Diversity for dumbasses: Mayor Funky equates Trannies with hate groups and the Latino Community



Not only does KC's Mayor not know much about ethics given his recent use of City Hall for product placement but also . . . He doesn't have a great gasp of diversity.

Really, the following statement the Mayor had regarding his Parks Board appointment would be funny if it was featured on an episode of The Office but in this case it's just another sign of his inexperience. Also, I'm pretty sure that he managed to insult everyone involved in the recent dust up with an additional slight direct toward KC's Trannies. That's not really a compromise and most likely a recent post on Mayor Funky's blog might be one of this City's worst AND MOST CONDESCENDING attempts at race relations since the early 70's. Scratch that, Mayor Charles Wheeler was actually a pioneer in KC race relations and even managed to promote minorities who weren't his political flunkies - I'm talking to you Crispin whatever your half Latino ass name is . . . Whose job should be mine!!!

Anyhoo, here's the silliest, most equivocating statement ever released by a KC Mayor in the modern era in regard to the minority community. I would have felt less insulted if he called us "the brown part town."
I want a community that is inclusive. And I’m committed to an inclusive approach to City government. My version of inclusiveness includes people of different races, religions, gender, transgender and political views. My friends and colleagues include people who disagree with me on a lot of things.

I don’t agree with Ms. Semler on the subject of immigration. I know the Minutemen organization has been called a hate group. I don’t know if they are or not, but my new Parks Board President Mr. Fierro and I don’t believe Ms. Semler is a hateful person.

The members of the Parks Board work very closely together. They meet a lot. Mr. Fierro will spend a lot of time with her. He, along with the other parks board members will be the first to know if her political views affect her ability to help make Kansas City’s parks clean and safe.

And he’ll tell me. If she makes the other board members uncomfortable, then I’m going to remove her.
I know that the jury is still out on the new mayor as far as other issues Kansas City. He still has 3 years and counting to find an anchor tenant (pro-basketball or hockey - anything less doesn't count), we'll see if the roads get any better and sooner or later somebody is going to have to address this town's water infrastructure AND IT BETTER NOT START WITH RAISING RATES . . .

However, on the topic of dealing with Kansas City's minority communities Mayor Funkhouser has already proven himself a complete failure. He didn't address anyone's concerns . . . He cynically moved to try and divide the Latino Community rather than simply accept the Minuteman broad's resignation, he has only payed lip service to problems on the Eastside and he has shown time and time again that the only constituency he really cares about are the folks living in JoCo who listen to talk radio and his backers from the Great White Northland.

Undoubtedly, there will be other controversies that will arise from Kansas City's minority communities and so far all Mayor Funky has done is build close relationships among local Jewish, Black and Latino advocates AGAINST HIM . . . And in the future it's not phony notions of diversity that he touts in his press releases that will work to stifle progress in Kansas City but the openly divisive and CONDESCENDING tactics that he has and will probably continue to employ.

Comments

  1. This is really over the line Tony. For you to go after Crispin just shows what a FUCKING COWARD you are.

    I know you think you are protected by free speech laws but what you are doing is character assassination and it is unethical and illegal.

    HOW DARE YOU insult one of the rising shining stars of your own community just to fit your mother's political agenda. YOU ARE SCUM AND THIS BLOG NEEDS TO BE SUSPENDED.

    It's simply unfair that you slander and chastise Mayor Funk at every turn and use your power to try and persuade people to your twisted little view.

    The truth is Tony, not everyone in the Mayor's office is glad that Ms. Semler is staying but they are doing the best they can to try and serve ALL people in Kansas City.

    What have you ever done to help anyone in your life Tony?

    You are nothing, you a sad and pathetic and don't deserve attention or respect.

    I don't know why people read this blog but I am begging everyone who visits this awful misrepresentation of Kansas City to simply STOP LOOKING at Tony's hateful, disgraceful, embarrassing opinions about the good folks who are working hard to make local government and City Hall more accessible.

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  2. Just breathe.

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  3. "she said" is Funky's daughter.

    Illegal & unethical? Get a grip.

    You sound like you have inner dealing with Funk's administration which is scary because you sound completely unhinged.

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  4. Wow. That first poster reminded me exactly why I disliked Funkhouser's militant supporters so much. I don't agree with Tony on everything, but his blog is a lot closer to reality than our mayor.

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  5. she said: you are out of line. last i checked this is still the united States of America where voicing your opinion is protected free speech. Bloggers may not have exactly the same protections as 'real' members of the press but they are free to speak their mind. There is a push (mostly by the Bush administration) to take away protected free speech on the internet. Don't be like Busk ok? Disagree with Tony and call him a douche nozzle but don't say stupid shit like 'this blog should be suspended' lol.

    That said I think this is a real jerk ass post Tony.

    (anon cause i have to be at work but you probably know who this is)

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  6. So why haven't there been any comments on the Black United Front member who is a member of the Park Board. Have you looked at their attitudes?

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  7. "HOW DARE YOU insult one of the rising shining stars of your own community"

    Thats good to see this kid Crispin get active but calling him a "rising star" is a stretch. I've never seen him in the community and I frequently attend NE and Westside events.

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  8. Will someone tell the mayor, wife and children to REDUCE there carbon footprints by traveling together, or takingthe bus, or riding bikes like one staff memebr?

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  9. Well if it gets too bad we can put La Raza, "the race", in one corner and the Minutemen in the other.

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  10. Legal Hispanic Said:

    Sounds like a Heartland version of "Celebrity Deathmatch"...

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