Kwame in hot water again; Michigan governor to decide on removing him from office
Corruptocrat Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s in trouble again– and the Democrat governor of Michigan is getting involved. RACIST!!!!!
First, the latest legal troubles:
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick violated the terms of his bond by spending time at his mother’s house in Detroit on Saturday while his sister, a witness in an assault case against him, was there, a spokesman for the state Attorney General’s Office said Sunday.
State lawyers will take action today in 36th District Court, according to Rusty Hills, spokesman for Attorney General Mike Cox.
Ayanna Kilpatrick, the mayor’s sister, was present when Kwame Kilpatrick allegedly pushed Wayne County Sheriff’s Detective Brian White into JoAnn Kinney, an investigator for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, while White and Kinney were attempting to serve a subpoena to Bobby Ferguson, one of the mayor’s friends.
Also present were his brother-in-law and officers in his security detail. The incident happened July 24 at Ayanna Kilpatrick’s home in Detroit.
Cox charged Kwame Kilpatrick with two counts of felonious assault in the case.
“The order’s clear,” Hills said. “There’s not supposed to be contact. There was contact.”
And now, this:
Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s office soon will outline how she will conduct a hearing to decide whether Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should be removed from office.
The Detroit City Council has asked Granholm to remove Kilpatrick from office for misconduct related to the settlement of a whistleblower’s lawsuit. Granholm will preside over the hearing scheduled for Sept. 3.
An order outlining some procedures for the hearing is expected early this week, possibly as early as Monday.
Er, guess he won’t have a speaking gig at the Democrat convention this election season. But you never know. Fellow face demagogue Al Sharpton got his.
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They should remove him. I hear Marion Berry is looking for a new gig…
Detroit politics has been corrupt for 50+ years-that’s why it is one of the few places in this country that is in a true DEPRESSION!!
Can you say socialist-and “royal” officials?
To quote Rev. Wright (kind of)..’Detroit your_______ have come home to roost!’
Why remove him? They’ll just have a special election, he’ll run again and get re-elected. Why waste your time?
Hey lgm,
Insert your Republican state representative or city alderman example, as to why we shouldn’t be talking about this particular story, right here: ____________________.
face demagogue????
Maybe they can sell Detroit to Canada? I hear Michigan’s budget is in the red.
I guess this guy thought he was above the law, once elected as mayor. The governor is right in trying to remove him, and the quicker the better. With the convention and presidental campaign coming up, the democrat-socialists don’t need another bad apple making news.
the fact that he’s still in office is the head scratcher.
Nagin, Jefferson, Berry, Bill Clinton, John Edwards…I can name more who should go into the Democrat Hall of Shame. Unfortunately, the Republicans have given them some ammo to fight back with in regards to scandal-mongering. We should have a bi-partisan Kick-the-Bums-Out Party…that is, if morals and standards have anything to do with government. Bwahahahaha!!
I think she meant race demagogue.
A democrat official cheating on his wife, pushing officers of the law, lying to authorities, refusing to resign, daring to be thrown out of office. I have never heard of such a thing. The MSM never said they were Democrats. Just in time for the Convention. I will bet this will get very little attention in the MSM.
Considering removing his mayoral appointment? Why isn’t he gone already is my response. How many years he should spend behind bars is what they should be considering.
appointment? position, sorry.
Probably right, Bob, but given our history with Dem politicians, all those things should put him on the short list to be Obama’s VP
lib mode on/
What is this country coming to when the jackbooted thugs from the Attorney General’s office can prevent a nice young man from spending Saturday afternoon at his mama’s house?
lib mode off/
Drudge links to an AP story on this, but as you can imagine it slants in the direction of pooh-poohing this latest stunt. His lawyer says the Magistrate is going to clarify the bond rules, and the DA is meeting with somebody-or-other who is trying to prevail upon her to drop the charges.
Mmm Hmmm.
Yeah, yeah, true, true.
Considering its current state and historically poor management, I think Detroit needs a ‘do-over.’
If people were more in tune with reality rather than reality TV this (and New Orleans, and D.C.) would be good examples of what happens when liberals take control of your city. Liberalism is a nasty, nasty virus.
