tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34187885804787950822024-03-12T17:41:57.868-06:00Ala DerechaA Right Leaning Blog Written By A Conservative Who Just Happens to Speak SpanishSammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-19858155594032764752012-04-22T00:59:00.001-06:002012-04-22T01:01:31.819-06:00I'm Keeping My Promise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First of all I want to say thank you to all the members of the Resolutions Committee at the 2012 El Paso County Republican County Convention. I think you all did a good job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Secondly I would like to share an old cliche that just somehow never gets old with me. Things happen for a reason. I was asked to be on the resolutions committee even though I had never been on that committee before. I said, what the heck. Putting resolutions together that could help create the official Republican Party of Texas platform could be a good thing. So I agreed. We heard resolutions ranging from issues dealing with chem-trails, jury duty parking, bi-lingual education, the federal reserve to funding for public libraries. But the one resolution that was submitted that made me be glad to volunteer for the committee was the resolution that dealt with the consolidation of Police and Sheriff's Department. Anybody who has read at least two of my previous blog posts or has accidentally ran into any of my Facebook postings knows that I have vowed to do everything in my power to keep Richard Wiles from getting reelected and doing everything in my power to keep the city and county from consolidating law enforcement services. I have said it so much that I was sent away to complete my 40 days and 40 nights covenant on Richard Wiles' campaign launch party.<span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">Was that just coincidental? Did the revelations posted on my blog come true? Or are my words striking a nerve.? Only he knows.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The person who proposed the resolution presented it to the committee and gave testimony on it. The testimony had a fiscally conservative message to it and sounded like something a conservative should support. Then I jumped into action. I explained to the committee members the real reason why El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles was pushing for the consolidation of law enforcement services. I told them that this was an attempt by Richard Wiles and Joyce Wilson to make Richard Wiles the ultimate law enforcement agent in El Paso County. Even though the resolution sounded like it would save ta payers money, I was able to convince them not to vote for the resolution citing the lawsuit by Diana Kirk that alleges that she was passed over as the replacement for Richard Wiles to promote Greg Allen who she alleges was not the best candidate for the position. If that wasn't enough, Alejandro Lozano, a former El Paso City Representative testified that Richard Wiles was against the idea when Lozano was on the city council because Wiles feared he would loose his job but now supports it because he knows he will be the ultimate law enforcement agent in El Paso. The resolution failed unanimously because the person who proposed it did not have enough information such as studies done to prove that a metro police department would in fact save tax payers money and prove that crime would decrease. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This was the only resolution that started off as being liked by most committee members but then was voted down after testimony. Like I said at the beginning of this post. Everything happens for a reason. I'm just glad I was able to be on that committee and was able to convince the resolutions committee that Wiles' attempts to lure conservatives to support his plan that would supposedly save tax payers money is an attempt of big brother trying to take over El Paso. I said I would consider something like this ONLY after the public corruption investigation was over and ALL the corrupt elected officials had been replaced by Constitution abiding officials who have the best interest of El Pasoans in mind and not their own power hungry interest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To my buddy Bobby: I know you say I should just move on, but you have to admit, this was some sort of divine intervention. </span>SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-9661274902962265572012-04-12T11:02:00.002-06:002012-04-12T11:23:12.526-06:00El Paso Tax Day Event (tea party)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-15383359792161144312012-04-05T12:02:00.002-06:002012-04-05T15:00:22.284-06:00El Paso LNRC Hosts Tax Day Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-73542920987052288422012-04-01T20:17:00.000-06:002012-04-01T20:17:04.778-06:00Monumental Movie Viewing in El Paso, Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">El Pasoan's gathered at the Cielo Vista movie theaters to watch Kirk Cameron's movie Monumental on March 27, 2012. </span></div>
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I'm going to to do something different today and take this opportunity to give credit where credit is due. We spend so much time talking about how wrong, loud, obnoxious, stupid, misguided they are. We talk about how they are opportunist who would even give up their own mother just to get ahead in life. But we never take time to tell them when they are right. Until today.<br />
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I really hate to admit it when a total loser is right but like I said earlier, I have to give credit where credit is due. In an article written in Newspaper Tree back in September 8, 2009; Jaime "The Lying Star Blob" tells all his readers what we have been saying all along.<br />
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"My basic point to Macias was the fact that Barraza was only elected because he was a Democrat and that if voters knew more about his history and political party was taken out of the equation, he wouldn't have won."</blockquote>
