Quick Takes – Mueller Report, Veronica Escobar, Asylum Seekers and Border Mic Podcast

Time seems to have compressed for me recently with too many projects going on at the same time. The politics of the nation are not standing by as national debates on Russian interference and Donald Trump obstruction continues to dominate the national debate. As if that isn’t enough, the issue of asylum seekers and immigration… Read More Quick Takes – Mueller Report, Veronica Escobar, Asylum Seekers and Border Mic Podcast

Aliens, Walls and Fake News

As I like to point out, nothing changes in El Paso. The controversies and the inept news media remain exactly as they did almost two decades ago. Sadly, the stupidity of the news media isn’t limited to El Paso as many news outlets carried news reports of aliens in New Mexico. It started with the… Read More Aliens, Walls and Fake News

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 martin1 Comment

Know My Place

I have written before and told my friends that I have never felt discriminated against because of the color of my skin or my nationality. That is not to say that I have not been discriminated against, but it was not because of the color of my skin. It was because of my language and… Read More Know My Place

November 2, 2016 martin4 Comments

Bob Moore and Self-Serving Commentary

Let’s play a little game today. Let’s assume for this post that the State of Texas has mandated that all government business must henceforth be done via email. For example, if you need to ask a question about your property taxes, or to pay them you must do so via email. That goes for all… Read More Bob Moore and Self-Serving Commentary

August 23, 2016 martin3 Comments

Ted Cruz Asked to Intervene on UMC Official

As some of you who regularly read my blog know, I have been following the development of Miguel Fernandez’s DWI arrest (link) and serious criminal and fraud allegations against his company Transtelco. Fernandez was appointed to the UMC board by Vince Perez. His DWI case is still pending in court. The other more serious issue… Read More Ted Cruz Asked to Intervene on UMC Official

August 9, 2016 martin4 Comments

The Story the El Paso Times Refuses to Report

Something politically important happened yesterday at city hall but if you read the El Paso Times you won’t know about it. That is because Bob Moore selectively targets certain politicos, like Larry Romero and certain officials like Tommy Gonzalez, but protects others like Claudia Ordaz. It doesn’t matter what you believe about the Jose Landeros… Read More The Story the El Paso Times Refuses to Report

April 20, 2016 martin10 Comments

Anatomy of Corruption: Another Case Study with Joyce Wilson

In the continued quest to make El Paso the most corrupt city in the world, Joyce Wilson has given us an opportunity to analyze, dissect and explore how corruption is incubated, maintained and spread throughout the city. As I have stated before, corrupt practices is not just the criminal element of a quid pro quo.… Read More Anatomy of Corruption: Another Case Study with Joyce Wilson

April 11, 2016 martin9 Comments

The Tommy Gonzalez Deception

The deception to cover up the $20+ million because of the delay of the bonds continues. In the latest installment, city council spent over four hours in executive session discussing Tommy Gonzalez. As with all cover ups, this latest deception is hidden behind the argument of “personnel matters.” However, as usual, not all is what… Read More The Tommy Gonzalez Deception

March 17, 2016 martin4 Comments

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… Read More Peeling the Onion – Luther Jonesing Tommy Gonzalez

March 2, 2016 martin2 Comments

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… Read More Peeling the Onion – The Ballpark Bonds

March 1, 2016 martin2 Comments

Tommy Gonzalez Answers and the El Paso Times $20 million Bias

The City released a copy of Tommy Gonzalez’ answers to the questions asked of him by the investigator looking into how Gonzalez and Larry Romero handled the financial advisor and other issues. In the case of the financial advisor debacle, there are two major issues that need to be addressed. The first is whether Larry… Read More Tommy Gonzalez Answers and the El Paso Times $20 million Bias

February 23, 2016 martin8 Comments

Riddle Me This About the Supposed Resignation

Riddle me this, the El Paso Times has reported numerous times that Larry Romero has resigned. The paper has even published the affirmative assertion that Larry Romero resigned “effective Sunday.” KVIA, for its part, initially stated that Larry Romero had resigned referencing the El Paso Times as its source. KVIA followed up its initial report… Read More Riddle Me This About the Supposed Resignation

February 10, 2016 martin2 Comments

Claudia Ordaz Activated Her Public Relations Machine

As I expected, as soon as Claudia Ordaz got over the shock of the ethics complaint, she went into immediate damage control mode. As an experienced politico who has lived off of taxpayer monies almost from the moment she became an adult, she fully understands that it’s not about the facts but rather the public… Read More Claudia Ordaz Activated Her Public Relations Machine

January 29, 2016 martin2 Comments

Another Cover Up Example – Open Records Hypocrisy

In the last two days I have demonstrated to you how a cover up is underway to protect certain individuals. A cover up requires an outlet to distract you by focusing your attention on one of the issues to keep you from asking the important questions. As you know, the El Paso Times has been… Read More Another Cover Up Example – Open Records Hypocrisy

