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Flipside: Detroit Mayor in Jail
The Pimp. The Gangster. The Criminal. The Mayor. All of these names have been associated with Kwame Kilpatrick as of recent and depending on who you are talking to- either one may enter the conversation. Today is no different. Today, the judge sent Kilpatrick to jail as a result of his violation of travel restrictions. The mayor visited Windsor in hopes of salvaging a deal concerning the Ambassador Bridge that would help considerably with the financial woes of our failing city. Unfortunately, the mayor’s travel was restricted and his trip to Windsor was a violation of that court order. Now we have a nation of people who have already made a mockery of our city equipped with the ammunition of seeing our mayor in handcuffs being hauled off to jail. Sadly, Detroiters applaud at yet another African American in this city being hauled off in handcuffs. Now bloggers and writers from across America have started calling him the Hip-Hop mayor again. Do you see what that means? Now America is attacking our culture again and we sit idly by and encourage it by applauding the downfall of a mayor who had this city headed in the right direction. While most will contend that the mayor’s antics have brought a black eye to this city, I disagree. When businesses were moving to the city, Super Bowl came to the city and the MLB had an All-Star game here at Comerica Field – America viewed Kilpatrick as one of the rising young politicians in the country and valued his work and vision in guiding an economically down trodden city. Now a trial has Detroit on the bottom of everyone’s boot – one affair – a party that everyone swears happened, but nobody has proof – and a city full of citizens who feel betrayed, but betray themselves by acting as if we did not vote him in – twice. We applauded his efforts when everything went well during the Super Bowl. We loved the fact that we would have a mayor who really represented the city in which we lived, that’s why we came out in such large numbers to get him in office in the first place. This evening, the mayor sits in a cell with burden on his shoulders, lawyers on his head and a community that no longer has his back. At what point do we stop beating a dead horse. If the mayor and the entire city council are scrapped, we will still have crime. We will still have unemployment. We will still have a failing education system. Let’s stop being so concerned about the mayor and let’s focus on Detroit. Catch ya’ on the FLIPSIDE. -Quincy Lewis
COMMENTS Submitted by Lady Jazz on 8/15/2008 9:07:44 AM I don't think your readers get it. I do. It is not that you support the Mayor in any wrong doings, you are absolutely correct in saying when all of the "good things" from the sports events to conventions, new developments and more, the Mayor was everyone's favorite guy. Now that some negative "allegations" have surfaced, how soon we forget the good. I'm with you. I don't condone anyone in their wrong doings and I thought this Nation was predicated on the fact of being presumed innocent until proven guilty? It just really baffles me how people can overlook the Nations biggest "Pimp" George W and can forgive Bill C but can't even give our Mayor a fair day in court. Remember these words: "To err is human; to forgive is divine." Be careful how you sit in judgement of people by what you see and hear in the media. Matthew 7:7 is indeed true gospel, the spins of the media are not. Submitted by Seriously on 8/12/2008 11:52:18 AM How about you guys do a REAL flipside? You ONLY write pro-Kwame pieces? That is politically biased and really not much of a flipside at all! This writer only has one thing to say in every article "everyone is wrong, Kwame does good" seriously, maybe you should have someone who actually knows politics or has a degree and more than just a belief that kwame is a "man of the city" to write this thing. Submitted by Jill A. Brown on 8/8/2008 12:06:53 PM The problem w/ ppl who are leaders [even blacks] they feel rules don't apply to them, but rust and believe, a good leader is one who sets an example, humbly living by his own rules. Otherwise, what they say is pointless & eventually will lose them respect of their followers. History has show this repeatedly from the bibical times, down to our day. Race is not ALWAYS a factor in our downfall. IMO Kilpatrick is not an Hip Hop Mayor or a victim of circumstances, he is one that needs to learn humbleness, honesty, and true meaning of representation. Submitted by Jill A. Brown on 8/8/2008 12:06:27 PM In todays society all of a persons good deeds seem to cloud judgement, when it come to their wrong doings. I am not a supporter of any political party b/c Im a firm believer, 'Man cannot lead his own footsteps'!!! Their fate, is in their own hand, not mines... Kawame's downfall is b/c of his own choices. Honestly, what I'm tired of, is us blacks always blaming America [subconsciously white folks] for our downfalls. We have proven, we're intelligent enough to become CEO's, multi-million dollar artist, All-American athletes, High ranking gov. officials from Mayors 2 Presidents w/o ever causing shame or drama. So, tell me why is it always an alternative explanation, when a prominent black does wrong? Other than the fact, they were just that, WRONG!!! Click here for more comments
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