1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: It's that time time time, luck and load. So Michael 2 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Very Show is on the air. 3 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 2: Tell me something that you love about where you live. 4 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: Water Burger? 5 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 2: O great, tell me about it. 6 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 3: You want to go right now? 7 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 4: Yeah? 8 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: All right, you want to know, Just tell me about it. 9 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: You're gonna love water. 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 3: Burger's the best? 11 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: What makes it the best? 12 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 3: Wherever you are there's a water Burger? 13 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's always rot there, okay. 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: And then when you get there, what do you like 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: about it? 16 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 6: What do you get? 17 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: Whatever you want? You could order whatever you want. 18 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: Then, right, But there are a lot of places like that. 19 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: So let's say there's a McDonald's, a Burger King, a Sonic, 20 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 2: and a Waterburger all lined up. Which one do you 21 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: go to? 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 7: Water? Right? 23 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: Right? Why? But they're all right there in this scenario, 24 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 2: they're all right there. So what do you get out 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: of water Burger? What makes it better to you? What 26 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: are you getting? 27 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 3: Ask him why you love water Burgers, like asking why 28 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: you love Christmas or summer night or why you love 29 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 3: your dog. I mean, you could point to the reasons, 30 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 3: but the reasons aren't really the point. You just love it. 31 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 3: And that's how love works. 32 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: So early this morning I sent an email to Russell 33 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: Lebara and several years ago he very quietly opened a 34 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: burger joint called Burger Libre. They didn't brag about it, 35 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: it didn't market it, and it almost seemed to be 36 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: like a test kitchen. It was very concept oriented. It 37 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: was based on kind of the Mexican you know, wrestling 38 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: industry that that Nacho Libre did the did the jack 39 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: like did the whole movie around. We used to do 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: it at RCC, and I think there's a huge culture 41 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: that loves that. You know, you go into these places 42 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: that have a history with that, and they'll have the 43 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: pictures on the wall, you know, the old mask and 44 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: all that. And there's a certain group of people, myself included, 45 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: who love that culture and that vibe. And so that 46 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: was what the Burger Libre was designed to do. It's 47 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: not just a burger, it's a it's a concept, right, colors, 48 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: very attractive, kind of a P. Terry's look, and he mentioned, 49 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, there's a similarity to to P. Terry's kind 50 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: of where we are price point and all that. And 51 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: we went down there and it's next to his corporate 52 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: headquarters and he still has a Bullritos He founded and sold. 53 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: He's got his gym where he works out, and he's 54 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: got a Burger Libre, and he's got the lunch plate, 55 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: which was also a concept that he created lunch sorry, lunchbox, 56 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: which was also kind of a proof of concept. All right, 57 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: let's see how this does clean food. Kind of like 58 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: what was that place? It's like a guy's name. We 59 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: used to have one on Shepherd just north of fifty nine, 60 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: and they what's the name of it. It's kind of real, real, 61 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: They kind of positioned themselves as real, healthy food, nothing fried. 62 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: What was that called? Anyway, I can't remember, but the lunchbox, 63 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: it is kind of that. I also think that he 64 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: created it because he wanted to. He wanted a place 65 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: that he Russell is a very very healthy eater. I 66 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: think he went in a place that was like his 67 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: own kitchen and he could eat his own foods without 68 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: them putting anything in there that he didn't want. But anyway, 69 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: so I asked him earlier this morning, I was thinking 70 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: through my theory, and I said, what have you learned 71 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: about the fast food burger business with Burger Libra that 72 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: you did not know before? And he said, you must 73 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: operate a drive through in order to generate volume. The 74 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: technology that's available today allows a fast food business to 75 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: be far more efficient than ever. Eighty percent of Chick 76 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: fil A's business is drive through, and in a later 77 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: exchange we went back and forth. He's friends with a 78 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: guy named Jesse Chilou who has one of the top 79 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: five Chick filase in the country in volume. I think 80 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: he was the first one in Texas to do the 81 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: two lanes. And Chick fil A is a model of efficiency, 82 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: and Russell's been studying them for years. Said, think about this. 83 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,799 Speaker 1: When I first visited Jesse Tolou's Chick fil A in Myrland, 84 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: I sat there and I clocked a car going through 85 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: the drive through window every thirty seconds consistently. That's one 86 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty cars an hour. They have locations that 87 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: have served one hundred and sixty cars per hour. Technology 88 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: is where it's at. People have no patience. There was 89 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: a time when you would sit in your car and 90 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: wait fifteen to thirty minutes just to place your order. 91 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: Now it's as quick as you can enter your order 92 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: on your phone. On your phone. So we used to 93 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: take the boys and I after a ballgame or whatever. 94 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: When they would be ten, eleven, twelve years old, and 95 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: I'd say, y'all want to go to Sonic and they 96 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: would say yes. And I think it was only because 97 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: I sold it so hard. And we'd go to Sonic 98 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: and they'd come over. And when I was growing up, 99 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: they would scale to your car. In fact, I had 100 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: a classmate, Whitney Martin, when we were in eighth grade. 101 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: She would ride her bicycle into town and work when 102 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: we got off at three. I think her shift started 103 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: at four. She'd have a bag, she'd throw it over 104 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: her shoulder. She'd ride into town. So if we were 105 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: going into town, you know your mom. Would you ride 106 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: into town with your mom to get something whatever? And 107 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: at the seers, you know, hey, can we go buy Sonic? 108 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: Whitney's over there because she was cute, You go by there. Man. 109 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 1: We were all so jealous. Whitney's got a job, which 110 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: meant Whitney had her own money. And if you had 111 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: your own money, even ten dollars at that age, man, 112 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: you were the key. You had it all. But anyway, 113 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: Gary writes, my kids and I will eat Burger King, 114 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: will eat burgers from Burger King over any other chain, 115 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: burger joint the chargrill taste is what they love. In 116 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: forty five years, I've never been to an Rby's, and 117 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: I don't know where one is on the working side 118 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: of Houston Mont Bellevue. Now there's a local joint in 119 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: Baytown in Texas City that's worth the drive. The grease 120 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: running down your hand and arm is so good. Basis, 121 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: Burger will hit a home run in your taste buds. 122 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: The problem with burger conversations, you know it, you grew 123 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: up on it. Oh my Godney, you're having an experience 124 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: in there. They have them in Texas City. Basis, I 125 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: never heard of it. You know what I've never known 126 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: anybody to eat at is a Checkers. I don't know 127 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: those checkers keep popping up and I don't know who. 128 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: It must be laundering or something. The last time I 129 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: had Burger king was as a kid, maybe eleven years old. 130 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: Funny thing is I never got the burgers. I got 131 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: the chicken sandwich because it was an odd shaped oval 132 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: and big, especially for a kid. Catherine Kevin writes, friend 133 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: of mine owned Billy's Barbecue and Cold Spring back in 134 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: the eighties. When he got a special request, he told 135 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: him this ain't Burger King. You get it Billy's way, 136 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: or there's the highway. Kurt writes the original chicken sandwich 137 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: Burger King, Jeff Davies Builder, Jeff Wrights, Burger King. I'm 138 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: there every other week, not for me. LEXI loves the mozzarella, fries, 139 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: frozen coat and fries nuggets. Terrible. Whopper is iffy on 140 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: which day you get it, I'd do it double if 141 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: I was going to get one. The meat then has 142 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: a chance to stand out over the overwhelming mayo. They 143 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: do have better veggies than other fast food joints. Two tomatoes, 144 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: fresh white onions, and four pickles. The spicy fried chicken 145 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: sandwich is not terrible. And finally I did I pulled 146 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: this one just because I thought it was a cool name. 147 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: Sibitis gumz par gum as par is hyphenated Sibitas gum 148 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: az par czar. I'm not huge on fast food anyway, 149 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: but I drive for my job, so I'll drop buy 150 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: some fast food joints every now and then. Burger King's 151 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 1: on my do not eat list. Have it your way, Yeah, freakin' right. 