That statement would still be true if you replace Barraza's name with many Democrat candidates or incumbents today. This is a perfect example of how somebody doesn't know how right they are. Knowing my dog, he will turn this around and say he would rather vote for a bad Democrat any day than vote for a good Republican. But either way people would like to know. Does The Lying Star Blob urge people to learn about the candidates and vote for the best candidate even if it is a Republican or does he urge them to continue the tradition of electing people who have a D next to their name on the ballot and continue to contribute to the corruption that plagues our city and surrounding communities? The people want to know.SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-683790807033689672012-03-21T13:53:00.001-06:002012-03-21T13:55:28.486-06:00Corruption; A Regional & Cultural Problem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We can make jokes about how dumb and naive people in Sunland Park, NM are all day long but what is that going to accomplish? People are quick to say that this is a New Mexico problem and just turn the other way. Well I hate to tell you, this isn't a New Mexico problem. This is a regional problem. Sunland Park, New Mexico is closer to my house than most of the West Side of El Paso. It is closer than Resler, Mesa and Redd Rd on I-10. We have to stop fooling ourselves. The corruption is a regional and cultural problem. Cultural? Before anybody gets on their little ACLU, LA Raza, left wing extremist hate trip, let me explain. I am not talking about people's ethnicity. I am talking about the collective patterns of human behavior and practices that we, and I use that loosely, have come to accept. <br />
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The good ol' "That's how we have always done it" excuse to justify any questionable activity is no longer acceptable. My response to that ignorant statement is "That just means you have always been doing it wrong."<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take off the blinders</span> and open your eyes El Paso. I am not the first and I won't be the last to say the following. El Paso is under one of the largest public corruption scandals in history. You have people from different backgrounds, different positions, from several different parts of town but the most common denominator is their party affiliation. This part of Texas has been run by the Democrats for at least as long as I have been alive. How do we expect things to change when we keep electing people with the same values and the same goals into office? It is just the definition of insanity!SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-12545161348556319962012-03-16T14:54:00.001-06:002012-03-22T10:38:11.152-06:00LNRC Two Year Anniversary Party<br />
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In a front page story in the El Paso Times today, click <a href="http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18219798"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">here</span></a> for web version, Mess-Garcia's latest mail out was said to be "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">libelous and defamatory</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">". </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In her mail out and through other internet sources </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Libel Mess-Garcia stated "Unlike my opponent, I do not have a criminal record". </span>Referring<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> to an incident that involved her </span>opponent and a tenant<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. The District Attorney's office confirmed that there was no arrest just a misdemeanor complaint. So Libel Mess-Garcia's allegations seem to be </span>unsubstantiated<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. Mess-Garcia being the </span>unrelenting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> lawyer that she is responded by saying something my five year old would say. Well, she did it too! Mess-Garcia responded by saying that her </span>opponent's last mail out was "also false campaigning". Like that justifies her actions.<br />
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I am a victim of police brutality, police abuse and police corruption. I am constantly threatened by members of the Sheriff's department for speaking the truth. Richard Wiles has even stooped so low as to send a message to my sister who is battling cancer telling me that it would be best if I backed off. Sorry Wiles, its not that easy. The scars on my body still remind me of that day back in August 2004 when your officers brutality abused me. The same scars remind me of the day in 2006 when I sat in your office and you lied to me about the two police officer's discipline records. You, Jaime Abeytia, Bill Ellis, Danny Rollings and Libel Mess-Garcia can roll your eyes all you want. But I assure you justice will be served. Legal justice. Don't get your panties in a wad and claim that I am making some sort of violent threats. I am doing this for me and for every other victim of police abuse that was swept under the carpet just so you could get elected to Sheriff. Like I said before, you belong in jail instead of running one.<br />
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So if anyone is wondering why I have all of a sudden started attacking Jaime Abeytia. This is why. He is supposed to be a friend. Yet he laughs and giggles with the people who have made my life hell for the last 6 years. He stands by and allows these people to plot attacks against me at meetings A friend wouldn't let that happen. But that doesn't matter to Jaime Abeytia. Politics comes first to Jaime. He doesn't care about anything else but getting his candidates elected even if it means stopping all over someone he used to call his friend. But it is my fault. I allowed it to happen. But no sense in crying over spilled milk. You have to roll with the punches. This just reminds me of that saying. "Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are." Jaime has some shady friends.SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-33381703803851652892011-06-06T23:06:00.000-06:002011-06-06T23:06:59.033-06:00Liar, Liar pants on Fire! Throw The Book At Him.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwcMJ53y6JjszLcu4lh_HehZQ1PGeTVI8tkZQnEYi-9KGZncwi_k97p4nCxyH8PpFYRW5BzsIfFt-LPEzrYaDp_ymG1WmyHQVbqbhKaaBbnkvfLHFpjSsiXMEcRZGuby8sUCURXHA5n8/s1600/Weiner+Most+Likely.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" id=":current_picnik_image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwcMJ53y6JjszLcu4lh_HehZQ1PGeTVI8tkZQnEYi-9KGZncwi_k97p4nCxyH8PpFYRW5BzsIfFt-LPEzrYaDp_ymG1WmyHQVbqbhKaaBbnkvfLHFpjSsiXMEcRZGuby8sUCURXHA5n8/s320/Weiner+Most+Likely.