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WWJ Newsradio 950 – Exclusive: Hendrix Calls for Kilpatrick Resignation, Considers Mayoral Run
Former Detroit mayoral candidate Freman Hendrix is calling on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to resign.
In a one-on-one interview with WWJ’s citybeat reporter Vickie Thomas Sunday night, Hendrix said it was time for Kilpatrick to step down and let the city more forward. “This scandal has been looming for…going on four months, five months, and you guys have been calling me for months trying to get a comment from me and I do not want to appear as some political vulture perched on a tree hoping for this guy’s demise.”
“At some point you really have to put the welfare of the city, of the taxpayers, of the people who live here first, and I think if he’s honest about doing that, I don’t think there’s any other conclusion he can come to than to step aside,” Hendrix added.
He spoke at his third annual Friends, Family, and Volunteers dinner, which included hundreds of attendees, including former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown, who won part of the controversial $8.4 million whistleblower lawsuit that is tied to the ongoing mayoral text message scandal. “As you can see from this event, Detroiters are just starving for some leadership, leadership that’s honest, with integrity,” Brown said.
Hendrix also said he is considering another run for mayor, but stopped just short of making an official announcement, saying “Tonight, I’m not prepared to make that statement because it’s just not time yet.” He lost a close contest to Kilpatrick in 2005, following three years in the private sector. Before that, Hendrix served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor under Mayor Dennis Archer.
His website still lists events from his 2005 campaign.
Yeah, Like that will happen… Don’t hold your breath, you might turn blue and die. Detroit’s Mayor won’t resign, unless he’s convicted and sentenced to prison.
With apologies to every English teacher I have had….
For all intents and purposes… A Michigan redo isn’t happening..
So nice to be a part of the damn political process in America. ![]()
"The Democrat Party, Where your votes don’t count, so why vote anyway?"
That should be their new slogan.
It’s enough to make a person want to move to Oregon.
I am not writing this to defend the actions of Senator Stabenow’s husband. The actions of Thomas Athans were deplorable. If I were the senator, I would be seeing a lawyer and relieving this man of his burden of marriage.
However because the story of Thomas Athans has become the catalyst of great political fodder and blogger ridicule, and outright mocking by those of opposite political ideology. Because of this sort of nonsense, I am writing a simple defense of Senator Stabenow as a Senator of the State of Michigan.
I am quite aware of Senator Stabenow’s political stance, However, I am also aware of her performance in the Senate. I can personally testify to her consistency in addressing issues brought before her. I have personally e-mailed TONS of issues, brought to my attention by the John Birch Society, to Senator Stabenow’s office.
Senator Stabenow’s office was always faithful to reply to my e-mails to her, sometimes, the replies were even personal, and not a computer generated response, even though I am sure that some of the issues brought to her attention were in direct opposition to her political stance.
Further, of all the political representatives in my local area, other than one other political official for my local area, Senator Stabenow was the ONLY political official who responded to my e-mails, sometimes Senator Stabenow would reply to me personally via United States Mail, Even though she did not have to.
Therefore, I feel that this smearing by the Republican and Conservative Bloggers is just unwarranted. We are not dealing with a seedy politician here. We are dealing with a very nice woman, who has a husband who is an idiot.
I think that the Blogosphere needs to take a step back and leave this woman to sort out her own affairs. I hope that she will do the right thing in the situation regarding her husband.
More Opinions via Memeorandum
and… on the home front:
Article: Study: Detroit Gets F In Grad Rate (via WXYZ-TV)
Seventeen of the nation’s 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowest graduation rates reported in Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland, according to a report released Tuesday.
The report, issued by America’s Promise Alliance, found that about half of the students served by public school systems in the nation’s largest cities receive diplomas. Students in suburban and rural public high schools were more likely to graduate than their counterparts in urban public high schools, the researchers said.
Nationally, about 70 percent of U.S. students graduate on time with a regular diploma and about 1.2 million students drop out annually.
"When more than 1 million students a year drop out of high school, it’s more than a problem, it’s a catastrophe," said former Secretary of State Colin Powell, founding chair of the alliance.
Hmmmmmm… You don’t think it is because of that Socialism that I blogged about a while back do ya?
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Of course, our Liberal Government here in Michigan and in Washington D.C. will throw more money at it and institute more entitlement programs for the problem. More Band-aids to fix the leaking dam.
