1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: It's that time time, time, time, luck and load. So 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: Michael darry Show is on the air, do you write 3 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: down Ambrosio's number? I didn't either. Does our system allow 4 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: you to track it down? I was going to write 5 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: it down, and I got to thinking, and I looked 6 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: away from the screen and he hung up before I 7 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: got it. I have people contacted me that are trying 8 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: to track him down to give him business and other things. 9 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: Our LAMB guy wants to sell him Lamb. There are 10 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: people who want to hire him in the Huntsville area 11 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: to do events. So if Ambrosio is still out there, 12 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: call back up if you would, and give Ramon your 13 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: email address and your phone number so that we can 14 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: forward that to folks who are trying to connect with you. 15 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: The Biden Department of Justice just received a massive blow 16 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: in a federal appeals court that could have serious implications 17 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: for this election cycle and forthcoming election cycles. It What 18 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: happened is Biden DOJ, the NAACP, and LULAC, all three 19 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: workless organizations, sued Galveston County to try to force Galveston 20 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: County to draw their congressional district in such a way 21 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: that would basically only elect Democrats. That's the way it 22 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: had been set up as a coalition district. And my 23 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: understanding is there's never been a coalition district that elected 24 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: a Republican. They always elect Democrats. That's why they're drawn 25 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: that way. Odd that we're talking about this on a 26 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: day where it was just exposed that the guy that 27 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: Chris Hollins, you should recognize that name, brought this Daryl 28 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: Blackburn into the Harris County Elections Administrator office, which they've 29 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: now closed down. Rodney created this and then they closed 30 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: it down because of all the scandals and fraud. It 31 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: just keeps happening. Government is a playpen for these people. Jobs, money, corruption, power. 32 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: It's sickening. It's disgusting. They don't care about roads and 33 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: hospitals and clean safe water, good schools. It is all 34 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: a pot of money to steal from. That's how they 35 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: view it. That's how they always have, all while using 36 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: pretty fancy language about helping the poor people and bring 37 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: in equity, none of it. It is all about enriching themselves. 38 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: The Galveston County Judge Mark Henry is our guest judge. 39 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: Good morning, Zark. 40 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: Before we get started, the theme for the week, which 41 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 1: we would like you to have the opportunity to participate 42 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: in is our favorite all time astros. 43 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 3: Okay, favorite all time for me, it would have to 44 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 3: be hold on, hold on, I'm. 45 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: Making my I like to write my one through ten 46 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: down and put aside them and have it real straight 47 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 1: in a row and giving you a second to kind 48 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: of structure your thoughts. Now, the way this works is 49 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: once you say a name, that name cannot come off 50 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: the list. So you better be careful that you don't 51 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: put people that should have been in at thirty in 52 00:03:58,320 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: your top ten because you're going to get to the 53 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: end like Ramone did, and then you end up not 54 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: having JR. Richard, you end up not having Craig Vigio. 55 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: I mean good, don't be Ramone. I'm gonna tell you 56 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: that right now. Okay, okay, okay, all right, you've got 57 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: how much time should we give him? Ten seconds? You 58 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: had more than ten seconds, you had, you had plenty 59 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: of time, all right, So here we go. I'm thinking 60 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: about a minute, but I might interrupt you ever so often, 61 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: so I won't count that against your time. Okay, And 62 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: these are in no particular order. You don't have to 63 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: rank them because it just came out of nowhere. Here 64 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: we go. 65 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: Okay, are you ready? 66 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Yeah? 67 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 3: Go ahead, Jose Cruz because my dad liked him so much. 68 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 3: Of course, Richards, I'll keep him on your list. I 69 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 3: think Jose l. Twove has been great as a full 70 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 3: time and nothing but an astro and great for the 71 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: for the Houston community. I personally liked Craig Visio. I 72 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 3: really liked Martine Maldonado. Sorry he didn't work out for us. 73 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: Up Maldonado on your all time top ten. 74 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: I liked him off on. 75 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: He was a great watching like a year ago. 76 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: No, that's a terrible. 77 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: Choice years but he can't be on anybody's top ten anyway. 78 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. Go ahead. 