Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Malik Kilpatrickis a former Michigan state representative and Democratic mayor of Detroit. He resigned as mayor after being convicted on felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice. Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty, and was released on probation after serving 99 days. On May 25, 2010, he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in state prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in northwest Michigan...
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I loved the city, so the feeling in 2001 [election] first was shock, then (I was) nervous, then scared but then it's - I really wasn't happy and ecstatic like I thought I (would be). I was immediately hit with the enormity of the responsibility and the fact that most people in that town - particularly those that voted for me were placing their hopes and dreams in me. That is a big, big stressful place to be.
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I can be the mayor; I can do it right now. I can go in there right now and put things together. I was truly anointed for that position and I wasn't mature enough in my spirit, in my manhood to handle that responsibility at the time it was given to me.
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When I spoke to the people from the state Bureau of Elections, they were not sure what security would be available, ... Needless to say, all the parties in this matter have an interest in the security of the ballots.
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We have told the federal government that we here in the city of Detroit are willing to step up and accept evacuees from both Louisiana and Mississippi,
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We'll be marching forward, we'll be reaching out to everyone, we'll be rising up and standing strong, ... Detroit's best days are ahead of us.
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We need unions to step up to us now,
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We need the unions to step up, ... If we don't get to that deal in the next 14 to 20 days, we'll be back on the 21st day to address the issue, and it will be in further cuts.
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Mr. Hendrix looks good and beautiful, ... But he could not execute. He could not move a project. He could not shovel snow. He could not keep us safe. He could not fix the fire department. He destroyed the riverfront. We had 43 businesses gone. We couldn't build a stickman in the city of Detroit.
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We're giving Jerome a key to the city. Jimmy Kimmel wanted one, but we said no.
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That means if a Happy Meal costs $2.99, the total cost will be $3.05, with the 6 cents coming to the city, ... If you buy a medium fry for $1.05, the total cost will be $1.07. It's a small amount for the individual customer, but it adds up to a meaningful amount to preserve essential city services.
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It?s very upsetting, to my wife and I. These allegations area absolutely ridiculous. I can?t wait for there to be an investigation into these allegations. A real investigation into these allegations, so people can move on.
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I want them to see Detroiters that love themselves. All of us need to continue to stand up for our city,
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Union concessions, there is no other way, ... You can't cut your structural costs without concessions.