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><i>I said throw the book at him not the porn magazine contract. Only a liberal politician can get away with junk like this.</i><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Latino National Republican Coalition of Texas (LNRC) congratulates State Representative John Garza (R-San Antonio) for being selected as Freshman of the Year of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the Texas House. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His steadfast leadership, in pushing for election integrity and in assisting small Texas communities, as well as, his commitment to conservative ideals have been evident during this legislative session. We are grateful for the role he has played in this conference and in making Texas better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We are proud to call State. Rep. John Garza a dear friend and have him as a member of the LNRC. We appreciate the support he has shown to our organization and in representing the values of Hispanics and all Texans alike. We look forward to continuing to work with him in actively reaching the Hispanic Community of Texas,” said Artemio Muniz, Chairman. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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There are 15 members on the board all with different backgrounds and different levels of educational experience. You have members who have sat on the board for several terms and you have some freshman. You have liberals on the left and honestly some on the right as well, who would love the opportunity to be the Chair. Unfortunately for them the appointments come from Republican Governor Rick Perry. So who will Governor Perry appoint?<br />
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There has never been an SBOE Chair from El Paso. Better yet, there has never been a Hispanic Chair on the SBOE. Senator Rodriguez might just have done something great for El Paso. Now I feel bad for bashing him so much. First he admits that El Pasoans are being targeted by drug cartels, at the University Medical Center hospital, and now he potentially gets Charlie Garza nominated to the Chair of the SBOE. There might be some hope for Democratic Senator Jose Rodriguez.<br />
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But of course we still have to wait for Rick Perry to nominate him. I'm kind of jumping the gun here. But lets take a look at his credentials. <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Garza is an assistant principal in the Clint Independent School District in El Paso. He has served as an education administrator in college, high school, middle and elementary school. Garza earned his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, a Master’s Degree from Old Dominion University, did doctoral work at The George Washington University and completed his course work for his superintendent certificate at The University of Texas at El Paso. And if that wasn't enough, he beat out the now infamous Larry Medina in a highly contested race for President of the El Paso Community College student government back in the day. (I was told that Medina lost the election because he said he was in the race one day, then he was out of the race but left all his campaign signs up on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Community College campuses throughout the election after giving a tearful speech about why he wasn't running to the school newspaper.) Garza then</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> went on to become the Texas Jr College Student</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> Association President. So who better to be the head of a board that over looks education than an actual educator?</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I guess this rumor will get those </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">atheist</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> left wing extremist at TFN (Texas Freedom Network) all worked up. They have been attacking Gail Lowe on their website since her appointment in 2009 and are all giddy about her not being confirmed. I would really love to see the look on their faces if Governor Perry nominates Charlie Garza as the Chair of the SBOE. TFN had pretty much stuck a fork in Garza after the redistricting </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">committee butchered Garza's district. According to Garza, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">no one saw the complete map prior to voting on it". Anyone with half a brain could see it was the committee's way of trying to eliminate conservatives from the SBOE. Now we just wait and see if Senator Rodriguez' actions make El Paso the home of the new SBOE Chair.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks Senator Rodriguez, I could give you a big wet kiss right about now.</span></span><br />
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I'm interested to see how Maria Garcia and Jaime Abeytia try to dismiss this one. Here are the statutes just in case you want to check for yourself.<br />
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<div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">§ 24.5. Corporate Loans</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">(a) A corporation <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">may not</span></span> make a loan to a candidate, officeholder, or political committee for </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">campaign or officeholder purposes unless: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">(1) the corporation has been legally and continuously engaged in the business of lending </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">money for at least one year before the loan is made; and </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">(2) the loan is made in the due course of business. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">(b) This section does not apply to a loan to a political committee that supports or opposes </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;">measures exclusively</span></div></div><div style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/rules/rules11.