For a moment, let's examine the Perfect Output copier contract controversy, Terry Riley and minority coverage in the Pitch.
First of all it's important to note that the sordid details of the copier contract have failed to inspire much interest from any significant political contingent in Kansas City other than Mayor Funkhouser's supporters.
Sorry.
It's a of the rule of politics . . . Inconsequential discussions about racists and Latinos dominate the media while more important details regarding the inner workings of City Government don't evoke the same excitement or concern.
Similarly, I think it's indicative of the nature and importance of the "controversy" that most online discussions of Riley always end up involving racial slurs or silly generalizations about Black people.
Therefore, just to be a bastard TKC contends that Riley is completely in the clear regarding the Perfect Output controversy . . . Mostly because it's so boring that I haven't bothered reading much of it. Also, just like the Star I think I should be able to exonerate a Council person with only a cursory attempt to get the other side of the story. Natch.
And if the Pitch is so concerned about ethics in City Hall I wonder why they have yet to publish a word about MAYOR FUNKHOUSER'S CURRENT MISSOURI ETHICS INVESTIGATION with something more substantial than a few lines in a blog post? I'm sure it has nothing at all to do with two former staff members now on Mayor Funky's payroll.
I'd also like to contend that the coverage reflects the double edged liberal bias on behalf of the "alternative" rag. Few people of color are employed at the publication and minorities depicted in their pages usually fall under two stereotypes: Pariahs or performers. Also in discussions of Riley there's usually some white person who points out the fact that the guy isn't popular in his own community - Never mind that the politico was re-elected by a much greater margin than Kansas City's Mayor. It's the same tactic that Kansas City quasi-liberals used against Alvin Brooks, they pretend to care about opinion in KC's minority communities when it suits their agenda.
Finally, if the information about a questionable City Hall contract is so damaging and important: What's it doing in an opinion column buried in the back pages.
It's not that I deny David Martin did some excellent reporting of the details surrounding the controversy, I'm just pointing out the fact most people don't care unless the discussion is centered around profanity or racial politics.
Careful tony. I can almost see your subtext.
ReplyDeleteTony....you always take things way too far! That picture is disgusting and has nothing to do with this story (Bullshit). Someday someone is going to beat the living piss out of you and I hope I'm close by to see it go down!
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you to focus on the racial aspect of this story than looking at the real corruption going on in Kansas City.
ReplyDeleteYou are only interested in race-baiting and i guess you don't mind when the crooks are mexicans or blacks.
Plain and simple Terry Rilley is a crook.
The fact that you fail to see Riley for what he is really undermines everything else you say.
ReplyDeleteA crook is a crook, the color of his skin does not matter.
I agree with the second poster. Way too over the top Tony. For a joke site that's not funny.
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ReplyDeleteTony always take the back door and throws out the term joke blog to cover his ass. I don't consider a picture like that a joke....real media wouldn't ever consider using that picture.
ReplyDeleteI think bloggers should be held responsible for what they print and the rumors they start. Most bloggers never post facts or can back up the posts with facts....it's all rumors and race baiting on this site.
Did you check the link for that photo? It came from ABC news and it is a very famous image.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4316715.stm
I don't agree with Tony's tactics but that doesn't mean I don't know the history of this country.
I think the fact that the Pitch is willing to criticize the politicians who are ruining this town (no matter their color)speaks highly of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd they have been more than critical of many of Joe Miller, Funkouser, Barnes, Jeff Roe, and Sam Graves shows how inaccurate your race-baiting attempt is.
Hey, Tony, how about reporting how your buddy Terry Riley used the word "fuck" with the Pitch and then tried to deny it. Unfortunately they recorded it.
ReplyDeleteRiley is a crook and the copier contracts are dirty as hell. He thinks he will be the mayor.
How can you have any credibility when you say you haven't really looked into it, but since he is a minority all is well.
I should have said the real media would not use a photo like this in the manner Tony did.
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked that KMBZ lets this race baiter on the air....I willing to bet they rarely look at his blog and see what it's really about. I totally support freedom of speech but there is a fine line beteen freedom of speech and complete bullshit!
keep backpedaling dude. I bet you turn into Tony every Friday.