79 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: Well, if I'd have had time to prepare, I might 80 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 3: have taken him off the top ten list, but this 81 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 3: kind of left I understand. 82 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: I understand. 83 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: Okay, who else you got? I got five to. 84 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 2: I like Craig Vizio. You already did him? Oh I did? 85 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 3: Oh, of course, Nolan Ryan. The current team. I feel 86 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 3: like I don't have any very many current people on there. 87 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 3: So from the current team, you're on Alvarez of course, 88 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 3: Jerry Pina, Oh oh oh, Bregman of course, and who 89 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 3: am I missing? 90 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 2: Or how many nuns I ever got? 91 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 3: Left? 92 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: Nine? 93 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 3: You have one left, one left, one left. 94 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:57,799 Speaker 1: You can just do Descenzo. 95 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 3: Now at this point there, you almost saved yourself with 96 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 3: that one. 97 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: Okay, now, Ramon, let's make a list of all the 98 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: great astros he did not put on his list in 99 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: order to shame the judge. Okay, you didn't put Bagging 100 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: on there, So Jeff Bagwell want of only two to 101 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: go an astro into the hall. He's not in your 102 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: top ten, but that's your business. You didn't put Terry Poole, 103 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: which is an unforgivable crime. He did put Jar, Yeah, yeah, 104 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:34,559 Speaker 1: Jar was number his number two. Let's say, huh, Dicky 105 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: Thon is not on anybody's list, and Glenn David's not 106 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: on anybody's list. Quit saying that what Ken cammerin Eddy 107 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: you didn't put yeah, Ken Cameron anything? Huh. You didn't 108 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: put Royal's walk Okay. Royal's wat's easy to forget because well, 109 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: I don't know why he's just, but he should be. 110 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: He should be. He gave us some great years. Probably 111 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: ought to put Billy Wagner in there, just because he 112 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: had the best walk out, well not even walk out 113 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: runout song. Plus he was a little bitty and left handed. 114 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 1: Who else you got? Who? Oh you got to put 115 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: the rocket on there? Yeah? Roger Clemens? Yeah? Who else 116 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: you got? He did not say Lance Burton. Okay, my goodness, 117 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: I could field an all star team of guys you 118 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: did not choose, Judge. I want you to get some 119 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: talk to us next time. 120 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: Will probably is not very high what's that shaming me? 121 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: Is not a very high Barty player, by the way, 122 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: I've heard that. 123 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: All right, you should probably prepare yourself because next time 124 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: it'll probably be your favorite all time Houston football players. 125 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: So that will include the Rice Als, University of Houston Cougars, Oilers, 126 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: and Texans as well as high school players. And that 127 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: will be uh Houston football players all in one list. 128 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: It won't matter what year are teams and you'll just 129 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: need to be giving some thought to that. 130 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: I'll better prepare for that one of starting now. 131 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: If you're prepared, it takes half the fun out of it, see, 132 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: because then you start using Oh okay, it's more fun 133 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: to do it on the fly. How does this affect 134 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: I had read that this could lead to more than 135 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: twenty congressional seats flipping from Democrat to Republican. Explain it 136 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: if you would to people who are not aware of 137 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: this ruling and why it's important, and then let's talk 138 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: about the going forward what that will mean practically in 139 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: terms of who holds these seats hang tight with us, 140 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: and I want to have that conversation so much, folks, 141 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: of governing and politics is procedure, the kind of things 142 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: that people don't that don't make it on the evening news, 143 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: the kind of things that don't make it into much 144 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: political talk. But that has as much to do with 145 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: who wins and loses as the actual vote. The Michael 146 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: Berry Show, who Chad Nakanishi calling Galveston Judge Martin Henry 147 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: on the carpet? He says, Mark Henry gave no love 148 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 1: to hometown boy Brandon Backy. I would have thought he 149 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: would work him in just because he's from Galveston. 150 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: That was a setup for failure for sure. 151 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: Do you remember when Brandon Backy and his boys rolled 152 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: up to the San Luis tanked out of their mind. 153 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: Cops came out like god, and they had a throw 154 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: down right there on the road. 155 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 2: I have seen the video I have seen the video. 156 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: I have too, I could watch it ten more times. 