By RICARDO KLEMENT
Staff Writer
BROWNSVILLE, Tx. - Perhaps it's time for a change-of-pace. Maybe what Mayor Pat Ahumada ought to do is find himself an Argentine bombshell, as did South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. It changed his life forever. And we're pretty sure Ahumada is thinking hard these days about all those Kodak Moments he's experienced at the police station's photo studio.
The jury is still out on whether the mayor actually was legally tipsy when arrested last week, and good arguments have been offered on the Blogs Brownsville Voice and El Rocinante speaking to the conduct of the local Peedee. But was-he-or-wasn't-he is not what this is about. No, many in this love-starved border town of some 120,000 much-whipped souls would like to re-direct the mayor away from his usual diet of scandalous trials and adventures with the city's Boys In Blue.
So, aside from his fishing for a love interest along the lines of Sanford's tastes, exactly what might be able to deliver Ahumada from his God-awful public relations nightmares? If not a hot woman from a faraway land, then what? Is Ahumada a golfer? Does he play shuffleboard? Is he into karaoke? Is analysis the answer? Is the theater really dead?
I dunno, I dunno. But this Falstaffian mayor, seemingly having the time of his life while leading the city, has to make a turn for the better somewhere sometime soon. His wagon is rolling toward the cliff, at least that is the perception left by the many clouds of wonderment that seem to follow him. We are reminded of a line from the movie Goin' South in which Jack Nicholson responds to a query about his inability to gain success by saying: "I know 'bout dreams, Julia. Didn't I wanna ride with the Younger Gang but they wouldn't have me? Muh feelings were hurt...but ah 'cepted it."
Brownsville's mayor needs to lead by example and not, if the many, many rumors are true, merely be the last one out the bar's door...
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12 comments:
I say DPm for Mayor, i want to see DPM debate patricio auhmada, and let juan montoya be the moderator,at the 1-2-3 lounge, tickets anyone.
The mayor will out drink everyone at the bar. Just a thought, any takers.
Just make sure the Baker boys aren't there. Cause if they are it'll be all over Rocinante.
ANON: We like the idea, but would pass on Juan Montoya as moderator. We'd insist on a fair & honest individual. We fear Mssr. Montoya's partisan history places him at the center of the problem.... - Editor
Mr. Editor: Juan Montoya has influence on politicos?? He is always writing articles about la movida lounge and stuff like that. Okay, lets get a news reported like Emma Trevino from the Herald to moderated the debate.
I don't have anything against Ahumada, but dropped dwi's depositing checks on personal accounts and now drunk again. I say he falls under the habitual offenders law, 25 years in the slammer.
Dpm for Mayor, I say, my fellow man.
So when is Mr. Paz Martinez thinking about assembling his political staff???
I look forward to the stories in the Brownsville Herald, good luck Mr.Martinez.
IRON: We would be against Juan Montoya serving as moderator, although we also would be against Emma Perez-Trevino. The process needs cleansing all the way around. We'd rather have a cab driver moderate, or even a bartender or a hairstylist - a citizen without an axe to grind, in other words... Editor
ANON: ...Plans are being formulated. All will be notified through this Blog and others in the area. The campaign will be a daily undertaking once the official announcement is made. Word is that our man's campaign will bring a million-dollar injection to the Brownsville economy. No annoying politiqueras; just paid campaign staffers and volunteers. Simply know that no "local" will be employed in any official capacity, and by that we mean anyone who has ever participated in the Brownsville political process. All campaign workers wil be vetted, absolutedly... - Editor
ALL: Sorry for the typos in that last note. Pizza on my desk (and now on my keyboard)... - Editor
Pizza on my desk (and now on my keyboard)...
Eliot Elcomedor. Oh yeah.
Wow, well I am glad to hear that Mr.Paz will run a good clean campaign. I hope the politiqueras are excluded completely from future elections, those people are pathetic, all of them.
I know dpm, will do well, brownsville needs clean goverment, I get sick of seeing the old reycle people over,and over. Harlingen, just got rid of a bum commissioner, one more to go and hopefully, the mayor will go after the next election.
Go get them dpm, expose their bad deeds, and the masses will come to you.
IRON:...We sincerely believe that Brownsville needs a vision - any vision! For too long it has slouched toward nothingness, its carcacha powered by PEMEX and its front seat occupied by Obreros steering the city as if a moving fleamarket. We are sure DP-M will bring organization, trust, pride and winning projects that will energize the town and its public servants... - Editor
I can hardly wait, campaigns in Brownsville are always interesting. It is refreshing, to see outsiders with no baggage, no influence, no compdrismo,no overweight politiqueras, who wish to move the city in a positive direction, no scandals, no drunk driven charges, no stealing and then making up excuses,no favoritism, no relatives.
I say viva Duardo Paz-Martinez, Y adelante con el candidato.
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