issue again followed by does knowing these facts make you less likely or more likely to vote for dan patrickrick campaign claims they have a recording of the call but declined to send it to reporters after deeming it too disgusting to repeat. meanwhile this mailer was sent out to hundreds of thousands of republican voters calling on them to elect what it called tea party champions. it shows dewhurst alongside tea party-backed candidates like attorney general candidate ken paxton and sid miller, but tea party groups who mostly back patrick say they have nothing to do with this mailer and haven't heard of united texas tea party which is the group that supposedly sent it out. >>> moving on. not a single incumbent member of congress has lost so far in primary but in texas, republican ralph hall is fighting for his political life. he's the oldest member to ever serve in the u.s. house. former u.s. attorney john radcliff who forced the race into a runoff in march said it's time for a new generation of leadership in congress. a not so veiled reference to hall's age. >> do you think age is a fair is

you have have people like greg abbot and dan patrick at the top of their ticket.ple that brag about closing down clinics for poor people. people in charge on their side, calling mention kwanls and mexican americans invaders. on our side, we have the chairman and they are inviting latinos into the process with a lot of vigor for the first time. these folks have no imagination. they're talking to the same small group of voters and they're not motivating them by talking about obama and abortion. they're motivating them by talking about racism and masogany. >> what do you think of that answer, professor jones, is that true? >> particularly the candidacy of dan patrick will provide an important test case of is there a point on the spectrum that the republican party can cross? can it present a candidate that's so conservative that many voters who generally vote republican in november, or don't turn out actually do vote for a democratic candidate, in this case, his opponent 37 that said, yank it's very unlikely any democrat is going to win statewide. in 2014. barring som

this dan patrick looks like a party monster with the shirt and -- only one hitch.for disabled children and patrick was literally selling the shirt off his back for disabled children. dewhurst apologized but the ad kept running which made for classic fodder in the last debate. >> he's addressed that. he apologized multiple times including right here, too. >> jason, he ran the ad after he apologized. >> why did that ad continue running after you apologized? >> because i called and apologized because i chose to run it. >> and as long as he's choosing to run attack ads on his old pal, might as well point out that dan patrick is not his real name. no, he was born dannie goeb and declared bankruptcy. dewhurst says that he changed his name before the bankruptcy but he says that his boss did not like the name dannie goeb. any former radio host is bound to have embarrassing video floating around and because dannie goeb rhymes with let it go. ♪ aim to cover my past, to cover my bankruptcy ♪ ♪ now the voters know my secrets they know i had unpaid tax liens ♪ ♪ i want to keep

>> let's talk about dan patrick.sting that the business interests like dan patrick, a man who, let's see, ran away from his desk by declaring bankruptcy, and if that wasn't enough, he changed his name. his name isn't even dan patrick. his birth certificate is something else. that's strange that 65% of texas would vote for a guy like that. >> and wendy davis? what do you think? you dodging the question? >> no, not dodging the question. i think hogan is out of step here. more than 50% of america believes a woman has a right to medical care between her and her doctor. that's where wendy davis is. she's in the mainstream of america. hogan might be a little bit out looking in. >> let's tackle -- >> on this very show, ronan, on this very show, last week on this very show, the good governor told us he derided the republican party for taking out-of-state money. wendy davis' disclosure form showed most of her money comes from out of state. i'm sure he will join me in rejecting the out-of-state money coming in. >> that is a fa

tea party dan patrick defeated david dewhurst. lieutenant governor. we have seen republicans going more established candidates. texas different? >> texas ask a little bit different. you're totally on point antonio. important position, you are the head of the state senate. you also get to appoint committee members when you're lieutenant governor. dan patrick has said, he talked about the type of committee members he would support fm david dewhurst has lost twice. he was the heir apparent to kay bailey hutchinson. antonio isn't that i don't think big a deal. i think conservatives are so far to the right in texas anyway that there tea party and the conservative right of texas republicans right now, this is a conservative state and you see conservatives winning. >> mississippi, we're seeing a battle between thad cochran and tea party republican chris mcdonald. there was obig scandal brewing there, a conservative blaring was charged with taking pictures of senator cochran's wife who has lived for 13 years in a nursing home with dementia. as was oform he ra

