Here I Come To Save The Daaaaaay!

Press Secretary Vince Perez

I wrote a piece this weekend about the fact that there has been more murders in El Paso just this month than all of last year. In that piece I asked if Congressman Reyes was still going wear his Safest City in The US cape or send it to the cleaners until all this blew over. Well my question was answered tonight. The Congressman sent his Press Secretary Vince Perez wearing the whole Safest City in The US costume to do an interview on ABC 7 Extra.

The topic of tonights show was immigration enforcement. Vince Perez said that having local law enforcement agents enforce immigration law would be detrimental to El Paso's "Safest City" status. Earth to Perez! Did you not read my last piece. Let me refresh your memory. We have more murders and more traffic fatalities in January than we did in all of 2010. Stop telling people we are the safest city. And take off that silly costume, the socks didn't do what you expected them to do.

Darren Hunt had Vince Perez, Commander Gomencindo Lopez of the El Paso Sheriff's Department and local political blogger and my biggest fan David Karlswel.......Karlherher..........Karlshaha.....oh heck he had David K on as well. David K said he was in agreement with Governor Rick Perry's decision to give immigration enforcement an emergency status so the legislature can address it sooner.

The interview was in typical El Paso fashion. Ithad more liberals than conservatives. It was bad enough that David K was outnumbered in the studio 2-1, but then they played a video of Fernando Garcia of the Border Network of Certain Human Rights(BNHR) over dramatizing the situation (like he always does) and say that this would be worse than the law in Arizona. Perez was smart enough to come back and set the record straight by saying that Governor Perry was only proposing to give law enforcement agents the discretion to ask for legal status and not making it mandatory. Somebody go tell Fernando to read this issue since he didn't even read the Arizona law before he went on camera the last go around either. The three used fear and exaggerations to try get there point across while K kept his composure and used common sense to argue his side. I mention composure because Perez looked like he was loosing his just a little towards the end. Maybe it was because he figured if he kept mentioning that El Paso was the "Safest City" people would just agree with him and forget about reality or maybe it was the tights that were riding up on him. Either way I don't think I have ever seen Perez look flustered on TV.

Perez and Lopez alluded to say that Governor Perry's actions were simply political. But I guess having Senator Jose Rodriguez, Mayor John Cook, County Judge Veronica Escobar and my favorite person in the whole world Sheriff Richard Wiles practically cry on television was recreational. I really can't understand it. Laws are laws and law enforcement should enforce them. That is what enforcement means.

My real problem with the way liberals handle immigration issues is that they always find a way to keep these people in hiding instead of finding a way to make them legal. They always find a way to keep people from being sent back instead of figuring out a way of keeping them here legally. I was born to undocumented immigrant parents and have known many, many undocumented immigrants. It is sad to see how liberals keep them down and prevent them from being able to live the American dream by finding ways to keep them in the shadows instead of helping them to be able to hold there head up high by becoming legal immigrants and eventually citizens. We need to fix this problem. But we need to pull the band-aid off to do it. It will hurt really bad for a short time, but in the long run it will allow these wounds to breathe and heal. Liberals keep putting gauze on top of gauze to the point that this immigration issue has reached the point of gangrene.

Silvestre Reyes Named New Spokesperson.........

Just For Fun:


Many people have said that the only thing that came out of the President's second State of The Union Address was a bunch of false promises. 


I am proud to say that is not true. Congressmen Silvestre Reyes of El Paso, Texas missed a scheduled appearance in his very own district because he was in Chicago at the Wrigley Company headquarters where he was named the official spokesperson for Hubba Bubba brand bubble gum. The Wrigley executives saw the Congressman chewing a piece of gum on national television as the President was giving his speech earlier this week. They instantly new they had found their next spokesperson. Executives tell me that a whole new marketing campaign will be launched and consists of billboards and television commercials with Reyes chewing Hubba Bubba brand bubble gum as a backwards American flag flies behind him. 


El Paso can finally be proud of their long time Congressman.


(It's OK to laugh, no really go ahead no one is watching.)

