Thursday, February 11, 2021

ARE COUNTY VACCINE CLINICS POLITICAL PHOTO OPS?

(Ed.'s Note: At the first vaccine clinic at the Los Fresnos Rodeo Grounds where elderly waited for more than four hours with limited Porta Potties as they waited for one of the 6,000 shots available, participants remember Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño personally shaking hands and thanking them for coming. At the time they found it distasteful that Treviño would try to milk political dividends out of it.

And they found it even worse when Treviño admitted the county had made some missteps and asked for suggestions for the public for the better distribution of the vaccines. The backlash from the fact that he had handed out 750 vouchers for the vaccine to each commissioner to distribute as they saw fit is still reverberating. Many reports indicate that many of those vouchers went to relatives and political supporters.

Now some of our seven readers say that Pct. 2 commissioner Joey Lopez used the Los Fresnos EMS/Fire Department venue to hand out embroidered "gimme" caps to participants at yesterday's vaccine clinic. This borderline politicking using a county vaccine distribution site is unseemly, no matter who does it. Given the dismal performance of the city and county with testing, vaccine distribution and its lax enforcement of the closing of bars, they have no business trying to glean political points from these events.) 

17 comments:

Anonymous said...


Montoya, you are so naive. Politicians will be political. That is their interest in serving, you fool. Of course he wants credit. Is that news to you?

ja ja ja

Anonymous said...

No sense of human dignity these bozos should be kicked out and sent to prison for being UNHUMAN...

Anonymous said...

Surprise they didn't show up with chicken plates. Some people on the line have lost a dear one and these idiotas show up for votes. WHERE ARE THE 750 VOUCHERS???? They could have all gotten together and made a big vacanation site for ALL the citizens - but NOOO they gave them to family and friends that is stealing where is the DA?????

Anonymous said...

I didn't know we had a DA unless its election time then we have one ask Tony the tax man.

Anonymous said...

75000 have died from corona since Biden took office. Killer

Anonymous said...

I guess he's offering a solution to the hot sun at the bus stops. A more relevant solution to the immediate problem would be to register and offer rides to the internet-challenged seniors who have no cars.

Anonymous said...

Cameron County, Texas, is at an extremely high risk level.

And what are the elected politicians doing? POLITIQUIANDO what an embracement NO TIENEN VERGUENZA and they all gave away 750 vouchers to their family and friends and voters. DISGUSTING NOBODY DOES THIS
ONLY IN SOUTH TEXAS!!!!!

Anonymous said...

These idiots got no shame in there game they want to be there so politicians can look in thier eyes to remind them hey I gave you this voucher so remember who to vote for next election.,stop playing politics with the covid vaccines ass wipes.

Anonymous said...

Mr. RrunRrun. Who paid for the caps to be given out and how much did it pay the tax payers and from what account was it paid from? Those caps are embroided and are not cheap. Somebody compadre made a lot of money. Did they use money from the Pandemic for vaccines to promot themselves?

Anonymous said...

It is shockingly out of touch, cruel and severely detached is what the local elected officials are. WE NEED TO GET RID OF ALL OF THEM NOW!!!

Anonymous said...

February 11, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Idiota

Anonymous said...

He won't win again with tony's help of course and no bids....

Anonymous said...

Brownsville loves free T-shirts, chicken plates, and caps. Nothing more is expected from these politiqueros. It's all about them and their pockets. Just like BISD CAB Admin doing breakfast and luncheons during a pandemic to get likes in FB. A covid test site at the CAB Gym and a Super Spreader Dept next door. Where is the safety Department or Superintendent?

Anonymous said...


FEB. 12 10:19 A.M.

"ANOTHER COMPLETE FAILURE IN REGISTERING PEOPLE FOR THE COVID VACCINE"
Blogger bitching at 10:19 a.m. BV 2/12

FEB. 12 12:00 P.M.

"STOP THE BITCHING AND FILE A COMPLAINT IF YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE"
Blogger tells his readers to stop the bitching. BV 2/12


Anonymous said...

Como Puede Ser.....que no sepas esto Juanito. Por supuesto que si....bola de lacras!!!!!

Anonymous said...

WAS THE COB COVIC VACCINATION REGISTRATION A COMPLETE FAILURE AS POSTED BY A LOCAL BLOGGER?

FEB. 12 10:19 A.M.

"ANOTHER COMPLETE FAILURE IN REGISTERING PEOPLE FOR THE COVID VACCINE"
Blogger bitching at 10:19 a.m. BV 2/12

FEB. 12 12:00 P.M.

"STOP THE BITCHING AND FILE A COMPLAINT IF YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE"
Blogger tells his readers to stop the bitching. BV 2/12

Feb. 12 6:00 P.M.

“THIS AFTERNOON THE CITY STARTED TO SEND OUT EMAILS TO CONFIRM WHO WILL GET A VACCINE

Both of the people born in 1934 received confirmation they will get the vaccine in the morning. I was shocked to see a 70 year old got in under the wire.

Even though I qualify under 1B I received an email they ran out of dosages. I think it was really my age because I put in for the 70 year old after I put in for my own.” BV 2/12

Note: Information posted by the City of Brownville:
The City of Brownsville will be hosting its first city-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for individuals 65 years of age or above this Saturday, February 13, 2021.

Earlier in the day the blogger bitched about the registration procedures being followed by the City of Brownsville while registering two elderly persons born in 1934. However, he did not mention that he registered himself before registering one of the elderly individual. The information was clearly stated by the information of the City of Brownsville. The vaccination clinic to be held on Saturday is for individuals 65 years of age or older. Furthermore, he encouraged his readers to complaint about the procedures being followed by the city and county which he posted a few hours later in the day. Also, confusing is the fact that if the two elderly individuals were born in 1934, they would be 87 years of age instead of 70 years old.

Anonymous said...

They ran out because they gave them to all elected officials and they in turn gave them to their families and friends to vote for them.

REMEMBER THAT! WHEN ELECTION TIME IS HERE DON'T VOTE FOR ANY OF THEM

DON'T REMEMBER THE PINCHE CAP HE GAVE YOU

THAT IS IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE - I HOPE SO GOOD HEALTH TO YOU


where's the FBI????

rita