Detroit’s Black Mayor Thrown in the Clink
by Jeff Davis
How many of us have been following with bated breath the odyssey of the ridiculously-named “Kwame Kilpatrick,” the Negro (what else) mayor of Detroit? It seems that Hizzoner de Mayuh decided to have an affair with one of his female aides, and then -rather than standing up and doing a narcissistic mea culpa like John Edwards- Kilpatrick was so desperate to conceal the fact that he ended up committing perjury, destroying records, firing people and whatnot in order to conceal his misdeeds. Anyone with any wisdom in politics knows that it’s often not the deed, but the cover up that ends political careers.
According to the Detroit Free Press: “A magistrate today set a $25,000 bond for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in connection with two felony assault charges filed by the Michigan Attorney General’s office. Magistrate Renee McDuffee of the 36th District Court ordered the mayor to post 10% of a $25,000 bond, or $2,500 for release on the new charges. The mayor posted the bond this afternoon and was released. McDuffee said she could impose conditions only on the case before her, the two assault charges stemming from an altercation with Wayne County law enforcement officers trying to serve a subpoena.”
One can imagine the mayor ranting: Get dat papuh out o’ mah face! Who de hell yo think yo iz? I be de mayuh! (more…)