Friday, September 28, 2007

The latest news in the Semler Standoff Story



After he gets back from vacation (ugh) there are tentative plans for Mayor Funky to meet with KC's Latino Leadership on October 11.

The mayor said he was tired of getting canceled on while Latinos wanted the showdown to be somewhere besides the Mayor's home turf (or at least away from Gloria Squitiro's bare feet).

And this shows at least of bit of progress other than the Mayor Funky's embarrassing tactic of inviting his neighbor to a meeting of Latino "leaders." I mean, things were getting rough there for a while with Mayor Funky really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Rumor is, he was going to invite a Mexican janitor at City Hall for the next meeting, but there isn't one.

The main topic of the discussion is purported to be how the Latino Community and The Mayor can move forward.

Here are TKC's suggestions in order to end the hostility between the Latino Leadership and Mayor Funky:

  • Mayor Funky needs to PERSONALLY get involved in the growing sanctuary movement in Kansas City. An ordinance signed by the Mayor once again declaring Kansas City as a Sanctuary City pushed by the Interfaith worker justice group might be the best place to start.

  • Also, there's talk of a TASK FORCE FOR LATINO AFFAIRS IN KANSAS CITY. And naturally I should be the chairman of this effort given that TKC is the most important Latino in Kansas City.

  • Finally, I hear they're also recommending Taco Tuesday at the City Hall Cafeteria. Sombrero day and a recommendation to have Linda Ronstadt's classic Mexican folkloric album piped in through City Hall's sound system every third Monday.

    All of these seem like reasonable requests to me and I only wonder how they'll be met.
  • Anonymous Chest Rockwell said...

    ZZZZZZzzzzz. Huh, wha?...oh, still this issue?

    9/28/2007 09:03:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Taco Tuesday, right on.

    9/28/2007 09:16:00 AM  
    Anonymous bluemom said...

    everyonce in a while I wish you would run a "spew alert" or some shit like that.

    9/28/2007 09:35:00 AM  
    Anonymous HoodRat said...

    Tony, how many "vacations" do you allow this guy to have? Yes, I mean the mayor. Since this is your Kansas City, I expect you to do something about it.

    The guy has been on the job 4 months, and I have lost count how many times that he has been "on vacation," or consulting in Amsterdam, taking his son to school in Oregon or other out of town travel that does not concern city business. That is a lot of time off for a new hire who refuses to work past 5:30 PM.

    9/28/2007 09:37:00 AM  
    Anonymous Nancy McNoodly said...

    Yes, the one thing ths city needs is another task force. Especially a racially based one. That would solve everything.

    9/28/2007 09:40:00 AM  
    Anonymous Westside Irishman said...

    Is Funk going on vacation or just dodging the issue? What a waste of a Mayor! I want my vote back!

    9/28/2007 09:58:00 AM  
    Anonymous HoodRat said...

    OOPS

    Sorry Tony I see that you were already on the "vacation" issue. Serves me right for missing a couple of days due to not to being on vacation.

    Tony is your town, we just live in it.

    9/28/2007 10:01:00 AM  
    Blogger MilktoastKC said...

    Funky's vacation routine kind of reminds me of someone who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

    9/28/2007 10:09:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    After facing attacks by a variety of idiots and cretins, I think the Mayor is very much entitled to some time away from the fray. Go Funk!!!

    9/28/2007 10:56:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    More like go away funky?

    What's he doing taking so many breaks. There's so much work to be done and he's acting like Dubya.

    9/28/2007 11:02:00 AM  
    Anonymous Buckshot LaFonque said...

    Now Funky is taking too much vacation?!?! Bwahahahahahaha!!! You d-bags are unbelievable. What hard-ons you've got for this guy.

    9/28/2007 11:04:00 AM  
    Anonymous The Real Slim O'Grady said...

    Buckshot, nobody ever said he wasn't taking enough.

    And stop laughing at your own jokes.

    9/28/2007 11:39:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    What is better than fresh apple pie? Tony, seriously, tell me what is better? Pecan pie is pretty good too, but apple pie is best fresh. Sometimes the pecans get burnt, and the top of the pie looks like a solid piece of feces then.

    Ever eaten a solid piece of feces? I haven't. Tony, you seems a little savage? What was it like to eat poop?

    Anyway, try it -- the pie thing.

    9/28/2007 05:09:00 PM  
    Blogger Leigh Ann said...

    He just got back from Seattle! Do y'all get the "Funk's Front Porch" newsletter? Here's the post about his big trip. He wants to make KC more like Seattle. He'll have to bring in an ocean, endless rain, and lots of smack if he wants to pull that one off!

    9/28/2007 06:02:00 PM  
    Blogger John said...

    I like to take vacations too. I also like to defile the bathrooms in our local casino's. Yeah I just walk right in there and pop a squat and take the browns to the super bowl. Thats what I do.

    9/28/2007 08:43:00 PM  
    Blogger thepaintman said...

    *City Hall did have a mexican janitor but had to let him go after finding out he was an illegal immigrant. That wouldn't look good for the City

    *Interfaith worker justice group, again Thank you for the tip Tony. The INS will be looking into this.
    They are glad you don't believe in the "no snitch" rule.

    *I hear Amtrak will be giving a special on the National Council of The Race tickets to Miami for the 2009 Convention. Enjoy.

    9/28/2007 10:38:00 PM  
    Blogger Tony said...

    Hey Paintman. We need to "talk." Please e-mail me. Your info is confidential just like I've protected all my sources but I think we should have a quick conversation.

    Please.

    I'd rather do it in private but if you want me to publish a separate post for our chat that would be fine but not preferred.

    Please let me know.

    My e-mail address is: tony@tonyskansascity.com.

    I promise that I'll keep all your info secret as I have done for countless local sources.

    I do greatly appreciate your participation on my blog but I have a minor "problem" that I hope we can work out.

    9/29/2007 03:22:00 AM  
    Blogger Tony said...

    Note: I probably won't be back on my computer until afternoon. TKC needs a nap.

    9/29/2007 03:23:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    that would work out except they would have to leave chris medina and rita valenciano off the board. and i havent seen a mexican janitor in city hall during the day. when the good mayor kay took of on her many city paid trips which equal a vacation no one was up in arms about her so why the fuss with funk

    9/29/2007 08:21:00 AM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Uh uh trouble in paradise between Tony and Paintman.

    Paintman has been summoned via intercom to the basement!

    9/29/2007 11:28:00 AM  
    Blogger John said...

    Don't do it Paintman. He'll sell you down the river. Tony is a lying rat bastard!!! Just kidding. I can neither confirm nor deny, it was just fun to say.

    9/29/2007 01:05:00 PM  
    Anonymous Anonymous said...

    hey paintman tony wants your endorsement to put his mom on a board. the first thing he will do is tell his mom what you say

    9/30/2007 09:23:00 AM  
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