December 16, 2015 martin7 Comments

Selective Coverage by the El Paso Times

As many of you know, the El Paso Times has been focused on Larry Romero and his questionable activities as a city representative. The local newspaper has gone so far as to publish an editorial asking for Romero to step down. You likely know that I am not fan of Bob Moore’s brand of journalism… Read More Selective Coverage by the El Paso Times

December 4, 2015 martin4 Comments

The Larry Romero Affair

On Monday, KVIA posted an eleven-minute interview with Larry Romero. I believe that this interview is the first time Romero has answered news media questions about the latest controversy surrounding him. The latest controversy is where he failed to disclose his previous business relationship with Estrada Hinojosa while pushing city officials to replace First Southwest… Read More The Larry Romero Affair

December 2, 2015 martin2 Comments

The Malfeasance of the El Paso Times

Some of you may have noticed that on Thursday, November 19, 2015, the El Paso Times published an article about the firing of Steve Norwood, the county’s first county administrator. The local newspaper published its account almost 15 days after I published the results of my open records request. That it took fifteen days for… Read More The Malfeasance of the El Paso Times

November 23, 2015 martin2 Comments

The Fresas are Here

You may have noticed something missing in my write up yesterday about Miguel Fernandez. It is that, other than the individual making the complaint, there is not any corroborating evidence. The problem with corruption is that fear is usually a tool used to silence dissention. The court system is heavily manipulated on both sides of… Read More The Fresas are Here

November 17, 2015 martin3 Comments

My Observations About the Sicario Movie

**Spoiler Alert** If you are planning on seeing the movie then stop reading now, I cannot comment about the movie without revealing some of the plot. Before you go, just know that obviously Peter Svarzbein nor the Cd. Juárez mayor had seen the movie before using it for political points. **Do not continue to read… Read More My Observations About the Sicario Movie

October 3, 2015 martin2 Comments

A Reader is Upset About My Grammar

Apparently, I have a knack of upsetting many individuals that read my blog for many different reasons. Obviously, upsetting politicos is part of the blogging game. That comes with the territory. Upsetting readers is something a blogger does not like to do because it is the readers that keep the blog going. However, upsetting readers… Read More A Reader is Upset About My Grammar

September 24, 2015 martin14 Comments

The Miguel Fernandez DWI Arrest

As I have been showing you for a number of years, there are two classes of people in El Paso. You have the well-connected individuals that receive special treatment from law enforcement and the judiciary and the rest of the citizens. Ann Morgan Lilly is an example of the special class of citizen. As you… Read More The Miguel Fernandez DWI Arrest

September 21, 2015 martin14 Comments

The Silence is Deafening

It does not matter what you believe the Claudia Ordaz texts reveal. Whether you believe they are nothing more than a political embarrassment or they reveal serious problems at the city, I believe we can all agree that they are news worthy. They are news worthy by the mere fact that an elected official released… Read More The Silence is Deafening

September 11, 2015 martin3 Comments

Tidbits on the El Paso Exodus and the City Tax Increase

As if Tuesday’s embarrassment of a dysfunctional city government wasn’t enough to keep you worried about El Paso’s future there are three other city indicators that I am going to bring up today. I believe all three are related to the continued El Paso exodus. They are the latest unemployment figures, the El Paso Times… Read More Tidbits on the El Paso Exodus and the City Tax Increase

August 20, 2015 martin6 Comments

Bob Moore Continues to Run Cover for Veronica Escobar

Today, the El Paso Times and KVIA (actually published late yesterday) ran two stories about UMC and the El Paso Children’s Hospital. Comparing both news reports clearly shows how Bob Moore runs cover for Veronica Escobar and cohorts. Let us start with KVIA’s report titled “El Paso county [sic] warns of impending UMC tax hike”.… Read More Bob Moore Continues to Run Cover for Veronica Escobar

July 29, 2015 martin1 Comment

El Paso Times Exemplifies What is Wrong with El Paso

Yesterday the El Paso Times chimed in on the El Paso exodus report that was released by Bloomberg in an editorial. In its editorial the newspaper clearly laid what is wrong with El Paso’s leadership. As you know, the local newspaper’s editorial voice is an extension of what the city’s leadership believes. The editorial explains… Read More El Paso Times Exemplifies What is Wrong with El Paso

July 27, 2015 martin3 Comments

Bob Moore Makes Case for his Lack of Journalistic Integrity

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… Read More Bob Moore Makes Case for his Lack of Journalistic Integrity

April 7, 2015 martin7 Comments

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… Read More Hunt and the Flag Debacle

March 31, 2015 martin5 Comments

An Examination of How Bob Moore Controls Public Perception

For many years, I have been showing you how Bob Moore’s journalistic ethics were dropped by him in favor of working for a public policy agenda that favors his newspaper’s bottom line. Moore’s lack of journalist ethics is so egregious that there are so many examples of them that my blog is in danger of… Read More An Examination of How Bob Moore Controls Public Perception

