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TXCITIZEN.COM 3George Green Keeps George Greening, Because thats
what George Green DoesDistrictOneCouncilman George Dont you know
who I am? Green has been throwing his
weightaroundagain,thistimetryingto get road crews to work on his
block, beyond the scope of their assigned
tasks.YoumightrememberGreenasthe Councilman that attempted to have
the Comal CountyFairAssociationsfairgroundslease revoked as
retaliation for Fair staff declining to allow Green to park in a
restricted area, and his obligatory charges of racism on the part
of Fair staff that followed. Thats not the only time hes done
something like that, only our favorite. In short, the Councilman
has a long history of demanding special treatment
aroundtown,whichhasonlygottenworse since he took offce.At the July
13 Council meeting, George stepped down from the dais, and took
center stage at the podium, in full concerned-public-servant mode,
to explain to Council that part ofLomaVistastreet,thesectionbetween
BeckerandI-35,wassupposedtohave beenapprovedbyCouncilforrepairwith
therestofLomaVista,buthadnot.Green took two conficting tacks to
make his point. The frst was that it was overlooked, and the other
was that, in retrospect, itshould have
beenincluded,asevidencedbythisquote: Its like building a home. You
can start out with all the features you select and pick and somehow
or another by the time you get to a certain stage of that home
build that, hey, something has been left out. According to Green,
it was negligence inplanningonthepartofCityStaff,and
negligenceinvotingonthepartofthe Councilhesitson,ANDnotnegligenceat
all, but rather a need that revealed itself after
thefactandnowneedstobeaddressed. Councilman Green, like so many
otheramateurthinkers,talksin circlesandputsforthmultiple
argumentsatonce,hoping thatonewillstickandthe
balancebedisregarded.Its like hes never read this
column.TheItshouldhavebeenin theoriginalstreetplanassertionwas
rebuffed by District Six rep Leah Garcia, who
said:Wevoted,though,backinFebruary
afterwereviewedthisinthefall,andthat was all that was included was
a portion of it, not the whole street. And Im really familiar
withthisstreet,andtheotherendofitthat
didnthasahigher(streetcondition)rating and is in a lot better shape
than the part they redid. So, you know, I could see maybe with the
budgets going forth, but we all voted for the same thing. And it
was in there in black and white at the time.Green responded with
this: Its just like buildingahome.Imean,notuntilyouget to a certain
point, and I caught it while they were out working the
streetsGarcia:Butyoushouldhavecaughtit when we voted on it. We
could have talked about it then.Green:Again,ifyouvebeenina building
process, there are a lot of eyes that
havebeenonthedocumentsthateveryone has signed off on, but theres
still things that are overlooked and I think this is one that has
beenoverlooked,becauseagain,itshould
havebeentheentirestreetofLomaVista because it doesnt serve the
entire purpose of what we were trying to do.According to Green, it
was originally partofthetotalroadplanapprovedby Council earlier,
and the fact that it actually wasnt, was a mistake. The fact is,
Green doesntreadtheagendapacketsbefore
hevotes.Hejustblameseveryoneelse when it doesnt say what he thought
it did. Or should have. Continued on page 5.
