Ohhhh, How The Mighty Is Falling...

The Scales of Justice has finally tipped in the people of Detroit's favor...


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I'm a firm believer in "when you do dirt, dirt comes back to you."
Lawd knows I've had my comeuppance bite me on the backside many times before I realized...it just does not pay to be scandalous.
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Pitbull in a skirt, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy bravely went where others feared to go, she uncovered enough evidence to charge Mayor Detroit Kilpatrick & former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty on
TWELVE COUNTS OF FELONIOUS PERJURY

Wayne County Prosecutor, Kym Worthy
View video of Worthy outlining felony charges



Rascal still has a smirk on his face. smh

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick & former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty booking pics



Having said that....while the local news are saying:
"It's a sad day in Detroit[referring to Mayor Kwame K/Christine B's indictments], it's a sad day in Michigan..."

My co-workers, associates, family members and myself are saying:
"Like H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK (LL), it is!"

The only ones who may be sad are Kwame, his mama...and his brainwashed loyalists, but everyone else that I've spoken to are sending high 5's, "kwames" (texts messages), making phone calls, and sending emails congratulating Kym Worthy and her legal team on handling their business!

I admit it, I was shocked Kym Worthy sought to indict Kwame & Christine...myself , along with others assumed she would've said there was "insufficient evidence" in reference to Kwame & Christine.

That was not the case, in fact here are the charges against Kwame Kilpatrick & Christine Beatty:

CHARGES AGAINST KWAME M. KILPATRICK AND CHRISTINE BEATTY


Count 1: Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice (Both Defendants)

Did unlawfully conspire, combine, confederate and agree together with each other and others to commit the following listed offense: Obstruction of Justice,
contrary to MCL 750.157a, punishable by a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.

Count 2: Obstruction of Justice (Both Defendants)

Did commit the crime of obstruction of justice by firing Gary Brown to willfully and corruptly hamper, obstruct and/or interfere with a criminal investigation and/or commit perjury to hide the firing of Gary Brown and/or the relationship between Christine Beatty and Mayor Kilpatrick, contrary to MCL 750.505, punishable by a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.

Count 3: Misconduct in Office (Both Defendants)

Did commit misconduct in office, an indictable offense at common law, by firing Gary Brown to willfully and corruptly hamper obstruct and/or interfere with a criminal investigation of Mayor Kilpatrick’s personal conduct/or EPU conduct and/or committing perjury to hide the firing and the true nature of their relationship, contrary to MCL 750.505, punishable by a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.

Count 4: Misconduct in Office (Kwame M. Kilpatrick)

Did commit misconduct in office, an indictable offense at common law, as the Mayor for the City of Detroit, by authorizing the City of Detroit to enter into an 8.4 million dollar settlement of the Gary Brown/Nelthorpe and Harris litigations with the corrupt motive of preventing the release of text messages or other information evidencing that Mayor Kilpatrick and his Chief of Staff Christine Beatty lied under oath, contrary to MCL 750.505, punishable by a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.

Count 5: Perjury - Court Proceeding (Kwame M. Kilpatrick)

Did, being lawfully required to depose the truth as a witness in a jury trial, a court proceeding in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthorpe v. Kwame M. Kilpatrick and City of Detroit, Case No. 03-317557-NZ, the case being a civil lawsuit before the Honorable Michael J. Callahan, for the 3rd Circuit Court for Wayne County, on August 29, 2007, commit perjury by: testifying he did not fire Gary Brown; and/or testifying that he did not know Gary Brown was investigating him or the Manoogian Mansion Party prior to his “un-appointment” ; and/or testifying falsely as to other circumstances surrounding the termination of Gary Brown including the reasons for the termination and how and why the decision was made, contrary to MCL 750.442-B, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 6: Perjury - Court Proceeding (Kwame M. Kilpatrick)

Did, being lawfully required to depose the truth as a witness in a jury trial, a court proceeding in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthorpe v. Kwame M. Kilpatrick and City of Detroit, Case No. 03-317557-NZ, the case being a civil lawsuit before the Honorable Michael J. Callahan, for the 3rd Circuit Court for Wayne County, on August 29, 2007, commit perjury by testifying he did not have a romantic or sexual relationship with Christine Beatty, contrary to MCL 750.442-B, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 7: Perjury - Court Proceeding (Christine Beatty)

Did, being lawfully required to depose the truth as a witness in a jury trial, a court proceeding in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthorpe v. Kwame M. Kilpatrick and City of Detroit, Case No. 03-317557-NZ, the case being a civil lawsuit before the Honorable Michael J. Callahan, for the 3rd Circuit Court for Wayne County, on August 28, 2007, commit perjury by: testifying Gary Brown was not fired; and/or testifying that she did not know Gary Brown was investigating Kwame M. Kilpatrick or or the Manoogian Mansion Party prior to his “un-appointment” ; and/or testifying falsely as to other circumstances surrounding the termination of Gary Brown including the reasons for the termination and how and why the decision was made, contrary to MCL 750.442-B, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 8: Perjury - Court Proceeding (Christine Beatty)