Detroit needs an enema …
#15 Hey JS, Kwame had to go to mommy’s house to get his attaboy. On primary night the honorable Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick trailed her opponent in the 13th district until 1:00 am in the morning at which time the precinct containing Evergreen Cemetery reported. Over 1600 voters with a Evergreen Cemetery address put Kilpatrick ahead and proved to be the margin of victory for the incumbent congresswoman. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is quoted as saying,”Kwame knows how to dig up the votes in Detroit for his momma”.
Jennifer Granholm is not going to piss off her base in Detroit. This thug’s mother just won re-election to the House of Representatives for god’s sake! Believe me, she won’t do it.
Any word on his party affiliation yet? I know it’s very difficult to determine these things, but I have faith that the MSM will eventually find out what party he belongs to and will inform us when they do.
Same judge who released him a second time? Guess the judge is a slow learner. Why is it that even rich powerful blacks cannot stop themselves from committing crimes? And they say poverty causes crime. What is Kawame’s excuse?
He wasn’t because of his legal woes, but now he can’t even attend the convention because all travel has been prohibited. He’s stuck here. Lovely for us.
Governor Granholm’s Constituent Services phone #: (517) 335-7858
You mean the President and CEO of the National Race Baiter Network will be representin at the Dim Convention? Well just look at the logo it explains it all
Kwami should have been booted out on his ars along time ago, what’s wrong with the folks in Detroit? I guess the gangsta vote does count after all.
He’s still employed?
Ok, I’m going to channel lgm.
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Should or how can he be removed? Should, should not even be the question, but leave it to the dems to have a study at this time.
Actually, Kwame already tried to do this. Just last month, he was trying to cut a deal to sell Detroit’s half of the Detroit-Windsor tunnel to Canada in order to make up Detroit’s current budget shortfall.
Like so many things, this action was meaningless; selling off public assets requires voter approval in Detroit, not simply the Mayor’s desire.
For better or worse, the city charter is quite clear that only conviction - conviction, not charges - for a felony is sufficient to cost the mayor his office. The other alternative is to have the Governor remove him, which is legal under the state constitution; a hearing is scheduled for Friday, but Granholm is notorious for avoiding decisions, especially those that are unpopular with a large portion of the electorate. And Kwame still has a lot of supporters in Detroit, the state’s most populous city. I doubt Granholm will do anything other than take the matter under consideration, and hope that events play out in such a way that she doesn’t have to stick her neck out.
As for contemplating jail time: that would be the job of the judge and jury, AFTER a conviction. Charges have been filed - the most recent assault charges involve the police, which carries a felony rating. If a conviction is obtained on either of those charges, it’s game over. But any trial is at the very least many months away, as his legal team exercises their due diligence over the matter as slowly as possible.
The guy’s a stain on the city. But let’s not toss aside the rule of law here.
A real role model for the yuts of troit
The right thing would have been for Kwame to step down several months ago, when the text messaging scandal first broke. Obviously, he isn’t man enough to do the right thing.
Instead, he’s left that up to others. And like it or not, there’s a process for just that occasion, and it takes time to execute it.
Granholm, as I said above, is famous for doing nothing in such circumstances, hoping others will solve the problem for her. I expect she will simply take the matter under consideration, and that’s the last we’ll hear about it until Kwame’s next eruption. Pity. But I would be shocked to announce his removal.
And he can always run again. Note that the simplest, fastest solution to this whole mess hasn’t even come up: a recall election. Despite being a total ball of slime, Kwame has a huge amount of support within the city, and as mayor that’s all that matters. If an election were held today, at the very bottom of this wretched series of scandals being played out, I think there’s a very good chance he would be re-elected by a wide margin.
I’m sorry, Mr. Mayor. Your race card has been declined. Is there another form of entitlement you would like to use?
Notice, also, that the political party affiliations of both Kilpatrick and Granholm, both Democrats, are not prominent, though, I guess a case could be made that since the coverage cited is local, the primary target audience is already familiar with these two.
