1 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: It's that time, time, time, time, luck and load till 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Michael darry Show is on the air. 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 2: Generals gathered in the masses. 4 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Just like witches at black masses. 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 3: I have war anytime. 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 4: Anytime a person can pay two hundred and fifty million 7 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 4: dollars into a campaign and they've been given access for 8 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 4: access to the Department of Treasury of the United States 9 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 4: of America. 10 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 5: We are at war, yil, absolute. 11 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 6: Kail what. 12 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 5: Shargan, y'all wha. 13 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 4: You will match their energy with unpersonly organizing, mobilogy, mobilizing, agitating. 14 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 5: We will see you in. 15 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 4: The courts, in Congress, in the streets. 16 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 5: Elon musk Is. 17 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 7: I'm natzie, not ball baby God, y'all again. 18 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 3: We are gonna be in your face. 19 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 8: We are gonna be on your asses, and we are 20 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 8: gonna make sure We're gonna make sure you understand what 21 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 8: democracy looks like. 22 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 3: This, ain't it. So let me tell you something, mister Trump. 23 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: You gonna learn if you listens from us, And. 24 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 8: I'm gonna be the first one you and your little 25 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 8: friend off of Twitter, y'all about to find out. 26 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Ray y'all, what. 27 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 5: Fun? Oh yeah, what beautiful? 28 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 9: He is a low down thirty no good person along 29 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 9: with Trump that cannot be trusted, and we must not 30 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 9: be afraid of them again. When the people fight, we 31 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 9: will when the people fight. When the people say that 32 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 9: you'd better see us, because we damn short see you. 33 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 10: Walk. 34 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: Away. 35 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 6: Good God, y'all. 36 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 5: Absolutely not again. 37 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely, and the building behind me. Elon Musk is seizing 38 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 3: power from the American people. 39 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 11: Elon Musk wants everyone in America to be at the 40 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 11: mercy of Elon Musk. 41 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 3: We are here to fight back. 42 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 2: Said that screech of we are here alright, mag That 43 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: is the screech of the angry why liberal bitch. That 44 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 2: is your nightmare. That is the woman who comes over 45 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 2: and demands the baseball from your son, but you don't 46 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: give it. That is the administrator at the school. That 47 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: is the government officer at FEMA. That is the professor, 48 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 2: That is the elected official. 49 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 6: Lady. 50 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: That is her. 51 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: We all know who she is. God bless you. If 52 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 2: she's your neighbor. Oh, she is the worst. She's mad 53 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 2: all the time. She's just perpetually angry. 54 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 12: Well, the news is in. 55 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 2: If you don't know yet, Lena Hidalgo has finally admitted 56 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 2: what we all knew already. She can't win reelection, so 57 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 2: she has announced and oh my goodness, she's mad and 58 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: she's the victim. She sat down with Melanie Lawson of 59 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: ABC thirteen. 60 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 13: So tell me, are you going to run for Harris 61 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:11,239 Speaker 13: County Judge again? 62 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 6: Well? 63 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 11: Look, when I first was elected, I decided I would 64 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 11: only do two terms, and I have decided to keep 65 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 11: that promise and not seek a third term, and so so, no, 66 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 11: I will not be running again. 67 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 13: And why did you make that decision the. 68 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 11: First time I was elected? I said immediately, I don't 69 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 11: want to do this for thirty years. I don't want 70 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 11: to have more than two terms. 71 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 13: Are you planning to run for Congress, as one of 72 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 13: the other rumors for the Sea District twenty nine against 73 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 13: Sylvia Garcia? 74 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 6: No? 75 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 11: No, I support Congresswoman Garcia. I'm going to be doing 76 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 11: everything I can to support her candidacy. 77 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 13: So you're planning on doing some of this from the 78 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 13: outside as opposed to being an elected official of any 79 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 13: sort this time around. 