I've heard a lot of KANSAS CITY POLITICAL INSIDER TALK regarding a new addition to this town's power couple elite.
For better or worse, I'm gonna try to be objective and quickly examine both sides of this issue . . .
Residency concerns aside . . . The Mayor-Elect Sly James hire of Upstart Politico Genaro Ruiz was an interesting in that it affirmed his local political standing after the Jackson County/Guadalupe Center debacle.
Even more interestingly . . . Sly James has created a Kansas City Latino Political Power Couple!!!
Hence . . .
WHETHER HE KNOWS IT OR NOT MAYOR-ELECT SLY JAMES IS TAKING THE SIDE OF THERESA GARZA RUIZ AND HER JACKSON COUNTY "REFORM" EFFORTS!!!
That's obvious to insiders so let's make it plain . . .
THE SLY JAMES ADMINISTRATION IS NOW IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO THE REGIME OF JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE SANDERS!!!
Supporting facts:
Theresa Garza Ruiz provided a crucial endorsement to Sly James in the final rounds of the campaign.
Local Latino Leaders supported Sly James and Genaro has gained standing among that crew.
Mr. Peanut is a big supporter of Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders and he simply made the wrong call in the General Election.
And without the blessing of Mike Sanders, it's a widely reported rumor that Theresa Garza Ruiz is going to run for the job of Jackson County Executive.
So, already we have the hint of City Hall vs. Jackson County Courthhouse political conflict with the Garza-Ruiz Power couple in the middle of it.
Personally, what I find noteworthy is Mayor-Elect Sly James taking on so much potential Jackson County Conflict with this new hire AND the notion that Latinos residing in Blue Springs are representative of the KCMO Latino Population. In the Primary Sly James had a bit of a problem convincing African-American leaders of his "authenticity" as an advocate for their community and that's one of the reasons groups like Freedom Inc. endorsed Jim Rowland. Similarly, with only a few notable exceptions so many so-called Latino Leaders in Kansas City don't really live in Kansas City and don't have much in common with Latino residents within the city limits.
On the bright side, this hire by Mayor-Elect Sly James and subsequent statements from his transition team offer a ray of hope that The Garza-Ruiz Latino Power Couple will MOVE BACK to Kansas City and so they can be closer to so many of their fellow Latinos like TKC over whom they now rule.
Fuck. Here we go.
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a weight problem in the mayor's office.
ReplyDeleteLet's see how to get the Mayor's term off to a good start.... appoint out of the city limits residents to office. Fucking brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWe need to watch to make sure that Theresa does not trade the public interest for her personal gain during the upcoming redistricting process. Right now, to remain in her district and to satisfy the City's residency requirement for her Hack Husband, they would have to buy a house in the Historic Northeast, which The Princess Theresa feels she is too good for. Theresa would trade away anything of value to the public in order to get enough botes on the legislature to extend her district into a neighborhood that she "feels more comfortable in."
ReplyDeleteTheresa and jenaro are sellouts they chose money not community .She was elected to support the County and her people not her husbands employment needs.I can see the hit piece now.
ReplyDeleteCopy that 8:48. Tony, WTF? A divide among latinos from KCMO and elsewhere in the Metro Area? Give me a break!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, the choice is clear. Genaro's overpaid job, or Theresa's place on the County Legislature - which opens the doors to these jobs for Genaro.
ReplyDeleteIt also stinks that the "reformer" Theresa pressured the committee slected to screen the prosecutor candidates to favor her candidate Jean Peters-Baker and exclude Jason Kander.
I smell a whiff of corruption.
Fat couple yes. Power couple NO. They go to work like anybody else that's it.
ReplyDeleteTheresa is a pimp for her husband.That's not a reformer
ReplyDeleteJenaro good for you use the system for your benefit
ReplyDeleteWhat's the maximum weight load for a City Hall elevator?
ReplyDeletePlease don't let them get on the same elevator as big daddy Sly!
This is just wrong. Their are many Latinos that already live and vote in Kansas City. What if Funk did something like this? What would Tony's headlines be? Let's have that contest.
ReplyDeleteThese people all eat too many carbohydrates and too much grease. And Tee REALLY needs to use better pix than those greaseball shots. He's got em. Maybe he's making a point.
ReplyDeleteRman, I think he does it on purpose. Those are terrible pics. Jeeze...
ReplyDeleteIf all that's important is who's up, who's down, who's the fairest of them all, couldn't these people at least play this insider game in their own dime instead of hosing the taxpayers to pony up the bill while actual government business goes lacking?
ReplyDeleteWhat a bunch of losers! A "power couple" at what? A pie eating contest?
I am hearing that Theresa intervened against Kander and for Peters-Baker hard during the prosecutor candidate screenings. This was a violation of the tenets of Good Government, and Theresa and her thug friends at should be ashamed.
ReplyDeleteGenaro and Theresa look like they're living large off the government.
ReplyDeleteI wondered how Jason Kander got left off the list. This is so wrong.
ReplyDeleteJason was left off because he has no criminal law experience and very little trial experience. He is going to go on to do great things, and he should. He is smart and a good politician. But the problems in this city are too great to be left in the hands of someone who wants to play prosecutor for a couple years on his way to something else.
ReplyDeleteLook out Mike Theresa is already filling Kanders mind with the Sanders screwed you and lets get him mindset.Theresa and Crystal will be your undoing
ReplyDeleteTheresa has worked against Kander since before he was elected state representative. I doubt she has much cred with Jason or Diana.
ReplyDeleteHow come ur' not covering the Wedding?
ReplyDeleteEveryone else is!
Theresa is a snake and will use any issue to bury Mike she is telling anyone that will listen her and the attack dog Crystal will be running against Mike.That why they where verbal about no women on the committee that is drawing the lines
ReplyDeleteWow those are the most ugly people I have ever seen she is a fat blimp and he is a fat pig .
ReplyDeletePlease explain what the county government actually does, or tries to do. All any of these people do is manuever around inflating themselves and tearing each other down. How do they find any time to actually work?
ReplyDeletei hope people keep time on her husband living to make sure he moves into kansas city limit does this mean that theresa is going to step down from her position so her husband can keep his job.
ReplyDeletesquish, squart, smash, fart, squissy, slip, sqwack, squish....the sounds of two fat people fucking in the Garza-Ruiz bedroom!
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