Category Archives: Kwamegate

Wannabe lawyer: Monica Conyers

Posted on June 9, 2008 by admin

  From my files…(updated) By Joel Thurtell Hubby’s a lawyer, and so is she. But what’s this? Monica Conyers, a Detroit city councilwoman and wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., is not in the Michigan Bar Directory. Yet her … Continue reading →

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A week late, and short a few bucks

Posted on June 8, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell A week after a federal jury acquitted Geoffrey Fieger of charges that he used “straw donors” to cover more than a hundred grand he donated to the 2004 John Edwards presidential campaign, the Detroit Free Press finally … Continue reading →

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Great story, but…

Posted on May 20, 2008 by admin

Wonderful story in Sunday’s (May 18, 2008) Detroit Free Press about hizzoner’s self-dealing before he became Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. “Kilpatrick helped friends get grants,” the Page One headline blazed. Subheads tell us, “He steered funds as state rep” and “Money … Continue reading →

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A challenge to the council

Posted on May 7, 2008 by admin

Go ahead, prove me wrong. I predict that Detroit’s City Council never will remove Kwame Kilpatrick as mayor. That long opinion they paid attorney Bill Goodman to write, which supposedly excoriated the mayor for his behavior in the text message … Continue reading →

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Journalism or ??

Posted on May 3, 2008 by admin

I can’t praise the Detroit Free Press enough for the groundbreaking journalism the paper has done on Kwamegate. True, the paper has been attacked by some, including Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick himself, who have played the card of racism or asserted … Continue reading →

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The mayor’s sleight of hand

Posted on April 30, 2008 by admin

I don’t need a law professor to tell me fired Detroit cops’ lawyer Mike Stefani didn’t try to shake down Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick when he showed hizzoner’s mouthpiece those lewd and loopy text messages between the mayor and his paramour. … Continue reading →

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Stumble and recovery: Barbara-Rose Collins

Posted on April 30, 2008 by admin

Isn’t it amazing how some people are blessed with the ability to avoid near-certain political or social death, re-inventing themselves so they can let loose their bag of tricks in some new venue? I’m thinking about Barbara-Rose Collins, vaulted into … Continue reading →

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Whatcha got in your purse, Mon?

Posted on April 12, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Monica Conyers says she wants more respect from her fellow Detroit City Council members. They might be wise to give her a bit more deference. Or maybe just a wide berth. All depends on whether she’s packin’ … Continue reading →

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Christine Beatty’s to-do list

Posted on March 25, 2008 by admin

If the Detroit Free Press can recycle my blog stories (see joelontheroad.com “Free Press recycling plan,” Feb. 19 under “Kwamegate”), guess I can push the replay button, too. On Feb. 8 I wondered how long it will take for Christine … Continue reading →

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Beating the Free Press — again

Posted on March 7, 2008 by admin

I wondered why I was having such a feeling of deja vu as I read the Thursday, March 6, 2008 Detroit Free Press. I kept thinking, I’ve read this before. “Attorneys’ conduct questioned in scandal,” the Free Press headlined in … Continue reading →

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