Frances Semler, KC's Newest celebrity, makes bigoted remarks on nationally syndicated radio!!! WHO IS "THEY?"

Once again, (just like all reactionaries) when Frances Semler is allowed to speak for herself, her language is divisive, exclusionary and simply bigoted.

Semler recently gave an interview on 710 where she alluded to both La Raza and NAACP simply as "THEY" in a rhetorical tactic that does nothing but further divide Kansas City.

The Star posted a transcript, here's the most important part:

SEMLER: It only hurts their, their own people. You know I am sure that they are going to spend money in their, you know, the areas of those businesses.

My question is simple: WHO IS "THEY"???

Is THEY, the several leaders from the Jewish Community who have spoken against her appointment?

Are the local Union leaders who have rallied against her, being referred to as THEY?

Is she making the same mistake as Ross Perot when he called the NAACP "You People" . . . Which sounds a lot like THEY.

Or is the THEY she is speaking of a reference to The National Council of La Raza?

She isn't clear but her language is divisive and dismissive of a significant segment of Kansas City's population i.e. nearly all of the local Latino Leadership.

Also, she unfortunately assumes that the scores of folks from conferences who may or MAY NOT come to KC would only frequent establishments run by other THEYs OR Put simply, in her latest stupid statement Semler shows her ignorance and upholds the stereotype that Latinos only eat "tacos in the barrio" when they travel around the country . . . Truth is, if you really knew the La Raza leadership crowd you'd know that they're more accustomed to 4 and 5 star dining than burritos on the Boulevard.

Still, Semler continues to use words like "THEY" to deride anyone who doesn't stand for ARMED, UNSANCTIONED ACTION AGAINST IMMIGRANTS.

Moving on . . .

So far organizations that may not visit KC because of Semler include:

The National Council of La Raza
The NAACP
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity - The nation’s oldest and largest African-American fraternity
and The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

And it seems like everyday the group that Semler writes off as THEY is growing larger.

And I don't even want to get into Laura Ingram and all of the other suburban talk radio haters supporting Semler. Let's not forget that most, if not all of these people don't have a vote in KC politics.

Also, for all of this so-called national support it's worth noting the absolute silence coming from the many political clubs that basically RUN KC POLITICS . . . On this issue, so far, NOT ONE INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL GROUP IN KC PROPER HAS COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF MAYOR FUNKY'S STUBBORN STAND. I hope Mayor Funky realizes that it's only 36 short months before he has to go back to these groups for support (BECAUSE THEY RUN POLITICS IN KC) and so far he's shown that the only person he's really out to please is his shoeless wife and that's admirable among certain constituencies (Foot Fetishists) but it's certainly not in the best interests of most KC political organizations.

Yet, despite the fact that Semler has used divisive and loaded language in Nationally Syndicated Radio Broadcasts and pledged to uphold the Mintueman mission statement in her work on the Parks Board according to her "As I see it" column . . . Funky is still staying stubborn.

Sadly, there is this illusion that Semler is some nice old lady but the truth is that she promotes a group that CARRIES GUNS IN ORDER TO INTIMIDATE LATINOS ON THE BORDER.

If the white, suburban, talk radio listening community is so adamantly in support of a group that CARRIES GUNS and pushes forth a political agenda then I wonder if these people would also tout themselves as fans of the Black Panthers. What do you think?



Probably not, but when white people carry guns without any authority other than "super Citizen power" it's supposed to be patriotic.



And let's just stop all of the B.S. and start talking about what this debate is really about:

SUPPORTERS OF THE MINUTEMEN ARE ENDORSING WHITE SUPREMACY

Proof: Drunk drivers kill a lot more people than mojados by all accounts and despite police crackdowns the problem is still pretty bad YET if I started AN ARMED GROUP to watch and report drunk drivers every weekend I'd be arrested in no time. Yet because brown people are looking down the scope of Minuteman guns then subsequently their stand against immigration is pushed as "patriotic" by hate radio stations.

Also, 710 really needs to watch their step here because their unabashed pandering to the Minutemen cause seems to be coming awfully close to skirting the limit of equal time regulations by the FCC.

KMBZ has been pretty good about allowing other sides an opportunity to speak but 710 HAS NOT SOLICITED ALLOWED PERSPECTIVES FROM PEOPLE (Local Latino Leaders) WHO MIGHT DISAGREE WITH THE BIGOTED/VIGILANTE VIEW OF THE MINUTEMEN THEY'RE CURRENTLY PROMOTING. Given that they use the public/taxpayer funded airwaves, this is more than a minor oversight and it risks their entire fledging operation that's just now starting to come out of the basement.

Finally, let's wrap this thing up and make sure that nobody really believes that this Semler lady is some nice old broad. She's probably never carried a gun in order to intimidate the poor, huddled masses who yearn to breathe free at the gates of this country but she is now a superstar of the group and DESERVES EVERY BIT OF MEAN SPIRITED RHETORIC that comes her way.

She no longer gets to claim innocence because she's "just" running propaganda for an ARMED group of Latino haters. If so, then I guess Leni Riefenstahl isn't that bad either because she never held anything more dangerous than a camera.




Actually, when you get down to it there are so many stupid assumptions and supportive rants in favor of SUPREMACY regarding this story that it's ridiculous . . . And it only gets sillier when you consider that Mayor Funky has staked his career to a woman that is clearly dividing this city across racial lines, potentially costing KC millions of dollars and tarnishing the reputation of this town which was once considered welcoming to people of all backgrounds.