In Trump’s own words
In Trump’s own words
Concerning John Rabi’s comments on Sept. 21 that Mr. Trump loves women. Have you been living under a rock since you met him in 1990? Tell us, John, do these comments sound like they came from someone who loves women?
1991 in Esquire Magazine: “You know, it doesn’t really matter what [they] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a**.”
March 2006: “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”
2006: “Rosie is a very unattractive person, both inside and out. She is fat. Pig. Dog. Slob. Disgusting animal.”
Trump was testifying in a deposition over a failed Florida real estate project, when lawyer Elizabeth Beck asked to take a break to breastfeed her 3-month old daughter. He objected and told her she was disgusting.
After New York Times columnist Gail Collins wrote about Trump’s bankruptcy, he sent her a copy of her own article, with her picture circled and “the face of a dog!” scrawled across it.
He called Megyn Kelly a bimbo on Aug. 16, 2015: He called Heidi Klum fat.
In an interview with the New York Times, Trump said of the German supermodel: “Heidi Klum. Sadly, she’s no longer a 10.”
March 30, 2016: When he said abortion was “punishable” Trump caused mass outage after advocating “some form of punishment” for women who have abortions if the practice is banned (which it likely will be if he gets his way).
“My favorite part [of ‘Pulp Fiction’] is when Sam has his gun out in the diner and he tells the guy to tell his girlfriend to shut up. Tell that b***h to be cool. Say: ‘B***h be cool.’ I love those lines.” — TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald, 2005.
March 16, 2015: “If Hillary Clinton can’t satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?”
Mr. Rabi, those are just a few of Mr. Trump’s loving woman comments, you can find many more if you just learn how to use Google.
Marian Hughes
Waimea
DOH should stick to mission
There are those who believe the methamphetamine epidemic in Hawaii should be handled as a public health issue instead of a criminal one, as if treating it as a criminal issue has yielded any positive results. It appears, at least to me, that there are components in the mission statement, goals and guiding principles that say the Department of Health should be at the forefront of this epidemic.
What do you think?
Here’s the verbatim and compacted mission statement: The mission of the Department of Health is to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawaii;
Philosophy: Health, that optimal state of physical, mental, social and environmental well-being, is a right and responsibility of all of Hawaii’s people;
Goals: Promote health and well-being, prevent disease and injury, promote healthy lifestyles and workplaces and promote the strength and integrity of families and communities; to prevent pollution and promote and preserve a clean, healthy and natural environment; promote resource conservation (recycling); protect and enhance air and water quality; to assure basic physical and mental health care (the five A’s): Affordable, Appropriate, Assured quality, Available, Accessible;
Guiding Principles: (1) Ensure that core public health functions — assessment, policy, and assurance — are implemented or maintained; (2) Ensure that federal mandates, including court-ordered settlements are satisfied; (3) Ensure that resources are directed at those problems that pose the greatest risk to the public’s health and the environment; (4) Ensure that appropriate and cost-effective resources are dispersed geographically and satisfy principles 1 to 3; (5) Ensure that the health department is the service provider of last resort for uninsurable populations and where there is no other satisfactory alternative.
Dave Kisor
Pahoa
Headline hits new low
Well, you’ve finally reached a new low! This newspaper has been rapidly deteriorating into a Pennysaver with all the ads dominating the paper, even the front page.
But with today’s front page headline, “A good f—-ing time,” on Sept. 23, you’ve become West Hawaii’s version of the National Enquirer.
Beverly Byouk
Ocean View