We had heard about the edict from SpaceX that its logo or prototype not be used by candidates running for the city commission races.
Of course, candidates can get very creative and insinuate that they support SpaceX's plans to construct a commercial vertical launch pad for private clients out at Boca Chica Beach.
We also know that some candidates like Da Mayor Tony Martinez is pulling out all the stops just short of painting the label of the space exploration company on his campaign literature. The mass mail-out sent to Brownsville voters by the Martinez campaign is a close approximation to SpaceX's "vision" of one of its craft complete with a space crew.
If you look closely, it even appears as if ignition has already happened and that the kid is going up in a blaze of fire.
Now, the company has made it clear that there are no manned launches planned for the Boca Chica site, and that at best, it's a far reach for that to be insinuated.
In fact, SpaceX managers have said that the satellites it launches from Boca Chica planned for sometime late 2017 will not be done for NASA and will not be destined for the International Space Station.
Of course, this hasn't stopped local space boosters from crowing up claims of a space launch to Mars planned by SpaceX Elon Musk.
After all, according to Martinez, when Musk was asked what he saw out in the Gulf of Mexico horizon, he is said to have muttered something about "the future."
Musk could well have said that he saw the $15 million transfer of public money into his pockets as incentives for him to bring his company to South Texas. Martinez, too, apparently sees a bright political future riding the SpaceX coattails as can clearly be evidenced from the maudlin graphic accompanying his political message.
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Is this Da Mayor being launched to Uranus and beyond? He is disguised as Spaceman on the lam.
"Far Reaching" should be the slogan of the Martinez for Mayor Campaign. He wants us to forget his unfailing loyalty to Julieta Garcia and United Brownsville and the tax dollars he wasted in "their" ineffective (but costly) efforts to deal with UT System. Tony is left with no university, Julieta is lost on post, and United Brownsville continues to foster long range and costly plans that will cost the tax payer dearly in the future. Tony wants us to forget his horid past and embrace a future that many of us will never see. Tony wants us to think 20 years down the road...but we need to operate the city until then...and Tony Martinez is not the man to do it. Just say NO to Tony Martinez.
Did you notice Tony's "attitude" when talking to the camera last night...arrogant as usual and seemed angry that he was having to deal with the public and surly about not getting his way without discussion. Tony Martinez is an arrogant, elitist asshole.
That's our taxes going up like a rocket.Remember taxes come in very creative ways
Believing doesn't pay my bills, vote Pat!
Calling all Space Cadets
Tony Tormenta did not get the ambassadorship to old Mexico; by "giving" the park to the University, he thinks he is making "brownie points" being named on the board of regents. Aunt Jemima is all glee thinking he will be named.
I believe the election law requires a particular font size of the "political ad " information to be relative to other font size used in a political advertisement. I doubt that the law was followed in this case. Spend a few minutes looking for the disclaimer on this mailout.
I saw the TV program on "Ancient Aliens". Tony Mtz ,da mayor, was observed as an Alien building the Pyramids. He was paid Minimun wages. Space X picked him up .
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