152 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: I asked for heavy pickles and three pickles is in 153 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: no way extra pistol, pickles, suck service, sucks too, have 154 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: a blessed Day, Subita's Park, the Michael Ferry. 155 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 6: Show Everything you need and most everything you want. 156 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: Some random audio we've accumulated during the course of this conversation, 157 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: one of which goes back to nineteen seventy four. Burger 158 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: King had their regular ad, which was the blondehaired dad 159 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: who comes in with his young family and they all happy, 160 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: and he's up front, can I have it my way? 161 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: I'd like a couple of things that are different, and 162 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: can I do that? And she says, yeah, sure you can. 163 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: That'd be great. I'm so happy to be here on 164 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: family night having a burger And then they had a 165 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: separate ad that was clearly targeting black folk. Hello, you 166 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: playing the block? Well, yes, yeah, you were reading the 167 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: email from Russell thing we're going to get burgers? Could 168 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: you do. 169 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 5: You? 170 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 7: Sir? 171 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: If I wanted a whopp and I asked you to 172 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: hold the pickles and hold the letters, I know I'd 173 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: get that fast. 174 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 5: But would I get to hear you saying no, sir, No, 175 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 5: you'd get to hear us sink girls. 176 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 8: Hold the big hold of a special order. 177 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 9: Oh yes, that letter turn. 178 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 6: In your way, all right, you're. 179 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: All this womp of fresh epid things on top of anyway, we. 180 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 2: Get head in your way. 181 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 9: Hey, you got one big hit on your hands. 182 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 2: Well, the whopper is one big hamburg. 183 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 4: Your way in your way. 184 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 7: Away. 185 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: So here's the white people add over here, and then 186 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: here's the script for the black people. Burger king, Baby, 187 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: you got some big old hot hips on your ass. 188 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: Could I get me a whopper back there? Why? Sure, honey, 189 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: you can have a whopper. Well that's not all I want. 190 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: Could I get you to sign me to sign letting 191 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: on me? How about I take this apron off and 192 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: bring all these girls from the back. We got Laquisha 193 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: over there, she's at the prep station. We got Shanikwa, 194 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: she owned the buns. We got Tarzina she at the front. 195 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: But all together we like the supremes. Oh, they really 196 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: played dead. They really played that. Then you got the 197 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: mail tillis ad. 198 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 7: Hey, you know there's a big, big difference between a 199 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 7: Waterburger and all the other burgers. 200 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 6: Wasburger makes their burger just the way you won't it. 201 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:08,559 Speaker 6: And you can order. 202 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 9: Waburger with just the right an ingredients the fixing that you. 203 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,599 Speaker 6: Won't addaburger never scamps. 204 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: On quality value. So remember if not just a hamburger, 205 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: it's help whatterburger. Can you imagine having a stutter like that? 206 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: I can't stand if my wife interrupts while I'm making 207 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: a point in the dinner party. And if you're the 208 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: study or people are trying, they can't help it. They 209 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: try to finish your sins for it. And now now 210 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: can we go back? If taking the conversation over here, 211 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: and that's not where I wanted to go, But you 212 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: can't say all that. The biggest bust in AD agency 213 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: decision making that I can recall in the last ten 214 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: to fifteen years was doing away with the water Burger guy. 215 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: Do you remember he had the best damn voice? You 216 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: remember this guy? 217 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 6: Is it possible to fit a square peg into a 218 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 6: round hole? Well, if that square peg is water Burger's 219 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 6: paddimout and that round hole is your kisser, you betcha 220 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 6: the water Burger Paddy Molt is back. Two paddies, jack cheese, 221 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 6: creamy pepper, sauce and grilled onions on Texas toast. 222 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 10: What a burger just like. 223 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: You like it? So when they canned the guy, it 224 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: was shocking and there was a whole movement to bring 225 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: him back, and they said, no, no, no, we're going 226 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: to feature our employees in our ads, the TV ads. 227 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: And my immediate thought was, have you seen your employees? 