Let Me Translate - More on Torres' PCT #3 Article
There's a healthy amount of political bullshit in the article and since I speak it fluently, I thought I'd translate.
Of course, its only my opinion and shouldn't be taken as a serious literal translation. For that, just go to google translator and select bullshit to English.
Representative Quintanilla contradicts himself in the article. Let me show you: "That's the problem: People start rumors and it spreads like wildfire,". He's dismissing the idea that he's interested in the seat by calling it a rumor. Well, since it was Yours Truly that first wrote about Quintanilla being a candidate, let me say that I am VERY comfortable with my sources of the information. In fact, if you read this previous post I wrote, I actually spoke with his Chief of Staff, Robert Grijalva.
When you get confirmation from someone, its not a rumor.
But Quintanilla later contradicts himself and says, "I guarantee you after Labor Day and after everybody starts making moves, I will announce for one or the other."
That's an acknowledgement that he is is strong considering the run for County Commissioner, as I stated.
Commissioner Gandara, according to the article (but its not a quote) Torres writes, He said he did not understand the sudden interest in his seat, but he added that Reyes has endorsed him for re-election.
He doesn't understand the sudden interest? Seriously?
The sudden interest is something I've already written about a couple of times, his dad was indicted by the feds and then recalled by the people of Socorro. Socorro is their main base of support. If they are weak there, the Gandara is in real trouble for re-election. Combine that with the Tornillo Bridge and the Farah Project and there is your answer.
The sudden interest is because people sense blood in the water.
Speaking of water, lets talk a little more about the bridge. Its his biggest accomplishment as Commissioner. But lets be accurate. The Congressman is the one who really made the project happen. Former Commissioner Teran had been working on the project for years. Gandara certainly picked up the ball and punched it in to the endzone, but if anything, the bridge was the combined effort of more than just one party.
Again the bridge is his biggest accomplishment, so he's married to it and is going to have to keep mentioning it over and over. The problem for Gandara is that people will scrutinize his land purchases in the area.
Vince Perez's statements were pretty clear. He came out guns blazin', so those that think the kid isn't ready might be a little surprised. I don't think I need to translate what he said because it was pretty clear. He took a shot at the fact that Gandara and Quintanilla have other incomes and his argument is that being County Commissioner would be a side gig for them.
Perez has to avoid becoming the second coming of Frank Lopez, which has been some of the chatter out there.
Personally I don't like the dig at Lopez. He's a good guy who's done some good work for the community, but its a fair critique in that Lopez is a smart guy but the community just didn't connect with him.
Of course, its only my opinion and shouldn't be taken as a serious literal translation. For that, just go to google translator and select bullshit to English.
Representative Quintanilla contradicts himself in the article. Let me show you: "That's the problem: People start rumors and it spreads like wildfire,". He's dismissing the idea that he's interested in the seat by calling it a rumor. Well, since it was Yours Truly that first wrote about Quintanilla being a candidate, let me say that I am VERY comfortable with my sources of the information. In fact, if you read this previous post I wrote, I actually spoke with his Chief of Staff, Robert Grijalva.
When you get confirmation from someone, its not a rumor.
But Quintanilla later contradicts himself and says, "I guarantee you after Labor Day and after everybody starts making moves, I will announce for one or the other."
That's an acknowledgement that he is is strong considering the run for County Commissioner, as I stated.
Commissioner Gandara, according to the article (but its not a quote) Torres writes, He said he did not understand the sudden interest in his seat, but he added that Reyes has endorsed him for re-election.
He doesn't understand the sudden interest? Seriously?
The sudden interest is something I've already written about a couple of times, his dad was indicted by the feds and then recalled by the people of Socorro. Socorro is their main base of support. If they are weak there, the Gandara is in real trouble for re-election. Combine that with the Tornillo Bridge and the Farah Project and there is your answer.
The sudden interest is because people sense blood in the water.
Speaking of water, lets talk a little more about the bridge. Its his biggest accomplishment as Commissioner. But lets be accurate. The Congressman is the one who really made the project happen. Former Commissioner Teran had been working on the project for years. Gandara certainly picked up the ball and punched it in to the endzone, but if anything, the bridge was the combined effort of more than just one party.
Again the bridge is his biggest accomplishment, so he's married to it and is going to have to keep mentioning it over and over. The problem for Gandara is that people will scrutinize his land purchases in the area.
Vince Perez's statements were pretty clear. He came out guns blazin', so those that think the kid isn't ready might be a little surprised. I don't think I need to translate what he said because it was pretty clear. He took a shot at the fact that Gandara and Quintanilla have other incomes and his argument is that being County Commissioner would be a side gig for them.
Perez has to avoid becoming the second coming of Frank Lopez, which has been some of the chatter out there.
Personally I don't like the dig at Lopez. He's a good guy who's done some good work for the community, but its a fair critique in that Lopez is a smart guy but the community just didn't connect with him.
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