What Does Being The "Safest" Do For El Paso

CQ Press City Crime Rankings 2010-2011
Rankings by Population Categories
CITIES OF 500,000 OR MORE POPULATION (34 CITIES)
Lowest Crime Rate      Ranking Highest Crime Rate Ranking
1. El Paso, TX              1. Detroit, MI
2. Honolulu, HI             2. Baltimore, MD
3. New York, NY        3. Memphis, TN
4. San Jose, CA           4.Washington, DC
5. San Diego, CA         5. Atlanta, GA
6. Austin, TX                6. Indianapolis, IN
7. Portland, OR            7. Philadelphia, PA
8. Los Angeles, CA      8. Milwaukee,WI
9. Seattle,WA              9. Houston, TX
10. Fort Worth, TX    10. Columbus, OH

I copied and pasted CQ's City Crime Rankings for cities with 500,000 or more people so people won't misrepresent the facts one way or the other. Please feel free to click on this link to view the full list of the other "Safest Cities" as well. Silvestre Reyes does  the people of Amherst, NY and  Colonie, NY an injustice by saying he represents THE "Safest City" in the US. Now if you look at this list you will see that El Paso was named the "Safest" out of 34 cities. Not the safest in the US. Now look at the other "Top Ten" safest cities. I have been to 7 of the Top 10 cities and I really didn't feel very "safe" in all of them. Let's just take the two most obvious. Los Angeles and New York. Those two cities are known for many things but being safe is not really one of them. Like I said in the past, calling El Paso the "Safest City" was like calling it the prettiest girl in an ugly contest, the skinniest guy at fat camp, the tallest man in a midget contest or the most honest guy in a corruption scandal. OK that last one was just a cheap shot. But you get my point.

I also said that being named the "Safest City" would only give El Pasoans a false sense of security and would make people walk around with their guard down. I'm not the "I told you so" kinda guy, but I did warn you guys. Last year the City of El Paso had four murders total, that's all year. KTSM News Channel 9 just reported that there have been five murders in El Paso for the year already. Then Charlie Moreno reports on Facebook, thats always a good source(sarcasm), that there were two more murders but that the police department had not officially released the information. (Click here to see the kind of sort of released information on the unofficial murders that already happened) That's seven murders and we are still in January. To make things worse there has been nine traffic fatalities year to date. How safe are we really? Do we expect a piece of paper and a title to keep us safe at night or do we do something about it? Unfortunately El Paso is a reactive kind of town instead of being a proactive town. I just can't wait to hear what kind of spin Reyes and his liberal clan put on this. Now that I think about it, I wonder if he will continue to wear his "Safest City In The Whole US" cape or will he send it to the cleaners until this dies down. We will just have to wait and find out.

TFN Takes On Charlie Garza

The Texas Freedom Network, also known as TFN is a self proclaimed watchdog and activist group that claims to advance an agenda of religious freedom but really works on countering efforts of  what they call the conservative political agenda. Their website says they have 45,000 religious and community leaders yet they have fought tooth and nail to try to remove any mention of God in school books. They called a special meeting last week to talk about Charlie Garza. He is one of the newly elected members of the State Board of Education who has come out of his corner swinging since being elected.

Garza took on former Senator Elliot Shapleigh on his allegations against the El Paso Independent School District at his own swearing in ceremony and took on Mary Helen Berlanga on a controversial bill that would have eliminated 97% of all El Pasoans from participating in making a difference in the way kids are educated. And we are only in January.

Warning: Sarcasm in 3.....2.....1

Now I don't know how many of these 45,000 religious or community leaders were present at this meeting but I do know that they came to a unanimous decision on what their strategy was going to be to take on Charlie Garza. Their big strategy, their home run hitter, their ace in the hole was to ........wait for it.......wait for it............. call him a Right Winger!

People close to Garza tell me that he was hurt so bad by the vicious accusation that he had to ask for a leave of absence from his job and hasn't spoken to anyone in a couple days. How dare TFN go as far as calling a conservative a Right Winger? That was completely uncalled for. Do they not know that those types of accusations hurt not just him but also affect his friends and family. I just hope Charlie can get over this quickly and get back to doing what he does best; help improve the education of our children.

