Accountability for Manny Hinojosa
Last night's debate on environmental issues was very interesting for a range of reasons, one of which was the attendance of one former elected official who now insists on being called a "private citizen".
Which is funny because most "private citizens" don't run around bragging about their papers being enshrined at UTEP. And the "private citizen" attended a PUBLIC forum to ask a question and made a big deal about not wanting to be video taped.
I guess it was just another case of "private citizen" being "private citizen".
So enough about the has-beens, on to the relevant people that were in attendance.
Manny Hinojosa, a candidate in the crowded District 1 race is a Tea Party guy. In fact, he is the guy that invited the speakers for the Tea Party Rally that was a total flop last Sunday. I have video of his remarks there, I'm sure many of you will find them enlightening.
The point is, the Tea Party and the Republicans tried to de-fund the Environmental Protection Agency.
Mr. Hinojosa voluntarily showed up to a forum on environmental issues. No one forced him to go.
I was bothered by the fact that he was true to his values in front of the crowd and in my opinion, showed himself to be a typical politician like all the rest; willing to say anything they think the crowd wants to hear.
So I asked Mr. Hinojosa about the Tea Party and Republicans wanting to defend the EPA. He avoided the question. Since he was one of the central organizers of the Tea Party Rally and since he is a Republican, the party of personal responsibility and values, I decided to follow him out as he made his hasty retreat from the forum to ask him to clarify.
He still wasn't in the mood to clarify. What bothers me about this video is that he didn't want to stand by the values he holds in front of a group of people that would not be appreciative of his position.
As you can see in the video, I show him not answering in the parking lot, and then show everyone else in the forum answering the question he refused to.
Which is funny because most "private citizens" don't run around bragging about their papers being enshrined at UTEP. And the "private citizen" attended a PUBLIC forum to ask a question and made a big deal about not wanting to be video taped.
I guess it was just another case of "private citizen" being "private citizen".
So enough about the has-beens, on to the relevant people that were in attendance.
Manny Hinojosa, a candidate in the crowded District 1 race is a Tea Party guy. In fact, he is the guy that invited the speakers for the Tea Party Rally that was a total flop last Sunday. I have video of his remarks there, I'm sure many of you will find them enlightening.
The point is, the Tea Party and the Republicans tried to de-fund the Environmental Protection Agency.
Mr. Hinojosa voluntarily showed up to a forum on environmental issues. No one forced him to go.
I was bothered by the fact that he was true to his values in front of the crowd and in my opinion, showed himself to be a typical politician like all the rest; willing to say anything they think the crowd wants to hear.
So I asked Mr. Hinojosa about the Tea Party and Republicans wanting to defend the EPA. He avoided the question. Since he was one of the central organizers of the Tea Party Rally and since he is a Republican, the party of personal responsibility and values, I decided to follow him out as he made his hasty retreat from the forum to ask him to clarify.
He still wasn't in the mood to clarify. What bothers me about this video is that he didn't want to stand by the values he holds in front of a group of people that would not be appreciative of his position.
As you can see in the video, I show him not answering in the parking lot, and then show everyone else in the forum answering the question he refused to.
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