TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! JASON KANDER DROPS OUT OF KANSAS CITY MAYORAL RACE AFTER REVEALING HE SUFFERS FROM PTSD AND DEPRESSION!!!
A groundbreaking note from Kansas City's favorite politico changes the local political game once again . . .
JASON KANDER JUST DROPPED OUT OF THE KANSAS CITY MAYORAL RACE!!!
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A personal note from Jason Kander
About four months ago, I contacted the VA to get help. It had been about 11 years since I left Afghanistan as an Army Intelligence Officer, and my tour over there still impacted me every day. So many men and women who served our country did so much more than me and were in so much more danger than I was on my four-month tour. I can’t have PTSD, I told myself, because I didn’t earn it.
But, on some level, I knew something was deeply wrong, and that it hadn’t felt that way before my deployment. After 11 years of this, I finally took a step toward dealing with it, but I didn’t step far enough.
I went online and filled out the VA forms, but I left boxes unchecked – too scared to acknowledge my true symptoms. I knew I needed help and yet I still stopped short. I was afraid of the stigma. I was thinking about what it could mean for my political future if someone found out.
That was stupid, and things have gotten even worse since.
By all objective measures, things have been going well for me the past few months. My first book became a New York Times Bestseller in August. Let America Vote has been incredibly effective, knocking on hundreds of thousands of doors and making hundreds of thousands of phone calls. I know that our work is making a big difference. And last Tuesday, I found out that we were going to raise more money than any Kansas City mayoral campaign ever has in a single quarter. But instead of celebrating that accomplishment, I found myself on the phone with the VA’s Veterans Crisis Line, tearfully conceding that, yes, I have had suicidal thoughts. And it wasn’t the first time.
I’m done hiding this from myself and from the world. When I wrote in my book that I was lucky to not have PTSD, I was just trying to convince myself. And I wasn’t sharing the full picture. I still have nightmares. I am depressed.
Instead of dealing with these issues, I’ve always tried to find a way around them. Most recently, I thought that if I could come home and work for the city I love so much as its mayor, I could finally solve my problems. I thought if I focused exclusively on service to my neighbors in my hometown, that I could fill the hole inside of me. But it’s just getting worse.
So after 11 years of trying to outrun depression and PTSD symptoms, I have finally concluded that it’s faster than me. That I have to stop running, turn around, and confront it.
I finally went to the VA in Kansas City yesterday and have started the process to get help there regularly. To allow me to concentrate on my mental health, I’ve decided that I will not be running for mayor of Kansas City. I truly appreciate all the support so many people in Kansas City and across the country have shown me since I started this campaign. But I can’t work on myself and run a campaign the way I want to at the same time, so I’m choosing to work on my depression.
I’ll also be taking a step back from day-to-day operations at Let America Vote for the time being, but the organization will continue moving forward. We are doing vital work across the country to stop voter suppression and will keep doing so through November and beyond.
Having made the decision not to run for mayor, my next question was whether I would be public about the reason why. I decided to be public for two reasons: First, I think being honest will help me through this. And second, I hope it helps veterans and everyone else across the country working through mental health issues realize that you don’t have to try to solve it on your own. Most people probably didn’t see me as someone that could be depressed and have had PTSD symptoms for over decade, but I am and I have. If you’re struggling with something similar, it’s OK. That doesn’t make you less of a person.
I wish I would have sought help sooner, so if me going public with my struggle makes just one person seek assistance, doing this publicly is worth it to me. The VA Crisis Line is 1-800-273-8255, and non-veterans can use that number as well.
I’ll close by saying this isn’t goodbye. Once I work through my mental health challenges, I fully intend to be working shoulder to shoulder with all of you again. But I’m passing my oar to you for a bit. I hope you’ll grab it and fight like hell to make this country the place we know it can be.
