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To:  Kwame Kilpatrick

We expect a lot from our leadership. We expect truth, honesty, loyalty and integrity. However, Kwame Kilpatrick has shown that he is neither trustworthy nor honest. The citizens of Detroit have dealt with a lot from Mayor Kilpatrick, from using taxpayer dollars to lease a Lincoln Navigator for his wife to instituting a level of cronyism that allows many of his friends and family to make a better living in the city of Detroit than the majority of Detroit residents.

Many are quick to mention the progress the city has made under this administration. But is that not his job as mayor? Kwame Kilpatrick is not just a resident of Detroit who was nice enough to convince businesses to come to the city. We pay him over $170,000 a year to bring businesses to the city.

He has turned his back on many of his campaign promises, including the promise of a balanced budget and the promise of demolishing a greater number of abandoned properties. He has turned his back on the citizens by allowing crime to continue to run rampant in the city. He turned his back on the citizens of Detroit on December 27, 2002, when he decided not to sign a resolution against predatory lending which probably would have lowered the number of Detroiters who have lost their home to foreclosure.

The last straw came on March 24, 2008, when Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged the mayor with one count of conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice, one count of obstruction of justice, two counts of misconduct in office and four counts of perjury. These charges stem from the mayor’s lack of integrity in firing three police officers for doing their jobs. The mayor fired the officers and then lied about firing them. The attorney for the police officers was able to secure 14,000 text messages in some of which the mayor admitted to firing the officers (among other things). Once the mayor found out about the text messages, he proceeded to give the officers $2,000,000 more than the jury was willing to give the officers – just to protect his secrets.

The mayor had a chance to settle with the officers for a fraction of the $8,400,000 they received, but his arrogance would not allow him to admit he was wrong. $8,400,000 could have been used to bring supermarkets and other shopping into the city so the citizens are not forced to drive to the suburbs to shop. $8,400,000 could have been put in a fund to help lower our insurance rates. $8,400,000 could have been used for job training to lower our astronomical unemployment rates.

Mayor Kilpatrick, please put the citizens of Detroit first and resign. Please stop destroying the image of the city and making it the laughingstock of the country. Please stop blaming the media for your indiscretions. Please stop with the racial epithets when you have a majority White team of lawyers representing you.

You cannot focus on the business of the city while you are fighting to stay out of prison. You cannot have the trust of businesses when they see constant images of your lies. And how can the citizens of Detroit believe you have our best interests at heart when you could throw away $8,400,000 so easily?

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

 

 

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jax276 read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 2:27 PM

Thanks for the info and the chance to sign this petition and in a small way fially be heard.

Det313 read my blog
Jun 16, 2008 | 3:05 PM

to Mr. Anchor Bay
the budget is balance (fact)
houses have been torn down (fact)
crime is down (fact)
as for the officers they were not fired from the police force (fact)
come to Detroit and see what is really going on here and please stop spreading ignorance

Det313 read my blog
Jun 16, 2008 | 3:11 PM

p.s. why do you hate him so much? why do you hate whats going on in the city? do you know whats really going on? or do you just watch the news? why cant he have his day in court? in America are you presumed inocent until proven guilty? what is your problem? whats wrong with mensioning the great things the mayor has done for the city? did you partcipate in motor city makeover? did you go to dads day out? are you getting training/higher education for free because you're a Detroit resident? please keep the hate to yourself

car7858 read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 9:30 PM

Det313-Please play the "we don't know why" game with someone else; Your Mayor has lied under oath, stolen YOUR money, cheated on his own family, and so much more. People like you that turn a deaf ear to him, then play it off with slants on what others have done is past sickening. I don't hate the city of mine & my family's birth-Just the jock-strap style supporters like you that have that "who cares what others think" attitude. And remember this, when me & my family lived in the city, it was both proseperous & clean both in the government & the hoods-Us "outsiders" didn't destroy the city's image, the bad apples IN the city did. Your Mayor is a racist & a thug and there is no place for him but prison. Face the facts & quit changing the tune to fit your needs. As for my education & anything else, I pay my own way wherever I go, I don't take no handouts. I am entitled to my opinion just as you are, whether we agree or not, so live with it.

car7858 read my blog view my photos
Jun 16, 2008 | 9:42 PM

BTW, why does your Mayor hate on the burbs & the media? The media is just doing their job & the burbs pay alot of the inner-city bills. People like you always asking what others can do for your city-Why don't you do the right thing & start a petition for next November's ballot to remove your "role model"? If you & all of the rest that support that Klown REALLY wanted to move forward in a positive manner, kwame would be ejected from the city limits. But most know better than that & smokescreens like yours are typical. Once again, YOUR Mayor made it everyone's business by calling out the "outsiders"-Only this time, we ain't backin' down & can fight fire with fire, in a truthful manner. Sure, let the Mayor all of the sudden become the People's Champ in an election year, why would he consider closing most of your city parks? Why don't the children have anyplace to play & occupy their time? Because your "role model" really don't care. Sometimes the view is alot better from outside the box, huh?