80 00:05:59,320 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 6: I don't know. 81 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 11: I don't know what I will do. I know that 82 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 11: I'm not running for office this cycle. I can say 83 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 11: that with confidence. I know that I will stay in 84 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 11: public service. That's always something that I've done throughout my life, 85 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 11: and in the future I would like to, if the 86 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 11: voters will have me, I would like to be an 87 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 11: elected office again. I think that with everything I've been through, 88 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 11: I have learned so much about how to be an 89 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 11: elected official and make it sustainable. 90 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 13: While much of our conversation was about her future, I 91 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 13: did ask Judge Adago about the controversy she's faced over 92 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 13: the past few weeks. Well, there have been some mountain 93 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 13: out shouting matches though in Commissioner's Court, some things that 94 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 13: we have not seen before. And I'll give you a 95 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 13: couple of examples. One is when you brought a number 96 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 13: of children to the court because you wanted to talk 97 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 13: about early education and the fact that you'd like to 98 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 13: see that remain in the budget, and you have criticized 99 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 13: for that. Do you think, in hindsight, especially since you 100 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 13: were censured, that maybe that wasn't the best way to 101 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 13: approach things. 102 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 11: No, I mean, I'm glad that we've brought attention to 103 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 11: the issue, and I think the question that we should 104 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 11: be asking is why did three commissioners vote against extending 105 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 11: early childcare for tens of thousands of families and say 106 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 11: that the program was not was not vindicated and validated 107 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 11: and evaluated when it was. 108 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 13: But with all due respect, judge in a lot of ways, 109 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 13: I don't hear you saying perhaps I'm responsible for some 110 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 13: of the acrimony. What do you feel about that? I mean, 111 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 13: do you ever sort of look back and think I 112 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 13: could have handled that much better? 113 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 11: I mean, I don't think anybody does things perfectly, and 114 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 11: I know there are things that I could have done better, 115 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 11: or there are some things that we did very well, 116 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 11: and the fact of the matter is we move on. 117 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 11: I don't think this is a question that would be 118 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 11: asked of a man, frankly, but I'm very dedicated and 119 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 11: I'm fighting for the community. I'm not fighting for whoever 120 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 11: could endorse me, and I didn't do that when I 121 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 11: was running for reelection either. 122 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 6: The lake lack a very ship. 123 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 11: The motion is to set up public hearing on August fifteenth, 124 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 11: twenty twenty five, at ten am, to consider for the 125 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 11: Harris County General Fund the proposed twenty twenty five tax rates. 126 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 11: Bring the kids here and ask each member yes or no. Yes, 127 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 11: commissuer Garcia. 128 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 4: Order, there's been a motion made, no second, We're in discussion. 129 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 11: I did the commotion. I just read what it's gonna be. 130 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 3: You said no, I didn't say no. 131 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: I didn't. 132 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 11: Okay, Well I take ano. 133 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 6: They're coming to take me away. 134 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 13: Ha ha. 135 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 6: They're coming to take me away. 136 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 14: Ho ha ha, the funny farm where life is beautiful 137 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 14: all the time. And I'll be happy to see those 138 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 14: nice young men in their clean white coats, and they're 139 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 14: coming to. 140 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: Take me away. 141 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 3: Can you guys come to three? One two three? Okay? 142 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 3: So I'm one, So we need two and three. 143 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 11: We need three votes so that we can can we 144 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 11: can we can put this on the bell. Okay, so 145 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 11: you guys. 146 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 3: Help me count right now? 147 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 11: We have one one okay, say one, one, two three one. 148 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 6: They're coming to take me away. Ha ha. They're coming 149 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 6: to take me away. 150 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 14: To the happy home with trees and flowers and turping 151 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 14: birds and basket weavers who sit and smile. 152 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 8: And spittle there combs and clothes, and they're coming to 153 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 8: take me away. 154 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 11: Come on down over here, come on, come on, come on, 155 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 11: come on. 156 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 4: Come on, because this is none of our politics is 157 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 4: about kids. 158 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 3: Come on down. 159 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 11: I'm yes, commissioneress is no commissioner rams yes, no commissioner. 