DAMN!!! FUNKHOUSER OPPOSITION CLAIM ENOUGH SIGNATURES FOR RECALL!!!

Looks like this might be an interesting Summer after all . . .

A Press Release just came down the wire from the Recall Funkhouser Crew and it says they've got the signatures required.

May 22, 2009

Committee to Recall Mark Funkhouser To Deliver 12,000 to 14,000 Additional Signatures to City Clerk

The Committee to Recall Mark Funkhouser announced this evening that it will deliver Recall Petitions containing between 12,000 and 14,000 additional signatures to the City Clerk on Monday afternoon, May 25th, at 3:00 p.m. Members of the Committee will be available to speak to the Media at the South entrance of City Hall at 2:30 p.m.
Harris Wilder, spokesman for the pro-Recall group said, “It hasn’t been easy, but the Committee now projects that it will have collected enough signatures by Monday afternoon to recall Mayor Funkhouser.”

“We expect that Monday will mark a truly historic day for Kansas City. By accomplishing this daunting task, we will have reaffirmed the power of ordinary citizens to effect their government. This group’s achievement is unprecedented and will have a positive effect on the City for years to come. We thank the hundreds of selfless and dedicated volunteers who worked on this campaign to improve our City’s government.”

No matter what this grass roots group has had a HUGE impact on local government and shown us all that incompetent, stubborn politicians like Funkhouser can't simply ignore their constituents and hope that apathy prevails.

I guess it makes sense that all of this stuff is historic given that FUNKHOUSER IS THE WORST MAYOR IN KANSAS CITY'S MODERN HISTORY!!!

And now . . . It seems there's a bit of hope that the dude will become part of Kansas City History rather a Co-Mayor this town has to endure.

UPDATE . . . Thanks for the link sent from AWESOME TKC readers . . .

THE NEW YORK TIMES JUST PUBLISHED THEIR ARTICLE REGARDING MAYOR FUNKY'S FOIBLES!!!

"This is a lot harder than I thought," he said.

Of note . . . The NY Times piece says Funkhouser now identifies as "An Independent" which is a significant change from his previous claims to be a liberal Democrat.

Gloria Squitiro's stupidity continues . . . Regarding the Volunteer Ordinance she says: “The establishment saw a formidable team,” Ms. Squitiro said, “and they wanted to break it up.”

Which is kind of odd because it was mainly a reaction to some white lady spewing racial slurs everywhere.

Confirmation of TKC reports regarding her continued influence: "She still works 50 hours a week for him, she says, just not at City Hall."

Even funnier . . . He's citing "Bike-Friendly" B.S. as one of his accomplishments which served only to satisfy a few rich hobbyists and is going to make development in this town even more expensive.

Mayor Funky says he has "rhino thick" skin from being ridiculed a lot . . . Which is funny because he seems like a big crybaby to me. He promises to "fight back" but for most people in this town it's much to late to reclaim any of the respect he has lost.

I'm gonna miss him.

To wit, Tonight's TKC SATURDAY NIGHT PLAYLIST (!!!) is dedicated to numbers which is what I'm sure we'll all be fighting about next week.

As always, thank you for reading this week and have a safe and fun weekend.