Tag Archives: Kwamegate

Brooks barges in

Posted on July 9, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Where were Bob and Kwame? The scene couldn’t have been more Detroit, more Wayne County: I’m standing on a barge docked at the mouth of the Rouge River opposite Zug Island. The huge black blast furnaces of … Continue reading →

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Cart before the nag: Kwame’s innocent until…

Posted on July 3, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Reading the Detroit Free Press, you’d think Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was already behind bars, convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in the text message scandal. Maybe that’s where the paper’s staffers would like him to … 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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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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