The Robstown Whenger is an insult....

HardcoreHarryPosts: 1453

The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... 2/28/2006 8:19:58 AM
intelligent thinking listeners of 1440 Keys. Why Bob Jones lets H. Villareal make unsubstantiated claims about "big money" dictating local politics without any real evidence is beyond me. Let's hear some real evidence of misdeeds, not some generalized whengefest that offers nothing in the way of proof! Bob Jone's "guest" sounds like a audio recording for the visually impaired. He has seen "nothing" but has "heard" it repeated (and then it is most often himself that is doing the repeating!) about how all politicians are corrupt. Rambling on and on about how the political machine keeps the little man down and taking potshots at folks who live on the "island" like the caller Sally did was cheap and makes for very bad radio. Hey I live on the island and I don't consider myself part of any well oiled politco machinations that rule over the lowborn and uneducated. Truth is, anybody can live out here on the island if they put their mind to it. First step, get a job! Hardcore Harry
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HardcoreHarryPosts: 1453

Re: The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... 2/28/2006 8:23:21 AM
blah..my cut and paste from MS Word left out ""to."" I need to hire Sidewalk Cipher for all my cut and paste needs! It should read with the title: ""The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... to intelligent thinking listeners of 1440 Keys."" Hardcore Harry
curtis rockPosts: 316

Re: The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... 2/28/2006 8:27:33 AM
I have no response to the Island issue, I think you''re right. I know a lot of people who live on the Island who are not political, and merely work hard to have a home there. In terms of money and politics, it is very true and Homer is correct. However, I refuse to write about it on this forum for legal and business reasons, so hopefully the next time around that we meet, I can discuss it with you. As someone involved in the Engineering and Construction industry, I can identify bribery in local government on a frequent basis. It''s not fair, and it''s damn near impossible to crack, but it exists because there''s the principled way, and then there''s the political way. I really wish I could talk about it here, but it would be a poor practice. We''ll talk it in-person.
HardcoreHarryPosts: 1453

Re: Re: The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... 2/28/2006 9:01:31 AM
Would you agree that raising the issue on the air without offering proof to substantiate his claims makes for bad radio? Better to leave it be than whenge on and on the way he does. If he insists on making it his ""cause de guerre"" why not offer some real solid proof of misdeeds? I believe our political system would benefit greatly if some of this corruption were made transparent. Sure it might be a fantastic scandal, but we can get over that. I can think of nothing better to restore the voter’s faith in government than to clean house and get rid of the taint of corruption. Hardcore Harry
JusCommonCentsPosts: 13
Re: Re: Re: The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... 2/28/2006 9:16:20 AM
I agree with you that if a person chooses to go on the air waves and make references to corruption in our government, he should be willing to provide names, dates and exactly what he observed in order for the public to be better informed about the issue. However, allowing someone to go on the radio with unsubstantiated claims DOES capture the attention of the public and increase station ratings, and for some people that''s a good thing.
curmudgeonPosts: 2275

I ain''t ''xactly a fan of Goat Boy . . . 2/28/2006 9:22:03 AM
. . . but he is right on this one. The district courts in Nueces County are being bought and paid for by Watt and his cabal of wealthy trial lawyers. Do you expect them to give receipts. What makes this chit a haven for these low-lifes is the potential jurors. Where else will you find a more ignorant collection willing to loot any deep pockets. Buying the local judges is just icing on the cake. We have created a money machine for them and they know it.
CommonSensePosts: 186
Curmudgeon... 2/28/2006 9:26:20 AM
one of these days I will make your day by asking Goat Boy how he got his nickname on the air.
JusCommonCentsPosts: 13
Re: Re: The Robstown Whenger is an insult.... 2/28/2006 9:03:25 AM
Curtis Rock is correct about local government in regards to shady business and operational practices. There are certain individuals that give preferential treatment to other individuals under the time-honored ""One Hand Washes The Other"" tradition. At times you do not even have to have the right facts to win favor in regards to your cause, you just have to know the right people. A very sad situation, but very true. In following the lead of CR, writer will not get into specifics for fear of the job related and quite possible legal problems that could occur.
Capt CarralesPosts: 1963

I am now going to call into question the nature of politics... 2/28/2006 9:22:27 AM
If you think about it (An observation from CAPT OBVIOUS) all politics is" name=54420
CommonSensePosts: 186
Every government has its level of deceit... 2/28/2006 9:24:13 AM
That seems to be the norm these days. However, this doesn''t mean that everyone in politics is corrupt. There are still a few good politicos out there. They just seem to be outnumbered. As to Curtis Rock and JusCommonCents I need to add that the both of you should be very careful when commenting on ""things"" you know. In the military if you knew something to be classified, you didn''t say, ""I would tell you but it''s classified"". You just avoided that subject all together. If you know of business that are getting preferential treatment, for whatever reason, you say that and be done with it. Anytime you state that job related and legal problems could arise, you draw a lot more attention to yourself. JusCommonCents has a certain amount of anonymity in these posts but Curtis Rock doesn''t. You really need to think before you post. Just my thoughts.
curtis rockPosts: 316

Re: Every government has its level of deceit... 2/28/2006 9:37:32 AM
Like I said, I know of things and I will speak of them but I am not willing to put it in writing here. I will talk to you in-person, and even present research to you in-person. If I write it down here, then I''m putting myself into a great deal of liability. As far as drawing attention to myself, I don''t see it as a problem on here. My response was directed to Harry when it seemed he doubted that money and politics were not intermingled. One association that I''m highly involved in is the Associated Builders and Contractors, and there''s books full of research information regarding local construction that demonstrates some questionable actions.
HardcoreHarryPosts: 1453

Re: Re: Every government has its level of deceit... 2/28/2006 2:14:16 PM
Just for the record, I do not doubt that there is corruption in some facets of local politics here in South Texas. This all goes back to what Captain/Major Carrales was saying sometimes back on the burden of proof being on the negative. I also question whether Homer is ""connected"" that well and if he even has the ""goods"" on any officials. Let''s suppose he does know something and is not telling, doesn''t that make him a facilitator of the very corruption he purports to be speaking out against???? He would get a big ""Hell yeah! Bring it on!"" from me if he were to come out with the evidence. That he has not done so thus far can mean one of two things: 1) He doesn’t have any evidence. Or, 2) He has evidence but he won''t release it for fear of reprisals from the ""machine."" That would make him a ""caged crusader"" instead of the garden-variety ""caped"" kind that he plays every Tuesday. There is no such thing as courage emanating from inaction. You can quote me on that! Hardcore Harry
JusCommonCentsPosts: 13
Re: Every government has its level of deceit... 2/28/2006 9:58:27 AM
Point well taken Common Sense. Thanks for the words of caution.
Wild ApePosts: 2125

Re: Re: Every government has its level of deceit... 2/28/2006 1:19:27 PM
True but you two aren''t on the radio saying this. I think there is a difference. As for building contracting that is why I don''t do that work any more. It is a dirty business. I know what you all mean about corruption.
curtis rockPosts: 316