To the Point with Mick Rich
Mick Rich will provide articles once or twice a week. Some will address New Mexico issues and some will talk about national issues.
Throw the Bums Out
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- Published: 05 November 2023 05 November 2023
Which begs the question, Which Bum?
Many times, during the course of our radio program, To the Point with Mick Rich (airs on KKOB AM 770, FM, 96.3 FM, online, podcast). I will turn to “my good buddy” (you are a good buddy if you read our articles or listen to our program), and producer, Amarie, and I say in unison, “What are we going to do?” I respond, “We are going to throw the Bums Out.” But which bums is the question?
Which bums are worthy to be “Thrown Out?”
Incumbent Democrats have kept New Mexico and Albuquerque at the bottom of all the good lists and at the top of all the bad lists for decades.
The World Needs a United Washington
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- Published: 21 October 2023 21 October 2023
What can be done to end Brother Fighting Brother in Washington?
To New Mexicans, Middle Eastern people appear homogeneous, which makes understanding the conflict among the people of the Middle East challenging. I hope to illuminate those differences and what Washington can do. Lastly, it serves as a warning to all Americans about what can happen when we focus on what separates us, not what unites us.
Arab & Persian
While NMGOP is Circling the Drain, New Mexico Republicans can sail a course for success.
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- Published: 12 October 2023 12 October 2023
While NMGOP is Circling the Drain
New Mexico Republicans can sail a course for success.
Is the NMGOP inconsequential? The latest Albuquerque Journal and Foxnews.com headlines would lead you to believe the answer is yes. Foxnews.com headline, "How this western battleground state shifted from purple to solid blue." Albuquerque Journal headline, "Republicans vow to appeal judge's ruling upholding New Mexico's congressional redistricting." I believe the path NMGOP leaders chose is the problem, not the Republican Party of New Mexico.
I have heard it so many times from major candidates that I can recite the words in my sleep. "I am Pro-God, Pro-Trump, Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-Oil & Gas, Pro-Business." A small percentage of New Mexican voters would agree on all six positions. The Democrats know it, and they make sure voters know it.
Pro-God
MLG: A Legacy of Less Safety and More Subjugation
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- Published: 02 October 2023 02 October 2023
Our Civil Rights are America’s Greatest Treasures
NM Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham replaced Our Second Amendment Rights with Her Emergency Regulations, penalizing the public possession of a firearm in Bernalillo County. MLG wanted us to believe that we are safer with Her Regulations, not our Right to Bear Arms. But are we?
What do Fewer Rights and More Laws and Regulations Look Like here in America? We need to look no further than American History.
African Americans were property in the Southern States, and Native Americans were Wards of the American Government. Native and African Americans had no Rights guaranteed by the Constitution but had abundant laws and regulations.
MLG Embarrassed Liberal Politicians & Media Across the Nation
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- Published: 19 September 2023 19 September 2023
MLG invites Republican Senate & House Leaders to propose anti-violence legislation.
New Mexicans woke up to “Governor announces statewide enforcement plan for violence, fentanyl reduction – Plan includes 30-day suspension of concealed, open carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.”
Santa Fe Democrats didn’t believe suspending concealed and open-carry weapons would end violence in Albuquerque. As Bill Clinton’s buddy Rahm Emanuel once said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things you thought you could not do before.” Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s opportunity was to strip New Mexicans of their Second Amendment Rights while propelling her to the national stage.
SF Dems underwrite $1 billion solar plant with $0.6 billion of NM Taxpayer Money
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- Published: 28 August 2023 28 August 2023
$0.6 Billion is the cost of overcoming NM Education, Crime, and Infrastructure Crisis for just one company.
Santa Fe Democrats recently celebrated a new $1.0 billion (with $0.6 billion incentives) solar panel plant built in Albuquerque by Singapore's Maxeon Solar. Meanwhile, Phoenix Republicans celebrated a $30.0 billion (no report of incentives) computer chip plant being built outside of Phoenix by American Intel/Brookfield. Why do the hardworking people of New Mexico have to pay companies to come to New Mexico?
NM is ranked fiftieth in educating its youth. NM Senate Majority Leader Mimi Stewart and indicted Ex-NM House Speaker Sheryl William Stapleton and their fellow Santa Fe Democrats put and kept New Mexico at the bottom of all fifty states for education.
From ABQ Homeless to South Valley and Isleta Pueblo Residents.
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- Published: 12 August 2023 12 August 2023
Is this environmental racism by the ABQ Mayor & Council?
The Albuquerque Mayor and City Council applaud themselves for fighting environmental racism by stopping business development in the Albuquerque South Valley. While they look away from the pollution their policies have created, the pollution flows to South Valley residents via the Rio Grande.
July 2023 Downtown Albuquerque, photograph provided a subscriber.
Homeless people are urinating and defecating on our sidewalks and city streets, just as this person is doing.
Our firm was renovating a restaurant in downtown Albuquerque. As I was walking to the building, I witnessed a homeless person urinating on the sidewalk while APD just looked away. This is not just about decency. It is about our public health.
The City of Albuquerque’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention states,” When it rains,…pollutants get washed from … streets into storm drains and then directly into the Rio Grande untreated!” Please note that the homeless person in the photographs is just feet from a storm drain. It further states, “Pet waste left on the ground gets carried away by storm water contributing harmful bacteria, parasites and viruses to our river. Please clean up after your pet.”
Santa Fe Democrats Have Plundered New Mexico
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- Published: 29 July 2023 29 July 2023
Santa Fe Democrats are fortunate for the current state of the Republican Party.
The only thing worse than the Santa Fe Democrats stealing the treasures of New Mexico is what they left in its place. This realization occurred during the last segment of Saturday's "To The Point with Mick Rich" on KKOB (2:00 to 3:00 pm).
Between segments, I asked Amaire, "What are your listeners on the Sports Animal saying about the trial of Athletic Director Krebs?" She responded, "Our listeners don't care; it is just UNM." I remember when people cared. When the Lobo men's basketball or football played a home game, people wore red shirts, sweaters, and pullovers to work. I remember when the Pit was packed and the "sound meter" was off the chart.
Santa Fe Democrats succeeded in taking away UNM's nationally ranked ski team and soccer team.