Blogfather Jerry McHale has elevated ethnic tensions in our community, but also generated dialogue with his recent "Los Junior's" pontifications.
Jerry sees danger, imminent and longterm, in young men and, possibly, young women, introducing Matamoros' culture and practices into our city government. He explains his position below in a response to Carlos Guerrero, candidate for City Commissioner At Large "A," a young man McHale has identified as one of the dreaded "Los Juniors."
We gladly publish Jerry's response, just as we published Guerrero's evidence earlier:
"I just never got back to him. Did not feel I had to reach out to him or pay him to get elected or get recognized. I reached out to him at first cause I thought he was a good person to talk to and pick his brain a bit. But cut him off when he sent me that text and ever since that I have been on his bad side. LOL! Does not make a difference to me, but I'm guessing that's why he started writing negative things about me so I figured I would send you that."
The McHale Report never got back to him!!! I often quote rates to prospective customers, but it is important to measure the aspirant against the competition before entering into an agreement. I measured him against John Cowen and decided this was a slam dunk. Cowen, an excellent family man, a Notre Dame graduate, an independent thinker, a visionary and an experienced and successful businessman were just a few of the reasons that he was clearly the better choice.
On the other side of the coin there was the dark cloud that was hanging over Guerrero's head. There was talk of cocaine deals, drug shootouts and infidelities that were brought to my attention in both newspaper articles and via excellent sources. Was I dealing with the Hispanic version of Donald Tramp I asked myself?
I have veered from delving into the particulars of these stories because we chose to criticize Guerrero solely on the impression he was making on the hustings. But he has decided to besmirch my reputation, which is fair in the constant spin of politics, but there is the other version.
The gruesome difference between him and me is that he's promoting himself as someone who should lead Brownsville while I am strictly an armchair quarterback observing the action on the gridiron and offering my assessments while I puff on my swag.
Guerrero's camp has already done its best to smear me as a racist. That has failed because I have a credibility that Guerrero sorely lacks. My 43 years working for the betterment of Brownsville as a teacher, a coach, a writer and in a variety of other areas already speaks for itself. For all the bad things they might say about me, none of my three Mexican-American ex-wives ("Pochas" as Guerrero with his nose stuck in the air might call them.) would ever accuse me of being a racist. And my three sons' name--Carlos, Joaquin and Dante--speak to my love and respect for the Hispanic culture.
As to Guerrero superficially, he speaks generically when he is able to find the courage to speak publicly. His educational background leaves much to be desired. He is not an independent thinker and his ideas are vapid and vacuous as I have noted on previous occasions.
Knowing what I learned soon after initially speaking with him and knowing what I know now but have refrained from publishing because I chose to avoid the unsavory side of his life even though his associations and actions convinced me at an early stage that he wasn't a person with the proper values who would benefit the community, I determined that no amount of advertising could buy my confidence. And, out of honor, I wasn't going to accept money from a candidate whom I was going to criticize.
Repeating his own words: "I never got back to him" and "I cut him off" are his defense when the absolute opposite is true as revealed by his own insinuations: I never got back to him and I cut him off because my instincts guided me to the cruel reality that sends a deep fear into the minds of thousands of Brownsville citizens that Guerrero and "Los Juniors" conceive of Brownsville as an extension of a dangerous and corrupt Matamoros rather than looking west and imitating a McAllen that strides boldly and confidently into the future with our country's compassion and not Third-World compadrismo.
Since I speak my mind at The McHale Report, I am held accountable for opinions by my fellow bloggers and the citizenry as it should be. Ironically, there is much that I don't write about because implementing the First Amendment is a risky endeavor. As I have said previously: Free speech comes at a high price. Free speech has already cost me dearly in the past.
If Guerrero deludes himself into thinking that I am assailing him because he didn't buy an ad, he is desperately seeking refuge in a foolish rationale to deflect the truth about himself. He needs to quit hiding behind that Neolithic beard, look at himself squarely in the mirror and quit lying to himself.
We are assailing him because he doesn't have the soul of a leader. He just wants to be a somebody and give substance to his inconsequential existence as he drowns in a sea of nobodies. No amount of ad money would ever change my opinion of him.
The facts that I have written about him and the facts that I have not written about him lead to but one conclusion: He is not worthy to sit on the Brownsville City Commission.
He would be an abject embarrassment!
There he goes again, denying his past, at one time McHale also promoted himself as some one who should lead Brownsville, fortunately he was rejected by the voters who saw he was not fit to lead a City with a Mexican American majority, as it is today, with the City's leadership in the Hans of Anglos, we will be set back 80 years, to the era, Anglos looked at Mexican Americans as Cheap Labor Animals, His attempts to divide Race putting Pochos Vs Mexican Americans is failing , Guerrero himself is a Pocho with 1000s of Pocho friends at all social lives of the City, when you grow up in Brownsville, and go to Public Schools you build friendships for life, McHale is so desperate, that he is now invoking his 3 ex wives and his sons, 3 ex wives that divorced him, and in vengeance he writes about them in his blog describing the as Whores, no matter they are his sons mothers, using his son as a shield is so low the only a desperate Racist would go that low.
ReplyDeleteMcHale is full of shit, but you honky bloggers know that.
ReplyDeleteAsk Jerry why he no longer publishes comments on his blog. Why even have the option there if he does not allow comments?
ReplyDeleteMakes me feel like I am watching the COB city commission meetings on tv.
RIBBIT!
THE DOG ATE THE STASH!
I don't publish anonymous comments because it allows cowards to actually believe they have gonads. I publish the same stories on Facebook. If you stand for something, then put your name behind it on Facebook. I always find it amusing when anonymous commenters call me a coward because I won't print their statements. It's a given that those who post anonymously have little credibility. Regardless, I enjoy the anonymous comments on the other blogs. I find them both educational and amusing.
ReplyDeleteOh, shut up, you goddamned drunken Irishman! Your ex-wife is right. You're boring, Buey!!!!!
DeleteBut those anonymous comments were the best part of reading your blog Jerry. The comments on your blog were real, unlike the made up comments on that blog from that Elton John wannabe. But when Jerry writes and I mean really writes, he is worth reading.
DeleteMas puto ese Panochon con su pedo de Los Juniors.
ReplyDeleteWe're ALL connected to Mexico so if you don't like our culture then
move. All these young people running for office come from very
good families. He's just a jealous old fart. Luego that he's been
married to Mexican Americans and his kids have Hispanic last
names so he's not a racist. Well Duhh of course you're likely to
partner with a woman from the majority. Remember all the racist slave owners
who had kids with their slaves.
Good for the candidates who won't pay him bribes . Shame
on the ones that do. There are so many like
the ones he used to shame but now are his
cohorts. What are you so afraid of?
And don't forget Los Tio Taco cheerleaders
always sucking up to him. Gente vendida
sin verguensa.
Screw Jerry and the cowens and Galonskys and that Pot head of Ben All one team
ReplyDeleteThey have done so much harm to our city. Need to get them all out including the crazy uncle in BISD.
Charly Cabler
Jessica Tetreau
Carlos Guerrero
Michel Rodriguez
They are the best choice for Brownsville.