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3.Greenranrightupagainstourmotto, Anactofomissionisanactofintent,by
failingtodisclosethefactthattheworkhe his trying to get added to
the project would be done directly in front of his house. At 21
minutesintotheconversation,DistrictTwos
AjaEdwardspressedhimuntilheadmitted that. It was awkward.Edwards: I
have a couple questions for Councilman Green. You said your address
is 238 Loma Vista. Can you point to where that is on that
map?Green:Uh,yes.Infactifyoucould go to Google
EarthEdwards:Youcandoit,youcanjust touch it in relation to Becker
Street.Green: uh, ok heres Becker Street, and here this is the
section that was (unintelligible) my home is about about right
there.Edwards: Thanks. And another question
isandImnotknownfortactbutwe were,Iwasinformedthatyouwentdirectly
tocrewsworkingontheroadandasked them to continue instead of going
through the appropriate routes here, and I dont know if now is the
appropriate time to talk about that, but, we cant do that. I cant
go to the road crews and say Hey, can you keep paving my street
down here because it really needs to be done? Theres things that we
have to do, pass thesemeasures.Wevehadpublicmeetings
wevehadpublicinput.TheCityManagers
jobistomanagetheRoadDepartment,not ours. Im just concerned. And I
wondered if you would like to talk about
that.Green:WellIdontwanttogetintoHe said, she said or anything. I
did go to them and ask Hey, what can you all do, can you fnish?, I
did ask that question. Now, did I ask them to go ahead and
continue? No. Thats where I brought
ituptotheattentionofSteve(Ramsay,Public
WorksDirector),andRobert(Camareno,City Manager), and said No, hey,
this is not we had all agreed upon. So thats, thats the process
that I, that I took. And uh, it was a surprise to me that if you
just go straight there were not accomplishing
whatweretalkingabout,whichishandling
traffcoverfowcomingfromMockingbirdand Highland Groves, so so the He
said, she said stuff, I dont, I dont go by that.Edwards:
Ok.Greenbeganhisclosingcommentswith this: It was something that was
overlooked and should have been in the original street
planCityManagerCamarenoresponded: Mr Mayor, if I may. I just want
to clarify to the Council that, um, I do not believe that it was
overlooked. It was clearly on the list of streets that as a matter
of fact, I did not attend the meeting that Council took this item
up, I was sick that evening, and so I watched the video recording
of that meeting, just so I could get
preparedforthemeetingthisevening.The
Councildidnttakeformalaction,however
therewasunanimousconsensustomove forward with the program as it was
presented, and was included in the packet this
evening.AttentionDistrictOneresidents.Green
wouldhavehadabettershotatpushing
thisthingthroughhadheannouncedatthe beginning that he lives on the
very spot hes trying to have the work done on. The fact that
hedidnt,combinedwithhisvoteinfavor
ofsomethinghedidntreadorunderstand, further combined with his
history of antics, only servestodilutehiscredibilitywithCouncil,
and therefore diminishes your political power. You reelect him at
your own peril.Dont you know who I am?Greenswholedog/ponyshowwas
put together to cover for the fact that he was
outthereonthejobsite,improperlytrying
toconvincethecrewstocontinuetopave directly in front of his house.
We imagine the conversation went something like this: Green: Hey
fellahs, you got everything you need? You know, to pave in front of
my house?Crew: Thats not on the work
order.Green:Oh,well,itssupposedtobe. See, Council and City Staff
made a mistake on that order. Im on City Council, thats how I know.
Kind of a big deal.Crew: The instructions are pretty
clearGreen:Haveyoueverbuiltahouse?
