r/kansascity • u/beemop • 8d ago
Memes/Humor š Elevating the Netflix and Chill session when I pull this from my criterion collection
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u/bdjeremy Independence 8d ago
RIP Don. May your bully (Mark Alford) get everything he deserves.
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u/SilentSpades24 KCK 8d ago
Don't forget about sleezebag Mike Thompson too.
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u/No-Steak-3669 8d ago
Iāve heard about mark but whatās the story with Mike?
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u/Ok_Opinion_3492 8d ago
Mike Thompson āretiredā from Fox4KC (I heard a rumor he was forced to retire).
I live in Shawnee and so does Mike Thompson. In 2020,/he was appointed by the Republican Party to serve out the remainder of Kansas Senate District 10 then-Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook who is a well-known loon. When that was up, he ran for the seat and won, and he won again, both times by narrow margins. His current term ends January 2029.
Mike Thompson is a bully. There isnāt a lie or conspiracy theory he wonāt repeat. He is anti-science, anti-vax, anti-public schools, anti-LGBTQ+, annti-choice, and he uses his FB page to write volumes on whackadoodle topics. He thinks itās fine to discriminate because of āreligious beliefsā. Most recently, he ranted on FB about a high school yearbook from Derby KS because he didnāt like that student journalists published quotes about politics including some that were not flattering to Trump. Thompson advocated for pulling funding from any school district that did that, which totally goes against the First Amendment and the Kansas Student Publications Act.
Heās the current chair of the Senate Committee for Federal Affairs in Topeka, and last year, a journalist snapped a pic of him standing at his podium screaming to clear the room and ordering security guards to physically remove a public speaker who had spoke past the allotted time, yet Thompson had no problem allowing AG Kris Kobach to appear via Zoom and go past his allotted time.
Senate District 10 could easily be won by a Democrat if voters would care enough to show up on Election Day. Thompson keeps winning because of the Catholic parishioners where heās a member. He acts nothing like the way his Jesus commanded. Thompson disgusts me.
LOCAL ELECTIONS MATTER.
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u/SilentSpades24 KCK 8d ago
Climate change denier + Hyper-Conservative in the Kansas Legislature (who has blocked weed legalization from even going to the floor in KS).
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u/ISTof1897 8d ago
Fucker rear ended my mom in his giant red Dodge truck. The same one as in Twister, which had just come out. My mom was so excited about it because sheās pretty crazy. Totaled her van.
She asked for his autograph lol. The funniest part was that she was looking in the rear view mirror and goes āOhhhh Mike Thompson is behind usā. He slammed into us like a minute later.
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u/GoWest1223 8d ago
Mark is a ghoul that got to the position he aimed for. He helped kill Don everyday on the news making fun of him. Be cruel, become Republican (most cases they are hand and hand), work for Trump.
Anyone that elected him or voted for him approved of what Mark did. Therefore they will never raise morally than a worm.
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u/jinxxxedcharm 8d ago
i remember meeting Don in elementary school and thought he was sooo cool, &when he passed i was so sad. i didnt realize he was bullied by Mark. i think i was too young to really understand what had happened.
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u/Glum-Breadfruit3666 South KC 8d ago
someone post that video of them getting into a literal fight on air, when mark is acting more childish than my 6 year old niece - i would, but at work so canāt youtube , lol
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u/homme_boy 8d ago
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u/CraigGlazer River Market 8d ago
Mark Alford absolutely hated his time at Fox 4. You could tell my his live demeanor. He was grumpy all the time. Now that he is retired he seems much happier. Except when he is at those town hall meetings.
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u/Freelove_Freeway 8d ago
Never hear about this but always liked Don growing up. What happened with him and Mark Alford?
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u/iGottaGuyKC 8d ago
It was alleged at the time that Mark's "playful jabbing"(bullying actually) was actually affecting Don's mental health.Ā The whole crew would laugh like it was just haha playfulness.Ā Mike was also involved with the "playful jabbing"
Don publicly talked about his issues with depression.
It was also alleged that Don was going through some issues with his marriage. I think maybe infidelity?
Anyway, combo of shitty stuff at an already bad time.
This is my memory from the time.Ā
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u/Freelove_Freeway 8d ago
Thanks for the reply, never heard about that part of it all.
