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Kunishige: I wasn’t allowed to speak

Tina Kunishige, a constitutional sheriff candidate running as a Democrat, speaks to some who attended the Kootenai County Democratic Club luncheon Friday (Duane Rasmussen photo)
Tina Kunishige, a constitutional sheriff candidate running as a Democrat, speaks to some who attended the Kootenai County Democratic Club luncheon Friday (Duane Rasmussen photo)

Tina Kunishige (Tina4Sheriff) comments: "There was no debate between Ben and I, as I was not invited. I read about the meeting on CDAPress and appeared to hear what the Democrats had to say. They did not let me speak or even introduce myself as a candidate. They said that the other person running for sheriff (me) is not affiliated with their party and therefore was not allowed to speak. Insinuating that Ben Wolfinger (R) is affiliated with their party so they invited him to make a speech and answer questions for 15 minutes."

Question: Should the Kootenai County Democratic Club have allowed Tina Kunishige to address their luncheon?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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