Therearesomethingsthatyoujustdont
fndoutyouneeduntilthehouseisalmost fnished. Thats the way this
street is.Crew:Whatkindsofthingson house construction do you find
out about after the fact?Green:Youknow,likeifyourealize
youhavetwoteenagekidsinsteadofjust the one you thought you had, so
you need anextrabedroom.Thatsthewaythis street project is.Crew:
That doesntGreen:Orifyoufoundoutatthelast minute that you needed
running water in the laundry room.Crew: (Stunned silence.)Green: Or
if you built on a graveyard. All kinds of unexpected problems if
you build on a graveyard.Crew: Hey, its been really great talking
with you, Mr Green. Youve given us a lot to think about
(snicker).ThecostofexpandingtheLomaVista project would more than
double the $13,000 budgetedforthecurrentjob.Greens proposal died
for lack of a motion, which he couldhavemadehimself,ifhehadntbeen
so busy grandstanding. Haha. Dummy.\m/Mike
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in Davidson CaseAn attempt to reduce the amount of restitution
orderedpaidtothefamilyofateenager
killedinanattackatCanyonHighSchool backfred as the judge ordered
the convicted teenager to pay more.JosephE.GarciaIII,theattorneyfor
the teenager who was convicted in the fatal
2013assaultofLoganDavidson,requested
thatthecourtreducehisclients$20,000
restitutionpayment,whichwasintendedto reimburse the family for
Logans medical and funeralexpenses.Garciaarguedthatthe
Davidsonfamilyhadreceivedmoneyfrom
theStatesCrimeVictimsFundandother personal donations, so his
clients part of the restitution should be reduced by the amount of
those funds.Instead,JudgeCharlesStephens
orderedthattheconvictedteensfamily
shouldpay$6,000moretoreimbursethe Crime Victims
Fund.Igetthat,Iunderstandthat,Garcia said, referring to Stephens
order to reimburse thestatefund.Ireallyhavenoissuewith
that.Wejustfgured,iftherewerefunds
gatheredbytheMothersofNewBraunfels
andothercharitablecontributionsthatwent to both of the families,
those amounts should have been put into the
equation.Theattorneysaidtherehasbeenno decision yet whether to
appeal the restitution.Ihaventreallyspokentomyclients
aboutwhattheywanttodo,hesaid.At some point, they may just want to
let it lie and put it behind them.In November, 2013, the convicted
teen punched 15-year-old Logan twice in the face as Davidson exited
a classroom, causing his classmatetodiefromalaceratedvertebral
arteryintheneck.Theteenagersaidhe threw the punches to get Logan to
back off. Duringthetrial,witnessestestifedthat
thedaybeforetheincident,Loganhitthe
defendantinthecrotch,leadingtheteen
toshoveLogan.Thewitnessessaidthat onthedayoftheattack,Loganandother
classmateswerepeltingtheconvictedteen
withavarietyofthings.Witnessestestifed
thatthedefendanthadtoldLoganand otherstostopyourshit.Whiletheothers
stopped, Logan was said to have continued
throwingthings,evenhittingthedefendant in the face with an
eraser.Video of the attack shows the defendant
ambushingLoganoutsidetheclassroom.
Afterabrutalfrstpunch,Loganturnedto
thewall,whereupontheconvictedteen grabbedLogansbackpack,andspunthe
victimaroundinordertolandanequally-brutal second punch. After the
second punch, Logans head hit the wall and he collapsed,
unresponsive. He died the next day.The State had originally charged
the teen with murder and manslaughter. Before Stephens gave the
jury sentencing instructions, however,
defenseattorneyGarciaaskedthejudgeto also add the charge of
misdemeanor assault. Stephensagreed,promptinganobjectionby
prosecutor Tiffany Leal. The State appealed the judges decision to
the Third Court of Appeals, who ruled in favor of
Stephens.Thejuryeventuallyconvictedtheteen
ofthemisdemeanorassaultafteraday
ofdeliberations.Aftertheverdict,Garcia
saidjurorshadtoldhimthathadtheState charged his client with
