Obama Cult Indoctrination (Hawaii Style - BIG PICS)

[ellisonz]

We got there around 930 AM and wait.



Strange Signs



The Hope fumes got to me quickly and I accidentally erased the close-up picture of tent sign: HOT OBAMAsadas



Pastries! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malasada



Cultists Waiting for Hope flavored OBAMAsadas



Congresscritter Neil Abercrombie begins the brainwashing



Biased Media Fawns



American Samoa Delegate Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr. in strange (Indonesian) garb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eni_Fa%27aua%27a_Hunkin_Faleomavaega%2C_Jr.



Maya Soetoro-Ng (Barack's half-sister) speaks in "deep, hearty voice" to the Obamabots.



The Obamaniacs swoon



No Hope For You?



Mt. Changehope



Kapio'lani Park - Est. Crowd Size - 200-250

Organized by "Obama 'Ohana" (community-family) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohana

;)

[underpants]

1. I love that "Lost" show

:bounce:

just kidding of course. Looks like a good time

[ellisonz]

10. LOL.

Kelly Hu who is on "Lost" (Miss Teen USA 1995) and is from Hawaii was also there and spoke, but when I took the picture she turned and I only got her backside. :evilgrin:

[Cha]

2. Whooooo Nice scenary

you got there! Nice cult presentation, ellisonz!

[grantcart]

3. oh my god they are going to caucus can we save the children?

[tammywammy]

4. Great Pictures!

Thanks for posting!

[stevedeshazer]

5. How was the Kool-Aid?

Cherry or Grape?

:)

[ellisonz]

11. HOPE

[stevedeshazer]

20. You know i'm joking, right?

Just making sure.

[ellisonz]

27. *shines flashlight in eyes*

I think so.

:sarcasm:

[Renew Deal]

6. Thanks for that!!!

What do you think will happen on Tuesday?

[ellisonz]

19. Landslide.

There haven't been any polls, but I'd wager that it could be "Worse than Idaho."

I don't think there are that many Hillary people here and I doubt the mass of them will show.

Chelsea is here, but I really don't think it will make a difference.

Best guess 82-18.

We've gotten 2 calls from the Obama campaign here and one from the Hillary people. They were pissed when they found out this is an Obama house. Like that's such a shock in Hawaii?1?!?

[Cha]

24. What do you think about

Senator Inouye's endorsement of hilary and its affect on Hawai'ians?

[ellisonz]

30. I don't think it has that much affect.

Inouye is a bit of a sculpture. Kennedy couldn't flip MA.

I think it matters in so far as they have some local callers and good phone lists.

[Cha]

34. Good..I think Kennedy and Kerry

helped Obama in Mass..I wonder if Inouye might have jumped on the hilary wagon too soon? And, Akaka is still on the fence, si?

[ellisonz]

36. Yup, so is Mazie Hirono (2nd CD)

The Obama campaign here has worked their okole's off. I'm not too worried. No need to call in sick for work tommorow. x(

The caucus here is a straight private ballot. That might give Hillary a slight leg up since the old folks won't have to hang around forever.

[Cha]

41. Maize Hirono is on

the fence? That's Kauai.. Well, if Obama takes Hawaii then maybe they'll endorse 'im then and poor ol Inouye can stick with hilary.

[ellisonz]

44. I've met Mazie...

She's very soft spoken and considerate.

2nd CD is actually just about everything outside of Honolulu and South Oahu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazie_Hirono

I think she leans Obama, but she only beat State Sen. Pres. Colleen Hanabusa (Clinton, big time) by 800 votes in 2006 so I think she's working on shoring up her own organization. She's playing it safe, which is kind of smart for a pol. in her position.

http://www.hawaiiforobama.org/img/congresswoman-hirono-stops-by.html

[Cha]

45. Obama Obama Obama! Win it

for Maize! I can't wait to get back there and see if I can help out locally and do good in any way.

[mahina]

48. It will help Obama with Hawaiians, I bet,

and for the rest of us local folks, it makes us, me anyway, wonder why he did that.
I canvassed with those folks before and I have to say, their style is mostly just to do lit drops on doorknobs, because they don't really know about the candidates. That was a different race, but that was my take.

It will be tighter I think, I'd bet 70-30 but it could be closer. Sometimes I think El is right. On the other hand in the statistically flawed sampling of the 7 people who told me they decided today, 6 were Obama folks and 1 was a Hillary fan.

What I do know is that the turnout is going to be phenomenal. Our volunteer list had like 18 people, of whom only a 3 had ever attended a caucus. So does that mean our turnout will be 5+ times normal?

I got a Hillary robocall and it was stupid, some east coast sounding lady bitching women, women, women...woman, woman, woman blah blah, who gives a ....about her gender, I want to know how she thinks. She's not running for president of the women's caucus. Holy Moses.

Anyway Elisonz, I've been away for DU for about a week I guess, and just came in because I got a message in my mailbox, so THANKS for the pics. Have a great caucus. Volunteering?

I'll let you know how mine goes, if I can still see straight. Good vibes...

[ellisonz]

49. Unfortunately, I'll be racing from work.

And I voted absentee in CA already because I figured it would be better to vote sooner and by mail since I work odd hours. I'm delivering my brother from work when I get off to the caucus to meet my father (volunteering) and step mother in District 19. All first time caucus goers, so that's +3 from our household.

