This weekend, as I was trying to enjoy Easter with my family I saw a Facebook feed about Bob Moore’s editorial in the El Paso Times about journalistic integrity. I was flabbergasted because, although I know useful idiots are adept at creating illusions through distraction, the audacity of Bob Moore to write about credibility goes […]
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El Paso Taxes: The Roosters Have Come Home to Roost
When I was learning English, I had a teacher that used to torture me with defining idioms. One of the idioms that gave me the most trouble was “the roosters have come to roost.” I don’t know why but I could not satisfy her demand that I define the phrase to her satisfaction. Of course, […]
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2015 May Election Candidate Basic Profiles
In anticipation of the upcoming elections, I have been gathering information on each of the candidates for future in depth reports. Today, I thought I would share the basic profile for each of the candidates in the upcoming citywide elections. The candidates are listed by District and then according to their ballot placement. District 1 […]
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My Problem With Ted Cruz and the Tea Party
As many of you know, much of the focus of my blog is about the hypocrisy of politicians and their enablers. I really don’t have a problem with anyone that espouses a different point of view from mine. Although I am opinionated, I am not arrogant enough to believe that my point of view is […]
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Questionable City Council Appointments
For many years now, I have been connecting the dots for you between various characters that consistently remerge on the El Paso political scene. Many of these characters are clouded in controversy. It is par for the course that in a city, like El Paso that has been mired in corruption for so many years, […]
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Hunt and the Flag Debacle
Score another victory for the blog and social media. As many of you probably already know, Hunt Communities has agreed to let the flag mural to be painted at the Canutillo school. Before Lisa Turner (U on social media; and yes she has admitted to it so I am not outing anyone here) and David […]
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Attorney, Former Television and Radio Personalities Provide Consulting for Politicians
Last week I received a tip from a reader that wishes to remain anonymous. The reader shared with me information about a new consulting group offering consulting services to political candidates. According to the reader, Hector Montes and Stephanie Townsend Allala are providing consulting services to some candidates in the upcoming election in May. The […]
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Today We Proved that Online Media is Effective
Many times the traditional news media likes to argue that online media has no effect on public policy. They want to keep this fiction in place because they are hoping to stop the erosion of their reader/viewership. Today we proved that online media has the reach necessary to influence public policy. At 9:44 this morning, […]
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City Council To Vote On Democracy Today
As most of you already know, city council last week ordered the city attorney to bring forth an ordinance requiring any city council member to gather two additional signatures in order to put something on the agenda for discussion and action. Today, city council is expected to vote on the item. As I wrote last […]
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Alert: El Paso Council To Vote on Limiting Agenda Postings on Monday
For the last few weeks I keep letting you know that I’m trying to limit my postings on the weekend. Unfortunately the political shenanigans going on at the city keeps me having to post on Saturdays. As you likely know, in last week’s meeting, the city council, [link to details] with the exception of Lily […]