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Re: In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants | KOB.com

DavidWH — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:48:41 -0000

Wow, someone flagged my comment for pointing out that this is an un-Christian sentiment based on prejudice and greed. Jesus told us to help those less fortunate than us. These commenters generally argue that we should cry out, "Mine! Mine! Mine! I am wealthy! You are poor! You should not be allowed into my country to share my wealth!"

These are non-Christians. Shame on KOB for shutting down a Christian perspective on this issue.

Re: In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:00:02 -0000

Do understand that you are the personification of the anti-Christian. Frankly, you are people that I would never want to know - joking about the flavor of people?

To the other people who read these comments and maybe even feel animosity toward immigrants, do you want to be associated with people who have such a low opinion of humanity?

Re: In Congress, a harder line on illegal immigrants | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:11:28 -0000

I am disappointed at the anti-Christian sentiments in these comments, especially at Christmas time. You are the greediest, most self-serving heap of atheists I've ever seen.

Jesus called upon us to help people who have less than us, especially when they want to work to earn more. You say, "It's mine! Mine! Mine! I won't share it! I won't let you in! You should beg me to let you into my nation through a set of legal hurdles!"

Of course, your families are all immigrants too. You just want to slam the door on the groups that want to come in now.

Where is your Christianity?

Re: Some state agencies in NM hiring new employees | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:02:23 -0000

This is one of the dumbest news stories I've ever seen. Many state agencies have received new federal grants this year or are supported by fee revenues or other non-general fund revenues. In a few cases, there are just critical needs to fill positions (i.e. vacant prison guard positions, where the state would pay time-and-a half overtime if they don't fill a vacancy).

If federally funded positions are not filled, the state loses a federal grant and loses an opportunity to implement a new program as well as a chance to pump a little more money into the state economy. If the state doesn't fill critical positions, prisons may become dangerous; kids in foster care may not receive important oversight; the state police may have critical vacancies; an entire agency may shut down for lack of an IT person to run its computers.

The legislature has monitored this closely (see the LFC web page for a detailed report of the number of positions in state government). The number of state employees has plummeted since the hiring freeze. But it is penny wise and pound foolish to freeze each position regardless of its criticality or funding source.

Re: KOB hosts final gubernatorial debate | KOB.com

DavidWH — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:53:27 -0000

It is awful how Denish stoops so low to point out the facts. Martinez supporters are boasting that she will support predatory lenders who rip off poor people with high interest payday loan scams. How unfair of Denish to share that fact with New Mexicans.

Of course, let's remember that Martinez gave no-bid contracts for $60,000 in office supplies to one of her political cronies, according to a statewide newspaper, and claimed that she could not find any other office supply vendor to buy from in Las Cruces. And Martinez stated clearly that she would do that again when she is governor.

So Martinez is clearly the pay to play candidate in this election, especially for her cronies and the payday loan scam industry.

Re: New poll gives Martinez 12 point lead on Denish | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:53:40 -0000

Why do Texans give hundreds of thousands of dollars to Martinez, whom they've never met? These are the two things they most want to buy from New Mexico. She will be bought and paid for by them. Remember, Martinez has received more than 60% of her contributions from out-of-state, almost all of which came from THREE donors. She owes three people a great deal after she is elected.

No candidate in NM history has had such a concentration of special interest funding (according to a statewide newspaper).

Re: New poll gives Martinez 12 point lead on Denish | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:03:41 -0000

You are entirely incorrect.

The state has been engaged in multiple lawsuits against Texas including the infamous lawsuit over the Pecos River Compact where New Mexico lost significant water rights. The Governor appoints the state engineer who is responsible for litigating these rights (See Texes v. New Mexico, decided in the Supreme Court 1988).

No, my dear living-in-wonderland Republican comrade, Martinez would be in a position to negotiate away further water rights for the Rio Grande, Pecos and other watersheds if she so chooses. She would also be in a position to weaken protections of our underground water to her oil company friends to let them drill at will.

Re: Martinez reacts to donor uproar by giving money to rape crisis center | KOB.com

DavidWH — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:44:02 -0000

I was just looking at the Republican Governor's Association web site. They have Republican Governors Best Practices Handbook where they endorse a wide range of polices that you cannot read unless you donate money to them. Hmmm...

