Recently, on a poorly rated AM Morning Talk Show, local Conservative Jack Cashill has taken up Will Royster's losing cause in the Missouri District 40 Race. Most experts believe the election is about to be awarded to John Rizzo (again) by one vote after the latest appeal.
I understand Cashill's interest in the story because his anti-Democrat angle on the election follows EXACTLY the kind of conspiracy theories he loves to hatch. The prolific local author has attracted a good crowd through the years and he was one of the last real writers advising The Funky Administration.
Sadly, in a recent article featured in The American Thinker (ugh) Cashill offers a disgusting quote from Will Royster:
Royster, a retired Navy fighter pilot and all-around good citizen, asks a fundamental question: "If we won't let Somalis hijack our ships, why do we let them hijack our elections?"
THIS HATEFUL COMMENT FROM WILL ROYSTER THAT COMPARES AMERICAN CITIZENS, LOCAL VOTERS TO FOREIGN TERRORISTS DESERVES A STRONG REBUKE FROM ALL OF KANSAS CITY!!!
Ladies and gentleman, that kind of talk, equating immigrants and AMERICAN CITIZENS in Kansas City with a Somali pirates overseas is simply unacceptable. This statement from Royster is a nasty level of discourse that's befitting of a hate group.
Yeah, it gets even more painful . . .
WHAT MAKES THIS HATEFUL REMARK FROM WILL ROYSTER EVEN WORSE IS THAT PEOPLE FROM HIS CAMP FORMERLY CLAIMED THE SUPPORT OF THE KANSAS CITY SOMALI COMMUNITY AND THEIR ELDERS!!!
I didn't think it was possible for the Royster campaign to reach a new low but outright immigrant bashing and hateful tactics are now being employed by Royster supporters against a community that he formerly attempted to lobby.
Make no mistake, TKC supported John Rizzo in the election and I'm glad that he defeated a a cretin like Royster in a landslide victory of one single vote. I contend that if the DEMOCRAT PRIMARY was held today the antics of the Royster camp would bring about a far different margin of victory. Seriously, Royster was once regarded as a serious candidate with a reasonably bright future but his outrageous statement, irrational actions and shameful tactics have not only destroyed his career but tarnished those folks who sided with him. This Democrat battle divided a lot of people but now that Royster has strayed to the side of conspiracy theorists and reactionary authors there's simply no way mainstream politicos will accept him back into the fold in the near future.
Will Royster has shown his true colors and they're every bit as putrid as his not-so-long-ago disgusting advert asking the people of Northeast to "Hang'em High" when it came to his political opposition.
This post has kind of a serious tone given the subject matter. Nevertheless, I had a good time covering the MO District 40 race, I understand Cashill's take despite the fact that I disagree . . . If there's anything funny to be taken from this latest bit of Royster rhetoic it's not only that Cashill's arguement have very little impact on the Northeast while I know I have readers from that side of town but also that this election effort has completely has turned Will Royster's political career into a joke.