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Norman Pattiz
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Norman J. Pattiz (born 1943) is an American broadcasting executive. He is a founder and former chairman of radio industry giant Westwood One.[1][2]
He is also a member of the University of California Board of Regents[3] and used to sit on the board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.[4] He is a prominent Democratic Party donor, and lives with wife Mary Turner, an addiction counsellor and former radio personality[5] in Los Angeles. He also chairs the Boards of Governors of Los Alamos National Security, LLC., and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC which respectively operate the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[1]
Pattiz was "founding father"[1] of Alhurra, a United States-based satellite TV channel sponsored by the U.S. government. It began broadcasting on February 14, 2004 in 22 countries across the Middle East.
Pattiz is of Jewish descent and is a member of the national board of the Israel Policy Forum.[6][7]
He is also a member of the University of California Board of Regents[3] and used to sit on the board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.[4] He is a prominent Democratic Party donor, and lives with wife Mary Turner, an addiction counsellor and former radio personality[5] in Los Angeles. He also chairs the Boards of Governors of Los Alamos National Security, LLC., and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC which respectively operate the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[1]
Pattiz was "founding father"[1] of Alhurra, a United States-based satellite TV channel sponsored by the U.S. government. It began broadcasting on February 14, 2004 in 22 countries across the Middle East.
Pattiz is of Jewish descent and is a member of the national board of the Israel Policy Forum.[6][7]
http://news.yahoo.com/herman-cain-koch-brothers-999-origins-drunk-driving-213042200.html
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2. Herman Cain and the Koch Brothers
The Washington Post inspected Cain’s ties to the left’s favorite monied GOP bogeymen, Charles and David Koch, finding:
Cain’s campaign manager and a number of aides have worked for Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, the advocacy group founded with support from [the Kochs], which lobbies for lower taxes and less government regulation and spending. Cain credits a businessman who served on an AFP advisory board with helping devise his “9-9-9” plan to rewrite the nation’s tax code. And his years of speaking at AFP events have given the businessman and radio host a network of loyal grassroots fans.
3. The history of “999”
The Wall Street Journal’s Neil King, Jr. digs into the formation of the “999 Plan,” finding Cain and economic advisor Rich Lowrie sought - and received - a blessing from conservative tax guru Arthur Laffer. Laffer, “often viewed as the father of supply-side economics,” reportedly signed 999 with a red A+.In practice, Mr. Lowrie’s design combines two ideas that have figured prominently in conservative tax debates in recent years. One idea is a flat tax (Mr. Laffer for years has championed this idea). The other is a national sales tax.
Admirers see it as a breath of fresh air in what is often a stultifying debate over how to rewrite the mammoth U.S. tax code. Many conservative economists have praised the Cain approach’s shift to taxing consumption while encouraging savings and investment. But some business people—particularly retailers but also home builders—cringe at the prospect of a national sales tax. And liberals worry it would raise taxes on lower-income people, or deepen the current deficits, or maybe both.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/long-ties-to-koch-brothers-key-to-cains-campaign/2011/10/16/gIQAKTLPoL_story.html
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Herman Cain’s deep ties to Koch brothers key to campaign
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation’s capital. But Cain’s economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.
At a Tea Party rally in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, Herman Cain pushed his '9-9-9' tax strategy saying that if the government tried to raise taxes, citizens would notice and object.
The once little-known businessman’s political activities are getting fresh scrutiny these days since he soared to the top of some national polls.
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Neil King, Jr., "Sparking Debate, Radio Czar Retools Government Media," Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2005.http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111922932638163730,00.html?mod=todays_us_page_one
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BY NEIL KING JR. STAFF REPORTER OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
CENTURY CITY, Calif. -- Norman Pattiz, media mogul and Democratic heavyweight, isn't a typical Bush administration figure. He made millions in radio hawking Casey Kasem, host of "American Top 40," and talk-show host Don Imus. He slept in the Lincoln Bedroom as a guest of Bill Clinton. He cruises around Beverly Hills in a metallic-blue Bentley.At the same time, Mr. Pattiz is the main force behind one of the most successful efforts to reach out to the Arab world, a top diplomatic priority for President Bush. In 2002, with government funding, Mr. Pattiz launched Radio Sawa, a series of ...
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