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Entries Tagged as 'Mayor Mark Funkhouser'

K.C. Star: Neither We Nor Voters Had Any Idea That Funkhouser Would Be Incapable of Working Without His Wife?”

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

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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K.C. Co-Mayor Has Incident at Airport; Skycap Claims Squitiro “Snotty and Sarcastic”

October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

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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Video: K.C. Mayor Funkhouser’s Chief Of Staff Resigns

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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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K.C Mayor & Wife STILL Funking Up!

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Video: Mrs. Funk: Gloria Squitiro Speaks With FOX 4

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Kansas City Co-Mayor Gloria Squitiro just “couldn’t have imagined” the scrutiny that involves being in the public light. Why should the ordinary people care that money is missing out of the Mayor’s campaign committee – a committee that she just so happens is the treasurer? The nerve of people ridiculing her for talking about her [...]

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“Inside” the Funk Administration

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

These people are a bloggers dream come true. And we have three more years to go! Ms Squitiro waxing on about her political skills, while sending out a letter talking about her husband’s prostate exam is priceless. From PLOG: By Eric Barton File this one in the too-much-information category. The Christmas letter from Mark Funkhouser [...]

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