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ack of respect for the military seems to be tolerated with no consequences for this administration. The sloppy unforgivable coffee cup salute given by president Obama to two Marines standing at attention is indicative of the fact this administration and supporters have no clue about the military. In the Coachella Valley, Congressman Raul Ruiz has been notified with three “Open Letters” published in the newspaper over a period of three months asking him to respond, intervene or in some manner indicate he will not tolerate Mexico holding a U.S. Marine, Sgt. Tahmooressi captive now for six months, over contrived charges disputed by
video and a 911 call. Our Democrat leadership has been silent on this issue including the President and Secretary of State. Congressman Raul Ruiz who represents us in Washington has not had the audacity to respond or in any way communicate his intent in regards to the captive Marine. This week co-incidentally, La Prensa Hispana was able to communicate with a Ruiz staffer she confirmed off the record the situation had been discussed. “At this time there is no strategy by the Congressman but it is being discussed.” There was a caveat in Congressman Raul Ruiz acting on the matter due to the fact “Sgt. Tahmooressi is not a member of the congressman’s district”. This has to be the height of ignorance. See Page A2
l nuevo diseño propuesto por el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados (DMV) para las licencias de conducir para los inmigrantes indocumentados, fue aceptado por el gobierno federal, lo que da luz verde para que se entreguen a partir de enero de 2015. “Después de revisarlo con cuidado, el DHS aconseja que cumplen, al señalar con claridad al frente y en la zona de lectura de la máquina que no es acept-
able para propósitos federales”, dijeron en una carta al DMV, los subsecretarios del Departamento de Seguridad de la Nación, Alan D Bersin y Philip A Mc Namara. Al frente de las licencias se incluirá la frase: “límites federales aplican”. En tanto que en la parte de atrás se podrá leer: “no es acceptable para propósitos oficiales federales. En la práctica, esto significa que no sirven como forma de identificación federal sino solo para conducir. A2
sidente a Nueva York para asistir la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Sin embargo, el informal saludo ha provocado críticas en redes sociales. “El saludo del presidente Obama fue increíblemente irrespetuoso para los marines. No hay forma de justificar eso”, escribió una persona en Twitter. Se ha convertido en una tradición de los presiden-
tes saludar a los oficiales a su paso mientras abordan el helicóptero oficial, una tradición que es ampliamente entendida en el país desde que comenzó con el presidente Ronald Reagan en 1981. Un manual de usos y costumbres de la Marina de Estados Unidos, citado por el Daily Caller, señala que saludar en general es “la más importante de todas las cortesías militares”.
“El saludo formalmente reconoce al oficial militar superior y regresar el saludo expresa el agradecimiento del oficial por el apoyo del subordinado” se lee en el manual, que recomienda no saludar cuando uno “está cargando artículos en ambas manos”. ¿Qué piensas? ¿Consideras que el saludo con la taza de café es una señal de falta de respeto o un error inocente?
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on un café en la mano, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, dio este martes un saludo un tanto informal a un infante de marina que hacía guardia a las puertas del helicóptero presidencial, el Marine One. La Casa Blanca publicó en su cuenta de Instagram un video con la breve escena, resaltando la llegada del pre-
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olitics in Coachella have always been on the nasty side; controlled by a few high profile candidates proud of the well earned nickname of “Macholandia”. In the 60’s politics were worse, I can remember counter rallies and pickup trucks with rifle carrying men ready to defend their honor. The rise of the Chavez farm-worker’s movement gave impetus to defensive behaviors. In today’s Coachella we have politically entrenched men who have carved out political territories and NO ONE is admitted without their approval. This is the dilemma of a well qualified candidate running for Mayor, Maggie Zepeda, Democrat. She has faithfully served on the council has excellent credentials and has run head on into the Macholandia buzz saw. More than once she has been told by the ruling “powers” it is “not your turn”. It is doubtful it will ever be her turn since she does not condescend or lower her head in the presence of “real macho men”. Previous women council representatives have had their turn with the buzz-saw and they are no longer there. When asked about Maggie’s candidacy, Mayor Eduardo Garcia, Democrat, exclaimed “Maggie will not get a dime from us”. Whoops, what happened? “It is not her turn” was the terse response. In Coachella it is based on turns proclaimed by the God-fathers, not qualifications. Desperation reached by Maggie’s insistence on being a valid mayoral candidate has led to many confrontations which became nastier and nastier. After a council meeting in late August, on cue, Maggie was left alone in the interval before a closed session with her rival Steve Hernandez. Hernandez had strong words with Maggie who was shaken by the event and what she considered “threats, bullying and implied reference of harm”. Maggie brought this complaint to the headquarters of the newspaper and was told to contact authorities if she felt the threats were
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real. She obviously took the threats to be real and on September 15th after worry and sleepless nights she contacted authorities and filed a Sheriff’s report, # Y142590013 to document the incident. The video of the minutes between the regular session and the closed session when the incident occurred have been wiped off the screen. Only the filing out of the chamber can be seen. Five days later councilman Steve Hernandez, Democrat, running for Mayor was given the “endorsement” by The Desert Sun. Are they ignoring bullying or simply do not care? It goes to show #1 how a West Valley all English newspaper has no real knowledge about East Valley politics and 2) what good control these politicians have of outside media. Eduardo Garcia, the Mayor, was approached on this escalating situation by La Prensa Hispana. He said he would have “words” with Mr. Hernandez and we truly believe he did. It is evident “words” did not work. The fact Garcia and none of the other council members were present during the altercation could be coincidental they all filed out of the council room as shown in the video at the very same time leaving Hernandez with Maggie alone. It could also be a sign they all knew what was coming. Having the audacity and the Macholandia mental capacity to bully a woman who is only asserting her rights as a citizen is at best disgusting and at a higher level “dangerous”. This article is written with the simple intent of informing the community of events which are unfolding, under investigation and not in the best interest of the city. Macho exists in the Latino culture but once it becomes “bullying,” and infiltrates the election process affecting a viable, extremely well qualified, educated candidate who can help the city move forward, WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM! If the city and other media turn a blind eye, Coachella will be noted as a regressive not progressive city.
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