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1306902360_4" style="color: #366388;">http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/rules/rules11.pdf</span></a></div><div style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Page 123</div><div style="font-family: times, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div>SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-29920470224258411402011-05-30T21:50:00.000-06:002011-05-30T21:50:25.480-06:00Lyda Ness-Garcia's Problems Continue.I had posted a piece last week about a candidate survey Lyda Ness-Garcia had answered. Click <a href="http://laderechablog.blogspot.com/2011/05/turn-back-clockcandidate-lyda-ness.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">here</span></a> to see the post. I then posed the question if she would answer the same considering all that his reported about her. New documents have surfaced that show that she lied on that survey back in 2008. She lied then and she continues to lie know. Yet you don't hear KVIA and Maria Garcia say a word about it.<br />
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There is not a blogger in town who has not posted some sort of incriminating document. Oh wait Jaime Abeytia hasn't but he is on her team. Each document should have its own segment on the 10 o'clock news but you never hear a peep about it. To make things worse this women has the nerve to file ethics complaints and file charges with law enforcement agencies because her opponent allegedly used copy paper and her city e-mail to "campaign". Well if using paper and city computers gets someone all this attention then why isn't the federal government sending in Seal Team 6 to arrest Lyda Ness-Garcia for owing all that money to so many people? Can anybody answer that question?SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-13324561734286424862011-05-30T19:40:00.001-06:002011-05-30T21:13:05.994-06:00A Memorial Day Message<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2VxM47qF47NAPgEhjUdevmmoKKIIN2wbyLHSU6FnJT7eRwSl9ru7jLeHbhG5cM29NhTPlhmfjn342v43QQYSTwkHIrA6C8fL6mKIAEYVC8oGylSKYsHDs6YIl0vrxLuCpNI1Faqw-Wg/s1600/Montanez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2VxM47qF47NAPgEhjUdevmmoKKIIN2wbyLHSU6FnJT7eRwSl9ru7jLeHbhG5cM29NhTPlhmfjn342v43QQYSTwkHIrA6C8fL6mKIAEYVC8oGylSKYsHDs6YIl0vrxLuCpNI1Faqw-Wg/s400/Montanez.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br />
I just wanted to take some time and say that I am proud of my friend Gunnery Sargent Angel Montanez who is currently on deployment on a tour of the Western Pacific, or as we Marines and Sailors so commonly refer to as WestPac. He is just one of the many Marines I served with who to this day still wake up and put on the uniform. Today is memorial day. The day we thank those who are serving, those who have served and remember those who gave their lives for this country. Please remember to show your appreciation for them all on this Memorial Day.<br />
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Even though Montanez is out on deployment, I know he and fellow Marines who served with HMM-164 back in 1997 take a little time each year on this date to remember our fallen heroes. Fourteen years ago we lost four of our own. Lance Corporal Guajardo, Corporal Tsoris, Captain Barnes and Major Dogs lost their lives in a training accident off the coast of California as our squadron was preparing to deploy for WestPac '97 aboard the USS Peleliu. Something went terribly wrong and their helicopter went into the water as they were practicing landing maneuvers using night vision goggles. Rescue teams called off the search after 24 hours. Memorial services were held back in Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. It was a very somber time. We had services yet there were no caskets. We got into our dress uniforms and gathered at the Air Station's church to grieve together knowing that our friends were still out at see. Their bodies were not recovered from the bottom of the ocean for another two weeks by special deep sea divers.<br />
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The training mission, the deployment and all of our lives might have moved on but we will never forget them. We all have our own way to keep their memories alive. Every time I hear a helicopter fly over I look up and remember the good old times. I look at this picture with Montanez in his flight suit standing next to a PHROG (CH-46E) and it reminds me of those guys. This is what they were wearing the day they died. Its hard to see someone in a flight suit and not get a flashback. Its also hard to look at anything with the number 11 and not remember them. They were flying in aircraft 11 that day.<br />
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I'm pretty sure Guajardo, Tsoris, Barnes and Doggs are watching from above so I just want to give them one big OOOOH-RAH!<br />
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To all of you who are still serving I wish you well. I am so proud of you guys. Please stay safe. You have made it this far so don't quit now. Just a few more years so you can retire and get fat like the rest of us.<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Semper Fi</span></i>SammyChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09217656257885643598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3418788580478795082.post-61580758046483780372011-05-30T01:13:00.002-06:002011-05-30T09:31:50.125-06:00El Paso LNRC Engages BNHR And Questions Their Lobbying Activity (Spanish)See Spanish interview <a href="http://www.elpasotimes.com/spanish/ci_18156307"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">here</span></a>. The El Paso LNRC has publicly questioned the lobbying activities and the 501(c)(3) status, a non-profit and non-political designation, of the Border Network of Human rights led by Fernando Garcia.<br />
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In a press release to the El Paso Times the LNRC alleges that in 2009 BNHR used 72% of its budget for salaries and travel expenses. They also allege that BNHR has directly and/or indirectly contacted members of the legislature to try to affect legislation. Members of BNHR held a "vigil" at 6006 N.Mesa holding signs saying "No to HB 12" in front of State Representative Dee Margo's office, a member of the state legislature.<br />