Did, being lawfully required to depose the truth as a witness in a jury trial, a court proceeding in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthorpe v. Kwame M. Kilpatrick and City of Detroit, Case No. 03-317557-NZ, the case being a civil lawsuit before the Honorable Michael J. Callahan, for the 3rd Circuit Court for Wayne County, on August 28, 2007, commit perjury by testifying that she did not have a romantic or sexual relationship with Mayor Kilpatrick and that she did not use her Sky-Tel communication device to send or receive messages of a personal or sexual nature to Mayor Kilpatrick, contrary to MCL 750.442-B, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 9: Perjury - Other than Court Proceeding (Kwame M. Kilpatrick)

Did, being a person of whom an oath was required by law, willfully swear falsely before Sheila D. Rice, a Notary Public within the County of Wayne, on June 26, 2003 as to the circumstances surrounding the “un-appointment” of Gary Brown, contrary to MCL 750.423, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 10: Perjury- Other than Court Proceeding (Kwame M. Kilpatrick)

Did, being a person of whom an oath was required by law, willfully swear falsely before Sheila D. Rice, a Notary Public within the County of Wayne, on October 11, 2004 as to the circumstances surrounding the “un-appointment” of Gary Brown, contrary to MCL 750.423, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 11: Perjury - Other than Court Proceeding (Christine Beatty)

Did, being a person of whom an oath was required by law, willfully swear falsely before Sheila D. Rice, a Notary Public within the County of Wayne, on December 9, 2003 that she did not know Gary Brown was investigating the Manoogian Mansion party prior to his un-appointment and /or other circumstances surrounding the termination of Gary Brown, contrary to MCL 750.423, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Count 12: Perjury - Other than Court Proceeding (Christine Beatty)

Did, being a person of whom an oath was required by law, willfully swear falsely before Sheila D. Rice, a Notary Public within the County of Wayne, on December 9, 2003 that she was not aware of the Mayor’s philandering, contary to MCL 750.423, punishable by a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

***Don't do the crime if you cannnnnnn't do the timmmmmme, nooo, no nooo, don't do it!***(y'all remember that theme song from Baretta??)


Worthy has gone so far as to say her investigation has been hindered by Kwame and his people. I guess they thought she was to stupid to pick that up. NOT!!

To quote my girl Kendra:
"Worthy is the Truth!" lol

Well chile, we know she's not a perjurer! You Betta Recognize!!

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What Is It Going To Take For Him To Resign??

AP Photo: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick addresses the media during a news conference in Detroit

DETROIT - A defiant Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick quickly rejected the City Council's call Tuesday for him to resign because of accusations that he lied under oath about not having an affair.
"You take a whole day to discuss an issue like this," he said. "My reaction is: This is over. It has no effect. It's not binding. Let's get back to work."

The resolution, passed 7-1, amounted to a "no-confidence" vote because the council lacks the power to force Kilpatrick to step down.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is investigating whether the mayor and former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty lied under oath when they testified in a whistle-blowers' lawsuit that they had not had a physical relationship.

Kilpatrick has been dogged by media reports about steamy text messages the two exchanged that suggest a romantic relationship.

The mayor said he could not comment on the text messages on Beatty's pager. Beatty resigned from her post in February.

City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. would like Kilpatrick to do the same. "The message is, it's time to call it quits," he said.

The lone vote against the resolution was cast by President Pro Tem Monica Conyers, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers. One councilwoman was absent because of illness.

"I believe that we have to do what's fair," Monica Conyers said following the vote. "Based upon the evidence that was presented to me, there's nothing there yet for us to say 'resign.'"

The council considered the issue two weeks ago but postponed a vote because some members said they needed more information before they could decide what to do.

"A whole lot has changed between then and now. ... My vote is not an indictment of the mayor so much as it is a request of the citizens to get back to work," said Councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins, who supported the measure.

Worthy has said she expects a decision next week on whether she will seek perjury charges against Kilpatrick and Beatty. source
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His arrogance, hard-headedness, lack of class is DEFINITELY going to be his downfall. This man-child doesn't believe he is to be held accountable. Woe unto him. smh After his inflammatory speech-I have to give this buffoon credit. He knew EXACTLY what to say to get his blind by loyalty groupies/ignant constituents hot under the collar.
Using the "N" word.
Can I keep it real?
Thank you.
I don't believe anyone called his wife Carlita (well they may be calling her the N-word NOW, after it's been revealed she beat Tamara Greene w/a wooden {read bat-IMHO} object) or his 3 kids the N-word. And if in fact-they WERE called that derogratory term...why isn't he accepting responsibility for the fall-out HE CREATED???
Are they saying Nicca bcuz of color, or bcuz of your stupid, selfish antics, Kwame??
Gimme a break.
He is not stupid by a long-shot. He IS STUPID if he thinks we can't see through that smoke screen he attempted to use by peppering his speech with the N-word.
He better sit his $3 behind down, before the citizens make change out of his habitually lying behind.
Unfortunately, I'll be watching just as I do when there's been a car accident....moving slowly, going past and shaking my head-thanking God it wasn't me who was involved.
Where's Nino Brown when you need him??
Kwame...sit your tired behind DOWN!


Also, let the record show, I'm a former Detroiter. Lived on Clements & Wildemere. If anyone knows Detroit, they know that area is STRAIGHT 'HOOD!...I moved out of Detroit 1.5 yrs ago, because everytime someone asked me about MY mayor-I'd get an attitude. He was my mayor as long as I was living in Detroit, lol
He's all show, and no substance.
I moved and haven't looked back.