here is a sample of what dan patrick, you saw him there, stands for.eaching creationism in schools, not evolution. guns on college campuses. ending the popular election of u.s. senators. and outlawing all abortion, even in the case of rape. the dallas morning news has already determined today's outcome. quote, the victory in tuesday's runoff elections is already known, the tea party has won big. joining me, wayne slater, senior political writer at the dallas morning news and robert costa of "the washington post." thank you both. this guy's politics, you look at guns on campuses, absolute banning of abortion rights across the board in every case, incest, rape, whatever, getting elected senators, it is done by southern conservative legislatures, they can control those spots. what can you make of this guy becoming a senator down there? wayne? >> absolutely, ted cruz is a senator, believes some of those things. what we have here is a tea party success for two reasons in texas. this is a conservative state, it was a conservative state when lyndon johnson an

jackson spoke out today on the dan patrick show. >> i was respectful to everybody. i played the game. i stood in front of podiums. i handled myself in a way that an organization would be proud. played the game. the question is, who's game. >> giants and pirates, top first, brandon belt takes the first pitch he sees and sends t over the wall right center. he has homered in every park he played this year. 1-0. now later in the game, chris stewart and pirates go on to win 4-3. >>> a's and mariners. game two of a double header. a's not sweating their current three-game slide. line shot here to left. almost finds the o, 2-0 on his sixth of the year. fifth inning, right hander strikes them out. a's win 2-0, napping a six-game home losing streak. >>> finally the 49ers have the 30th in the first round of the nfl draft, more news after the break. latte or au lait? cozy or cool? "meow" or "woof"? exactly the way you want it... until boom, it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the all-new sleep number classic series. designed to let couples sl

i mean the democrats are hoping that dan patrick, the challenger of the incumbent, the establishment, he likely will win today, be the nominee. he becomes a fat target for democrats who are able to say, listen to the tone. exactly what you just showed. where the nominee of the republican party, if dan patrick is the nominee, is talking about immigrants as invaders, that this is an invasion. so it is likely to help. but don't make any mistake, nobody should mistake the size of this mountain. it is a big one. no republican has been elected to any state -- no democrat has been elected to any statewide office since 1994. so it is a big, big hill to climb. >> one of the most interesting potential outcomes is could this be a split ticket? that's what happened in 1994 when they elected george w. bush governor but kept democrats on the rest of the ticket. you think that's realistic this year? >> it's possible. very, very possible. again, leticia van deputte, likely to bring out hispanic support in some numbers in the fall, is a candidate who could, as a democrat, be the first one to win. ver

. >>> state senator dan patrick. ♪ won't let them see that i'm a phony radio disk jockey ♪ >> oh, wow's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> it is friday. that means kevin cerelli is with us. >> happy mother's day to my mom. >> an early one. you're such a good boy. let's get to that new nbc ne news/washington journal poll. actually a tie, as we mentioned, between barbara bush and hillary clinton as the most admired first lady in the last 25 years. >> both of these women will have huge roles to play in the 2016 election, hillary clinton, former secretary of state, clear front-runner, but barbara bush has said she's not sure if she wants her son, on this mother's day weekend, to run for president in 2016. obviously i'm talking about jeb bush. both of these women have stayed in the headlines and will continue to do so. the american people are interested in what both of them have to say. >> barbara bush is very interesting, too. she is a straight shooter. she says what she feels and that's it. and this, too, is very interesting in a poll. michelle obama actually came in second wit

fiery radio talk show host dan patrick taking the nomination for lieutenant governor.en pexton won the republican nomination for the state's attorney general and the oldest member to ever serve in the house of representatives lost his primary runoff. 91-year-old republican ross hall a world war ii veteran who boasts of a story of a run-in with bonnie and clyde lost his bid for an 18th term. >>> depart immediately, the state department is sending a message to get out of libya. the assault ship carries about 1,000 marines and several helicopters. >>> firearms and booze, the city council in oklahoma city has approved a liquor license for a gun range. that's right, shooting and cocktails all in the same place in the same rules. they have a zero tolerance rule, no shooting after you drink. the only question now? what can possibly go wrong. >>> former president george w. bush is recovering from knee replacement. the operation took place in chicago on saturday and his spokesman said our 43rd president is, quote, doing great. >> let's get down to business. >>> hi. look, mom no

nbc sportscaster dan patrick is 58.ate madeleine albright 77. >>> i'm richard lui with bill karins and the entire "early today" team, have a great day ahead. enjoy your thursday. >>> new this morning, a flaming semi truck slams into a funeral home sending two people to the hospital. >>> plus developing news out of san diego where more than half a dozen wildfires are burning out of control this morning. crews fighting through the night to gain control of the flames. the latest details there, coming up. >>> two men in jail this morning accused of hacking large parts off of california redwood trees and then selling them. how police managed to track those men down. >>> taking a live look outside this morning. a beautiful shot of the bay bridge. the water glistening there in the distance. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, good morning, everyone. 4:30 on this fine thursday, i

. >>> and state senator dan patrick also supported by the tea party crushed incumbent david due hurst. he ran an attack ad that he used to be a deejay. [♪ singing ] >> well, the voters answered by giving patrick the victory and giving dewhurst the boot. >>> speaking of ads, biographical spots bearing a weapon. thanks to michigan republican paul mitchell we can now add cross bow. >> creating jobs, hmm, that's a rare skill in congress. if that's not enough i can shoot a cross bow and play the accordion. just not at the same time. i'm paul mitchell, and i approve this message because we need more job-creating, cross-bow shooting, and accordion-playing congressmen. >> and bruce braley who is seeking his position in senate by highlighting his career as a trial lawyer. >> i spent my lifetime trying to be the voice for some who have problems that they can't solve themselves. >> if the iowa primary poll holds, braley will face jodie ernst. >> i grew up castrating hogs. so when i went to washington, i cut pork. >> castrater versus trial lawyers. do you believe in miracles. >>> recently 50 u.s.

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david dewhurst is trying to hold on to his seat but he's trailing dan patrick, once a radio deejay whonce let ladies paint him. now he's facing this attack add. [♪ music ] ♪ won't let them see ♪ that i'm a phoney ♪ disjockey. ♪ why should they know ♪ why should they ♪ danny go ♪ danny go ♪ i can't lie to you ♪ any more ♪ that's my name ♪ danny go ♪ and i've got lies ♪ to answer for ♪ because danny don't care ♪ what you're going to say ♪ let my lies wage on ♪ it never bothered me ♪ any way >> hats off to the lieutenant governor for the song choice. considering the tween demographic locked up. that's the day's pow politics. >>> in detroit why automakers have recalled more than 11 million vehicles we learned today some of the cars and s.u.v.s may never get repaired, and it's completely legal. bisi onile-ere joins us live from detroit. bisi, why is that some of these recalled vehicles are not going to get fixed? >> david, according to a "new york times" report there are a number of safety watchdog groups who are pushing for legislation that would require used car dealers as well as rental

meanwhile, jackson let his views on his dismissal be known for the first time today on the dan patrick show. >> i was respectful to everybody. i played the game. i stood in front of podiums. i handled myself in a way that an organization would be proud. i played the game, the question is, whose game. at the end of the day we both walk into the meeting. and we both were frustrated. that's the crazy thing. nothing was leaked on my side because i felt the same way and i had issues. i'm not sure it's the best thing for me going into that office, my mind was made up. whether i was going or staying. >> the 2014 bay area sports hall of fame banquet taking place. tony la russa, and exgiants owner and former shark olynn noland. >> just being part of something like this is a great honor. >> just, it's a little overwhelming, but it's nice. it's great. >> let's talk giants. brandon belt flexing his power again. first pitch hacked and that's all. on the way to center field. 1-0 giants. in the bottom half of the frame, game now tied at one apiece. the double to left. mccutchen. travis snider base hi

. >> the pea party pulling off a major victory in tax, dan patrick beating out the incumbent. both were vying for the republican slot for lt. governor. patrick is the founder of the tea party caucus in the texas legislature. another winning the republican nomination for attorney general, beating out fellow lawmaker. the tea party didn't fare well in other states. >> tuesday ending the career of the oldest member of congress. ralph hall losing his bid for an 18th term the house was beat by the former u.s. attorney in that area. he spent 34 years in office with his first term coming during the carter administration. >> flood producing rains are slamming the south today. >> we turn to our meteorologist nicole mitchell. good morning. >> if you were traveling through houston earlier this morning, a heavy line of rain moving through. here's a look at the broad picture. you can see most of our western half once again is dry and a lot more instability on the eastern half of the country. where we have the most significant amounts of rain today, already the areas highlighted in green, t

texas incumbent, republican, david dewhearst lost to dan patrick.of the makeup in texas he is likely to become the new lieutenant-governor in the state of texas. and, another one to watch, this one is a congressional race. this is texas' fourth congressional district. 28% of the vote in right now. so this is, worth watching closely. but this is ralph hall, republican congressman, ralph hall, oldest serving member of congress. facing a primary challenger from the republican party. mr. hall, served 17 terms. no other member of congress has been thrown out of his office this year in a primary. but tonight, at least, 28% in. he is running two points behind. that's within to watch. last polls close in texas about an hour ago. some closed two hours ago. some closed an hour ago. results are still coming in. we'll let you know more here on msnbc tonight as we learn it. now time for "the last word." >>> good wednesday morning. right now on "first look." obama's vision. the president lays out his plans for america's pullout from afghanistan ahead of this spee

meet dan patrick, conservative radio host and founder of the tea party caucus, he won the runoff withote against david duwurst. if he wins the general, he will behold the most powerful seat in the texas state senate and state politics in general, which makes some republicans nervous, especially since patrick won largely by talking tough on things like illegal immigration. on the other hand, democrats believe me have a real opening to win their first statewide seat since 1992. democrats believe they'll look back on the runoff yesterday for the state's number two job as a turning point. yesterday's elections also marked the first loss for an incumbent member of congress. 91-year-old republican ralph hall lost his seat to former u.s. attorney john ratcliff, 53-47. hall is the lone remaining world war ii veteran in congress. next cycle we will have no more world war ii veterans in congress. but democrats shouldn't rejoice just yet. david alameel defeated kesha rogers. alameel mr. face senator john cornyn in the big election. cornyn will be the favorite. >> then there was kinky friedman, w

if you thought he was extreme, you have not met dan patrick. >> this is a myth that planned parenthoodith women's health. they make all their money taking the lives of babies. >> i would like to see re-v wow wade be gone. >> bolstered by support from senator ted cruz, the former talk radio host and fonder of the texas tea party caucus ran as a self-described true conservative. that apparently includes denouncing the quote "illegal invasion from mexico" and vowing when it comes to creationism not only should it be taught it should be triumphed. it should be heralded. in texas, it worked. patrick trounced due do you hurst and he will face his opponent this december. he wasn't the only win in the lone star state last night. ken packston also backed by ted cruz, won the nomination for attorney general while tea party backed attorney john radcliffe unseeded 17-term congressman ralph hall. the lesson? texas tea is as strong and as bitter as ever. that's all for now. see you back here tomorrow at 4:00. "the ed show" is coming up next. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to the ed show liv

mark jackson went on the offensive today on the dan patrick >>> more than one side of this story it'sd the coach got on the line and started talking to people. >> after listening to mark jackson on a national show i got the feeling there was no way he was coming back as the head coach of the golden state warriors. he went on the offense on the on the radio one day after being fired by the warriors. >> i go into a meeting to discuss the job opportunity, and before i come out, it's been treated like i'm the enemy and i'm being fired. that's not how you do business. you worry about business relations? >> if you beat the clippers is there any way they would have fired you? >> i'm not sure because at the end of the day we both walked into the meeting and we both were frustrated. that's crazy. nothing was leaked on my side because i felt the same way and i had issues. i'm not sure if the best thing for me going into that office, my mind was made up what i was going on or saying so it wasn't a one-way decision. >> was being a pastor and not relocating to san francisco, under to keep your fam

