Category Archives: Kwamegate

Free Press recycling plan

Posted on February 19, 2008 by admin

I know what they say about imitation being the sincerest form of battery. I meant “flattery.” I felt mildly battered — I mean “flattered” — Sunday, Feb. 17, when my wife told me the Detroit Free Press had run its … Continue reading →

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Free Press cover-up?

Posted on February 9, 2008 by admin

If there is indeed a Detroit Free Press cover-up (as the mayor claims) in Detroit’s everlasting text message scandal, it is one Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won’t enjoy hearing about. He’ll probably scream it’s illegal. Since when, as the mayor claims, … Continue reading →

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What’s good for the goose,…

Posted on February 9, 2008 by admin

Ain’t so hot for the gander. Friday was Christine Beatty’s last day as Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s chief of staff. She resigned following the furor kicked up in the so-called text message scandal. Beatty had an affair with hizzoner and … Continue reading →

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Speaking of betrayal

Posted on February 8, 2008 by admin

Who’s signing Sharon McPhail’s pay check? City of Detroit? Who’s she working for? Kwame, right? She is Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s general counsel, according to the newspapers I read. Why should city taxpayers foot the bill to represent him? This whole … Continue reading →

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Just askin’

Posted on February 8, 2008 by admin

Wonder if Christine Beatty will flip. You know, the Detroit mayor’s recently resigned chief of staff who, according to published text messages, had an affair with hizzoner about which they both allegedly lied in court. AKA perjury. Now she’s charged … Continue reading →

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Kwamegate out of control

Posted on February 6, 2008 by admin

Sometimes small is big. And sometimes big is small. The steam rising from the Detroit Free Press’ revelation two weeks ago of the text messages between Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff/paramour Christine Beatty has really roasted … Continue reading →

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Schadengoogle and Kwame

Posted on January 31, 2008 by admin

Detroiters read some great journalism last week by Detroit Free Press reporters Jim Schaefer and Mike Elrick. The pair of journalistic sleuths pored over 14,000 text messages to produce their stories about how Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lied under oath … Continue reading →

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