I don't think the majority of Inouye's network will show up just based on their probable demographics in relation to caucus attendance. I think the Obama camp here is organized enough to pull it off. Based on my 2004 experience, they appear to be running a good show. 2004 turnout was 4500, I'm going to guess probably 12-15,000 turnout.

Good night, and good luck!

:bounce:

[gateley]

7. You can see that their eyes are dead and they have no real understanding

of where they are or what they are doing.

A tragedy. Thank God you escaped to be able to tell the world.


Got any of those Hope flavored OBAMAsadas left?

[K Gardner]

14. Gately ! I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face at that.. too funny !

[Barack_America]

8. Aw man...

I'm so jealous that you're in Hawaii!

Thanks so much for the great pics!

[David Zephyr]

9. Great pics. Thanks.

Was Obama going to campaign in Hawaii? I've heard mixed reports. I know it is a long way over there and back, but I know how great it would be if he could get there.

Do you have any info?

[ellisonz]

13. It would be great.

However, I think the campaign here understands he needs to be on the Mainland, and besides we have Maya who is really eloquent and thoughtful. She's a history teacher.

I bet he comes for a vacation once Hillary drops out and probably has an event or two.

[David Zephyr]

15. I saw the video bio on Barack and his history there in Hawaii. It was really touching.

So thanks to all of you there in the paradise of Hawaii for preparing a young Barack Obama to be a leader for ALL Americans.

Like you, he really makes me proud and I can't wait until he is sworn in as President. What a glorious day that will be.

:hi:

[mopinko]

17. i would go if i was him.

i would go there tuesday, take a couple days off. bring the kids.

[Prefer]

12. Far Out

Nice to see my old front yard is doing fine.

[K Gardner]

16. Thank you SO much for these beautiful pics and the commentary ! A nice uplift for

the evening :-) I hope lovely Hawaii can soon join the other Obama States in NOT COUNTING !

Be sure and tell everybody to find an EXIT POLLER and register.. because we're only counting Exit Poll Votes now !

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

18. Let me guess. Instead of drinking the Kool-Aid, you drank P.O.G.

:9

Mahalo for this! All hail the Big Kahuna! *walks away glassy-eyed with arms stretched out straight in front, zombie style*

[ellisonz]

25. Spiking the POG is kapu.

Thus Spaketh the Big Kahuna!

[Yael]

21. Thanks for the pics!! K&R nt

[AtomicKitten]

22. Aloha you lucky bastard!!

Thanks for the photos. It is so amazing to see the Obama campaign blossom across the country.

K&R ;)

[Tatiana]

23. Oh no! Another one converted.

Soon the Obamatons will be bringing hope and change to the worllllllllllllllllllld!!!!!

Seriously, gorgeous pics! I am so jealous! And Maya looks great.

Thanks so much for your service and support :hi:

[ErnestoG]

26. Oh the cultishness of it all! LOL

Great pictures. I love Hawaii!!

[IndianaGreen]

28. K&R

The least I could do for a fellow cult member. :-)

[proud2BlibKansan]

29. I hate you

We had 4 inches of snow here last night. :evilgrin:

Seriously, beautiful pictures. Let me know when your next event is so I can hop on a plane and be there. :)

[ellisonz]

31. Tuesday, 6:00.

Fares do go down in the off-seasons.

I got lucky. Let's just say my father married well.

"Lucky You Live Hawaii"

[WillyT]

32. Our Cult Has A Hawaiian Branch ???

Just may have to check that out.

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

Great Pix!!!

:hi:

[zulchzulu]

33. Any Obama pacololo?

:smoke:

Thanks for sharing... now what's my Travelocity account login again...

[matt819]

35. If it were really a cult, . . .

there'd be tables with kool-aid. And I thought Os. . . er. . . Obama was popular with young cultists. Sure seemed like a lot of older cultists in those photos.

[jaysunb]

37. No wonder I can't get any work out of you !

:rofl: Nice going Z :hi:

[ellisonz]

38. It'd be a long swim!

I'll have to start training.

My pops went too :hi:

[JNelson6563]

39. Great pics!

I am more and more tempted to drink the kool-aid you Obamaniacs offer. ;-)

Loved the "Mt. Changehope" caption. :toast:

Julie

[ellisonz]

40. Thank you.

We've got infinite space in the tent!

Diamond Head can actually get somewhat green from all of the rain around this time of year. It's been dryish for a a bit more than a week though. It drizzled earlier in the day.

:dem:

[goodgd_yall]

42. Thanks for the Hawaii memories

I haven't been there for years, but I almost felt I was there, looking at these pictures.

[WolverineDG]

43. This just in

Hawai'i doesn't count because it's too sunny & the Barking Sands make noises that can scare children.

Great turn out! I bet Hawai'ians are so proud to finally have a favored son in the Presidential race.

dg

[Eurobabe]

46. What flavor was the KoolAid? Did you all hold hands before you died?

GOBAMA!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Thanks so much for posting, those were great, I long for an island. *sigh*

[ellisonz]

47. We rubbed our noses together like Eskimos!

No offense to all the DU Inuit!

:P

[madfloridian]

51. Love the pictures!

Thanks.

[ellisonz]

52. Thank you!

:toast: to the roots.

[dodger501]

50. Looks pretty warm there

3 above in MN today, sigh . . . .