St. Louis Whirl WTF!!!! New found Mayor Francis Slay ally Rep. Jamilah ‘Niecey Williams’ Nasheed has some ‘xplaning to do! Related: Video: Nasheed: “Slay has continued to play racial politics in the city of St. Louis.” Hat tip:adfrench [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/S2uafWFN9xo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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We’ll go into the similarities after this excerpt from Post Dispatch political reporter Jake Wagman’s piece: On paper, Gov. Jay Nixon and Mayor Francis Slay seem like an easy match. The two lawyers are centrist Democrats born just a year apart. Each charted a methodical path through the ranks of government — Nixon kicked off […]

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H/T: kmbctv [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/hl4zCmDw8go” width=”325″ height=”250″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Prime Buzz: BREAKING: Funkhouser raises $300 in fourth quarter

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What’s up with the liberals and ‘B” grades? Blog KC: “With more snow and blowing wind on the way for Wednesday, local cities are still struggling to catch up from the Christmas blizzard after a week and a half. Streets that didn’t get plowed in the first wave now have 2-3 inches of ice bonded to […]

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Hat tip: Tony’s Kansas City

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Hat tip: Show-Me Pocket Change

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Has a major newspaper ever retracted an endorsement of a mayor a year into their term? How embarrassing! Her influence was a factor in some of the mayor’s worst decisions, like the appointment of a member of a militant anti-immigration group to the high-profile Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners. And Squitiro’s unprofessional demeanor in […]

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We wrote this Tuesday in our post regarding the resignation of Mayor Funkhouser’s Chief of Staff: “And in a move that may win him the political tin ear of the year award, Funkhouser pledged to find some way to continue to have his wife, Gloria Squitiro, continue to be a part of his administration.” After […]

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I think we may have to start a new feature called the “Lie of the Day.” Our first subject is the Honorable Mayor of Kansas City, Mark “what the” Funkhouser. The mayor’s Chief of Staff, Ed Wolf resigned yesterday (Is he seeing the handwriting on the wall and leaving a sinking ship; hell, a ship […]

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From The Pitch:By Chris Packham Douchebaguette: It’s fair to say now that Mayor of Big & Tall Menswear Mark Funkhouser and his apparently judgment-deficient bride Gloria Squitiro have lost the previously unquestioning support of The Star’s Mike Hendricks, they need to find a different work arrangement. One whereby he does all his important mayoring without […]

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