As Mayor Funky's lame duck tenure comes to an end, it's troubling that he never learned to keep his family out of the political spotlight.
To wit . . .
CITY HALL DENIZENS ARE JUST A TAD DISCONCERTED TO SEE MAYOR FUNKY'S SON ANDREW SQUITIRO ARMED WITH VIDEO EQUIPMENT AIMED AT THE CITY COUNCIL!!!
Seriously, if Andrew Squitiro was just doing those lame Funk's Front Porch Videos I would have let it slide.
However, with $1,750 paid to Andrew Squitiro as a "campaign worker," according to recent campaign finance reports. Mayor Funky is actually paying Kansas City's Little Prince more than local Republican Machiavelli Jeff Roe.
Obviously, people deserve to know how that cash is being spent with a bit more than the Mayor's vague descriptions.
The "video tracker" title is being thrown around given the apparent focus of Squitiro's work.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION NOTICED THAT SQUITIRO'S CAMERA IS OFTEN DIRECTED AT CITY COUNCIL LADY AND MAYORAL HOPEFUL DEB HERMANN!!!
This kind of proves my point that she's the obvious front runner. Also, it makes Squitiro a member of Kansas City's political paparazzi.
Let's run the gauntlet here:
Mayor Funky's wife ran around barefoot and cost Kansas City at least a million bucks with her antics.
The Mayor's Daughter Tara helped sue Kansas City and there are plans for a "Royal Wedding" to the Black dude the Funky bunch kept in their attic for a couple of years.
And now Mayor Funky's son serves a political camera man according to so many legislative session watchers.
IT'S A BIT OF A TRAGEDY THAT MAYOR FUNKY NEVER LEARNED THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISN'T A FAMILY BUSINESS!!!
Also, it's kind of hypocritical that Co-Mayors keep whining about their family as part of the political discourse but keep putting them front and center.
Developing . . .
City-a-holic.
ReplyDeleteAnother example of a sleezy Jeff Roe tactic. Hope he doesn't point the camera at Bill Skaggs!
ReplyDeleteLOL !!!!
ReplyDeleteMayor Funky's term has indeed been a tragedy. He came in with a bare majority of voters behind him and between him and the barefoot contessa immediately proceeded to alienate everyone in sight with unbelievable stupidity and tone-deafness. When I think back to what he promised to accomplish (a city that works, improved neighborhood services, reining in TIF abuse, etc.) I'm reminded of Whittier's end to Maud Muller:
ReplyDelete“For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.”
That will have to be Mayor Funky's epitaph because there is no way he will get a second chance. Even those of us who voted for him feel like we were taken for suckers.
I think the guy's bucking for a movie script. Or maybe a situation comedy. Stranger than truth, Tee.
ReplyDeleteWhatsa matter with those people? This mayor's arrogance, that he can do as he pleases, is just amazing.
Like so many Hollywood types who act with selfish stupidity because they think they CAN!
Putting your kid on the payroll, as a visible campaign photographer was a moronic stunt. I'm not sure which of your stunts will have caused you to lose the election, but keep it up.
You make great copy! Right up there with Michael Jackson, Lindsay Lohan, and Governor Bloggo!
The FUNKHOUSER SUICIDE WATCH continues.
ReplyDeleteJust gotta say: Gloria is one hot MILF>
ReplyDelete8:53 please let it go. This statement has been said over and over it is old. You appear an IDIOT. The Funkhousers are finished we all know that.
ReplyDelete9:54 If everyone who appears to be an idiot stopped posting here we'd have nothing to read.
ReplyDeletelol 9:54- exactly right!
ReplyDeleteI move it around to where the action is. I don't even consider Herman a viable human being, let alone a candidate. If I remember correctly my camera was on them so I could get some quotes about redistricting.
ReplyDeleteMy guesses as to who told you in order of likelihood: Gottstein, Circo, Hermann.
Also, they're entirely unprofessional in council session. Regardless of whether members of the public are in attendance, if the camera isn't on them they're chatting on the cell phone, whispering in ears, or giggling with their pals.
I know my father's administration is the first thing you all think of when I say "unprofessional." Follow him around for a week and don't read The Star, you'll form some new opinions.
WHAT? follow him to the bathroom.
ReplyDeleteCan Andrew or any of his family members for that matter say Reille Hunter?
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for anyone that has to film Deb Hermann. That is gross.
ReplyDeleteAndrew: The Star's endorsement was instrumental in getting your father elected. They gave him several months to get his act together before unendorsing him. During this time he insisted on your mother's presence at city hall, which wound up costing the city $500K as I recall. Whether Mammygate had legs is anyone's guess, but the city chose not to fight it. But your father couldn't leave well enough alone. The suit was sealed and delivered but not signed, and he had to stir the pot, which wound up costing us even more.
ReplyDeleteI was always impressed with your father's work as auditor (which, by the way, he seems to have done very well without your mother's supervision). That's the reason I voted for him. But for an auditor, he sure didn't give the bottom line much thought.
As if that were't enough, his petulance, the latest example of which is to deprive Jan Marcason of any meaningful assignments, is petty and immature. (And I'm not a fan of Jan Marcason.)
So do people think your father is unprofessional? If that's a politically correct way to say paranoid nutjob, yes.
By the way, your devotion to him is touching, and I say that sincerely.