Jason
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Dear Jason, I applaud you for your total honesty which is something career politicians cannot admit EVER. This is the greatest gift of love you could give to yourself, your family, and a reality check to those of you self seeking greedy pigs who, line their pockets with taxpayer bucks all in the name of "Servitude". I wish you the best... And for the rest of you mentally stagnant jerks... We are waiting for you to rip off your stupid masks.. Sooner or later you will screw up..Best of luck Mr. Kander!
ReplyDelete^^^^^^^^^^ +100
DeleteJason did the right thing. Good for him. He finally showed some true bravery and discretion. He should be applauded by everyone for this move. Really honorable and good of him.
Dear Jason,
ReplyDeleteIt takes a big person to step forward as you have done. I have the utmost respect for you and wish you well. Making the admission to having a problem is to deal with the denial, which takes you to the first step—acceptance. Acceptance leads to surrender..when you surrender, YOU WIN. Winning means no more fighting yourself; you are free to be Jason. You win because you no longer have to pretend that you are okay when you are not. It takes courage and humility to publically admit that you have PTSD to the world. I applaud you!!! Be encouraged Jason….God is not done with you yet!
Things that make you go hmmmmmm?
ReplyDeleteJason, Good for you, you do win by acknowledging you need help. The rest of us win that you won't be our mayor. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteTell that to Sly, Frank, Caleb and Claire 1:40.
ReplyDeleteA couple of thoughts...
ReplyDeleteNot spending a lot of time around here probably led the Kanders to believe that they would be welcomed into local politics with open arms. That didn't happen.
Jason's a bright guy who recognizes that the Democratic Party of today isn't very welcoming to a white guy -- regardless of how self-loathing one might appear. Now, a white guy with a disability is another matter...
What's in store for us in 2020, Jason?
A day after he announces he has a million in his coffers
ReplyDelete^^^^ that I understand he gets to keep
ReplyDeleteJason is making the right move. KC mayor was always a bad fit for him. For both political and personal reasons. He is smart to find another place.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jason for your service.
Don't want to kick a man when he is down but if my entire life revolved around the cesspool of politics and all the worthless scum involved in it I would be depressed too.
ReplyDeleteJason knew what he did in high school and college was going catchup to him.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, I did not see this coming. This leads to a ton of questions though as I don't entirely trust his motives on this because he's run for office before and lost. Man, this seems weird
ReplyDeleteExit strategy when you realize what you thought you wanted is a hair covered turd. Apparently, he wants to take the victimhood route to disprove his “fake soldier” status.
ReplyDeleteSomething is rotten in the state of Denmark. Wonder what the story behind the story could be.
ReplyDelete^^I don't know Thelma, why don't you get the gang together in the Mystery Machine and go find out?
ReplyDeleteThe right thing to do is for him to give that money back to the donors.
ReplyDeleteWow, thought he would be a great mayor.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean an end to his elective office seeking?
Things just went from bad to “WE’RE DOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD”
ReplyDeleteDoes this come from any specific mayor's race goings-on?
ReplyDeleteHe was always going to have to fight for it, and maybe he wasn't up to it and just realized it.
Elective politics is not a merit-based process like college admissions. It's rough and tumble and worse today.
Too bad for KC.
It would have been a major blow had he lost, which was a possibility. Maybe he realized how crooked this city is and how much he'd have to take on and fail with the airport and failed streetcar and crime and sewer. This is an out.
ReplyDeleteHe legit bought a house far south in KCMO to set up residence for the mayoral run. This isn't because of depression/ptsd, but that is a good cover
I saw him as a chance for someone who could be like Ilus Davis, a great, honest, competent mayor. Sad.
ReplyDeleteCenturies of relentless inbreeding predisposes Jews to mental illness.
ReplyDelete235, cover? Doesn't it derail his career? Seems like overall it's likely true.
ReplyDeleteScott Taylor will be the next Mayor now. He brings the skills that the office of Mayor needs.
ReplyDeleteNaw, it will be Miller. Someone not stained by city hall politics, a solid skill set and can build consensus beyond the political bubble.
ReplyDeleteAgree with @2:22 as I would like my donation back.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck Jason.
Like many others I would like to know the behind the scenes story.
