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John Pritchett: Political Backfire

Mayoral candidate Keith Amemiya who paid more than $50,000 to be on the cover of MidWeek may have caused himself some political damage when voters read the fine print at the end and found out the glowing cover story was really a paid campaign ad.

By John Pritchett

August 2, 2020 · 1 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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Great cartoon for one babooze move!

Kanaka · 10 months ago

lol.. Love it.  What a great cartoon analogy.  Perfect.  This is what Honolulu will get if any of the top five is elected.  Lets change how we vote. 

BasicLogic · 10 months ago

Mr Amemiya, being a very nice man, is running as a democrat.  In a non-partisan race.......uhhh.  Hmm.

Ranger_MC · 10 months ago

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