Many of you are asking yourselves what the hell does one have to do with the other? Well probably nothing when you focus on the men and what they stand for but in the world of the internet they have one similarity, false hope for supporters and detractors.
In Ron Paul's case all that we have heard is how the polls are lying, he has the support in the grass roots, look at all of the money he has raised on the internet etc.... His supporters have been the most vocal, weather it be in the blog world or 5 guys standing on a corner holding up signs and their never ending phone calls into local/national talk radio. The whole time the people that actually understood the system have said that there is NO WAY that he can get elected. How many states has this guy picked up so far? Exactly.
Now lets look at the people that want Funkhouser recalled. They flood their blogs with personal attacks of him and his wife because he stood up to their racist agenda. They try (buy are often made to look like idiots) to sway local talk radio with their calls. There are now even rumors of T-Shirts being made and a lame rally. The people behind this recall would like to think that everyone in KCMO thinks the same way and they might actually believe it. If you were surrounded by people that thought the world was flat and you thought the same well you would think that everyone thought the same.
This whole thing is nothing more/nothing less than the extremist minority groups in this town pissed that they are no longer feared and catered to by city hall. Sure they throw in a few token white folks to make it look like something more but it is what it is. Just look at the points they use to recall the vote: From the Star
•Breached the public’s trust by trying to terminate Cauthen without the council’s support, violating the city charter. Racial
•Cost the city millions through the loss of the two national conventions that pulled out to protest the park board appointment of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps member Frances Semler, who resigned last week. Racial
•Is committing nepotism by allowing his wife, Gloria Squitiro, to volunteer as a personal assistant. The affidavit cites Squitiro allegedly calling an African-American employee “Mammy.” Racial
•Has failed to deliver on promises to revitalize the inner city. The affidavit suggests that Alvin Brooks, whom Funkhouser bested in a close election last spring, should replace Funkhouser. Racial
They want good old Alvin to replace the man so that they can go back to the good ole days of bags of money being dropped off at their church's, Racist group Headquarters and Ollie Gates can get more land for nothing.
It should be entertaining for those of us out in the dome to sit back and watch Kansas City go through Ron Paul lite. At least the Paul supporters understood the issues and truly believed in someone that they thought would be a good president, these people don't believe in anyone or any ideas and are just simply filled with hate/rage.
