How we missed this is a complete and total mystery- Lynn Jenkins makes the news so rarely you would have thought it would have jumped out at us.
In his Jan. 8 column in the The Topeka Capital-Journal, columnist Ric Anderson ranked Lynn Jenkins the worst self-promoter of all the statewide elected officials and department heads in Kansas, mentioning the fact she's spent thousands of dollars to put herself in shiny TV ads that promote herse-oh no, wait, Learning Quest:
Mr. Anderson saying the following:
1. Lynn Jenkins, treasurerDid you know, for instance, that Lynn is a CPA? How about the fact she drove all the snakes out of Ireland during a year abroad during her undergrad education?
Many state department sites lead off with a general "About Us" option that explains basic operations, services, organizational structure, etc. Not the treasurer's. Instead, visitors are invited to "Meet Lynn" as the first button on navigation menus that extend vertically and horizontally from a photo of Jenkins. The button connects to a bio containing one paragraph of information about the state treasurer's duties and five graphs about Jenkins' accomplishments and background. There's also a link to an "official bio sheet" that contains exactly the same information in pdf form.
Anderson asks a good question:
Take State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins' ad campaign for Learning Quest, a college investment fund administered by her office. Is she doing it for Kansas kids or to butter up voters in her personal quest to succeed Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan.?We're certain Jenkins cares a lot more about her own personal ambition than for anyone else who lives in Kansas, and we're also sure that she's using the budget at her disposal to increase her name recognition for her run for Congress.
A little promotion never hurt anybody, but Lynn Jenkins crosses the line when she spends ridiculous amounts of money on television ads to shove her smiling face in front of the voters.
Note: Jenkins responded to Anderson's column. We're glad she's got a sense of humor, and we're as glad as she is that she is number one on this list, too. The more she can do to remind the taxpayers she isn't responsible with money, the better.
25 comments:
Not that you are constrained by the facts, but if you looked into this you would find that not one dime of taxpayer dollars are spent on Learning Quest ads.
whatever...spin it however you want, the ads are blatant self-promotion.
and the blog doesn't mention tax dollars, anyway...so whatever.
"Did you know, for instance, that Lynn is a CPA?"
LOL....judging by her tv commercials, I assumed that her full name was Lynn Jenkins-Ceepeeaye.
that actually is her legal name..that's why she has to have "CPA" on all her yard signs
American Century has always produced and paid for the marketing of the Kansas 529 plan with private company dollars. Jenkins would be an absolute fool to turn down their invitation to lend her support.
of course she'd be a fool to turn down free campaign advertising.
Democrats are scared to death of a Jenkins win in the primary.
Democrats are scared to death- for the good of the state- to have another Republican in Congress again.
is lynn jenkins ceepeeaye made of plastic, or is she just a robot?
Wow ..... those 45% approval ratings must have the Boyda Bloc fans in a tizzy today.
It's so sad when someone out self-promotes your 45% approval rating Congresswoman. The Boyda crowd is only upset that the State Treasurer is getting discussed in the papers so much. They have nothing better to do than attack Lynn Jenkins on something like this. Maybe she should get a personality and loosen up a little.
We're certain Jenkins cares a lot more about her own personal ambition than for anyone else who lives in Kansas, and we're also sure that she's using the budget at her disposal to increase her name recognition for her run for Congress.
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What a line of crap ..... it is starting to look desperate when you start putting out pure lies like this.
you wish
Hey, notice all the other things this blog has posted about before you say they've got "nothing better to talk about"
why are republicans dumb?
Boyda Bloc .... you might want to put some effort into finding out the facts prior to putting out statements that are blatantly false. The commercials are NOT paid for with TAXPAYER FUNDS.
why are republicans dumb?
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Because Democrats are running most of the education system.
uh...the blog doesn't say they were paid for by taxpayer funds.
am i missing something?
Here's what we have to say about "polling numbers:"
Give us the link.
Until you do, we'll call you what you almost assuredly are: a liar.
Thanks!
-BB
Typical republican response: when things aren't going your way, lie! It doesn't matter how easily the lie can be refuted, just keep lying and somebody is bound to believe you.
Prove that the poll numbers aren't true. It sure would quiet people down if Boyda's campaign just released the poll.
Funny how when polls looked good against Jim Ryun before they released the polls immediately and had press releases about them. Why not this time if they are so positive??????
how 'bout this, Republican't...prove that the poll exists at all.
Oh, you can't? Oh, that's sad...
"It sure would quiet people down if Boyda's campaign just released the poll."
So are you saying that you have access to the Boyda campaign's internal polling numbers? I don't believe you. I think that you're just a dirty, dirty liar.
It wasn't an internal poll. It was done by the KDP. They need to keep some of their insiders out of the bar. They talk real loud after a few drinks.
Yep ..... can find out all kinds of stuff hanging out in Topeka bars. Several prominent Democrats seem to be not too fond of people who are party switchers into Democratic Party.
rumors, hearsay, and things you say you've overheard at the bar...
stop the presses...we've got a story here!
what...not a story...a fairy tale
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