ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ TRIES TO SCREW BROWNSVILLE A SECOND TIME BY RUNNING GAME FOR DAVID DALE AS NEW CHIEF

Former Brownsville Police Chief

Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, whatever!  We're up for fun and games, costumes and candy.  Just don't come back to haunt us.  

En otras palabras, don't screw us like former BPD Chief Orlando Rodriguez did when he agreed to stay on as chief another year in exchange for a hefty raise, then, the raise in hand, skates cowardly off into retirement after a mere seven months.(For you boys and girls heavily into math, the raise compounds itself into near infinity throughout retirement, fiscally speaking.)

"Screw us once, shame on you

Screw us twice, shame on us"

Orlando Rodriguez Blues Combo

Former City Manager Charlie Cabler

Of course, it's Brownsville tradition to retire at the first sign of trouble, I.e., a lawsuit, just as former City Manager Charlie Cabler exited just as his involvement in diversion of emergency calls from the City of Brownsville to a private ambulance company, "owned" by him and Carlos Elizondo, became public knowledge.(Mayor Tony Martinez couldn't get Cabler's near $300,000 severance check written fast enough, pity the poor Brownsville taxpayers.)

Orlando "Hasty Exit" Rod, known as "Orli" to compadres, now wants to compound his sins by cramming Commander David M. Dale down the collective throats of the BPD as the new police chief.

While popularity among the rank and file is not the sole criteria for being hired as chief, it's noteworthy when a prospective candidate, like David Dale, finishes dead last in a survey asking members of the Brownsville Police Officers Association to rate prospective candidates for police chief.

Some in the department attribute this dim view of the Dale candidacy as directly related to his practice of browbeating fellow officers, calling them into his office during his brief tenure as acting police chief to bitchslap them with the same meandering, rambling style observed in his 9 page resume' letter now being circulated among the Brownsville blogs.

"Don't go into Dale's office without your bullet proof vest and your lunch pail," is how one local officer phrased it.

Addendum:  We welcome comments from current BPD officers about the qualifications of Officer Dale for Police Chief.

THE BROWNSVILLE OBSERVER GOES INTO A TAILSPIN. WILL IT RECOVER?

 

Hesel

"There's no fool like an old fool"

I'm in a daze.  Concentration is non-existent.  Food has no taste, while whiskey just disappears.

My son will drive me to Valley International November 6 so I can wait for my afternoon flight to H'town, then Taipei, finally Cebu City, well, actually the U.S. Army-built Mactan Airport at Lapu-Lapu, then a taxi across the bridge to Cebu City.(24 hours of total flight time, but with layovers and adding the 13 hour time difference, I depart November 6, but don't arrive until November 8)

Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu City

My home will be the Castle Peak Hotel for at least the first 4 days, then off to Cagayan de Oro to meet Hesel and her parents.

Hesel "Selfie" Last Night

During Our Call

Hesel will be the only woman I meet in the Philippines after sorting through several dozen online.  Talking every night till 6 AM on video calls or typing on Facebook Messenger, Hesel and I have covered a lot of ground.  We still have much to figure out or make work.  "We will see" is on the tip of both of our tongues.

Since I'm already on Philippine time, will I still get jet lag?

"Give my love to Jack," Hesel repeats each night.

When I told her we did a podcast last Sunday, Hesel said:  "I watch it every week, Jim!"

Hesel sent me the pic on the left she'd recovered from the archives.

"That's a cool kid," she claimed to believe.

"No one every said that kid or his Hawaiian shirt were cool," I countered, adding: "Do you know what I used to keep my hair sticking up straight?  Butch Wax."

  These days, I no longer use Brylcreem, VITALIS or Butch Wax.  


Have I finally become a natural man or was I just a slow learner?


 

An Old Pic of Hesel "On the Farm"

NELIPOT TEA HOUSE, 515 EAST SAINT CHARLES STREET, TEA, HERBS, HEALING

Puente/Brulay House of 1911

The Puente/Brulay House, built in 1911, is now home for the Nelpot Tea Shop, an eclectic mix of tea, herbs, clothing and art at 515 E. St. Charles Street owned by the Alex Hemberger family.

Healing and preventative medicine is the underlying theme.

Hemberger moved to Brownsville in 2000, marrying a local girl.  The couple have two sons, 18 and 6.  

Alex Hemberger

Artist Jerome, with his book of sketches, and yes, public
breastfeeding is now legal in all 50 states.

Vintage Clothing

Six Year Old Created Her Own Halloween Outfit

THE BROWNSVILLE OBSERVER GOES DOWNTOWN

TWO G.O.P. JUDGE CANDIDATES FILL COBBLEHEADS FOR MEET AND GREET

"I'd forgotten how fun these pachangas can be!"

