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Thursday, February 17, 2011

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Deb Hermann: Is 'Captain Taco' allegation toast for her campaign?

Posted by on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:00 AM

click to enlarge Deb Hermann did not like yesterday's paper.
  • Deb Hermann did not like yesterday's paper.

Charles Wheeler dropped out of the Kansas City mayor's race this week. Did The Kansas City Star eliminate another contestant?

Six days before the election, the paper's readers learned of a 15-year-old allegation that Deb Hermann referred to a Hispanic police officer as "Captain Taco." The Star is citing police memos from 1996, when Hermann was a neighborhood leader who helped run a community policing center. Hermann denies saying such a thing.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

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Why we're not going to cover your write-in campaign

Posted by on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:00 AM

click to enlarge Private or public, trash collection always comes with a charge.
  • Private or public, trash collection always comes with a charge.

Reporters who cover politics are, by and large, hypocrites. We complain about establishment figures and good-ol'-boy networks and politicians who wouldn't recognize an original thought if it jammed a lapel pin in their eye. But when election season rolls around, we run like hell from third-party candidates and other outsiders. Mounting a write-in campaign? Write someone who cares.

I'm not defending the practice. Wait, yes, I am going to defend the practice. Because marginal candidates tend to be really aggravating.

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