But you can see the table of contents of the "secret" book where they show that they support the Cato Institute (who supports legalizing marijuana like Gary Johnson did), the Heritage Foundation (supports school vouchers and privatizing social security like Gary Johnson did), and the Goldwater Institute (who blames colleges for the state budget problem). My guess is that Martinez will be required to follow the "secret agenda" if she is elected in return for the $1 million they've given her.

Re: APS board to discuss possibility of suing state for funding | KOB.com

DavidWH — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:35:21 -0000

Before they sue the state, they should take a moment to look at their bloated administrative overhead. They have a superintendent, five assistant superintendents, a chief academic officer, a chief operating officer, two chief financial officers and a half dozen in their public information office. They will lose the argument that they are underfunded as long as they can afford that bloated overhead.

Re: Martinez counters ad referring to her Texas roots | KOB.com

DavidWH — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:55:05 -0000

I am tired of folks criticizing others for wanting to come to the U.S. to seek jobs. Wow, that is an awful sin. Gosh, that just isn't the American way. I am SO sure your families lived here since the beginning of time.

Oh yeah, you're a bunch of immigrants too. Maybe two generations back (like Martinez) or three or four, but you got lucky. Your family got in. And now you want to slam the door on everyone else with a smug look on your face. "It's mine... all mine..."

Think about what you learned as the American strength when you took history in second grade. The great melting pot. Send me your tired, hungry masses yearning to be set free..." I'm sorry but you are not a true American. You deserve to be sent home to Ireland or Germany or wherever your ancestors came from, because you don't understand the true meaning of liberty and freedom.

Re: Martinez counters ad referring to her Texas roots | KOB.com

DavidWH — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:50:02 -0000

I think the better question is why Martinez is hostile to Mexicans coming to the U.S. when her own grandparents were from Mexico. She wants to be the last family allowed over the border and then slam the door on everyone else. Pot calling the kettle black.

Re: Martinez reacts to donor uproar by giving money to rape crisis center | KOB.com

DavidWH — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:47:27 -0000

Unlike Martinez, Denish has spoken out against the corruption in the Richardson camp. She did not have a role in how he raised money and she did not benefit from it.

Martinez raised these funds and has not denounced the sexist and violent opinion of the contributor.

Re: Martinez reacts to donor uproar by giving money to rape crisis center | KOB.com

DavidWH — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:43:53 -0000

The relevance is that Martinez is SO hungry for Texas campaign contributions that she isn't even screening how much money she receives from which Texan.

You really need to understand that she has received roughly $1 million from the Republican Governor's Association which has a very narrow agenda for how to balance budgets, starting with privatizing education and firing teachers. She has taken another $1 million from a few Texas billionaires like Clayton Williams whose only agenda is to drill oil in New Mexico with minimal protections of NM underground water.

Does New Mexico want Texans and big political party interests buying our state elections for governor? I really hope not.

Re: Campaign funds advantage Martinez | KOB.com

DavidWH — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:03:50 -0000

This is partisan big oil money that wants no regulations protecting our aquifers. Your comment, Coyote7, is completely off-target. Richardson spent it all? Are you thinking the Texans are donating tax money? Ummm... no, this is special interest oil money. That is who is paying for Susanna's support.

Re: Campaign funds advantage Martinez | KOB.com

DavidWH — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:58:47 -0000

Great. More Texas money running the Martinez campaign. Whoopee! What special interest favors will she owe to her pay-to-play masters?

Re: APS: Teacher layoffs likely in next round of cuts | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:42:08 -0000

Apparently, I know a lot more about how laws are created and how this situation was created than you do.

First, when George Bush was elected, the U.S. had an annual surplus of about $400 billion. Bush opted to give a tax cut to the filthy rich. Filthy rich is defined as people so wealthy as to have obscene wealth - own multiple homes, buy multiple yachts and jets. Those were the Republicans' priorities when they controlled both Houses of Congress and the presidency. Not the working folks. Not senior citizens. Not balancing the national budget. By the time Bush left office, the annual deficit (because his proposal to stop the recession was to bail out Wall Street for $700 billion) was in excess of $1 trillion.

Fact two that you appear not to know is that the state had a reserve of about 12 percent when the recession hit because the New Mexico Governor and legislature did not spend every dime. They were much more conservative than Bush had been.

Fact three - Please stop complaining about the film incentives and space port unless you have ideas to create jobs in New Mexico, because those ideas work. Gary Johnson - our last governor - created jobs by paying tax money to phone banks that paid $7.00 an hour to people to take orders for stuff or to sell stuff over the phone. Those firms typically took our money and left town as soon as it was gone.

