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Wednesday, August 27, 2025Reader Vox Populi: They Write Of APD DWI Scandal Coverage, The Race For Mayor And More About our continuing coverage of how the local media has been shut out of the federal hearings for APD cops pleading guilty to taking bribes in exchange for getting DWI offenders off the hook, we get this from the self-described Senior News Alligator at one of those local news outlets: Joe, you wrote that: “We would add that the NM media has been alarmingly shy in pursuing their right to attend the hearings and protecting the public's right to know.” We have asked the Federal prosecutor (both of them) about this repeatedly. And they have repeatedly told us that the plea agreements come in the morning and they set the hearing to the docket that day, hence there is no advance notice. It sucks, and while we will keep asking, it is obvious that the fix is in. We keep asking but they keep saying “No.” when they very obviously can say “Yes.” ~Senior News Alligator Thanks, Sr. Gator. It's a troubling double-standard and one that newly named "Acting" US Attorney Ryan Ellison could look into--if he is concerned about transparency as he says he is. Of course, Ellison could double down and ask that the US Senate formally vote on his nomination made by President Trump rather than avoid the confirmation hearings by accepting the unusual title of Acting USA. On the same topic another reader writes: Keeping us in the dark makes us less aware of the sweet deals these crooked cops receive so nothing has changed. Life goes on and no one involved in the DWI scandal will spend time in prison for committing fraud while the person committing a first time shoplifting crime of $100 is put through the ringer for his crime while he does a perp walk in front of local TV stations. So much for all the transparency all our leaders brag about. ABOUT THOSE LAYOFFS The new director of Sandia Labs said this week the first round of layoffs--some 400 of them--will likely be the last. When we blogged of the layoffs we noted how quiet the state's congressional delegation was in reaction to them in contrast with years past whenever the national labs were threatened with cutbacks. However, since then we did see a statement from ABQ US Rep. Melanie Stansbury whose district includes Sandia: Sandia Labs are a backbone of our community in New Mexico. More layoffs mean more New Mexicans and local economies suffering under the current Administration’s policies. And, the ripple effects will only continue to reverberate. Stansbury made her comments on the socials June 30, shortly after the layoffs--the first in decades at Sandia--were formally announced. HE LIKES ABBEY Reader Russell Toal writes of retired Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey who recently authored a book about his tenure: A MAYORAL ENDORSEMENT Longtime reader and contributor Ron Nelson who leans conservative has an endorsement to make in the ABQ mayoral race: Joe, I think Darren White needs to stay retired. He has to many skeletons in the closet plus he’s like a bull in a China shop on some of the really pressing issues. He’ll need a real strong trial lawyer as his City Attorney to defend many of his positions against the grip that our local ACLU has on local policy. My choice? Mayling Armijo. She addresses many of Mayor Keller's screw-ups screw ups with rational solutions. She’s also small business oriented. I was hot on Louis Sanchez when things first started but I think he killed his chances when he was the deciding vote to make ABQ a sanctuary city. Check out Ms. Armijo’s social media--she’s aggressively putting herself out there. This is the Home of New Mexico Politics. |
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