District 1 Candidate Micheal Gonzalez Offers Facebook Rebuttal to Rick, Declines Interview, Roman's Partial Email Forwarding, Bobby's Demands

District 1 Candidate Michael Gonzalez, friend

As an apparent afterthought, District 1 Candidate for City Commissioner Micheal Gonzalez, recommended via Facebook we read and then likely share his response to incumbent Rick Longoria's challenge to his campaign.

Here's the exact terse statement from Micheal:  "Just responded to Rick via my fb page if you are interested"

My response, equally terse in keeping with the spirit of Facebook inboxing:  I am. . . interview?????  For you adults out there, that means I'm interested in reading your response to Rick and would you be available for an interview?  

Micheal understood, as he responded:  "I am going to speak through press releases for now Jim. Thank you!"

En otras palabras, Micheal declined my offer of an interview, implying that I could get my information from his press releases. Direct questions about his vision for Southmost, his commitment to protect Lincoln Park from the carnivorous scavengers at UT would not be fielded.  It's almost as if our young candidate has gone to school on the Tony Martinez' above-the-fray, Message, Audience, Inc. Austin approach to campaigning to the "New Latinos."

Commissioner D.J. Rick Longoria

Without reading Micheal's rebuttal, I know Rick hasn't done shit for Southmost.  Longoria, while supposedly representing District 1, steered $35,000,000 of tax dollars to build a so-called "sports park" across the freeway from Olmito.  While Southmost kids kick cans down the alley, skateboarders with transportation use the elaborate half pipe in extremely north Brownsville. 

Rick even flubbed up the hurricane dome earmarked for Southmost, a crucial emergency shelter that would double as a gymnasium between storms.  Rick sent that facility to his favorite sports park north of Brownsville, again giving "his people" in Southmost the shaft.

Rick voted to give away Southmost's precious Lincoln Park, even moderated the United Brownsville propaganda video supporting the transfer to UT that was played at the town forum.  Only after the tremendous outcry against the transfer of the park by "his people" at the forum, did Rick have a 'come to Jesus" moment and oppose the transfer of the park.  Rick did not have the foresight to protect Southmost interests until voters came with pitchforks and knives threatening his re-election.

Roman Perez

Also running for District 1 City Commissioner is Roman Perez, someone who has shared ideas, observations and rumors with this blog over several months. Recently, we published a purported email and response, shared by Roman about his employment with Wayland Baptist University.  Perez teaches part-time at the University Center in Harlingen. 

The email we received appeared to be addressed to "Bobby WC," stating Roman's current status as an adjunct professor with Wayland.  Actually, it was a partial email between two Wayland administrators discussing how to deal with Wightman's query about Roman's status with the university.  The email remnant I received excluded that discussion, but began with the last words of a sentence, "Bobby WC," giving the impression that the email was directed to him.  It was not.

This blog published a correction and an apology to Bobby for misstating the facts.

Bobby Wightman-Cervantes

This incident precipitated a self-righteous explosion from mentally-challenged, disbarred lawyer Bobby Wightman-Cervantes.  Bobby threatened legal action against me, made irrational insinuations about my grandparenting and demanded I turn over documents.  

Blow it out your ample ass, Bobby! You are the broken clock that is right, at best,  twice a day.  No one has told more lies and spread more bull shit in this town than you!  Even your repeated lies about leaving the blogosphere are duly recorded in the minds of the sensible.  Document-driven?  Give this town a fuckin' break.