SDSU Political Candidates Forum 2008 (tonight)

elchrist

Today (Thursday) is the SDSU Political Candidates Forum at the Rodney Auditorium. Start time is 7 o'clock.

Program

7:00 PM
Welcome by Dr. Stephen Roeder, Dean, SDSU-Imperial Valley Campus

7:15 PM
Introductions: Forum Moderator Sergio Lopez

7:30 PM
3-minute presentations by Confirmed Candidates:
John Pierre Menvielle, IID Div. 2
Stella Mendoza, IID Div. 4
Michael Cox, IID Div. 4
Tony Gallegos, IID Div. 4
Victor Manuel Perez, 80th Assembly District
Dr. Richard Gutierrez, 80th Assembly District
Rick Gonzalez, 80th Assembly District
Daniel Ramirez, 51st Congressional District

8:00 PM
3-minute presentations by Calexico City Council Candidates:
Michael Mayne
Carmen Durazo
Luis J. Castro
John Moreno
Lewis Pacheco
Daniel F. Romero
Yasue Maeda-Valladolid
Gilbert Grijalva
Mohamed Asiad

8:30 PM
2-Minute Questions/Answers
Calexico City Council Candidates

8:50 PM
Adjournment

elchrist · Posted: 02 May 2008 07:31 AM Post subject:

So I show up last night at the SDSU forum and what do I see? It looked like everyone in the audience was already a supporter/volunteer of a candidate sporting a campaign t-shirt. There might have been a few people there who were actually there to learn from the experience and to make a more "educated" vote come June 3rd.

I arrived around 7:45 PM and it was a bitch to find parking. There was a (religious) concert going on at the park and I had to park a few blocks down. I should've paid someone so I could park my car in their driveway.

So here's my one-liner summary for each candidate of what I witnessed last night:

Mohamed Asiad
Why run if you're not going to participate in the forum, buddy?

Luis J. Castro
Porque vas a correr si no vas a participar en el foro, compita?

Michael Mayne
Showed signs of "rookieness," but was promising with his stance on recreation and parks.

Carmen Durazo
Calexico's Hillary showed her love for downtown, but no love for the hot dogs.

John Moreno
Wasn't sure what to expect from J.Mo, but he definitely has charisma.

Lewis Pacheco
Slightly defended himself regarding his scandal and was a downer all night.

Daniel F. Romero
Honestly can't remember much about him, except that he was wearing a suit.

Yasue Maeda-Valladolid
Felt to me like she was actually running for ASB president.

Gilbert Grijalva
Seemed experienced as a previous council member/mayor, although I was curious as to what his accomplishments as a public servant actually were.

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 86

At least there was someone in the audience that was there to educate themselves for this election.

I would also like to say that 3 mintues is not enough time for anyone to make any valid points. I didn't even get a chance to cover half of the ideas that I had put together to say.

I also wanted to say that I was glad that it was organized so well. I thought it was going to be a mess and it was really good.

Hopefully there will be another pretty soon.

Michael C. Mayne

chuco boy · Posted: 02 May 2008 01:20 PM Post subject: Three minutes

three minutes can be a life-time.

elchrist · Posted: 02 May 2008 03:51 PM Post subject:

They seemed to give Danny Ramirez more than 3 minutes to give his extreme pro-life spiel.

The moderator was a push-over for him. When Ramirez kept talking past his 3 minutes, the moderator said something to the effect, that if everyone in the audience was OK with it, he could continue. Baloney. He should've been cut off right at 180 seconds just like most of the other candidates were.

I wonder if Ramirez gets his way around the rest of the City of Calexico?