The group on Friday sent out a press release claiming that former Congressman Jim Ryun and Johnson County DA Phill Kline were racists because they had at one point or time had connections with Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council Action.
In order to get to this claim, the group went through many ‘connections’ including an endorsement by the group for Jim Ryun and Phill Kline speaking to a conference hosted by the group.
The claim itself is completely outrageous, not to mention the logic that was used by KTRM to arrive at their conclusions. Any common sense individual, no matter how much they may dislike Jim Ryun or Phill Kline, knows that they are anything BUT racists.
Every Kansan should be outraged that a group such as KTRM would have the gall to call on these two men to defend themselves against such baseless, outrageous attacks.
So, are true moderates in the party going to stand up and proclaim these baseless attacks to be the trash that they are? Or are they going to continue to condone this kind of behavior with their silence and large checks?
$30,000 on 4/4/08
Heavy Constructors Political Action Committee
3101 Broadway, Suite 780
Kansas City, MO 64111
hcakc@swbell.net
Edward R. DeSoignie, Executive Director, erdes@swbell.net
$20,000 on 7/1/08 and $5,000 on 3/19/07
Kansas NEA PAC Fund Political Action Committee
715 West 10th
Topeka, KS 66612
Blake C. West, Chairperson, 785-232-8271
$20,000 on 7/1/08 and $25,000 on 7/24/08
Senate Republican Leadership Committee
PO Box 1772 Topeka, KS 66601
Stephen Morris, Chairperson, 620-544-2084
$20,000 on 7/14/08 and $10,000 on 7/23/08
Greater KC Chamber PAC Life Sciences
911 Main Street Kansas City, MO 64105
Mark Ernst, Chairperson, 816-221-2424
$125,000 total. These organizations must really believe in the KTRM. I wonder if they still believe in what the KTRM stands for, attacking opponents with baseless lies and calling them racists? Perhaps you should pick up the phone and ask them.
Several individual contributions were interesting as well.
$5,000 on 7/14/08
Jim Denning, brother and financier of Johnson County Sheriff Frank Denning
6416 W. 115th Street Overland Park, KS 66210
$100 on 7/21/08
Mary Ca Ralstin, Candidate for the Kansas State Board of Education
14708 W, 71st Terrace Shawnee, KS 66216
$200 on 7/22/08
State Representative Don Hill
1720 Luther, Emporia, KS 66801
$5,000 on 7/24/08 and $100 on 7/20/07
Dr. James Quigley, husband of State Representative Jill Quigley
13112 W. 84th Street Lenexa, KS 66215
$50 on 1/18/07
Patrick Colloton, husband of State Representative Pat Colloton
2513 W 118th St.
Leawood, KS 66211
$30 on 1/24/07
Scott Jenkins, husband of State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins
5940 SW Clarion Ln.
Topeka, KS 66610
$100 on 2/16/07
Dr. Steve & Sally Cauble, State Board of Education Member
530 Lilac Lane
Liberal, KS 67901
$100 on 3/19/07
R. Douglas Sebelius, Governor Kathleen Sebelius’ brother-in-law
PO BOX 10
Norton, KS 67654
I wonder if these public figures agree with the new KTRM smear agenda? They apparently agree with the KTRM enough to give them monetary donations. Will they stay quiet on the completely false accusations or will they do the proper thing and ask for the return of their contributions?
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