GOP strategy: Hispanic vote not as necessary 'cause few whites will vote for Obama

GOP strategy: "Hispanics? We don't need no stinkin' Hispanics!"

Excerpt from The Seattle Times
By Andres Oppenheimer

How can the Republican Party win the 40 percent of the Hispanic vote that most pollsters say it will need in the 2012 elections if their front-runners alienate Hispanic voters on issues such as immigration and cutting social programs, I asked several Republican strategists.

Republican pollster Nicole McCleskey told me that "what's going to be the key factor in 2012 is Obama's poor performance among white voters. Because he is doing poorly among white voters, it decreases the necessity of the Republican candidate getting to that 40 percent figure."

My opinion: In their quest for support of their party's right wing in the primaries, top Republican hopefuls have given up on the Hispanic vote. That's likely to cost their party the 2012 elections.

Tea Party debate on CNN: Insane in the membrane

Immunizations are tyrannical! Liberty! Liberty I tell you!!! Hahahha

If you want to see just how dim-witted some Americans are nowadays, tune in to a repeat of tonight's CNN Tea Party debate when you get a chance. You might just find that it's more hilarious than Comedy Central. Of course, they're serious - and that's the most amazing part of the whole thing. The US Republican party has been taken over by a minority of foaming-at-the-mouth radicals.

Some of the things the Tea Party constantly calls for, among other things are: The virtual elimination of Federal government agencies such as the EPA, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor; the abolishment of the 14th, 15th and 16th amendments; the immediate and indiscriminate deportation of 10-12 million illegal immigrants (aliens in their language), lowering the tax rate for corporations and the mega-rich in hopes of increasing jobs- something that hasn't happened in the 10 years since the Bush Tax cuts have been in place.

Bachman came out saying that state-mandated injections (immunizations) are a deprivation of liberty. I guess we were all deprived then because one thing that you would be send home from school for was not having all your immunization shots. Thanks Michelle Bachman for looking out for the liberty-seeking Tea Party and not caring about the health and well-being of children.

Rick Perry's biggest hits : Vs Tony Sanchez

Here's part of the trickery ol' tricky Rick Perry used to take down Laredo's Tony Sanchez in the 2006 Texas Governor's race. A federal probe had cleared Sanchez of any wrong doing but that didn't stand in the way of Perry. Sanchez called Perry's allegations "an absolute utter lie".

Selling out and Flip Flopping

Dumm dee dumm....let me check out A&E's press release...Dumm-dee-dumm

It all started back in February, when the following item appeared on the Laredo city council's meeting agenda. It was the start of a process in getting A&E to come down to Laredo, film and produce an eventual show that would be seen nation-wide.

Agenda item 16.  2011-R-11 Authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Laredo and Al Roker Productions for the purposes of recording footage of the activities of the Laredo Police Department for the purposes of a ten (10) episode television series to air on a nationally syndicated television network.

Next, take a look at the press release that A&E has prepared in announcing the Cops-like show that's slated to start in October of this year.

Laredo, Texas is under siege. The small city on the U.S.-Mexico border is overrun by the sophisticated and large-scale trafficking operations of Mexican drug cartels... The largest inland port on the U.S.-Mexico border, Laredo is the premiere gateway used by Mexican drug cartels to transport illegal narcotics into the U.S. and export billions of dollars in cash to Mexico.
"Bordertown: Laredo" gives viewers exclusive access to the explosive drama, violence and conflict that unfold daily along the U.S.-Mexico border through the unique perspective of five Mexican-American cops determined to take back their community.

Normally, the Mayor would be the first one out in front denouncing such a portrayal of the Gateway City. He would be absolutely fuming about the effect such a negative press release could have on the reputation of the city, let alone on the economy of Laredo.

No so fast! Following, is the Mayor's actual response. LatinaLista.com contacted the Mayor via e-mail to get his take on such a economically-injurious release by A&E. Well, judge for yourself how well you think the Mayor did in defending Laredo.

