Former Rep Paul Moreno Hosts Fundraiser for Barraza
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Correction on O'Rourke Piece
I need to make a correction in how I characterized something earlier in the piece I wrote about O'Rourke. He doesn't have to return money because he never received money and can not receive money from a Super PAC. I was corrected in the comment section of that piece, so many thanks to Bob Moore for the catch. But its STILL bad for O'Rourke because his father-in-law, who maxed out personal contributions to O'Rourke then donated to the Super PAC that is targeting Reyes among other incumbents. That contribution will benefit O'Rourke one way or another, which is probably why his father-in-law donated the money. What other reason would he have to donate if not to benefit O'Rourke. That is not a critique by the way, just an observation. At any rate, having Cantor and Sanders both donate to a SuperPAC that is going to target O'Rourke's opponent is a bad thing for O'Rourke in terms of perception. My bad. I made a mistake in my characterization.
Rep Holguin to Host Community Meeting Tonight
City Representative Eddie Holguin will be hosting a community meeting tonight at 6pm at Villa y Zapata Restaurant, 1452 North Zaragoza. Guest speakers will be Frank Ortiz from the El Paso County Tax Assessor Collector's Office and Liza Montelongo, candidate for El Paso County Commissioner Precinct #1. For more information please contact his office at (915) 541-4182.
Talk Radio Word on the Street
Overheard an interesting conversation the other day. I hate dealing with rumor, but sources in the media biz say that there might be a return of one local talk radio program during the Monday through Friday time frame and the talk is that it could be happening pretty soon. I won't reveal the names of the people on the show until I have more information but the chatter is that it is a former talk radio personality and his close friend, a former state representative. From what I understand, it will be a show that is paid programming, much like an infomercial is paid programming. Someone is going to pay for the air time, like what has been done with previous shows having to do with alternative medicine, etc. The information I am getting is that it will be limited to just that particular purchased time and will not be a rebirth of all the former radio line-up. But it could all be just a figment of someone's vivid imagination...
Key Republican Contribution to SuperPAC Hurts O'Rourke
The Reyes camp caught a big break this week with the revelation that one of the chief Republican bad guys out there Eric Cantor, made a contribution to the same Super PAC that is supporting O'Rourke's campaign. Let me explain why its bad for O'Rourke, other than they obvious reason of being connected to such a crazy nut Republican like Cantor. (All you Republicans that worship at the altar of Cantor can feel free to put your comments I'm not going to pay attention to anyway at the bottom). If you are a Democrat, you understand how bad Cantor's ideas are. Which is why its such a bad thing for O'Rourke. To be fair to O'Rourke its not like he can control who contributes to the Super PAC. But he doesn't have to take their money either. He can choose not to. Personally, I think he should return the money. If for no other reason that the principle of the whole thing. Everyone knew that the Citizen's United decision was going to open the door for some bad d...