A city can only be as good as it's leaders.

Kwame isn't the only fool who's in office that has embarrassed Detroit.
Don't go to a city council meeting. Lawd have mercy.
Those meetings are better than a Las Vegas fight anyday!
It's ridiculous.
Detroit's in a state of turmoil, bcuz the leaders are in a state of turmoil.





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Aretha, THIS Is the Title to fight over...YOUR CRIB!!

Priorities Ree-Ree, Priorities!

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The latest news in the world of "The Queen of Soul," oops, I meant "The Emperess of All Music" is she currently owes over $19k in back property taxes...and may possibly lose her crib.
Hmmmm.
One would think if you're going to put up a stink over a title, it would be the one to your home. But that's just me.
A $445 debt in 2005, now costs $19, 192 -which includes back taxes for the years 2006-07 and fees.

Too bad her other "titles" Queen of Soul, or The Empress of All Music can't get her out of this jam.

The Empress of All Music says she will have the debt paid by March 31st.
I hope so.

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Detroit Mayor Kwama Kilpatrick Could Take a Page out of Spitzer's book

Former N.Y. Gov. Spitzer's OUT...truly stepped up and took responsibility in midst of scandal...and RESIGNED.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer apologizes Wednesday because, he said, he "did not live up to what was expected."

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Detroit Mayor aka Kwame "Scandal-creator-and what? I-wouldn't-know-the-truth-if-it-socked-me-in-the-eye-will-lie-to-u-with-a-straight-face-Kilpatrick,
Hot Messness that JUST WON'T QUIT!

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Newly Appointed-NY Governor David Paterson (who's also NY's 1st blk governor and Legally blind) Alright Now!!!!




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I 4GOT TO TELL U....

LAST WEEK I HAD MY FIRST BALLROOM LESSON!!
NOOOOOOO, NOT THIS KIND OF BALLROOM:

OR THIS TYPE..






But this one-DETROIT BALLROOM!!
Yeahhhh, baby!!
I LOVE IT!!

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We Went To The Museum Today...

I'm going to end this night on a post that's light.

Earlier today, my son Tone-who's 16, and I went to the Charles H. Wright Museum of Detroit. Was my son excited about going to the Museum? Of course not. He told me emphatically las night, he did not want to go-I told him he was. Well, I had to go the dr's this morning and he wanted to ride shotgun-no problem (hee hee). After the dr's we go to Starbuck's ( I LOVE STARBUCKS!) and I indulge him in a Venti double Chocolaty Chip Frappucino (unwitting bribe)and a lemon loaf (lemon pound cake), and I had my usual Venti Caramel Macchiatto w/soy and an old fashioned donut. Driving over the raggedy streets of Michigan Ave in Dearborn, MI proved to be a feat in and of itself, as that stretch of road is DESTROYED BY POTHOLES (big craters in the street).

Unwilling to let the possibility of tire damage prevent me from making this trip to the museum, I press on. My son-who trusts his mama so much- was content sipping on his Frappucino, unaware we're heading the opposite way of Hollywood Video. That is until we jump on I-94E...he looks around momentarily, but then decides to sit back and relax. I exit at John R St., turning right on John R St., turn left on Warren Ave, and then do a "Michigan Left" before my kid finally asks "where we going, ma?"-unable to hide my laughter I looked straight ahead and said "to the museum" as I pulled my car in front of the meter that sits directly in front of the museum.
You should have seen his face!
ROLFMBO -I'm still laughing at his facial expression! lol

Needless to say he was mad as H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS, but once we went inside and viewed the 1st exhibit, his anger began to dissipate.

That exhibit touched him as well myself.

The exhibit is entitled:

And Still We Rise.

It begins in prehistoric Africa, and ends in present day America.
It was so engaging as we saw life-size models of Africans who were squeezed onto the slave ships. There were moaning and crying, with written narrations of the diseases and smells that were prevalent on the ship.
We also saw a slave trader branding a slave on the ship, and you can hear the whimpering of the slave who was being branded!

There were mechanical Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman-who spoke, and we learned of a teenaged female slave who ran away by the name of Harriet Jacobs, who documented her experiences in a book. She wrote of her predatory slave master who made repeated sexual advances and she was able to thwart them, before deciding to leave. Jacob's Bio
This brave young woman RAN AWAY...and wrote a book about it!
You know I had to buy the book, right??
The book is called Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl.


Also, in the exhibit is an up close model of a lynching. *sigh*
That messed me up.

There's so much to tell, but if you're ever in Detroit-you MUST stop and visit the Charles H. Wright Museum.

All-in-all, I'm glad I went, and so is Tone. :)


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Kwame Cartoon...

Kwame (cartoon) says:
"And If I'm not telling the truth now, may lightning strike me..."

add to your glossary:
"Kwame"- name of Detroit, MI youngest mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick or colloquial term, meaning "text" (in reference to sexual texts exchanged with Kwame's chief of Staff Christine Beatty) as in text message.
ex., "I 'kwame'd' you, why didn't you 'kwame' me back?"
or
"When I'm in class don't call me on my cell phone, 'kwame' me instead."

