TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! DID KANSAS CITY MAYORAL CANDIDATE MIKE BURKE GO OVER-BUDGET WITH BIG TIME MOVIE PRODUCTION CONTRIBUTIONS?!?!

Remember that TKC really liked a recent video from The Mike Burke Campaign because it featured HD images and it was professionally produced.

Unfortunately, it looks like all of that glitz and glamor might have backfired on Mr. Burke in much the same way that Conrad Hilton probalby never dreamed that his fortune would ruin Paris Hilton.

THANKS TO KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS we are able to decipher a bit of Hollywood accounting go behind the scenes with Kansas City Mayoral race media production from the Burke Campaign.



Here is what we learned:

The campaign contribution limit for the mayor's race is $3,000. That includes direct AND in-kind contributions.

However, if you look at Burke's report filed yesterday, specifically at the "Contributions and Loans Received" portion, the last entry on the very last page is an in-kind contribution from Monkjack, LLP, a film production company in the amount of . . . wait for it . . . $13,500. Wow. Slightly more than the $3,000 limit.

The $13,500 in-kind contribution from a production house would cover a full-scale film shoot, which means this might have been Mr. Burke's TV commercials and maybe not Internet video at all. AN AWESOME TKC TIPSTER contends, "The problem appears to be that someone was a little too generous and ran afoul of ethics rules."

Still . . .

IN KANSAS CITY HAVING TOO MUCH CASH IS NEVER REALLY A PROBLEM!!!

Of all the candidates, I've been impressed with Mike Burke motion picture efforts more than any other . . . So we'll have to wait and see if this comes up for debate or maybe it's just part of a really good show for Kansas City voters.

UPDATE!!!

Here is the response from Mayoral Candidate Mike Burke.

"I saw your comment on the in kind contribution for my campaign video. The video was shot and edited by award winning videographer Tony Ladish who is a volunteer for my campaign. He did it purely as a volunteer without compensation. He estimated the value of his time and services and it was erroneously listed as an in-kind contribution. In fact it should not have been listed at all. Missouri law specifically excludes from the definition of a contribution “services provided by individuals volunteering their time in support of or in opposition to a candidate.” The city ordinance uses the state’s definition of a contribution. I will file an amended report excluding this “in kind” contribution."

Makes sense. Question answered.