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Do not be fooled by Sen. Hirono’s actions

Sen. Mazie Hirono said, “I just want to say to the men of this country: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change.”

Saying “shut up” is the way a bully behaves. Grouping all men together shows bias and prejudice.

As to standing up for women, Sen. Hirono rarely does. For example, she did not stand up for most of the women who accused politicians of inappropriate sexual behavior, sometimes including rape. Most of these women had a lot of solid evidence to support their accusations. Sen. Hirono chose to remain silent when such misconduct accusations were made by women against President Clinton, Sen. Inouye, Sen. Al Franken, Rep. John Conyers, Keith Ellison and many others.

This is not how you stand up for women.

Hawaii deserves politicians who are much better than this but sadly, no one seems to care.

Mike Gronemeyer

Lahaina

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