Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Terry Riley will allow Jackson Co. voters to think he's Irish

Posted by David Martin on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:00 AM

click to enlarge Terry Riley wears the green on his yard signs.
  • Terry Riley wears the green on his yard signs.

Terry Riley has torn into a box of Lucky Charms as he attempts to move from City Hall to the Jackson County Legislature.

Riley, who represents a predominantly black district as a Kansas City, Missouri, councilman, has decided that running for county office requires a little rebranding. Riley's yard signs omit his first name, come in green and feature a shamrock in the bottom right-hand corner.

Term-limited on the council, Riley is making a move on the at-large seat held by former Kansas City Chief Fred Arbanas.

click to enlarge Terry Riley: New office, new tack.
  • Terry Riley: New office, new tack.
Riley's yard signs suggest that running for the in-district Fifth District council seat is not the same as seeking election in a county that is 73 percent white.

That, or he just really likes St. Patrick's Day.

The yard signs also send a message that a vote for Riley is a vote for change. His campaign is playing the "new leadership" card in attempt to bring attention to the fact that Arbanas has served as a county judge since 1972 (not a typo).

Of course, Riley is not exactly a newcomer to the political scene. He was a member of the Kansas City, Missouri, School Board and the Missouri House of Representatives before joining the City Council in 2000. Riley won a special election to replace Kelvin Simmons, who resigned.

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How much longer are you going to keep on with the same old poor me, I'm black so this is what we have to do to get any where in life bs

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Posted by Learn to write on 08/14/2010 at 5:29 PM

He wasn't brave enough to put any of his irish signs anywhere near the failed citadel project. Not one sign in the neighborhood.

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Posted by Mad in Citadel on 07/22/2010 at 7:07 AM

Terry's post cards are similar to his yard sign. They say NOTHING about him, only that Fred's ONLY accomplishment in 38 years was to name a county park after himself. He's no credible.

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Posted by Mack on 07/10/2010 at 7:13 AM

Be very careful folks considering American history and the fact that most Blacks have European blood in our veins due to American Slavery Holocaust which included forced rape. So tread lightly here. I think this is brilliant strategy. You gave us these last names/slave names now deal with it.

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Posted by Malcom on 07/02/2010 at 8:36 AM

This is even funnier than Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Peoples Rep. of Mass.) getting caught by the Boston Irish, after waxing on for 20 years about his Irish heritage, having none, but Jewish �roots�.

They assume a VERY stupid electorate.
So far, they're right.

T.J.

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Posted by T.J. Queenan on 07/01/2010 at 11:21 AM

Is Riley hip deep in the Citadel morass?

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Posted by Chuck on 06/30/2010 at 1:49 PM

This calls for a photoshop contest!

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Posted by DLC on 06/30/2010 at 9:06 AM
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