New Mexico Politico Radio: This week's guests

This week's edition of New Mexico Politico Radio we will be joined by Bob Cornelius, Rob Nikoleski, and Senator Cliff Pirtle. New Mexico Politico Radio airs on Saturday's 1:00 pm in Albuquerque at The Rock of Talk 95.9 FM, KIVA 1600 AM and worldwide at www.rockoftalk.com. Remember to vote in our non-scientific weekly poll, you can find it at the top of the right column on this blog.

Send questions or comments for our guests and I to ahd@newmexicopolitico.com 

Hispanic Win:'California can be Republican again'

Andy Vidak

Washington Times - According to the logic of politics, Leticia Perez should have handily won the heavily Democratic and Hispanic district in California’s central valley, and her failure to do so has Republicans eager to develop a victory template for struggling GOP candidates elsewhere in the deep-blue state and across the country. Fresno cherry farmer and cattle rancher Andy Vidak, who is fluent in Spanish, said he captured the state Senate seat in last week’s closely watched runoff vote by connecting with Hispanic voters with a “common-sense” approach that focused on job creation, affordable energy and opposition to big government. He even cooked menudo, a cow-stomach soup and a Mexican favorite, at a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event at the Bakersfield fairgrounds where 10,000 Hispanics turned out. Read more politicos...

Are We Rome Yet?

John Stossel

John Stossel - Unfortunately, the fall of Rome is a pattern repeated by empires throughout history...including ours? A group of libertarians gathered in Las Vegas recently for an event called "FreedomFest." We debated whether America will soon fall, as Rome did. Historian Carl Richard said that today's America resembles Rome. The Roman Republic had a constitution, but Roman leaders often ignored it. "Marius was elected consul six years in a row, even though under the constitution (he) was term-limited to one year." Sounds like New York City's Mayor Bloomberg. "We have presidents of both parties legislating by executive order, saying I'm not going to enforce certain laws because I don't like them. ... That open flouting of the law is dangerous because law ceases to have meaning. ... I see that today. ... Congress passes huge laws they haven't even read (as well as) overspending, overtaxing and devaluing the currency." The Romans were worse. I object to President Obama's $100 million dollar trip, but Nero traveled with 1,000 carriages....Read more Politicos

Pearce Responds to Xenophobic Remarks Made By Iowa Congressman

Steve Pearce

We applaud New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce for taking an assertive stand against the xenophobic, racist remarks by Iowa's Representative Steve King. When will the rest of the Republican party take a stand against such remarks and attitudes?

From the Albuquerque Journal's Michael Coleman in Washington D.C.
"While most Republican House members scrambled to distance themselves from Rep. Steve King's assertion this week that many potential Dream Act Beneficiaries are drug mules, Rep. Steve Pearce said Wednesday that he speaks often with King but characterized his colleague's comments as "unproductive" and "divisive."

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New Mexico Politico Radio

Every organization either grows or dies. A move to New Mexico's largest metro area was a necessity for me and the New Mexico Politico. Politicos statewide will now have a weekly radio show to hear each week's biggest headlines, in-depth analysis, learn of cultural gems and the state's current events. Our organization has the opportunity to produce New Mexico Politico Radio and we are excited! NMPR will air Saturday's 3:00pm-4:00pm on New Mexico's Rock of Talk 95.9 FM & 1600 AM in the Duke City. Not in the Albuquerque Metro Area? You can listen to the live stream at www.rockoftalk.com We are working on podcast availability here as well. Keep reading and listening, be sure to send your comments our way!

Zimmerman Trial: We All Lose

Albuquerque - As most technology addicted Americans do after the ingestation of a subpar Chinese takeout dinner, I perused my social media eventually learning the fate of George Zimmerman this past weekend. I've casually followed the racially charged litigation accusing Zimmerman of murdering Trayvon Martin but I had no personal attachment to the case or outcome mainly because of the national circus revolving around the case. I've heard the Zimmerman case labeled as the "O.J. Simpson trial of the decade" but I tend to dismiss such comparison as media hyperbole. Like the Simpson trial, this litigation is inflamed by racial tension yet there is more than just race and color at the center of this episode. Are we as a nation experiencing another tale of mass distraction?

Racism perpetuates more racism if we allow it to. Our generation is supposed to be an intellectually liberated, post-racial one yet we continue to consume the bovine excrement that politicians, personalities and media feed us. The vast constitutional violations executed by the Obama administration as highlighted by the Edward Snowden leaks are barely making a murmur in most American's hearts; they're to busy playing into the 'divide and conquer' race drama disseminated by the mainstream media and national politicians. Are we not cognizant individuals that prefer facts, logic, truth and compassion? Its disgusting to see heightened emotionalism used as a political and corporate tactic of distraction on the People by the elite. 

Divide and conquer the puppet masters are doing. Our generation and nation needs to see this unfortunate saga for what it really is, a calculated divisive drama to polarize America for the political and corporate elite. I pray for all parties involved in this trial but mostly for the future of our nation as a whole. We can do better, we are better. 

Independence Day 2013

Drink your beers, light your smoke, fire up the grill. Blood, sweat, and tears built this shinning city upon the hill. Universal ideas of natural rights they still try to kill. Raise your glass to liberty! To freedom we will defend perpetually!