Kansas City's chattering class has finally settled on an official story for the departure of KC Airport Dude VanLoh . . . Meanwhile, we had a pretty good discussion on the topic YESTERDAY which inspired online rage and
Here are a few takeaways . . .
- This is a hit for the new airport
New leadership means a delay in moving any big project forward.
- The "departure" is an admission that the last new airport pitch failed
Success would have involved the leader staying or at least not "leaving" abruptly at the end of the week.
- Mayor Sly Dictates Newspaper Coverage
Most Kansas City Insiders noticed the flubbed reporting and the Friday follow-up was a bad joke for everyone who takes the news with a grain of salt.
Here's the link aftermath on a topic our blog community talked much better . . .
KMBC: Kansas City appoints new aviation director
KC Biz Journal: Manager Patrick Klein to succeed VanLoh, who has been Kansas City’s aviation director for 12 years.
Recycled Newspaper Coverage: Leadership Change Coming At KCI Airport
Show-Me: After first announcing that Kansas City’s Aviation Department Director Mark VanLoh was being “replaced,” The Kansas City Star reissued their story to say that he was retiring.
Dead Tree Media Talks Trash On MCI: Turn KCI from a functional dump into a modern, convenient airport
Developing . . .
The editorial section is starting to read like buzzfeed without the jokes.
ReplyDeleteBut maybe that will give them more freedom to start publishing some better content.
Mabye.
They can't even handle a leadership transition without screwing it up. And Kansas City is supposed to trust them with a billion dollar project?
ReplyDeleteTKC, you're so called "rage" is the sign of a decent discussion. News doesn't really matter if it doesn't make somebody angry and I see that Sly's office and the Star regularly get mad at this blog.
ReplyDeleteTake it as a sign that you're doing something right.
I'm not sure what it is, but it's something.
The former Northland councilman would have made a better replacement. The new one is just a yes man.
ReplyDeleteProbably why he got the job
DeleteBrown-nosing always helps a struggling career.
ReplyDelete"I see that Sly's office and the Star regularly get mad"
ReplyDeleteThey recognize it as the shitheap it is and just laugh at it.
Seems the only real news I got out of that post yesterday was that you fucked niggers up the ass.
ReplyDeleteTurn Kansas City Star from a functional taxpayer subsidized dump into a modern, convenient source of information.
ReplyDeleteThanks
They can't even handle a leadership transition without screwing it up. And Kansas City is supposed to trust them with a billion dollar project?
ReplyDeleteNailed it
Star = The Kansas City Sly
ReplyDeleteSounds like Tony screwed it up, touting a story that was never there and then lying about its contents. Forced out? Retired? Who fucking cares.
ReplyDeleteWrite about niggers. That's all we care about.
^^^ 10 visit today and 100th comment for this TKC fan. Tony, you need a better class of troll.
ReplyDeleteOnly took you seven minutes. ^^^^^^^
ReplyDeleteYou fucking live on this site?
^^^ Pot meet kettle ^^^
ReplyDeleteKeep the airport, dump the mayor.
ReplyDeleteTrade competence for a butt kisser that will be the model sycophant.
ReplyDeleteYou reap what you sow Paco.
Of corse, you don't have a scratch to travel by air anyway.
"Trade competence?"
ReplyDeleteIs that a reference to the Funk?
LOL! That dickhead didn't have the "competence" to kick his wife out of city hall. So he had to retreat the city. Also, "Paco" rules your life. This is an even dozen visits for today alone.
I'm sure Tony thanks you for your patronage.
But I think you're a douche.
Should have given it to the eco devo chick with the "large tracts of land"
ReplyDeleteSchulte/James Plan Step One: Tell VanLoh to submit his retirement (resignation) since he's been a lightning rod on the airport upgrade issue since day one. Step Two: Hire one of Troy's butt-kissing ass't city managers as the new Aviation Director. StepThree: Proceed with the Council public information dog & pony show later in April where the airlines say they will pay for a new terminal but not a renovation. (Through higher ticket fees, parking, etc.) Step Four: Have ordinance drafted and hold hearings at which the business community supports the new terminal. Not mentioned at the hearing is that companies can't vote. PR effort funded by the Civic Council/Chamber starts churning. And so on and so forth.
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