republican lieutenant governor david dewhurst has lost his seat tonight to a tea party challenger named dan patrickto the general election. but because of the makeup in texas, he is likely to become the new lieutenant governor in the state of texas. and another one to watch. this one is a congressional race. this is texas' fourth congressional district there is only 28% of the vote in right now. so this is worth watching closely. but this is ralph hall, republican congressman 91 years old. the oldest serving member of congress. he is facing a challenger mr. hall, served 17 terms. no other member of congress has been thrown out of his office this year in a primary. but tonight, at least, 28% in. he is running two points behind. that's within to watch. last polls close in texas about an hour ago. some closed two hours ago. some closed an hour ago. results are still coming in. we'll let you know more here on msnbc tonight as we learn it. now time for "the last word." thank you for joining us. >> six dead. 13 wounded. one of the victim's parents joins me tonight with a message for congress and the nra.

a victory for dan patrick who beat three-time incumbent for lieutenant governor. patrick crediting that win for having a bold conservative message, end quote. martha: he revealed the nsa's surveillance program. but was edward snowden a spy himself or was he palo-level hacker. we are going talk about that. bill: throwing the blame for a mass killing on hollywood movies. seth rogan is charging they are the ones for this shooting in california. martha: the time to take va hospitals out from under the government's thumb. some say this is the moment that the government should go private with the va hospitals. >> the lesson here is this is something better left to the private sector. despite all the good intentions to the world among make bureaucracies, they are not equipped to do this kind of thing. martha: new revelations from nsa leaker edward snowden. snowden dismissed the claims from the government saying he was a low-level hearing. he says no, i was a trained spy. >> were you trained as a spy? it seems to me spies probably look more like ed snowden and a lot less

incredible obama's a hell us part of the back i even have dan patrick doesn't get elected as texas lieutenant governor i think it's safe to say that he's. mr patrick a security self the flat earth society and a very very ugly kevin swanson during a recent broadcast of his radio show the conservative pastor claimed that the gay rights movement something he referred to as the erotic. is destroying society and making people their feces it was. this whole lesbian whatever neuronic agenda it passes away. but the that he who does the will of god abides forever steve if you come upon a society in which all the people are in a dysfunctional situation it's just how many everywhere not just divorce people eating their own feces insist everywhere. you just have to wonder about people like that about the guys who wake up every morning and think about. all that we do and this could be any way to think the guy calls itself a question just incredibly grateful and you're you're. never in the history of the developed world as an entire generation had to go into debt just to get a job until now back in january

conservative radio talk host dan patrick won over david dewhurst running for a fourth term. >>> police used facebook to find a baby snatched from a hospital hours after she was born. they posted a picture of the suspect who was disguised as a nurse. the suspect's friends recognized her and called police. [ crying ] >> that was the mother's reaction after police brought her baby back. the hospital says lit bring in experts to get answers. >>> edward snowden was a spy. that's what he told nbc. the man who leaked 1,000 nsa documents says he was not a low level systems administrator but a cia spy. as you know for nearly a year edward snowden has been exiled in russia, unable to leave after blowing the lid on the spying program and earning charges of espionage. now the man known as a whistle-blower is breaking the silence about the other key role he claims to have served. >> i was trained as a spy in the traditional sense of the world. i worked for the central intelligence agency under cover, overseas. i worked for the national security agency under cover, overseas, and i worked for i devel

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lieutenant governor david dewhurst is distancing himself from documents suggesting opponent dan patrickay night with the release of court documents showing he was hospitalized for depression in the '80s. >> reporter: meanwhile in oregon, these are the headlines the day before primary voting ends. according to the police report, quote, monica has pulled his hair, slapped him, and thrown items at him. but negative campaigning has a mixed track record. it's easy to remember the attacks that worked. like this one against michael dukakis. >> gordon kidnapped a couple repeatedly raping his girlfriend. a weekend pass. dukakis on crime. >> reporter: in a close race with rand paul, jack conway's campaign ran this. >> why did rand paul tie a woman up and tell him his god was aqua buddha? >> what are we going here? >> what a collection of people. >> kasie joins us where she's safe there. as the candidates make their -- i'm going to stick to kentucky, i think, as the candidates make their closing arguments, anything new this morning? >> well, kentucky voters remember the aqua buddha ad well. they a

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