At issue is the nonsensical and internally incoherent assertions of some of Esperanza Unida's people that one of their two opponents for state assembly (whom they failed to knock off the ballot, making Esperanza Unida zero-for-two in this campaign) had improperly received legal counsel.

Ridiculous.

Editorializes the Capital Times today:

We have, as well, come to the view that the law firm and associates of attorney Michael Maistelman acted appropriately in this matter. ... We have been impressed with [attorney] Halbrooks' forthright and detailed responses to the concerns that have arisen. ...
Allies of [state rep.] Colon's challenger, Laura Manriquez, and others who claim to be uncommitted [:)] in this bitter contest noted that Maistelman had e-mail contacts with them and ... raised the question of whether those contacts might have created a conflict and undermined the legitimacy of the GAB process. - [smiley face mine] -
 
The issue rasied is without merit.
Good for the Cap Times' rapid response.
Well, that's another display revealing Miranda-Manriquez-Aleman's insistence on wasting everyone's time. It's what they do best.  
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Editor - I'm closing this


Since this seems to have descended from meaningful discussion to repeating the same attacks over and over, I'm closing this thread.

Laura Manriquez, chairperson of Esperanza Unida,


will lose. Esperanza Unida needs to begin the process of hiding evidence of its political activity, but I supppose exec director can always just take a trip to Turkey if the heat gets turned up. So what if the workers don't get paid.

The GAB


disagreed, dismissing over 90 percent of the challenges to Colon, with result that Colon wound up with nearly as many signatures after the challenge, and as for the challenge to the other candidate, Guzman, the GAB found that challenge wholly insufficient. No doubt, if Esperanza Unida's candidate is so much better than Colon, she will have no problem defeating these two candidates that Esperanza Unida's Board Chair tried to knock off the ballot. These GAB facts make your "This is America and everyone has the right to run for office" statement ironic indeed. Let's see: - Colon - Georgia Pabst - Michael Maistelman The list of bums keeps growing, as the credibility of Esperanza Unida's exec director, Chair and attorney diminishes.

Come over and back up your comments


mal contends should come over to Esperanza Unida to back his comments. You can speak to any EU worker currently on staff. Get the real story from the people who will tell you the truth.

Pedro Colon should be ashamed of himself- He commited Fraud


Pedro Colon should be ashamed of himself, for attacking Esperanza Unida and Having Georgia Pabst(many peoples pittbull) attack them as well. I don't think it is right that Pedro Colon would attack the organization because someone wants to run for office. This is America and everyone has the right to run for office. I think it is an act out of retailiation..... What about the fact that Michael Maistelman called and threatened someone in all of this. Was that proper procedure. Is it proper for our state representative to attack this organization only because someone is running against him. How dare any one run against Pedro Colon- Especially because he has been an absentee representative for the Last 10 years. Everyone knows it, he has been a bum and I can't wait for the time when he steps out. Perhaps one day someone with credentials will run against him and actually attend more than 20% of the meeting at the state capitol. What great representation he is, only representing the district 20% of the time! Do your research before you comment you don't know the half of it!!! What about the fact that Pedro Colon circulated nomination papers and there are signatures of the same author-(FRAUD). The Hispanic community really needs him--Yeah Right!

Invitation still stands


Come over to Esperanza Unida. I'd be happy to show you around. Colon was a no show at the Town Hall meeting tonight--to bad.

Thanks, great,


but just pay your workers, quit being so heavy-handed with them; and realize that using a 501 (3c) org for substancial political activity imperils a lot of people.

If you cannot meet this objectives without outside advice, resign.

Read http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=778461 and tell me you acted properly. Bullshit.

I'm sure the workers do great work.


My gripe is with the management, Exec Director, Chair, and Atty, who seem to be so involved in getting their oppoents knocked off the ballot (unsuccesfully) and delving into electoral politics that no one seems to notice the workers are not getting paid. See the piece, Esperanza Unida's payroll problems continue, at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=778461 The IRS does not require my help in its audit; but you should realize that in addition to the workers you are screwng over, EU's contributors are getting the shaft too, among other parties of interest. You should resign now, and give your $48,000 salary to the workers who need and deserve it!

Come over


Come over to Esperanza Unida. Check out the great work we do. We can even talk about this IRS idea. I look forward to meeting you.

mal contends


Hmmm. That was cute. Got anything else?
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