"Lingle calls Superferry special session" blurted todays front page above-the-fold headline in Kaua`i's The Garden Island Newspaper. This headline proved to be totally misleading if one is to believe Governor Lingle's own guest viewpoint, "Special session won't be all Superferry" on page A8 of the same paper.
According to Lingle the special session will deal with 103 items who's importance "goes far beyond resolving the current Superferry situation." That was the Governor's only mention of the Superferry in her entire viewpoint! This would lead one to conclude that the Governor really called the special session because she believes there are 103 items whose importance goes far beyond the Superferry.
The Governor's belief is either the height of hypocrisy, or a sign of delusional thought processes that fails to hear the overwhelming opinions of the thousands of citizens who cared enough to exercise their franchise and speak in opposition to the Superferry operating prior to and environmental assessment at public informational meetings held on Kaua`i, Maui, and Hawai`i. Citizens with opposing views do not hold those viewpoints strongly enough to exercise their franchise and express themselves in a public forum.
The media reports the Governor called the special session because of the Superferry issue. The people believe the Governor called the special session because of the Superferry issue, but the Governor believes she is calling a special session because there are 103 more important issues that "goes far beyond" resolving the Superferry issue. Can you say "out of touch with reality?"
Pardon my analysis but I don't believe Governor Lingle. I have not heard any public outcry on any of these other 103 issues, nor have I seen any comparable coverage in any of the mass media outlets on these 103 vital issues.
Even the most causal observer would correctly conclude the Governor is a hypocrite, delusional or both.
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