Tag Archives: Monica Conyers

Impeach Monica? A half measure

Posted on April 6, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell On one page of the Detroit Free Press for Sunday, April 5, 2009, Freep editorial editor Steve  Henderson called for Detroit’s City Council to oust its president, Monica Conyers. On the opposite page, Detroit News editorial editor … Continue reading →

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The buzz on Jewel, John and Mon

Posted on January 30, 2009 by admin

By Joel Thurtell The buzz in the barbershop last week was all Monica and Jewel. From reading the newspapers, you might think Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers was as good as behind bars. And that Wayne County Commissioner Jewel … Continue reading →

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The Conyers entitlement: Public servants = private lackeys

Posted on October 9, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Now the taxpayers of Detroit have to pay $90,000 to say adios to a city worker fired by Monica Conyers because the staffer was about to blab that the Mon was making her do personal chores on … Continue reading →

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Pistol-packin’ Monica

Posted on October 8, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell I’m against the death penalty, so I don’t agree with Monica Conyers that child-killers ought to be executed. Dealt with strictly? Absolutely. But the Detroit City Council President is correct when she says we ought to … Continue reading →

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Could Monica be right?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Did I actually say that? In a headline? That Monica Conyers might be correct? Yes. I think the media are handling her roughly. I know, I know. Who am I to talk? I was critical of … Continue reading →

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Kwamegate + Sludgegate = elitism, entitlement

Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell A few minutes after six this morning, having brought the day’s issues of The Detroit Free Press and The New York Times in and while I measured coffee into the java machine, it occurred to me that … Continue reading →

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Embarrassing John Conyers?

Posted on July 1, 2008 by admin

  By Joel Thurtell   Sam Riddle thinks the FBI wants to embarrass U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. He’s convinced that’s why the feds reportedly are investigating the congressman’s wife, Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers.   No, Sam, I don’t … Continue reading →

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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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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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