TKC talks to more important people than you

My challenge interviewing former City Auditor and now Mayoral Candidate Mark Funkhouser was to try and make the guy seem halfway interesting. While boring ass bloggers and politicos might think budgets and spreadsheets (ew) are fascinating . . . I find much of the cold, hard data (no homo) regarding this City to be pretty useless and what's more telling is that you can't even get friend fried chicken in this town without getting shot. And I love fried chicken.

Luckily, Funkhouser is a pretty interesting guy and not only has a sense of humor about himself but also has a consistent campaign message that he delivers clearly. Thankfully, toward the end of the short conversation he started to loosen up (again, no Lance Bass) and you'll see that he drops a bit of his apprehension about reaching out to the blogging community and finally manages to uncross his arms . . . Maybe because he realizes I wasn't going to ask him for spare change? In any event, I'm glad and a bit honored that he met with me and I think what I came up with turned out well . . . Also, any casual reader of local blogs might notice that he has a lot of support (or at least interest) among local geeks . . . My theory is that talk of infrastructure and finance resonates among that crowd . . . So, while I refuse to interview or even talk with any female candidate for mayor, those broads might want to think about squeezing into a thong, giving away free removable hard drives or somesuch in order to attract a similar demographic.

Technically, the video was fun to do but I had a lot of challenges and delays putting it together. I'm using dummy MS Movie Maker and "my talents and skills" are far beyond what that crappy piece of freeware can deliver . . . Now I know how my ex-girlfriends felt. In any case, I'm pleased with how the video turned out, I had a fun time making it and I hope that it makes following boring ass, falsehood filled, and the repeated empty promises of Kansas City politics a little easier to handle.

Double Bonus: I'm pretty sure I've completely used up every last bit of the novelty of the "funk" references directed at this candidate. You're welcome. Enjoy bitches.