Of course, the Right Wing, Christian, "Let’s take America over for Jesus Christ!!" Zealots will say, "See? this is why we need Christian schools!!!!" I got news for you, I dropped out of a Christian School, Because I was 18 years old and I wasn’t learning anything. Yes, I admit it, I have A.D.H.D. But Honestly? As someone who spent almost all of my young life in Christian Schools, the Majority of them are ran by unqualified feckless imbeciles, who wouldn’t have a clue as to how to be a teacher.
Oh, the stories I could tell about my experiences within the realm of "Christian Schools"! It would be enough to make a liberal squeal with glee.
I was in a school, the last one that I was in, before I quit, that used the program called the "A.C.E. Program". A very nice program for people, who don’t have learning disabilities. Not to mention the theological indoctrination or as some would call it, Mind control. While praised by many within the Christian Community, I had a well-known Baptist Minister admit to me, that ACE wasn’t for everyone. It is for those so-called "Perfect Children", you know, the ones who don’t have any learning disabilities, or as I like to call them, "The Beautiful People".
Speaking of that guy, (that is if you caught the reference…) Did you know that he grew up in Church? Boy, do we have quite a bit in common!
Anyhow, there’s the story about the crap schools in Detroit. Thank God, I never went to them, Well, except for Higgins and that was only for a year or two.
Snort Worthy Article. Go read.
Via WXYZ-TV:
These are the listing of charges against the Mayor of Detroit.
Count 1: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, up to five years in prison.
Count 2: Obstruction of justice, up to five years. He’s accused of firing Detroit Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown as part of an effort to illegally hamper a criminal investigation and committing perjury to hide the firing of Brown or a relationship between the mayor and Beatty.
Count 3: Misconduct in office, up to five years. He’s accused of firing Brown to hamper a criminal probe of Kilpatrick’s personal conduct or the conduct of his security unit and committing perjury to hide the firing.
Count 4: Misconduct in office, up to five years. He’s accused of authorizing the city to settle a whistle-blowers’ lawsuit with the motive of preventing the release of text messages showing the mayor and his aide lied under oath.
Count 5: Perjury in court, up to 15 years. He’s accused of lying under oath in August 2007 by saying he didn’t fire Brown, didn’t know Brown was investigating him or a rumored party at the mayor’s official residence and testifying falsely as to other circumstances surrounding the termination of Brown.
Count 6: Perjury in court, up to 15 years. He’s accused of falsely testifying in August 2007 that he didn’t have a romantic or sexual relationship with Beatty.
Count 7: Perjury outside court, up to 15 years. He’s accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in June 2003 as to the circumstances surrounding the "un-appointment" of Brown.
Count 8: Perjury outside court, up to 15 years. He’s accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in October 2004 as to the circumstances surrounding the "un-appointment" of Brown.
I will posting any and all details regarding this case, as it get them.
It is being reported that Detroit’s Mayor former chief of staff, Christine Beatty has turned herself in. Beatty turned herself in at the Wayne County Sheriff’s facility in Westland on Henry Ruff Road.
Finally, there is a list of counts against her, These charges include:
Via WXYZ-TV:
Charges Against Beatty….
Count 1: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, up to five years.
Count 2: Obstruction of justice, up to five years. She’s accused of firing Brown to hamper a criminal investigation and committing perjury to hide the firing of Brown or a relationship between Beatty and the mayor.
Count 3: Misconduct in office, up to five years. She’s accused of firing Brown to hamper a criminal probe of Kilpatrick’s personal conduct or the conduct of his security unit and committing perjury to hide the firing.
Count 4: Perjury in court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of lying under oath in August 2007 by saying Brown wasn’t fired, she didn’t know Brown was investigating the mayor or a rumored party at the mayor’s official residence and testifying falsely as to other circumstances surrounding the termination of Brown.
Count 5: Perjury in court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of lying under oath in August 2007 that she didn’t have a romantic or sexual relationship with the mayor and that she didn’t use her communication device to send or receive messages of a sexual nature to the mayor.
Count 6: Perjury outside court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in December 2003 that she didn’t know Brown was investigating the rumored party. She also is accused of swearing falsely as to the circumstances surrounding Brown’s termination.
Count 7: Perjury outside court, up to 15 years. She’s accused of swearing falsely before a notary public in December 2003 that she wasn’t aware of the mayor’s "philandering."
I am working on getting a detailed list of charges against the Mayor. Stay tuned.