Security or Stupidity?

El Minero
Contributor


Since the tragic events that happened in Arizona there has been talk about the possibility of increasing security for federal government officials including members of Congress. 

Such increase was present today at EPCC’s (El Paso Community College) Northwest Campus as EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes were scheduled to address the communities concerns regarding the environment. 

There was a strong security presence by members of the El Paso Community College Campus Police Department. There were more than 6 officers providing security for the event, especially for Ms. Jackson since Congressman Reyes failed to attend.

Rumor has it that EPCC’s Campus Police is so short on manpower that some campuses were left with as little as only one police officer in order to boost security for this event. Does it make any sense to have just one officer to provide security for a whole campus which is filled by hundreds of students? What if something unfortunate such as another school shooting would have taken place? How would one officer provide security if such a scenario had played out? 

Some of you will claim that they could call El Paso Police if back-up is needed, but back up takes several minutes to respond. During an emergency situation it is crucial to respond and react in seconds, not in minutes. I think such a move was ill planned by Community College officials. 

So ask yourself, whose life is worth more, the life of a regular citizen or that of a U.S. Representative or federal government department head?

Parents Need To Punish Their Kids

I saw a very interesting story tonight on KFOX. It dealt with high school students, drugs, an abandoned house, an assistant principal and couple angry parents. Most of you are thinking, the parents should be upset. Unfortunately they are upset at the assistant principal. According to the story, a neighbor called saying there were teenagers hanging out in an abandoned house during school hours. The next day an assistant principal decides to go to the house and catch the Austin High School students in the act. Sure enough the kids showed up again. The assistant principal entered the abandoned home and took pictures of the students and of drug paraphernalia.

One of the students told her mom she felt violated while another parent said the assistant principal should have never let the kids into the house in the first place. Really? It's the assistant principal's fault that your kids are ditching school, entering private property and using drugs. I think not. If the assistant principal did not allow the kids to enter they would have said he didn't have any proof to accuse them of anything and complained to their parents. Now he has enough proof to show their parents and  the parents are complaining about his actions. Parents please! Kids now a days get away with murder because parents like you defend your kids without knowing the facts. These kids know that so they do whatever they want knowing you will make a fool of yourselves defending them no matter what.

Those students got busted red handed and they should take their punishment and move on. But I can see it now. Some slimy lawyer will come to their aid and convince them that their rights were violated and will try to sue the assistant principal, the school district, the owner of the abandoned home and me for writing this piece. It's pretty sad when people are suing for just about any reason now. I can see it playing out like this. They will sue for millions of dollars and claim that their kids were so emotionally and physically affected by the cruel actions of the assistant principle that their kids will no longer be able to get a quality education and require many hours of therapy and also require compensation for future wages lost since their education will be inadequate to get the job they could have landed if this event had not happened. i may have exaggerated a bit but I bet we here something along those lines in the news in the next couple days.

A Couple House Keeping Tips For Congressman Silvestre Reyes

Just a couple house keeping tips for Congressman Silvestre Reyes.........


1.) Do not have your office release a statement just minutes after the State of the Union Address is over and date it three days in advance. Plus yesterday would mean the address was given on the 27 when it was actually given on the 25th.

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Documents... - US Representative Silvestre Reyes

Jan 28, 2010 - Congressman Silvestre Reyes released the following statement today on the President's State of the Union address delivered yesterday at the ...reyes.house.gov/News/DocumentQuery.aspx?CatagoryID=4817 - Cached"

2.) Do not have a big wad of Hubba Bubba bubble gum in your mouth when you could possibly be on national television. Didn't your mother teach you that?


and last but not least........

3.) Don't be lazy and stand up and applaud when your other Democrat friends are doing it. It didn't look to good to have a Democratic Congressman sitting on his tush when the rest of the Democrats were giving the President a standing ovation after he mentioned the new health care law. I didn't say it was wrong for you not to give a standing ovation, I wouldn't have either. I'm just saying that you have to play along with your little friends so you won't look bad. But as I see these suggestions were a little too late.