol- the liquid that snatches away the light.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.” (Fran Leibowitz)

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WEB SURF SPOTS OF THE WEEK — All World Clock
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — MSNBC - Meet the Press
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Podango’s Apple Phone Show
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — The Hunger Site

Yes, there are still those sexists who would never vote for a woman, those suffering from Clinton fatigue, those with dynasty denial (24 years of either Bushes or Clintons), as well as plain old Hillary hating right-wing nutbags.

And it’s true she was outwitted by Obama’s superior state-by-state delegate strategy (especially in the caucus states), out-organized by a better grass-roots campaign, and under-financed by old-fashioned fund-raising techniques — not to mention various gaffes, team infighting and the “Bill Factor.”

But these are not the reasons Hillary lost the Democratic nomination for president. She lost it before she ever declared her candidacdy. She lost it in October 2002 when she voted to authorize the Iraq War.

“This is a very difficult vote,” she said on the floor of the U.S. Senate. “This is probably the hardest decision I have ever had to make — any vote that may lead to war should be hard — but I cast it with conviction.”

Many Amercians felt betrayed by her action and saw her vote as posturing for her yet-to-be-announced presidential race —  to show she could be a strong commander-in-chief.  Her serial refusals to admit this mistake for 5 over years invited Barack Obama, who publicly opposed the invasion as a “stupid war,” to run as the only genuine anti-war candidate.

Had Hillary stuck to her feminist principles when they were most needed, instead of strategically positioning herself for the White House, she would be the nominee of the Democratic party today  Unfortunately for her, as well as the thousands maimed and missing, she betrayed both feminism and herself with her politcal opportunism, manifested as a win-at-any-cost ruthlessness. See the video.

– B. Kahuna