Det313 read my blog
Jun 17, 2008 | 1:58 PM

car please answer my questions

car7858 read my blog view my photos
Jun 17, 2008 | 3:53 PM

Your 'questions" lead away from the real issue at hand & you do know it; You expect me to support a city I no longer live in & help you clean up your own mess? Bring someone with a more sensible argument besides the same old blame game tactics your Mayor uses-You have yet to answer my questions about the charges against your Mayor & why he is supported through this. when I first commented towards you but you expect me to account for an issue that is the fault of your city government & residents? I'm finished with you.

isthatright read my blog
Jun 17, 2008 | 8:07 PM

The sad thing is that if the mayor was white det313 would be as critical as most of us are.

Det313 read my blog
Jun 19, 2008 | 7:20 AM

yeah you dont want to be involved in because "you expect me to support a city I no longer live in & help clean up your own mess" that is exactly why I've been saying its non of your bussiness and if you dont have nothing nice to say about my city you shouldnt say anything. that statement you just made is what Ive been saying all along. why do you care so much its not your city I dont even know who the mayor of your city is but i spend money in the burbs like you say you spend money in the city. so please stay out of our bussiness if you're just going to hate.that right- I'm not as critical because I can actually enjoy myself in the city now without having to go to the burbs. I have never seen Detroit so Beautifull and I have never felt more at peace. I can go to the riverfront and chill without being worried about anything. I can shop in the city now when before I had to go to the burbs and get pulled over and followed around a store because I'm Black. I dont have to go those places anymore

ReverendCirca53 read my blog view my photos
Jun 20, 2008 | 6:37 PM

313 is an IDIOT.....

car7858 read my blog view my photos
Jun 21, 2008 | 6:56 AM

If you are not doing anything wrong in a business, why would you care if someone is following you or not? Because you race-bait & use your color as a crutch. being Black & exploiting it are two totally different concepts, but the latter seems to be the choice among those that choose color over truth, morals, and respect. I've always said that the new generations are bucking that trend by living, playing & working together without being concerned about the color of one's skin. They are the hope for a less diverse America, not people that think like you do. Detroit has always done a "great" job Downtown & on the Riverfront, but there are alot less community centers & employable businesses that could keep young minds occupied. The school system is corrupt & in shambles, proving that the city & county leaders are the main problem, yet most choose to turn a deaf ear or use the blame game. Pathetic.

Det313 read my blog
Jun 24, 2008 | 11:45 AM

what about being black have I exploited? when people get truth thrown at them they call the truth speaker an idiot in order to discredit the things he or she is saying. they try to dig up dirt and gang up on him so they can continue to spread ignorant views, and opinions instead of actually thinking for themselves and coming up with an informed discussion. Rev why am i an idiot? I have 1 bach degrees and 1 masters. what degrees do you have?

car7858 read my blog view my photos
Jun 26, 2008 | 6:43 AM

One would think you would use your degrees instead of the typical "What did he do?" attitude or "Who cares what others think" scmeel. He dug his own dirt by ripping off the city, lying to his own government & exposing his wife & children to negative publicity. The only way anyone can have an informed discussion about the Mayor is if they accept the fact he has been caught & charged, regardless of whether he is innocent or guilty. He is costing your city millions of wasted tax dollars instead of owning up like any other man would & accepting responsibility. Your degrees apparently were not in any humanity fields, no doubt. Bring the next "intelligent debater" in & I would tell them the same thing I tell you-Take off the city-issued blinders and reralise what the Mayor has REALLY done for YOUR city. That's all I ask. BTW, Myself nor anyone else in here needs your permission to make opinions just like you don't need ours. Works both ways in an equal society, huh???

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I am presently disabled due to a work injury in the construction field. I was born & raised in Detroit for over 40 years. I presently reside in Macomb County, in recovery since April 4, 2004. I tend to post & reply from actual experiences and topics that lean towards informing people about positive things, while making sure that the real story isn't lost in the shuffle. My posts & comments are my opinion, letting you be the judge based on the issue & current events. (Good ole Disclaimer stuff). I am all for America & Americans, but not for government control & political games. I don't candy coat nothing & give what I receive. Life is too short to play mind games or waste my time with negativity. Update: Regina & I were married on June 29th, 2008 after 4 years together-It just dosen't get any better then this for me!

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