I thought I could escape commenting on what is probably the stupidest online campaign in Kansas City (including this blog) . . . But no.
WHEN (RELATIVELY) YOUNG MIDDLE-CLASS WHITE PEOPLE IN KANSAS CITY EXPRESS THEIR OPINION ONLINE, PEOPLE TAKE NOTICE!!!
By now close observers of the local blogosphere have seen the online parody group:
Citizens Opposed to Workable Solutions
Judging solely by the number of links the effort has received . . . The campaign is already a resounding success:
And when I think that this is the kind of (really dumbass) satire that TKC is competing with . . . I understand why so many people visit this blog.
Notice all those links from white people having a chuckle haven't translated to more than 100 views for any of this hipster video efforts.
It's also worth pointing out that this parody group is comprised completely of white people . . . In fact, considering that:
THESE HIPSTER D-BAGS WANT TO IMPOSE MORE TAXES ON KANSAS CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS SPEAKS TO HOW LITTLE THEY HAVE IN COMMON WITH EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS TOWN!!!
I have a working knowledge of the white guys who are involved in this effort and these are the same hipster creeps who were pushing for a Downtown stadium . . . This effort is similar because it hopes that all of Kansas City will pay for their entertainment.
Furthermore, I find the premise of Light Rail in Kansas City as an economic engine kind of disgusting.
Let's take a look at the track record:
EVERY BIG TICKET ITEM SOLD TO KANSAS CITY COMES WITH PROMISES OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS DOWN THE ROAD BUT NEVER DELIVERS!!!
The Mayor promised to steer (heh) away from these vanity project but now he's dedicating his administration to this effort that he once criticized:
EVEN WORSE, THE MAYOR IS PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS DUMBASS HIPSTER JOKE!!!
At the start of the "Orange Revolution" (LOL) Kansas City was promised an administration that would work on infrastructure and impose fiscal responsibility on City Hall . . . Laughably, the dude who made these promises is now hiding at home with his wife and pushing a project that won't really help transportation in Kansas City but will cost up to 1 BILLION DOLLARS.
The lack of leadership, foresight or fiscal responsibility that has lead Kansas City to consider light rail (yet again) is sadly hilarious in that it shows how little progress this town has made . . . Of course it's dark humor that would inspire someone to laugh at this town's mistakes but anything has to be funnier than Kansas City hipsters pushing their lame pet projects on the Internets.
UPDATE:
A few local reporters who don't read the Internets were surprised at this morning's cow stunt . . .
HOWEVER, A LOCAL NEWSIE SAID TO ME THAT IT WAS A TOTAL SETUP AND WASTE OF TIME BY THE MAYOR!!!
Once again, the Mayor has managed to piss off a great many people in the local media with a silly stunt that didn't really convince anyone . . . A couple of newsies told TKC that the stunt was embarrasing and a total waste of time . . .
THE ONLY THING THAT WAS WORSE WAS GLORIA SQUITIRO HOVERING OVER REPORTERS AND ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THEIR NOTES!!!
The leadership that Mayor Funky showed today, going along with a lame joke is a prime example of why Kansas City needs to vote this expensive light rail initiative down.
but they want toy trains tony don't be a grinch.
ReplyDeleteWhat billion dollars? That is the estimate for a starter line that no one even knows where it is going to run... and assumes competent management.
ReplyDeleteI am crossing my fingers that the people say no to this potential boondoggle...
lame. You and the hipsters. I debate who I hate more.
ReplyDeleteI'm confused, is this group a tool of Funk's or an independent group?
ReplyDeleteThey're mostly a group of tools.
ReplyDeletehipsters are tools.
ReplyDeleteBut I want light rail too.
This was pretty funny though...
hipsters are tools.
ReplyDeleteBut I want light rail too.
This was pretty funny though...
Tony stumping for the opressed masses. Evil white folks who support light rail are really trying to opress minorities? C'mon.
ReplyDeleteHey "the wife". If you really believe in public transit, then take the bus. It already runs on the same route. I'm not a hipster elitist and I ride it every day.
ReplyDeleteWe may not have latte's to share with you, but most of us won't bite.
The bus runs right past "The Wife's" house on Brookside Blvd. Ride it!
ReplyDeleteBrookside wants light rail and another excuse to go to Crown Center.
ReplyDeleteMark Funkhouser = Asshole
ReplyDeleteRuss Johnson = Puppet of the Assholes and lapdog to the mayor
Pat McLarney = Asshole
David Scott = Asshole
Kevin Klinkenberg = Asshole
Kite Singleton = Odious Asshole
John Dobies = Asshole
Mark Huffer = Asshole
Phil Scaglia = Huge Asshole
Freedom Inc = A collection of greedy Assholes
HNTB = See Freedom Inc
Urban Society = See HNTB
Why would anyone listen to these paid cheerleaders?
DEEP SIX LIGHT RAIL NOW AND FOREVER!
Them COWS are on to something. Making fun of farmers and cows. I hope they are all Vegans. making fun of the guys who feed you and acting as if living in a cow town is something bad is really sick in a funny way or is it the other way around.
ReplyDeleteI guess some one finally said "Joe do something or your out" and so Joe did something that he saw when he was at K.U. on frat night. It was funny when we were 19 but it is amateur and sophomoric now. You have definitely hurt months of time put in trying to put together a plan and sell it to the public. Well I am done trying to help you fools.
ReplyDeleteThem C.O.W.S. are the first ones who will have to go home to live when the economy takes another dive next month. They are the ones who are already watching the times they go for a beer and have dinner out. They are the 10% that will disappear from the P&L and let Cordish slide down the hill of restructuring debt at the expense of City Hall.
ReplyDeleteThey are the ones who will leave their precious condo in the middle of the night as they sneak home to Cattletown Kansas to live with poor hard working mommy and daddy cuz they couldn't make it in the big city of Cow Town.