TKC fact check: Dirtbag Dan backs dude involved in doggie death!!!

Let's talk a moment about bad judgment on the part of a local blogger who fancies himself a political insider. Dan had it right when he backed Beth Gottstein, she has turned out to be a great representative of the 4th District and all of Kansas City. Admittedly, I was slow to jump on her bandwagon (heh) because of personal reasons (I love my mom) but BUT AFTER THE PRIMARY GOTTSEIN HAD THE FULL SUPPORT OF TKC and this fully armed and operational battle station blog. In that case, Dan had it right even though it was probably the support of this blog that pushed her to her victory. Natch.

Also, it's worth nothing that with this current anti-smoking confusion Gottstein is one of the few City Council Members to back a comprehensive and easy to understand smoking ban.

Sadly, the failed political career of Mark Funkhouser is more representative of Dan's bad judgment. Every so often, the dude writes the guy love letters and defends him from this puny blog as if he's trying to win affection. It's kind of weird actually.

But what I want to note is Dan's most recent political pick. Over the weekend, the member of Mayor Funky's Kitchen Cabinet wrote an endorsement of John Bullard for Jackson County Sheriff.

WHAT DAN FAILED TO MENTION WAS THAT IN 2003 BULLARD'S POLICE DOG DIED AFTER BEING LEFT IN A CAR DUING 97 DEGREE HEAT AND THEN BULLARD'S CAR COLLIDED WITH AN 82 YEAR OLD MOTORIST!!!

Here are the exciting bits from the story:

A police dog died of heat exposure after the air conditioning in his patrol car failed, authorities said.

The dog, Hondo, had been alone in the car for about an hour when he was found unconscious by his handler, Independence Police Sgt. John Bullard, about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Outside temperatures had reached 97 degrees . . .

Bullard was driving the dog to an animal hospital when his patrol car collided with a vehicle driven by an 82-year-old motorist, who was treated for minor injuries. Another officer took Bullard and Hondo to the hospital, where the dog was pronounced dead on arrival.

A special thanks to a TKC Tipster who noticed yet another example of Dan's hypocrisy and bad judgment.

Poor Hondo!!!

To be fair, there is talk of a failed "hot system" in Bullard's car and I don't know if the guy was ever reprimanded in the police doggie death but I think this is a relevant fact that Jackson County voters might want to know before they cast their vote. UPDATE: In a hurried response to TKC Dan notes that Bullard got a flag for the dead dog and the doggie death was blamed on a failed AC unit in a COMPLETELY UNBIASED STORY BY THE EXAMINER. Still, I'm only recycling the circumstances of the doggie death since so many people on this blog deride me for my utter lack of concern for mutts, they must actually think this kind of thing is important whereas I could care less and only want to point out the poor political judgment of a bloggy d-bag . . . Additionally, I always like to point out my multi-cultural sensitivity by reminding folks that in many Asian countries dog meat is a delicacy - No word on the accident with the 82 year old driver on the way to the vet but I'm sure that was somebody else's fault too and nobody really cares about the fate of old people when the life of a cute doggy is in question!!! TKC Note: On the other hand, I've never had a dog die on me even despite the fact that my only "hot system" is a wet towel I stick under my butt on hot days in my car that has no AC.

Supporters of Mayor Funkhouser also did the same thing when they backed Mayor Funky and failed to mention his wife's bare feet, controlling manner of the fact that dude had refinanced his house 14 of times.

I think now, we're learning from our mistakes which is a good thing, even though it's too late for Hondo.