MOST AMERICANS ARE CONSERVATIVES, BUT NO PARTY TO GO TO.

A new Gallup poll is out and it claims that 40% of Americans identify themselves as conservative. Only 21% view themselves as Liberals. 35% of America is moderate. What’s interesting about the study is that 22% of Democrats consider themselves conservative.

The GOP would have a great chance of taking the house back and in a few years taking back the White House, but they have to find someone who is Conservative and get on message. The GOP also needs to define how conservative they are going to be. Maybe each of the candidates needs to write an essay called, “What Being A Conservative Means To Me”.

Here’s a link to the Gallup poll (link)

LUBBOCK COUNTY WET, BUT…

Well it looks as though the election was legal, but of course there are some people out there still trying to cause problems for all of us heathens that would like lower prices and the ability to buy wine at the store. Here is the latest from the county:

No previous elections conflict with the wet status of any area in Lubbock County, according to an opinion sent from the county’s civil division to the clerk’s office.
John Grace, an assistant criminal district attorney in the county’s civil division, wrote in a letter released Monday afternoon that “all areas of Lubbock County should now be considered ‘wet’” for the sale of off-premise alcohol and mixed drinks.
“I note specifically that I can find no record of any election to prohibit any type of alcohol by any jurisdiction within the county,” Grace wrote.
Issues in the state’s alcohol code and a recent attorney general’s ruling had called the wet or dry status of some areas into question after May 9’s landslide vote to allow alcohol sales.
County commissioners certified the results of that vote at a special morning meeting.
The letter refers to a request by County Clerk Kelly Pinion for an analysis on the county’s wet and dry status. (link)

Sounds great right? Time to kick this thing off and start giving out licenses! Wrong. Remember the Strip? Well they are still in negotiations with the City of Lubbock regarding zoning and building size. Should the stores be able to be larger than 3,000 sq. ft.? Maybe, but that’s not MY issue right now. Here is the latest regarding the lawsuit by the strip:

Medina approved a 90-day extension to the temporary restraining order against alcohol licenses he gave in early May. Both sides had agreed to the extension last week.
The lengthy extension covers the amount of time it could take to approve new zoning rules. The ordinance could go before Lubbock’s planning and zoning commission in early June and before the council by July. (full story)

So, it could be August or later before Lubbock starts seeing alcohol sold in stores. Of course the Strip wanted 90 days to figure everything out because they still want the money (I don’t blame them). If you wait until July before the City Council decides anything then the Strip has been able to cash in on all the Summer sales. Memorial Day, 4th of July, weekends at the pool, etc., nice isn’t it? The City of Lubbock needs to get this zoning deal hammered out fast. No one on the Council has any reason to want to see this play out for months. The people of Lubbock have spoken, and it’s time for the City to act. At the end of the day the Mayor nor any of the council members would benefit from the Strip raking in more money while they draw this thing out.

Or could they?

SOME STILL DON’T GET IT

Lubbock County is now wet thanks to the voters and also to the Chamber for getting the ball rolling on a petition drive. From day one I was pro-vote and pro-sales, and I never tried to hide the fact that I felt that way. To some this was a problem and all of a sudden I became an outspoken activist. The problem is, the people who thought that way obviously have no idea what my philosophy is when it comes to radio.

There are many different types of radio show hosts. Some depend solely on callers and giveaways while others hardly ever take calls and really don’t care about your opinion. Other shows take calls when they can and hopefully the callers can mesh with the show. Personally, I like taking calls if they are on topic and the caller can bring something to the show. Hopefully you, the caller, can bring a new idea and some insight into what we are talking about.

Now, alcohol sales in Lubbock. Yes, I was for it and very happy that it passed. Was I harsh to the TAAS people? Possibly at times, sure, but at the end of the day it’s politics and that’s what happens. I saw a group that told people they were trying to represent the moral and religious part of the community, yet at times they lied and deceived people. I was called a “drunk” and an “outspoken activist” by one Baptist minister in town and I had never met this person. I wasn’t surprised though, I knew the stance I took on the election would be unpopular to some, but I don’t do a show that is meant to be fair and nice to everyone. I don’t always want everyone to agree with me. I was even told by people in our company that there was no way I could win with people. I disagree.

