With much self-serving faux indignation, the El Paso Times, the El Paso Inc., and KVIA offered commentary about the ouster of Leonard Goodman from the Downtown Management District. As I always write; follow the money and the motives suddenly become clear. Therefore let’s breakdown the motives behind the hypocrisy by identifying who made and is […]
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John Cook and Joyce Wilson Questioned the Rush to Vote for the Ballpark
Reviewing the recently released emails from the private email boxes of Emma Acosta, Susie Byrd, John Cook, Ann Lilly and Joyce Wilson provides more evidence that the ballpark negotiations were designed to keep public commentary out of the process. Although there are no “smoking guns” and this does not surprise me because the horde is […]
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Newspaper Tree: The propaganda machine for the cabal
Many individuals commented to me that I was completely delusional about my belief that the up-and-coming Newspaper Tree was going to be nothing more than a propaganda outlet for Woody Hunt and his friends: Paul Foster, Bill Sanders and the other proponents of the destruction of El Paso. My blog post of March 7, 2013 described […]
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The Dee Margo Affair
On May 8, 2013, KVIA reporter, Matt Dougherty shed more light on El Paso Police Officer Alberto Machorro’s road-rage incident with Dee Margo back in September of 2012. Some have speculated that this incident led to Margo’s reelection loss to Joe Moody. Was this incident a conspiracy? As with all conspiracies the evidence is circumstantial, […]
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You Are All Being Played for Fools
The MountainStar Group is playing El Paso for fools. As if the whole fleecing of the El Paso taxpayers wasn’t enough, the MountainStar Group is playing El Pasoans for fools with the “naming” of the team. The Aardvarks, the Buckaroos, The Chihuahuas, the Desert Gators and the Sun Dogs are just further proof that MountainStar […]
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Once again, the legal shenanigans conceal the city’s corruption
As if the stench of corruption were not so overpowering in El Paso, the city government has decided that the rulings of the Texas Attorney General’s office are to be ignored. The city, as in Joyce Wilson, John Cook, Ann Morgan Lilly, Susie Byrd, Emma Acosta, Michiel Noe, Steve Ortega and Courtney Niland have decided […]
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Cinco de Mayo and El Paso Downtown Redevelopment
Last Sunday, as I prepared to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, far from my beloved Mexico, I took some time to contemplate the Cinco de Mayo holiday. I have always argued that the fascination with Cinco de Mayo in the United States derives from a clever beer marketing gimmick that was used to market beer sales […]
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Taxpayers Funding Political Agendas: Veronica Escobar, A Case Study
A public policy agenda has been in the works in El Paso since at least 1998, if not before. The case Study of Veronica Escobar’s entrance into the political scene demonstrates this. There are two ways to make public policy. The first, the one envisioned by the democratic process, requires building and cultivating political alliances […]
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Veronica Escobar and Joyce Wilson further exemplifies why corruption continues to be rampant in El Paso
I have been busy finalizing my book; “NarcoWar; the Rise and Fall of the Mexican Cartels” which is scheduled to come out next month and therefore I have been neglecting my blog. But unfortunately for my friends in El Paso the corruption continues to perpetuate across the city rather than it being eradicated. So, although […]
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John Cook’s Request for Legal Expenses Reimbursement and El Paso Times Incompetence
As most of you already know, on Tuesday, July 23, 2012, city council voted unanimously to deny John Cook’s claim for his legal fees. As is the process when filing a claim against the municipality, John Cook now has the option to file a lawsuit against the city. As part of my questions with John […]
