Sunday, March 1, 2015

CITY CANDIDATES FILE; DIRTY TRICKSTERS SWING INTO ACTION

By Juan Montoya
No sooner had the City of Brownsville interim secretary announced that 15 candidates have announced for the four positions coming up in May – three commissioner seats and the mayor – than the first vandalism of campaign signs was reported.
The first case of vandalism was reported at what candidates consider the "hot corner" for political signs, the corner of the freeway frontage road and FM 802 (or Ruben Torres Blvd.). There, the 4' x 8' sign of At-Large A commissioner candidate Cesar de Leon was torn off the metal stakes and left thrown on the ground. The iron stakes were nowhere to be found, he said.
Now, we happen to know that this corner is covered by numerous traffic surveillance cameras that cover the entire intersection and the nearby right-of-ways adjacent to the Exxon station, so investigating the perpetrator might not be as difficult as it may seem to some.
De Leon, a first-time candidate to public office, was at a loss to explain why only his sign was vandalized and not the others next to his.
Some on his supporters ( we think) sent us these photos of the sign and the candidate examining the scene of the crime.
He is running for the at-large position left vacant when Estela Chavez-Vasquez moved out of the city to Los Fresnos and abruptly abandoned her position.
His opponents are Gerardo Martinez, David Belleperche and Robert Euresti.
Dirty tricks are nothing new in the city. Numerous other candidates file reports with the city police after they discover their signs torn or cut in pieces. As far as we can remember, there has never been a successful prosecution of anyone for the vandalism, even though sometimes it can be vicious, as in the case of former JP 2-2 candidate Yolanda Begum whose signs were sliced to pieces with box cutters.
Anyway, it seems awful early for this type of activity to occur in this race. If and when de Leon files a police report, an examination of the Texas Dept. of Transportation tapes from their traffic surveillance cameras or from the nearby businesses might shed some light on the perpetrators.
Until then, replace the signs and don't look back.
Below is a full list of candidates, in no particular order, who have filed for a place on the ballot. The names with an asterisk have been qualified.
Mayor
Antonio O. Martinez
Patricio M. Ahumada
Robert Sanchez
Brenda Joyas
*William Garza
*Erasmo Castro


At-Large A

Cesar de Leon
Gerardo Martinez
David Belleperche
*Robert Euresti


District 1

Michael Gonzalez
*Ricardo Longoria
*Roman Perez


District 2

*Jessica Tetreau-Kalifa
*Sergio Zarate

The city election is Saturday, May 9, 2015.
    

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I saw Joey and Erin stealing them. I followed them to Wilkinson Metals where they sold them as scrap. Then the two thieves went to Whataburger and ate the profits. Erin even had an apple pie like in the mail out. Pansona

Anonymous said...

hahaha these are dirty candidates scared that Cesar will win. We all know he will win because he is the best candidate, nothing more nothing less.

Anonymous said...

Cesar: that's a Sarkis move, bro!

Anonymous said...

I hope he wins

Anonymous said...

ok,,,people stop. This is what really happened. Er...sticked the signs in between those huge cheeks. Damn, esas si son nalgas!

Anonymous said...

You are in NACO land.

Anonymous said...

You sound so stupid and immature . ...please take some classes and work on your vocabulary .

Anonymous said...

(ou sound so stupid and immature .)

Learn to attribute, moron.
Ren.

Anonymous said...

To the person who wrote the post on
March 1, 2015 @8:58 PM I have two questions for you:
1.What would you do if someone was to attack your mother, sister, or daughter, in the same disrespectful way you are attacking Erin?
2. Did your parents teach you to disrespect women in general?

Anonymous said...

@2:02 PM

Do you know Erin and Norma? They are not women. They are thieves, liars, cheats, and last but certainly not least, pendejas! They are not associated with the word "lady." They do not get flowers on Mother's Day. Their holiday is el dia de las brujas.

Anonymous said...

Crooked filth is as crooked filth does. Fuck you Erin, NORMA, ERNIE, Martin, Cesar and the rest of your dirty crew.

Anonymous said...

Can you please explain how a candidate goes about being qualified? (With the * next to their names). Sorry if it's a stupid question, I just really didn't know they have to qualify. Guess I thought once they filed for candidacy & had their signatures they were good to go.

Anonymous said...

"Sticked the signs?"......MORON!

rita