Re: APS: Teacher layoffs likely in next round of cuts | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:10:03 -0000

I thought this article looks like it was written by APS. "APS has already cut millions upon millions of dollars at the administrative level without making much of an impact in the classroom" Look at the APS web site. They still have a dozen $100,000+ executives on their staff. A superintendent, a chief academic officer, a chief operations officer, four assistant superintendents, two chief financial officers, and a large public information office. When did they start cutting overhead?

Re: Gov's entertainment spending down | KOB.com

DavidWH — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:21:17 -0000

I don't think this is an excessive amount. We want our chief executive to wine and dine people, especially businesses that we want to relocate to the state and visiting dignitaries.

The alternative would be to have special interest lobbyists pay for these events, which would be far creepier.

Re: NM candidates for gov face off in debate | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:49:54 -0000

I am sick of Republicans blaming Democrats for the debt. Bush was president during eight years when the nation went from an annual surplus of $400 billion to an annual debt exceeding $1 trillion. And that occurred during a boom economy. Now Republicans are blaming Democrats for deficit spending to ignite the economy. That is exactly when you SHOULD deficit spend. Not during boom years as the Republicans did. If Bush had done right, he would have saved for this rainy day.

As for cracks about Democrats and corruption, remember that Martinez gave $60,000 in no-bid office supply contracts to her political appointed crony. Then she told the major statewide newspaper that she couldn't find anywhere else in Cruces to buy office supplies and that she would do it again as Governor. Denish is not Richardson and was not in on his deals. Martinez has clearly endorsed shady dealing and plans to continue as governor. No choice here for me. Only a vote for Denish to prevent corruption.

Re: NM candidates for gov face off in debate | KOB.com

DavidWH — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:45:03 -0000

Diane is showing a broad pro-New Mexico agenda. Susanna only has negative attacks and law-and-order. I'll go with Denish.

Re: Governor poll indicates close race | KOB.com

DavidWH — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:55:48 -0000

Great. So we'll have Susana Martinez as Governor. The woman who gave $60,000 in no-bid contracts for office supplies to her political lackey, claiming she couldn't find anywhere else in Cruces to buy office supplies. When the Journal asked her if this was okay, Martinez promised that she will do it again if she were governor.

Good old pay-to-play Martinez. If you want to debate the veracity of this, look at the Journal article on August 7.

Re: US, Mexican border governors meet in Santa Fe | KOB.com

DavidWH — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:24:50 -0000

I am tired of this racist anti-immigrant rhetoric. We are all immigrants to the U.S. The enemy here are the drug cartels and terrorists. We are wasting our police and law enforcement time chasing after impoverished people who want to earn a living in the U.S. instead of pursuing billionaire drug lords who are massacring hundreds of citizens (especially women) just south of the border as well as the rancher who was killed in Arizona.

Stop demonizing impoverished people who want jobs. Start focusing our law enforcement efforts on the real bad guys - the drug cartels and coyotes.

Re: KOB.com - Martinez proposes new student testing protocol

DavidWH — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:03:41 -0000

Great susanne. Instead of proposing to teach students more, you just want to test them more. Let's put the focus back on teaching. Please.

Re: KOB.com - 4 Investigates: The governor's discretionary spending

DavidWH — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:05:53 -0000

According to the Bureau of the Census, the poverty rate among the apache is 33.9 percent or about double the average rate in New Mexico. But I understand your point - the state should not provide any services to residents who pay taxes but earn too much. Presumably, by extension, we should eliminate services to Los Alamos and the oil patch (Farmington and Carlsbad) because they "don't need outside help." I also understand your point that we should not spend money enforcing our laws. You agree with KOB that these funds should have been placed in state agencies to fill vacant clerical and overhead (patronage?) positions.

This is a very convincing argmuent you make. You have really opened my eyes to a different - if absurd - way to understand public policy.

Re: KOB.com - NM agencies dodge furloughs in cutting budgets

DavidWH — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:59:05 -0000

Dude,

You are completely clueless. The money was specifically intended to keep state governments from having to fire teachers, police officers, road repair crews, etc.

Would you prefer that we have fired the teachers and police? Or would you prefer that we raised taxes? The state already cut more than 20% out of the budget.