Mayor's Raul Salinas' response to A&E's press release:

We recognize that the marketing team at A&E had a job to do when developing a marketing campaign for the show, so that it would stand out from the hundreds of other reality shows out there, in an effort to get viewers interested in watching the show.
We believe, however, that once people begin watching the show and see the reality of Laredo, our amazing and dedicated Laredo Police Department narcotics unit and the work they are doing that keeps Laredo - and the rest of the nation - safe from drug dealers and others who would wish to do us harm, they will come to know and understand the true Laredo: the city with the lowest crime rate in the state of Texas."

I guess since A&E acted with full permission of the Mayor, city council and city staff, Salinas has no choice but to try to lip stick on a pretty ugly pig.

Then, suddenly....poof!..there were a 100 new jobs for Laredo!

"We at McAllen's Lunch" this calls for a celebration!

Mayor Salinas appeared on Pro8News at noon and announced 100 new, mysterious jobs coming to Laredo. He said it was the "personal touch" that allowed Laredo to prevail over Nogales, Az., El Paso and McAllen. The Mayor had few details and, for the moment, I couldn't find anything online about such a development.

The Mayor said that a company named something like XL or Excell was expanding it's distribution center and will have a groundbreaking soon. He said the 100 new jobs will be good-paying jobs and he emphasized that "everyone's always talking about McAllen eating our lunch, well, this time, we ate McAllen's lunch!".

I checked the Internet, the City of Laredo's website and the LDF website but no mention of any new jobs coming to the Gateway City. I guess it's one of those things the Mayor likes to keep secret.  Pro8News co-anchor Victoria Marshall even asked the Mayor why we hadn't heard anything about this before. The Mayor, of course, said that it had been in the works and lauded the City Manager and Webb County. 

Ironically, Salinas, who has been gun-ho about reaching out to the fossil-fuel oil/gas industry with their reputation of polluting our air and water, said that these would be "Green" jobs. I guess he wants to have his cake and eat it too. Take that McAllen! Our Mayor is eating your lunch AND your cake.

Cuidado con los UFOs

From PRS Newswire.com

Laredo, TX, September 10, 2011 - Travis Walton, who tells the amazing story of being abducted by extraterrestrials and held captive for five days, will speak at the first-ever “Laredo UFO Conference,” on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Texas A & M International University, 5201 University Boulevard, in Laredo, Texas. In addition to Walton, whose experience inspired the 1993 hit movie "Fire in the Sky," the Laredo UFO conference will also feature UFO researcher Noe Torres, author of a new book called "Fallen Angel: UFO Crash Near Laredo, Texas." Also at the conference, the Laredo Paranormal Research Society (LPRS) will present its latest findings on UFO cases in the Laredo area. The Laredo UFO Conference is sponsored by the Webb County Heritage Foundation, and registration is available online at www.webbheritage.org.

Mayor on Eagle Ford Shale: We're at your command !

Mayor admits who he's working for

If you thought the Mayor was in office to be at our service, at our command, think again. This past Tuesday, Mayor Raul Salinas clearly stated whose command he's at. No surprisingly, it's those darn Eagle Ford Shale folks again.  Yes, he's our Mayor and yes the people of Laredo voted him in but make no mistake, the Mayor answers first and foremost to the Oil and Gas people of the Eagle Ford Shale. He said so himself. He's a bit of what our illustrious Mayor had to say:

From Tuesday's September 5th city council meeting

"We wanna make sure that we’re right in the mix. We intend to make a visit to Cotulla and all those areas. The San Antonio chamber has visited that area 3 times. The Carrizo chamber has also visited that area. We wanna make sure that we take a busload to that area to let them know that we’re ready to do business and we mean business, we need to know what is it they need, we gotta go there  and show these folks that we are at their command, that we’re at their service".

"You gotta understand that if you don’t go knocking on their door, they’re not going to come knocking on your door. It’s about making sure these companies realize that we mean business, big business, billions and billions of dollars. A lot of people can benefit and I think that the people of Laredo want to work. I think that with that bonanza, we have to hone in and focus on…. and letting them know first hand that we mean business. We’re gonna get with it, we’re gonna make sure that …..I’m not afraid of San Antonio".