In the last few weeks, Chapo Guzmán has launched a public relations blitz in an attempt to gain sympathy for his incarceration. As I speculated in “Chapo Guzman Willing to be Extradited to the US” it appears that the Mexican government wants to rid itself of Chapo as quickly as possible. In response, Chapo Guzmán […]
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Emma Acosta Utterly Wrong
As you may or may not know, Emma Acosta has put an item on tomorrow’s city council agenda asking for discussion and action limiting the release of open records under the Texas Public Information Act to individuals that have been convicted or pleaded guilty to crimes involving moral turpitude. We all know that this measure […]
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Peeling the Onion – The Politics of Corruption
(This is the last part of a 5-part series) From the onset, the ballpark process was designed to keep secrets. This was on purpose. The less information we had to work with, the easier it was to label any discord as nothing more than the rantings of the crazies. Without verifiable information it was easy […]
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Peeling the Onion – The Joyce Wilson Saga
(This is part 4 of a 5-part series) Infamously and very smugly, Joyce Wilson referred to those that opposed the ballpark as “crazies.” Every corruption needs an individual to work through the bureaucracy in order for the corruption to succeed. Joyce Wilson was the instrumental tool that navigated the destruction of city hall, the building […]
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Peeling the Onion – Luther Jonesing Tommy Gonzalez
(This is part 3 of a 5-part series) One of the strongest tools that the corruptors have is intimidation through economic terrorism. They go after your livelihood by pressuring your bosses or your clients. When that doesn’t work, they then use the threat of criminal prosecutions to silence opposition or to bring to heel those […]
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Peeling the Onion – The Ballpark Bonds
(This is part 2 of a 5-part series) Plain and simple, the ballpark fiasco was never properly vetted by the community. It was rushed under the notion that if the City did not act immediately they would lose the opportunity to bring the Chihuahuas to the city. Throughout the process, certain information trickled out that […]
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The Fisher Report Peels the Onion of Corruption
Most of you, if not all of you, are aware of the Ross Fisher Ethics Investigation Preliminary Findings and Advice Report dated February 26, 2016 and released by the City. There is much commentary and speculation about the report and its findings online and, of course, by Bob Moore’s newspaper. The report has already generated […]
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Santa Muerte Should Not Surprise Anyone
I found it interesting that the El Paso Times had a piece about the Pope’s recent visit and the rise of the worship of the Santa Muerte in Mexico. Any understanding of Mexican culture and its relationship with the Catholic faith understands that the worship of Santa Muerte is part of the dichotomy between Catholicism […]
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The Bob Moore Ethical Corruption
As much as I know that Bob Moore has lost his journalistic ethics, assuming he ever had any, it still amazes me that his personal corruption somehow allows him to ignore his hypocrisy. Of course, some of you would argue that his lack of ethics also means that he is hypocritical as well. I guess, I […]
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Larry Romero Should Still Be Subject to Ethics Commission
As I wrote previously, whether Larry Romero resigns or not is immaterial to whether he committed an ethics violations while a city representative. Just like someone cannot avoid criminal prosecution for stealing from a previous job because they no longer work there, neither should Romero avoid having to answer to the Ethics Commission. Contrary to […]