I've met Ted Hong today

For those of you who don't know who Ted Hong is, he is the most controversial member of the UH Board of Regents. He angered many West Oahu residents when he called any plans to build a new UH campus in Kapolei a "pipe dream". No one else had the guts to oppose the West Oahu campus plan as bluntly as Ted Hong.

Anyways, as I walked into Bachman Hall, I saw Ted Hong sitting on a bench drinking coffee. I asked him "Are you Ted Hong" just to make sure it was him. He said "Yes I am". I told him that I am a fan of his, especially for his statements about the West Oahu campus plan. I praised him for going toe to toe against the politically correct crowd on this issue. I also mentioned that the state can't even afford to open a new library in Kapolei, yet people demand for a university campus with a library, computer labs, parking space, classrooms, etc. He agreed!

For more on the West Oahu campus plan, go to my editorial at

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?10953863-82d7-4492-aa59-fdfd7286e091

O'Reilly vs Ludacris

Bill O'Reilly is at it again, going after Ludacris. First, O'Reilly started a boycott against Pepsi for having Ludacris in its ads. Ironically, no complaint when Ozzy Ossbourne was in its ads. But O'Reilly was succesful in get Pepsi to stop having Ludacris in its ads.

But here's where it gets strange. When the beer company Anheuser-Busch put Ludacris, again O'Reilly called for boycott! O'Reilly said that Ludacris lyrics encourage bad behavior.

But wait a minute! Doesn't Anheuser-Busch already contribute to bad behavior even before its association with Ludacris? Maybe, by uhhhh, selling alcohol! Especially when violence happens even more when people are drunk?

Why isn't O'Reilly calling for a boycott against Anheuser-Busch regardless of whether Ludacris appears in its ads?

Before anyone has the wrong impression, I'm NOT calling for a ban on alcohol, or Ludacris or Ozzy? I occassionally listen to the music of Ludacris and Ozzy!

I don't drink alcohol because it's harmful effects. But being that we have freedom of choice, we can't ban people from getting drunk! If they want to screw themselves, go ahead! Just dont get me involved!