I have received several messages telling me that David Almonte is no longer with the city. I have heard that he may have been fired or resigned in lieu of termination. I have not been able to confirm but there are multiple reliable sources telling me the same thing. I’ll update this post if new […]
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Another Video Installment: How To Destroy a City
Today I share with you a parody video about the destruction of El Paso through a public policy agenda relying on an unsustainable tax policy. This video is in the tradition of the old radio programs of Philip Marlow, private eye. I was first introduced to English through that radio show program and therefore I […]
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Just So We Are Clear, Bob Moore Distorts The Public Record
As most of you know, the impetus for my blog is the continued distortion of the public record by the El Paso Times pretending to be a newspaper. Distorting the public record, especially when it comes to influencing an election, has been an ongoing activity for Bob Moore ever since he came out in support […]
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El Paso Company Ships Food to Expatriates
One of the things I do not like about Orlando is that the food is mediocre, at best. Yes, I know that there are fancy restaurants in Orlando that few cities have. However, for a Mexican like me the food in Orlando just plain sucks. There is only so much Cuban or Puerto Rican food […]
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KVIA: News Media Incompetence
The news media is going through fundamental changes on how the news is delivered every day. Most news professionals complain about how their profession has been decimated by the Internet. Others complain bitterly about the proliferation of citizen journalists and how they lower the standard for news delivery. KVIA is showing us today how the […]
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Introducing the Useful Idiot Score Card
As I promised yesterday, I have started tracking how the useful idiots are covering the political races for the City of El Paso representative races. In order to see if a pattern exists, I have developed an infographic showing how each of the candidates are treated by the various useful idiots that I believe are […]
Posted inNews Desk
Update on the Canutillo Flag Controversy
Last Wednesday, February 25, 2015, KVIA reporter Ashlie Rodriguez reported that Hunt Communities sent a letter to Canutillo School District about the school district’s refusal to accept the $10,000 token-shut-up-and-go-away offer to the board for the flag debacle. Neither the board president or Hunt Communities was willing to publicly disclose the contents of the letter. […]
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City Council and El Paso Independent School District Election 2015
As you know there is an election scheduled for May 2015. There are three city representative seats in contention as well as several school district seats. Because of the various controversies and the possible change in the makeup of the power base at the city, I expect the various races to get contentious. This is […]
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US Security Issues Are Not On The US-Mexico Border
Notwithstanding the political grandstanding by the Texas Republicans about the need to deploy troops to the US-Mexico border to protect the country, the fact remains that the border is not the security problems the US currently faces. As a matter of fact, the US-Mexico border has not been a source of terrorism in the United […]
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The Extensive Jaime Abeytia Criminal Record
Apparently, Jaime Abeytia has been telling anyone that will listen to him that I distorted his extensive criminal record. Several of you have requested a complete list of Abeytia’s criminal record as well as the sources for the information. Rather than respond to each request individually, I am going to publish it on my blog. […]