What a pussy! Hahaha. Thank god for PTSD. He would've been a terrible mayor.
ReplyDeleteThis is affluent privilege. He's a little bummed out so he can take a timeout from life his and 'fix himself.' meanwhile, everybody else has to go to work everyday no matter how badly they feel. He should've kept this to himself. Nobody gives a crap about your problems, Kander. Man up.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to men in this country? All ex-military are losers; many on full psychiatric pensions, just sitting around the house all day gobbling pills. My dad was in Vietnam for 2 years! On the front lines, guerilla warfare and he didn't miss a day of work in 40 years. He had nightmares and anxiety and suffered bouts of depression as a result of his experience in Vietnam but he kept it together, didn't ask for pity and thoughts and prayers and other bullshit.
ReplyDeleteOk, wow, I could say a lot of things now. Some would be repetitive like the shenanigans involving Phil Glynn and Congressman Carwash that we released, but only independent sites like TKC, the Sentinel, etc., would pick up and tell the truth.
ReplyDeleteKCMO local media (KCStar, TV stations) for the most part simply refuse to investigate or confirm spoon-fed info. that's provided to them. KCMO Democrat consensus quickly lined up behind Kander and was going to steamroll him into the Mayor's office. For them it was never about hearing from all candidates, debating, and vetting the best qualified person. KSHB's Cat Reid may have been the only corporate TV employee who called him on anything (failure to vote in KCMO big-issue elections).
If Kander caught wind of what revelations were coming in the next months, then I'd view this announcement cynically, but for now I'll trust that he just wanted to step off the toxic merry-go-round and get his head straight. I hope that's the case. By the time Mike Sanders tried to step off it was too late.
Remember, normal well-adjusted individuals do not forgo their families and careers to chase after the political spotlight, the talk-show circuit, the attention of strangers, and the adoption of sound-bite communication.
Let's close the political chapter on Jason Kander, wish him well in his recovery, and hope that he dedicates himself to being a good husband, father, son, and neighbor.
If his announcement today holds, then we will honor the stand-down.
Kander got wind of women coming forward with harassment and sexual assault claims and to save himself embarrassment, he took the pussy way out by claiming PTSD when he doesn't really suffer from it and is a big baby. We all know he's a pussy.
ReplyDeleteVegas favors Lucas.
ReplyDeleteP.S. If Jolie Justus tries to worm back into the race, as hinted in the Star article, we will detonate her political career.
ReplyDeletefinal word
(see Burns and Mc recordings)
It's Lucas, and we're SCROD!
ReplyDeleteScott Wagner should drop out as well. Like Deb Hermann he wont even carry the Northland.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chief Petitioner
DeleteI always wonder about the millions of men who returned from WW1 and 2 and assimilated back in without benefit of pills or psychiatrists.
ReplyDeletecall me cynical...I think he is full of it. He does not want to be Mayor of KC. Its too hard and he will fail at it like Corey Booker. Its too much of a risk. KC under any Dem will have 100+ murders a year and that wont help him with his next race.
ReplyDeleteThis is a cover and a convenient way to avoid having a record like Sly James and Cleaver and the other Mayors with blood on their hands. I bet too his donations are at record levels because of this.
I dont believe him.
no one believes him, bro
ReplyDeleteHe realized what a complete snake pit of corruption KCMO is.
ReplyDeleteLoL at 3:28pm! If Jolie jumps back in, she'll look like such an idiot. Does anyone want a quitter for mayor? If she stays in the 4th, she's probably next in line for Cleaver's seat.
ReplyDeleteJust when you might have thought that Pander couldn't possibly become an even bigger phony, along comes this "announcement".
ReplyDeleteHe ran for and served as Missouri Secretary of State without a single peep about any mental issues.
He started a fake nonprofit to fight "voter suppression", got booked on TV talk shows, raised millions of dollars, and traveled around the country, for some reason particularly New Hampshire and Iowa, getting his face time. Never a peep about any medical impairments.
