TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! NICE TURNAROUND FOR THE FRIENDS OF TERRY RILEY!!!



Councilman Terry Riley is a gentleman and a scholar and he could be the next Mayor of Kansas City . . . And I'm only halfway kidding.

C'mon . . . You guys know the Eastside vote as well as I do and there's no way the 3rd or 5th District stands behind Sly James without some serious reservations - Especially when Sly rarely makes his presence known on the wrong side of Waldo.

ANYHOO . . . Politics is all about helping friends and hurting enemies . . . And in at least one instance KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS recognize that the Councilman has a lot of pull.

Remember that TKC is the only local news(ish) source to report on the alleged hiring of Kimiko Gilmore by City Manager Wayne Cauthen.

TKC Tipsters are saying this stinks to high heaven for a number of reasons but here are the most important:

  • Gilmore is a great gal but she just got her MPA. She's fresh out of grad school working an important position that is usually occupied by seasoned professionals with FAR MORE EXPERIENCE. The influence of Riley is seen as part of her meteoric rise despite the concerns of a great many.

  • Why would Councilman Riley care? Maybe because . . . GILMORE USED TO WORK FOR THE FORMER COUNCIL DUDE!!!

  • This Assistant to the City Manager gig is choice and the salary could come in at more than 100k. This could be a HUGE favor to hand out to somebody who doesn't have the usual qualifications for the gig.

    So . . . While this bit of power brokering by Riley seems unsavory and highly inappropriate to a great many City Hall watchers . . . It is also seen as a testament to Riley's influence inside The Hall. Make no mistake . . . Riley is a force to contend with and the people of Kansas City would do well to realize the power that he wields.

    • Comments

    1. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:28 AM

      Can I get a piece of that sandwich?

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    2. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:31 AM

      Rilley is a crook.

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    3. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:39 AM

      riley isnt shit unless he has a black mayor or city manager. besides i wouldnt let riley wash my car.riley is the biggest crook on the council that will be the biggest mistake this city can make my giving riley the mayors job.

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    4. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:52 AM

      Whatever happened to Wayne Cauthen's new $140/year position he created for Chuck Eddy? What's Eddy doing for the salary? And why wasn't that position posted with others allowed to apply?

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    5. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:52 AM

      Eddy is Cauthen's biggest mistake. He needs to go and so does Wayne.

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    6. Anonymous7/3/09, 8:10 AM

      Kimiko is hardly inexperienced - altho she may have a recent MPA, she has been working for Claire for the last few years. A Senate staff position is hardly inexperienced. Get real Tony.

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    7. Anonymous7/3/09, 8:24 AM

      I thought Beth would be our next Mayor.

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    8. Yancy Davis7/3/09, 9:09 AM

      Those positions have been posted for at least two years perhaps even longer like right after white folks ran Latrisha Underhill out of town. I doubt there would be this outrage if Kimiko wasn't a black woman.

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    9. Anonymous7/3/09, 10:12 AM

      Tony, get a grip! This isn't "proof" of Riley's influence with the Council; it's Wayne buying Riley's support to try to keep his job! Riley and Cauthen have been in bed together on a lot of crooked deals: like, Citadel Plaza and CDC's "double dipping" reimbursements and Perfect Output. Riley and Wayne are both as crooked as they come.
      Bet a big piece of Kimiko's excessive salary ends up in Riley's campaign fund. . .

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    10. Anonymous7/3/09, 11:22 AM

      OMG Yancy! "The White folks ran Latrisha Underhill out of town" ARE YOU KIDDING! She had porn all over her computer and only came to work when she felt like it! But, it's easy to blame it on "white folk" isn't it? As usual, all of the manager's "girls" have little experience and even less qualification for their job.

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    11. Radioman KC7/3/09, 11:56 AM

      This is really inside baseball stuff. What are you doing, tony, writing the city hall cafeteria newsletter?

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    12. Anonymous7/3/09, 12:26 PM

      Underhill's porn? Are you kidding me? The co-mayors and their spawn are the kings of workplace porn.

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    13. Anonymous7/3/09, 1:41 PM

      Yancy, Chuck Eddy is white . . . and people want him gone. So no: the skin color of the ineffective, unqualified, or unnecessary staffers matters little to those who care about the City.

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    14. Anonymous7/3/09, 1:50 PM

      Yancy, if white people could run black folks out of town do you think Latrisha Underhill is who they would go after?

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    15. City Haller7/3/09, 5:04 PM

      Agree. It's not about Race. Eddy is white and everybody wants him gone.

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    16. M, Sharp7/3/09, 5:08 PM

      Where do you find these pictures Tony? I love internet pictures.

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    17. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:00 PM

      also, the Mayor's are white and everyone want them gone.

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    18. Anonymous7/3/09, 7:06 PM

      Kansas City is only supposed to have one Mayor. White or Black, the problem is that we have two.

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    19. Anonymous7/3/09, 11:37 PM

      Our problem is the do nothing Council and crooks like Terry Riley.

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    20. Anonymous7/4/09, 7:57 AM

      hey city haller then you know about the card playing going on the 8 floor when the cafeteria was still there how many blacks played cards for an hour at least dduring breaks

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