Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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The boundaries are drawn, the polls are in and we're off to the 2012 political races as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:
We've got intrigue all the way from the football field to the bedroom as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Our legislators bristle anew at paying their own way as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Our governor was uncharacteristically quiet over the holidays, but the airwaves seem back to all Neil, all the time as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
If you love the smell of the Legislature in the morning, you've come to the right place as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
The new year is for new beginnings, and I'd like to start by smoothing over any hard feelings I may have inadvertently caused with public officials in the previous year. So instead of the usual frivolity, I offer Hawaii's leaders helpful quotations from some of our greatest minds to inspire them to big things in 2012.
A fireworks ban didn't stop the shake, rattle and roll as we start the new year with another "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Politics, APEC and sewer sludge all blend together as we revisit some favorite "flASHbacks" from 2011.
It wouldn't be in the seasonal spirit to make fun of public officials on Christmas Eve, so I'll let their actions speak for themselves this week and share with you some of my favorite holiday quotations.
The city put sidewalk squatters on notice and the outlook for the Legislature turned stormy as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
A councilman went viral on video and the governor got lost in his logic as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
I received an email yesterday with a subject line that said, "David, I want to meet you." I started to delete it, as such come-ons are usually from a "dating" service promising that hot Kailua women are waiting for my call.
Politics-as-usual faded into "Black Friday" as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
The last gasp of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit starts us off as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Some have a good APEC buzz and others are APEC-oplectic as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Ready or not, here comes APEC as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie returned from his 12-day tour of Asia looking to revive his sinking approval ratings at home as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
The drumbeat for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Honolulu next month is shaking our windows and rattling our walls as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
With state and city leaders hitting the friendly skies, Hawaii's U.S. Senate race was center stage as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused
It's deja vu all over again as the Abercrombie administration reboots and we plant tongue in cheek for our "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Even our computers are running on Hawaii time as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Things are a little less bright in the state administration as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
For Saturday, September 17, 2011
Our governor left us in the dark while California’s former “Governator” shined his star power upon us as we plant tongue in cheek and “flASHback” on the week’s news that amused and confused.
Hawaii's most famous octogenarians were the toast of Washington as we"flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Joe Moore sent me the script of the latest play he's written, "Will and Henry: An Evening With Will Rogers and H.L. Mencken," which Moore adapted from the works of the beloved cowboy philosopher and the crusty journalist.
They call this time of year the political silly season, and we see why as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
The state served up an economic storm and the city fouled our air as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
A touching trip down memory lane starts us off as we “flASHback” on the week’s news that amused and confused:
There's no escaping the sewer sludge unless you're a mayor with an airplane ticket as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
I was on the Fort Street Mall enjoying my favorite acai bowl at Vita Juice when a fellow approached me and asked, "Are you the David Shapiro who writes the flashbacks column?"
Our elected officials, our homeless and our sewage all appear to be on the move as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie is off on a mental health holiday to a governors meeting in Utah, but let's keep him in our thoughts as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Another Fourth of July is upon us, and what better way to honor our country than to carry forward the cherished American tradition of making fun of politicians with our "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
The same fellow who convinced me last week that our local political leaders should have their own wind names is now suggesting that we can also classify elected officials by the cartoon characters they bring to mind.
Even thousands of shrinks couldn't explain some of the twists as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
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