KCMO Morning Show Blog

Last night's Republican debate with CNN/You Tube continues to disappoint and lower the bar in the race for the presidency. Regardless of your politics, everyone who cares about our nation's future should think this format and those that organize it a disgrace. Here's what you need to know about the sham network CNN.

Meals on Wheels... not just for humans anymore.

What happens when Yosemite Sam is invited to your New Year's Party?

A moment of silence for the Falling Star's struggle to make payroll.

Why would our great newspaper be struggling to keep readers? Maybe it's editorials like this. On the same day this story comes out. Are they serious?

If you think you can stomach it...the Clay Chastain song.

After extensive digging on all parts of this story - we've talked to two people that no blogger, radio host, or hack hit man reporter found. Not only did we get Phil Kline's side of the story yesterday (11/27), but today we talked with "Jessie." You won't hear about her except here. You need to hear what Channel 5 now engages in to get their dirt. You could be next. Then there's Greg Smith, father of the late Kelsy Smith. All our media friends were happy to exploit him when he lost his daughter, but now no one seems to talk with him or even seek him out. Why? Probably because he supports the work Kline's doing on behalf of the highest-profile murder case to hit the metro in years. Listen to these interviews. As always, you can decide for yourself what to make of it all. But at least here, you'll hear it ALL. Not just what we want you to hear.

Kansas Meadowlark did a fantastic job investigating the "investigators" within the Media Mafia. Read the trash-tactics employed by our tabloid news friends in their latest attempt to publicly assassinate Phil Kline. The Mafia's partners at the Falling Star thought this was an exciting time to pile on, so they were all too happy to help cross-promote the hit piece. Remember, the Star's biggest problem with Kline is his supposed violation of young women's privacy. What exactly do you call tailing Kline's 15 year old daughter for this trash?

We couldn't help but laugh at the Falling Star's editorial about the need to obstinately continue to recklessly tinker with human life when a perfectly acceptable and equally promising research was discovered last week.

Within 48 hours of the other, the same editorial page sites one study and one study only that justifies banning the legal behavior of smoking in Kansas City.

In conclusion: A successful study that doesn't support their agenda - more studies must continue. A successful study that supports their agenda - case closed, no further study needed.

Thanks to the hundreds of folks that have donated to the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund. Thousands have already been raised, and we're just underway. Here's how you can donate.


A new Rassmussen Poll is both encouraging and alarming at the same time. How does "Merry Christmas" poll in the American lexicon?
Don't miss Pat Buchanan tomorrow morning at 7:15!

The Veterans of Foreign Wars national headquarters is right here in Kansas City. So, we hope you'll take a moment to help KCMO Talk Radio 710 and the Rusty Humphries Show raise money and awareness for the VFW's Unmet Needs Program. Listen to Rusty tonight for more details beginning tonight at 8PM on KCMO Talk Radio 710.

To donate now, click here or call toll-free now at 866-437-9283

Events you can attend this weekend:

Today

Free breakfast to celebrate the United States Marines birthday tomorrow at the Lenexa Community Center at 13420 Oak in old town Lenexa.
Breakfast will be served starting at 6:45am with the ceremony beginning at 7:30am. This event began several years ago when 8-10 Marines got together in our lunchroom for breakfast. This event has now grown to the point we had to move to the Community Center. Last year we had over 300 former and current Marines. This event is open to ALL current and prior military members. This event grows larger each year and draws members from every walk of life.

Overland Park: Johnson County Veterans Day Observance, 9:30 a.m. at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, 119th Street and Lowell Avenue. Speaker: Lt. Col. Hadley Turner, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sponsors: Johnson County government, Korean War Memorial Association.

Kansas City, Kan.: Wyandotte County Veterans Day Commemoration, 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kan. Formal program begins at noon. Sponsor: Kansas City, Kan., Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday

Liberty Memorial: A full day of events is planned at the Liberty Memorial and the National World War I Museum.At 10 a.m., British author Neil Hanson will speak on his book, Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War. At 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Scott Levins of the National Military Personnel Records Center in the St. Louis area will discuss accessing records. At 3:30 p.m., a documentary film detailing the return of a 93-year-old World War I veteran to the Western Front will be screened.