160 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 11: See us no Elisish, no geor joy are. 161 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 3: Eleven fifty one. 162 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 11: I'd like to call it ten many bre extinctions. 163 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 6: They're coming to take me away, ha ha, They're coming 164 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 6: to take me. 165 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 14: Away, funny farm where life is beautiful all the time. 166 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 14: Then I'll be happy to see those nice young men 167 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 14: in the clean wife's coats and they're coming to take 168 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 14: me away, happy home with trees and flowers and chipping 169 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 14: birds and smile and fiddles. 170 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 6: Comes in fos and they're coming to take me away. 171 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 14: You've a funny farm where life is beautiful all the time, 172 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 14: and I'll be. 173 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 11: So. 174 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 2: Lena had to all go. Will not run for re election. 175 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 2: The deal had to be cut. And the reason she's 176 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 2: come out early is they want the ground swell of 177 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: support for their candidate. I don't know this to be 178 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 2: true and don't have this unreliable on real reliable authority, 179 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 2: but this is my gut. What my gut tells me 180 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 2: is an these Porker is the Democrat front runner. There's 181 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: no doubt about that, and she would have beaten Lacomendante 182 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 2: that was known an thee Porker has over the years 183 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: not always gotten along with some of the black leaders 184 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 2: and that goes back to first of all, black Democrats 185 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 2: in the region, especially preachers used to preach when Wie's 186 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 2: preachers wouldn't bring it up. They used to preach against 187 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 2: homosexuality and cross dressing and all these different things until 188 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 2: they made a political alliance. But there is still an uneasiness. 189 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 2: And you know the irony that Sylvester Turner would go 190 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 2: to black churches where they'd preach against homosexuality and then 191 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: endorse him, which is always kind of odd, but so 192 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 2: an Ese porker in ninety five, I think it is 193 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 2: ninety five runs against a pastor by the name of 194 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 2: Jimmy Dixon, calls himself Bishop Jimmy Dixon, and Dixon and 195 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: Sylvester were good friends, and Dixon had a big church 196 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 2: out northwest and it was an at large seat, and 197 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: that seat got pretty darn. 198 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 12: Competitive. 199 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 2: I think she ran against him because Chris Bell was 200 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 2: about that, and maybe Chris Bell ran against him, and 201 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 2: she ran against done what was his name. Anyway, there 202 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: was some there was some acrimony between this white lesbian 203 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 2: at that time. 204 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 12: She was considered a little more. 205 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 2: Conservative for a Democrat moderate and black politicians, and over 206 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 2: the years Anissis had an on and off again relationship 207 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 2: with some of the black leadership. Well now getting ready 208 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 2: to run. She was going to run against Lena's she 209 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 2: was going to run against Randy's. She was going to 210 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: run against Rodney's puppet, and that's Lena. Rodney needed Lena 211 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 2: there just as the folks behind Biden needed Biden there 212 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 2: because he's the puppet and that allows that allows these 213 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 2: people to govern without having to be seen. They've got 214 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 2: somebody they roll out that's kind of just a ceremonial leader. 215 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 2: Lena lost the plot along the way, and that became 216 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 2: a problem, and it became so bad that Rodney figured 217 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 2: out two things. Number One, they're going to be able 218 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 2: to beat her in the next election because he knows. 219 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: He knows we beat her in twenty twenty two in 220 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 2: the general, but now he knows they're coming after her 221 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 2: in the Democrat primary. 222 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 12: And in the Democrat. 223 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 2: Primary, Aniceporker, the poll showed could beat Lena, especially if 224 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: he couldn't drive out the minority vote, and right now, 225 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 2: that's not something that is particularly strong. There hasn't been 226 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 2: a mobilizing event, so what to do. So the conversations 227 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: began with Lena to get her to step down or 228 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 2: to get her to agree to endorse anice porker and 229 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 2: all would be well. And so this has been going 230 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 2: on since early in the spring. I told you she 231 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 2: would step down, and she is not stepping down. She's 232 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: announcing she's not running for reelection. But the deal was 233 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 2: set to have happened early this spring, and the deal 234 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 2: was she would be placed in a position that would 235 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 2: pay her three hundred or more, probably something like Ripley House. 