March 21, 2015 martin4 Comments

Bob Moore’s Hypocrisy on KVIA Hype

The other day, the El Paso Times masquerading as a newspaper, published an editorial on its Media Buzz blog. Yea, I know who knew the El Paso Times has a blog. In yet another instance of editorial incompetence, Bob Moore, through his newspaper’s blog is crying that KVIA was taking credit for being first about the… Read More Bob Moore’s Hypocrisy on KVIA Hype

March 13, 2015 martin3 Comments

El Paso Times Bias: Children’s Hospital

I have written many pieces documenting the bias of the El Paso Times on political matters. I have argued many times that it is Bob Moore who directly influences how the El Paso Times covers political issues. It is my belief that Bob Moore acts on behalf of a certain political factions; in this case Veronica Escobar.… Read More El Paso Times Bias: Children’s Hospital

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Carlos Gutierrez and Donald Meier Responds to El Paso Times Column by Constantine Papas

The following statements were made available to me yesterday, March 8, 2015. It is two statements in response to Dr. Papas’ editorial in the El Paso Times. As you might remember, from yesterday’s post, the El Paso Times refused to print a letter to the editor from various physicians at the children’s hospital even it though they had… Read More Carlos Gutierrez and Donald Meier Responds to El Paso Times Column by Constantine Papas

March 9, 2015 martin2 Comments

Why El Paso Children’s Hospital Should File for Bankruptcy

Notwithstanding the political rhetoric emanating from Veronica Escobar and other politicians intimately involved in the children’s hospital fiasco, the fact is that the El Paso Children’s Hospital should file for bankruptcy. Even though the El Paso Times, masquerading as a newspaper, opines that the filing of a bankruptcy would be detrimental to the city, the… Read More Why El Paso Children’s Hospital Should File for Bankruptcy

March 9, 2015 martin1 Comment

Pediatricians Perspective on the Financial Crisis

The following letter was emailed to me earlier today. It is a prepared a letter outlining the perspective of the pediatricians regarding the financial disaster at El Paso Children’s Hospital and the University Medical Center (UMC) with over 50 pediatricians’ support. According to Lisa Ayoub-Rodriguez, the “El Paso Times stated they had reserved a spot… Read More Pediatricians Perspective on the Financial Crisis

March 8, 2015 martin1 Comment

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… Read More Just So We Are Clear, Bob Moore Distorts The Public Record

March 5, 2015 martin3 Comments

Stephanie Townsend Allala is Owed an Apology

All those that argued that Stephanie Townsend Allala’s quest for government transparency was wrong owe her an apology. This is especially true of the El Paso Times masquerading as a newspaper who did not understand that allowing the Steve Ortega’s of the world to hide government records through legal subterfuge goes against the very fabric… Read More Stephanie Townsend Allala is Owed an Apology

February 27, 2015 martin4 Comments

More Proof of Veronica Escobar’s End Game for Children’s Hospital

There are some of you that still do not believe me about what I believe to be Veronica Escobar’s end game with the El Paso Children’s Hospital. As you know, I believe that Escobar wants to keep the hospital as a separate private entity while having direct control over its budget. Keeping it a separate… Read More More Proof of Veronica Escobar’s End Game for Children’s Hospital

February 26, 2015 martin5 Comments

The Political Season is Upon Us and the Useful Idiots are Posturing

It is likely that you know that a new political season is upon us. You have probably noticed that the useful idiots have started to posture in service to their masters. As the jockeying for your attention intensifies, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a scorecard of whom each useful… Read More The Political Season is Upon Us and the Useful Idiots are Posturing

February 12, 2015 martin11 Comments

Brian Williams: The Rise of the Citizen Reporter

It is appropriate that the day I post a call for political bloggers – news of Brian Williams lying for many years is all over the airwaves. Williams is not the first news liar, Dan Rather also admitted to lying about the news in order to control how you view domestic and international issues. There… Read More Brian Williams: The Rise of the Citizen Reporter

February 5, 2015 martin3 Comments

Numbers and more numbers

One of the most annoying things about the news media is that they allow entities and individuals to make statements without being challenged on the veracity of the statement. This is especially true when it comes to demographic numbers bandied about for a specific cause. Last Tuesday, city council listened to 31 speakers speak on… Read More Numbers and more numbers

January 29, 2015 martin7 Comments

Things That Make Me Laugh – El Paso Times

Sometimes I come across such stupid things that I can’t help but just laugh at them. They are so idiotic that I can’t help but just laugh at the idiocy of the whole thing. Take for example the El Paso Times pretending to be a newspaper. It is no secret that they are up for… Read More Things That Make Me Laugh – El Paso Times

January 28, 2015 martin1 Comment