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DAN PATRICK:WAS HIS ELECTION A READY MADE DEAL? OPPONENT INVESTS IN HIS STATIONS

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It appears Dan's opponent in the election was ALSO INVESTING in Mr, Patrick's radio stations! Was there a deal made who will do what if one of them got elected?
Read here http://jayhargett.com/

To quote the corporal on the old series "Laugh In" Verrry interesting"

BTW Dan Patrick has plans underway to run for Governor of Texas in 2010.
 
Dan could not win the state. He is way to vocal to win! His words would come back to haunt him!

He is better off where he is at!

KSEV is one of those 7 wonders of houston radio. How did it ever make it?
 
Wow...great info at that link. The guy obviously did his homework. Thanks for the link! And yes, indeed, it is veeeeeeery interesting!
 
To cut and paste what I posted on the DFW board:

Patrick's senate district is solidly Republican. Once he won the primary, there was no doubt of his winning the general election. Yet another "token opposition" election, which is the result of gerrymandered districts (the Democrats have theirs, too.)

And in politics, many play both sides of the fence. Look at the number of corporations that donate to both parties.
 
This was never kept a secret during the election. His opponent/investor made it clear from the time Dan won the primary that he would not put up a fight.

As for the success of KSEV, In my opinion, Dan's station has developed a very loyal fan base of people who want to be politically active and KSEV gives them a chance to do that. Whether you agree with their politics or not, they are at least doing something other than just talking about and being critical of the government on all levels... they are trying to make things happen.

I have not heard anything about him wanting to be Governor.
 
Cmon, Kev, you know its all an evil plot involving Dick Cheney & ... (gasp) "Halliburton..."
(scary villian music) "dahn dahn dahn-dahn-dahn dahn dah dah daa-aaa-aaaaaa."

Rosie told me so--it must be true.
 
its time w (your name) said:
Cmon, Kev, you know its all an evil plot involving Dick Cheney & ... (gasp) "Halliburton..."
(scary villian music) "dahn dahn dahn-dahn-dahn dahn dah dah daa-aaa-aaaaaa."

Rosie told me so--it must be true.
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C'mon guys...just like Hurricane Katrina, the New London School Disaster, the Texas City Disaster, the 1900 Storm, 9/11, the Edsel, and the shootings at Virginia Tech, Columbine, the University of Texas, and the Luby's in Killeen...it is ALL Bush's fault.
 
Just remember: Politics is like sausage...both are better if you don't know how they are made.
 
Dan's success: He was one of the country's first radio stations to sign Rush Limbaugh in 1989 or 90. He built his large core audience out of that and when he sold out to KPRC (Cheap Channel) he stayed on for a while. When he was able to get back on the air at KSEV through a lease arrangement with Liberman, his loyal audience immediately found him. Dan is a lightning rod of talk-show host the likes of Rush, Hannity, Savage, Levin, etc... And remember there's no better play-by-play hosts to this country's (and state's) political debacles and social double standards than a passionate conservative talk-show host. They believe very strongly in what they say, unlike the liberal hosts. The liberal hosts don't really seem to believe what they spew most of the time. That's probably why Air America went into the gravestone laden 6-foot hole. And as was posted above, Patrick never hid his relationship with Kubosh. If there was something fishy going on, don't you think the Harris County Democratic Party would have cried foul long before the General Election? I also agree with the assessment that Dan could probably never be elected Governor. He's way to right wing for the average Republican or Conservative for that matter, but I hope his passion gets things done in Austin. From oppressive property taxes to an upside down education system and back asswards immigration enforcement policy Patrick's voice is loud and will be heard. So Dan Patrick hater....chill out and smell the coffee and you never know, you might find yourself paying lower property taxes one day. I'll bet you don't bitch about that!
 
I live way down in Calhoun county and have enjoyed KSEV for 4+ years. I like the fact that they are more than blow-hard's behind a mic. Ed, Pat, Dan and their team don't just gripe and moan about whats wrong with our local, state and federal governments...they actually get invloved and work for change. Their advertisers are also "radio-active".

Although I love "small market' radio where I have been for 7 years, If I ever wanted to get into the big city rat race, I would only want to work for Dan.
 
Dan's radio station would be much better if he would ditch the snake oil doctor, Dr. Hotze and his group and the others. He sells hormone and thyroid treatments to all who come and at an initial fee of about $3,000. All of this when most other physicians are pulling women off of hormones. Every caller who feels badly is told it's a hormone and thyroid problem. $3,000, please.

