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My gentle criticism of the $45 per plate "State of the City" event was never a claim that the mayor or anyone else was profiting. It was about a missed opportunity to include people in such a briefing that aren't now involved.
Yes, there are folks who could easily buy 100 plates for the event, but, for most, the common family groups in our city, the message is clear: "We don't need you and your family to be a part of this. Watch it on the live stream if you have a computer."
One local blogger thought he saw obvious "malice" in my criticism, stating that the "State of the City" event "was not for the average Joe."
The kid that initiated the petition to remove Erasmo Castro from the BISD board, Zachary Blevins, went even further:
I for the life of me don't understand why the political discourse in this town is dictated by old irrelevant bloggers. I get it, it's nice to have a following and people to pal around with but on the same note it's kind of sad. As for Jim "balls" Barton maybe he would have a little more bite if he dislodged them from his co-hosts throat.
Interestingly, the City of Brownsville, along with the Chamber of Commerce, have scheduled yet another city update, this time chaired by City Manager Noel Bernal:
The Brownsville Chamber of Commerce and the City of Brownsville welcomes you to join us for the City Manager's Update. As the City Manager, Mr. Noel Bernal reports to the Mayor and City Commission and provides leadership and management to over 1,400 employees and a $147 million operating budget.
This informational session is no cost with an RSVP. For more information, contact us at (956) 542-4341 or email us at info@brownsvillechamber.com.
So, despite all the back-and-forth rhetoric, somebody got the point. Good going guys!
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Trump booed at World Series: I couldn't actually hear the broadcast (in a local bar), so I missed the chants and boos. But I did witness a harsh, visceral reaction from the crowded bar when the fat, lying POS pretending to be president was shown in the third. Jeers, whistles, boos and multiple shouts that I couldn't understand. It's a good thing I had on my Longhorns hat, I might have been accosted. I remember, just a few years ago when traveling abroad, I was PROUD to be an American.
ReplyDeleteWe need to rid our once great country of the lying, orange, sexual predator, and return America to its rightful spot as a respected world leader.
LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!! LOCK HIM UP!!!
DeleteTrump conveniently skipped the National Anthem, I guess since they weren’t playing the “State Anthem of the Russian Federation” he didn’t feel it was necessary to show his patriotism by standing for it.
DeleteTrump reportedly headed out before last night’s World Series game was finished. It’d almost be enough to make you believe the world was headed in the right direction, if not for the fact that in a world headed anywhere near the right direction, Donald Trump would not be getting booed at the World Series, because in that world Donald Trump would not be attending the World Series, because in that world Donald Trump would never have gotten anywhere near political power. Unfortunately, we don’t live in that world, but after years of horrifying footage of people wildly cheering Trump’s deranged rambling at his rallies, it’s reassuring—restorative, even!—to know that the rest of the country hasn’t forgotten how to greet tyrants. Home run, America
DeleteWith that being said, this is why I enjoy this blog. You don’t have raging mental issues, Jim. You don’t get paid with a six pack either. You and Anna should do your own show.
ReplyDeleteUh, no, I don't Respect The Office of the Presidency any more (or less) than I respect the Congress or the federal judiciary or the Department of Agriculture, for all that. Right now, all over the world, from Lebanon to Chile, hundreds of thousands of people are in the streets demanding a voice in their governments. Capital cities are being shut down. And we're all supposed to be alarmed that a renegade president* got heckled (Lock him up!!!!) at a baseball game? For a country founded through acts of unruly dissent, that's as mild as milk.
ReplyDeleteTRUMP 2020!
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