157 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: I remember, was it Sam Wiley? What was the chief's name. 158 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: At the time that he was a chief, and I 159 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 2: think he was the chief at the time. 160 00:09:54,400 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: Yes, did he die? Not to mind, I thought I 161 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: heard he died. I remember when he retired because he 162 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: sent a message and said I'm hanging it up after 163 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: it was a long, long law enforcement career. That was 164 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: one heck of a fight. It probably would have been 165 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: different if those boys weren't so drunk because they they 166 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: couldn't hardly stand up. But that was that was an interesting, 167 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: interesting transaction that did not help the backy image for sure. 168 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: It did not some of them. 169 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: Ball boys about that time where we're rough around the edges, 170 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:40,400 Speaker 1: shall we say? 171 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 2: Right? 172 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: You notice he's holding his tongue. It was a lot. 173 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: It was a lot to that story. So is Galveston 174 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: County prosecuting this case or leading this case, advocating litigating 175 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: this case? How is this working? 176 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 2: No, we are the defendant. 177 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 3: So those three groups that you mentioned said, if you 178 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 3: don't draw a precinct for us, we're going to sue you. 179 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 3: And I said, then just go ahead and sue us. 180 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 3: I mean, let's skip to the end. 181 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: So they did that very thing. 182 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 3: We did not back down, and at the end of 183 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: the day, we have prevailed and done away with coalition 184 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 3: districts at least in the three states covered by the 185 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 3: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. 186 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: So what do you expect another appeal? 187 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 3: Yes, this case really needs to go to the Supreme 188 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 3: Court because now you've got different courts of appeal recognizing 189 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 3: some recognizing coalition districts and some not. So we need 190 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 3: to have uniform law across the country and that would 191 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 3: be what the purpose of the Supreme Court is for. 192 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: And what makes this a coalition district? I mean, I 193 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: understand that the end result makes it a Democrat district, 194 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: and they combine specific minority groups that are expected to 195 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: vote Democrat have Democrat voting history based on kind of 196 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: the location of where they are. But what this really is, 197 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: if we're going to call it what it is, is 198 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,199 Speaker 1: named for Elbridge, Gary, and we now call it jerry mandering. 199 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 1: That's what this is, isn't it? 200 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 3: Absolutely yes, you would the precinct that they wanted us 201 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,840 Speaker 3: to draw. No reasonable person would draw that kind of 202 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 3: a precinct because it looks so I'd liken it to 203 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 3: a handprint. Take a handprint, put it over the county, 204 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 3: and there's your precinct. It's just not a reasonable or 205 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 3: you know, logical geographic boundaries. 206 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 1: Rodney Ellis did that in Harris County. I don't know 207 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 1: if you're familiar with the district. He redrew that basically 208 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: kicked Cactus Jack Cagel out of his Commissioner's Court seat 209 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: where he was very popular. So now he had to 210 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: stand for quote unquote reelection in a district that was 211 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: majority Democrat. He had not served them, They did not 212 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: know him, and they brought in Leslie Brioni's to steal 213 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: that seat from him, and Arnold ventures in Rodney Ellis 214 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: one more little thing they pulled off. But I guess 215 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: you know, the worst Harris County is the better for 216 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,599 Speaker 1: Galveston County because it makes you look good. And I 217 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: think people probably move out of Harris County and into 218 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: Galveston County because y'all are better run. 219 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 2: We see it all the time. 220 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 3: Absolutely, in spite of my lack of knowledge of Astro's 221 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 3: top ten, we still do well. 222 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: As long as you're delegating to people with greater knowledge. 223 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 2: The key. Great staff is the key to your success 224 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 2: or failure. That's absolutely correct. 225 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: What is the northernmost boundary of Galveston County on I 226 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: forty five? 227 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 3: Clear Creek is the dividing line. So draw a line 228 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 3: right down the middle of Clear Creek. North is Harris 229 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 3: south of Galveston, Okay. 230 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: All right? And what about the eastern boundary. 231 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 3: Eastern boundary would be Galveston Bay for the most part 232 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 3: from Kema down, but does curve around though, and keep 233 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 3: going to the east to pick up Bolivar Peninsula. 234 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: Oh, okay, so you do pick up Bolivar, yes, and 235 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: then and then what what is what is the county 236 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: on the other side? Is that Chambers Uh? 237 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 3: To the east would be Chambers, Yes, there's about one 238 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 3: mile of Chambers County, and then Jefferson County, Okay. 239 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: And then your westernmost border. How far do you go? 240 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: Do you pick up surfside or is that Brazoria? 