Answer these 3 simple questions Mr. "Dr." Mark Martinez -- if you utilize surrogates I will understand.

Even if those surrogates are ones that hound me around this website, copying me as they, much like yourself (Reuters pronounced  "rooters" and Robert Reisch pronounced  by you as "Rike" for entire shows) -- Can you not fend for yourself on a mere blog?

You will not engage people like me on your show -- you are a mis (vastly under) informed cabesa de nudillo, who hides behind his  "Hispanic" ethnicity to engage the airwaves while being in no way justified to do so  (by expertise or intelligence)........ you are a product of Political Correctness and should be shown to have no clothes (intellectually or factually)..........

Can you (will you) respond?

Uduak Ntuk is one of two people from Bakersfield chosen as Obama delegates to the Dems convention.  I think he is an engineer or something with Chevron, but if he tried to pass himself off as a spokeperson for Chevron he probably violated their conflict of interest policies.  The only people in the industry that I ever saw as supporting any Democrat were the hardcore union guys.  They were so ignorant, they thought the Republicans were to blame for exploration bans offshore California.

{crickets}     Dr. Martinez     {crickets}

While I have more work to do until dark, I will not leave this topic.

You (sans  "fairness doctrine") bully pulpit your views on a captive audience (some of us confined to a cab) and that is just fine as first amendment fodder, can you not answer just the three very basic simplistic questions proffered?

Or will we be just greeted with the all to predictable remonstrations of your minions (TSM, ML, RF, MP, etc........) or even those of the lugubrious mimic candy (easter)????

Drill -- this guy was as transparent as a Dutch front window.

He had as much expertise re hydrocarbon extraction and the gestalt of the o&g business, I had to grab steering wheel and just shake my head every now and again.

But, given Mr. Mark Martinez' background, I was little surprised............

He, like RF and others, actually believes the BTU conversion value of electric (even if fossil fuel produced) vs. direct fuel to internal combustion engine is a net energy (work) positive..........

The guy was a sham.............. pure and simple.......... but I bet the masses ate it up (with a spade shovel)

I don't listen to 1230, Chico, and you've made me glad I don't. 1230, however, is not the only radio station that calls itself "news" and puts on self-appointed spokepersons for some cause or another. I'd like to have a 24-hour news radio station in Bakersfield to tune into.

Thanks for spelling it out Chico. As for a real 24 hour news station catpaw, it isn't going to happen in Kern County.

I can answer number 1 for you. You can look up the salary of any state employee, including CSU employees, at www.sacbee.com/1098/story/738462.html  Enter in his last name and select "Bakersfield State" for the Agency or University. That will give you his gross pay rate for CSUB. Have fun and look around at other folks around town too. Last I checked, you could only have 10 searches per session, so choose wisely :)

First Name MARK A
Last Name MARTINEZ
Agency or University Bakersfield State
Job Title DEPARTMENT CHAIR - ACADEMIC YEAR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Base Pay $76,152.00 
 

I think we now have an answer to Question #1.

Now that you have prevaricated on #1 Mr. Mark Martinez, what about the other two?

(I have more -- should I now expect an attack from your surrogates?)

I really don't mind............

Thanks a lot for the radio tip, Chico! I had no idea any person of the liberal persuasion was allowed on the commercial air waves in these parts. I have been listening to a lot of NPR lately, and they actually bristle at the the thought that they have a liberal bias. But, I'm sure NPR, though at the center, is way too left for you. I also must thank you for continually running down the very few Latino voices in the community. How many Latinos actually have a public voice in these parts? Four? You and the many conservative bloggers on this site do the left a big service by posting personal and racial attacks on a huge minority group that by all estimates will be the majority ethnic group in the Central Valley within 20 years time. Kudos to you!

I'm also a little disappointed you  fail to mention one issue Dr. Martinez addressed on his show, preferring to engage in a personal vendetta as opposed to an honest argument over issues and policy. This is why most people are so turned off by conservative tactics and rhetoric. The policies endorsed by the extreme right only benefit the extremely rich and selfish. It will be nice to watch the election returns this year and witness the nation repudiate the hostile anti-worker excesses endorsed by the ever dwindling Republican Party.   

Aud - did you mean me or Leonel????   Hahahaha!

I guess now I can expect to be audited (ths Shwain BTW) by the FTB --

And I thought I just needed to worry about IRS (whom FTB generally utillizes to audit schedule F's)

Now I have to worry about Maggie's Assessor connection as well as the CSUB Mark Martinez connection to Franchise Tax Board (those guys are flat Gestapo BTW) ...........

Oh well, I guess its worth it to expose the REAL scoundrels............