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<blockquote>"This is just the latest example of BNHR's blatant disregard to their 501(c)(3) status and to the IRS regulations. We encourage people to be involved in the political process and look forward to engaging in constructive political discussions. But we also encourage those groups who participate politically to pay their fair share of taxes like the other politically involved groups do." </blockquote><br />
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<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Aun cuando los directivos de la Red Fronteriza por los Derechos Humanos (BNHR, por sus siglas en inglés) en El Paso aseguran ser un organismo sin fines de lucro, este grupo tuvo un déficit en el 2009 al gastar cerca del 72 por ciento de su presupuesto en emolumentos para el personal y viajes, afirmó Sammy Carrejo, presidente del Consejo Nacional Republicano Latino delegación El Paso.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"En vez de utilizarlos en gente que sí lo necesita, (La Red Fronteriza) gasta los donativos en ellos mismos", expresó Carrejo, en entrevista telefónica. "Por ello, estamos entregando ante el Servicio de Recaudación Tributaria de Estados Unidos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) un informe respecto a la condición fiscal de la Red, a efecto de que paguen impuestos y dejen de ostentarse como una organización no lucrativa", agregó.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Según el representante de los latinos republicanos en El Paso, a los directivos del BNHR les preocupa más el generar publicidad con sus "acrobacias" políticas y "enriquecer" a sus colaboradores con viajes ostentosos, en vez de crear un diálogo constructivo a beneficio de los moradores de El Paso.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Carrejo aclaró carecer de facultades jurídicas para actuar legalmente en contra de la Red Fronteriza por los Derechos Humanos para retirársele su condición de organismo exento del pago de impuestos.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Únicamente nos concretamos a enviar la información correspondiente ante el IRS", aclaró.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Carrejo citó el sitio cibernético del IRS donde se estipula cómo una organización no</div><div class="articleEmbeddedAdBox" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; overflow-x: visible !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 336px;"><hr class="articleAdRule" style="width: 336px;" /><div class="articleAdHeader" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: visible !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Advertisement</div><div align="center" class="adElement" id="adPosBox" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: visible !important; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><iframe bordercolor="#000000" frameborder="0" height="250" hspace="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/N6092.Centro/B5386895.57;sz=300x250;click=http://ad.afy11.net/ad?c=EnNb6UWiIUqfgai3rvnuAsX18UQ-ogQcgYdxzo8iAKusXtiz+UfROu1SMWY-zdevUkS81MjOLLPKtiXR7CDijrsUrJQ3skp9WEGPAn+sD98=!;ord=3494027963?" vspace="0" width="300"></iframe></div><hr class="articleAdRule" style="width: 336px;" /></div>lucrativa pudiera perder su calidad de exención fiscal.<br />
<div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Si una organización trata de influir en una legislación, por ejemplo, mediante el cabildeo, ello constituye una parte sustancial de sus actividades en general", se lee en el portal del IRS.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Con base en los exámenes para establecer esa parte sustancial, se agrega, si la organización se excede en su labor de cabildeo en cualquier año fiscal se expone a ser despojada de su condición de entidad exenta del pago de impuestos y, por ende, sus ingresos serán gravables.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Además, según Carrejo, los integrantes de la Red Fronteriza enfocan sus protestas contra el Partido Republicano del Condado de El Paso, en vez de dirigirse directamente a los congresistas como el legislador Silvestre Reyes, ex jefe de la Patrulla Fronteriza, y al Senador José R. Rodríguez.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Lo anterior representa otro ejemplo más de cómo esa Red participa en actos de intimidación política y conducta tipo pandillera", agregó Carrejo, en una declaración escrita.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Fernando García, director general de la Red Fronteriza por los Derechos Humanos en El Paso, negó los anteriores señalamientos y afirmó no tener nada qué ocultar.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"A nosotros no nos preocupada nada de eso", sostuvo, en entrevista por teléfono. "La Red Fronteriza está registrada ante el IRS, donde declaramos nuestros ingresos y los gastos".</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Además, dijo García, la red es un organismo apartidista, cuyos directivos e integrantes trabajan a favor de la comunidad y con el sector inmigrante. "Las acusaciones esconden las verdaderas razones, como la de promover el prejuicio y una actitud anti inmigrante", afirmó.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Pero la Red no se va a acallar", advirtió.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Afirmó que los miembros de la Red se han manifestado no únicamente contra el Partido Republicano, sino contra el Partido Demócrata cuando creen que esos entes políticos promueven leyes violatorias a la Constitución y atentatorias de los derechos humanos.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Los republicanos han tratado de imponer su agenda de odio, temor, miedo y racismo en Texas", sostuvo.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Marisela Ortega Lozano, mortega@elpasotimes.com; 542-6077.</div><div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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Here is some of the back story. A couple members of the Democratic Party were trying to revive a chapter of the Stonewall Democrats here in El Paso. From the outside looking in that sound like perfectly normally thing to do. According to the groups website <a href="http://www.texasstonewalldemocrats.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">http://www.texasstonewalldemocrats.org/</span></a>, the group is a general-purpose political committee. Once again, even though they are on the opposite side of where I stand politically and they are completely wrong on issues, they are not doing anything wrong or illegal. Lets take a look at what the group at the state level is all about. Take a look below at what the group is supposed to do.<br />