241 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 3: No, that's that's Brazoria County. Santa Fe is the last 242 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 3: incorporated city. Well from a line from Friendswood down to 243 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 3: Santa Fe down to the west end of Galaston Island. 244 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 3: That's there's no definitive borders such as a River or 245 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 3: anything like that. It's just along that general area there. 246 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: So Friendswood would be the west. You you your county 247 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,359 Speaker 1: does not extend west of Friendswood. 248 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 3: It does not northwest. Friendswood would be the most north 249 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 3: and the most west that we go. And then it 250 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 3: comes in slightly going down south to the west end 251 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 3: of Galaston Island. 252 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: Interesting. So if I'm if I'm on the island and 253 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: I'm leaving town and I'm headed toward West Beach, you know, 254 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: Jamaica and Sea Island all that, where does the county end? 255 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: As I'm driving towards surfside at. 256 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 3: The San Luis Bridge, So you're going to go all 257 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 3: the way to San Louis Pass, which is the bridge 258 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 3: that connects the Galveston Island to Brazoria County. That's that's 259 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 3: the county line on the west end. 260 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: That little toll booth that you pay when you go over, Yes, 261 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: I love that little thing. It feels like it's it's 262 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: out of a out of like a Norwegian village from 263 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: sixteen thirty. 264 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 3: Well, I hate to disappoint you twice in one day, 265 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 3: but we're likely going to close it down. We don't 266 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 3: really even break even on the toll booth with ye 267 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 3: salaries and everyone. 268 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: Well, that was my next question is how much does 269 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: that dang thing make? 270 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 3: By most counts, very little or none so. And that's 271 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 3: one of the reviews that we deal on a regular basis. 272 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 3: And I have decided, look, if it's not, if it 273 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 3: can't even sustain itself, then what's the point shut it down? 274 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: And what is supposed to be the purpose of it? 275 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 3: The purpose was actually to pay for the ongoing cathodic 276 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 3: inspections of the bridge, because we somehow own the bridge. 277 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 3: I'm trying to give it to Brazoria County, but they're 278 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 3: not very interested. 279 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 2: But you're all going in right reverse iminent domain. 280 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: It's now they're going to write a nasty article about 281 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: you because there's probably some old lady that's worked in 282 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: there for seventy five years and you can't wait on 283 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: her to die. 284 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 3: I don't think we have anyone that's working here that's 285 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 3: that older. They're generally pretty young. 286 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: I think is it is? It is the booth manned 287 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: twenty four hours a day. 288 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 3: I don't think we man it from ten p to 289 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 3: six a anymore, but I'd have to check on that. 290 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: But it's so weird. You're just driving along and all 291 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: of a sudden, poop, it pops up, and it really does. 292 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: It feels like a Norwegian fishing does not feel like 293 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: you're in Texas. It's so odd. 294 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: It is different. 295 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: So that was a Galveston County thing. 296 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 3: Yes, it was there when I got elected, So I 297 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 3: did not anything to do with the creation or the 298 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 3: formation of it. 299 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: You know what would be awesome if you did, Galveston 300 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: County Judge Mark Henry, is when you close it down 301 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: and you have the press conference to close it down. 302 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 1: You have the cars lined up like you're getting ready 303 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: to go on the ferry, and you got the what 304 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: do you call the flag, the black and white checker flag. 305 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 1: You got the checker flag, and you do it both 306 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: ways and you let people go without having to pay. 307 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: That'd be awesome. You could have Huey Lewis and the 308 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: News come out and perform. Oh sure, okay, here's your 309 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: chance to redeem yourself. If you were to book one 310 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: band alive today to show up at that event and 311 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: play a live concert in the middle of the street 312 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: announcing that the toll booth is being done away with 313 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: a very popular move mass. Who would it be. 314 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 2: They have to be alive today. 315 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 3: I would like to see the Easy Top out there, 316 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 3: but I don't know if they even played together anymore. 