Kwame cartoon

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Carlita Kilpatrick (Kwame Kilpatrick's Wife)-My Hat's Off To You

We as women take pride in the strength that God has blessed us with. However, there exists a SPECIAL class of WOMEN who are as strong as a petrified tree, or better yet,. a T-bone steak that I've cooked. Hey-it's the truth anyhow. I admit it-I'm nowhere near as strong as Carlita Kilpatrick, Detroit's Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's wife. She has endured a woman's worse nightmare-a rogue husband. Kwame's been on the wild, for years now and she's handled it and processed it her own way. It's one thing to assume your husband's a lowdown dirty son-of a gun, but it's another to have your concerns and suspicions confirmed with textual evidence (and receipts) splashed across national news. Carlita, I seriously don't know how you do it-I'm Christian as well, but there's no way in the world I'd share the same bed, room, air, atmosphere-let alone the same TV screen, with the likes of Kwame-Just keepin' it real :)

The bible says in 1Corinthians 13th chapter, that loves covers a multitude of sins. I'm not sure if habitually cheating on me would be covered under the multitude. Carlita, you have my sympathies and my respect.

Therefore with no further ado Carlita Kilpatrick, First Lady of Detroit-I'm giving you your props:

Carlita Kilpatrick-YOU ARE

Kilpatrick Apologizes, Won't Quit

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DETROIT (AP) — A humble and emotional Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for the forgiveness of city residents and family members during a prime-time televised speech Wednesday that ended a week of seclusion for the one-time "Hip-Hop Mayor," whose racy text messages to a top aide recently came to light and threaten his political future.

"I truly apologize to you," Kilpatrick said, turning to his wife, Carlita, who sat by her husband's side, holding his hand, at their family church.

He vowed to remain mayor. A prosecutor is investigating whether Kilpatrick and chief of staff Christine Beatty lied under oath during a whistle-blower's lawsuit last summer in which both denied having a physical relationship.

"I remain in charge of the city," he said during the speech delivered in front of a lone TV camera from Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. There was no audience and no reporters or photographers, save for the one video camera.

Carlita Kilpatrick also spoke, describing the pain her husband had caused, but urging the city to remain committed to him.

"I am angry, I am hurt and I am disappointed," she said. "But there is no question I love my husband."

Kilpatrick, 37, is in his second term and could run again next year. He had been in seclusion since a Detroit Free Press report last week of sexually explicit text messages from 2002 and 2003 found on Beatty's city-issued pager.

The mayor's only public response had been a written statement a week ago.
But on Wednesday night, he and his wife broke their silence during the 10-minute TV appearance designed to salvage his career and reputation.
He asked that his family be left alone.

"I am the mayor. I made the mistake," Kilpatrick said, looking into the camera. "I am accountable."

TEXT OF SPEECH:

KWAME KILPATRICK:

Good evening, Detroit. I want to start tonight by saying to the citizens of this great city, I'm sorry.

To all of you who have believed in what we've been doing here since 2002, to all of you who have believed in me and my leadership, to all of you who have stuck with me through very difficult times, to all of you who've prayed for me, I'm sorry.

For the embarrassment and disappointment the events of the past few days have caused you; for what you, as my supporters, many of you, have had to hear as you traveled around the city to beauty shops and barber shops; for what you had to hear when you were in church this past city from people who know that you have supported me; to those of you who have not always been Kwame Kilpatrick supporters but who lift up our city, who live in our city, who support this town in various ways, I truly apologize to each and every one of you individually and to the whole city.

Most of all tonight, I want to make a public apology to my entire family, and specifically to the four people who I love the most in the world. First, I want to apologize to my sons, Jalil and Jelani and son Jonas. For the first time in my life, I had to have a conversation with my 12-year-old twin sons about very grown-up things. It was without a doubt the hardest conversation that I've ever had in my entire life.

Finally, and most important, I want to make a public apology to my wife Carlita, who I fell in love with when I was 19 years old. We decided to build a family together, and we did that. Our marriage has not been perfect, but it has been great. Now I put her in a situation which many couples deal with in the privacy of their own homes. But in our case, it's on the front page of the newspaper.

This dynamic, strong, caring woman has been forced to go through this very difficult experience because of me. I truly apologize to you.

As many of you know, I am not the type of person who displays his emotions in public. But I have to tell you I've felt more emotion in the last week than I have in the last 20 years. I've been truly hurting. I've been hurting because I know that many of you are hurting. And most of all, I've been hurting because I know my family is hurting. And I'm responsible for that.

Over the past few days, there has been some speculation about who is in charge of the city. Make no mistake about it. Since 2002, I have been in charge of the city.

There have been ups and downs, there have been hills and mountains and valleys, but through it all, I remained in charge of the city. I believe we built a team here that understands the mission and focus and the commitment that we must have to serve our citizens. We've done some amazing things, but we have a lot of work left to do.

Over the past few days, there has also been a lot of speculation about me resigning from office. Let me be clear tonight, I would never quit on you, ever. We got a lot of work to do, and with your help I'm going to continue to lead this city in getting the work done.

I am truly blessed and grateful that my wife is beside me tonight. She has some personal remarks of her own to make.

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CARLITA KILPATRICK:

It is very difficult for me to talk to you at this moment, but I want to let you know what is on my heart tonight.

Like all marriages, ours is not perfect. Like all people, we are not perfect, but through our commitment to God and each other, my husband and I will get through this. Yes, I am angry, I am hurt, and I am disappointed. But there is no question that I love my husband. With the help of our pastor and others, we have been having very difficult, very frank discussions to work through some very painful issues.

