tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post6130450189872350640..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY CONVENTION HOTEL OPPONENTS REPORT ANGRY STREET DEBATE WITH DEVELOPER MIKE BURKE!!!Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-51128804548439812192017-05-15T22:56:48.756-05:002017-05-15T22:56:48.756-05:00Why be Mayor when you have control of a puppet May...Why be Mayor when you have control of a puppet Mayor? Kthx. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8538699479234085212017-05-15T22:55:54.498-05:002017-05-15T22:55:54.498-05:00Also, a nice shoeshine. Mayor Bullhorn wants thos...Also, a nice shoeshine. Mayor Bullhorn wants those shoes looking like mirrors when he reports to his masters. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-12253741494153287872017-05-15T21:25:22.942-05:002017-05-15T21:25:22.942-05:00Something tells me he's not scared of CFRG'...Something tells me he's not scared of CFRG's legal team 0-4 lega team, who spend most of their time arguing for why Sherry DeJanes theft of a public right-of-way on the trolley trail is ok. <br /><br />Hidden gem of the story: the signature gather was a PAID Non-Resident of KC. <br /><br />CFRG, outsider meddling. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-46219131769339667322017-05-15T20:32:17.594-05:002017-05-15T20:32:17.594-05:00Who is this Mike Burke guy?
Seems like a very st...Who is this Mike Burke guy? <br /><br />Seems like a very strong devloper!<br /><br />I like the cut of his jib!The Captainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-29925357731169160962017-05-15T20:01:20.430-05:002017-05-15T20:01:20.430-05:00It's not a new tune Line your pockets with tax...It's not a new tune Line your pockets with tax payers money. The developer will promise you the land of milk and honey.When the project is over and the economy tanks The Developers are no where to be found and tax payers owe the bank second verse at a later date.Retro ROCKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183402955443490967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-49465772702249214422017-05-15T17:10:08.583-05:002017-05-15T17:10:08.583-05:00Oh yeah Mike Burke! The guy Tony Botello's TOP...Oh yeah Mike Burke! The guy Tony Botello's TOP ECHELON INSIDERS swore would undoubtedly, clearly be the next mayor!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2009/06/tkc-exclusive-mike-burke-is-next-mayor.html" rel="nofollow">You said he would be.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2008/11/michael-burke-is-definitely-going-to-be.html" rel="nofollow">You said he DEFINITELY would be.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2011/02/tkc-exclusive-like-it-or-not-racist.html" rel="nofollow">But you didn't stop there!</a><br /><br />So this HAS to be true, best kc fake news blog, right?<br /><br />Good times. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-75177273640016048452017-05-15T16:37:06.675-05:002017-05-15T16:37:06.675-05:00That's what you get when you have an ambulance...That's what you get when you have an ambulance chaser,bully as the MayorClayton Bigsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978403973686446174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-56419919152384343212017-05-15T14:19:41.637-05:002017-05-15T14:19:41.637-05:00This is what we're all dealing with -- pompous...This is what we're all dealing with -- pompous, self-righteous perpetrators of the people who view us all as a meal-ticket and nothing more. How dare any of us surfs challenge Mike Burke's behest. Same goes for most in the KC city govt hierarchy......corruption continually right out in the open. The audacity of these criminals is something to see. Sadly, CFRG is about the only resistance to this tyrannical mob. But CFRG is making a difference....a BIG difference. The biggest enemy of those that live thru lies and deception is the TRUTH. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-67520403943346512702017-05-15T13:30:32.442-05:002017-05-15T13:30:32.442-05:00A lawsuit might be just what is needed. Let's ...A lawsuit might be just what is needed. Let's do the discovery and depose Burke, James, Cleaver, and everybody else involved on the "investor" side. We wil,find out which public officials have a vested interest in this project and where the money is coming from. CFRG is not against Buurke building a downtown hotel, read what they have said. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-78307344908561429552017-05-15T12:41:20.182-05:002017-05-15T12:41:20.182-05:00I'm telling you that was not Mike Burke. He an...I'm telling you that was not Mike Burke. He and his cronies never come out in the daylight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-73990771430741067882017-05-15T11:36:38.521-05:002017-05-15T11:36:38.521-05:00Wow, tax paying Citizens of Kansas City being bull...Wow, tax paying Citizens of Kansas City being bullied by developers in persons, and by threatening lawsuits, for exercising their rights in the State of Missouri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-613266213622154652017-05-15T11:19:05.794-05:002017-05-15T11:19:05.794-05:00#SomeoneElse'sMoney
The rich feast on the poo...#SomeoneElse'sMoney<br /><br />The rich feast on the poor. It's just the way it always has been. Hats of for the CFRG for taking a stand. Burke and his fellow elites think they are "doing good things for the city" when in reality they are just doing good things for themselves. They view the hotel as some great thing for all of KC when in fact it's just a great thing for Hyatt, Burke, S'lie and the rest of the elites of the city involved with the deal. How does building a hotel downtown help fix the HUGE crime problem in the city? Or crumbling infrastructure? Or the school issues? It doesn't. Especially when 10s of millions of dollars are being diverted from these things to insure the financial success of the private development.