228 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: I lose my appetite. I don't think that's a good idea. 229 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: I kind of tend to look the other way, or 230 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: give me a food. I don't think featuring your employees 231 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: is gonna be your best I don't think that's the No, 232 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: that's not your best foot forward. That guy was money. 233 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: So it was like a political campaign when there was 234 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: a huge movement. I think they were probably surprised. They 235 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: were on their heels because it was a huge movement 236 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: to bring that guy back, and so it was like 237 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: they dropped some some intel on him. You started to 238 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: see an article saying, well, you know, he's not actually 239 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: a Texan, he's from California, and you were supposed to go. 240 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: I love that dude. That was the perfect voice to 241 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: air the spot for the Burger joint. I love he 242 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: was perfect. Oh wait, what he had a sexual harassment 243 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: charge when he was nineteen, but the file is closed. 244 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: Oh no, he can't be Secretary of Defense. Oh no, 245 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: he can't be a ernie general. He doesn't live in tech. Oh. 246 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: I don't like his voice after all, Kathy writes El Desino. 247 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: The rumor is that Trump will be attending the launch 248 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: at SpaceX at four pm today Brownsville. Brownsville Airport has 249 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: been cleared for Trump's arrival. That is my understanding. I 250 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: believe that is now public information is that the President 251 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: will be attending the SpaceX launch today at four pm. 252 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: Joe writes. Back in the seventies, Burger King introduced a 253 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: ham and cheese sandwich. Do you know about this wrong 254 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: called a jumbo? And it was so good I would 255 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: eat three of them and be stumped, be stuffed. I'm 256 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: gonna tell you the truth. I'm pretty critical of marketing decisions, 257 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: and I don't even like ham and cheese. But a 258 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: ham and cheese melted sandwich called a jumbo that is inspired. 259 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: That's Nobel prize level stuff, so Ray writes Zar the 260 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: Chick fil A on nineteen sixty and cutting road closed down, 261 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: tore down and rebuilt as only a drive through. Funny, 262 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: you should send that because that's what we were talking about. 263 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: During the last break, Chad came in and said, there's 264 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: that chick fil A you're talking about, talking to me, 265 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: that chick fil A, you're talking about Jesse Touloo's Chick 266 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: fil A. That Russell had sat out there and clocked 267 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: the number of restaurants, a number of people going through. 268 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: He said, they tore that thing down and rebuilt it 269 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: in less than a year. And there's an article about 270 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: it and apparently it was done in seven months. They 271 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: tore it down and rebuilt it. That is a fascinating 272 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: trend to me, and it tells you a lot about 273 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: where retail food and drink is going. Because in Maerland, 274 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: at about beech Nut and six', ten there was A 275 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: starbucks that wasn't an Old. Starbucks it wasn't a Tired. 276 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: Starbucks they ripped that thing down and they replaced. It 277 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: they had plenty of space. There they ripped that thing 278 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:24,919 Speaker 1: down and they replaced it with a Smaller starbucks that 279 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: only had a drive. Through and if you want to sit, 280 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: outside here's some uncovered no, canopy here's some uncovered picnic 281 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: tables that you can sit out in a scalding Ass houston. 282 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: Heat go. Ahead so they had to walk up a 283 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: door that you could walk up to the outside but 284 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: you're not coming. Inside you're not peeing and pooping all 285 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: over our, toilets you're not hanging out homeless, people you're 286 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: not going on a date, There you're not setting up your. 287 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 1: Computer think about how much it costs in lost, sales 288 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: in actual construction costs to up a store down and 289 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: rebuild it just to keep you from coming. 290 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 9: Inside Michael, berry. 