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According to Joe

Joe Gedan

The right stuff

Does Obama have the right stuff?

He's great at speaking off the cuff

But when the going gets really rough

Our enemies might call a bluff.

His stage presence won't be enough.

Can he assure us he has more than fluff?

Daily headlines inspire the poet in Joe Gedan, a retired U.S. magistrate judge who lives in Honolulu. His observations on the news appear on Sundays and Fridays.

gedan@hawaii.rr.com

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Inside | September 19

Editorial

» Creativity is needed to avoid budget deficit

» Be careful in search of investment haven

» Corky's Editorial Cartoon

» Under the Sun: on vacation

» From the Capitol: UH project

» According to Joe

Hawaii News

» Candidates stand ground in TV forum

» Kobayashi leads in recent donations

» Voters reminded to check ballot carefully

» Battalion honors slain Marines

» Hero worthy of top honor, mother says

» Owner charged after dogs found malnourished

» Hiker's kin halt search

» Planet gets name from isle goddess

» Enrollment drops at Hawaii's public schools

» Army seeks less restriction in Makua EIS

» Newswatch, Police/Fire

» Ocean Watch: Sharks

» Corky's Hawaii

» Photo Finish

» Island Images

Features

» "Green Hawai'i" lays out easy-to-follow steps

» Early guide to living 'green' still useful

» Museum hosts women pilots

» Peter Cetera in town for Toyota Pops opening

» Cinema Italiano promises social affair

» Comedian Henry Cho is just doing his job

» Jazz guitarist's heart stays in Kalaupapa

» The story of a nation, told in dance

» Nightcrawlers: Local club scene happenings

» Our Picks: Family, Food, Freebie, more

» In the Mix: Returns October 2

» Screen Time: Isle film focuses on war

» Island Mele: Ten Feet, Slack Key compilations

» In The Garden: Fragrant 'olena

» Crawlspace: Tropics Cafe, Hawaiian Hut

Sports

» UH's backups get their licks in

» Kaufman captures imagination

» HGR: Taumua comes up big when it counts

» HGR: Carlson keeps kicking

» Montana keeps Hawaii winless at home field

» OIA White unbeatens Kalaheo, Radford meet

» Wie salvages round, remains in Q hunt

» No. 3 Red Raiders spike McKinley

» Further Review: Manley keeps together

» Notebook: Malepeai commits

Business

» State economy not expected to recover

» Jobless rate in Hawaii hits 4.2%

» Syngenta buys Kunia land for $14M

» Kamehameha Schools selling off portfolio

» Alaska Air interested in Hawaiian Air link

» TheBuzz: NightTime TV

» Business Briefs

» Hawaii Stocks and Mutual Funds

» Market Watch

Columns | September 19

Corky Trinidad

Susan Scott

S-B Photographers

S-B Photographers

Jason Genegabus

John Berger

Katherine Nichols

Dave Reardon

Erika Engle

Editorial Cartoon

Corky Trinidad

Under the Sun: on vacation

Cynthia Oi

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