http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...18008/1001/NEWS <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Detroit City Council has just voted to call for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s resignation, an extraordinary rebuke as Kilpatrick seeks to survive the text-message scandal. The vote was 7-1. Voting yes were Council President Ken Cockrel Jr., Sheila Cockrel, Barbara-Rose Collins, Brenda Jones, Kwame Kenyatta, Alberta Tinsley-Talabi and JoAnn Watson. Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers voted no. Martha Reeves was absent. The resolution is nonbinding, and Kilpatrick has dismissed it as irrelevant and vowed not to resign. A last-minute change to the resolution struck language calling for the council’s independent attorney, Bill Goodman to “explore the proceedings by which the mayor may be removed from office” if Kilpatrick stands by his promise to stay in office. Kenyatta, the resolution’s sponsor, said he agreed to that change to satisfy other council members’ requests. The resolution cites 33 reasons for Kilpatrick to quit, including failing to inform the council of a secret deal the mayor made to settle a whistleblower lawsuit and an accusation that he “repeatedly obfuscates the truth.” It also claims his administration has failed to govern effectively, noting widespread street light outages and mandatory audits getting turned in late. It also says, “there is an overwhelming and growing sentiment amongst citizens of Detroit that the City Council should stand firm against Mayor Kilpatrick and seek his resignation.” Kilpatrick downplayed the resolution this afternoon after a gathering at Wayne County Community College's east-side campus appearance. "My reaction is, OK, now since it's over, it has no effect, it's not binding, let's get back to work," Kilpatrick told a pack of reporters. "I don't blame anybody on council. The incredible scrutiny and overwhelming pressure of the media - you all are something - it's probably tough for anybody there." Kilpatirck said he "absolutely" can still work with the council. "I don't think anybody in this city could have stood up to that scrutiny but me. No, I don't think it will affect us at all. I think we will keep moving forward." He said he is awaiting Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's decision on criminal charges like everyone else. But he appeared confident that he will be vindicated. "There will be a time when all the truth will come out, and I think at the end of that everybody will be vindicating Kwame Kilpatrick, both legally and politically and everything else." The mayor received more support in early public comment than he did two weeks ago. Lorenzo Houston, 57, an east side resident, said Kilpatrick's track record in the city is outstanding, especially in helping the elderly. “I’m not down on the suburbs, but they are not the City of Detroit, "he said. “I think the people that elected him should be the people to determine what happens with the mayor for the most part.” But Valerie Burris, 48, who lives on the northwest side, said the council has every right to demand the mayor's resignation. “The mayor has disgraced this city," she said. "He has lied to this council. I don’t want a mayor who lies to his people.” Staff writer Ben Schmitt contributed to this report.</div> Just step down you lying piece of shit! YOU are the reason why people make fun of Detroit. And, if your going to cheat, find a woman that dont look like Scottie Pippen.
that guy is a total piece of shit. he hasn't done one thing for a city that elected him mayor and trusted him to help turn around the biggest city in a very economically unstable state. They should remove him and fine him somehow.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Answer_AI03 @ Mar 19 2008, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>that guy is a total piece of shit. he hasn't done one thing for a city that elected him mayor and trusted him to help turn around the biggest city in a very economically unstable state. They should remove him and fine him somehow.</div> Fine him? How about criminally charge him. He had a little more to do with Tamara Greene being murdered then anyone in Detroit will admit.
Wow what a scumbag over such a long period of time. I took Chutney's indirect advice and read his Wikipedia profile.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 19 2008, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow what a scumbag over such a long period of time. I took Chutney's indirect advice and read his Wikipedia profile.</div> Yet people still voted him.
Perjury, Obstruction Charges Brought Against Detroit Mayor, Aide Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star and Detroit's youngest elected leader, was charged Monday with perjury and other counts after sexually explicit text messages surfaced that appear to contradict his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy also charged the popular yet polarizing 37-year-old mayor with obstruction of justice and misconduct in office. Former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty, 37, who also denied under oath that she and Kilpatrick shared a romantic relationship in 2002 and 2003, was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice. In all, Worthy authorized a 12-count criminal information. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,340939,00.html
I bet none of the charges sticks tho. I mean if he can kill a stripper and get away with it, lying under oath is nothing.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Big Frame @ Mar 24 2008, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I bet none of the charges sticks tho. I mean if he can kill a stripper and get away with it, lying under oath is nothing.</div> They pretty much have him by the balls. They have the text messages, and if they can get the aide to flip for leinancy or immunity, it's over.
