Donald Trump has spent his presidency arguing that Russian collusion was a hoax. On August 18, 2020, the Senate Intelligence Committee released its final 966-page report on Russian active measures in the 2016 election. It did not exonerate Donald Trump. Instead, the bipartisan report added more details to Russia’s interference of the 2016 elections. Two… Read More Russia, Trump and Collusion
Once again, the controversy of the Electoral College is part of the national dialog with some the Democratic Party presidential nominee candidates arguing for abolishing it. The issue is whether the Electoral College is the fairest way of electing the president of the United States. Those who support the Electoral College argue that it makes… Read More The Stupidity of the Electoral College
Last Sunday was the birthday anniversary of the comedian Cantinflas. Charlie Chaplin called the Mexican comedian the “the greatest comedian alive.” On Sunday, Google celebrated Cantinflas with a Google Doodle. But what many don’t know is that Cantinflas helped elect the first Mexican-American to Congress. On Election Day, November 6, 1961, Lyndon B. Johnson, then… Read More When A Mexican Influenced an American Election
Before anyone gets too upset about the title it will all make sense once you read the post. Tucker Carlson, like many Donald Trump supporters, tried in vain to defend Trump’s performance with Vladimir Putin. The problem for most is that Trump refused to hold Putin to account over Russian interference in the 2016 elections.… Read More Tucker Carlson is Stupid
In case you didn’t notice, Donald Trump went on a Twitter tirade over the President’s Day weekend. Like a child, he threw a tantrum. Like any child, there is an underlining reason why the tantrum happened. The dominoes are falling, and Donald Trump now realizes that his days are numbered. During the Cold War there… Read More One by One the Dominoes Fall
Over the last few days we’ve gone over how campaigns generally target the voters they try to influence to vote for their candidates. We’ve looked over how the old technique was to create a list of voters from the county’s voter rolls to build a list of likely voters. The idea being that if a… Read More Profiling Your Target Voter
As Donald Trump’s approval ratings continue to hover as the worst of any president, the Democrats, and Hillary Clinton, are blaming the “deplorables,” Russia and middle America for the disastrous eight months of the Trump regime. Absent is an honest discussion about the part that the Democrats played in putting Donald Trump into the White… Read More Democrats Are Also to Blame for Trump
Even when I was secretly hoping that Donald Trump would deliver on one of his key promises, he nonetheless leaves me hanging. Alas, I’m still going to pay an annual fine for not complying with the ObamaCare mandatory obligation to carry insurance. This is because Donald Trump has been unable to convince 50 GOP senators… Read More Trump Dealmaker and Healthcare Failure
The House Republicans released the Homeland Security funding bill on Tuesday. In it there are $1.6 Billion to fund the U.S.-México border wall. This is only the initial amount requested by the Trump administration. The total appropriations bill is for $44.3 billion. The wall portion accounts for less than one percent. However, the proposed amount… Read More The Trump Wall Paid for by America
As many of you know, last Tuesday night, Buzzfeed released an alleged Russian intelligence report on Donald Trump. (You can access the raw intelligence report at this link) Many of the news media has indicated that they have had the report as well but had not published it as the information on it has not… Read More The Donald Trump Russian Dossier
(1st, update at 06:50ET with new map) (2nd, update at 08:59ET to correct electoral vote totals on second map) Last night was a nail biter for me, for both presidential campaigns and for most of you. I honestly did not think it was going to be this close. Obviously, the predictions of the political pundits… Read More The Improbable Election
Today is the day that many questions will be answered including the most important one – who will be next president of the United States. As you know, it is my sincere hope that Donald Trump is humiliated on Election Day. Not only that, I am hoping that it is the Latino vote that sends… Read More Today is the Day – 2016
I hate to use the word “illegal” when it comes to immigrants but the alt-right uses it to define any immigrant that does not have the necessary papers to be in the United States. My problem with Donald Trump is not that he wants to shut down the border for immigrants nor that he sees… Read More Is the Next First Lady an Illegal Immigrant?
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Most Important Decision…Our Country’s Path Next 40 years!
I was beyond dismayed when I heard Donald Trump state that Mexicans, like me, were “rapists” adding that although he supposed “some were good people,” the clear majority, according to him, were “thieves” and a danger to the United States. Since the time he uttered those words I have heard that he “didn’t really mean… Read More Countering the Dehumanizing of Immigrants Via a Lifestyle Brand
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Bill Clinton, Inc….another sham!