Records from the National Archives and Records Administration related to the conscription of Kansas City area men will be available in the museum’s Research Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Finally, a photographic exhibit of 28 recipients of the Medal of Honor will open and run through Jan. 6.

Truman Museum: The U.S. Army’s Marksmanship Travel Trailer will be at the Truman Museum, 500 W. U.S. 24 in Independence, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winners in a Veterans Day essay contest will be announced, and representatives from the U.S. Army and Wentworth Military Academy also will be available.

Sunday

Veterans Day Ceremony 10 – 11 a.m. Outdoors, Observation Deck The morning begins with a performance by the American Legion Band at 10 a.m. A Color Guard Parade follows. The official ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. with Col. Brit Donohue of the 24th Marines serving as emcee. The ceremony concludes at 11 a.m. with the laying of a wreath at the base of the Tower.

Free Admission to The National World War I Museum on Sunday, November 11 The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial will be free for all visitors on Veterans Day, thanks to a gift from TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Guests who visit the Liberty Memorial’s Tower will be charged regular admission.The museum will open at 11 a.m., immediately following the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at 10 a.m. Special Parking for Sunday, November 11 Parking is available at the Hallmark Surface Lot, located at 27th & Warwick across from Main, with a complimentary shuttle to the Museum from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop 110 will hold a Flag Retirement Ceremony in honor of Veteran's Day on Sunday, 11 November at St. Luke's United Methodist Church at 5PM. The Hickman Mills School District has given this Troop almost 50 flags to retire and this will be done in proper ceremony at the church located on the NW corner of Bannister Rd and James A. Reed Rd in Kansas City, MO. There will be a reception afterwards with refreshments in the Church dining area for as long as they last. The Troop is also asking attendees to bring at least one non-perishable food item. Donations will be collected and delivered to the local Community Assistance Center as they have reported being almost empty for the Holiday period.

Free Meals for Vets on Sunday!

McCormick and Schmick Seafood Restaurant on the Country Club Plaza will offer all U.S. military veterans a free entree on Sunday November 11th 2007. Also, check your area HyVee stores for free breakfast from 7 to 10 AM for all veterans this weekend.

It's Friday, and that means we take the time to show you just what KMBZ thinks passes for content today. We don't do it to pick on them, we do it in the hopes they'll return to a higher standard. Unless of course, you think the way Tony, their weekly featured blogger thinks.

Not a good week for Kay Cronkite-Waldo-Barnes. First, Roll Call - the Capitol Hill magazine profiles her congressional race against Sam Graves for Missouri's 6th district. The spread predominately featured her cover shoot last year on a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender advocacy magazine published in Kansas City. We're not sure why it's considered such a negative, dirty trick to highlight this fact. She proudly posed for and promoted the picture last year. We can't imagine why she isn't proud of it now.

In other news, Lady Cronkite is pouting because Enterprise Rent-A-Car is supporting Sam Graves. Paybacks are hell when you beat up on already burdened business for even more tax money.

Finally, we can't ignore what is now an admitted campaign by the Lady Cronkite's campaign advisor to discredit Mayor Mark Funkhouser. It seems a sad statement that she needs the city she once led to fail in an attempt to win an election.

We applaud the legal team representing Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder for helping bring in the $12 million dollar verdict against the repugnant Fred Phelps and his Westbourough Baptist Church. We talked with one of the Snyder family attorneys, Sean Summers this week. Amazingly they're fighting pro-bono, so they're asking for your help. If you're so inclined - you may donate to the legal team here.

We were honored to be invited to "M.C." the Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting this year with Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jared Allen. The event happens the night after Thanksgiving, November 23 in the heart of Crown Center. Hope we'll see you there, and keep listening for more details on what you can win that night!

See you next week with Tom Brokaw, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and the Croc Hunter's widow Terri Irwin.