aggravated assault, a felony, they likely would have convicted him
of that charge.Besidestherestitution,Stephensalso ordered the
convicted teen seek counseling, beputonprobationuntilheturns18and
perform several hours of community
service.Alsoaspartofhisruling,Stephens
orderedtheteentostayoffofsocialmedia sites for his own protection,
ostensibly to avoid negative comments while he is in
counseling.Anemailrequestingcommentfromthe District Attorneys offce
was not returned by press time.Nick Rogers covers courts &
crime for the TX Citizen.TXCITIZEN.COM 7By Nick RogersAfter an
8-year battle, breast cancer claimed
thelifeof45-year-oldKimDuprein2013. Because there is a strong
genetic link to breast cancer,Kimstwodaughtersrealizedthey needed a
better understanding of the disease.EventhoughAprilandHannahDupre
are young women, they know that it is never
toosoontobeconcernedaboutbreast cancer. But cancer is a touchy and
frightening subject, and diffcult to talk about.As friends and
neighbors to the Dupres, LarryJohnsonandKellyMochelwantedto
fndawaytomakethesubjecteasierto broach, a way to make talking about
breast cancer more comfortable.LarryssolutionwasWineand Boobies
Night. Weknowbreastcancerisgenetic,so ahead of time you can learn
to stay on top of it, he said. I think Kim was frst diagnosed when
she was 38 and died when she was 45,
whichiswaytooyoung.WeloveHannah and April and we wanted to help
them.April and Hannah are young, so it was important to teach them
to not be afraid, be comfortablewithyourselfandwhatyoure feeling,
and know yourself, Kelly said.Thepointoftheeveningistoletthe
womentohavealittlewinetorelaxinto talking about breast cancer. The
event is, as Larry notes, boobies only.There are no guys allowed,
he said. The girls can come in to learn about breast cancer and how
to examine their breasts, without the guys around. This is
important because we lost Kim, and weve lost friends. These are
mothers, daughters and wives, so this is serious
business.LarryandKellythenenlistedthehelp
ofanotherneighborandfriend,Aideen
CdeBaca,theICUchargenurseatChristus
SantaRosaHospitalinNewBraunfels. Aideens role is to help the women
understand alittlemoreabouttheirbodiesandhowto examine
themselves.Ithinkitsextremelyimportanttohave
anawarenessofyourownbodyandwhat
youcandotomaintainhealth,Aideensaid.
Inacountrywheremedicalcarecanbeso unaffordable, it can be scary for
a lot of people if they dont know where to begin, particularly
young people. If I can help, then I am happy
to.Aideensgoalistoopendiscussions about the topic and help the
women feel a bit more comfortable.Itcanbescary,soIapproachitthis
way:ImagirlandIhavethesamethe equipmentyoudo,andsoIhavethesame
worries you do, she said. Potentially we all have the same
concerns, so we have a glass ofwinetorelaxalittlebit.Thisreducesthe
stress about asking questions that may seem personal and hard to
ask.Aideen does have one advantage when
itcomestounderstandingthedisease:Her
brother,Dr.KienanSavage,isthehead
breastcancerresearcherattheNorthern
IrelandCancerInstituteandisoneofthe
foremostexpertsinthefeld.Abrotheron
thecuttingedgeofbreastcancerresearch
allowsAideentopassalongthelatest information to other
women.WhatmakesWineandBoobiesnight uniqueisthemood.Theeveningallows
women to relax and have fun, drink wine and
eatboob-shapedpastries.Thishelpsthem openly discuss a diffcult
topic.The atmosphere at last years event was serious but not
uptight, Kelly said. It was fun. A lot of girls bonded together. So
even though itwaslikeaparty,itwasaboutaserious
thing.Fortheyounggirls,ithelpedthem
becomemorecomfortablewiththemselves. They dont have be afraid, just
be aware.Accordingtotheyoungerwomen,the comfortable atmosphere
indeed helped.We all immediately felt open with one another and it