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Educate our Community and people who are supportive of it about the vast differences that exist between the two major parties on the issues of concern to our Community;</li>
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It all looks pretty simple if you ask me. But is that what the local El Paso Chapter is doing? Like I mentioned before, the local chapter had a hard time taking off the ground. Several potential members of the Stonewall Democrats quit the group before it was even officially chartered. Not because they did not agree with the purpose of the group, but because of the leadership, or lack of really. Danny Rollings is the Chairman of the group. For several weeks, he and other board members were advertising themselves as the Stonewall Democrats before even being chartered. Meetings were scheduled. People who were interested showed up and even payed their dues, even though the group had not been chartered. But then things started to fall apart. Meetings were announced put then changed without notifying all the members. Complaints were made and refunds were requested. Danny Rollings played dumb and gave people the run around. He would not refund the money and had his Vice Chair, Jaime Abeytia, tell these people that they (the unofficial Stonewall Democrats) had to hold their first official meeting and take a vote before they could refund any money.<br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>"I looked in to it and you will be getting a refund. We will be voting on it in the next meeting. That's just a formality though. As soon as that gets done, we will refund your money" -Jaime Abeytia</b></i></span></span></blockquote><br />
People were asking for their refunds since early April but nothing was being done. Letters were then sent to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Daniel Graney, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">President of Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus. Take a look at his e-mail response below. </span></span><br />
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<div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>"First, let me state emphatically that Stonewall Democrats of El Paso has not yet been officially recognized as a chapter by the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus and is therefore not "under our umbrella". The last time I spoke with Mr. Rollings in late March or early April, he informed me that the group had its first meeting and that they were proceeding to meet the threshold requirements to become a recognized chapter. Those threshold requirements include the following:</b></span></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>(1) Adoption of a set of bylaws to be submitted to the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus (TSDC) for approval</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>(2) Open election of officers including President and Vice President (or Co-Chairs in the alternative), a Secretary and a Treasurer with names of such provided to the TSDC</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>(3) Minimum of 10 dues-paying members</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>(4) Remittance of $5 per dues-paying member to the TSDC along with names and contact information for each such member (TSDC dues are $5 from your individual chapter dues and $2.50 per member for Stonewall Young Democrats groups)</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>(5) Evidence that an Appointment of Campaign Treasurer has been filed with the Texas Ethics Commission (to form a general purpose political committee or PAC).</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>To date, I have received none of the above from Mr. Rollings or anyone else associated with this group. Unless and until the El Paso group complies with the threshold requirements of being a chapter or affiliate, it cannot continue to use the term "Stonewall Democrats" in its name as that term is a trademark of National Stonewall Democrats.</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>I will be happy to contact Mr. Rollings to inquire about this matter and to urge him and/or the treasurer to promptly refund your money. Other than that, there is nothing I or the TSDC can do to intervene in this matter. If you do not receive a refund of your money within a reasonable time, I would recommend you take this matter to small claims court or to a local attorney.</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>I am troubled by what you shared in your e-mail and I do hope this matter gets resolved quickly.</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Sincerely yours,</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Daniel Graney</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>President</b></span></div></div><div style="line-height: normal;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b>Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus"</b></span></div></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Not really a good start for a new club. But now lets talk about the lack of leadership. Many of you have seen the humorous posts that I have put upon my blog about Danny Rollings and know of his character. He wants to be in charge of every LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transexual) club in El Paso and will do what ever, and I mean </span><b style="line-height: 18px;">WHAT EVER</b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">, it takes to get to the top. But is he even eligible to be in charge of the Stonewall Democrats? Relax! I'm not questioning his sexuality, the pictures I posted prove he is more than qualified, even though being gay is not a qualification to be a member of the Stonewall Democrats of Texas. He obviously is over 18, so that's a another qualification met. Id he a Democrat? Well the State of Texas does not require people to register for a party. Even if Rollings was a Republican at one point, he theoretically could have "seen the light" and changed party affiliations. Now a days people switch party affiliation all the time so this could just be another one of those situations. So I guess there is no problem with Danny Rollings being the Chairman of the Stonewall Democrats of El Paso then, right? Well lets not get all giddy yet. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">But once again Daniel Graney stressed that Danny Rollings may have at one point received the Republican Party nomination but now had converted to the Democratic Party. OK, he has a point. It could have happened.But now the final question. Is he a registered voter. Records show that Daniel Lynn Rollings is a registered voter.........in the state of New Mexico.</span></span><br />
