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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

Friday, March 11, 2011

Swatting The Fly: It's Never, Ever Easy Going Up Against The Stupid...Try It...Tough As Getting Pig Stuff Off Your Boots...

By PATRICK ALCATRAZ
Editor

HARLINGEN, Texas - We didn't really want to prick him too hard, mainly because we like having him around. He gives readers a clear example of something awful, and that is valuable. You've got to know what's down before you can appreciate what's up, is our feeling.

With his steady, projectile diarrhea, the impish blogger Tony Chapa has ceaselessly attacked readers of The Tribune. He says they do not exist and he wants them to come on here with their names. It appears that has happened. Our readers are a bit more intelligent than his two clowns: Himself and the dud known on his blog as Jake. I say "dud," but it could be any of a thousand such characterizations. Fool comes to mind, as does fuck-up. There, we're now down to his level.

What's with this dwarfish man (shown in photo above)? Has he no life off his computer keyboard? What, no cantina in town with a stepladder for the bar stools? No neighborhood playground with a mini-slide? No Happy Meals at the local McDonald's? No shrimp coming in from the Gulf? Poor dude. Maybe some veteran ought to invite him out for a taco somewhere. You know, show him his own town.

It's a mystery to us why he harangues our readers with his silliness. Such childishness is best seen in, well, children. We are glad that our readers have responded in a way that finally tells Chapa that, yes, they are legitimate comments coming from real people. Now, if only his dwindling number of commenters would do the same. Word is he has even taken one of our loyal followers, the erstwile Gladys, and made her his own. Pitiful, we know.

Not that we worry about him. Yesterday, we forwarded a sizeable check to the Dwarf Society of Texas, asking that our funds be funneled to the organizations's Harlingen branch. They asked us for the name of our preferred recipient and we gave Tony's name, although we hear that he likes to go by Anthony when in the company of children.

The fact is we know we're not Number One in the Blogosphere. Heck, there are more than 5 million blogs now, and many, many, many of them get more readers than we do. So, yeah, why worry about it?

We're left with nothing but to think that this Chapa fellow must suffer from a world-class case of inferiority. We've heard about this being present in men of short stature, which the Chapster certainly is. We've heard every little bit of criticism cripples them on the spot, sends them into a mini-bout of something called Dwarf depressison.Who knows? We propped up this guy back when we thought he had something to contribute to the community's future. He doesn't. It's all about Chapa over on Hickory Court, where he lives a life of "Oh, I've gotta check the comments on The Tribune!"

It's danged pathetic, we know. Americans died at war so that Chapa could blog. And still, he won't even show proof that he is an American citizen. Yet, he finds time to note that he is "Number One," and that we make up our readers' comments. Chapa has gone beyond being funny; he is now being obscene.

It's a wonder he keeps going.

Too many people we know have abandoned him, people who used to comment on his blog, who brought real thinking and good ideas as to how Harlingen could again find the road to progress. But Chapa doesn't care about that. There are a jillion stories he ignores. He doesn't have the brains to bring new ideas to the table. He'll ask for and post press releases from elected officials, law enforcement and everybody else who will Email one, rather than be a real reporter out gathering new, useful info. He won't publish an editorial because he can't, and because he doesn't know what an editorial is, sad as that may be.

No, what we have here is a failure at communication.

Yet, he persists in annoying an entire community.

There was a time when we thought people wouldn't talk to him because they feared him. Not so. We were wrong. It's because he's a Nobody, a major aggravation continuing to exist simply because the technology allows him the space to act bigger than he is. What has he accomplished? Nothing. What does he promise? Nothing. Who believes anything he says? No one.

On this crude and uncouth individual, we agree with City Commissioner Kori Marra, with Blogger Jerry Deal, with Private Investigator Joe Rubio, with the entire wait staff of my favorite Harlingen breakfast restaurant and with the rising number of residents who need - and will demand - more seriousness from any news source in town.

Say goodnight, Tony...

- 30 -

31 comments:

Henry said...

Beautiful! About time someone put that Chapaneco in his place. few of us want to lower ourselves to his level. So, he's a not a U.S.citizen? What the F#@!%!

Anonymous said...

Got him! You described him perfectly. He is a loser. None in town likes him. Go away, fly!

Ralph said...

Good story. That chapa clown deserves to be whipped. I read the Tribune and I exist. Chapa can find me at las Cazuelas every morning between 8 and 10 if he ants to. But he won't come looking for me, cause I may just take his ass down in the parking lot. Sonso.

Mama Chapa said...

That boy just ain't right. LOL!

Rubin Torres said...

In defense of Tony Chapa, I just want to say.....................

Anonymous said...

Good coffee at the Toddle inn, but you should check out Lucio's Cafe downtown. better looking waitresses.

Liza said...

