Your Views for January 26

Whale of a tale

Thanks to Kit Roehrig and to you for publishing the charming story about the mo‘o who met a whale (Your Views, Jan. 21).

It so changed my mood on Inauguration Day. It spoke of our beautiful island life, and how people can connect with what is real.

Thanks, Kit. Thanks, Tribune-Herald.

Lynne Farr

Mountain View

Petty and vindictive

Only in America does the winning candidate lose the popular vote by about 2.5 million and then claim the numbers were the result of fraudulent voting. Then he attacks the media for lying about the number, and then provides “alternative facts” to disprove the truth.

This is reminiscent of Vladimir Putin’s first presidential victory in which he touted his 104 percent victory margin, then quickly retracted it because of the obvious ballot-stuffing problem.

It is obvious that the new president is petty, vindictive, thin-skinned and out of his Trump Tower comfort zone. And what is even more telling is his inability to adjust to the new reality of being scrutinized, which is what an objective news media is suppose to do.

Sun Tzu states, “If you take on too much without a solid foundation, you will be drained, leaving you with embarrassment and bad luck.”

George C. Thomas

Volcano

Foundation of lies

Regarding “Leftist crybabies” by Richard Amacher (Your Views, Jan. 25): I suggest you look around you and you will find that people who think like you are in the minority in this state.

I and many people I know cannot accept the presidency of Donald Trump since it is based on lies. Not only does he lie about insignificant things such as the crowd size at his inauguration, but his press secretary (Sean Spicer) doubles down on those lies. Then there is Kellyanne Conway with her alternative facts.

How can any of us trust these people or the people who support him, regardless of his dishonesty?

Harlan Hiltner

Pahoa