Most couples who work through problems in their marriage are able to do so privately. Unfortunately, that option is not available to us. Our family has endured the most painful and intrusive week of our lives. Our most intimate issues have been laid out for all to see, for all to comment on, for all to dissect and analyze. However, this private matter is between me, my husband and God.

We are deeply committed to working through these issues together as a family. As his wife, I know how committed my husband is to the city of Detroit. I am asking the citizens of this city to be committed to him, and our family, and to the continued growth of our city.

Allow our family the space and the privacy that is essential to anyone when they work through these very personal issues. Lastly, I would like to thank each and every one of you for all of your prayers and your uplifting words. Thank you.

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KWAME KILPATRICK:

This has been a very difficult time for my wife and my family. I would ask from this point forward that if you have to attack someone, attack me. I would ask that you don't follow my wife, you don't film my kids going to school. I ask you not to have helicopters flying around our home. I ask that you leave them alone.

I am the mayor, I made the mistake, I am accountable.

Because there are legal matters pending at this moment, unfortunately, I am unable to discuss any of those issues at this time. But I do have some personal words I want to share with you tonight.

Over the past week, our marriage has been opened up for public view. This has been a situation where, yes, it's been embarrassing, yes, it's been painful, but through all of that, through the grace of God, we've also had a feeling of thankfulness and freedom.

We have committed to moving forward together, to make our marriage better and stronger. Last week was the first weekend since I took office in January 2002 that I just put everything aside and focused only on my family.

I know people have been wanting to hear from me, but I needed to do that first. I want to thank the people of Detroit for their patience in allowing us to have that time. We as a family needed to do that. I told my sons this past weekend that when you make a mistake, you learn from it, you get up, you dust yourself off, and you keep moving forward.

Detroit, I am determined that we will keep moving forward. I am determined to continue the tremendous progress we are making in this city.

In the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression, Detroit together, we have managed to do great things. We have paved more streets than ever, we have built more new houses than ever. We have balanced our budget and wiped out a $300 million dollar deficit.

We have developed 75 buildings downtown, large and small, we have built seven new hotels, we have built three new rec centers in neighborhoods that have not seen rec centers in 20 years. We are building out our riverfront, and we are not stopping now.

Detroit, please continue to pray for our family, for our city and for our continued progress.

God bless you, Detroit. I love you, and I'll see you at work tomorrow.
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Mayors attorney traveled to SkyTel
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Within days of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s surprising settlement of a police whistle-blower lawsuit for $8.4 million last October, one of his attorneys traveled to Mississippi to express concern about any further release of embarrassing text messages, the Free Press has learned.

The attorney, identified by one source as William Mitchell III, met with officials at SkyTel headquarters near Jackson, Miss. Mitchell wanted to know why Kilpatrick’s legal team had not been notified before the damaging messages were released under subpoena to Mike Stefani, the lawyer for three former cops who sued Kilpatrick, sources said. The texts, later obtained by the Free Press, showed that the mayor and chief of staff Christine Beatty lied about having an affair.

A second source with knowledge of the visit said Mitchell asked why the messages had not been erased.

The attorney’s trip to SkyTel sheds new light on when the mayor may have first become concerned that the messages could still pose a threat to him, even after the payout to the cops. Legal experts have told the Free Press that Kilpatrick, a lawyer, could face felony charges and the loss of his law license if it is shown that he committed perjury in court.

Mitchell, primarily a criminal defense attorney, joined the mayor’s legal team after the mayor lost the whistleblower case in September. He has not returned calls, emails or messages left at his office since last week.

SkyTel, which had a contract with the city to supply messaging devices, would not comment Monday, but previously confirmed to the newspaper that it had sent copies of the messages to Michigan after the trial ended Sept. 11.

The sources requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the text messages. Stefani said last week he could not discuss the messages because of a confidentiality agreement, which the Free Press is suing the city to disclose.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is investigating possible criminal charges against the mayor and Beatty.

The Free Press revealed last week that the text messages show the mayor and Beatty lied under oath when they testified that they were not romantically involved. The two also testified they did not fire then-Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown, but their messages show them discussing the decision to “fire” him.

On Friday, Worthy acknowledged that the mayor had called her last Tuesday, before the Free Press revelations, to say he would be neutral in her re-election bid later this year. Worthy said the call was unusual because she has rarely spoken to the mayor since taking office in 2004.

The call raised questions about whether Kilpatrick sought to influence Worthy. They are not political allies. A spokesman for the mayor noted that Kilpatrick called the prosecutor hours before the Free Press first sought to interview him.

But Mitchell’s trip indicates the mayor had been thinking of repercussions from the text messages for months.

Reporters spotted Mitchell at the Manoogian Mansion, the city’s mayoral residence, Sunday and Monday. Kilpatrick, who went into seclusion after the newspaper informed him about its upcoming report, reportedly returned to the mansion Sunday.

Other than the mayor’s brief statement Wednesday night, Kilpatrick and Beatty have not spoken publicly since the Free Press first requested interviews a week ago.

Mitchell, 52, specializes in criminal law, but also works in civil and military law. One of his high-profile cases was representing Ed Martin, the University of Michigan basketball booster whose involvement with some members of the Fab Five team resulted in NCAA sanctions.