I do not believe that 10:39 is actually poor Andy squit. That was a teaser. Someone trying to get bloggers to pile on Andy squit. Sure the little fucker is now open for criticism. He is being paid as a campaign worker. Now that says VOLUMES about the state of the blasted bastard funk'd's chances of getting into the primary. He is crying tears to funders about the sorry ass state of his creepy marriage to pull a few dollars. Might work! I know I'd give the bitch a few bucks to get him out of my office. When he cries those tears just flow... so does his nose. Yep, I'd say "funk'd, if you want this check you'll have to get on the floor and beg like a dog" Nice.
ReplyDeleteLike the Air Force guy spreading his dirty seed around Kansas, funk'd is shameless.
Not "Andy Squit" but the clinically depressed and obese Grandma Squitiro. She just can't stop.
ReplyDeleteSomeone please explain this Andrew and Tara are his kids right? Then why do they have her name?
ReplyDeleteFunk=Pussy?
Their names were changed to Squitiro some time ago--with the assistance of a city attorney.
ReplyDeleteDid they pay?
ReplyDeleteGalen only does free work for strippers.
ReplyDeleteName change in 2004. We heard a lot of shouting and cursing at the run down house in Brookside. I do not believe the garbage about her wanting to "honor" her father when he died. She has brothers to carry on the name. What about honoring her husband? She petitioned the court to change Andrew's name, Tara just added Squitiro as a middle name.... Tara was of legal age.
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me, what is in the safe deposit box that Squitiro holds over her husband's head. As she so inelegantly states "I ain't goin' no wheres" JEEEZZ, this will be a long winter with her still in play.
The city (i.e. the council) denied to settle for the initial $30,000 (I believe it was that, same amount of digits for sure), waited a while, let the press build up to boiling point, then voted to settle for $500,000 rather than let the case actually go to court. They waited to get money quotes in the deposition, embarrass Funkhouser more, and for the pot of money to get bigger. It was a 12-1 vote, so who really cost the city $500,000? The City Council.
ReplyDeleteThis is so, blatantly obvious, yet you all doubt the voters' capability of realizing information such as this. Funkhouser's marriage, despite being one of the few marriages left in city hall (Sup Russ? Sup Marcason?), was the best way for his opponents to attack him. The public see nothing wrong with a man staying happily married to a woman despite power and fame.
What power? What Fame? STFU Glo bitch
ReplyDeleteEveryone is in favor of happy marriages, few as they are. But not every married couple has to be so joined at the hip that they must be together all the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid, Andrew, the happy marriage approach is a red herring. Your father gave his critics all the ammo they needed by his actions, not his marriage.
I'd respect you more if you stuck to facts and left the emotion out of your posts.
I really hoped for your father's success. Do you have any idea how hard it is to realize the obnoxious Ruckette Mary O'Halloren was right about your father before he was elected?
dear anon 5:25 PM,
ReplyDeletesorry fucker you are seriously wrong. This settlement offer is called the December 5 debacle. There WAS movement towards a tentative agreement on December 5 for around 30K. Before an actual agreement was drawn up, SIGNED and DELIVERED our blasted bastard mayor, funk'd quickly organized a press conference. Funk'd was flanked by his city paid, legal council Jim Wirken, Kendrick his Chief of staff (staff? if that's what you can call squit's keepers. She is crazy!)and other hangers-on. Funk'd proceeded to read a statement prepared by Jeff Spivak (and more than likely that whore squit). He did his usual lying to the press and to the residents of Kansas City. His vicious attack blew the deal straight to hell. Thanks a lot you stupid loser, funk'd. Keep your damn mouth shut and away from the EEOC complaint as there IS STILL the matter of December 5 still hanging in the balance. Feel like getting sued again?
On a personal note.
Andrew, if that is you and not the woman who birthed you, you do not need to be used. Time to grow up and way from your so called family.
Time to start cataloguing all of th lies told by this corrupt administration headed by squit.
Donavon Mouton, campaign finance records, 80K still unaccounted? etc,....
thanks Little brain, you have stirred up a lot of memories!
got your goat glo? you can not be happily married if you beat, humiliate and dishonor your husband.
ReplyDeleteyour husband is going around town begging for campaign cash. these meetings are a real trial for him as he is constantly asked why you insist on violating his office. his answer is he has to, or it will be the end of his marriage. now, how is that happy?
ask any campaign donor in this town. this is the truth.
Mark, you need to get out of this sad situation.
6:46 PM Amen! Not a happy marriage, not a happy family. The wife destroyed the chance for success any of them had.
ReplyDeleteHey toadstool, thanks for the reminder! Glad this case didn't make it to court after the co-mayors screwed up the settlement. Bates would have gotten a whole lot more from a jury.
ReplyDeleteDo you know why Mark Siettmann is still on the city dole? He was hired to help politically tone deaf co-mayors for 6 months. SUP co-mayors? Still can't count?
"The public see nothing wrong with a man staying happily married to a woman despite power and fame."
ReplyDeleteWell, what can one say about this woman's dementia? the poor dear. Is she ambiguously conveying that she has power and fame? Surely no one in this town would attribute such accomplishments to the scuffling-along mayor.
This odd woman is so out of balance it would not be surprising to see her whip out a penis in Loose Park's Rose Garden and water a bush, bless her heart.
I will watch my step at the Rose Garden. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeletestay classy kansas city. lol
ReplyDelete"I don't even consider Herman a viable human being" ...
ReplyDeleteYour future city councilperson.
Why Byron what are you saying?
ReplyDeleteIn a previous post Andrew said he was going to run for city council, though I don't think he meant this cycle.
ReplyDeleteGood gawd!
ReplyDeleteIf these posts are any indication of citywide sentiment, the only votes Funky will get are those of his family.
ReplyDeleteNah- there's that glass etcher guy who'll still vote for him... and probably a few near-to-inbred folks from the northland
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