291 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: The amount of crime that is, happening that has happened 292 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: At Houston City, council At Houston City. HALL i Think 293 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: whitmer is doing his best to stop, it but it's 294 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: a cultural. Problem you've got people that are entrenched, there 295 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: and sort of Like trump coming into the federal, government 296 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: which is an even bigger. Challenge you come Into Houston 297 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: City hall and you've got all these little, fiefdoms all these, 298 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: people and all the people they've placed. There this is 299 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: all What sylvester did in eight. Years and these are 300 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: all little, scammers all little self, dealers and they all 301 00:18:55,800 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: know each, other And sylvester and she and all of. 302 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: Them it's all their little cabal of, people and they 303 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: have the virtue of being both very loyal to each 304 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: other and extraordinarily incompetent at their. Core task and with 305 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: zero moral, compass they'll steal you. Blind, Well Harris county 306 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: has gotten just as. Bad And Harris county was once 307 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: a model of good government when The republicans, dominated and 308 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: you had one person On Commissioner's, Court El Franco, lee 309 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:38,640 Speaker 1: who was A. Democrat, well Now rodney runs the. County 310 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: lena is the, putative ostensible, head but It's rodney running it. 311 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: All so they had a woman Named Barbie, robinson And 312 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: Barbie robinson was A Harris county public health director and 313 00:19:54,960 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: The Houston chronicle revealed back In august that she had 314 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: steered a contract to A california company that she had ties. 315 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: To she ran the same department that awarded the eleven 316 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: million DOLLAR covid outreach contract to The democrat, operative which 317 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: ended up resulting in the indictment of three Of lena. 318 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: Staffers that case is still. Ongoing So lena is now 319 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: being told to, Say, kim you. Lost you, can't you, 320 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: can't you can't indict, her you, lost which is kind 321 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: of petty and, childish but that's the level we're. At 322 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: so This Barbie, robinson as it turns, out now That 323 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: Kim augue is charging her as it turns Out Barbie 324 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: robinson was also drawing a PAYCHECK i think From arizona 325 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: where she was an assistant director. There because remember she 326 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: checks two. Boxes she's a black, woman so that's a 327 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: Double so if she steals you, blind or in the 328 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: case Of, arizona never shows up to work but draws a, 329 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: paycheck that's okay. Too this is the modern and you'd 330 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: THINK dei is bad at, companies at cities and. Counties 331 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: it's it's, disgraceful it's downright. Disgraceful So Kim august bringing 332 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: charges clip number sixteen From chad's prep from khou Mister. 333 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 4: Roeblis according to court, documents this all stems from the 334 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 4: misuse of millions of dollars by The Public Health. Department, 335 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 4: now according to court, documents investigators collected emails BETWEEN ibm 336 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,439 Speaker 4: And Harris county, employees Including, robinson discussing a sixteen million 337 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 4: dollar contract For Access harris that's a service provided By 338 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 4: Harris County Public health to assist those with critical, needs 339 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 4: and according to these, records the DA's office is ALLEGING 340 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 4: ibm was aware of the project before bidding began and 341 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 4: had already started working on. It, Now Harris County Judge 342 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 4: Lena hadag released the following, statement, saying in, part Kim 343 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 4: hogg's attack On Barbie robinson is the same thing my 344 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 4: former staff members were falsely accused of by her nothing 345 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 4: to show for it three years. Later the statement went 346 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 4: on to, Say Kim hogg continues her pattern of weaponizing 347 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 4: her office against those who disagree with, her Like Director, 348 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 4: robinson who led a successful program Da ogg did not. 349 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 4: Like now right Now robinson isn't in custody and there 350 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 4: is an. Arrest weren't out for her. Arrest, meanwhile those 351 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 4: charges are expected to be presented formally by the DA's 352 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 4: office later this afternoon at two. 353 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: O'clock you mean Kim ogg has indicted her for the 354 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: same thing that she did with your. Staff, yeah she's 355 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: just making that same claim. AGAIN i wonder why and 356 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: how did A california company land a six million dollar 357 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: contract With Harris county's government while she was emailing them 358 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: privately working out the details this story FROM abc thirteen From. 359 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 7: September the former chair for this organization still wonders how 360 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 7: it lost To Harris county contract to take nine to 361 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 7: one one calls to how people having mental health, issues 362 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 7: a question The Houston chronicles looked into as. Well our 363 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 7: partners recently received emails possibly shedding Light it. Started they, 364 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 7: say THE covid nineteen testing, site. 365 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 5: They're trying to find a replacement on a pretty quick, 366 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 5: basis and they couldn't find anyone locally