Bill Young, former Brownsville

Herald and TV Newsman, after attending 

Cascos' Event at Southwinds Lounge 10/18/18

Jaime Tijerina, Candidate for Place 4 Judge of the 13th Court of Appeals

Sometime after consuming some of the best tacos and flautas ever served at Cobbleheads, Jaime Tijerina stepped up in the middle of the restaurant to make his case for being elected to the 13th Court of Appeals.  

Earlier, chatting with Tijerina,  I mentioned that he couldn't have picked a better opponent, the indicted, thoroughly corrupt Rodolfo "Rudy" Delgado.

Tijerina laughed"  "Well, of course, as a judge, I believe in 'innocent until proven guilty,' but an associate of his has already plead guilty in the case."

Ernie Aliseda, Candidate for Chief Justice of 13th Court of Appeals

Tijerina was followed by Ernie Aliseda, running for Chief Justice of the same court, the 13th Court of Appeals.

Aliseda, reiterated his resume', then fielded a question from the audience asking for an explanation of the difference between being an Associate Judge and Chief Justice.

Five year old tablemate Elizabeth Graham and I tried unsuccessfully to stay connected to the Miraculous Ladybug internet game as Cobblehead's WiFi seemed to fade in and out.

As I was about to depart, I was collared by blogger Jerry McHale at the bar.  After some interchanges with some opinionated millennials, we moved to the deck area for some spirited interaction with Hector Cascos, Phillip Cowen and others.  

TED CRUZ TO VISIT HARLINGEN OCTOBER 29 SAYS REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN GRAHAM

Ladies and gentlemen:

After much anticipation I am glad to finally announce that Senator Ted Cruz will be in Harlingen, Texas to visit Cameron County on the 29th for a GOTV Rally! Tickets are free- but you need to RSVP now!!!

Morgan Cisneros Graham 

Cameron County Republican Chairman

PUSHBACK TO COMMANDER DALE'S LETTER TO THE BPOA

From the editor:  As expected, some commenters did not agree with statements made by BPD Commander and acting Police Chief,  David Dale.  We reprint some of those comments here:  

1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2018 at 10:14 PM

   Never heard of “landerous lies”.

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   AnonymousOctober 21, 2018 at 10:36 PM

   Isn’t he a married man???? Where the fuck did the kid come from???? Poor kid.

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   AnonymousOctober 22, 2018 at 5:14 AM

   Wow the title doesn't even match the allegations.. officers trying to blackmail and ruin another officer's career is what it seems.. why didn't the union accept that letter what are they afraid of

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4. 
   AnonymousOctober 22, 2018 at 10:10 AM

   David has no business leading the department. I'm glad I jumped ship for greener pastures. That guy was the laziest patrolman and sergeant ever. That mother f*%*%* would hide from calls, always called in sick and always cried when he didn't get his way. God help my brothers in blue.

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5. 
   manupOctober 22, 2018 at 10:55 AM

   If it is true or not. Is this is in their file, let it be exposed it out in the open. Display this file to the public.

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6. 
   AnonymousOctober 22, 2018 at 10:59 AM

   If its true or not should this be on their file. Expose this files and let the chips fall where they may.

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7. 
   AnonymousOctober 22, 2018 at 12:19 PM

   
   If the officers lie about a Commander and admit to it, I can only imagine the lies written on arrest reports? People who were arrested by those officers should have the right to get their cases looked at. They lie once, they'll lie again.

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   AnonymousOctober 22, 2018 at 3:32 PM

   This Dale guy sounds like one paranoid dude. If he didnt do anything wrong then he should just let it go away. In my experience only guilty people try to justify their unethical and illegal actions. He must be a real bad leader for his own officers to go against him.

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   AnonymousOctober 22, 2018 at 6:44 PM

   If the officers lied about a Commander and admitted to it, I can only imagine they write on arrest reports? People who were arrested by those officers should have right to get their cases looked at. Identify those officers. Bunch of liars.
   The department even has a Brady Officer (look up the definition) and he sits on the union board. It means he's lied under oath. He's no good as an officer anymore. Any defense attorney who asks him if he's ever lied under oath before, he has to say yes he lied because it's on record. The defendant gets cleared, in every case. All proven facts.
   Post the entire letter and talk about how straight Cmdr. Dale is. None of those officers want him as Chief because he's straight. They want dont care what they have to do or say just to get 3 days off.

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10. 
    AnonymousOctober 23, 2018 at 5:54 AM

    Move aside little boy, real men are ready to lead the department! Enough of your vindictive ways.

    ReplyDele

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JUDGE* ERNIE ALISEDA, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS, MEET & GREET AT COBBLEHEADS TODAY AT 5 PM

*currently a municipal judge, not the incumbent