by Travis Mateer
Thanks to the electoral tie in Missoula’s Ward 6, I am official designating this developing political situation as a SHIT SHOW created largely by the total failure of local media. Let me explain.
If the world functioned the way we are told it’s supposed to function, local media would be informing its local audience about the political candidates seeking office. That’s what I did EIGHT MONTHS AGO when I informed Zoom Chron readers about Sean McCoy’s criminal history as an activist.
Would Sean McCoy have gotten as many votes as he did if local media had done the job they get paid to do eight fucking months ago? I doubt it, but that didn’t happen, so now we have Martin “Gomer” Kidston scrambling to maintain the thin facade of credibility he still seems to have in this uninformed community. From the link (emphasis mine):
A candidate for City Council who remains in a tie with the incumbent was arrested in Missoula in 2002 and charged with felony endangerment that wasn’t disclosed during the campaign.
Sean Patrick-McCoy, who is challenging council member Sandra Vasecka for the Ward 6 seat, was convicted and found guilty in Missoula District Court for deliberately endangering the lives of firefighters by roping himself to a logging truck and rappelling off the Madison Street Bridge.
Wasn’t disclosed? That’s hilarious. As a former paid mouthpiece for Montana Democrats, Kidston should know campaigns don’t willingly publicize the dirty laundry of their candidates. That’s the job Marty is supposed to be doing, but maybe it’s too difficult for this “reporter” to put down the pint glass and use an online search engine.
If Marty had done his fucking job eight months ago, he wouldn’t need to write hilarious bullshit like this AFTER the votes have been counted, and recounted (emphasis mine):
McCoy’s campaign website said he began attending college at Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, in 2003 before transferring to the University of Montana in 2006. However, he doesn’t disclose his 2002 arrest in Missoula nor the 2003 conviction, and it never surfaced during the campaign.
McCoy currently serves at the president of the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board and has served on the board of the Missoula Farmers Market since 2014. He remains in a tie for the Ward 6 seat and, under state law, the Missoula City Council will pick a winner.
Never surfaced? I guess when you have a REAL journalist blocked on social media then, yes, it’s hard to see the surfacing of REAL information provided in a timely manner, like I’ve been doing consistently for the past three years (and longer).
Guess who does NOT provide real information in a timely manner for his audience? This guy:
If I wasn’t so locally famous I would use litigation to wipe the smile of this man’s face. Instead, I called up his business manager this morning (Saturday) to point out how incredibly unsuccessful they are at informing the public about critically important things impacting this community.
Don’t worry, if you have the right skin color, and/or genitalia, you DO get a platform in local media to talk about local issues, and to implore local citizens to CARE MORE about local issues!
For a great example of what I’m crudely talking about, here is an indigenous penis flanked by two vaginas discussing storytelling.
From the link (emphasis mine):
The three panelists agreed that much of the divisiveness in the American West could be improved by recognizing shared humanity among people, even those who hold disparate beliefs.
“We all have the opportunity to make some changes,” La Tray said.
One such change? Spend more time learning about and participating in local issues and local politics.
“Start caring about things closer to home,” McLaughlin said.
Should you listen to Kathleen McLaughlin (the vagina on the right) about caring closer to home? My advice is a resounding NO! Not when local media is comprised of guys who look like they have spent time driving around windowless white vans asking boys to check out their comic book collection.
I think Rob Chaney, the editor of the Missoulian, should consider making some changes, like maybe NOT wearing glasses that make him look like a pedophile, and maybe NOT joining the local smear campaign against me by depicting me as a white supreamcist using hate speech at City Council.
Now the question for Ward 6 constituents comes down to this: will City Council wuss out and choose a coin toss because kicking out the conservative vagina for an Earthfirst! dick is too unpalatable for them to consider?
While all these jokers do what their paychecks dictate for them, I’m working on a post for sometime this month on what I’m calling the “grief industry” and it’s shaping up to be quite a post.
If you appreciate my impact, it’s been partially funded by donations directed at Travis’ Impact Fund (TIF), or donations made through the button at my about page.
Stay tuned as I work to finish strong for 2023 amidst great change and tribulation. Do Rob or Marty need my mugshot for the coverage I’m assuming I’ll get eventually being a good Samaritan GONE BAD?
If you do, boys, may I suggest this one?
Or maybe you’re too busy telling us what REAL news is NOT.
Cartoon Clown World is such a trip.
Thanks for reading!