Dan also had one guy, forgotten his name, who talked the listners into making high interest rate construction loans to builders. The builders couldn't get bank loans, they were very high credit risks. They defaulted and the big shot had to take bankruptcy and Dan's loyal listeners lost their butts.
 
Dan Patrick and property taxes

From oppressive property taxes to an upside down education system and back asswards immigration enforcement policy Patrick's voice is loud and will be heard.

I don't disagree with anything you posted, but it's worth pointing out that property taxes are set at the local level, by elected local officials. There is no state property tax in Texas. If you think you taxes are oppressive, take it out on the elected officials who set them.
 
If I am not mistaken, the beef with the state is wanting the state to put a lower cap on property appraisals which in turn would limit the amount of money the local guys could grab through taxes... According to their argument, most local officials tout the fact that their tax rate has not gone up in years... all the while they collect more and more money because of the increase in values on homes which means the same "low" tax rate per 100 dollars of value, brings in more money without having to raise the tax rate. I know I may be being a bit redundant, but I did graduate from the department of redundancy department at my school.

Kevin
 
I'm an honors graduate of the school of unnecessary, needless, superfluous, repetitious, extraneous and surplus redundancies.

Everything you say is true Kev, but property taxes are still levied and collected by elected local officials who answer to local voters. People on City Councils, School Boards, County Commissioners and the heads of other entities supported with property taxes. They're all elected locally.

Anybody angry over rising tax bills should show that anger at the polls the next time they run for re-election.
 
Filo-It all starts in Austin as Kev says. It is up to the legislature to limit the percentage increase that the locals can levy every year. The locals will take the maximum everytime, no matter what. Right now that limit is 10%. They can and do raise your values every year by 10%, then collect the higher tax. That's what Patrick has rallied against all these years.

BillCherry-I believe the lending company you are referring to is Money Mortgage. As an update, they did go bankrupt and the owners lost everything both business and personal as a result of the massive number of lawsuits. Currently they are awaiting trial on criminal charges, something like 30-40 federal counts of conspiracy, money laundering, etc... Patrick actually moved his studios into their building, but to be fair those guys were advertising on other radio stations in addition to KSEV.
 
You're missing my point

No matter what is done in Austin, property taxes are still levied and collected by locally elected officials. It is WE the local voters who let them get away with it by not tossing them out of office.

I believe absolutely that this sorry state of affairs would change if enough voters get angry enough, and start voting in large numbers as a bloc to end some political careers. Remind the politicians that nobody is elected to anything for life.

The only thing that gets a politician's attention quicker than a campaign donation is suddenly being faced with the possibility of having to get out and find a real job.
 
Your point is taken and understood and I agree that the locals need a wakeup call. I was simply explaining why the fight is in Austin too...because they do play a large role in how much we property owners end up paying... and they have the power to tell the local guys in one fell swoop that they can't do what they've been doing anymore. The process of taking out one or two local guys each election would take years to accomplish.. Going through Austin could get results much sooner.

Kevin
 
Kev that's a defeatist attitude -- and it's the reason local people give up and local officials get re-elected again and again.

You wouldn't have to get rid of all of them. I think a loud and vocal campaign against incumbents on an unambiguous platform of tax reduction would get the attention of every political entity in the state, especially if it succeeds in defeating a couple of incumbents. They'd get the message.
 
Enough about taxes. I would like to get back to the original slant of this thread, which was talk of Dan Patrick's big success in radio and politics. Love him or hate him, Patrick knows how to get elected in a solidly conservative part of Harris County, and he knows how to build audiences for his views on the radio.

HE might think he can run for Governor in a few years -- yes his ego really is that big -- but I don't think he could be elected because he's just a little too conservative. But, who knows? Stranger things have happened in this state.
 
Adguy, you're right! It was Money Mortgage. I had forgotten the name. A friend and I went to one of their seminars for the heck of it. They passed a list around showing the names of some of their investors, including Mattress Mac and a well-known Galveston attorney Ben Powel who specializes in banking matters.

We listened for a few minutes then realized that it was a Ponzi scheme. The moment they stopped getting investors in an exponential way, they would have no choice but to belly up. I was amazed Patrick and that former Texas legislator (forgotten his name, too) who owned a bank, for Godsakes, were allowing them to scam their listeners. They had to have known.

Anyway, within a week after the seminar that my friend and I walked out of, the feds had begun to scoop down on the Money Mortgage boys and they contemporaneously took bankruptcy.

Criminal charges were in order for sure.

Nevertheless, I admire Dan Patrick's ability to push his politics....most of which I agree with.

And that leads me to ask, "What happened to his deal trying to buy a Dallas station in Highland Park? Haven't heard any more about that since before Christmas."
 
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