Long Article from Huff Post- States that Tulsi May Have Hare Krishna Connections.

[Stuart G]

Last edited Sun Oct 20, 2019, 11:00 PM - Edit history (3)

This article was updated 12/7/17

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-krishna-cult-rumors_n_6879588

HONOLULU — Eleven years ago, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, now a rising star in the Democratic Party, was a little-known state representative from a West Oahu district. It was her then-Republican father, Mike, who was in the political limelight.

The elder Gabbard, known for his virulent anti-gay crusade in the 1990s, was challenging Democratic incumbent Ed Case in the race to represent Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. So, for a profile piece, a writer at Honolulu Magazine emailed him and asked about his family’s ties to a guru named Chris Butler, aka Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda Paramahamsa, who leads an obscure offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement in Hawaii.

But Tulsi Gabbard jumped in. “I smell a skunk,” she emailed back. “It’s clear to me that you’re acting as a conduit for … homosexual extremist supporters of Ed Case.”

For years, rumors about their ties to guru Chris Butler have hounded U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and her father, state Sen. Mike Gabbard.

But one thing has remained: The Gabbard family’s ties to Butler still hound her — in the hallways of the Hawaii State Capitol, on blogs of political observers, on pages of online discussion forums, and in commentary sections of various news sites, including Civil Beat’s.

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Please, Please, watch the top video posted by pnwmom (in post 1 below)

[pnwmom]

1. May have?

Chris Butler's cult began as the Science of Identity Foundation, and then moved under the Hare Krishna umbrella.

&t=64s


This is Chris Butler, the leader of the cult that Tulsi grew up in.

&t=26s

[Stuart G]

2. Thank You for posting these.. k and r Please listen to the top video. 2 or 3 minutes is enough

[Blue_true]

3. I didn't get to 2 minutes. nt

[madaboutharry]

4. She made this video after she was in congresss.

How does she square her “inner enlightenment” and “peacefulness” with her Twitter meltdown?

[2naSalit]

5. That's what I want to know...nt

[Scurrilous]

6. ...

[Lisa0825]

7. K & R

[world wide wally]

8. Very enlightening.

Certifiable

[Pachamama]

9. Wow....she scares me....at least Chris Butler comes across as crazy....her calmness reminds me of

....something out of a horror movie where she speaks with that voice and smile and tilting head just as you have you get disemboweled and she continues speaking and smiling....

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Just what we need -- #HareKrishnaCandidate nt