was very private, April said. Thewinelightenedthemoodandmadeit
easier for everyone to talk openly.QuinceyKendrick,anotheryoung
woman who attended last year, agreed.Wegotalotofinformation,itwas
very informative, she said. But I felt really comfortable and
everyone was hilarious.Statistics certainly reinforce the
importance of the subject. According to the CDC, breast
canceristhesecondmostcommoncancer among American women, behind skin
cancer. In2011(thelatestyearwithcomprehensive data), more than
200,000 women in the U.S. contracted the disease and more than
40,000 died from it. And, while most cases diagnosed are in women
more than 50 years of age, 11 percentofnewcasesfoundareinwomen
under the age of 45.Lastyearseventwentevenbetterthan
expected.Kellyputthewordoutonsocial media, and more than 20 women
showed up.Aideensaidthemostimportantlesson for women is to
understand their bodies and what is normal.While everyones normal
is different, womenneedtobeawareofwhatis
normaltothemsoifsomethingchanges, theycanknowwhattolookforandwhat
to do about that.Although Aideen is quick to note that she is not
an expert in the feld of breast cancer,
shedoesknowhowtopointwomeninthe right
direction.Iwanttogivewomenanavenueto
someonetowhomtheycanaskquestions,
shesaid.Itsnotnecessarilymyspecialty nor necessarily within the
comfort zone of my own medical career, but Im a girl, too, and I
can help fnd the right people.For Larry, the goal is simple: to
save lives.Ifwecaneducateonepersonand
savejustonelife,thatsallthereisto it,hesaid.Earlydetectionisthekey
because you never know when or if it can hit. The women we have
lost meant a lot to a lot of people. An ounce of prevention is
absolutely true.For April and Hannah, they are grateful
toLarryandKellyforestablishingtheevent so others might be
alleviated of the suffering their mother went
through.Iwouldliketoencouragewomento come to the event, and if not,
meet with their closefriendsandfamily,Aprilsaid.Dont
beafraidtotalkaboutit.Crackopena bottle of wine to lighten the
mood, and check yourself and your friends.Wine and Boobies night
will be held at Larry and Kellys home at 158 E. Camp St. While a
frm date has yet to be set, the event will be held within the next
couple of weeks. The TX Citizen will post the date and time on its
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WITH BRANT FREEMANHard KnockinPre-seasonTop25pollshavebeenreleased,
high school football training camps have opened and this Sunday
well actually get to watch some (albeit terrible) NFL football with
Minnesota and Pittsburgh playing each other in the annual
pre-season Hall of Fame Game from Canton Ohio. Next week also marks
the beginning of Hard Knocks,theHBONFLseriesdocumentinga specifc
team during their training camps in the
leaduptotheregularseason.Thisyear,that team is the Houston Texans,
and hopefully the show can breathe some life into whats been an
otherwise bland franchise.BeforeTexansfansgetupset,letme
coverafewthings:1)TheteamIlike,the Tennessee Titans, are a bit of
garbage fre of a franchise right now and even though their
futurehaspromisewithMarcusMariottaas their quarterback, the Titans
are a few more 4-12/5-11seasonsawayfromcontending. 2) I grew up an
Oilers fan, so I have cheered for Houston football before. 3) JJ
Watt is the bestfootballplayerontheplanetandisa
generationalplayer.Youknowhowpeople talk about Jerry Rice? We will
talk about Watt in the same manner 20 years from now.
Seriously.Herearehiscyborgian numbers just 4 years into his career:
68 games (including4playoffgames),68starts.37
passesdefended(bycomparison,teammate
KareemJackson,acornerback,has40over the last 4 seasons). 57 sacks
(third most ever foraplayerinthefrstfourseasonsoftheir career). 12
forced fumbles the last three years.
