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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Wed Dec 26, 2012, 10:45 PM Dec 2012

I'm just a bit disappointed with the replacement senator choice in Hawaii

I'm sure Brian Schatz will make a good senator but the other 2 choices were both women - Colleen Hanabusa, and Esther Kia'aina. Why not give one of the women a chance to replace the late Senator Inouye?

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I'm just a bit disappointed with the replacement senator choice in Hawaii (Original Post) LynneSin Dec 2012 OP

the congressional delegation will be 75% women, ent that enuff for ya? nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

I was as well. But more to the point, Colleen Hanabusa was the Senator's personal choice. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #2

This will be a primary cilvil war RomneyLies Dec 2012 #3

so one of the women should have been picked hfojvt Dec 2012 #4

Me too. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #5

As I read elsewhere... Tx4obama Dec 2012 #6

Because women are inferior...only old white men have the ability to be senator. Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #7

msongs

(67,433 posts)

1. the congressional delegation will be 75% women, ent that enuff for ya? nt

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 10:54 PM

Dec 2012

Stinky The Clown

(67,817 posts)

2. I was as well. But more to the point, Colleen Hanabusa was the Senator's personal choice.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 10:56 PM

Dec 2012

RomneyLies

(3,333 posts)

3. This will be a primary cilvil war

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:02 PM

Dec 2012

Abercrombie himself will probably face a primary challenge now.

I can't get over how stupid Democrats can be at times.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

4. so one of the women should have been picked

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:04 PM

Dec 2012

solely on the basis of gender?

In that case, why not pick Sarah Palin? or Condaleeza Rice? They meet the gender requirement too.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,335 posts)

5. Me too.

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Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:05 PM

Dec 2012

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

6. As I read elsewhere...

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:42 PM

Dec 2012

If Abercrombie had appointed Hanabusa, Dems would've had a very tough race to keep her House seat.

The more I read about Schatz the more I like him, I think Ambercrombie made the correct choice.

Schatz Wiki BIO, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Schatz
And also info in comment #1 here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014348513#post1

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)

7. Because women are inferior...only old white men have the ability to be senator.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:49 PM

Dec 2012

Well, Schatz isn't old...but some day he will be if he remains in the Senate half as long as Inouye.

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