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HIGH ROLLS MTN PARK, NM 88325</td></tr>
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PO BOX 493<br />
39 OLD RAILROAD DRIVE<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">With this new information we now know that Daniel <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">J.</span> </b>Rollings, the 51 year old from Fort Bed County, is qualified to be the Chairman of the Stonewall Democrats in El Paso. We can't say the same about Daniel Lynn Rollings who lives in El Paso. Sorry to rain on your parade Danny.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now lets talk about the timing behind the group. The race for City Council District 1 is heading for a run off. Lyda "What A Mess" Ness-Garcia is doing everything she can to get the upper hand, even though she owes the IRS about $200,000 and allegedly has judgments against her for not paying court reporters, and win this election. Danny Rollings is her henchman in her campaign and figures he can round up support for "The Mess" using this club. Let's not forget that Jaime Abeytia is the Vice Chair of this club and a known mouth piece for her as well. Even though Abeytia claims that this club was not started just to help "The Mess", the timing brings up many suspicions. "The Mess" was a speaker at the clubs first official meeting. You make of it what you will.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">At the end of the day I think that the Stonewall Democrats is a legitimate club with illegitimate leadership. I think the LGBT community should throw Danny Rollings on his fanny for not being qualified and for just being a jerk and get some one who truly has the LGBT's best interest in mind and not someone who is pushing their own agenda. This infighting at such an early stage will only get worse and tear the club apart forcing it to disappear once again as soon as the election is over. But like I said before, that really wouldn't hurt me one bit. But it would hurt those who are looking to be apart of something that better represents them and their concerns. Danny Rollings' attitude and elitist ways will not allow him to accomplish the goals set by the Stonewall Democrats of Texas. How is he supposed to maximize Democratic voter turn out when he is not very supportive, encouraging, sensitive to members' concerns and can't work very well with others. But like I said before, leave him in office and it will make my job easier. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The funny thing is that the El Paso Republican Party moved from that location in July of 2010. This is not the first time they demonstrate at this "headquarters" either. BNHR demonstrated at the same "headquarters" on May 5, 2011. Let me put it in terms that Jaime and the members of BNHR can better understand it. It took place on </span><i>Cinco De Mayo</i>. Poor people were out in the hot sun, while their leader was in a nice air conditioned office in Austin, protesting at what they were told was the Republican Party Headquarters. <i>Que culpa tienen ellos que sus lideres esten tan........ mensos?</i> Why should they have to suffer because their leaders are so dumb?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Back to Jaime. This slip up is just as bad as when he posted an unsigned court document directly from the office of Lyda Ness-Garcia to try to prove her point. Yes her point. Come on Jaime. How can you be rusty after only 11 days of not blogging. Don't directly or indirectly contact any member of the legislature or try to influence any legislation. Just pretend you are a 501(c)(3) like BNHR pretends to be and educate these people on where the Republican party Headquarters has been for almost a year now. By the way, the offices you guys protested in front of where those of a Texas State Representative. A member of the Texas legislature. </span><br />
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Lyda Ness-Garcia is a candidate for El Paso City Council District 1. She is a lawyer and a business women who seems to have a problem with the IRS and owes over $190,000 in back taxes. Some reports say she owes up to $207,000, but whose really counting? She sure isn't.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqP6F61KWZ5uFD7OA_ZAv04VKYKd1tdE8jJchbH1ZqvblU53xysbXk3b0cHrKHNqWNKHlcSZyDJFu3nkGBVRLoyQ4avclMJey4U_euHl95G-qOO62F3eEIiQBa3iZGcZHqrqwbj52tic/s1600/52083_469224083395_536168395_5490983_6934786_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqP6F61KWZ5uFD7OA_ZAv04VKYKd1tdE8jJchbH1ZqvblU53xysbXk3b0cHrKHNqWNKHlcSZyDJFu3nkGBVRLoyQ4avclMJey4U_euHl95G-qOO62F3eEIiQBa3iZGcZHqrqwbj52tic/s200/52083_469224083395_536168395_5490983_6934786_o.jpg" width="200" /></a>The local media has mentioned her "alleged" problems with the IRS but has not called her out on it. I guess tax liens still classify her problems as allegations only. Instead she has a reporter by the name of Maria Garcia who finds any way she can to divert the attention of this very serious issue away from her and instead to some questionable acts by her opponent. I agree with the reporter putting her opponent on the spot for her "alleged" actions but I don't think it's fair that she gives Ness-Garcia a pass on her up to $207,000 of back taxes. How can this women represent her district and have a say in the city's budget when she can't even mange her own business? Maybe these pictures might shed some light on why she can't keep up with<br />
