That would be Sam Slom!
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Sam Slom
And if after next election, there is zero Republicans in the State Senate, Sam Slom can blame ......................Sam Slom.
You see, a few days ago, Sam Slom was being interviewed by Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News host who thinks Hawaii laws are too lenient.
(Yeah, I do think Hawaii's justice system can be too lenient on violent offenders, like I mentioned on http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-lenient-is-too-lenient.html )
Anyways, Bill O'Reilly asked Sam Slom why Hawaii's politicians refuse to pass laws with harsher sentences for sexual offenders
Here is Sam Slom's answer!
SAM SLOM (R), HAWAII, STATE SENATOR: Well, aloha, Bill. The only thing I can tell you is basically what they say. And I think it's a case of misplaced compassion, compassion for perpetrators and there's also an underlying cultural problem here where some of our diverse cultures actually don't see any problem or any crime in having sexual relations with young children.
You see what I highlighted in red?
And you wonder why Republicans are struggling with minority communities?
You would think Sam Slom, a Hawaii senator would know better.
Apparently not!
Here, UH's head of the sociology department responds
"The statement from Senator Slom that 'some of our diverse cultures actually don't see any problem or any crime in having sexual relations with young children' is inaccurate and offensive. Clearly the Senator was referring to racial, ethnic and national groups in his use of the term, 'diverse cultures' in the Hawaii context," said University of Hawaii Department of Sociology Chair Valli Kalei Kanuha. "However, there is absolutely no evidence that child sexual abuse is viewed as acceptable in any social group or community, and is in fact considered an aberration across most societies in this and in every period in history."
So Sam Slom, which groups do you think is accepting of sexual abuse of child?
Sam Slom answers :
Asked Friday about his comments, Slom said they were a small part of the interview and that he did not get the chance to expound on the issue during the broadcast. He defended his comments as factual, however, "that in some cultures that are here, that they have a different interpretation of what may be sexual abuse or molestation."
Slom declined to identify any specific culture "other than to say that they exist here." He cited as an example the case of Howell "Chinky" Mahoe, a kumu hula who in 1998 received five years' probation from a judge instead of a 10-year prison term for sexually assaulting four young dancers. The judge also allowed Mahoe to continue teaching hula to children as long as another adult was present.
In other words, Sam Slom is a coward who talks smack, but when asked to back up his trash talk, he runs for cover!
But yeah, the Democrats will finally be able to win the State Senate seat for Hawaii Kai. Almost anybody (except a sex offender) could just run against Sam Slom with mailing ads repeating what Sam Slom said!
You can easily imagine an ad that goes something like this:
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"This guy thinks your culture is too accepting of sexual abuse of children"
"This guy thinks you dont have any problem with sexual abuse of children"
And what is Sam Slom going to do about it?
Just complain about "political correctness"?
Just whine that his opponent is a "tax-and-spend liberal evading the important issues"?
That's NOT going to be enough!
It's time for new leadership!
Yeah, I'm tired of having one political party running the show in Hawaii!
But it's time for NEW people leading the opposition against one-party rule in Hawaii!
Sam Slom will forever be considered a joke.
If the Hawaii Republicans are smart, they'll ask Sam Slom to step aside and have someone else step in!
I mean, if Charles Djou is still living in Hawaii Kai, he could EASILY save that Senate seat for the Republicans.
After all, Hawaii Kai is the one area Charles Djou has got a strong following!
If not Djou, then maybe someone newer and fresher!
