Theft, Lies & Politics as Usual
September 9, 2008 > MAUI TODAY, National Election No Comments |
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Wahahe‘e: Liar PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Giaman: Liar HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “A liar is also a thief.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.” – Isaiah WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — West Maui Watershed WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain the Pilot NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Huffington Post GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Make a Wish Foundation
Eve Ensler’s (Vagina Monologues) Palin Nightmares: I believe that the McCain/Palin ticket is one of the most dangerous choices of my lifetime, and should this country choose those candidates the fall-out may be so great, the destruction so vast in so many areas that America may never recover. But what is equally disturbing is the impact that duo would have on the rest of the world. More >EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 9th
1776: The Continental Congress renames the “United Colonies” to the “United States”
1926: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
1957: President Eisenhower signs into law the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction
1965: Tibet is made an autonomous region of China
1966: John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avant-garde art exposition
1977: The first TRS-80 computer is sold by Radio Shack
1998: Four tourists, who had paid $32,500 each, are taken in a tiny submarine to view the wreckage of the Titanic (2½ miles below the Atlantic off Newfoundland)
2003: The Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese agreed to pay $85 million to 552 people to settle clergy sex abuse cases.
2005: FEMA Director Michael Brown, the principal target of harsh criticism of the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina, was relieved of his onsite command.x
1754: William Bligh, captain (HMS Bounty)
1850: Harishchandra, poet/dramatist/father of modern Hindi
1928: Cannonball Adderley, singer
1941: Otis Redding, musician
1943: Roger Waters, rocker
1946: Billy Preston, singer/pianist
1952: Dave Stewart, rocker
1960: Hugh Grant, actor
1966: Adam Sandler, comedic actor
1970: Dray, rapper