Lubbock’s First News and The Chad Hasty Show were the 2 most outspoken shows in Lubbock when it came to this issue. My goal is to provide an entertaining, thought provoking radio show that debates ALL the issues. Some shows tried to skate around the election, but not me. LFN and The Chad Hasty Show will always talk about the issues that matter, and it doesn’t matter how controversial the topics are. Sure, I might have made some of listeners mad by taking a stand, but anytime a host takes a stand on an issue someone is going to disagree with you. Last week the AJ didn’t endorse either side of the alcohol debate and in my opinion, any local media outlet that didn’t sound off on this issue lost credibility. LFN showed that we aren’t afraid to discuss the issues and I can tell you right now that we will continue to bring you blunt, honest opinions and take yours as well. Something you should also remember, I don’t have to be fair. Sure the name of the program has the word “news” in it, but it’s not a news show. It’s an opinion show.

There are some who say that to them this wasn’t an important issue. I don’t buy that. If you live in Lubbock County, than this election effected you and every election is important. Some say we spent too much time talking about the election. I don’t agree. This was one of the biggest elections for Lubbock County in years. This election split people, churches, friends and neighbors. How could this not have been big news? How could I just ignore it?

I wasn’t an out spoken activist for the FOR side in the election. I am the host of 2 radio shows that aren’t afraid to talk about the issues that matter. I don’t regreat a word I said during the election. I provided entertainment, opinion, and information, oh and we provided a place for you the listener to either agree or disagree with us. Oh, and just incase you forgot, 64% of people agreed with at least some of what I was saying.

Yes, the FOR side won, but so did we. LFN and The Chad Hasty Show won because we weren’t afraid to talk about this and I wasn’t afraid to take the heat from some people out in the community and some within my own building. I gave my opinion and so did many others. It just goes to show that LFN is the show to listen to for REAL opinions on ALL the issues. We will continue to do it no matter how unpopular it may seem to some people. LFN will continue to entertain, inform, and give you a chance to voice your opinion. THAT’S my philosophy. It’s also the reason why LFN and The Chad Hasty Show continue to grow and get more listeners. It’s the reason why LFN is the number 1 morning talk show.

As always, thank you for listening. Now it’s time for Lubbock to move on and focus on the next fight.

PODCASTS POSTED: DR. KAREN GARZA, DAN ISETT, AND CHURCH VOTE

If you missed today’s show or interviews…or you just want to hear the audio again because it was just so great the first time, be sure to check out today’s podcasts.

You will hear the interview with the next superientendent for the Lubbock Independent School District, Dr. Karen Garza, who is leaving Houston ISD to take the helm at LISD. You will also hear our interview with Dan Isett from the Parents Television Council. Finally, you will hear our discussion on the Baptist Churches in town and their tax-exempt status.

Just go HERE to hear the audio.

BUT…BUT…WHAT ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES??

Well I’m glad you asked. In the Flyer of (Photoshopped) Fear, we see the photoshopped store with homes behind it. Yesterday, TAAS spokeman Brant O’Hair made a big deal about this and that home values would decline. HOWEVER, documents obtained from the City of Wolfforth and the Lubbock County Central Apprasial District show otherwise.

Wolfforths taxable wealth has increased each year since the election and has grown 18.9% since 2006.

Wolfforth’s Taxable value:

2006: $156,819,099.00  2007: $179,623,659.00   2008: $186,531,115.00

Now, what about that house that’s “so close” to the Beer store? (Remember in the photoshopped mailer, the house was brought closer. In real life where most of us live, it’s further away)

Home featured in TAAS mailer @ 800 9th Street, Wolfforth:

2004 Value: $37, 587

2008 Value: $55, 736

THAT’S UP 48.2%!

See the post below for more of the REAL pictures of the store vs. what TAAS photoshopped.

You can also click HERE to see a larger picture of the above image.

THE CITY OF LUBBOCK NEEDS TO PAY THE POLICE

The City Council said NO to the Lubbock Police and a 15% pay increase yesterday during the council meeting. Lubbock is still 60 officers short of being at full strength and some say, well most say that a pay increase will help Lubbock bring in more qualified applicants and Lubbock would be able to compete for recruits with cities like Plano, Austin, etc.

Lubbock is right around the 11th largest city in Texas, yet we rank 43rd in Police pay. Sorry, but there is something wrong with that. Yes I know it cost less to live here, but these officers are having to deal with a lot of people and a lot of space. We all know the City loves to annex so we aren’t getting any smaller.

