Anti-Mayor Funky advocates, Funkhouser Recall Folks are going to be protesting at City Hall today asking about the whereabouts of Kansas City's absentee Mayor.
There's also a press conference from Funkhouser Recall folks that's going to tout their numbers . . . They may be confirming 10k or even claiming 15 . . . We'll see.
Still it's good to know that some of these folks might have been inspired by TKC because mainstream media was too busy reporting the weather to relay the fact that Mayor Funky skipped out on the Precious Doe Memorial and AIDS Walk - Two important events that bring together Kansas City's diverse communities. And credit KC Star columnist Yael T. Abouhalkah with reporting that Funky was gone from an important Police Board meeting which might have been the main impetus for the protest.
Here's a quote from the press release just sent my way:
Petitioners are furious with the Mayor for his failure to show up on Tuesday at a critical Police Board meeting to decide what to cut from the public safety budget.So, the dream of a Kansas City "Orange Revolution" has now turned into not a nightmare but more of ghost pain.
"Mark Funkhouser continues to thumb his nose at the citizens of Kansas City. He missed 5 of the 6 public hearings on the city's budget and then thought it was more important Tuesday to give a speech in Nebraska than attend the Police Board meeting where their budget was being passed. He ought to do himself and the citizens a favor and resign now. If he did the honorable thing, we can go directly to an election to pick a dedicated full-time Mayor who will do the job our struggling city so desperately needs," said committee spokesperson Harris Wilder.
In the aftermath of budget debate embarrassment Funky is MIA and while I keep hearing that he's going to shake-up the City Council . . . I think most avid political watchers are somewhat disappointed by his obvious retreat and obvious indication that he's not a real leader.
Denise Milani is all good.
ReplyDeleteIf they got 15k siggy then I think that Funk better be worried. If so, then I will have to decide who I will have to decide soon about who to throw my support behind for mayor.
ReplyDeleteGet that guy out of there.
ReplyDeleteI'd like a 6 figure job where I didn't have to show up to the office, or to important meetings, or to PR events. Regular folks my ass! GTFO you fuck-tard!
ReplyDeleteI think its great that they asked Funky to sign the petition. He declined.
ReplyDeleteIf Funkdumpster had any integrity (or even knew what the word meant)he'd admit that his administration has been a massive mistake.
ReplyDeleteC'mon, douche-tard ... man up and resign. You've cost this city not only cash but its reputation. You can start to repay us reg'lar folks vy stepping down now and saving us the cost of recalling your worthless ass.
Funk = NO integrity, balls or brains.
ReplyDeleteHmmm Yael and Tony both backed Funkhouser in the '07 election.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, you two are just brilliant.
SIGN THE RECALL PETITION EVERYONE!
Despite his character flaws, Alvin Brooks would have made a better Mayor than Funkhouser, but racism and low turnout from lazy black voters is the reason why KC is in the predicament it is in today. Brooks should have won the election. I bet the city would have had more stimulus funds had that been the case.
ReplyDeleteDon't write(or say) "reason why"--it's redundant. There's more than one reason, probably, that Alvin Brooks lost. And yes, he would have been superior to Mark Funkhouser. C'est la fucking vie. Just get rid of Funk and Gloria.
ReplyDeleteThen again, maybe he's thumbing his nose at YOU! I don't think I'd blame the guy... no one would accuse the writer and readers of this room as having good intentions about him.
ReplyDeleteYancy why don't you just use the name "Steppin Fetchit?"
ReplyDeleteAt what time is this protest of the mayor at City Hall? Photoblog material there, you know.
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