As the political races get going into full gear, expect the candidates to hawk up the fact that they have been endorsed by this group or the other.
Candidates to the school board will list teachers groups' endorsements. Those for city council will seek out public work groups such as fire and police departments. And others will list groups that command some influence on the respective fields.Those running for district attorney seek the endorsement of cops, lawyers, etc.
So when the local police union (Brownsville Police Officers Association) gives its endorsement to one of the candidates (Luis Saenz), one imagines that the group and its officers have interviewed the candidates and after careful consideration tossed in their support to their choice.
That's the way it's supposed to work, anyway.
But the announcement that the BPOA (a local branch of CLEAT) was supporting Saenz raised a few eyebrows in local law enforcement and political circles.
To begin with, there was no vote by the officers in the department and the only ones who voted were the board members. The president of the BPOA is none other that Robert R. Tyler, an officer with the P.D.'s bomb squad.Tyler also appears on candidate Saenz' campaign expenditure report, as does the BPOA.
Here's how.
Just a little over a month later – on Dec. 21, 2015 – Tyler is listed as having received a $2,000 payment for doing "polling" work for Saenz on Dec. 21, 2015 by his company Centurion Solutions."
Then, to no one's surprise, the BPOA endorsed Saenz for DA over his challenger Carlos Masso.
So what if that is the way the sausage is made in local politics? Not many would know that there was business conducted between the BPOA board and the DA candidate, potentially influencing their endorsement.
In the victim group's mailer, they ask how it was possible that Saenz went along with the recommendation that Chaloux be given probation at his sentencing since it involved an attempt to murder a police officer.
The same might be asked of the BPOA endorsement by Tyler.How will it go over with the rank and file to see their organization endorse a candidate who was content to see someone who attempted to kill one of their own get probation?
And that, as Paul Harvey used to say, is the rest of the story.
13 comments:
No vote by members how does that represent the total union
Luis was endorsed because he is the ONLY qualified person running for this Position .. Masso is a crook and you know it !! so what i want to know is how much you are being paid to trash LUIS ...
Election day DA Luis v Saenz will release full page newspaper article saying "Endorsement from Pope Francis in recent visit to Mexico"
And that's how Luis Saenz launders money....an example at least.
Keep this fat check donations coming all day long when you also let police murders free in the streets like for example police officer Rolando Trujillo Jr that murdered a kid for doing a beer run, but thanks to Luis Saenz in focusing to get this endorsements for re-election, returns the favors by presenting the jury the case at his convenience to get this officer a break.
https://youtu.be/r__KkDmhJUc
That report states that Luis Saenz received a $1,000. contribution from BPOA, not that he contributed to them.
Do you really think Masso is a better choice? Luis Saenz over Masso, all the way.
Señor Luis Se le olvido reportar Los $9,000 dls Que le regalamos afuera Del hipodromo Delta Downs en San Antonio ya nunca Los contesto nuestras llamadas? Que Paso vemos Que ahora si es muy amigos Del FBI
Come on Montoya? They made a choice and when you vote you can vote for the candidate of your choice, Pendejo!!!
Luis last resource if you want to make peoples mind change is to now shave off that ugly mustache and show voters you have made some change to your face image and it's now "RESTORED" and "RESPECTED" by your own self, and proof that "BEFORE" and "NOW" look of your mustache.
Suck it all up wicho:)
shave the stash
Pinche Robert "Super Pac" Tyler
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