He was regularly mentioned as "a rising star" in the Democratic Party and even touted as a presidential candidate by local clueless "reporters" like Kraske. Never a mention of PTSD or depression.
Then his goals suddenly became much lower as he rolled into town riding his national "celebrity" to announce for mayor of KCMO. All ambition and no limitations. It was clearly never anything more than a stepping stone to bigger personal things.
Now he's raised $1 million, but suddenly has discovered that his mental state won't allow him to run for office and serve?
Really?
Could, perhaps, some polls have shown a rather bad and unexpected news?
Are there other skeletons about to appear?
Surely he doesn't intend to keep $1 million contributed by people for one purpose to be used later entirely at his discretion.
Lots and lots of shoes yet to drop.
All this was never at all what it appeared to be.
He must have seen some awful things in his four months in that far away, war torn desk job.
ReplyDelete4 months as an intel officer and he has to drop out of the mayor race? Good grief. Try 27 months over two tours in the infantry.
ReplyDeleteProbably took a look a real look at the fiscal condition-mess-cooked books he would inherit from Sly James.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget about Kander's U S Senate run as well, @4:12pm.
ReplyDeleteLots of campaigns in front of the public for a very long time and no mention at all of any mental challenges.
Lots more to come on this story.
If there were only a serious local newspaper.
YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jason. That was a very brave thing to do.
ReplyDelete3:47, they became violent, dangerous drunks.
My nose is broken, so are all of my brother's noses.
My father would say that beer was cheaper than a psychiatrist. Not for us it wasn't.
I think your Dad meant for you to drink the beer, you probably should start with a 12 pack every night and work up to a case. Pick up a pint of bourbon and work that in as well.
DeleteWhile I empathize with and applaud anyone with real psychiatric issues getting the help they need, I can’t help but think this will make him even more attractive to the left. Anyone that can qualify as a “victim “ for any reason will automatically get bonus points from Dems.
ReplyDeleteDiana should run for mayor. She is the most beautiful woman ever.
ReplyDelete5:17, I don't drink alcohol.
ReplyDeleteEven Donald Trump knows that children of alcoholics shouldn't drink.
Sly for life......... in prison
ReplyDeleteOr maybe he really has PTSD and major depression and the stress was too much.
ReplyDeleteAll the city officials from sLIE all the way down to the lowest position of gopher boy need immediate psychiatric help........ ASAP
ReplyDeleteJews love to portray themselves as some form of "victim" or another. Much Ado.
ReplyDeleteI'll drink to that.
ReplyDeleteNeed another ad putting an Ak-47 blindfolded this time.
ReplyDeleteSo, if this is a cover, Kander will claim to be "swift boated" when it's reported.
ReplyDeleteFunny Remington did a mayor Poll Monday night......oops
ReplyDelete6:21, nobody plays the victim better than white men.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he should review his life plans with an eye to changing professions to something less inherently depressing than politics. Even politics that's non-elective is a discouraging world, meaning TV and speech appearances and dealing with the people around them.
ReplyDelete8:55 it’s worked so well for the coloreds so.......
ReplyDeleteThe next Crazy Tom Eagleton of Missouri. Probably more pussy whipped that shell shocked from office paperwork.
ReplyDeleteDon't be shocked if he was involved in sexual misconduct as a TAC Officer in the National Guard.
ReplyDelete#MeToo
ReplyDeleteIf you’re interested in the real reason Jason Kander is suffering from depression, and has decided withdraw from the KC mayoral race and call it quits, you’ll need to access and read these reports:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.waynemadsenreport.com/articles/20161010
https://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2016/10/missouri-democrat-jason-kander-has.html
https://www.justice-integrity.org/1124-deceit-claims-lodged-against-missouri-democrat-in-key-senate-race
https://www.justice-integrity.org/1134-missouri-rape-claim-prompts-political-explosion
https://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2018/09/from-dawn-wells-of-gilligans-island.html
^^Do you have any reputable sources?
ReplyDelete"nobody plays the victim better than white men."
ReplyDeleteAdd and/or Christians.
^^+100
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