Very Good. Mr. Alcatraz, this man is no more than a loser. Chapanenco deserves and gets no respect. Viejo Maricon junto con la novia Jaike.

Ray said...

Hey Bro, enjoy the time with your family. Nothing wrong with that. We will still be around.
Ray Torres/Harlingen, Tx.

Mary Lou Tovarez said...

Good, Mr. Editor, I m glad you let this fool have it, he is such an idiot, that is exactly what he deserved, no wonder Korri Marra doesn't give him the time of day.

El bro said...

Chapanenco, web site is out of service, maybe he left town, before the police went knocking on his door.
Man a 23 foot tida wave is huge, the eve of destruction, even chapencos blog ran to the hills.

LeeSee said...

Listed your fine blog on our weekly blogs of note.
Keep up the good work. We like your blog a lot.

Anonymous said...

At some point, you should stop bothering with that ass@!#%pe, Mr. Editor. You are too good to mess yourself up with his crap.

Liza said...

Agreed he is nothing but a stupid ass that tries to bring down people to his level. Maricon, Cobarde.

Anonymous said...

Chapaneco is just desperate to be mention by the Tribune. He is probably hated in his own home. Sonso

Adrian S. said...

Hector, that idiot chapaneco and his lap dog jakie, are mouthing you. He is still blowing his own tutu about being number one. What a dumb ass, Chaparon cabron, tells us about your problems with the law, the rumor is someone died, who was it??
Viejo cara de plantilla.
Adrian Santillan/ Doans Road. Hgn. Tx.

Anonymous said...

One of the best reasons for getting rid of a fly is that they have a bad habit of living in shit. And with those tiny little legs, they tend to sink in up to their....., wait a minute, there is some question as to whether TC has any ......After all he has refused to stand up to anyone who confronted him in person and he still allows Jake to comment on his site even after Jake fantasized about doing TC's wife on another blog. I guess that pretty much proves it, not even tiny little dwarf......Perhaps the city of Harlingen needs to consider spraying for pests on Hickory St. M

Anonymous said...

So when is Anthony, going to show his birth certificate. Oh I forgot, the local pd, might arrest him, so the rumor that is why he dislikes the police so much.

Anonymous said...

he can't show it cause it says he is a citizen of Mexico. Otherwise the dwarf would show it! Big dawg has the story and he should write it. Chapa is on his way out.

Anonymous said...

Tony Chapa will never know why we think The Tribune is a much better blog. He just never will. But you're right he is a nobody. a small man right out of the cartoons. Mama Chapa didn't raise him right, did she? Pobre vieja.

Pipon said...

Mama Chapa Like the midget are about as useless as they come. At least she was selling food. Her idiot son doesn't work, viejo loco inservivle. I heard a rumor his house smells like a dogs house.

Anonymous said...

Pipon, I hear his dog is bigger than he is and that he orders Chapaneco around. But seriously that guy must be weird to believe that he is offering the community a good blog. Not even close, Chapaneco! keep fooling yourself, tho.

Teresa said...

Anon, he is so bent on trying to peddle his blog, he forgets no one is reading the crap he is posting. Only a few idiots with a mind of a 1 year old read his crap. I don't.

Sessi said...

Mary Alice Palacios was doing what the parents should have been doing. I am sure some of this morons deserved it.
J.peace I am on your side.

Mary Lou Tovarez said...

Man, that tidal wave in Japan, had quiet bit of strenth. Lots of Dead people and now apparently some Nuclear reactors were damage. This stuff is serious.

Anonymous said...

I am glad the market went up, most of the week was down. I wonder what the oil companies are going to use to raise the price of gas. I bet it is call Sunami!!

Terry C. said...

Didn't the Todlers in belong to Alex Perez former Cameron County Sherrif??? Been there a couple of times, those over easy eggs with bacon aren't that bad.

Terry C.
Browns.Tx

Anonymous said...

Terri, that waiter looks like one of of Perez sons. Didn't know they had cowboys waiters. I will be there tomorrow.

Pipon said...

Champaneco is no more than a gadfly, worthless, and a nuisance. The Trib, has too much class. Look there is no way in hell, the dwarf, "el cobarde" can compare itself to Alcatraz, Toni, get the shoe shine box.

Anonymous said...

Maybe the D.A.'s office from Hidalgo ought start dealing with the truants.
Some of these losers, don't care, they can add, substract, read or write. And then they don't want to go to school and learn.
I say, send them to jail, thats where they belong.

Anonymous said...

Just wondering about that picture of little Tony standing naked. Do you think the wise owl landed on his shoulder because he thought Tony was as dumb as a stump?

Anonymous said...

Toni is wimpy looking, that midget has more body, than that idiot, Toni tell us about the Maryland apts. what happen there??? Why didn't you cooperate with law enforcement??? Pinche viejo mamon.