Monday, February 15, 2016

Do Brownsville and Cameron County Voters Tolerate Corruption or Demand It?

A prolific, local blog commenter keeps preaching to us that Brownsville and Cameron County voters don't simply "tolerate corruption, they demand it."  He then refers to one local party as the "Dumbocratic" party, a phrase that reduces his argument to forgettable, partisan hype.  Anyone who thinks political corruption is exclusive to Democrats is either naive or simply too young to remember Richard Milhous Nixon, Spiro Theodore Agnew, Watergate and assorted corruption on the Republican side.

 Illustrative of the difficulty in supporting a candidate NOT tainted by support of voter fraud, nepotism or shady deals is this years District Attorney race on the Democratic side.  Neither candidate, Luis Saenz or Carlos Masso, inspires much confidence in terms of fighting political corruption.
Carlos Masso
I'm curious.  Why are some in our community still supporting Carlos Masso for District Attorney after his close and obvious association with poliqueras, Herminia Becerra and Margarita Ozuna.  Masso even defended Ozuna in court, carefully controlling her testimony and demeanor. Do you really not care that mail-in ballots have been routinely controlled by politiqueras in exchange for pan dulce, cigarettes or trinkets? 
Notorious Politiquera Herminia Becerra
In 2012 Luis Saenz was given every opportunity to explain his association with longtime politiquera Herminia Becerra.  He chose to not explain the relationship despite opportunities relayed through two of his advisers.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    Don't forget to mention Abel Gomez who's been dragged into the FBI office several times. He is part of it as well. Another one is Omar LUCIO he is definitely dirty and also being watched.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2016 at 3:51 PM

    It's all about greasing palms. The majority of supporters and voters expect something in return. I have yet to see a candidate whom I can honestly say is running with no expectations of returned favors or compensation.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2016 at 5:26 PM

    Jim, for the same reason you endorse Diego Lee Rot, 'cause you want to.

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    1. Jim BartonFebruary 15, 2016 at 6:30 PM

      Nena keeps reminding me that satire goes over the heads of some readers, but why deprive the alert to appease the slow?

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2016 at 11:18 AM

    Right on Jim....the Rio Grande Delta is composed primarily of primitive, uneducated morons that resemble some Central American refugee that just stepped out of the jungle. Stupid is the order of the day for the majority of the valleys population.

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