(ever wonder why all your real small businessmen are moving to NV, AZ, ID, etc......??????

OK Adam -- pretender to Latino Largesse -- just what great all ecompassing agenda do you think I now have against the Latino populace?

Perhaps you would like to attend one of my familiy's get togethers?

You see, we are mostly all self-employed and mostly Mexicans (don't even utter the word Hispanic amongst those of us who are proud of their specific hereitage and the fact that we all make our livings sans Govt handouts) --

But we would be glad to listen to your (NPR is center, etc.) Lib rhetoric whilst we slaughter a pig and maybe even a barren cow............. We deal in REALITY dude....... not your BS Lib rhetoric that unfortunately will probably become the law of the land in this country that has become so entitlement oriented that old dudes like you can sit around and denigrate those that DO as opposed to those that just WANT..........

So AdamPayne, you're going to tell me that I need to not respond to a cabesa de nudillo like Mark Marintez because he is LATINO?

You have to be smoking rope esse.

I back Jim Lopez for whatever he seeks. Because he has paid his dues and sans hispanicallia hype......... he's just right  (on the things that matter to me -- like my right to keep my pistolas y ammunicion'............

Adam -- you are so immersed in your Lib mantras mentality that you fail to see............. most of the people comin up here for jobs (that people like me hire) are rural Mexicans.............. I require a 1099 if I figger there goin ta make more the $600 that fiscal year (my tax year) and I will cut them a check for services renderd.

Aside from the license to do what the are doing for me (contractors, etc.) that cuts out illeglas right there.

People like Gube can come down on the  "illeglas" all they want but there is truth to the idea that  "they do the work we won't"............

And that is because (if you are an employer in CA you will know what I meant) the Workers Comp, Unempl Ins, Disability and AWD Acts BS will break you esse!

I tend not to use the term Hispanic. I certainly am not sure what "BS Lib rhetoric" you are worried about becoming the "law of the land" in the near future, or what entitlements are out there for old dudes like myself. Or anyone for that matter. I have to pay for health care, any further education I might need,  and I am a ways away from both Social Security and Medicare. Hell, I can't even touch my feeble 401k for many years without a major penalty.  I don't see any entitlements for guys my age. I don't get a subsidy for growing Indian figs, plums and grapes in my backyard.

If you want to talk about health care and what the country should do to cover all citizens, let's talk. Or  infrastructure and how we pay for the vital improvements necessary to repair the damage caused by decades of neglect. Or let's talk about specific entitlements and subsidies for the giant factory farms and food processors who put out crap the rest of the world doesn't want to touch with your ten foot pole, and people of intelligence here avoid at all costs.

But thanks again for continuing to steer your brethren into the liberal stream. Hasta!

Wait a minute--what crap am I eating that no one else will touch?  Please tell me so I will STOP eating it!

Adam is an old style Lib-Socialist who jumps on what he perceives as an attack on what again, he perceives, as an attack on an oppressed grouping (the more main stream media topical the better) .........

Its an insult to what he calls  "Hispanics".............

The decades of neglect have not been the sole source of the Republicans Adam........ though you would dearly like to couch it that way..........

It is insulting to me that you and and MSM (who are firmly in Obamas pocket) presume that all  "Hispanics" are going to just vote Obama by rote........ because you spout health care and infrastructure mantras (which I might agree with you on re infrastructure=business) does  not deter from the fact that Martinez (whatever ethnicity he might be) is wrong in what he says........ he needs to be held accountable for his statements just like anyone else would be........... be they Anglo, black, Hispanic, Asian, or anything else......

Don't you agree?  (or are you just so entrenched in the Lib talking point modality that you think anyone who questions the sacred Hispanic professor is just a bigot-racist-evil conservative?

........and Adam, why do you suppose that I am  "steering my brethren" one way or the other?

Are my  "brethren" Mexicans?

Are they evil conservatives?

You know what they really are?

Mostly Mexicans heritage I admit, hard working people that just want a better life for their families.

I agree with you on the infrastructure as we drive trucks over the bridges, our tires are torn up by potboles, (and they are expensive beyond belief), and we need more asphalt (actually I wish we had more concrete down) but on the entitlements = you are way away from me man -- socialists will re-distribute the income from 401K's and even public pension plans (CALPERS, 37 Act, etc.)  ....... just wait

Your Obamassiah is not what you perceive.

Beef.