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Lyda Ness-Garcia is still fairly young. She is about 40 years old and has pretty much lived a privileged life. Her mother, who is a doctor who for BP in Houston, (yes British Petroleum, as in the people who spilled all that oil in the gulf. So much for being such a conservationist) has given Lyda everything she has ever wanted growing up but never lessons in how to treat people. Many people can attest to that. I think her mother should have put an end to that once she graduated college and started her own business. But who am I to tell anyone how to raise their 40 year old child?This 40 something year old is still a momma's girl who loves to go out and have fun but she doesn't let motherhood get in the way. Her fun and friends come first.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFJ8V76QQslkogPlgcDBbks0ga6_NmZWtRadI4MeQVeW5Ry2gMTnIsQkI2PucSv4mlZZaftDxFSGP5FE1go7JimdL49F09btbUzab6pJ1UCyJxFONqFwzefGXCSzIgvErW6o0Os5JR_g/s1600/60431_442466243395_536168395_5060735_8019819_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFJ8V76QQslkogPlgcDBbks0ga6_NmZWtRadI4MeQVeW5Ry2gMTnIsQkI2PucSv4mlZZaftDxFSGP5FE1go7JimdL49F09btbUzab6pJ1UCyJxFONqFwzefGXCSzIgvErW6o0Os5JR_g/s200/60431_442466243395_536168395_5060735_8019819_n.jpg" width="200" /></a>These pictures clearly show that Lyda Ness-Garcia is still trying to find herself. She has two kids, from two different fathers and is single. She hasn't found the right one so she is out having fun finding that person. She is hanging out with friends letting it all hang out, Mardi Gras is always fun with her friends, just doing what 40 years olds do. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Is there? Oh wait, she is 40 not 21.You would think that a City Representative candidate would already know where she was in her life and would think that a City Representative candidate would be focused on serving her constituents and not worried about who was going to be serving her next drink.<br />
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to put the bottle down and concentrate on her job if elected? Will the people in these pictures be a part of her staff? Will she be able to pay off her back taxes and "learn her lesson" before she takes the oath of office? Will she be willing to write a check for $207,000 dollars to be elected for a position that pays nowhere near that? Who knows? She is the lady, I use that loosely considering she is drinking straight from the bottle, who has Danny Rollings doing her dirty work. We'll just have to wait and see to find out what Lyda Ness-Garcia is willing to do to pull this rabbit out of the hat.<br />
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<div>Bill and Danny are supposed to be leaders in the LGBT community and are supposed to set the example of tolerance and understanding. They are supposed to get like minded people involved and encourage them to participate in group activities. Recruiting and inclusion are the secret to the success to not just this group but any group. But for some reason Ellis and Rollings can't understand that an allow their personal agendas to push people away. Here are two examples of how they treat members:</div><div><br />
</div><div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I think you should give some serious thought to seeking psychiatric help, and believe me there are more reasons for me giving you this advice than those I have outlined here. But in any event, I am requesting you avoid any and all contact with me, in any form or forum, in the future. Unfortunately, I will be required to tolerate your presence at church <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1305904503_3" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; color: #366388; cursor: pointer;">on Sundays</span>, but I hope to limit it to that. </span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> You are such a pathetic figure, I find it impossible to be angry with you. But i do hope you will keep your pollution out of my environment." -William J. Ellis</span></blockquote><br />
Not exactly practicing tolerance if you ask me.<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"GET A LIFE ***!" "you have no authority to tell anyone how to conduct their division.....(ie ... saying things you shouldn't and stepping over your bounds)" "GET REAL!" "You need to think and put your gears in motion before you start mouthing off on what you believe."...... Sincerely and respectfully, - Danny</span></blockquote><br />
A perfect example of Danny's controlling ways. He doesn't deal well with people who go against his beliefs. Signing off an e-mail with "Sincerely and Respectfully" after using those words is pathetic. I don't see how he thinks ending an e-mail in that matter will change the hate and disrespect that was in the body of the e-mail.<br />
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</div><div>Below is a picture of Daniel Lynn Rollings aka Danny Steele giving us his best imitation of Lyda Ness-Garcia, candidate for City Council District 1. He has the I don't give a damn about you attitude, the I don't care what the IRS wants aura and the feminine yet don't mess with me because I will bite your head off look. Lyda in a nutshell if you ask me. But I have to admit, Danny does have better eye brows and nicer legs. Oh, stop it! You guys know its true.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>This was just Danny's attempt to see what it felt like to be a women in power. His $9.80/hr<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/el-paso-county/daniel-lynn-rollings/797683/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">job</span></a></span> for the Sheriff's Department is just not cutting it for him. Pushing Ellis' wheel chair and being his errand boy is not what he inspired to be. One day when he grows up, he wants to rule the world!!!!!!! (In higher heels of course)<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>"R</strong></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">io Grande Adelante is pleased to announce our newest collaboration as an agency with the West Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department. As a registered agency with the WTCS&CD, individuals may sign-up to do their court mandated community service hours working on Rio Grande Adelante community projects. Some of those projects may include: "Adopt-A-Highway" clean-up, program workshops, event prepartion, and community involvement."</span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rgadelante.org/Resources/Pictures/CS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://rgadelante.org/Resources/Pictures/CS.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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