Lastseason,Wattscoredfvetouchdowns
(includingthreereceivingTDs)andrecorded
asafetythose32pointsweremorethan WR Andre Johnson and all of the
Texans tight ends combined. In addition to his gaudy stats,
Wattischarming,marketable,charismatic
andwell,dreamy.Yet,theTexansarestill
consideredtobevanillayogurttotheNFLs Baskin Robbins selection, with
a 9-7 fnish last season,aretwoyearsremovedfroma2-14
seasonandthetwoplayoffwinscameover
theBengals(andplayingpost-seasongames
againstAndyDaultonistheequivalentof taking an open-book test while
being allowed to look at half of the answer key).For Watts sake,
the Texans HAVE to put a better team around him, or risk him
becoming thisgenerationsKenGriffeyJr.,anall-time
greatwhoneverwonatitle.Houstonsports have a history of this by the
way, Craig Biggio, Tracy McGrady, Warren Moon, etc. (I realize Im
probably not making a lot of H-town friends today um, how about
that Carlos Correa?!). With the quarterback battle looming between
Brian Hoyer and Ryan Mallett, Im not sure Id
holdoutalotofhopeforthe2015season
either.HardKnocksshouldbeentertaining as always, but there might be
a reason teams haveavoidedtheshowlikeMMAfghters
shouldstartavoidinggettinginanoctagon
withRondaRousey.InnineseasonsofHard Knocks, less than half the
featured teams have goneontoreachtheplayoffs.Fourhead
coacheswerefred/resignedwithinthree years of the shows airing. The
average fnish forHardKnocksteamsis8-8mediocre,a label the Texans
are trying to shed.BillOBrienisagoodcoach.Wattisa franchise
cornerstone. If Jadaveon Clowney can stay healthy, he can pair with
Watt to create a fearsomepassrushforyearstocome.Arian Foster
remains as one of the best running backs in the AFC. Im not sure
the Texans are in a position
totrulycompetewiththeColtsforthedivision title this year (although
theyre probably a safe bet to sweep Tennessee, dammit) but could
they be in the playoff hunt come December? If they can stay healthy
and get even decent play from theQBpositionthensure,whynot?Fornow
well settle for watching third string fullbacks and barely
NFL-caliber defensive tackles compete for
rosterspotswhentheTexansmaketheirHard Knocks debut next week. Maybe
itll be the start of adding some sprinkles to the vanilla.
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Gustavo ArellanoDearMexican:Sometimeback
youdiscussedtheChivassoccer team.Thisremindedmeofmytime
inSanFranciscosMissionDistrict, whenthetraficanteswouldwhisper,
Chiva...chiva,(pronouncedchee-ba),asIwalkeddown16thStreet.
Atleast,thatswhatitsounded like.WhenIaskedsomeonewhat
itmeant,theysaid,stuff,which seemedplausibleenough.Nowits
babygoats?Iknowslangetymology isoftenhardtopindown,butwhyis
heroinreferredtoaschiva,ifthats the right word?My Only Animal is a
ChihuahuaDearGabacho:Dontaskme:ask
mypalSamQuinones,thegreatest-ever reporteronMexicanimmigrationtothe
U.S.anditseffectsonbothcountries, andauthorofthemagnificentnewbook,
Dreamland:TheTrueTaleofAmericas OpiateEpidemic.Hisresponse:Oooh
estimado,thatsnogoattheyreoffering
forsale.Thatsblack-tarheroin.Chivas areindeedasoccerteam,andchiva
meansgoat,themeatthatgoesintothat deliciousbirriaandbarbacoathatthe
folksfromJaliscoandMichoacnmake so well. But on the street, its
slang for that sticky,semi-processedkindofherointhat looks like rat
crap, and tends to block up all your arteries and then pretty soon,
you getinfectionsandgangrene,thenflies start buzzing the infected
area, and, trust me, no one wants to talk to you after that. So you
want to stay away from the chiva those heavy breathers are offering
on the street.Theyresuppliedbyourtraficante friends from northwest
Mexico, whom we havetothankforthedecapitationsand
wantonmassacresoflate.Stickwiththe barbacoa. Itll just get your
fingers messy.DearMexican:Perhaps immigrantsneedabitofapublic
relationsboost.Insteadofbeing portrayedasparasiticforeigners
whosiphonofftaxpayermoney, shouldntsomeonepointoutthat
theybelieveinAmerica,andwant tobepartofafreenationbuilton