The Failed Canadian actress that has become the Governor of The Great State of Michigan has been a Marxist all of her life and will do nothing against a voting block that supports ‘The Agenda’.
The Dogma is: Higher taxes, Bigger Government fixes everything. The Blacks of the motor city having been exploited by ‘whitey’ deserve their turn; to exploit the Blacks of the motor city.
I spent 22 Years there one night. I got up in the morning, puked, and left. I don’t miss it. It is more of a ‘Lost City’ than DC.
His problem is that he’s not as skilled in corruption as the Hon. Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago (who, as I’ve mentioned in a post on another topic, reminds me of a cross between Curly Howard and Lou Costello).
Daley pretty much controls a “Culture of Corruption” that has produced the disaster that is Illinois politics, and not coincidentally, His Most High Obamaship.
Tell the Canadians we’ll toss in Minneapolis and Seattle to sweeten the deal. In fact, maybe we could convince them there was a typo in the whole 49th parallel treaty thing and it really should read 47th or 45th parallel. I’ll be sorry to see North Dakota go, but perhaps we could offer New England in exchange for ND.
Hey, Paul Revere -
The election on last Tuesday was a primary. No one’s been elected yet, although it’s highly probable she will be.
As for Granholm removing His Honor, the Thug… it seems unlikely due to their being of the same party. She’s been slow to act but maybe, just maybe, she is growing as tired of the buffoon as the rest of us in Michigan are.
I, however, am not holding my breath.
cjh
Strange you should mention Canada. The Bond violation that put queasy in the pokey was a visit to Windsor, Ontario just across the river. He was negotiating the leasing of the US side of the tunnel between Detroit and Windsor to Canada. He neglected to to tell the Judge that he was leaving the country. I’m not even sure if the ‘Mayor of Detroit’ has the power to lease an international border crossing to a foreign country.
He’s a dimmocrat though, so it’s probably OK. Just ask Carl Levin.
Lol …Sell Detroit …. who would want it and how much would it cost to unload it
As someone who lives in the area. This corruption nonsense is nothing new, at all
As an Detroiter in my mid 30’s. I remember the Coleman A. Young Administration. Young’s Administration was just as corrupt as Kilpatrick’s, if not worse. The difference is, Young was much more slick about it, and never got caught.
The problem is Kilpatrick is just sloppy and got caught.
Consider me the resident expert on the subject, I’m in the middle of it.
-Pat
Detroit, Oakland, and Richmond, CA…what do they all have in common in both citizens and leaders? Enough said.
Typical politician. They believe they are above the law. This problem is not just with Democraps but with Republicans as well. Give em hell.
Well, then, it wouldn’t be fair, if Kwame doesn’t get his time at the podium, if Al gets his! /sarcasm off
Oh come on Michelle, as far as democraps go, these guys are the cream of the crop.
Gee … do you THINK it might be time to give Kwame the heave-ho? I can’t imagine anyone holding a job in the face of so much incompetency, illegal activity, and on, and on, and on.
Several factors suggest Granholm will not remove Kwame. First, they are products of the same Democrat machine. Second, she is term limited and probably has aspirations for a run at another, higher office. If she dumps Kwame, she gets blamed and stands to lose all those black votes from the DEEtroit area. Third, even some of Kwame’s close buds have begun to see the light and are trying to cut deals. One would get the felonies reduced to slaps on the knuckles in return for him resigning. And if he resigns, some who have read the laws say he could run for mayor again. Fourth, if he ran again, he would win again!
Kilpatrick’s behavior, admittingly crass, embarassing, and probably criminal, is secondary to ours us as a society that would even condone his actions and the actions of his supporters to gain political power. The electorate been neutered to avoid being labeled racist or sexist or some other prejudicial status. We get what we deserve when we fail to reject the scoundrels, early and often.
Let him go. Detroit deserves his kind of leadership.
What Political Party is he in? Getting harder to find that information anwhere.
Agree with Purple Avenger, Detroit deserves Kwami and the rest of the leadership they voted for including Carl Levin and Granholm herself. The trouble is 78 of 83 counties in Michigan are republican and we deserve better. I’m just sick and embarassed as this story unfolds nationally.
