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I streamed the townhall meeting with Congressman Blake Farenthold that was held at Burns Elementary yesterday evening. The first 30 minutes or so was a “canned” presentation on the debt problem that was way too easy to ignore, so I did. In a nutshell, the national debt and deficit are huge problems that could wreck the country unless we get a handle on spending. I get it.

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A townhall meeting with Congressman Blake Farenthold will take place at Burns Elementary on April 26 on Tuesday at 6pm in the evening.

Address:  1974 Alton Gloor Blvd

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Blake won the recount. 

This is from Blake Farethold’s Facebook wall:

I just accepted a phone call from Congressman Ortiz. He called to congratulate me and promised to work with me for the good of everyone in South Texas.

From the Brownsville Herald:

U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz conceded late Monday to Congressman-elect Blake Farenthold.

Noting that the recount of more than 106,000 votes had been completed in the district, Ortiz said: ‘Therefore, with great respect and admiration in the Democratic process, I congratulate my opponent, Mr. R. Blake Farenthold, in his election to the 27th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.’

From the left-leaning Politico:

1. Call Roger Ortiz’s office and complain (544-0809)
2. Contact Boyd Ritchie and urge him, demand from him, that Gilbert Hinojosa be removed as Chairman of the Brownsville Democratic Party (512-478-9800)

Today we are calling on all good Democrats to repudiate and reject the
leadership of Gilbert Hinojosa. We Democrats want to win elections fair and square, like the candidates who worked hard and got elected to the BISD School Board. We do not wish to be called thieves in the still of night.

Contact Boyd Ritchie, Chair of the Democratic Party, to repudiate the actions of Gilbert Hinojosa, Brownsville’s number one disgraceful Democrat .

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The Brownsville Area TEA Party Association has agreed to host an emergency meeting at the New Workout on Thursday Nov. 18 at 6 PM.

The agenda is:

1. What can be done to preserve the election of County Judge Cascos?
2. What can be done to restore our election system to a system we can trust?

Signed Phil Deering

By Priscilla Rodriguez

I can’t sleep.

I was a recount poll watcher for Cameron County Judge Race, as were some of my friends. Early tonight, it was announced that Judge Cascos won by 50 votes. I had been surprised that John Wood picked up 27 votes since normal recounts only turn up 3-5. As of yesterday, John Wood had only picked up about 4-6 additional votes from Election Day. Early voting results had already been through a review board. Our job today was to recount, as per instructions of elections administrator and not “interpret” or dispute votes since all votes had already been through a ballot review board. So I thought the 27 vote pick up was already strange. Add to that the fact that BISD ballot boxes were brought in and we were told to look for General Election ballots there. Weird that these weren’t noticed before. Where did these ballots come from? Why weren’t they noticed when BISD votes were canvassed? And were these ballots included in the original count or canvassing?

Then around midnight, an election worker “found” a tally or votes that had not been “counted.”. Conveniently, 55 votes mysteriously turned up to put John Wood up by 5. The weird part is that all the Democrats knew & were celebrating outside. Roger Ortiz, the elections admin swears he only called Judge Cascos. Uh huh.  Right. I was one of 3 Republicans told at 3 am. Hours after the Democrats had been celebrating, even though election office workers swear they didn’t tell anyone. Really? Am I in Florida? No wait, this is South Texas & there is a reason why I left the Democrat Party. Stuff like this is why. The party will continue to lose young people like me until stuff like this stops and even true Democrat victories will always  be tainted because of the reputation of South Texas corruption.

As someone who was there and who had a significant other that was there…Not enough Cascos votes were overturned nor were there enough Wood votes being gained at the tables to have results like this. The fact that Roger Ortiz’ election worker couldn’t look anyone in the eye doesn’t bode well either. Add to that the fact the Gilbert Hinojosa was made a Cascos election worker cry and was there to intimidate people doesn’t make matters better. Add to that other irregularities, and well….

Whether you supported Judge Cascos or not, I seriously doubt people should be celebrating when the integrity of the entire process is put into question.

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Texas Republicans gained an overwhelming victory last Tuesday night with 22 State House pickups and 3 new U.S. Congressmen, but the Democrats are still fighting us to delay all of our wins.

Much like other close races across the nation that still have yet to be called or have gone into a recount, we have a similar challenge here in Texas where our Republican candidate needs our help to claim final victory.

Here is the up-to-the-minute situation. In Congressional District 27, Republican Blake Farenthold won victory over the Democrat incumbent Solomon Ortiz, with a margin of 799 votes. However, the 14-term incumbent Ortiz has not conceded the race and has demanded a manual recount of the vote in all six counties. Ortiz filed paperwork to request the recount on Tuesday afternoon, but on Wednesday the Secretary of State rejected the first application for failure to comply with requirements. Ortiz has already begun regrouping today with his legal team and is fully expected to file another request by the end of the day.

The time is short for us to ready for action! The RPT is prepared for all contingencies in this recount, and has individuals on standby to send into CD27. Working in conjunction with the RNC and the Farenthold campaign – we stand ready to assist. We will take no chances on this recount, and will do everything in our power to support Blake in ensuring that this recount is conducted fairly and accurately in accordance with state law.