In an earlier story about the crime rate going up in Lubbock, the police said that having more officers would absolutely cut down on crime in Lubbock. In a 2008 interview with the AJ, then Mayoral candidate, Tom Martin, said this:

Protecting the citizens of Lubbock and keeping our city as safe as possible has always been a top priority for me – it always will be. I always work to make our neighborhoods safer. Crime rates are down since we established higher levels of police staffing in 2004.

Well Mayor, since the crime rate is higher and the Police can get more applicants and better qualified applicants by offering more money, it only makes sense to pony up the cash.

Police officers put their lives on the line everyday and deal with the scum of the earth, and all they are looking for is a little more pay and better officers. I’ll take a tax increase for this. I’d rather the city use my money for Police than all of the other dumb things they spend money on.

We hear people all the time say that teachers, police, and firefighters deserve more pay. But it’s all just talk. It’s something that sounds good to say, because who could honestly be against it? Yet when it comes time to take action we do nothing. This Mayor, who likes to preach about looking into the future and blames former council’s for not looking into the future in regards to water, all of a sudden can’t see beyond his next election. It’s time for us to put our money where our mouths are. If you don’t want the Police to get a pay raise, then fine, but don’t complain next time about response times. Remember their numbers are dwindling and we can stop it.

City leaders, we are watching.

OBAMA IS COMING TO WASHINGTON!

Hope and change is on its way to D.C. and we will have you covered on both Lubbock’s First News and The Chad Hasty Show. On Tuesday, LFN will go into overtime as we bring you the mysterious 4th hour of the show leading into ABC News and the Inaguration of Barack Obama. In the 4th hour on Tuesday we want to hear from everyone on what they think Obama will change. This includes the Democrats…I know some of you listen to KFYO…right? This will be your chance to call in and gloat tell us what you think Obama will do for the United States.

Oh and will someone tell CNN, FOX, and MSNBC that covering the Obama train ride isn’t that exciting.

HASTY’S MAILBAG!

Since the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal decided that 2 Letters to the Editor per day (more on Sundays?) is a good amount of local opinion, KFYO has decided to put your opinions out there even more. Those of you who listen to Lubbock’s First News and The Chad Hasty Show know that I love hearing from you and now we are giving you another way to voice your opinion.

KFYO has now launched Hasty’s Mailbag. I get lots of email’s a day and I would say most of them are better than what the AJ has put out. So what we will start doing is posting your emails on kfyo.com. Of course your email address won’t be posted and if you don’t want it up there, then that’s fine too. Also, if you want to write something for Lubbock and the world to see, just send it to chad@kfyo.com. At Hasty’s Mailbag you will see emails from people who are responding to topics we discuss or just emails they want to write about any topic. Check it out online HERE and send me an email today!

MERRY CHRISTMAS LUBBOCK!

On behalf everyone at Lubbock’s First News and The Chad Hasty Show, thank you for tuning in this year and giving us your opinions via phone and email. We are all truely grateful that you let us into your life for whatever reason it may be. Some of you tune in to get information while others tune in to be entertained, and yes we even know some of you tune in just to pass the time.

I and all of us hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Have a great time with family and friends and for the next few days, just get away from it all.

-Chad Hasty

Source: Anti-Alcohol Crowd Hassling Signers

Just got word from a source of mine inside the Let Lubbock Vote organization that at one of the petition locations has had issues today and a field worker reported in that:

“(those)opposing are hassling petition signers and one of them even tore a completed petition page in two, then another one of them actually spit on one of the petition signs.”

This seems to fall in line with another experience someone had. This post is from someone posting on the popular message board RaiderPower.com:

My wife and I went to WalMart on Quaker around lunch and signed the petition.

I would love to sit out there for an hour and listen to everyone’s responses when they are asked if they want to sign the petition.  When we were there I heard a few “hell yeah’s.”

My favorite people though were the ones that didn’t want to sign it.  The first guy was asked if he would sign to get alcohol on the ballot.  His response was “Put it OONNN the ballot???”, “Yes sir”….”NO WAY!!”

There was a lady right behind him, who the volunteer asked if  she was a registered voter in Lubbock.  She said, “Yeah…but I’m not signing that sh!t,”  all while rolling her eyes and scoffing at the volunteer collecting signatures.  I think the vast majority of people are all for this, but those that aren’t are quite entertaining when asked to sign the petition.

This doesn’t sound like a plan TAAS/LABA would put together. Instead it sounds like a few idiots who don’t agree with the petition drive, and can’t express themselves in a civil manner. It’s amazing how much hatred some have for this.