236 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 2: That's where they stash politicians. 237 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 12: When they're done. 238 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 2: It's a non government organization that's you know, it's always 239 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 2: had on its board former city council members and there's 240 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 2: hundreds of millions of dollars that go through this organization 241 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 2: and nobody really knows much of what they do, but 242 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 2: they are beloved. You'll see in the news, Oh Ripley 243 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 2: House today, This is happening in Ripley House. That is 244 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: very very carefully cultivated peace so that anytime Ripley House 245 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 2: comes up, people automatically have a positive association for this 246 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 2: organization that gets. 247 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 12: Tons of COVID fund everything. 248 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 2: There is a cause for millions of dollars run through there, 249 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 2: and it has been alleged again and again and again 250 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 2: that it is also the place where they launder money 251 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 2: to flow into political campaigns and people's back pockets. I 252 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 2: don't know, I hear that. 253 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 12: There's a lot of chatter around it. I'll tell you that. 254 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 2: So the thought was, she goes over there, she pulls 255 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 2: three hundred thousand, she keeps her head down, she doesn't 256 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 2: get noticed, she gets to feel like she's still in 257 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 2: the public eye because at this point she's come to 258 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 2: see herself as you know, a beacon of the community, 259 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 2: a real leader, if you will. Well, she's also increasingly, 260 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 2: during all of this time, while she's growing more and 261 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 2: more unpopular, she's increasingly becoming unhinged, and and they're increasing 262 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,919 Speaker 2: blow up some of them you've seen on television. 263 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 12: Now how we got to today. Hold on. 264 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: The Interior is. 265 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 12: Big announcement in the Senate race. 266 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: Today. 267 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 6: Collaboration is strong and it will be in the days 268 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 6: to come. 269 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 11: Uh, we promised them the Spanish media, I'd go after you. 270 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 11: So let me just repeat my remarch in Spanish. 271 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 3: There's an impact in. 272 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 11: All four counties, and so whenever we have an impact 273 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 11: on one county, the commissioner joins but all four counties 274 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,919 Speaker 11: have been impacted, and I don't feel comfortable with giving 275 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 11: special treatment. Everybody was notified that you, as a mayor 276 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 11: and I, as a county judge. 277 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 3: Are speaking. 278 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 11: I'm happy for them to join, but at least if 279 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 11: you want to her US speak, let me do the 280 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 11: duty to the Spanish transitions. 281 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 2: And I'm glad I made the approval. 282 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 11: Is oh, Mayor, this is a disaster. This is not 283 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 11: the time, Okay, so and it's fine your you have 284 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 11: to think about the timing. It's no coincidence. This is 285 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 11: happening in the middle of my re election campaign. That 286 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 11: in and of itself should make very clear that it's 287 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 11: politically motivated, that it's meant to destruct, to destroy, to 288 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:08,239 Speaker 11: harm my campaign, to harm, to distract me. That is 289 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 11: I think enough evidence and is very clear as to 290 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 11: what the motive is. Some of us are wrapped around 291 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 11: the little finger of a woman who I don't know 292 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 11: what the she's threatened with. She had almost ten million 293 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 11: dollars in the bank, and she had a US senator, 294 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 11: and she had a furniture salesman. You can't win them all, 295 00:19:45,640 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 11: can't win all the with a grin on the faces, 296 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 11: I write and sign up to be a wartime county judge. 297 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 6: But I've dealt with flood. 298 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 10: Fire, pandemic, winter storm, now monkey pops. 299 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 2: Well, I'm hearing that Wesley Hunt announces in the US 300 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 2: Senate race today, turning to the Republican primaries in March, 301 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 2: which would make the US Senate race as I expected 302 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 2: it to be momentarily a three person race. Now what 303 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 2: I don't know, and I've known Wesley. I supported him 304 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 2: very heavily in the first race against Lizzie Fletcher, which 305 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 2: was a nail bier that went down to the last. 306 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 2: Spent the next entire afternoon with him sitting outside El 307 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 2: Tempo on on West tim Or commiserating because what's that? 308 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 2: What did I order? 309 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 12: Uh? 310 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 2: I had beef nachos, the faheta meat nachos. 