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Re: On the Eve of Early Voting

davidortez — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:05:04 -0000

Ha ... thanks for stopping by Matt ... Credit goes to the house that was used :-)

Re: Los Tigres Del Norte – La Granja

davidortez — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:47:37 -0000

For some reason the video will not display so check it out @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1SkdIbMESo

Re: Peter Brown Delivers the First TV Ad Blow

davidortez — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:41:05 -0000

@Ron,
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment. I am glad that you liked the ad. I did to because it was positive and informative.

Re: Hispanics and Higher Education

davidortez — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:22:36 -0000

Joe,
Although I do not talk about money ... you bring up a good point about scholarships ... but what good are they when Hispanics students cannot take advantage of them?

I merely make the assertion that yes ... you can blame Hispanics students for their shortcoming but at the end of the day it is the State of Texas that has failed them ... is it no wonder that our Education Level is ranked so low out of all the 50 states? Who do you blame the students or the institution?
You sir .... have a limited, narrow, ignorant point of view and it would help you to expand your world and understand that this is a bigger issue than "Hispanics" not studying hard enough.

Re: Parker is Winning Social Media Campaign

davidortez — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:28:48 -0000

On Morales ... let's not add insult to injury. :-) We are all "friends and neighbors" as Sheila Jackson-Lee states.

Re: Finally, We Acknowledge our Drug Demand

davidortez — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:46:22 -0000

John,

Thanks for the clarification and I agree with you ... an unsecure border is an issue at hand but the demand would still override a secure border ... you cannot institute a border that is "secure" in which drugs are in demand and expect to see the demand die down.

Last time I checked ... a plane can manage to fly over a"secure" border ... a border that has a fortified electric wall with a moat from Texas to California filled with alligators and [insert animal of your choice] and 24/7 border patrol at every .25 miles

A "secure" border is but an illusion that can never be achieved.

Re: Grading the Houston Mayoral Websites

davidortez — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:32 -0000

I am glad that you found the article helpful.

Re: Actions Speak Louder than Words

davidortez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:47:00 -0000

Priscilla,
Thanks for stopping and enlightening us on how the Locke campaign is proactive on this issue. I wish you the best and do not stop the good work.

Re: A real good reason Not to Vote For

davidortez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:45:51 -0000

Guillermo ... thanks for stopping and shedding some light into the issue.

Re: Reactions from the Houston Mayoral Candidates

davidortez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:22:34 -0000

It is when Bush claimed 58-42 was unanimous!

Re: Abuse of Power: High School Admins Coerce Cheerleader for Facebook Password

davidortez — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:21:22 -0000

Kirzen,

Sorry you FAIL ... how can you state that the Plaintiff does not have to prove that she was coerced? Her allegations are not considered facts until they are proven ... remember the Golden Rule: You are Innocent until you are proven Guilty.

Apparently you did not actually read the court documents and have come up with your own legal opinion without considering the facts.

Let me remind folks that 90% of lawsuits are settled out of court so perhaps this may not even reach the court room and thus arguments will never be necessary.

Re: Abuse of Power: High School Admins Coerce Cheerleader for Facebook Password

Kirzen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:51:11 -0000

Thank you for your legal opinion on the matter, but you fail.

The plaintif in this case doesn't have to prove that she was coerced, she simply has to prove that either she was coerced into providing the information, or that she could expect that the confidential information in the private sections on her facebook would be kept private. Examine the circumstances, either they asked her to provide it, and counseled her such that the information would go no further, then breached her privacy, or they coerced her into providing her details in some other manner. Do you honestly expect, asked "Please give us your password, we make no promises about what we'll do with it" that your average teenager with potentially damaging information locked behind that password would simply hand it over?

The author of this blog is making some sweeping statements about free speech and freedom of association that are complete legal bullshit (because free speech sells especially well in the media circus) but regarding privacy, that part will be laughably easy to prove, and intentional infliction of emotional distress will also be relatively easy to prove depending on the nature of the information made public, all she has to do to prove that portion is to prove that the administration should have known that making that information public would cause her humiliation or disciplinary action.

The fact of the matter is, it will be very difficult for them to defend their need to have access to her account, my back pocket theory regarding what they were after is that another student approached the faculty about something on that account, be it teasing or cyberbullying, or potentially racy photos, or any number of "inappropriate" items, and they took it upon themselves to force the password out of her to police it themselves... And they should have their hands cut off for it.

Re: Social Media is Kryptonite to the GOP!

davidortez — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:21:07 -0000

I am glad that you found it humorous. Thanks for stopping by!

Re: Abuse of Power: High School Admins Coerce Cheerleader for Facebook Password

davidortez — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:14:55 -0000

Actually the burden is on the Plaintiff to prove that she was coerced to provide this password ... if that cannot be established than everything else is irrelevant. As a Plaintiff, your allegations are not automatically accepted as the truth until you can prove the facts of the case.

Once the Plaintiff can prove that she was coerced then there is a burden that the act caused everything else. I find this to be an act that will hard to overcome if the School District provides competent counsel to the defendants which I do not doubt.

Re: How to Setup Airport Express on AT&T DSL

davidortez — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:10:18 -0000

Sophia,
Not sure what to say ... I did my best to convey to others how to perform this tutorial and it seems that a large percentage of managed to follow along.

Did you reset it as I originally state that you must? If you have any questions along the tutorial let me know so I may clarify. For example you should have two Ethernet cords ... one connected to AE and one to DSL modem.

Re: How to Setup Airport Express on AT&T DSL

davidortez — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:55:39 -0000

Performance difference ... I am not sure but security wise I have read that WEP is more secure.

Re: Meet the Other Candidates

davidortez — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:10 -0000

Angie,
Thanks for stopping by ... I looked hard for a website but was unsuccessful ... thanks for directing me to his space on the web. Cheers!

Best,
David

Re: Meet the Other Candidates

davidortez — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:18:53 -0000

Robert Kane,

Thanks for stopping by ... I have updated the listing to reflect the relevant changes.

Best,
David

Re: The Five-Thousand Dollar Club

davidortez — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:30:20 -0000

Thanks for stopping by and correcting me.

I have made the necessary changes. As an editorial policy, I do not delete any information that I may have been wrong about. As a result and for transparency purposes ... any text that has a strike through is understood to be redacted.

Re: The Five-Thousand Dollar Club

davidortez — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:23:27 -0000

Sue Davis,
You are correct ... Locke cannot seek additional funds from those individuals but I will note ... that does not stop them from having their "children" or "spouses" from maxing out as well. Unfortunately, we still have weak laws when it comes to campaign finance even at the local level.

Re: How to Setup Airport Express on AT&T DSL

davidortez — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:56:04 -0000

Sassafras,
I am glad that you found it helpful.

Re: Meet the Other Candidates

davidortez — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:13:37 -0000

Charles,
Thanks for dropping by and letting me of Amy and George's Twitter accounts.

Best,
David

Re: Meet the Other Candidates

davidortez — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:31:37 -0000

Phillip,
Thanks for stopping by and letting me know of your contact information. I wish you luck in your future endeavors.

Best,
David

Re: How to Setup Airport Express on AT&T DSL

davidortez — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:42:04 -0000

Yes .... only if it is connected to a modem ... it does not if is connected to a computer.

Re: How to Setup Airport Express on AT&T DSL

Kevin Miller — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:05:22 -0000

I may not be thinking of this straight, but when you use the AE wireless with a Macbook and have the AE connected to the modem via ethernet port isn't the AE ethernet port sending and receiving information?