(Ed.'s Note: Remember our post on candidate Ricardo Adobbati for the 404th District Court who held a high falutin by-invitation only fundraiser with a $250 entry fee for the select few who were invited? The lucky invitees were to bring in their own empanadas to eat and share with the other blue bloods and compare their house servants' recipes for the savory morsels.
Did we say compare? Oh, yeah, we digress. Take a gander at the two campaign posters above. Can you find the difference? The lettering is the same, as is Adobbati's apparel. And yes, he is a municipal judge at posh Rancho Viejo. The smug look is the same, too. The original sign is the one on top, the bottom one came later on.
We'll give you a clue" Watch closely.
Aw, you peeked! Yeah, what is missing from the bottom sign is the Rolex Deep Sea [Sea Dweller] watch that is peeking from under his judicial robe on the top photo but airbrushed in the bottom one.
We wonder why? Could it be that Adobbati's handlers are apprehensive that he is casting an image of privilege in his quest for the votes of one of the poorest populations in the United States? We looked up the cost of one of those watches new and they range anywhere from $13,000 to $15,000, and higher, or about half of the average household income in Cameron County at $33,390.
Although we're just getting a feel for this Rancho Viejo blue blood, we doubt that he would have acquired the Rolex at a local pawn shop.
Is prestige, privilege and exclusivity qualities voters look for in the public's courts of law?
Forget the bucket at the Palm. We'll drink it ourselves and consult our Timex for happy hour.