317 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 2: So they do they have to. 318 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: Be Yeah, they do okay without Dusty, But yeah, right, 319 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 1: that's that's a solid choice from one who would you 320 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: have her? Mom? You have Easy Top two, Galaston County 321 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: Judge Mark Henry, thank you for your time, Sir Michael 322 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: Berry's shoot. Then he would compact desk bro It simply 323 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: works better. 324 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 4: Laid one morning, not just back to my things, burning 325 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 4: all my bills and I don't plane. I told the 326 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 4: cops in the bank is goodbye. 327 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: They said, don't let us catch you. You, oh your 328 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: life Will. 329 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 4: The plane was headed east, and so I found the Tennesseeed, 330 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 4: I'll run the first bit, bound me the deal two 331 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 4: nour blackbusted in jail, Biden and Nashville. I like George 332 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 4: Jones willing will. I think Christien Merle's song writing Sigers 333 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 4: Townsman's and he got to soon now he's funday with 334 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 4: think they're both Biden and Nashville food. 335 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: Oh Will. 336 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 4: The songwriters left up to old ill billies. It be's 337 00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 4: in rednecks and girls like miss Emmy, I'm too young, 338 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 4: havy one of you that I just want to be 339 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 4: about Nashville. 340 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: What's funny is that Ramona and I often collaborate on 341 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 1: what bump song we're gonna play coming back. Eddie Martini 342 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: were nineteen years into this, and for years, Eddie Martini 343 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: would get so aggravated. He'd say, I think you just 344 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: want to be a DJ because I love music and 345 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,400 Speaker 1: I love getting to share music with you and talk 346 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: about it. And when we're off the air all afternoon, 347 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: we're in here working in between shows, and one of 348 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: us will just fire up a song and see how 349 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: the other one reacts. And then maybe we watched a 350 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: documentary on the song night before, so we'll tell that 351 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: and we just go back and forth about music. We 352 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: absolutely love music and talking about it and experiencing it 353 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: the whole thing. But it's funny how the coincidences were. 354 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: We didn't discuss this, and you just happened to play Corey. 355 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: And I don't think Ramon's the biggest Cory fan in 356 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: the world. I mean, he'll amuse me, but I am 357 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: a massive Corey mar fan. I love him and I 358 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: was drunk dialing him last night. Well, I wasn't drunk. 359 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: I'm kidding. But my point is when I start dialing 360 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:28,159 Speaker 1: people and want to talk to him, I want to 361 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 1: talk right now. But he'd already gone to bed, and 362 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: so I called John Carol, his lead guitarist, and he'd 363 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: already gone to bed. I was sitting with a guy 364 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: named Harvin Lahan. Harvin is the managing partner of Deroched Partners, 365 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: which is a strategic planning company. So they do tax compliance. 366 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:56,239 Speaker 1: They do what's called assurance. And I said, you need 367 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: to drop the assurance term. What you mean is audit. 368 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: He said, yeah, nobody likes to think of audits. I do, 369 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: because nobody knows what assurance means. But if you are 370 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: a company who has a huge line of credit or 371 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: a big loan for your company, your bank wants audited financials. 372 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: They want they want an outside, an outsider with an 373 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: eye for these things, to review the finances and bless them. 374 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: And so these are the types of functions you need. 375 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: But of course the interesting part without he can't tell 376 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: me names, but we can talk about facts as long 377 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: as the people are not involved. Is as a person 378 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: who watches American greed and loves loves watching financial fraud 379 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: unravel and how it's caught. And so, of course that's 380 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: not the reason a company hires you to do the audit. 381 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: But when you've got a big company, the likelihood that 382 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: someone in the company could be stealing a significant amount 383 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: of money far less than you would pay the assurance 384 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: aka audit team is pretty high over the course of 385 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: a number of years. Because do you see the story 386 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: of Ramon about the guy about the chicken wing lady. 387 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: I love that story so much. I cannot get enough 388 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: of that story. I'll tell that story in just a second. 389 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: But anyway, so we were talking about that and he said, 390 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: there's only one person you know that I want to 391 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: meet because I'm a super fan. And I said, Lee Majors, Nope, 392 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: Marcus Latrell, nope, Ramon Rose. Because that's kind of the trifecta, 393 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: you know, the big names. I know, Vermonte, Nope, who 394 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: is it? Corey Morrow? I love Corey Morrow. So then 395 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 1: of course we had to call Corey forty five times. 