Blogcritics Comments on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Comment by Dr Dreadful on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:58:39 EDT

Out of curiosity, JOM: exactly what would a black politician have to do, in your book, not to be the beneficiary of affirmative action? And who was it you said you were going to vote for in November?

Comment by JustOneMan on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:46:41 EDT

This DUMBOCRAT mayor is a nothing more than another unqualified minority DUMBOCRAT. He is there for one reason and one reason only...he is BLACK! As we are finding out with the unqualified DUMBOCRAT presidential candiate.."these people" do what ever their hate mongering racist ministers and DUMBOCRATIC leadership tell them to do... Sort of like Brown Shirts in Germany only in black face! JOM...

Comment by Ruvy in Jerusalem on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:46:25 EDT

So which political animal (aside from the woman who was his chief of staff) does Kirkpatrick ride? The wounded elephant or the nasty little jack-ass that made the elephant say, "another victory like this and I am undone"?

Comment by Joanne Huspek on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:43:38 EDT

Sorry I didn't mention his political affiliation. I thought about including it, but didn't want to mention that he's a Democrat as if that alone were part of the equation. I know some news outlets are doing just that. For the record, I'm an independent, and try to look at a person's performance beyond what party he/she belongs to.

Comment by Dr Dreadful on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:06:21 EDT

I wouldn't call that a scandal so much as a controversy, Matt.

Comment by Matthew T. Sussman on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:57:31 EDT

The thing with mayoral scandals, like Kilpatrick's, is that even though it's on the national radar, nobody outside of Detroit really cares if he resigns or not. Besides, my own town and mayor have their own scandal.

Comment by Dave Nalle on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:48:18 EDT

He's mayor of Detroit. I'd be disappointed if he wasn't giving Marion Barry as good a run for his money as DC gives Deteroit for hell on earth. Dave

Comment by Dr Dreadful on Tippy-Toeing Around the Detroit Sex Scandal

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:34:35 EDT

Ouch. Bad boy. I should warn you that you're liable to get into trouble with some commenters for not mentioning Mayor Kilpatrick's political affiliation. Although this doesn't seem to be such a big deal for mayors in the US. (I'm from Britain originally.) The local media never mentions our mayor's party affiliation, nor that of the candidates who are running to replace him in November.