2011 "Mean Mister Brownsville" Public Disservice Award Recipient
(ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 12/15/11)
by Jim Barton on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 11:04pm
There is on no one big bad wolf in Brownsville. Corruption is a cooperative effort. Abe Limas, Conrado Cantu, Jason Hilts and Jim Solis do not operate in a vacuum. They need collaborators, enablers, co-conspirators. Nor is corruption the only hindrance to progress. Mayor Tony Martinez, nominated for this award, has no whispers of corruption, but simply has no ideas to improve our city. He believes in Brownsville "as is", occupying a ceremonial position not unlike Queen Elizabeth of England, the consumate ribbon-cutter with no plan for the city. Tony has no sleepless nights agonizing about Brownsville's multitudinous challenges. He sleeps well, thank you very much, likely between silk sheets. Yet, he is not our awardee.
Much nominated Ernie Hernandez, Jr. is a titillating potential award winner to be sure. Once elected to office, by fair means or foul, Ernie becomes the city's or county's ultimate vendor. Do you need printing? Ernie provides. Wrecker service? Ernie provides. A vending machine with Coca-Cola and Frito-Lay? Ernie provides. Ernie does whatever Ernie does because Ernie wants to without respect for the ignorant electorate. Ernie's ultimate "fuck you" to the community was his orchestration of the employment of his convicted brother-in-law Robert Cadriel.
Frequently nominated were the "Majority 4" at BISD: Catalina Presas-Garcia, Enrique Escobedo, Luci Longoria and Christina Saavedra. Obvious greed and self-service have moved this unsavory foursome to betray our city's children. But to quote Bob Dylan, "they are only pawns in the game". Carlos Quintanilla, the convicted R.I.C.O. felon, the con artist lingering, manipulating, orchestrating behind BISD scenes is the real culprit. Yes, the "4" succumbed, but he was the tempter or temptor, Satan in the garden. The "4" referred to Carlos as their "brother", but he was really their mentor, leading them unto calabaza. But, wicked as Carlos is, he is not our award winner.
Corruption needs a favorable climate. Just as quarterbacks used to avoid Deion Sanders side of the field, corrupt politicians gingerly step around an enforcer. Brownsville has none such. We have a District Attorney merely occupying an office, but not doing his job. Armando Villalobos has sidestepped every opportunity to prosecute corruption in Brownsville and Cameron County. Why? Because he wants higher office and is afraid of angering any segment of the electorate. He could easily have brought Carlos Quintanilla up on perjury charges. But he chose not to. He looked the other way when Ernie Hernandez broke many rules in orchestrating he brother-in-law's hiring. He stepped aside on Pat Ahumada. Armando has not done the job he was elected to do, creating, fostering a climate of corruption. Armando Villalobos is the 2011. Mean Mister Brownsville Public Disservice Award winner. Congratulations Armando. Or not.
the next RICO indictment needs to name the Cameron County Democrat party that spawned 100% of these gangsters.
ReplyDeleteAwww BULLSHIT!!! The system has only gotten worse because of politicians being indebted to political contributors and PACs'. The Republican party will not take a stand against PACs (political action "groups"). The issue in AV case was his blatant disregard for the law. As far as DA's are concerned, I have a cure for law enforcement officials. ANY law enforcement official found to with-hold evidence useful to a defendant, shall have to serve the same time as the person he wrongfully put in jail. if you actually set someone up....serve double the time.
DeleteOnce republicans stop taking PAC money then talk about how almighty they are. Don't make me get into all the sex scandals by Rep's.
You dufus' try to impeach Clinton on a blow job while little Bush lied about WMD and wasted billions of dollars on an unjust war, Big Bush traded arms via OLiver North, they actually unloaded Colombian coke at military air fields.
It's so true. Cameron County like breeds corruption.@8:19 also right They have all been dummicrats.I hope the FBI keeps digging or somebody has the balls to put all these losers shit on the table for the whole world to see cuz let's be honest, we all know who they are ....the clerk,the attorneys ,the judges,bail bond guys,commisioners,etc....yet nobody has the balls to call them out on their shit.SOOOOOO ,we deserve it.If we won't fight for our rights to fair trials who will?
ReplyDeleteEl Mustache has his own skeletons .He won't be rocking the boat too hard ,(unless of course he's on top of one of his female employees ) More likely, just enough to look good with the Feds .Cameron County citizens be prepared to keep getting screwed.
ReplyDeleteCorruption is a collective venture and here in Cameron County, the citizens not only accept corruption, they demand it. The elections prove this collective collaberation of corruption.
ReplyDeleteA mi, todos ustedes me la pelan, comensando con Dags y estos comentaristas sin cesos. Bola de pendejos. Ponganse a jalar, flojos. Inutiles. Los voy a chingar. Si, agarrenmela! ja ja ja ja Vatos sin chiles.
ReplyDeleteSo, you are about twelve years old, right?
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