As you may know, Bernalillo County’s Probate Judge, Merri Rudd (y mi esposa) was unopposed in the Democratic Primary yesterday and also is unopposed in the General Election in November. So, she won back in March on Filing Day but for the need for one vote yesterday. Still, some might want to know she received 25,737 votes, more than any other judge or county position in Bernalillo. More than Gary King or Jim Baca or any candidate other than the top state-wide offices (within Bernalillo County) — 10,000+ votes more than Heather Wilson. Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA – Unofficial Election Results
You won’t know this from the Albuquerque Journal (or local TV news). Intrepid journalist Dan McKay, who Merri introduced me to in the neighborhood grocery store, studiously ignores the office of Probate Judge and Merri Rudd. McKay has written many, many articles on Bernalillo politics and elections. Only once have I seen him mention the office or the office holder, and that may have been the last time I chastised him for his negligence.
Does the office of Probate Judge matter less than dog-catcher (sorry, under the new HEART ordinance, that’s “Dog-Human Interface Facilitator”)? There are only 5 elected county positions mandated by the state constitution; Probate Judge is one of these. Constitutionally, the office is as “important” as sheriff.
“Aw, come on, she was unopposed.” That, in itself, may have been news. But note that Michael Brasher is in a similar position and got a paragraph explaining that (and 4,855 votes). Somehow, the Journal can’t spare a sentence for one of the top vote-getters in the county. What else are they overlooking/under-reporting? mjh
PS: my friends at the Journal might warn McKay to watch out for me at the grocery store — I may slip something embarrassing or expensive in his basket.
Update at 1:17pm: after my venting, Merri notes that none of the judges races seem to have merited coverage in McKay’s article. So, rather then being the only county official ignored, she’s one of many judges. So much fairer.
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Great headline! Way to support your wife…
Hear! Hear! I’m a friend, but I’m also an
admirer of Merri as a human being, in general, and as a Probate Judge in particular. Even though she was unopposed, I cast a vote for
her anyway because I wanted to show my support for her and the fine job she (and her staff) are doing over there at the County building.
I suspect I’m not the only one with that in mind as a reason to punch her button.
On a pretty much unrelated matter, before I
read your blog entry, I had checked the election results at the Secretary of State’s website to see how Mer (and others) had fared. I
admit I was curious about what kind of showing Geraldine Amato made in the Sheriff’s race. I was surprised, and, I confess, somewhat
alarmed that she received 41% of the vote. I suspect more than one voter thought, she doesn’t have a chance, what the hell? What the
hell? George W Bush, that’s what the hell.
Boy, i hit it right on the head when i found this site. I see where you were upset over the journal
not reporting even one line about a judge who is one of the top vote getters in the county. Then you asked what else the Journal might
not be reporting or undereporting. Boy can I give a good exapmple of that.
I have approached two of the Journals health writers
and the publisher of the papaer of a huge story that should under no circumstances be ommitted from the paper. I am a victim of mercury
dental poiaoning, I becasme ill when i was 23 three years old. with this poisoning. I was a student at UNM. I was 43 years of age when
doctors finally found out what was wrong with me. I suffered immune system disorder, seizures, and a host of life threatening problems.
my case was taken in front of Congress about a year ago. I have been scheduled to testify in front of the FDa. Our governmetn has allowed
something terrible to happen to its citizens for decades which has masqueraded as alzheimers disease in some poeple, and numerous other
problems. i have been out to help put a stop to the use of this horrible poison in peoples teeth fillings, I couldnt get the Albuquerque
Journal people to do a story on this for the life of me. I went to Texas where my parents have lived, and not only got an article in
Dallas area newspapers, but also on WFAA tv, a major Dallas TV station. But the Journal wouldnt hear of it. One nice reporter who was at
the Jpurnal city desk counldnt imagine why this story hadnt been done. newspapers across the country, bigger then the Albuquerque
joural have covered this story, But Journal writers care so little about the citizens of New Mexico that they wouldnt do a article on
this story. The journal is a stinkaroo newspaper not wothy of a lot of things, It is ertanly bot worthy of accolades. Im sorry this
Judge didnt get a single line on her in the paper, and Im sorry people will continue to sicken and die from mercury poisoning from
dental fillings becasue the Journal wont do their part to publish a much needed story on the killing of mankind by our wonderful
government and its stupidity.-Thanks,Virginia Pritchett