Maybe you have followed the recent salmonella outbreak, Catherine. Our factory farming practices of putting tonnage through huge processing plants and slaughterhouses to be cut up and remade into all sorts of different commodities on the shelves means inspectors (the too few on the job) don't have a clue where the contamination started from. Europe has refused our poultry because it is washed in chlorine. The ban is still in effect. Europe tests millions of cattle for mad cow disease. Here is an excerpt from a report the NY Times on the difference between our test practice methods compared to Europe and Japan:

In the wake of the first case, the Agriculture Department issued assurances that American beef was safe. Although most Americans did not stop buying beef, foreign customers were openly skeptical, for several reasons.

The chief one was that the United States was testing only a tiny fraction of the 30 million animals it slaughtered each year. In 1997, the year it banned feeding ruminant protein to other ruminants because of the suspicions about the disease in Europe, it tested only 219 animals. In 2003, when the first positive was found, it was testing about 20,000 a year.

At the time, European countries were testing 10 million animals annually, and the Japanese were testing every one of the 1.2 million they slaughtered. (Dr. Ron DeHaven, then the Agriculture Department’s chief veterinarian, publicly mocked that standard, comparing it to a doctor testing every patient, regardless of age or sex, for prostate cancer.)

Even after the first case was found, the department initially resisted increased its testing, and then raised it to only about 40,000 animals a year.

Here is an editorial from the Houston Chronicle detailing more on America's woeful factory slaughter methods. It suggests why we are at risk and why there is a growing movement to move to a more local and humane method of producing livestock. The rest of the world no longer trusts our methods and practices.

And yet Adam the cases of BSE are greater in UK than anywhere and the only ones we have even had scares on were from Canada.

We haven't been feeding body parts like they have in UK for years. They NEED to test.

Have you ever been to cow sale? Seen B stampings and others?  Used to be for Brucillosis. You have to know the industry before you start doing like Maggie -- C&P's from Google.............

Sure I could go along with you in good times -- grass feed em to 600 or so even in really good times to 800 or 900........

But when grass is bad, we have to dump em on feed lots and they can get em to mkt weight.

But you know what? We don't have BSE here, and even those close ones have been traced back to Canada.

You can talk salmonella all you want but that can occur anywhere, anytime......... I wish there were more meat inspectors too........... helps our end product ergo prices to us........

Its real easy for armchair inspectors to denigrate the system but I have to ask you, how many cases of salmonella let alone BSE have occurred in this country -- with USDA Beef affecting our consumers?

You  are talking about a livelihood for my entire family bud, and that is some serious stuff. Your scare tactics that might keep people from buying that Rib Eye at Albertsons or Vons hurts an entire class of people -- and possibly for no good reason. I think that is irresponsible.

What do you do for a living?

I haven't heard of anyone in the U.S. catching mad cow disease, Adam.  I'm more likely to catch hepatitis from my Taco Bell order, but that's another story. 

I agree that we could be testing more animals for mad cow--no arguement there, but I'm not going to hide in my bunker until it happens, either.  If THAT"S all you were talking about, then I feel better.  Thanks.

"Your Obamassiah is not what you perceive."  Amen to that.   I'm perceiving an Anti-Christ candidate  -  if only he was out of Europe.  I'm joking  - I think.

Its no joke dcs -- its no joke

I'm not that religious and I'm not going into the anit-Christ thing -- not yet........

But the obamasiah ohamanation that will ensue, vis--a-vis upping LT gains to 28%, taxing Dividends at OI, and all the other  "passive investment income"  taxes this bruthuh has in store for us will drive DJIA to 5,000............

Obama has already spoken to the faithful about the rest of the world dictating what our AC can be set at, what our CAFE standards should be, what we should eat, etc..........

Can't you see the frosting on the cake (until its frosted)???

We will be a third world country dcs217.............. isn't that great?

BTW I still haven't had answered Questions 2 and 3

As regards question one I think we have established that Mark A. Martinez is a lair..........

Now, will nos. 2 and 3 make him a huge hypocrite as well???

So far only Adam de rigeur lock step Lib has come in to defend Martinez and his positions and his main point (other than going off into BSE as it relates [I guess -- trying to draw nexus] to my profession, and I am wondering where the other libs are with substantive answers to my questions.

Doctor........ Doctor ...... where are you?

We have established that you are a convenient liar, just how big a liar are you?

Chico  -- and those things he's tipped his hand  - that's just the beginning  ....... it might not be a joke.

It's not hard to see him.... "The Obamanation of Desolation"  --- Matt. 24:15  

But first tings first -- lana this is for you. Remember this guy? He was the most gentle (as are most of my Brangus Bulls), the grandkids would pet him and even beat on his punkin (which I immediately disabused them of doing) ............. I named him Buford..........

He was a good one, he did about ten heifers I can think of but I had two others out there so I might be predjuciced.............  We did  about a hundred heifers that year (had calves) so I may be selling him way short............

