The mayor is "kicking rocks" with public meetings. How about a pub crawl in honor of Her Honor?

BY RICHARD JOHNSON

My phone blew up with screen shots and tags when the “SCREW YOU CONSTITUENTS,” I mean “Kicking Rocks” tour was announced recently by Mayor Marian Orr. 

Who would have thought my stupid “Kicking Rocks 2020” T-shirt would’ve warranted four town halls?

Did these T-shirts inspire Mayor Orr's ill-conceived series off town halls?

The decision must’ve been made on the fly because no one in the Mayor’s Office or among her political cadre bothered to look at a ward map to plan locations. 

The name is still priceless, though, if you take it over and spin it, then make it positive. It hurts less when Internet trolls use your own words against you. 

Hell, even the dictionary uses it against you: “kicking rocks” – American informal used to tell someone rudely to go away.

In case you’ve forgotten, it was the mayor who told those who opposed her plan to kill Superday to “Go kick rocks.” 

If this had been a one-off, nobody would’ve cared. Most voters still don’t. 

In fact, one person wrote me and said if I had waited until Halloween, I would have several more political stinkers out of the Mayor’s Office to cover. (Who would have thought she would get a jump on all that by claiming she never said her pothole “emergency” is an emergency? What are she and her people thinking?)

It seems communication is a paramount issue to the mayor, not only with the City Council but with the constituency. Who in their right mind would call a town hall “Kicking Rocks,” let alone a visionary meeting showing what’s positive in Cheyenne?

If I didn’t know any better, I’d think the only rocks being kicked would be into a glass house. 

Let’s just say I lacked any political sense of timing and wanted to host a pub-crawl at 316 Central, The Hitching Post, Christensen Road, The Hole or the Children’s Museum. For one, you’d say, “There are no pubs there.” But you get the general idea.

Next, I would have to come up with a name. What better resource than the community. They have tons of ideas that are never listened to. Let’s see what they would name a pub crawl in honor of Her Honor. Some name ideas:

Kicking on the Rocks

Transparency through a wine glass

Pinot Grigio Splash Pad 

The pothole pub crawl

P.U.I – politicians under the influence 

Tree branch national emergency

Tornado sirens ruined my nap

My code of ethics book is the back of my Dodge truck

Gubernatorial fist bump

Pennies for parking tickets 

Pin the tail on my next appointment

Ms. Wyoming to the back of the line, I'm the mayor

$19,000 survey said, flowers (“Family Feud” reference)

Only I can bully people

Nationway Chip Seal

A beer for every campaign promise broken

It’s a Superday to Fight the Blight 

The war of roses and questionable use of public resources

1 p.m. drunken interview for next appointment.

Beer thirty. Guess I missed the youth council meeting again

Don’t f--- up this deal

I have this important title; I’m just going to cut in line

Don’t forget to tip your waitress 

Rock Bottom 

86’d

BAC 4 More

Some things in the West just can't be tamed. 

Turning Taiwanese, I really think so.

Hawaii 5-0 Bloomberg style 

Level 3 TIPS training in Poor Richard’s dining room 

Parade route booing

What did the maid say about what happened?

The billionaires still support me

God save the queen

Mayor Antoinette, “Let them eat rocks.”

We have the senator on line two about the rock quarry

The Mustangs are whiners

If elected, I’ll come back and visit 

Got a DUI on your trip back from Mexico? I'll call the local mayor to get you out

Your, you're, there, their, they’re. Go back to junior high English, PETA lady

The Homily Dash

Who needs Robert's Rules? I make my own

Repo Man 

Police ride along to the Avenues

April 1 and Cheyenne Day 2018

Self-medicating and escaping from everyday pressures

Small fish, small pond 

Yappy ass little dog inside the fence 

Eyeliner EKG

Money is no obstacle. I declare it an emergency!

Hurricane MO

Hair of the Dog 

Fire negotiations live from the Jonah Building 

You need to respect this office

Why is the treasurer's door closed again?

And last but not least: 

Richard is not running for mayor.

Some of these made no sense to me, but I posted them anyway because I wanted to make sure their voices are heard. 

I can’t wait, in the next few weeks, when my phone lights up again saying there is going to be a “pub crawl.” Imitation is the highest form of flattery. 

If 2019 is any example of the hour-by-hour nonsense, August 2020 is going to be stigmatizing. 

Richard Johnson is a former City Council member from Ward 3 from the east side of Cheyenne. If you are interested in a "Kicking Rocks 2020" shirt, contact Johnson at richardjohnson82001@gmail.com. They are priced at $10 each.