Last September, a Wayne County jury awarded Brown $3.6 million and mayoral police bodyguard Harold Nelthrope $2.9 million on their claim that Kilpatrick retaliated against them for investigating possible wrongdoing by members of the mayor’s inner circle.

After initially vowing an appeal, Kilpatrick abruptly agreed Oct. 17 to settle the case, and a second one by another officer, for $8.4 million. Legal costs have brought the overall settlement total to more than $9 million.

The mayor released a statement at the time calling the deal “the correct decision for my family and the entire Detroit community.

“The door is finally closed on the last lingering issue from my first term in office. source




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Kwame's Unable to Talk Himself Out of This One...

Mayor Hires Top Criminal Lawyer, $600/hour

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has hired prominent criminal defense attorney Mayer Morganroth, a man best known recently for representing Jack Kevorkian and Geoffrey Feiger.

Morganorth, who's other former clients have included former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and auto executive John De Lorean, has been described by the Oakland Press as a "$600-an-hour attorney."

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Kwame, Gone Still Have This Chile On Payroll-Please Believe it!

UPDATE:: Beatty has accepted full responsibility for her actions in the Kilpatrick/Beatty tryst. See the words in bold font in her resignation letter, below.

CHRISTINE BEATTY RESIGNATION LETTER:

January 28, 2008

Dear Mayor Kilpatrick,

I would first like to thank you and the citizens of Detroit for the opportunity to have worked for the city that I love so much over the past six years.

Serving as Chief of Staff for the Kilpatrick administration since 2002 has been an honor and a privilege. I was born and raised in Detroit and my childhood goal was always to serve my city. I came back home after college to do just that. Serving our citizens and helping to transform Detroit into an even greater city is what I've been dedicated to everyday since January 2002.

As Chief of Staff, I managed key city departments in such areas as human services and labor relations as well as administering the day to day operations of the Mayor's office. I've served the administration and Detroit citizens with diligence, strength and perserverance and I hope that my efforts will one day show through above all else.

In spite of this, however, I believe that it is clear I can no longer effectively carry out the duties of Chief of Staff. Therefore, this letter serves as my resignation effective, February 8, 2008 to allow for an orderly transition of my duties with the new chief of staff. I painfully regret the devastation that the recent reports have caused to the citizens of Detroit, to my co workers, to the Mayor's family and to my family and friends.

Again, I thank you and the citizens of Detroit for the opportunity to serve.

Sincerely,

Christine L. Beatty
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Did u note my sarcasm at the beginning of this post. She regrets the devastation THE REPORTS caused...I didn't know affairs were now known as "THE REPORTS?!" You guys must keep me abreast of new slang!!

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Sad-this mess had to get on a National laughingstock level b4 Beatty decided to kick rocks! She should've stepped down a long time ago. As mean as she is though-I wouldn't want her to catch me on a street by myself! She ......scares...me..lol

It's going to take 'all the king's horses, and all the king's men' to drag Kwame the control freak-out of his rendezvous den!
He ain't goin out without a fight, and he ain't going down in flames.

(Christine "Why'd U tell Harpo To Hit Me?!" Beatty, pic b'low)

ALERT: Christine Beatty (Kwame's side dish) Resigning WXYZ has learned that Christine Beatty is resigning her post as chief of staff for the city of Detroit. WATCH COVERAGE IN VIDEO PLAYER DETROIT

(AP) - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's chief of staff says she is resigning amid allegations raised last week that she and the mayor lied under oath about an affair. Christine Beatty said today in a letter to Kilpatrick released by his office that her resignation is effective February 8th. Beatty says she believes it's clear that she can no longer effectively carry out her duties. Kilpatrick spokesman James Canning says the mayor's office had no comment on the resignation. A prosecutor on Friday launched an investigation into the allegations. They came to light when the Detroit Free Press reported details of sexually explicit text messages between Beatty and Kilpatrick. source

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Kwame's 1st Spoof on Youtube: He doesn't need Sexual Healing-He Needs TEXTUAL Healing!

This man is fried!! lol

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Ohhhhhhh, Kwame!

UPDATE:
REPORT: Mayor Used City Funds for Affair
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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick used city funds to cover some personal travel expenses as he rendezvoused with Chief of Staff Christine Beatty across the country.

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DETROIT (AP) - A newspaper report shows Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and an aide used taxpayers' funds at times for personal expenses as they traveled together across the country.

The story published in today's Detroit Free Press comes after a prosecutor last week launched an investigation into allegations that Kilpatrick and Chief of Staff Christine Beatty lied under oath about an affair.

The paper found Kilpatrick and Beatty planned a trip to Denver. His official appointment calendar described it as "Gone Fishing!!!"

Text messages show they also discussed romantic getaways to Houston, West Virginia and "the islands."

The newspaper reported Thursday it had examined about 14,000 text messages on Beatty's city-issued pager indicating they had been intimate.

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Channel 7 Chief Investigative Reporter Steve Wilson has discovered Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick spent a recent weekend with a mystery woman at a mountain resort in North Carolina.

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(ANCHOR) Explosive new information to report tonight in the scandal involving Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Our Chief Investigative Reporter Steve Wilson has been breaking new ground as the story has developed and tonight as the mayor continues in hiding there’s more.

