Friday Round Up - Slow December

Here's what I see...

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There are lots of signs that the Sun Bowl is circling the drain, but none bigger than the this years slated half time performer B.J. Thomas. 

He's 70 years old.  I'm 33 and I've heard his name before, recognize about six of his songs and don't particularly like any of them or think they really fit into the spirit of half time performances.  I'm pretty sure nobody under 30 has any clue who this guy is at all.  He must have been picked because he was cheap and that's not a good sign.

And let's not forget that it's no longer who the Sun Bowl committee wants to play in the game, it's who they think will say "yes."  Georgia Tech and Utah?  Snoozer. 

I say you guys ban football from ever being played in that stadium again and get UTEP a  baseball team to play in it.  You'll win 50 NCAA baseball championships if that move was made.  There's more baseball talent in El Paso than anywhere else I've ever been and it's untapped because those boys can't leave home and go far away.  Let play in El Paso, at UTEP - you'll be very successful.

Another example of El Paso not playing to one of its major strengths. 

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Shon Huckabee's arrest and incarceration in Mexico is making the news all across the country.  People are pretty shocked that he was tortured... I guess I lived on the border so long, I'd be more shocked to hear that he wasn't tortured.  That's a sad attitude to have. 

I do like how the media outside of El Paso portrays Huckabee as just an innocent kid driving down the road in Mexico with a buddy and out of nowhere he was framed for a crime.  The perfect nightmare to play out for unsuspecting news viewers in Kansas who want to believe that Mexico the hell their preacher has been telling them about.

The truth?  I think anyone who has lived in El Paso for a while knows what probably really happened... we'd just rather not say it. 

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Congrats on the lowest crime rate again!  Too bad you guys kill people by the dozens each week in car accidents. 

And for God's sake do thank your police department and sheriff's office for being a major reason why we are so safe. 

And while you're at it, pat yourself on the back too - you're doing a good job being good people who are friendly and welcoming to everyone.  You might not all have your politics and principles in the right place, but you are damn good folks. 

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Raise your hand if you can tell me who is running for State House seat 75 and the lower valley county commissioner seat without taking a breath.   Hell, I bet you can't get it right without a flow chart and power point presentation. 

Good to see all those new faces running for office...

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Don't count Antcliff out.  Bigger district, even more support from the legal community than last time (if that's possible) and the belief that there is a God and he rewards those who are wholly good and don't give up no matter how many times they are encouraged to quit.

I can't tell you how many times I've heard from lawyers a variation of "we're lucky to have Chris Antcliff in El Paso, he could go anywhere else, work five years and retire to the beach. Best judge I've ever been in front of and I knew I was going to get a fair shake." 

Talk about integrity - he could have run as a democrat and won easily each time, but refuses to lie to YOU and himself.  What must one think of a judge if his first act is to lie about his party affiliation? Can you trust anything he says or does after that?

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that's all i have... stuff to do

Comments

[Tigris]

You know, Bernie Olivas gets a pretty hefty salary including travel to "scout" potential teams/universities to come to his Sun Bowl. Dock his pay, and use that to pony up a good halftime show. There's a solution. No need to show face at random football games. Major fleecing. He can watch all the games on TV and by that alone they can determine who they will invite to the Sun Bowl. Sheesh.

[Ken]

You don't need to spend any money "recruiting" teams like this to play in the Sun Bowl. We have hit rock bottom with this matchup. Free tickets will be everywhere and still only have about 35,000 seats occupied at kickoff. Maybe give tickets to the "Occupy El Paso" group for the game, they can have their own section. Someone donate T-Shirts, all the ame color of course, so they can be easily identified and "they" can make national news and have some place to be & something to do that day!!

[Gossip Girl]

Maybe Oscar Leeser can give away a top of the line (oxymoron) Hyundai at the game by drawing a random seat number at halftime. The way El Paso will walk over hot coals barefoot to get a free meal of tostadas, rice and beans; they will be clamoring for a ticket to win a new car.

[Texaswoman]

Just wait till next year. Big plans. Big plans.

[Liberal Reader]

What do you believe is probably what happened to Shon Huckabee and his buddy? Are you implying that they were knowingly wrapped up in drug trafficking, or are you implying something else?