tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7103747762720669478..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Dallas News: Inexperienced TYC Vendor Got No-Bid ContractGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54603320708702192922007-11-20T19:13:00.000-06:002007-11-20T19:13:00.000-06:00It's all about the money, honey! That is what thi...It's all about the money, honey! That is what this whole phoney-baloney crisis is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26668609945440513392007-11-20T06:20:00.000-06:002007-11-20T06:20:00.000-06:00Court Room ActionJust shows that the judges are el...Court Room Action<BR/>Just shows that the judges are elected politicians too and this is going back to federal court. Another loss for the taxpayers of Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15033315382514220672007-11-20T00:57:00.000-06:002007-11-20T00:57:00.000-06:00WOW HOW BOUT THAT COURT ROOM ACTION TODAY. YALL ...WOW HOW BOUT THAT COURT ROOM ACTION TODAY. YALL JUST DONT GET IT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54073008821708164182007-11-19T19:47:00.000-06:002007-11-19T19:47:00.000-06:00Dementia, so Phillips has it going on, huh? Do you...Dementia, so Phillips has it going on, huh? Do you mean physically, mentally or with you? What kind of a dumb SNAFU was that? <BR/><BR/>You let us down, we considered you such a role model. NOT!!! Where is the rhyme or method to your madness, pray tell!! <BR/><BR/>It's embarassing to tell people you are an acting executive director of the agency! Forgive us if we laugh at you, but you are a laugh a minute. Kinda like Claytie and his his rape remark back when!! He thought he had it going on too!! It cost him his election, so don't plan on running for office any time soon! Puke!<BR/><BR/>Bad Dementia! Please someone take her away! Enough is enough, she has embarassed the agency consistently since she and her cronies took over! Someone needs to monitor the kind of music she listens to! That might be where she is picking those sorts of remarks, MTV has it going on 24 hours a day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78555793823230549622007-11-18T22:38:00.000-06:002007-11-18T22:38:00.000-06:00Where have you been? Kimbrough is long gone - he ...Where have you been? Kimbrough is long gone - he was rewarded with a plush appointment as deputy commissar of TAMU. <BR/><BR/>Why are people surprised at all this? Goodhair took gobs of money from the coal-fired electric industries, then tried to fast-track approvals for new coal-fired plants that do not meet current clean air standards. This TYC thing is another example of profiteering at the public trough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81685260142679350502007-11-18T21:36:00.000-06:002007-11-18T21:36:00.000-06:00How many more criminals will Jay Kimbrough bring t...How many more criminals will Jay Kimbrough bring to TYC? And to think he was a Marine! So much for 'Duty, Honor, Country". I learned these things at MCRD and unlike Jay, they still mean something to me. Evidently he puts more stock in "personal profit".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43674811943432009902007-11-18T16:28:00.000-06:002007-11-18T16:28:00.000-06:00Make that "ad hominem". Sorry, Old Salty.Make that "ad hominem". Sorry, Old Salty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84708871412991382802007-11-18T16:25:00.000-06:002007-11-18T16:25:00.000-06:00Like I said earlier, as hominem attacks are the wa...Like I said earlier, as hominem attacks are the way to go when you have a weak argument. Old SaltyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85746105207893214732007-11-18T14:42:00.000-06:002007-11-18T14:42:00.000-06:00thanks 11:03. Its just about time to let it all o...thanks 11:03. Its just about time to let it all out on who is who and what they are really doing.<BR/><BR/>TYC Youth and Parents. Great. The same parents who let their kids become members of the criminal justice system. Wow. Guess they would support their own now would they. <BR/><BR/>Hey 11:00 care to comment on the money funding those groups? Relationships with TYC Ombudsman? NO YOU DONT WANT TO GO THERE. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS FOLLOW THE MONEY. Will wrote the bill and told her what to say and how to say it down to the very last testimony this year.