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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: It is the unspoken statistic, but it is as real as anything to do with the lingering U.S. war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the military, 1,800 American servicemen have killed themselves since the initial invasion of Baghdad. That is in addition to the more than 4,000 who died in battle. This week, families of the soldiers who committed suicide asked President Barack Obama to change the government policy of not forwarding letters of appreciation to mothers and fathers of these servicemen. By week's end, the White House had reversed the policy and agreed that such letters are needed, as well... - Eduardo Paz-Martinez, Editor of The Tribune

Monday, March 15, 2010

POLL: Atkinson Voted Worst Public Servant, Garcia Second, Villalobos Third...


By JUAN MO-TIME
Staff Writer

BROWNSVILLE, TX - A week-long Herald-Tribune Quickie Poll has rendered controversial Brownsville City Commissioner Charlie Atkinson as the Worst Public Servant in the county, with polarizing UT-Brownsville President Juliet Garcia placing second.

The results follow:

D.A. Armando Villalobos
6 (16%)

City Comm. Charlie Atkinson
18 (48%)

UT-B Pres. Juliet Garcia (shown in photo)
7 (18%)

Mayor Pat Ahumada
5 (13%)

County Treasurer David Betancourt
1 (2%)

The results are not scientific, but merely a reflection of our voters' feelings during the past week...

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14 comments:

Don Pancho said...

Hey what is with Atkinson??, he appears to be a good man, just because he refused to quit his job or give up an elected position doesn't make him any worse or any better than some else.
Brownsville politics is way out of the norm.
Politics is not about personalities it is about issues, feather brains. ISSUES, let's quick sticking our heads in the sand and be more fair and balanced.
AS for Juliet come Lately, well I think her time is up. She has been in that position way tooo long.
But heck who is going to replace her???? Peter Pan

Valleyite said...

Hey my fellow editor, what's the idea of grouping El Run Rrun with the rest of the blogs as unrealiable. Shame on you, I have noticed that el Rocinante is reproducing some of the articles, from el Runrun, like the Juliet Garcia fiasco.
El Rocinante had an article on DP-M and some of the comments were not kind.
I checked some of the other blogs, and they are iffy, but come, my good man, El Runn is okay, you must agree.

Patrick Alcatraz said...

We have been given information that tells us El Rrun Rrun is something of an "operative" for certain politicians. That would make it unreliable. We suggest you merely do not vote for El Rrun RRun if it troubles you. Standards must be part of the journey...- Editor

Patrick Alcatraz said...

City Commissioner Charlie Atkinson must have his political strengths. He just won't unfold them. Perhaps he will one of these fine, fine days...- Editor

Fernando said...

Darn, that Juliet, sure looks old, I remember when she was attending Tandy Hall, many, many, years ago.
I never would have taught she would eventually be the president of the school.
She was as plain as they come, kind of dorkey, no pun intended, I am profoundly surprise.

Don Pancho said...

The picture from the night moves in Matamoros is a, "sight to see" Wow, where do you find these women???
Alcatraz, you are a fink. You just pick them from everywhere. Maybe a complete lay out of all the contestants before the biggest show in Brownsville, just a comment, thats all.

Patrick Alcatraz said...

About Juliet Garcia: Aging is cruel on women. Our Experience: We have been spooked by a few women we enjoyed a decade or so ago... - Editor

Feranando said...

She still combs her hair the same way, I use to know Becky, a speech professor at tsc that hang out with Juliet, that is how I met her, she was plain jane back then, dresses pretty much the same.
Juliet my dear, get another hair do, you are dressing like a woman of the 1940.
I think the college professor moved to Alaska, or somewhere away from the Brownsville area.
My God, we are talking 30 or 35 years ago.
(Mr. Editor you probably worn born yet)

Don Pancho said...

Veronica, from Matamoros, your well define abs, epitomize what every women in Brownsville, San Benito and Harlingen, should strive for. (You my dear are a perfect 10)

Patrick Alcatraz said...

We've never met Juliet Garcia, although we've read much about her on El Rocinante. Her looks are irrelevant, however. As we said earlier, women and age have been at war for centuries, with age winning every single time...- Editor

Don Pancho said...

El Rocinante, that's pure form Porn, and the article you're talking about appeared on el Run run, your nemisis.

Patrick Alcatraz said...

Let me make this clear: El Rrun RRun is not - our could ever be - our nemesis. It does its own life impulse, as does El Rocinante, as do we. Our point goes to El RrunRrun's transparancy as it relates to the "business" of Blogging. We're sure Juan can decipher the meaning of that last sentence... - Editor

Fernando said...

I never meant to mock Juliet, because of her age,or her looks. That's irrelevant, I was just surprise to see her in three blogs.
And to see how much she has accomplished. I will agree with Juanito Montoya, that whatever agreement tsc and utb has or had is somewhat tilted.
But I leave that up to the readers.

Patrick Alcatraz said...

Fer, we did not mean to put you in a lurch regarding your earlier comment about Juliet Garcia. She may not be entirely to blame for everything at UT-B. Every form of refuge has its price, is what we've always heard... - Editor