The Diver’s Mailbag: A Little Something for Everybody
Apologies for the temporary hiatus over the past few days – the Diver was busy running down leads for several new blockbuster stories, including, but not limited to a tip that Sam Brownback has agreed to donate 100% of his campaign contributions to Haiti because he doesn’t need them.
In other news, Todd Tiahrt continues to take it on the chin from Jerry Moran, the state’s ugliest candidate. The Diver received several emails directing attention to what is perhaps the WORST WEBSITE EVER, the Hays Daily News (note to HDN, get with the program, will ya? That site sucks, it’s built with 5 year old technology, it’s as ugly as Jerry Moran). Anyway, I managed to find the piece in question, but sadly it won’t last long because the Hays Daily News doesn’t know the first thing about how to archive a story.
Before we go into other issues in the Diver’s mailbox, let me rant for a few minutes about some of the stuff I got in the mail – first and foremost, what the Moran people sent me is just NOT FUNNY. Sure, it’s a fine advocacy piece for your candidate, but what I really, really want to get from you guys is something that keys off the op-ed and makes a funny joke, like the “Washington D.C. – Hollywood for Ugly People” rip that some Moran haters sent my way.
That’s funny. And it’s effortless. See, the problem with all you campaign pukes is that you take yourself WAY too seriously. It takes maybe 5 minutes to do a poster like that – and it allows Dirt Diver to segue into making a larger political point at the same time – in this case, the point is that despite the hideous appearance of Jerry Moran, he’s kicking the snot out of Todd Tiahrt right now. See how I used humor (however lame it might be) as the doorway to a larger point? Try it, you jackasses. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
More “funny” from the Moran Haters (and this is NOT my handiwork, I assure you): it seems that Fake Jerry Moran is up and running on Twitter. Some good “rips” on Sarah Palin, like this gem:
Man, that was a LONG dinner last night. You know who Sarah Palin reminds me of? Vicki Tiahrt. And you all know what I think about her.
Anyway, points from the Diver for best use of new media by a Kansas political campaign so far in 2010. Keep up the fine work, T<3 peeps.
OK, rant over. Next item: Who the hell is Thomas Scherer and what is he running for? According to his website(s), he’s “your best candidate for Congress.” Personally, I think he has a secret identity as Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhauser, which would mean he’s got political experience…but enough about that crazy cat for now.
Finally today, I bring you some news out of the Big First. The diver has confirmed that the Kansas Board of Elections office has ordered new ballots from the same company that prints the Naughty/Nice list for Santa Claus – you know, paper that’s really long to accommodate all the names…
Anyway, it appears that Tracey Mann may be giving Rob Wasinger a run for his money as the leading carpetbagger in the Big First…there’s a new blog up with all sorts of evidence that Mr. Mann neither lives nor works in the district. What’s more, he doesn’t want YOU, Big First voters, to live in the district either. The site has several real estate listings up showing that Mann wants people to buy homes in Johnson County…
And then there’s this video:
