Just like a the cowardly, liberal administration that I had always thought the Funkhouser administration represented the guy basically just turned his back on all of Kansas City South of the river when he appointed Bill Skaggs to be be mayor pro tem. Sure, I'm guess Bill Skaggs is just as qualified as anybody else but appointing somebody who is In-District in the part of town that overwhelmingly supported Funkhouser is nothing more than political payback, politics as usual and just really looks the there's nothing new from The Funkhouser Administration . . . City that works . . . Whatever.
And the fact that he did it on Friday afternoon really just proves that the guy knew the move would make most of KC mad . . . It's right out of the playbook of Country Club Kay . . . Oh, please Funkhouser fans don't try and defend this one because there isn't anybody South of the River Market has had much experience or contact with Skaggs . . . Despite the fact that I'm sure he's a good guy.
But even the pose about "qualifications" is classic stereotypical excuse from The White man when he wants to passover a minority or anybody but the close relative/political ally he already had in mind for a promotion.
Here are some alternate headlines in nice big type so that everyone who reads this page understand that this is on of many sellouts that Funkhouser will commit during his tenure:
Funkhouser pulls a Hiesman on the Eastside
Most of KC fooled on Friday Afternoon
A City that works . . . For the Northland
It's kind of sad really, Funkhouser seems to have willfully passed up his first chance to create any kind of coalition among the many diverse segments of the City . . . The 4th District is hurt by this decision because we're never going to see Skaggs and the 6th District should start worrying as well because it means that you folks are even further down the list. Cathy Jolly (A woman who got way more votes than Funkhouser from across the City would have been a much better choice and she's more experienced as a legislator) . . . And don't think of this as an endorsement of Alvin Brooks . . . The only thing I want to point out is that he was far more upfront about who he owed (i.e. Black people, Unions and all of the other typical KC special interest) whereas Mayor Funky fooled everyone into thinking he had the best interests of this entire City at heart rather than just cementing his standing up North.
Kansas City's turning white once again Tony. Time for you and your broke family to deal with it. Time for you to move to KCK with the rest of the Mexicans or better yet back to Mexico.
ReplyDeleteIt's a new era and you can't afford to live here anymore and it's a good thing that Funkhouser didn't fall for your affirmative action logic.
Skaggs was a good appointment and far more qualified than any of the Blacks that you suggested.
Skaggs isn't so bad. I think this is classic blogger overreaction.
ReplyDeleteTony, you are an idiot who knows nothing about politics. Of course he is going to reward the part of the city that elected him. To not do so would alienate the northland and that's something he cannot afford to do. The fact that he appointed Sanders Brooks and Curls to vice chair positions and Riley as chair of the powerful Plans and Zoning is a sign that he's reaching out to a community that could not see beyond skin color. Black people get to have their cake and eat it too. They don't have to vote for a white person but still expect to share in the spoils.
ReplyDeleteHA-HA i'm moving north of the river
ReplyDeleteOf course Cathy Jolly got more votes. For all intents and purposes, she was unopposed.
ReplyDeleteIf you think Cathy Jolly would have made a better mayor pro tem, then you don't know Cathy Jolly. Of course I understand her plan is to run for mayor in 8 years, so I'm sure the appointment could have helped with that.
ReplyDeleteI would fuck cathy jolly! i bet she is even herpes free!! Tony, you are an idiot who knows nothing about politics. Of course he is going to reward the part of the city that elected him.
ReplyDeletefunkhousre is a niave ass white guy... thats why I votged for hime.!!! he will treeat easy of troost mucg beetter tgna broks! ouwld have!1 why because he lthingks developement in poor areas is good. tonsy with give him shit because he gives aeveroyneon shit.
Then iin foru syearas tmark with loose because he didnt suck enought withe and black dick. se eamrk givetiff to wfoks thqt need n it. .. other foks with lll lsriew hi over thaose!!1
mark is so fucking naive he will actaullay ttry and hlep te est side!!! mark my words.
ReplyDeleteIn 4 yeats the east side will have more tiff than than my white nighbeorhood!
joco sucks motherfinknin ass!!!
ReplyDeleteHere's my take:
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Brooks out, Skaggs in
Finance Committee...
Eddy out, Hermann in
I love the symbolism. And, yes, I live in the sixth district. Deb, Bill, and Becky were the only people looking out for us.
Now that Cathy's in an office closer to home and one of a much smaller number, people might really see her for what she is. In the next four years, she's going to have an extremely hard time not taking a stand on issues.
ReplyDeleteIt matters not, Tony will cry even more. Obviously Tony has not even managed to work in the outside world, because this happens in business too. You make sure the people who got you where you are today are rewarded. Because they can KEEP you in that position or help take you down. If you were looking for someone to kiss your ring because you write a BLOG, I guess you git the wrong man. At least give him a chance to take office before you start race baiting. I lived on the east side for 18 years. That place went to shit long before the current administration came in. If you want something fixed, by god get up and do it your self for a change and quit waiting for someone to come in and wipe your ass for you.
ReplyDeleteGrow up people and take some responsibility for yourselves. Help your neighbors, help yourselves and quit waiting for the government handout.
9:26 gets it right. People who can't hack it in the real world, like Tony, want to blame everyone else for their failures. After all, it's hard to admit that the reason you are a loser is because....well...you're a loser. Tony, like a Farakhan, engages in race-baiting and blaming "whitey" for everything that ills the community, because otherwise he would have to open up to the fact that he hasn't gotten off his lazy ass and done anything to help the community. So after all, if he's too arrogant to even TRY to help fix the community's problems, then it's better to sit on the sidelines and criticize everyone else for "not doing enough to fix the mess." Furthermore, it must be "whitey's" responsiblity to come in and fix the mess, and if the westside hasn't become JOCO Kansas in the last 45 days, then it must mean that "whitey" hates latinos and is "keepin' him down." It can't mean, heaven forbid, that perhaps westside residents like Tony have any responsiblity to fix the community! Nope, he can't accept any respoinsiblity for the conditon of the community, that would require effort, desire and thought, three things lacking in his world.
ReplyDelete11:36. I believe you are misinformed about the position TKC has taken on the Westside. For better or worse, what I've noticed is that this blog is against developers and not crime or neighborhoods. I think the failure that TOny makes is that he does not see that some development is necessary for the benefit of the community. However, what I've read is that Tony notes the problems on the Eastside related to crime and sees investment in the Westside by higher income real estate developers as a problem closer to his neighborhood in terms of gentrification.
ReplyDeleteI believe Tony is just misinformed.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest had I known this I probably wouldn't have voted for Funkhouser. Bill Skaggs used to be my Representative and I think he sucks!!
ReplyDeleteTony is the only person in this whole city who tells it like it TRULY is. He's a breath of fresh air amongst all the fake people out there and in the blogopshere.
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