So . . . I'm all set to call failure on tomorrow's announcement of committee assignments . . . Here's what I'll be looking at: The lack of any significant increase in Latino representation that flies in the face of the 67% support of Funkhouser garnered from the Latino community in his razor thin margin of victory . . . And I wonder if he'll have the courage to appoint any new faces other than the same old La Raza Political Club cronies or the same of folks who are forced upon the community at every turn . . . Also, his Latino pals who did show their support really don't have much standing in the community and their political payoffs will likely be received as tokenism (at least by me) . . . So, it's pretty much a lose-lose situation all around . . . Also, because Funkhouser's campaign was pretty much comprised of giving the shaft to the Black community (ew) look for there to be a bunch of Black people on these committees as well . . . As some kind of olive branch to that community . . . If not, then he might face problems sooner than he thinks from "The Black Part of Town."
Anyway, this press conference probably marks the very first time and place where phony ideals that fit on billboards will turn into decisions that will inevitably alienate somebody:
WHO: Mayor-Elect Mark Funkhouser and the incoming City Council
WHAT: Announcement of committee assignments
WHEN: 3 p.m., Friday, April 27
WHERE: 1800 Summit
Note . . . One more reason not to expect good things . . . It's a classic PR trick to give bad news on a Friday afternoon. That trick is right out of the film classic Office Space and it's a good move to ensure that the press doesn't really have the time or the will to talk about it over the weekend.
so your criteria for a committee leader is purely race. cool. It does make it easier to bitch about something though. You can just forget what needs to be done in this city and as long as someone standing up is Latino everything is fine with you? That is excatly what happened to the kcmo school system. Bigitory sucks no matter what side of it you are on man. you are getting pretty transparent.
ReplyDeleteGetting transparent?
ReplyDeletearen't these the council committees, like "neighborhood development and housing," "aviation," planning, zoning and economic development, etc.?"
ReplyDeletesoooo, there can be no latinos.
on the other hand, he's set up an online application for all commissions and mayor-appointed boards (things that are comprised of general community), so if you would like to see anyone in particular "in," get them to at least sign up.
he's bitter that Rita Valenciano was froze out of Funk's administration. He throws a fit every time somebody gets hired.
ReplyDelete"Not enough latinos" in code for "they didn't hire my mom"
anon 2:54 - you got it! How his mom supposed to pay to put a roof over his head, buy his beer and Cheetos and his meds if the administration he insults every day won't hire her? looks like it's mickey dee's for the big T's mommy.
ReplyDeleteIt's not too late for Tony's mom. She can apply for a position on one of the boards and commissions via Funkhouser's campaign web site.
ReplyDeleteI think Rita Valenciano should be included.
Get off my mom, I just got off yours.
ReplyDeleteBwhahahahahahhahhaaha!
TKC: "Doing my best to dumb down the Internet!!!"
I had other lines (dumb, old jokes) but that seemed the most appropriate.
Also, I pay for my own Cheetos. A huge multi-national corporation that shall remain nameless writes me a check for every comment this blog receives at the end of the month. It comes out to about 50 bucks a message and not only keeps me in Cheetos but also Chinese food.
ReplyDeleteKa-ching.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.