The phone calls are self-explanatory. Port Arthur Fire Chief Larry Richard turned recordings of both calls over to the Port Arthur City Manager Steve Fitzgibbons, who sent the tapes to Jefferson County District Attorney Tom Maness for prosecution as a terrorist threat. After reviewing, Maness returned the tapes to Port Arthur and apparently declined to pursue the matter, according to the Port Arthur News.
Typically, Philip is confused:
First, the secretary is NOT THREATENED.The purported threat by Oscar involved Fire Marshal Mark Mulliner, not the secretary.
Okay, so now we have listed to two children be made because of a warning ticket?
Actually, it's not a ticket; it's a sticker, which Oscar clearly references.
If Philip doesn't comprehend the basic details of the incident, how can one expect an informed opinion? Unfortunately, Klein has stated many times that his opinion, thinly guised as a Southeast Texas Political Review "article" (I use the term loosely), constitutes valid journalism.
Philip's throws a little mud:
Oscar, go pay your ticket and take your 72 year old body over to the gym and limber up.If President Reagan could govern the U.S. at age 78, I'm absolutely sure Oscar can serve as Mayor of Port Arthur. If re-elected to a fourth term, I sincerely hope that Oscar follows through with this campaign promise and metaphorically kicks the collective butts of Fire Marshal Mulliner, Chief Richard, and Mr. Fitzgibbons for a shameless display of petty partisanship. Oscar apologized; I think a few more are due.
Rather than address these real issues, PRK offers this unsolicited advice to Mayor Prince:
As for Mayor Prince - stay out of it. Frankly, it is beneath you so keep it there. If it were us - we would call the entire thing silly and call it a day.As for Philip R. Klein, stay out of it. Frankly, it's above your intellect so keep it there. If it were me - I would call the entire thing silly and call it a day. A silly day.
4 comments:
I usually agree with you on all points, however No one owes an apology to Ortiz. Chief Richards and Fire Marshal Mulliner were doing their job. Perhaps you could research his fire after Rita. (Fire Marshal is spelled with one l and Chief is ie not ei.)
I agree with Anon 10:07. Ortiz compounded his initial blunder by making a second phone call.
several points - Ortiz was not the only person tagged that day. His was the only car left in the fire lane with a tag when he left city hall.
As for hoping Ortiz follows thru on his promises - I hope you were kidding. Ortiz has problems with the FM because the FM follows the codes and standards adopted by council to do his job. When Ortiz can't get the FM to "look the other way" for his friends is when Oscar gets mad. Its happened many times while Ortiz was mayor. And several as a "consultant".
Hope you haven't hitched your wagon to him. Thought you were smarter than that...
Aggie
The only partisanship appears to be your affiliation with Ortiz. He was wrong for parking in the fire lane. He was stupid for making the subsequent phone calls. I think Klein is an idiot but I wonder how sympathetic you would have been had it been Klein that parked in the fire lane and made the calls? I would love to hear your comment.
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