You can help us in the defense of this seat.

By making a special emergency contribution to the Republican Party of Texas, you will help us pay for the costs of transporting, housing and feeding our staff members who are standing at the ready. We are also working with our county Republican parties to identify volunteers who can assist in this process.  Your financial support will help us prepare for our defense!

This seat and this victory must be protected, not only for the strength of our Texas Congressional delegation, but for the future of all Republicans in South Texas. We must make this final stand. Please join with us today and contribute whatever you can to this important work.

Thank you,

Steve Munisteri
Chairman, Republican Party of Texas

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By Chris Rowan

I don’t have to tell you that Blake Farenthold beat longtime incumbent Solomon Ortiz in the most surprising upset victory in recent memory.  This is the first time, EVER, that District 27 has been led by a Republican.  This is the first time, EVER, that District 27 has been led by anyone other than Solomon Ortiz.  No one I heard over the radio thought Blake had even a ghost of a chance.  Last night – which was ELECTION night - I listened to Sergio Sanchez and Tim Sullivan on 710AM crack jokes about how Republicans were going to get “slapped” yet again, like they always did.  No one saw this coming.

No one, that is, except Blake himself.

I know this because I asked him what he thought his chances were back on October 18, when Farouk Shami endorsed Governor Perry at Cobbleheads here in Brownsville. 

“Are you optimistic about the election?” I asked.

Blake paused a moment, wrinkled his brow, looked me in the eye and said “I’m cautiously optimistic.”

At the time, I attributed it to wishful thinking, perhaps, or his belief in the Power of Positive Thinking.  But Blake was just being honest and accurate in his assessment of the situation.  In retrospect, I’m flabbergasted that he confided in me.  I mean, who the deuce am I?  Blake knows I maintain the BATPA site, Facebook and Twitter presence.  He also knows I wasn’t an early supporter of his.  I supported Willie Vaden and only became a bonafide supporter of Blake’s after he won the Republican primary.  I could have taken what he told me and broadcast it all over the Internet, twisting it in such a way as to convey that he was whistling past the graveyard.  It was a huge risk, telling me what he really and truly felt.  But he trusted me, judged me to be a decent sort of fellow.

Now that Blake has won, I look back on that incident and marvel at how revelatory those few moments were.  It gave me a peek into Blake’s character, and I like what I saw.

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By Duane Rasmussen

A lot of information came out about our Socialist Democrat US. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz during the three-part series of articles in a local daily concerning his travels, allegedly on our behalf over the past few years. One of the most alarming concerns is his thinking that he can fool us about the substance and meaning of the travels. Also, he, himself, still will not explain himself. Instead, he uses the old trick of having one of his serfs do the explaining. .

He expects us to believe that he and a few other Congressmen had some effect on diverting the North Koreans from their nuclear ambitions. Come on, Solomon. Congressmen can do nothing to change another government’s actions. Diplomacy is conducted by the administrative branch through its diplomats. All the rest is window dressing. The North Koreans simply told Ortiz what he wanted to hear. And, again, where are the jobs in what industries that Ortiz gained from a number of trips to China?

In the last few days we caught up with Blake Farenthold, the Republican candidate for U.S. District 27 in Congress. We had a phone conversation in which he laid down his aspirations should he win the support of the people in the district represented poorly by Ortiz over 27 years.

Farenthold attended a Catholic high school before gaining a bachelor of science degree in radio, television and film from the University of Texas at Austin. Later, he obtained his law degree from St. Mary’s University at San Antonio. He practiced law for seven years in the agricultural area, and then grew a computer consulting firm to 15 employees before selling out. Before entering the race for Congress, he co-hosted a conservative radio talk show in Corpus.

Farenthold wants less government as he says, “Get out of our hair!” A campaign slogan he has adopted reads, “If you elect me, I’ll work hard to do less.”

While he does not think the opposition to Obamacare will be strong enough in the new Congress to repeal it, he does plan to work to deflect as much of it as is possible to cripple it.

He is opposed to government bail outs and believes that nobody is too big to fail. Government help should not be used to save businesses. The Fannie and Freddy episodes have proven, he continued, that government cannot force banks to loan money to those who cannot pay back the funds.

Concerning immigration, Farenthold said the federal government let illegals come in as an underclass. He would work for a plan that makes it easier for legal immigrants to enter after background checks and the presentation of proof that a job is waiting. He further believes the border patrol is hamstrung by laws, rules and regulations that obstruct their actions. The border patrol needs the resources and then the military to lend support. He also is in favor of the use of more of the unmanned aircraft for surveillance.

Farenthold believes in less government spending and taxes. Jobs are critical, he believes, so capital gains taxes need to be reduced along with the rules and regulations that hold back expansion here.

Concerning Ortiz’ travels, Farenthold reminds that big supporters helped pay and that some are in jail for smuggling in Chinese.

“Ortiz should do his traveling into his district,” Farenthold concluded.

Over the past months the reader has read a huge number of reasons why Ortiz is inimical to the best interests of our country and our district. You have two choices in sending him home. All things considered, to work within the system that we are burdened with, Farenthold should get the votes. Make it happen folks!

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