to do, it 367 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 5: according To, robinson so she, said, WELL i know this 368 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 5: company that took of her a similar situation In. California 369 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 5: let me see if they can do. 370 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 7: It Barbie robinson was hired As Harris County Public Health 371 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 7: director In may of twenty twenty. ONE a month, Later, 372 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 7: dema a consultant based in the county In california Where 373 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 7: robinson came, from got THE covid testing. CONTRACT a few months, 374 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 7: later emails The chronicle received Showed dima Offered robinson a. 375 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 7: JOB a month, Later dema applied for A county nine 376 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 7: one one. Contract weeks, later an email showed a demon 377 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 7: employee acting confidently as if it was awarded the. Contract 378 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 7: it wasn't Until january when commissioners approved the six million dollar. 379 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 7: CONTRACT abc thirteen reached out To, robinson we were told 380 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 7: she wasn't. Available she did respond to The chronicles question 381 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 7: about the job offer. 382 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 5: Email Director robinson says that she did not see that 383 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 5: email at the. Time she only learned of it this 384 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 5: year when we requested the. 385 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 7: Emails dema beat The Harris center from the nine one one. 386 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 7: Contract the former chair TOTALLY abc. Thirteen this was despite 387 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 7: them putting in the lower. Bid it was odd that 388 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,159 Speaker 7: a for profit agency was awarded the contract over a 389 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 7: county agency they. Controlled we were all stunned when the 390 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,479 Speaker 7: email came out that the contract had been, awarded even 391 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 7: though it. Hadn't it was our first clue something was going. 392 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: On oh you know that email where they said this 393 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: is the amount of pride that they were going to give. 394 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: Her she didn't see that one with y'all found, it 395 00:24:58,119 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: but she never saw. 396 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 9: It she was going on in my To Michael arry, 397 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 9: show and this is my damn. 398 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 5: Country i'll thought for this. 399 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 7: Country this is. 400 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: Mine public health director getting paid by A california, company massive. 401 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: Contract they have to go through a bidding, process in 402 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: a scoring. Process so just like What lena Had allgo's 403 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: people in THE covid, outreach they put their people on 404 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: the committee and their people will, say, oh The california 405 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: company That barbie knows is that's a great. Company give 406 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 1: them all hundreds in Ut Health Science. Center they're no. 407 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 1: Good give Them, zeros they're. Terrible that way it balances 408 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: out whatever the other people that are on the committee. 409 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: Rule and remember you put the chief of staff For 410 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: Lena hidalgo and are top people on the. Committee they 411 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: know how they're supposed to. Vote you've done that multiple. 412 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 1: Times now let's turn to The Houston Housing. Authority David, 413 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: northern THE. Ceo he has reached an agreement with the 414 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 1: board to, resign to resign after millions of dollars, squandered 415 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: he will give up his. Job it has always bothered 416 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: me that elected officials and people in public, positions when 417 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: they're finally caught red, handed their punishment is they have 418 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 1: to give up being able to steal from you. Again 419 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: what about the? Guy what About Joe. Schlubb he doesn't 420 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: get that all, Right, Bud you've been caught drinking and, 421 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: driving gotten an, accident and you tore up these. Cars 422 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: now you can resign your job at the plant or 423 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: we're throwing you in the. Slammer you don't give him that. 424 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: Option you. Can you're stolen money from the company you work. 425 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: For you're down in. Payroll you can resign this job 426 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: and face no other consequences and will act, like oh 427 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: this is a big scalp we got, here or will 428 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: pin you to the. Walk but if you're THE ceo 429 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: of The Houston Housing, authority you can resign your come. 430 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 1: On by the. Way credit To Amy davis At channel, 431 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: two she's the one who exposed all of, this the 432 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: contracts he was awarding to his buddies From chicago who 433 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: had no, experience didn't even have a business registered In. Texas, 434 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: oh by the, way they're forcing him to. Resign they're 435 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: giving him six months of severance of his two hundred 436 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: and seventy nine thousand dollars annual. Salary so for six 437 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: months he doesn't have to. Work, wow y'all are being 438 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: really hard on. Him. Guys plit number. Fourteen It's, Monday november. 