Americanprinciples?Thismaygo alongwaytowardsintegratingthe
immigrantpopulationandreducing resentment, s?Inclusive
GabachoDearGabacho:WhileImsure youreaskingthisfromagoodplacein
yourcorazn,thisistheexactsentiment expressed by Know Nothings like
Donald Trumpyouknow,hiswholeWhen Mexicosendsitspeople,theyrenot
sendingtheirbest.Theyrenotsending youTheyresendingpeoplethat
havelotsofproblems,andtheyre bringingthoseproblemswithus.Theyre
bringingdrugs.Theyrebringingcrime. Theyrerapists.Andsome,Iassume,
aregoodpeoplebullshit.Fuckit:lets celebrateallthebadMexicansthat
comeintothiscountrywithoutpapers. Letscelebratepeoplelikemydad,who
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formerslavestoJewishrefugeestothe YellowMenace,homesteaders,andyes,
Mexicans. Besides, when we do highlight the absolute best Mexican
immigrants we offerundocumentedcollegestudentsthose same Know
Nothings like Trump just dismiss them as illegals.Ask the Mexican
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them more to attract and retain them.Buttheycantbepaidwith
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projects.Youhavebeeninvolvedwith petitionsbefore.Ratherthan
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AllofourCouncilmembers saidtheywantedtoaddressour crumbling
infrastructure when they were running for election. Now that
theyreinplace,theirstripeshave changed to corporate welfare led by
MichaelMeekoftheChamber.The moreChambermembers,themore
duestheycollect,andthemore money he makes.Name withheld upon
request.Editors ResponseMeeks 4-B and Chamber of Commerce have been
making the lives of local small business owners diffcult for a good
long while. Indy business owners need to stand up to 4-B and
theChamber,andsoon,becausetheyre ready to pay off all manner of
chain stores
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surrogate.Abandonallhopeofpreserving
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enough to help Meek gethisway,wewontshedatearforthem
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and Truth-Telling for 2016IdontlikeDonaldTrumpasacandidate.
WhereIdoknowwherehestandsonthe issues,Idontagreewithhim,andIm
notsurehehastherighttemperament forthePresidency.Theresnoquestion,
though,thatTrumphasstruckachord withRepublicansandperhapspopulist
sensibilitiesingeneral.Thereasonforthis
seemsprettyobvioustome:Trumpisnt
afraidtotellitlikeitis.Thisgoesbeyond
beingarefreshingchangeofpace.It representsabacklashagainstcultural
changes that have taken deep root in both of the major political
parties.SinceBillClintonspresidencyand vastly accelerated under
President Obama, theDemocraticPartyhasabandoned
truthasavalue.ForClinton,muchofthe
fibbingwasamatterofself-preservation,
butalmostwithoutexception,Democrats accepted the lies or
desperately contorted themselvestojustifythoselies.Political
expedience was valued over truth. Obama
findshimselfquiteawaydownthisroad
toperfidy,andhispresidencyhastaken itaboutasfarasonecango.Forthis
administrationthetruthhasbecomean obstacle to overcome, and that
has created problems of its own.Obamacouldbeexcusedaboutbeing wrong
when he said If you like your doctor,
youcankeepyourdoctor,buthewasnt wrong.Heknewyoucouldntkeepyour
doctor.Hewaslyingbecauseadvancing his vision of healthcare was more
important tohimthantellingthetruth.Likewise,
whendealingwithIslamicterrorism,the
Obamaadministrationhassacrifcedtruth
foroutreachtotheMuslimworld.(Iam offeringthemostgenerousofpossible
motivations here.) This tendency has become
soingrainedthattheadministrationwill
activelyavoidcertainwordsandphrases even if they are the best
choices to describe something.Thisishowattacksbecome tragedies and
terrorism becomes workplace violence.Benghaziwasafull-court-pressof
prevaricationandobfuscation.Everything
thatwassaidwasalie,andnothingwas said unless there was no other
option.It is to the point now where discussions
IhavewithDemocratsarealmostalways unproductivefromtheoutset.Whenthe
personyourespeakingtodoesntbelieve
