beaten last year when he came to the aid of a woman trying to protect her 1-year-old granddaughter from the girl s drunkier father. after three operations, he may never regain use of his hand. the punches, boxing gloves thing, real classy. our winner, jonah, the head of the republican party in hawaii. with a double-header of sorts. he send an e-mail to hawaiian pastors urging them to bar the democratic go candidates for governor in the state from campaigning in their churches. okay, i guess. but he then adds that republican candidate james is the only righteous candidate for governor, and duke will win because the church has been behind him the entire time, operating in the power and the authority in the name of jesus. he adds, he shows no signs of righteousness or being controlled by the holy spirit. and that the election would give hawaii its first righteous leader since queen lili who died