311 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 12: I like. I like, as Russell says, the. 312 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 2: Only way to make your nachos is individually. You can't 313 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 2: you can't stack them. So they do that properly. And 314 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 2: I like the you know, individual chip, then the meat 315 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,959 Speaker 2: and the cheese, and then I like to get a 316 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 2: dollop of sour cream and uh a jalapano per. 317 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 12: Chip and uh yeah, that's so that's what I had. Yeah, 318 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 12: it is Maximensushi. 319 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 2: It is so anyway, so that you know we we 320 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 2: have been very good friends over the years. He then 321 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 2: they created a district for him and that was pretty 322 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 2: much a coast for him to get in, and so 323 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 2: he had that seat and would have that seat for 324 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 2: as long as the foreseeable future. He would be a 325 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 2: United States Congressman. Now at that point, I have not 326 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:34,640 Speaker 2: visited from there with him about about a Senate seat 327 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 2: or anything else. Well, that's not true. Social you know, 328 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 2: friendly text, you know, did you see this? 329 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 12: You watch that movie? Did you? 330 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: But we have not discussed a potential Senate run, And 331 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 2: you know, there's it's a complicated question, but I think 332 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 2: it is for both of us. They sort of calculated. 333 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 2: I didn't ask because I knew he didn't want to tell. 334 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 2: He'd tell me when he wanted to, And he didn't 335 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 2: bring it up because he didn't want it to be awkward. 336 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:11,719 Speaker 2: So but I didn't. I wasn't sure what would end 337 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 2: up happening there. I thought for a while, now, he 338 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 2: won't end up running, because you got to give up 339 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 2: your congressional seat to do so. Because remember, if you're 340 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 2: in the lower House, the House of Representatives. Those are 341 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 2: the people who mostly refer to themselves as congressmen because 342 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 2: they're in the lower half of the Senate. That's every 343 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: two years, so if you run for the Senate, you 344 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 2: can't run for that congressional seat in the spring. You 345 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 2: can't run for both, so you have to give up 346 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 2: your congressional seat. The upside is now you go from 347 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 2: four thirty five congressman to one hundred Senators. You immediately 348 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:55,719 Speaker 2: have clout. You're one of you know, fewer than a 349 00:23:55,760 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 2: handful of black leaders. You're one of only two black Republicans. 350 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 2: You're the first black Republican senator from Texas. 351 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 5: Uh. 352 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 2: You know, he's good at media. He would get a 353 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 2: lot more media. It's hard when you're a young congressman. 354 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 2: You know the Bill maher interview went viral. You get 355 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 2: more opportunities like that because you're more noticed. 356 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 12: You're us senator. 357 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 2: You only have to run every six years, so so 358 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 2: you're not constantly on the campaign trail. 359 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 12: That's the upset. 360 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 2: The downside is you got to win that seat, and 361 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 2: if you don't win, you've also given up your congressional seat, 362 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 2: which was a safe seat. 363 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 12: So it's it's a it's a big risk. 364 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 2: It's a calculation in a political career, these are the 365 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 2: moments that you know you you wring your hands over 366 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 2: is this the time? Timing is everything. So I started 367 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 2: hearing more and more rumblings, and I started seeing things. 368 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 2: And again I didn't ask Michael T did clerk did 369 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 2: intern for him this summer? 370 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 12: But we never discussed it. 371 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 2: I suspected there was a one point two million dollar buy. 372 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 2: I don't know if it was Wesley's campaign or a pack. 373 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 2: I've heard both. I haven't bothered to check. I think 374 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 2: it came from the campaign. It doesn't matter because it 375 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 2: was on his behalf, So either way, it was the intention, 376 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 2: and it was a statewide spend of one point two million. 377 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: A state wide spend of one point two million come 378 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 2: February would be a drop in the bucket. You wouldn't 379 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 2: even notice if a guy spent one point two million 380 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 2: dollars in February, because they'll it's going to be so 381 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 2: noisy with politics. You're going to hear campaign ad after 382 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 2: campaign after campaign ad, which is why in some ways 383 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 2: it makes more sense to get out early and start 384 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 2: building the ame id now because folks who load up 385 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 2: at the very end they end up they get crowded 386 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 2: out in February, because that's what all the ads are going. 