ReplyDeleteI think the subliminal message Tony is sending is that he likes seeing black men hang. Tony's continue insistance that his blog site is a joke is clearly a smokescreen. He insights hatred between blacks and whites (who cares about the spics) so his illegal aliens can mutiply in numbers and go unnoticed. The truth is who cares about the minorities in KC. Tell me how they contribute to this city. Give me one good example how the black community contributes to this community. Just about ALL black leaders in this city are corrupt. Wayne Cauthen has bankrupt this city along with Kay Barnes-Waldo-Cronkite. Terry Riley keeps getting elected, sure, do you see who's re-electing him. A bunch of mindless sheep that don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. Terry Riley is a punk. Nothing but a colored punk that is corrupt as the day is long. Tony wants to give Terry a pass because he's nothing but a frickin lazy-ass basement dwelling spic that won't take the time to look at evidence when that evidence points to someone who is colored.
ReplyDeleteMark Funkhouser has inherited a budgetary mess. The city is in a deficit because of deals that Wayne and Terry made to rape the city. Both should be thrown in jail. A formal complaint to the FCC is being drafted against this blog and Tony. That complaint will demonstrate the Tony intent to insight racial hatred in Kansas City and encourage physicial and emotional harm to the Mayor and those trying to clean up this city of its present corruption. Also, a formal complaint will be forwarded to the FBI against corrupt contracting in Kansas City. There is conspiracy going on in both the City Manager's office and in the office of Terry Riley. A grand jury indictment will be sought in both cases.
Now.. who's the jokster... you pussy.
Wacko.
ReplyDeleteLOL.
You might try complaining about chestnuts as well, you'll have better luck. If this blog bothers you that much you might want to stop reading.
Please leave all the racial slurs in your complaint - It'll let them know your serious.
Good work Tony!!!
That's not the only city contract that deserves to have a complaint filed against it. John Sharp is right in the middle of one almost as badly as Terry Riley is.
ReplyDeleteTerry Riley is, I think, too dumb to be corrupt. He's arrogant and I don't like him much, but he does occasionally speak up for folks who otherwise would be ignored by Lurch and the cabal of leaders from the Great White North.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, the Pitch is full of racist assholes who are much worse than every bad politician in the tri-state area combined. Other than last week's special feature on a school board candidate, I can't think of the last time that they wrote anything positive about a local black politician (and if he wins, that'll probably be out the window pretty damn soon). And since they rely on nothing more than smear, innuendo, and sneering "I want to make this sound as bad as possible" crap, it becomes even worse. The Pitch pioneered the dishonest ambush long before KCTV and the local newswhores did. And anyone who gets their news from a tabloid paid for by escort service and sex toy ads needs even more help than someone who gets their news from a joke blog.
riley and sharp both need to be examine by the federal gov for receiving money under the table. but tony wont post anything negative about these two because of his moms friendship with both of them. caulkins had done his job by bank rupting the city and now they want to cut back raise taxes and lay off employees. well for starters wayne could take a 20 percent pay cut and still be over paided. and along with his dept heads could also take a 10 percent pay cut to avoid the laid offs of employees who barely are making ends meet now
ReplyDelete"A formal complaint to the FCC is being drafted against this blog and Tony. That complaint will demonstrate the Tony intent to insight racial hatred in Kansas City and encourage physicial and emotional harm to the Mayor and those trying to clean up this city of its present corruption. Also, a formal complaint will be forwarded to the FBI against corrupt contracting in Kansas City. There is conspiracy going on in both the City Manager's office and in the office of Terry Riley. A grand jury indictment will be sought in both cases."
ReplyDeleteSweet. I hope Tony has a kicking site meter that tracks the identities of various anonymous commenters. Turns them over to the FCC. What fun would that be?
Terry Riley wants to be the next Mayor and Tony's going to help scrub his image. If Terry could just be a little nicer to women he would be a shoe in.
ReplyDeleteThey are also yet to apologize for over 1,000 KKK and Neo-Nazi flyers being sent out with their papers last year. A lot of people have requested they address the issue and have been told that they will. To no surprise that was the Pitch has not kept their promise. They are stuck up dickheads anyways.
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