Always bet on Black OR The Star should send me Steve Penn's paycheck

Steve Penn could be the worst columnist in Kansas City. Not because he's an ass, Jack Cashill has the market cornered on that niche. Not because his writing is lazy and amateurish like that of Jason Whitlock. Not because his politics are reactionary and outdated like Lewis Diuguid. And not because he is completely out of touch with his community . . . Mary Sanchez fills out that role much better than her latest business suit.

No, Steve Penn is a horrible columnist because he knows the deal but he's too afraid to write what he knows to be true. The monolithic Black vote in this town controls a few things in this town, rather than just stating the fact he just writes love letters to local Black politicos. Violence in KC is a Black problem and it's literally killing that community, but Penn has went along with useless PR programs to cover the asses of politicians who can't/won't do anything substantial to solve the problem.

I know that Steve Penn knows that these things are basically true. Every now and then he drops a hint to how much he really knows and won't write. This is why he's a horrible columnist. Here's the latest sample of his trigger shy writing today in an article examining the upcoming Mayoral Race:

Since Brooks threw his hat in the ring, the buzz on the street and in political circles is that he is the front-runner (for mayor) for now. However, it's very early in the race, and there undoubtedly will be many twists and turns to come.

Why is this cowardice? Because everybody within smelling distance of City Hall knows that Brooks has more dirt on him than Precious Doe in her present condition.

Can I prove it? I thought that's why they paid the reporters at the Star. I'm patient and everybody knows that "it" is going to come out sooner or later. It always does.

Inevitably, it'll turn into a racial issue and I've heard that while the stories may be sexy, they are nothing that the local Black community won't forgive. For Background see: Marion Barry. Yeah, if a crack head can be Mayor of the nation's capital than there should be no stopping Mr. Brooks.