396 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: So this morning he sends me a message, is everything okay? 397 00:23:56,240 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: You were dialing me obsessively, No, not upsetsively, persistently, persistently. 398 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: There's a big difference. Let me see if I can 399 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,360 Speaker 1: find this this story this woman. Oh, by the way, 400 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: New York Times headline today hunter Biden sought State Department 401 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: help for Ukrainian company. Ah, you don't say this is 402 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: a New York Times saying this. After President Biden dropped 403 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: his reelection bid, his administration released records showing that while 404 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 1: he was vice president, his son solicited US government assistance. 405 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: That is a big no. 406 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 2: No. 407 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: It is criminal. It is by the way, Hillary Clinton 408 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: did it too. It is absolutely criminal. All right, here's 409 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: the story. Vera Ladell, an older black lady. I don't 410 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: know how she is, but i'd like to know. You 411 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: see the picture of she's old. She was the food 412 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: service director for Harvey's School District one P fifty two 413 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: near Chicago. So she runs this particular school and she's 414 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: in charge of ordering the chicken wangs and everything else. 415 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: Cook County, which is where Chicago's located. Prosecutors accused her 416 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: of stealing massive amounts of food meant for take home 417 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: meals for students during the pandemic. She allegedly ordered more 418 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: than eleven thousand cases of chicken wangs from the school 419 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: district's food provider and then picked up the order in 420 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: a district cargo van. The scheme was first uncovered by 421 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: the district's business manager during a routine midyear audit. The 422 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: manager found the district was three hundred thousand dollars over 423 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: its annual food budget, and it was only halfway through 424 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 1: the year. So let's see, we're halfway through the year 425 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: and we've already spent thirty percent sent more than an 426 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: entire year's worth of food. I've noticed the kids are 427 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: getting fatter, but this is a lot. Well, Vera bought 428 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,920 Speaker 1: a million and a half dollars worth of chicken wings, 429 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: and she's probably selling it at a discount to restaurants. 430 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:21,439 Speaker 1: There's going to be more to this. They gave her 431 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: nine years in prison. 432 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 4: Say along with me. 433 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chief Defensive end Chris Jones says he will 434 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: pay for the one point five million dollars stolen chicken 435 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:51,439 Speaker 1: wings for the old lady, the Illinois school cafeteria lady worker. 436 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: He says he will pay for the wings to get 437 00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: her out of jail. Well, I think I think that 438 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: would help, but that's not really how this works. You 439 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: steal money until you get caught, and most won't. But 440 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: then when you do get caught, then you just give 441 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: the money back. It's not not quite that easy, sir. 442 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: You might have to hold onto that money for now. 443 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: But I bet you what, I bet you that woman 444 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: already running scam at the at the prison. She probably 445 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: got cafeteria duty work. Do you remember did you ever 446 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: watch Oranges New Black? Remember the Russian lady that was 447 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: running to the kitchen and how she had all this 448 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 1: and she could she could make all these nice dishes 449 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: and stuff. That was a clever character that they created. 450 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: It it it it gave uh, it gave an interesting 451 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: set of things that she could do. You know, she 452 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: kind of had some You always need a character that 453 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: has kind of a James Bond type. You know, they're 454 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: very clever and they can work things out. It's usually 455 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: played by a brit But in this case because it 456 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 1: had some underground connections. She was Was she Russian or Ukrainian? 457 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: One of those countries. Yes, I would like to hear 458 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: from you how inflation is affecting you in your life 459 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: and in your business, the cost of goods having increased 460 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: and the difficulty in passing that cost on people who've 461 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: never owned a business naively and it doesn't make them 462 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: bad people. It's just it's what you would expect. You 463 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: don't know what you don't know. People who've never run 464 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: a business and have never had to balance the P 465 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 1: and L for a business don't understand that you cannot externally, 466 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: artificially pile on another expense to small business without them 467 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: having to increase price or go out of business. Because 468 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: most small businesses are so lean, their profitability is so lean. 469 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: You know, because we have seventy five show sponsors. I 470 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 1: go and meet with people and we talk about their business. 471 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: We talk about, you know, where where are the profits 472 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: to be found? I want to help you be profitable. 