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to help you folk. You are not innoncent. You want to talk about a vendor and the way a contract exist. Go ahead. Its a 2 way street. Start with your own relationships...Business and Personal. Be Honest with yourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54573227621836367022007-11-18T11:03:00.000-06:002007-11-18T11:03:00.000-06:002:43,Wow, you've really "got it going on"2:43,<BR/><BR/>Wow, you've really "got it going on"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91093562401352635652007-11-18T11:00:00.000-06:002007-11-18T11:00:00.000-06:002:40Isela Gutierrez is the state's leading advocat...2:40<BR/><BR/>Isela Gutierrez is the state's leading advocate on juvenile justice reform. She is supported by the advocacy community fully. She is also the most trusted professional advocate that the parents of incarcerated youth turn to. She is highly educated and incredibly bright. <BR/><BR/>She does not work for SW Key. She was the coordinator of the Texas Coalition Advocating Justice for Juveniles TCAJJ. While based at SW Key, TCAJJ was and is directed by a board of directors composed of advocates and parents from all over the state, including PODER, Texas Civil Rights Project, LULAC, Texas Appleseed, ACLU, NAACP and others. <BR/><BR/>She is now at the state's leading criminal justice think tank, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition where she directs the Juvenile Justice Initiative and coordinates the Texas Families of Incarcerated Youth.<BR/><BR/>Grits is right when he says Isela was an unsung hero during the Legislative Session. She wrote most of SB 103 and lobbied it passage.<BR/><BR/>You clearly don't know much about Isela, but you claim to know about juvenile justice. I propose a public debate between you and her. Then let the public decide who they trust to protect the interests of TYC youth and their parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4674767149024561082007-11-18T08:06:00.000-06:002007-11-18T08:06:00.000-06:00Pope's support of Gregg Phillips tells us exactly ...Pope's support of Gregg Phillips tells us exactly what kind of ethics she has, NONE. The question is; what is keeping our elected officials from firing her and all her cronies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-81099691814832514432007-11-17T19:29:00.000-06:002007-11-17T19:29:00.000-06:00I Love it lets ust all contract out to the Great S...I Love it lets ust all contract out to the Great State of Texas ,, Man what can I charge for hmmmm.Sounds like a plan who cares who runs it as long as I get Mine....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-37318279375837944212007-11-17T15:53:00.000-06:002007-11-17T15:53:00.000-06:00Naw its all true. Not weak. Take notice of what ...Naw its all true. Not weak. Take notice of what has been said and the throught all these tyc comments. not just this one. ITS TRUE AND RIGHT AND ALL YOU CAN DO IT BYTCH AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. <BR/><BR/>As yourselves a question.....Why did the OT really stop? Prolly cause you won't spray when told. Now You get your paychecks jacked with. <BR/><BR/>Sorry but I have to prepare for next week and finish with investigating relationships. I will have a busy next week. Celebrating.....Happy Holidays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-39301484977613281562007-11-17T15:36:00.000-06:002007-11-17T15:36:00.000-06:00that was hilarious 3:11, but so true.that was hilarious 3:11, but so true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2955238387575627232007-11-17T15:11:00.000-06:002007-11-17T15:11:00.000-06:00Here's a rule for bloggers - when you don't like w...Here's a rule for bloggers - when you don't like what someone is doing, then accuse them of sleeping with someone else you do not like. It's called "ad hominem" attack. It is especially useful when the rest of your argument is weak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84218997244766220852007-11-17T14:43:00.000-06:002007-11-17T14:43:00.000-06:00Right on the voters dont care. Only you sour idio...Right on the voters dont care. Only you sour idiots. An automated system to place kids. Great Advancement. To bad you folk don't see it. The message here is you smart TYC employees have been not properly placing kids. Here is a system that takes human error out of the equation. Why wonder about the person who is delivering it?<BR/><BR/>Oh thas right, you had someone who wanted to do the same thing but they never approached TYC, they even participated on some pannel, or even had coffee with them. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps we should dive more into your inappropriate relationships.....hmmm.<BR/><BR/>Why is Isela Gutierrez Now and Previously tied to South West Key. Why they pay salary for other so-called advocates through indirect channels? Why is she dating and sleeping with Will Harrell? Does she have any juvenile justice exerpience? Any degrees (bachelors or masters, phD) to be a true educated person on such matter? HELL NO. Check her personal history.