387 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 2: But from what I understand, Wesley Hunt will announce today 388 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 2: that he's running for the United States Senate in the 389 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 2: race currently involving Pornyan and Paxton. 390 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 11: This is a thirty nine percent raise for one person 391 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 11: that they did math in the back office, which I 392 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 11: stepped out of because it feels insanely icky. I appreciate Trivin, 393 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 11: you know, great guy. Nobody's so good that they deserve 394 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 11: a forty percent salary increase overnight. 395 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 6: Hello is it me? 396 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: You look before? 397 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 5: I can see it in you. 398 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 6: I can see it in your smile. 399 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 11: I don't know what's behind him? 400 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 3: You all. 401 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 11: I hope that all the other department heads and department 402 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 11: leaders know that I appreciate them too, do you know? 403 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 6: I just want to say, and you know, I just 404 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 6: what to do. 405 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 9: I'm a post and I want to tell you so much. 406 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 11: It feels insanely icky to make it sound a little 407 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 11: less bad, But hello. 408 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 3: Is it me? 409 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 5: You looking bad? That one? 410 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 3: The way? 411 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 11: You are like the nicest part of town. 412 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 6: That wonder maybe. 413 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 11: We should get out of the car. 414 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:43,400 Speaker 3: So then we got. 415 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 5: Out you somewhere. 416 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 11: He said some really nice things you. I was so excited. 417 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:50,879 Speaker 6: I don't remember half of it. 418 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 5: Tell me. 419 00:27:54,960 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 13: Or I haven't got a do, but that I thought by. 420 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 11: Say that feels insanely a key. 421 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 2: Overnight, a DPS trooper in Sanjacino County was killed in 422 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 2: the line of duty responding to a vehicle crash after 423 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:24,400 Speaker 2: his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Those 424 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 2: are the only details we have at this point, so 425 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 2: our thoughts go out to our many friends in law enforcement, 426 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 2: especially the DPS today, in the loss of one of 427 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 2: their own. So I am hearing I have not confirmed 428 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 2: it with Wesley Hunt, but I'm hearing on very good 429 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 2: authority that Wesley Hunt announces today that he is entering 430 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 2: the US Senate race that would be the Republican primary 431 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 2: in the seat currently held by John Cornyn. My understanding is, 432 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: as often is the case, is that Wesley Hunt's camp 433 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 2: was working very hard to get him into that race 434 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 2: and get Cornn out, which his entry into the race 435 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 2: was thought to be enough to probably force Corning out 436 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 2: because it makes it that much harder for Cornn to win. 437 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 2: And my understanding is there were a lot of folks 438 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 2: in DC, where Corn has a considerable amount of cloud, 439 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 2: who were pressuring the Hunt folks to get him to 440 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 2: stand down all the while They've been spending money statewide. 441 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 2: The reason you spend money statewide in September like this 442 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 2: is because poles are going to come out, and those 443 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 2: early polls are going to to be presumed to show 444 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 2: what your residual. 445 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,560 Speaker 12: Name I D and strength this. 446 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 2: So let's say a poll had come out and I'm 447 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 2: just making this up, this did not happen. Say a 448 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 2: poll came out in August and you were at two 449 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 2: percent statewide, not an uncommon thing. Remember Ted Cruz was 450 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 2: at two percent when he ran for the Senate in 451 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 2: twenty twelve. You can change those numbers, but at that 452 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 2: moment they may not know who you are yet. Republican 453 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 2: primary voters would be more likely to know, and especially 454 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 2: because Wesley Hunt has had some public appearances, some very 455 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 2: positive public appearances recently, including the Bill Mark clip which 456 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 2: went very viral the day before that Bill marrierclip, his 457 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 2: name I D may have been three, four or five percent. 