<br /><br />Instead of Burke saying, "I've done great things for the city", he should have said, "I'm doing great things for myself and the rest of my business elites in the city". Because the second statement is far more truthful than the first. It's a 50/50 split in cost but Burke, Hyatt and the rest of the elites involved with the project get ALL the profits. <br /><br />Yeah, the hotel may create a slight uptick in convention business. But not near enough to even begin to warrant half the costs coming from tax payer funds. And here's the kicker: 5 years from now, after the hotel is built, there's probably going to be another push to expand Bartle Hall (which will come from tax payer funds), or to expand the ballroom (which will come from tax payer funds) or even another hotel (which a large percentage will come from tax payer funds). It's never ending. And whenever the Mayor, council or the business elite community want something, they just tap into their piggy bank (which is money coming from tax payers) to get it.<br /><br />It should NEVER be the responsibility of tax payers to insure the financial success of a private project. Which is what our city leaders and private developers are hoping becomes the "new normal".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-54611992777417042622017-05-15T10:55:19.822-05:002017-05-15T10:55:19.822-05:00Agree @9:59, it's time for a public debate abo...<b>Agree @9:59, it's time for a public debate about this issue rather than arguing about it at grocery stores!</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-14693500410522445152017-05-15T10:24:23.013-05:002017-05-15T10:24:23.013-05:00Burke's reaction to these folks is like someon...Burke's reaction to these folks is like someone being angry at a bank teller because they're the only thing between them and all that money.<br />KCMO city government is little more than a huge slush fund for the benefit and dreams of every penniless "developer", insider, salesman, consultant, academic, grifter, and anyone else who is looking for free money without the bothersome requirements of results or accountability.<br />The hotel and the airport terminal fiasco are just the latest examples.<br />You really can't make this stuff up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-71145716239245651362017-05-15T10:16:31.679-05:002017-05-15T10:16:31.679-05:00A real estate agent should line up to get a contra...<br />A real estate agent should line up to get a contract when Dan Coffey's mansion on Loose Park goes on the market. If developers sue Coffey for damages because he is interfering in a financial contract, he will need to sell that place to settle the damages. Same for John Murphy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-43596135327153684002017-05-15T10:01:50.072-05:002017-05-15T10:01:50.072-05:00What he did is illegal.
What he did is illegal.<br />Byron Funkhousernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-51160527393193884432017-05-15T09:59:16.948-05:002017-05-15T09:59:16.948-05:00wow.
he shouldn't have engaged. no upside.
a...wow.<br /><br />he shouldn't have engaged. no upside.<br /><br />a public forum debate should be offered, however, to allow opponents to question and vent. but the pro sude should be calm.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-44266500926860252252017-05-15T08:43:45.262-05:002017-05-15T08:43:45.262-05:00Hey Mike, Tom Pendergast went down for tax evasion...Hey Mike, Tom Pendergast went down for tax evasion. Watch out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-57595014473854161192017-05-15T08:27:14.140-05:002017-05-15T08:27:14.140-05:00CFRG, People who circulate and sign petitions to h...CFRG, People who circulate and sign petitions to hold City spending accountable to the tax paying residents of Kansas City are stand up citizens who should be supported and applauded, not bullied by developers like Burke who see City tax dollars a a means to enrich their bank accounts and the pockets of their families and political friends. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-41552052701002485502017-05-15T08:11:25.908-05:002017-05-15T08:11:25.908-05:00It's about time Burke stepped up and showed yo...It's about time Burke stepped up and showed you who the REAL Mayor is. Mayor Bullhorn is just doing his part by dancing on his little strings. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-87251080853122170782017-05-15T08:08:57.322-05:002017-05-15T08:08:57.322-05:00You know what to do. Go get Mayor Bullhorn anothe...You know what to do. Go get Mayor Bullhorn another drink, slave! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-89724019518135160432017-05-15T07:59:11.922-05:002017-05-15T07:59:11.922-05:00If Mike Burke wants to build a hotel let him build...If Mike Burke wants to build a hotel let him build it with his own money. What worse than grumpy old men? Are bullies. Mike Burke and Sly James. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3642538274239253802017-05-15T07:38:42.854-05:002017-05-15T07:38:42.854-05:00Thanks for letting us grumpy old white men know th...Thanks for letting us grumpy old white men know that we get on your nerves. We were hoping for more than that, so we will step it up a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-25369659945394792662017-05-15T07:33:09.981-05:002017-05-15T07:33:09.981-05:00Not defending Burke but the Grumpier Old White Men...Not defending Burke but the Grumpier Old White Men, the CfRG, get on my nerves. So fucking annoying in their way they shout down anyone that disagrees with them. Tea-party Trump supporters are the dregs of the earth. Make no mistake these assholes are Trump supporters. Nice touch for them to hire minority workers to gather the needed signatures. Do the low paid workers get $1 per verified signature? <br /> <br />If I shop at Price Chopper in Brookside (I am guessing this is the store) I might sign in spite of my distaste of the Grumpier Old White Men. Ladies Who Lunchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-48485239625556266992017-05-15T05:51:28.369-05:002017-05-15T05:51:28.369-05:00We're more than willing to post Mr. Burke'...<i>We're more than willing to post Mr. Burke's side of this encounter</i><br /><br />He thinks you're either a drug addict or just deranged. So I guess we'll be waiting a while for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com