By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  May 20th at 12:22 PM  | 

In a column earlier this month on May 5th, Milan Simonich vehemently attacked Governor Susana Martinez as an inadequate leader and self-serving person without many accomplishments.  His attacks went from claims about lack of job creation to Martinez statement that she had balanced the state budget, which he brushed aside as unimportant because ‘the state Constitution requires a balanced budget…” These attacks on Gov. Martinez | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  March 27th at 04:32 PM  | 

After this week’s blogposts about the Santa Fe New Mexican censoring me out of their article on social media and New Mexico’s 2013 legislative session.  I finally have received answers which are half-satisfactory! Yesterday I explained here how the Occupy movement pestered Julie Ann Grimm after it was not included in the article, which likely had something to do with his/her lack of response to | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  March 26th at 01:42 PM  | 

After the Santa Fe New Mexican printed an article last week detailing the important role which social media played in the 2013 legislative session a nice edit job by the article’s author Julie Ann Grimm was made in the online edition on Tuesday afternoon (March 19).  As can be seen here, the current edition does not include the paragraph below: Breaking the mold are the | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  March 25th at 12:32 PM  | 

Monday afternoon I received an email from a reporter of the Santa Fe New Mexican.  The email read in part: I’m doing a story about the role of social media in the recent New Mexico legislative session and would like to interview the person in charge of your Twitter updates regarding NM. IF you are interested, please call me ASAP at (505) 986-3017. Thanks. Julie | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 22nd at 03:57 PM  | 

A Freedom Killing Bill Defeated Today there is good news for New Mexico gun owners and other citizens who value their freedom.  HB-402 has been tabled in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee with a three to two vote.  Representatives Alcon, Harper and Anderson voted against the bill while Representatives Caballero and Chasey supported the bill. Alcon, the committee’s Democratic chairman, gave the following statement: “I don’t | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 14th at 04:49 PM  | 

HB-77 a bill requiring all people buying guns at gun shows to go through a background check and registration passed the House yesterday, more on it can be found in my blogpost yesterday here.  As explained in yesterday’s article Gov. Susana Martinez has said she will sign the bill if it reaches her table.  The bill may be found here. Eight Republicans joined the Democrats | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 13th at 06:49 PM  | 

What is Governor Susana Martinez thinking? SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican who who has courted the pro-gun vote, said Monday that she supports a compromise bill that would require background checks on people who buy guns at gun shows. Asked by a reporter about House Bill 77, which passed the House Judiciary Committee Friday on a bi-partisan vote, Martinez said, “I think | Read More »