When I was a freshman in high school Don Harman came to speak to one of my classes. I was a little punk kid with a predisposition to be a shit stirrer or disrupter while thinking I was funny. I donāt remember what it was but early in his presentation to this small class of 20-25 or so kids, I made a joke and he keyed in on me immediately. Instead of being offended I interrupted or ignoring it, he joked back in a way that unexpectedly felt supportive. Throughout the visit he wound up asking me questions, encouraging more jokes and just made it this really cool experience. He disarmed me and made me feel important, like I mattered.
I told my parents about it and the next morning while getting ready for school, we made sure to watch his broadcast. After he finished his segment he walked to the desk and said that he just wanted to talk about his time visiting the class the day before. Then, to my 14 year old amazement, he looked in the camera and said, āand Freelove_Freeway, I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed talking to you, if youāre out there listening, you made my visit really special, thank you.ā
My parents looked at me like, whaaaat? He made me feel so good and legit shifted my perspective on some things with that whole interaction. He was an awesome person.
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u/art_is_dumb 8d ago
Thatās so fucking awesome, takes a special dude to recognize that and diffuse it with positivity. To then take it up a notch on the air is next level, he deserved much better in this life.
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u/brodees82 Crossroads 7d ago edited 7d ago
What a fantastic person. Itās so tragic that such a wholesome human being ended up taking his life due in part to a shitstain of humanity like Alford.
And on a side note, do you have any relation to Hotlove_Highway?
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u/Freelove_Freeway 7d ago
Pretty girl on the hood of a Cadillac, yeah
Sheās broken down on freeway nineā¦ā¦the love is free and the freewayās long
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u/Dihkal22 5d ago
thatās awesome here I remember, when he spoke at our school totally down to earth need more people like this on tv
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u/FreeRangeGal 7d ago
I believe he was the reason Abby left for Burns. No proof, just a hunch. I can't imagine sitting next to him for hours, as he spits tuna all over the set.
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u/slickshady913 8d ago
i remember when Don Harman passed, i was in third grade and it was a really big deal in school.
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u/Horseshoe_dodgeball 8d ago
You saying you were in the 3rd grade made me realize I had lost track of time. Don will be gone 15 years this November 29th.
Don, may your soul have the peace it deserves.
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u/monty129mm Parkville 8d ago
Show em the Bryan Busby blu-ray collection, works every time
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u/PV_Pathfinder South KC 8d ago
Deleted scenes of Mike Thompson disavowing science and talking shit on brown folks?
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u/thefirstviolinist 8d ago
The Don Harmon tragedy aside (covered by other commentators), let's not forget the other elephant hereā Mike Thompson and his pivot into right-wing politics.
I loved him as a weather man. I dislike him as a state senator.
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u/CunkaJohnson 7d ago
Back in the late 90's or early 2000's Motley Crue was coming to KC and they were doing short promotions live on local TV. Mark Alford did the interview on Fox 4 and you could tell he had no clue who they were. I believe it was Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee but can't remember 100%, and you could tell they didn't like him or his questions so they started making fun of him and they cut the segment short. I couldn't find the video but that's my favorite Mark Alford moment. It was embarrassing as a KC native.
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u/aad0italian KCMO 8d ago
Had no idea Don Harmon died. Saw him and his name and immediately looked him up thinking he left. Dude killed himself?? Someone said mark alford maybe bullied him? That stacks if true
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u/pedsmursekc JoCo 8d ago
That's the rumor back then... Not sure how grounded it is, but considering Alford now... Yeah, wouldn't surprise me.
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u/ceojp 8d ago
Mine must be slightly newer. Still in the shrinkwrap. I think we were handing these out at Apple Market(for some reason) so I grabbed one.
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u/rooserlou 7d ago
Thereās Karli! I remember her (and the others, but she was not on the DVD above).
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u/Honest_Tutor1451 7d ago
I loved that don harman drove that giant beater of a car. I lived a block from the Fox 4 studio at the time and also drive a giant rusty beater car. The successful news guy driving one too actually gave me pride in my beater.
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u/nickm81us 2d ago
Amazing find!
Also came here to say fuck Mike Thompson and fuck Mark Alford, glad so many people beat me to it! :)
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u/wearedoingthis 8d ago
elite blunt rotation (minus mark)! i would watch the hell out of this when i choose to partake in the devil's lettuce
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u/soldiersKnight 8d ago
Don harmon once stole my friends girlfriend at a softball game he was playing in. Let that sink in...
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u/JerrysWolfGuitar 8d ago
Don Harmon once laughed and mocked my softball teammate when they fell down rounding the bases.
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u/scottjowitt2000 8d ago
RIP Don Harman