<BR/><BR/>SouthWest Key....TYC Contrator....has musch to gain from the issues at tyc discretly funnels money, studies, and skewed stats to advocacy groups. Lets look into the history and ties of Joella Brooks and Connie Perez.<BR/><BR/>But let me stop here. Can't wait for MONDAY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23852130007920741732007-11-17T11:58:00.000-06:002007-11-17T11:58:00.000-06:00It is time for Democrats and Republicans alike to ...It is time for Democrats and Republicans alike to rise up and nominate persons of high character to represent them in the General Election. <BR/><BR/>And - Don't ever expect an incumbent to vote for term limits - look at how many have run on that platform, only to find reasons to turn once they are in. It impetus has to come from the voters themselves. <BR/><BR/>Get interested, people - we are all getting screwed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61968125433751681382007-11-17T11:54:00.000-06:002007-11-17T11:54:00.000-06:00That saddest thing about all this sorry mess is th...That saddest thing about all this sorry mess is that the average voter in Texas doesn't care! Here we have blatant corruption that crosses party lines, and the majority of those who do get out and vote will blindly vote for the party of their preference without any regard for the character of the individual representing that party. It is a sad, sad thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85050827187394087282007-11-17T08:50:00.000-06:002007-11-17T08:50:00.000-06:00Wow. If my fellow readers have time, they should ...Wow. If my fellow readers have time, they should read every link that Grits posted. <BR/><BR/>This Greg Phillips takes "self-dealing" to a whole new level: One that could only be matched by a conjoined twin! <BR/><BR/>The DMN article doesn't even scratch the surface. That $275K bag-o'-loot is light compared to his plunder from other agencies...which looks like it's in the millions of dollars. <BR/><BR/>[Hey, JCOs: are you upset about your not getting paid overtime? Sorry, we need that money to buy Mr. Phillips another boat].<BR/><BR/>How ironic it is that the rank-and-file employees are admonished to not accept gifts over $50...And how they are sternly cautioned that any part-time job they may hold must not interfere with their principal job...And how they are forbidden from accepting dual, simultaneous positions within the state...<BR/><BR/>...But these top guys can write legislation, get appointed to top jobs, create consulting & services companies, and via their newly-appointed positions, steer contracts to those very same companies. Nice!<BR/><BR/>Oh, by the way? What qualifies Mr. Phillips to rework the classification system? Is he borrowing that expertise from those Ph.Ds (Martinez, Murrie), to whom contracts were also awarded? <BR/><BR/>I hope Mr. Phillips' contribution is more than that little software package. Hell , our in-house IT staff could have written such a gizmo for about $40K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3987072944241484482007-11-17T07:52:00.000-06:002007-11-17T07:52:00.000-06:00Focusing on the bureaucrats brought in to do the b...Focusing on the bureaucrats brought in to do the bidding of their masters must be of great comfort to Phillips, Wohlgemuth, and Perry. The story here relates to individuals who repeatly have come to the trouph for personal enrichment, not thier petty henchmen. While the story has referenced irregularities with HHSC and TYC, this is not thier first trip to the well. Let's not forget Phillips involvement with a Texas Workforce Commission contract for Alien Labor Certification.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9240712220342053192007-11-16T23:02:00.000-06:002007-11-16T23:02:00.000-06:00A couple of other TYC intake related contracts are...A couple of other TYC intake related contracts are to Dr. Pablo Martinez of Texas State to develop a classification system and to Dr. Daniel Murrie of Sam Houston State to look at intake assessment. I'm not sure how these fit in with either the Phillips contract or the Connextions contract. Grits, you may want to ask Jim Hurley about those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63770192756897690822007-11-16T21:59:00.000-06:002007-11-16T21:59:00.000-06:00Let's all walk towards the light!!Let's all walk towards the light!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60496347222021477742007-11-16T21:56:00.000-06:002007-11-16T21:56:00.000-06:00The light is there, it will come when you walk thr...The light is there, it will come when you walk thru the gatehouse of your TYC and never go back. You will then be free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88888250518095560162007-11-16T19:53:00.000-06:002007-11-16T19:53:00.000-06:00I think there is a light.I think there is a light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com