439 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 8: Four at Today's Houston Housing authority, meeting one item particularly stood. 440 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 11: Out The board of The Houston Housing authority has been 441 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 11: presented or proposal for Mister David. 442 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 8: Nor before, that the board went into executive session for 443 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,199 Speaker 8: two hours to Discuss northern's future WITH. Ajha northern had 444 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 8: been placed on paid administrative leave last, month this FOLLOWING 445 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 8: kprc two investigations into questionable contracts given to companies that 446 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 8: appeared to be. Underqualified after much, deliberation tonight not much stronger. 447 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 8: Posts other resolutions were, read and then finally a proposal 448 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 8: By northern for his resignation that he. 449 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,479 Speaker 11: Resigned his employment as president AND ceo of The Houston 450 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 11: Housing authority of affected. Immediately a. 451 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 10: Resolution, wow that's worse than an execution the effective immediately 452 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,719 Speaker 10: he will resign his. 453 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: Employment, man you guys are so harsh yep have to 454 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: resign right. Now you can't even go to the office. 455 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: Tomorrow and you know, What we're only gonna pay you 456 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: for the next six months while you go off and 457 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: steal from somewhere else because we're showing, you. 458 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 8: Mister resolution that Ensures northern does not walk away empty handed. 459 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 11: In exchange for a severage payment of six months salary 460 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 11: cost of the continuation of insurance benefits for six, months 461 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 11: or until Mister northern makes alternative. 462 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 8: Arrangements Because northern wasn't there, himself his, Attorney Patrick yarborough 463 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 8: spoke on his client's. Behaves i'm a to. 464 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 11: Confirm this agreement on his behalf of today Mister northern 465 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 11: therefore resigns back at today in the courts for the. 466 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 8: Script and, agreement the board unanimously. Accepted David northern was 467 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 8: making two hundred and seventy eight five hundred dollars per. 468 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 8: Year after the allegations came to light and he was 469 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 8: placed on administrative, leaf he denied any wrongdoing as far 470 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 8: as contracts are. Concerned, tonight his lawyer declined further, Comments. 471 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: You don't say there is a whole cabal of black 472 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: individuals who have stolen the city Of houston In Harris 473 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: county blind over the last ten, years and not one 474 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: of them will go to, prison not. One they're all, 475 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: friends they're all self. Dealing occasionally there will be a whistle, 476 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: blown but nobody wants to take it. On people are 477 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: scared to, death. Frightened it is a criminal culture that 478 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: has run. Rampant case after case after. Case was not 479 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: a black, Individual Hispanic Mario, diaz not the investigator reporter 480 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: who was at the, airport and he finally moved on 481 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: the scams they've been running at the airport for over twenty, 482 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: years where the airport director of The Houston Airport, system 483 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: one of the largest in the world would also serve 484 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: as the airport, director as THE ceo of a private 485 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: company that did consulting for third world. Countries how on 486 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: earth do you have time to consult for third world 487 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: countries while you're supposed to be the full time airport. 488 00:31:54,480 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: Director the self dealing that was, done the concessions that 489 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: were given, Out Chris pappas refused to stand by for that. 490 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: Nonsense he, sued AND i think he's won by. Now 491 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: he Sued sylvester the same. Deal, remember they would have 492 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: the scoring, system that have the committee that would score 493 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: the concessionaires at the, airport and every Time pappas would, 494 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: win they'd go, up we're gonna have to rescore, it 495 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: and then, up we're gonna have to rescore. It and 496 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: then remember the mayor's chief of staff who went to 497 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: prison for this kind of, stuff where he called and, said, hey, 498 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 1: uh for the right amount of, money you can get 499 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: that concession. Back it was happening at the, airport it 500 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: happened in public, works it happened at the health, department 501 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: it happened at The housing. Department and all these people are. 502 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 1: Buddies they're all little buddies in the same little, cabal 503 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: and Then sheila dies and they slide selvester over into 504 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: that congressional. 505 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 9: Seat it's. 506 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: Disgusting