Former mayor Kay Barnes settles for more
Kay Barnes hasn’t been mayor of Kansas City since 2007 but, God bless her, she’s keeping her name in the papers.
In an interview featured in the fall-winter issue of Aristocrat Motors’ clientele publication, Today’s Aristocrat (motto: “Settle for more” — really), Barnes assures us that she’s staying busy teaching at Park University, and she’s crazy in love with her Mercedes. Which she purchased, of course, from Aristocrat.
Today’s Aristocrat notes that, as mayor, Barnes had a city-paid car and driver. Looks like she has made a smooth transition to getting herself around. “I’ve had a great experience with my Mercedes and also with Aristocrat Motors,” she coos to the magazine. “The car is a dream to drive! The quality of service and friendliness of the staff at Aristocrat are exemplary.” Take that, Mark Funkhouser. (What Craigslist user finally separated Mayor Funk from his old Toyota when it was time to unload the beater? We may never know.)
Right, so: dream, friendliness, exemplary — got it. The tackiness doesn’t stop there, though. The piece reads like an exit interview that has been stuffed between the seats of an S-Class for five years.