(WILSON) There certainly is. Evidence we’ve uncovered that yet again contradicts information provided by the mayor through his spokesmen—and it blows a big hole in his explanation about his extramarital misconduct and again puts his credibility. Now first, let me just put this new information into context for you…

(PKG) Last Wednesday night, just as we were about to air details of those text messages that show the mayor and his chief of staff both lied under oath about their secret, intimate relationship and their roles in the firing of two Detroit cops investigating the mayor, the mayor issued this statement in an effort to downplay the breaking news.

“These five-and-six-year-old text messages reflect a very difficult period in my personal life… he wrote. “My wife and I worked our way through these intensely personal issues years ago,” he added. (click here for statement)

Now we’re learning just as recently as last weekend the mayor was here at a luxury resort in the mountains of North Carolina to speak to a Martin Luther King memorial prayer breakfast.

According to the organizer, his wife and family were not with him … but now Action News has obtained a copy of his hotel bill which shows he was not alone in his room here at the Grove Park Inn & Spa.

Who was the mystery woman connected with the Couple’s Retreat package the mayor enjoyed with a woman who, according to other records we have obtained exclusively, identified herself as Carmen Slowski?

We’ve searched and found no evidence of any woman in Michigan or North Carolina with that name.

This documentation we’ve obtained documentation that shows the mayor and the mystery woman enjoyed an hour-long massage together in the same room before relaxing in a two-person aromatic whirlpool bath together.

Included in the $504 package: chocolate covered strawberries and champagne to wash it down. A few hours earlier, the mayor was alone for a deep tissue massage billed at $264.

(STEVE) We have been in touch with the mayor’s spokesman this afternoon, asking about this trip last weekend. James Canning, the acting press secretary, claimed he knew nothing about any such trip, then hung up on me and never called back.

It was Canning who told reporters last night that the mayor was returning from Florida where we caught him hiding at a home he quietly bought in Tallahassee last summer…but there’s no evidence his spokesmen were truthful when they said he was returning last night.

He was not seen at the airport—and hasn’t been seen all day.
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If you are doing dirt and you're in the public eye these two words bring fear:
STEVE WILSON!
WXYZ's Investigative Reporter Steve Wilson is off the hook!
Don't let the smooth taste fool ya...Steve Wilson may look like he hasn't a clue about reporting, but let the record show: He's a pitbull with a microphone!
He's been on Kwame's dirt trail since the beginning,and the ego called Kwame, just does not get it.
From the exposing of the Navigator debacle to the text message scandal (see Kwame's Scandals) this young man has continued to embarrass the city of Detroit.
Also...being the megalomaniac that he is...I'm willing to wager Kwame will stay in office, until he's dragged away kicking and screaming, or the citizens of Detroit grab a clue, and wake up from denial.
I wager he'll have to be dragged away kicking & screaming.
smh


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Can Detroit's Mama's Boy aka Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick-Extricate Himself Out of This Hot Ghetto Mess?? Or Will His Mama do it For HIm??

Detroit's Favorite Mama's boy-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

LATEST UPDATE: Shortly after a Detroit News photographer captured Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in Florida with his family, his office has announced he's heading back to Detroit.

"Mayor Kilpatrick and his family were in Florida today. They will return this evening and plan to continue their private time for the next several days. They are asking that the public and the media continue to respect their privacy during this time," said Deputy Press Secretary James Canning. Read latest update here

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IT HAS HIT THE FAN, NOW!!

They are in TROUBLLLLE, TROU-BLLLEE!

Text-Sex Scandal Makes National News

* STEVE WILSON: Text Msg Sex Scandal

Hours after the Detroit Free Press revealed racy text messages between Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Chief of Staff Christine Beatty, the shocking story is making national news.

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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick exchanged romantic and sexually oriented text messages with a top aide, contradicting their denials in court that they had romantic ties, the Detroit Free Press reports.

In a story on its Web site Wednesday night, the newspaper quotes from exchanges between Kilpatrick and chief of staff Christine Beatty. Kilpatrick issued a statement Wednesday night saying the messages "reflect a very difficult period in my personal life."

Last summer, Kilpatrick and Beatty testified in a police whistleblower lawsuit and denied any sexual or romantic ties in 2002-03.

Mike Stefani, a lawyer for the officers, asked Beatty if she and Kilpatrick were "either romantically or intimately involved with each other" during the period covered by the case.

"No," she replied.

Stefani asked Kilpatrick if he was "romantically involved with Christine Beatty" in 2002-03.

"No," he replied.

At another point in his testimony, Kilpatrick expressed anger about claims of an affair between him and Beatty.

"I think it was pretty demoralizing to her — you have to know her — but it's demoralizing to me as well," the mayor said. "My mother is a congresswoman. There have always been strong women around me. My aunt is a state legislator. I think it's absurd to assert that every woman that works with a man is a whore.

"I think it's disrespectful not just to Christine Beatty but to women who do a professional job that they do every single day. And it's also disrespectful to their families as well."

But the Free Press said it examined about 14,000 text messages on Beatty's city-issued pager from two months in 2002 and two months in 2003 and found many examples of such ties.

Kilpatrick is married, and Beatty was married at the time.

"I'm madly in love with you," Kilpatrick wrote on Oct. 3, 2002.

