Connect the dots. It’s not Sen. Brian Schatz but rather the most popular Sen. Mazie Hirono who recently garnished national attention with her part in the Kavanaugh hearing and her stance on the “Me too” movement. She said on national TV to the men of our country: “Just ‘shut up’ and step up. Do the right thing for a change.”
Hirono ran unopposed in the August Hawaii primary election for Senate. Hirono is a a former lieutenant governor and U.S. representative in Congress. Not only is she quite popular, she also has a serious kidney cancer diagnosis; therefore many believe the public and the party wouldn’t have forgiven someone who was running against Mazie at this stage of her career.
Mazie will have a Republican challenger come November, a retired systems engineer Ron Curtis, a political unknown. However, Hirono just alienated many of the male population with her remarks telling them to, “shut up.” This next election could be a real spoiler, an upset of the likes the democrats haven’t seen since “The Donald” defeated Hillary in 2016.
Imagine if the roles were reversed and a male senator had said to the women of our country, “Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change.” There would have been a public lynching and the “Me too” movement would be up in arms and would had called for that senator to resign. His name would be tarnished, he would be shamed on the national news and talk show circuit.
We are taught from early on that little girls are suppose to be made of “sugar and spice and every thing nice.”
Let me tell you, that rhyme from my childhood is as false as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.
There is a double standard that woman are to be believed and men are just slobs and liars.
Men can also be sexually assaulted and often times are, but when they report it are usually laughed at because men are suppose to be macho and enjoy any kind of sex no matter what — that’s what testosterone allegedly does for you.
Ten years ago a neighbor woman broke into my home and forced herself on me. I had another female neighbor as a witness, we called the Kauai Police Department to report an assault. The cops came. I explained my neighbor pushed herself in and proceeded to talk dirty, forcing herself on me.
Eventually I got her off and asked her to leave, she stumbled out.
I said to the officers, “If this was reversed you would probably arrest me?”
“You’re right. Is there anything you would like us to do?”
“Sure,” I said. “Arrest her!”
They laughed, we can’t do that, but if you want we will go talk to her. They went to her home, knocked on her door, she never answered. End of story.
There are good decent men and good decent women in this world. A public figure telling half the population to “shut up” is something that just ain’t pono, and something society should not tolerate.
America is in peril. Please pray for Mazie and America’s crisis.
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James “Kimo” Rosen is a resident of Kapaa.
Maybe the reason many republican men don’t speak up is that they’re labeled as whipped wimps by a few malevolent jerks in their party? Nonetheless true heroism is standing up to the bullies when the repercussions are terrible, I haven’t seen any strength in their party for since johnson, it’s just a reality show.
Sadly mazee is a mirror image of her Constituents! We live here on the Hawaiian Islands!
Thumbs Up, Kimo!
Manawai? So who are you?
Some say you do not actually live on Kauai.
Why such hatred?
WOW Kimo, i have a hugely renewed respect for you and THIS writing which totally exceeds other writings you have posted. The longer you live here, the more that you will observe all that is Hewa Loa and needs to be dismissed from all moku, especially illegally occupying u.s.a. militaropoliticocorporates and nonprofit corporates who will be leaving shortly. 90-day exit strategy in the forefront.
What Mr. Rosen ignores is that the roles are always, and inherently, reversed in our society. When Senator Lindsey Graham summoned all his aging, white, male privilege and went on his unhinged rant, he was telling Dr. Christine Ford to “Shut Up!” Mr. Rosen’s letter summons up all his aging, white, male privilege and tells Senator Hirono to “Shut Up!” The only difference is that Graham and Rosen chose to dog whistle their demand, rather than use the literal phrase, because they’ve become skilled at using their aging, white, male privilege.
As for Rosen’s story, I believe it’s been highly embellished with major ommisions, like the very real disibilities among those in in his immediate community, were left out. How does that make you feel; Rosen? Drink in the perspective because you now feel like most women do most of the time around men!
However, Hirono just alienated many of the male population with her remarks telling them to, “shut up.”
James “Snowflake” Rosen
Yup, we males are so oppressed. We have no voice. Women have all the power and authority and are constantly forcing themselves on us defenseless males – they just laugh and grab us by the balls.
SMH.
Kimo, your comments are right on. When I heard her say those words, I wondered what world she was living in. I’ve been a loving caregiver for my late wife for almost a decade. There are many like me that felt insulted. This was worse than being called a “deplorable” by Hillary. Vote for her opponent.
Kimo is spot on in his criticism of our Senators comment. It was both unprofessional and showed her true colors, which are not Red , white and blue. The new double standard that the left has developed is both dangerous and divisive to the country. Pitting people against one another based on race, color, sex or any other criteria is both wrong and diametrically opposed to the very principles that this country was founded upon. A vote against her is a vote for the return of civility in our nation.
Why not send your little note to the “Insulter in Chief!”
“Yup” Hypocrisy channeled from the top down to state level. Democrats have ruined our way of thinking, our way of life and continue to tell us how we should feel. I believe we are on the edge, and hope for a big turn around in the mid terms as well as overall. God Bless America!
Looks like it’s become time for you to start mailing stuff!