whattheyresaying,provingthemwrong isntgoingtochangetheirminds.Their
intent was never to debate honestly. When
theyfndthatyouknowtheyrelying, theysimplymoveoninhopesoffnding
someone more gullible.Republicansshareblameinthisfor
tworeasons.First,thecompletelackof transparencybyDemocratshasopened
publicdiscussiontocompletelyridiculous
speculationinsomecases,andthishas been embraced by some in the
Republican Party. Its one thing to search for the truth,
itsquiteanothertorumormongerand make allegations that dont ft the
evidence. SecondisthetendencyoftheRepublican
establishmenttosurrendertoDemocratic
rhetoriceitherbecausetheyareafraidof
losingtheargumentorbecausetheyfnd political value in adopting the
lies told by the other side.These attitudes in the Republican Party
are what brought about the Tea Party movement. Many Republicans
feel betrayed by their own party.Thereseemslittledifferencebetween
RepublicansandDemocrats,andwhen
Republicansareelectedtheyabandontheir supposed principles almost
overnight.EnterDonaldTrump.Hesbrash.Hes
aloudmouth.Hesabrasive.But,hesnota politician. A good number of
people running for offce as a Republican have tried to beneft
fromtheperspectivethattheyareoutsiders;
Trumpisanoutsider.Trumpsnotafraidto call a spade a spade, to speak
the truth, or atleasttosaywhathethinks.Thatcanbe politically
dangerous, but it has its benefts.TheLeftandthemedialovehimfor
thislackofpoliticalcorrectness.Theyuse his soundbites to openly
attack and ridicule Republicans,butthatonlymakesTrump
morepopularwithRepublicanswhoare tiredofthestatusquo.Isuspecthewill
fndsimilarsupportfromindependents wholeanRepublican.Whenprovenliars
make a fuss about what someone says, the
logicalassumptionisthatwhatisbeing said is the
truth.Republicansattackhimforwhathe
says,too.Theyfearthathiscommentswill hurt the Republican brand
(again a generous interpretation).Everyattempttomarginalize Trump,
though, looks like the same cowardice the Republican electorate has
come to expect from their leaders. Establishment Republicans
fndthemselvesinthesamecorneras Democrats and using the same talking
points. IsitanywonderthatTrumpsnumbersstay surprisingly
high?AperfectexampleofthisisTrumps comments on illegal immigration.
His words werenthardtodecipher.Hisargument was simple, that Mexico
was using our lax borderpoliciestodispensewiththeleast
wantedintheircountry.Thatcomment isnotracist,butthatwaswhatwassaid
ofTrump.Bogusstatisticsthatlumplegal
immigrantswithillegalimmigrantswere
usedinattemptstosuggestthatillegal
immigrantsaremorelaw-abidingthanthe
generalpopulation.And,asisalwaysthe
case,Trumpscommentswereattributed toHispanicsasawholeandnotillegal
immigrantsalone.Trumpdidntjust maintain his popularity, he expanded
it.I dont agree with Trump on immigration any more than I do most
of his arguments. HemightberightaboutwhatMexicois
doing.Itseemsabittoocalculatedto me, but its possible, I suppose.
But Trump seems to feel that theres an easy solution to this
problem, and the fact that it has been
aproblemforsolongindicatesthatthere
isnt.Trumpisalsoignoringthatthevast majority of these illegal
immigrants are just the type of go-getters he would look for in a
job interview. I would rather see us remove
thewelfaresystemforillegalimmigrants but open our borders to anyone
looking to contribute to our economy.WhetherIagreewithhimorwhether
Trump is even right about anything is beside
thepoint.Trumpiscurrentlyenjoyingthe
beneftsofbuckingthesystem.People havebecomesoturnedoffbyliarsand
equivocators that even a man who is wrong, if hes wrong with
conviction, is a hero. Im notsurethisisenoughtocarryTrumpto the
Republican nomination. At some point,
peoplewilllookcarefullyathisideasor hell say something that does
cross the line. Untilthattime,though,Trumphastapped
intosomethingthatothercandidates shouldbelookingatmorecarefully.The
Americanpeople,aboveall,aretiredof being lied to. Last WordWith
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