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Neil Abercrombie: “And I would just like to ask people who have this political orientation towards the president, respect us here in…”

On the recordMay 29, 2012
And I would just like to ask people who have this political orientation towards the president, respect us here in Hawaii. Respect his mother and father. Respect the people that I loved, and the people that I knew, and the little boy who grew up here in paradise and became president.

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Governor Abercrombie urges respect for President Obama and his family amidst ongoing controversies.

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