Kansas City's criminal past is the stuff of legend but there's a lot to be learned from the close, big money political connections that invariably breed corruption.
And so, we're starting our morning with this MUST SEE clip from Kansas City documentary moviemaker Terence O'Malley . . . Check it:
The Kansas City Mafia and the Pendergast Machine
Youtube . . .
From Director Terence O'Malley: "This is a clip from the documentary film Tom & Harry: The Boss and the President, the only feature-length documentary film telling the story of the corrupt Pendergast political machine and Harry Truman's unswerving devotion to Boss Tom Pendergast. This clip explains how the Kansas City Mafia insinuated itself into the machine and discusses the wicked culture of Kansas City during the Pendergast era of the 1930s. The entire film is available at TomandHarryDocumentary-dot-com. Enjoy and please offer any feedback or thoughts."
More in a bit . . .
Fucking website doesn't work...
ReplyDeleteGet a better computer dipshit, the website totally works. Stop blaming all your problems on somebody else, stop being a welfare whore.
ReplyDeleteShow some dignity.
Use Google Chrome!
Mafia = NO NIGGER CRIME
ReplyDeleteMafia = NO NIGGER APOLOGIST
Mafia = NO TKC
GO MAFIA
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
by Anonymous
Same old Kansas City, except we need the mob back.
ReplyDeleteAnd a fine Klansman he will be.
ReplyDeleteTerrance O'Malley is a joke. He makes no money on his pictures so Dick Jones at Forrest T. Jones & Co. gives him a toy job and bankrolls him so Dick can believe that he is a community asset.
ReplyDelete...community ass hat
ReplyDeleteWe need a man like big Tom and some real fuckin dagos running this shit hole again.
ReplyDeleteI think we have a murder rate that makes the mob blush.
ReplyDeleteat least niggers knew their place.
ReplyDeleteHAP, HAP, HAP, HAPPY DAYS. Back when men were men, women were women and blacks were negros.
ReplyDeleteIt's always about knowing your station isn't it? If some part of town is doing economically good then get the mob to burn it down because you're to stupid to think and their always your lamp lighting job to fall back on.
ReplyDeleteMike Burke and Sly James were friends and allies when they ran against each other for Mayor. Mike Burke was suppose to win, but it doesn't really matter because they're both on the same team. The word Mob is synonymous with the word gang. Gang is an organized group of criminals. Now, you may have noticed when Sly James gave his thank you speech when he won the mayoral election, he took the time to thank his extended family. Mafia - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families. You may have also noticed that during Mayor Sly James' rein all of the familiar kick backs continue to go to JE Dunn, the Cordish Company and The Kemper Family. Also notice that none of the previous commentators were able to point out that Mayor Sly James is the modern day Pendergast. Even though Sly has been fervently working to get local control of the police force for years. The reason the majority of Kansas City denizens are too ignorant to put this all together is because the people today are just too fucking dumb. How long have the Kansas City public schools been unaccredited? Long enough...........
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