By Juan Montoya
In our last posting, we asked in the headline whether anyone really ( reeally) cared about who was endorsed by the union of the Brownsville Unions Coalition after their forum/debate held at the Brownsville VFW Hall last week.
We have been asked why we posed that question and have an answer (or question?). Do the votes by the union heads really represent the rank and file members?
This is why we ask.
In the last go-round of elections there was a run-off between Abelardo Gomez (the incumbent) and Pete Avila (the challenger) in the race for Cameron County Pct. 2.
After the debate/forum, the union heads got together and decided to back Abelardo, even though Avila had been a firefighter for more than 25 years (and also a union member). Avila, not known as someone who would take such a slight lying down, went into local firehouses hoses blasting and asked the boys (and girls) if they agreed with the vote cast by their representative at BUC.
To a man (and woman), they said no. So Avila gathered signatures from the majority of the firefighters in town and made political hay of the matter.
In the end, Avila ended up winning the run-off and is now completing his first year of the four-year term.
Would Abelardo have made a better constable? Who knows? The fact of the matter is that the membership of the firefighters' union supported Avila and not the candidate chosen by the BUC union bosses.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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Excuse meee!!! why did you proposed such questions??? Unions aren't as united as they use to be, what candidates are doing now is targeting large families. Large families vote in blocks, and they are loyal, espcially here in South Texas. I would propose that next time buc take a survey than bring the candidates for a debate on the issues that affect the Association. And then ask the membership to support one candidate.
Callense el Osico. Todos, todos, todos son unos malcriados. Sin no fuera por esta pinche Bloga no tuvieran porque respirar. Aqui les traen la noticias y aqui se ponen a mamar con sus comentarios pendejisimos. Ya basta! Ya se colocaron como Mensos, mensos.
To anonymous Mira guey, lo que pasa con cabrones como tu es que no quieren que les digan la verdad. El que se debia de callar el osiquo eres to mamon. Pinche palao vendido, as de ser un pelao que tienen comprado para que aga esto comentarios. (LAMBISCON, CABRONES COMO TU AY 12 POR DIME.)
Whie you are speaking of Pete Avila, what Pct does he represent? Is Hortensia St in his Pct? Or does he have his office by Canalas? Everytime I go by there, his car is parked there and he is in the area. Could BUC check this out or maybe Mr. Abelardo?
... Democratic Cameron Country candiadtes' promises last night at the Valley Interfaith meeting in Brownsville held hope on stopping the West Loop Toll Road, Parkway, Porkway ...as well as improving much of the county's infrastructure .... And with night and the cold front nearing when the meeting ended, would the promises by obscured and blown away ...?
...and candidates, the faces you saw, the voices you heard, are connected with real people, not just a courted vote, a vote sought, and the voter then forgotten ....
Eugene "Gene" Novogrodsky 2 9 10 a.m., with my hopes high ...
Bueno, madre seca, pues entonces vente, guey! Vamos a tirar chingasos si tantas ganas tienes. Pelones como tu los chingo a diez por un dolar. Que! Si o no? Te conozco, mocoso, y se que tu respuestas es No. Te voy a meter la picha hasta que llegue al fondo de tu garganta!
Anonymous, eres puro cabron y al amanecer roncas. Pobre pendejo, tu eres puro ozico como los pescado. y tu no chingas a nadie mas que tu madre.
anonymous, lla callete el oziquo, si no tines nada que decir mejor no digas pendejadas, antes que el Capitan Gancho to tortie el ozique. Y deja de decir cosas que no van a pazar. Si supieras lo baboso que te oyes no dijieras nada pendejo. Pendejete!!! as de ser de los otros.
El Pocho? Que nombre es ese? Te faltan naguas o que, mi estimado pitufo? A mi nadie me da ordenes, ni la policia, ni el jefe del cuartel, ni tu madre, ni Dios. Asi que ya para de mamar, Pocho Oscocho. Dale un beso cachondo a esa pinche vieja Gordota con quien duermes. Mira, mi Cantinflas, busco alguien que me haga los mandados aqui en Bronsvil y creo que para eso si sirves. Tus dias son aburridos. Lo se y lo sabes, haci que ya para de chantajear, cara de Cuacha Ajena.
El Patron
Anonymous no sabes lo que es pocho, estas mas baboso de lo que yo pensaba pinche mojao. Mi dias son a toda madre, asta que ablo oh leo penedejadas como las tuyas.
Me gusta para que seas de los otros, y la unica vieja pansona con quien me divierto es la tuya cuernudo. Cuacha ajena tu abula y madre guey.
Siguelo, Bofo. Ya te acercas a la chinguisa de tu vida malvada. El Mojao eres tu, porque escribes como un pinche velador. Afloja! No, no, no te rajes, Cobarde. Te lanzo unos ganchos al higado y se ve que te duelen. Alli vas! A la lona, pinche cobarde de peso pluma. Esta noche me voy a coger a tu mujer. Y te la voy a regresar bien cogida. Ella misma, con labios inchados, te va a decir que, al fin, alguien le metio la picha hasta donde nunca se las metido tu, pinche insipido. ya? Ya quieres otro round?
Okay boys, lla aplaquense, vamos a votar para el bien de la comunidad. Y echandose abladas no se arregla nada.
Capitan Hook, Pocho, ponganse a diregir sus energias en algo positivo. Y Anonymous, oh el patron, tu tambien tienes la culpa tu comensaste a echar abladas. ya no quiero ler mas palabras de cantina. Aqui, se discute cosas como la gente. Me estan oyendo !!!
Moon Goddess, tu eres la Sweetheart de este Rodeo. Haci que yo me calmo. Pero, dime, eres soltera o casada con deseos callejeros?
El Espectro
Anonymous, por favor, no estoy interesada con hombres, que todo lo que saben decir son maldiciones, como el capitan gancho, el pocho,y ora tu, pues que se cren, que estan en la cantina???? OLVIDATE, ESTAS PULGAS NO BRINCAN EN TU PETATE. ADIOS
Anonymous said...
Sweet billie said...
Very good article Mr. Montoya, now if only everyone would read it and demand changes, we be okay. The sad truth is that there is apathy, and you speak and write untill your face is blue. But our uncaring locals refuse to make changes.
I DISAGREE WITH SWEET BILLIE.
WHY?
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A MOSQUITO UNTIL YOU TRY TO SLEEP IN A ROOM WITH ONE.
CUCHILLO DE MADERA NO CORTA PERO MALLUGA.
IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL PEBBLE IN A LAKE TO START A RIPPLE.
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT IS ONLY ONE FLUTTER AND EVERYTHING CHANGES.
HAVE YOU SEEN HOW THE RRUNRUNN READERS LIKE
JMON MASTERPIECES SO MUCH THAT
THEY BLOG THEM IN THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD?
February 14, 2010 7:42 AM
Anonymous, I understand and I have been voting for the last 10 years. Eddie Lucio is still in office, as is Sal Ortiz, as is Edna Tamayo, as is Commissioner Benavides who is clueless on issues.
Election, after election, they peddle the same old programs and people still have faith in them. Ofcourse, if the comments continue, the message will resonate. But lets be mindfull, there are still a lot of people that don't navigate the inter-net.
Edna Tamayo could sell snake oil in Los Indios and people would make her rich.
Then there is Aurora de La Garza and her nephew the Tax Assessor Collector, I swear, God only knows how this individuals get elected time, after time, over and over.
ere is Aurora de La Garza and her relative Luis Saenz.
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