The grand kids would knock him on his noggin, when he was feedin......... he just shrugged em off........I loved that guy.

OPEC Leader Khelil Says Dollar Will Drive Oil to $170

June 28 (Bloomberg) -- OPEC President Chakib Khelil predicted that the price of oil will climb to $170 a barrel before the end of the year, citing the dollar's decline and political conflicts.

``Oil prices are expected to reach $170 as demand for fuel is growing in the U.S. during the summer period and the dollar continues to weaken against the euro,'' Khelil said today in a telephone interview. The leader of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries also serves as Algeria's oil minister.

Political pressure on Iran and the depreciation of the U.S. currency have caused a surge in oil prices, Khelil said. New York- traded crude has more than doubled in a year and touched a record $142.99 a barrel yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

OPEC ministers generally say that oil output is sufficient, even as Saudi Arabia, the biggest producer, pledged to pump an extra 200,000 barrels a day next month to calm the market. ``The market is completely supplied,'' Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said yesterday. Libya announced possible production cuts, calling the market oversupplied.

The rising cost of crude is not linked to supply, Khelil said today. ``There is more than enough oil in the market to meet the international demand,'' added the OPEC president, who will take part June 30 in an international energy forum in Madrid.

Prices, which are up 38 percent this quarter, are heading for the biggest quarterly gain since the first three months of 1999, when oil traded between $11 and $17.

Declining Dollar

``The decisions made by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank helped the devaluation of the dollar, which pushed up oil prices,'' Khelil said.

Oil may extend gains if the ECB boosts rates on July 3, further weakening the U.S. currency. The dollar has declined 15 percent against the euro in 12 months.

P.S. Chico  -- If you read my latest blog, you will see why I can joke about our future.

What happend to Buford?

Bueford (sp) went the way of all flesh, especially that of beef cattle.

He was sold down at WSM in Fomosa years ago. I imagine he had a few good goes before pushing his chips to the center of the table though.........

While cattle are a mostly fungible good (like bbls of crude) I have to admit to having a soft spot in my heart for certain of those mostly fungible items. Bueford was one of those. I've had a lot of Brangus bulls over the years and he was typical of the breed. He  "only" weighed in at around 1465 when I sold him so he was not that big as far as some of the  "keys" (Chianina's) or even Charlaois I have had, even beefmaster or shorthorn crosses. But he was gentle beyond belief (grand kids would give him  "noogies" all the time (no matter how much I warned em....... at least they kept a manger and fence between themselves and ol Buef) and he would just chew his hay and every once in a while shake his massive head while the kids would recoil in fright. I think he was teaching them a valuable lesson (OK I'm pressing on this one) -- but I honestly miss ol Buef.

I've never been one to keep bulls very long. A few seasons at most. I know a lot of fellers that keep them for years but I many times will use them one season and then its off to Overland or WSM, etc..... I'm too much of an old softie and would probably become attached....... not good in this biz. My wife laughs at me......

So I'm glad that Lana takes me and Buef's teasing in the right way -- I wish she coulda met him. They could have compared hooves {haha} -- RIP Bueford........

I found him Lana.. here`s the link

http://www.goveg.com/factor...

Chico:

I was forwarded your comments by a listener. Thanks for tuning in. As I understand it, this is not your first comment about my program, or what I have written. You should call in some time (631-1230).

In all cases, you should keep in mind that some of my comments are "tongue-in-cheek" (that means I'm being sarcastic). It's often done in these type of forums. It's what people do to lighten a moment (and what I like to do to get Candi to start joking about my professional background). It's radio. Keep that in mind. However, if you took the $50,000 comment at face value you need to pay better attention to the tone and previous comments. But this is small potatoes. 

Where in the world does it say I have to drive a hybrid? Better yet, can you direct me to the book that says what cars a university professor can drive? Chico, you need to move away from caricatures and try and understand how the real world works.

Finally, Uduak Ntuk was not representing Chevron. Every audience I know has an interest in people who come on air, and most would like to know the background of my guests. Uduak was reluctant to go beyond discussing his professional background (petroleum engineer), but did so because we asked him to. You also need to be more specific about the "facts" that were discussed. Your claims about "false" statements are both empty and suggest a general lack of understanding of the facts that you claim to be interested in when you provide no specifics. You can send them to markmartinezshow@gmail.com.

There's more, but I have to go. 

- Mark

Chico, did you know "tongue-in-cheek" meant sarcastic? Wow, maybe even old dogs CAN learn something new...

No, I didn't OB ......... that  "Doctor" Mark Martinez must really be a really smart feller    ...........

No wonder the State of CA pays him over $76K per year for doing virtually nothing..........