Any of you Detroiters know whether if your Corruptocrat Mayor can tough it out till November, he’ll be eligible for a $180k pension?
Kwame is learning the hard way…sheesh!
Kwame is working his way into the Keynote Speaker’s spot at the DNC in Denver. He just needs to perform a few late term abortions and maybe blow-up a building. Those should complete his resume gaps in a satisfactory manner.
Are there any Democrat, black or white, mayors/congressmen/elected officials, who are not obvious criminals? Granholm only needs to be investigated to look like Kwame’s mentor. Detroit is almost destroyed like every city run by democrats.
Detroit may deserve Carl Levin but the rest of America doesn’t. He is one of the really hard core Democrats trying to take down this country.
Good God! How much of the US auto industry is located in Michigan? Let me think - ALL OF IT! With that much tax revenue, how do you go into the red?
Oh, that’s right! You become RED! As in socialist.
Has any country ever tried to outlaw socialism and replace it with freedom?
It’s almost too painful to reflect that good men like Michael Steele lose elections while complete thugs like Kwame can’t even be removed from office for obvious misconduct without it dragging on forEVER.
My parents, WWII generation blacks, used to constantly warn me growing up about giving fodder to real racists by confirming stereotypes with my behavior. But for the Grace of God go I, but man how I wish someone had reached Kwame before he brought his buffoonery to national attention…
I don’t think she will do it, either. And that’s too bad because Kwame is pretty pathetic. Then again, so are Detroit’s citizens for re-electing him.
Yeah right! Like I would give any credence to something said by Canadian Jennifer Granholm. I’ll bet this gets buried in a bureaucratic swamp, and that Kwame serves out his full term. Again.
Is it really that freakin hard of a decision?
I think the question should be why he wasn’t booted out when this first occurred. Why should this even be an issue at this point?
This is really, really ridiculous.
Why are we picking on ol’ Kwame? He’s juss a po’ black man trying to stick it to the man. Just ax Revs. Al or Jesse.
He’s a Democrat! Come on people, you know the rule; When laws are broken Republicans do jail time, Democrats do book tours.
Kilpatrick will not get a third term, he won a second term by a small amount. I’ve followed the story closely and think Gov. Granholm will remove him, or he will step down. His mother, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, was somewhat kindly endorsed by the Detroit Free Press and her main opponent, Mary Waters, was endorsed by the Detroit News. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick only won because of a spoiler, Martha Scott.
The Detroit Free Press has led the way on this, and its editorial board wrote long ago, before he shoved the police officers that sealed his fate, that “Kilpatrick is a liar. He is a pilferer of city funds, and a devious manipulator. Whatever else he has done for the city (and he has done some things well, to be sure) is to be forever eclipsed by his misconduct, the trust he smashed, the bonds of public faith he broke. He must go. Period.”
I couldnt agree more.
Kilpatrick is a liar. He is a pilferer of city funds, and a devious manipulator.
He sounds qualified enough to me to be considered as one of Barak Obama’s VP Candidates.
Now, more than ever, we need to send this guy all the encouragement in the world to go to the DNC convention and speak!
I believe just a few years ago he was hailed as the new “face” of the democratic party. Now he he’ll have a profile picture and prison number to go with that “face”.
He has been ignoring the law for so long he cannot help but keep breaking it. He is his own worst enemy. It is sad for the city, but he could care less about the city. It is all about him. Granholm is ineffective at everything, and this is no different. She is worthless.
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh its Bush’s fault!
Er uh uh uh uh uh its that devious Rove’s fault!
Er er er uh uh uh uh uh its Cheney’s fault!!
White man is just tryin to keep us down!!! Racism racism racism RACISM!!!! Obama for President!
isn’t it amazing in these one party cities that the officials are corrupt. duh! especially when, but not limited to, democrats, because the media is happy to ignore problems, and the opposition is nonexistent. vote early-vote often!
Once a thug, always a thug…he is, and will always be, a street thug