458 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 12: I don't know. 459 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 2: It wouldn't be that high. Maybe it's ten percent. Wouldn't 460 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 2: be as high as it would be the day after 461 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 2: the Bill mar clip. And then once you spend that money, well, 462 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 2: you spin a race, a poll like that to say, hey, look, 463 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 2: let's say you get that number up to twenty five percent, 464 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 2: be a good showing, thirty three percent, really good showing 465 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 2: because the race hasn't begun yet. Then you go to 466 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 2: the money guys and you go, hey, look we're already 467 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 2: at twenty five percent. We haven't even begun to run yet. 468 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 2: We haven't done what we need to do. And so 469 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 2: it gives you the appearance of money. I mean, it 470 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 2: gives you the appearance of strength. A lot of guys 471 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 2: that write checks don't know politics. They write checks based 472 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 2: on who they think is going to win, and they 473 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 2: can be convinced as to who's going to win by 474 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 2: Karl Rove type people without them even realizing it. They're 475 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 2: never as clever as they think they are. They you 476 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 2: take them to dinner, laugh at their jokes, remember their 477 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 2: wife's name, send them a birthday card. They'll write you 478 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 2: a check. And so you get there's a certain donor 479 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 2: class that are the less sophisticated donor class that will 480 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 2: hold events and raise money for you, and you get 481 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 2: those people. You can raise some money there. There's pockets 482 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 2: of money there. Remember, there's votes and then there's money. 483 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 2: And most of the people who are engaged at the 484 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,920 Speaker 2: grassroots level are not writing checks. So to get the money, 485 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 2: which is what you're going to use, really to get 486 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 2: the drive by voter, and yes we still have those 487 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 2: in the Republican Party. 488 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 12: To vote for you. 489 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 2: You just have to build your name idea up. That's 490 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 2: very expensive in Texas. A statewide race in Texas is 491 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 2: insanely expensive. It is so expensive it's hard to fathom 492 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 2: because you have to have you have to compete in 493 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 2: various media markets that are all completely separate and don't 494 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 2: overlay out. You've got the very expensive Houston media market 495 00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 2: in and of itself it's very expensive. Then you've got 496 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 2: the Dallas Fort Worth media market. Then you've got the 497 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 2: Austin San Anton cheaper but still very expensive. Okay, you've 498 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 2: got those three that are already going to wipe out 499 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 2: most people whatever they're going to raise. But you still 500 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 2: have West Texas, you still have East Texas, and you've 501 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 2: got South Texas. Not only that, that's just the media. 502 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 2: You've got to have a ground game and that's not cheap. 503 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 2: So you're talking about I don't know, it be interesting 504 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 2: to see fifty million dollars. It's hard to raise. You 505 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 2: got caps, you've got you've got limits, you've got time 506 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 2: frame constraints. That's why you want to be sitting on 507 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 2: a pile of cash when the election starts or when 508 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 2: the campaign starts. So if Wesley Hunt is in uh so, 509 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 2: the way the give and take works, it's kind of 510 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 2: like Lena and Rodney. There's the kind of well, you 511 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 2: better not do this, and that's supposed to talk to 512 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 2: you out of it, and that either makes you jump 513 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 2: up and really do it or cower out. I think 514 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 2: what happens. What I understand is the Cornin folks in 515 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 2: DC were working very hard to keep him from running, 516 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 2: and you know, probably making threats. I don't know that 517 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 2: on first hand authority. I don't want to put words 518 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,759 Speaker 2: in his mouth. I want to be clear. I have 519 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 2: not talked to Wesley Hunt about all of this. So 520 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 2: what I'm saying is what I'm hearing. There will come 521 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 2: a point where he'll come on the show and we'll 522 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 2: have that conversation, but we're not there yet. My guess 523 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 2: is with Wesley Hunt getting in the race. It erodes 524 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 2: Cornyan's support even more. Wesley is probably far more likely 525 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,880 Speaker 2: to get institutional support, and that's going to come out 526 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 2: of Cornan's share. And now you've got you've got Corn's 527 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 2: vote split, and you've got that's going to lift Paston 528 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 2: up even more. And those folks hate Paxton, So that's 529 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 2: my guest. Paxton leaving the AGS race has set off 530 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 2: quite a competition for the Attorney General's office, and one 531 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 2: of the individuals running to replace him will be our 532 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 2: guests coming up.