It's official. The National Council of La Raza Convention won't show up in Kansas City because of Mayor Funky's stubbornness.
The rumor that I hear is that Mayor Funky's last ditch offer to keep the convention was an 11th hour plea that he would make a public apology for appointing Semler but would continue to stick by his choice.
For fans of this blog, you might be a little sad that TKC was wrong about La Raza coming here and rumors that this was all a political ploy . . . That's the last time I disagree with my mama because once again it turns out she was right . . . For the record, she probably also had a point when she urged me not to drop out of dental school. In the end, if this error bothers you more than my constant typos and frequent errors in grammar then I urge you (beg you) to stop reading this blog. But what's more important??? Some dumbass joke blogger being inaccurate OR the news that:
MAYOR FUNKY'S STUBBORNNESS HAS COST KANSAS CITY MILLIONS!!!
Right now both Mayor Funky and Latino leaders are keeping to their no comment agreement. But I'm sure statements will soon be forthcoming.
In the end the NCLR followed the recommendation of LOCAL LATINOS and voted unanimously to forgo Kansas City.
And as I noted previously, this thing isn't even close to being over . . . In fact, now it's going to get uglier as the national NAACP has stated publicly that they will consider NCLR's decision in weighing whether or not to come to KC and talk of an NCAA boycott is circling as well.
And all of the blame for this mess AND THE MONEY IT'S COSTING KANSAS CITY rests on the skinny shoulders of Mayor Funkhouser who has brought this town to a horrible impasse with his inability to compromise and take the minority leadership in this town seriously or deal with them in a respectful manner.
Really, if you care about the economic future of Kansas City or the perception that's obviously circulating that Kansas City is a racist town then this issue just became really important and it's about to get a whole lot uglier.
Therefore, tonight's podcast will be dedicated to Kansas City's loss of millions of dollars . . .
Hope you enjoy the tunes and the rest of your weekend. Have a safe and fun Saturday night. As always, thank you for reading.