Tea-jano Dems Forum Tonight
I'll be posting a quick summary and thoughts on last night's Westside Democrats forum a little later but since Demo Party Drama is the latest thing of interest lately I thought I'd remind folks that...
View ArticleTea-janos Endorsements: I Swear I'm Not Making This Up...
In an effort to game some credibility the Paso Del Norte Tea-jano Democrats invited two members of the media from local television stations to moderate their fancy-shmancy form tonight at the Camino...
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Precinct Chair Races
Whenever relevant I discuss precinct chairs and highlight races for precinct chairs that are of interest.Okay, nobody cares about precinct chairs most of the time, but when you consider so many...
View ArticleFun Friday with Mary Gonzalez
You know you haven't accomplished much in your career when your highlights include a coloring book and taking a picture with a pig.I mean unless you're in kindergarten. In which case you are having and...
View ArticleDrama Free at Westside D's
Okay, lest you think all Democratic Party auxiliary clubs are as dramatic as the Tea-janos I'd like to give you a quick summary of the Westside Democrats Forum the other night.There was no...
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Did Quintanilla Lie at Tea-jano's Endorsement Meeting?
Things involving Eddie Holguin's Paso Del Norte Tejano Democrats and Tony Quintanilla seem to just keep getting more and more weird.If you recall I wrote about how at last Thursday's endorsement...
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The Return of Carlos Sierra?
Team TonyThe El Paso Times wrote an article about the 8th Court of Appeals decision to order the removal of Tony Quintanilla from the ballot as an opponent to incumbent Democratic County Commissioner...
View ArticleTER = TLR = Forma
Texans for Education Reform is the education equivalent of the Texans for Legal Reform.They are a front for conservatives that want to take over Texas education policy.I'm going through campaign...
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Ali Enrique Razavi Ordered to Pay $100k in Deceptive Trade Practices Suit
Ali Enrique Razavi AKA Max PowersAh yes they say its a dish best served cold.I've been waiting until just the right time to write this piece about Ali Razavi, aka Max Powers.You know, the Forma...
View ArticleWhy Funding from Texans for Education Reform Should Concern You
The latest group to come in and try to influence El Paso politics is Texans for Education Reform (TER), which is essentially a sister organization of the Texans for Legal Reform (TLR). I warned...
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HD 77 - The Benjamins
The race for HD 77 which is the seat held by retiring, and now Forma partner, State Rep Marisa Marquez is heading down the home stretch with less than a month before early voting starts. Marquez...
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Closed for Papal Visit
Since everything else in town will be needlessly closed for the papal visit, I have decided to follow suit. The LionStar Blog will be closed the day of the papal visit to Juarez. When asked for comment...
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8 Bucks & Special Interest Money - the Joe Fierro Campaign
Like many of you, I loves me some Whataburger.I like the #1 with double cheese, green chile, whatasized with a Dr Pepper. Man you put that together with some hot fries and some of their spicy ketchup...
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Quintanilla Campaign in Crisis Mode
Former State Rep Chente Quintanilla was never in a position to win the election against current State Rep Mary Gonzalez but the idea was that he was at least going to bloody her nose a bit and go out...
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Mary's Money: Gonzalez PAC'in in the $$$
State Rep Mary Gonzalez has more special interest and out of town money than any of the other candidates for any office in El Paso for the March primary. Here is a link to her campaign finance report....
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Chente's Crisis Part Two
As I've said before, when I'm wrong I'm the first to admit it. I'm not really wrong in a post I did previously outlining some of the problems with Chente Quintanilla's bid to regain his old seat as...
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Fabens ISD Superintendent Faces Criticism of Salary
An anonymous letter was sent out to some members of the Fabens community yesterday that outlined criticism of his salary.Its become an all too familiar criticism from the tax payers about the amount of...
View ArticleGonzalez Grilled
Yesterday City Rep Claudia Ordaz and also Rep Cortney Niland at one point, grilled City Manager Tommy Gonzalez over his performance during a special city council meeting.During a conversation about...
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Local Republican Extremist Files Ethics Complaint Against Ordaz
Anti-immigrant extremist Barbara Carrasco has filed an ethics complaint about City Rep Claudia Ordaz alleging a violation of the law.Carrasco is El Paso's answer to Sarah Palin. She's a shrill...
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Martin Paredes: Is it Stupidity or Intentional?
Being stupid isn't a crime, but it should be.If it was, Paredes would be in a maximum security facility in Gitmo.A lawyer friend messaged me after reading my previous post and point out something I...
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