473 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: Some people have this belief. It's very odd. They're resentful 474 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: if a business makes money. If a business doesn't make money, 475 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: they're going out of business. Try it sometime. It's really 476 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: really difficult to run a business. We think of restaurants 477 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: because that's that's easy. We see them, But gas stations 478 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: nobody thinks. I hate it's all out there. No, that's 479 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: a rough business. Do you know why? Gas stations are 480 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: mostly Indian guys who are first generation came here because 481 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: they're willing to work as new immigrants, and they probably 482 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: have an Indian relative shock at the nine ear or 483 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: some other Indian relative who owns it. But when Golambombay 484 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: Waller came here from Pakistan, came here as an engineering 485 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: student and he went to work. The famous story he 486 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: went to work at Michaelangelo's Lower West Timer and the 487 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: owner said, you can be a bus boy, and he said, 488 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,640 Speaker 1: I want to be a waiter, That's where the money's at. 489 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: He said, no, you don't speak English. He did speak English, 490 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: he just spoke English with a Pakistani addiction her accent, 491 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: and it infuriated. So he went to work at a 492 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: convenience store and he worked there and saved up his 493 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: money and ended up not going to engineer classes, which 494 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: is what he came here for, which is what his 495 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: parents wanted him to do. And he saved up and 496 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: he bought a rundown, raggedy in the middle of a 497 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 1: dangerous neighborhood convenience store. And the funny story he tells 498 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: is it was such a raggedy convenience store that it 499 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: didn't even have gas at it. It was just a 500 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: convenience store that you come in either rob or buy 501 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: a malt liquor, and he worked the store because he 502 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: couldn't afford employees, and he saved up and saved up, 503 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: and he bought another one. So now he had two 504 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: convenience stores that didn't have gas, and he sold them 505 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: and bought a bigger convenience store that did, and eventually 506 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: he would start two pasos. If you remember, did you 507 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: ever eat it two pastols from them? You didn't need it? 508 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: Two paesels? Do you know what two pesos is? Are 509 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: you on a call? Who are you talking to? I 510 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: can't even see him on the screen. How did you 511 00:31:59,000 --> 00:31:59,959 Speaker 1: not eat it? Two pasos? 512 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 2: Oh? 513 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 3: My god? 514 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: Where is it? 515 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 2: What? 516 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: When I came to Houston in nineteen eighty nine, we 517 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:17,719 Speaker 1: there was a two Pasos on Kirby north of fifty 518 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: nine about Algerian Way? Is the road right there? Because 519 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 1: the restaurant Haven used to be behind there, and there 520 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: was a two pastos right there, and that was a 521 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: hot spot for us because two pastos was a little 522 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: nicer than taco bell. I'm not kidding. Two paystos was great, 523 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: but it was arguably, as determined by a court, I'm 524 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: not sure I believe it. 525 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 2: It was a. 526 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: What is the one that Angela Wilson speaks for the 527 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: kind of hiring. 528 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 2: Kent. 529 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: It starts with a c Taco Cabana. It was a 530 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 1: kind of a Taco cabana. Competitor in Taco Cabana argued 531 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: that it was a ripoff. Not for me to decide, 532 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: but I loved two pasos, and he built up two paystos. 533 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: He ended up owning uh Marcos, but he ended up 534 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: buying the restaurant that wouldn't hire him. Michael Angel's great story. 535 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: I would like to hear from you how inflation has 536 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: affected your business, whatever filled you're in seven nine one thousand, 537 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: Because what inflation has done is skip Hartley's got to 538 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: pay more for transmissions, just the way it is. Connie 539 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: Stagner's got to pay more for a diamond. Big City 540 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: Wings has to pay more for wings. And you don't 541 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: want to pass that cost off because people don't want 542 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 1: to pay more money. But that means that that in 543 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: some cases you're selling something that you're losing money off. 544 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: It's tough. I'm hearing business owners are telling me it 545 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: is very tough right now. Inflation is hurting people. This 546 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: election matters. We've got to vote for change. Seven one three, nine, nine, nine, 547 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: one thousand and by the way, if you're nervous about 548 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 1: calling in, you're going to get business out of it, 549 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 1: because people are going to hear the name of your business. 550 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:10,880 Speaker 1: They'll call us