The presidential candidate, like all of the others accepted the nomination of his party to run for the presidency of the republic. It was a very contentious presidential campaign. As the race heated up, one of his opponents began a series of attacks against the candidate. His opponent labeled the candidate a “danger” to the… Read More When A Presidential Candidate Refused to Accept the Results
As you likely know, it is my fervent hope that Donald Trump loses on November 8. As I have written before, my hope for his loss is based on his words against Mexicans, like me. However, even if Trump loses the presidential election in the end he wins politically and economically. There is anecdotal evidence… Read More Donald Trump Wins Even if He Loses
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Needy Latinos and the Manchurian Candidate … MIA
In the last few weeks I have received a lot of feedback about the direction my blog has taken recently. Most of the feedback is centered around two topics: Donald Trump and the proposed El Paso arena. Today, I’d like to address, or respond to, if you will, to the comments about Donald Trump. Tomorrow,… Read More Answering Questions About My Donald Trump Coverage and The Posts from Barbara Carrasco
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Take It To The Next Level and Commit Suicide
Editor’s note: The following are two contrasting articles about the final 2016 presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Guest author Barbara Carrasco makes the argument for Donald Trump. Martin Paredes disagrees. Martin: The final debate for the 2016 presidential race was different in that the two candidates; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally… Read More Barbara Carrasco and Martin Paredes Go Mano a Mano on Final Presidential Debate
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Guest Editorial: WikiLeaks Exposes Truth About Hillary Clinton
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Guest Editorial: Hillary Clinton Is Not Running to be President of the U.S.
I never really understood why the Electoral College was necessary. As a matter of fact, I believe it usurps the will of the majority on election night. But in this election cycle I truly embrace the need for the Electoral College and I believe it will save the United States from a very vocal minority.… Read More Now I Understand Why the Electoral College is Necessary
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More Guest Editorial TRUMP: Living in the Center of His Universe
Donald Trump has destroyed one of the two major political parties in the United States and the worst part is that the Republicans haven’t noticed. What is worse is that the predicament that the Republican Party finds itself in – is the result of a Donald Trump conspiracy. Let’s start with the most obvious example;… Read More The Republican Party and Supporters Got Conned by Trump
It is unbelievable that as a Mexican immigrant living in the United States I need to take up some space on my blog to give Donald Trump a very basic lesson in US civics. All of you reading this know that the United States is governed by three branches of government. Interestingly, this is one… Read More Mexican Immigrant Teaches Donald Trump the Basics of the US Government System
During the second presidential debate on Sunday night, Donald Trump clearly admitted to not paying income taxes. I know that Trump and his surrogates argue that he pays millions in taxes through property, employee taxes, sales taxes and other business related taxes. But that narrative misses a very important element that Trump and his supporters… Read More Donald Trump Admits to Not Paying Taxes
(This essay first appeared on my Medium (SocialUnwind.com) channel on Wednesday, October 5, 2016) As if this election cycle couldn’t get any more anti-Mexican there goes Vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence expressing out loud what the true sentiments of the Donald Trump campaign are – a hatred for Mexicans. During the vice-presidential debate, Mike Pence uttered… Read More That Mexican Thing
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we… Read More A Case Against Hillary Clinton
As many of you know, last week Newsweek published a report showing that Donald Trump spent about $68,000 in Cuba in an attempt to see if he could do business in Castro’s island. According to the news report, the money which was spent in 1998, was intended to take advantage of a potential thawing of… Read More The Donald Trump Cuba Factor and The Alternative Issue
Many who support Donald Trump keep arguing that they support him because Trump “is not like other politicians” as if that is the only reason he deserves your vote. Yes, it sounds nice, especially in this climate of animosity towards all politicians and those in power. I get it, voters have tried voting for career… Read More Donald Trump is Not Like Other Politicians
Note: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Weston Martinez. Occasionally, I will publish editorials submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for an upcoming issue, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. Today’s editorial was submitted by Weston Martienz.… Read More Guest Editorial – I’m a conservative, Hispanic Republican, and I’m voting Trump
Considering the ongoing national political discussion on immigration reform, the renaming of the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry between Mexico and the United States is perhaps the most appropriate and timely thing to happen this election cycle. Rey Rivera, a frequent reader to my blog, alerted me to the passage of the bill to rename the… Read More The Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry Soon To Be Renamed the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry
Why is Melania Trump’s immigration story important? She is not running for president, her husband is. So why focus on her immigration story and why is it relevant to the presidential election? Because Melania Trump has unequivocally stated that she immigrated the “right way” and her husband has made immigration the central part of his… Read More Melania Trump and Immigration
Launching his presidential campaign, Donald Trump infamously stated that Mexico sends “rapists” to the United States. Before the Donald Trump supporters start to once again deflect what Trump actually said, here are the exact words that offended me the most; “They’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.” Those are his actual words. He… Read More This is the Type of People Mexico Really Sends to the US
Last month, Melania Trump was faced with the uncomfortable realization that her immigration journey was being questioned. This is important because her husband, Donald Trump has made immigration the cornerstone of his presidential campaign. Melania Trump, for her part, has stated numerous times that she immigrated the “right way.” The problem is that the public… Read More Melania Trump Immigration Papers
The recent trip taken by Donald Trump to meet Enrique Peña Nieto proved to me that Donald Trump’s political rhetoric are just words to get elected. Before I delve into this, let me be clear once again, the Democrats have been worse for immigrants than the Republicans, and thus immigrants will fare no better under… Read More The Donald Trump Immigration Lie
I am sure much to the surprise of many Donald Trump supporters it appears that Donald Trump is now having second thoughts about his deportation force and his stance on immigration. As you likely know, Donald Trump’s platform on immigration is building a wall on the US-Mexico border and creating a deportation force to deport… Read More Donald Trump Pivots on Immigration