"I hope you feel that way for a long time," Beatty replied. "In case you haven't noticed, I am madly in love with you, too!"

On Oct. 16, 2002, Kilpatrick wrote Beatty: "I've been dreaming all day about having you all to myself for 3 days. Relaxing, laughing, talking, sleeping and making love."

In a statement released by his office Wednesday night, Kilpatrick said: "It is profoundly embarrassing to have these extremely private messages now displayed in such a public manner.

"My wife and I worked our way through these intensely personal issues years ago. I would now ask that the public and the media respect the privacy of my wife and children and of Christine Beatty and her children at this deeply painful moment for our families."

Wayne County prosecutor's spokeswoman Maria Miller declined comment on the legal implications of the report. Conviction of lying under oath could bring up to 15 years' imprisonment.

When asked if the prosecutor's office would open an investigation into possible perjury, Miller said: "We have not received anything from anyone. Other than that, we have no comment."

In the civil case, a Wayne County jury awarded $6.5 million to two former police officers in the lawsuit against the city and Kilpatrick.

The jury said Kilpatrick and the city unlawfully dismissed two officers — Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope. The men claimed they suffered after looking into alleged wrongdoing within Kilpatrick's security unit.

The events happened in Kilpatrick's first four-year term. He was elected to a second term in November 2005.

The Free Press didn't explain exactly how it obtained the text messages, but said it was outside a lawsuit it filed to get all records related to the settlement the city reached with the two officers. The newspaper said it cross-referenced the text messages with the mayor's private calendar and credit card records from that period to verify events in some messages.

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You can only lie for so long before those lies catch up with your behind!
i gotta feeling Kwame's wife is going to go out like Lionel Richie's ex-wife, and tag that behind!
It's one thing to know your hubby's a sniveling, lying, cheating dog-allegedly, but it's another having to read the intimate, sordid details between the sniveling, lying, cheating dog-allegedly- and his skank.
Who wants to read that mess??
Kwame's wife doesn't come across to me as stupid, but then again, I didn't think P-diddy's baby mama Kim was an idiot either-so the jury's still out on this one.
I believe in the power of forgiveness-but that scoundrel was laying up with his *garden tool* and Mrs. Kwame had to deal with 3 testosterone filled boys!
Excuse me?!
Must be nice to have authority to abuse and BELIEVE it'll NEVER come back to haunt you.
Get outta here, Kwame!
The city of Detroit would be A BIGGER FOOL than Mrs. Kwame, if they vote that overdone windbag, back into office.
Give me a break!
Kick his uncomfortably built behind to the curb-where he b'longs, and he can take chicken head with him!

JOSEPH GRAY OF DETROIT, IS A BABY BEATER!!

Man Arraigned in Child's Taped Beating
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Joseph Gray, 27, of Detroit, was arraigned Sunday on child abuse charges.


DETROIT -- A man was arraigned Sunday on child abuse charges in the beating of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son that was captured on a convenience store surveillance tape.

The video from Dec. 21 shows a man hitting, kicking and stepping on a child over a four-minute span. The man also is seen hitting the child with a cooler door and pauses when other customers walk nearby.

Joseph Gray, 27, of Detroit, was arrested Friday night after viewers saw his photo on televised news reports that also broadcast portions of the tape. Detroit police had released the tape that day to help capture. source

Here is raw footage of the crime taking place: WARNING DISCRETION IS ADVISED-MAY BE HARD TO VIEW Click here

***God bless Joseph....he's seriously going to need it.*** smh



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UPDATE: Man Beat Down HIS GF'S 2y/o baby! Didn't I Say It Was His GF's kid?!!!

He BETTER GET 3 "HOTS & A COT!

UPDATE 3: This story has caused many people to become angry. I've went back to view this hard-2-watch video and this time focused on the commentary. This 19 m/o baby boy was:

• choked
• kicked
• stomped
• stepped on his hand AND FOOT
• hand was ground in by perp's shoe
  
• yanked
• pulled
• whooped
• pushed
• hit in the face with cooler door
• left behind to catch up with the punk.

-there was more that could not be aired on TV. The abuse went on for almost 5 minutes, and he only let up-when store patrons came near.
WHY DIDN'T THE PATRONS CALL THE POLICE???
Well, thank God for the store owner who turned over the video.
~~I BETTER NOT find out mama knew about this. I've already fwd this story to Parents Behaving Badly It's time to put this story on blast for real!~~

Time out for games, it's 2008! Don't talk about it, BE about it!
The blue ribbon is the international symbol of child abuse prevention...for more info please go to Prevent Child Abuse

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Give his behind 3 "hots" and a "cot!"
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Punk who beat down 2 y/o , found & arrested!

DETROIT -- Detroit police said they've arrested a man in connection with the beating of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son that was captured on a convenience store surveillance tape.Police spokesman James Tate said the 27-year-old was arrested Friday night at a relative's home after viewers saw his photo on televised news reports. Police had released the tape to help capture him.Tate said the man, whose name wasn't released, could be arraigned as early as Sunday.

The video from Dec. 21 showed a man hitting, kicking and stepping on a child over a four-minute span. He also is seen hitting the child with a cooler door and pauses when other customers walk nearby.Tate said investigators were assured by the boy's relatives that the child was OK. ********** ***UPDATE #1*** Way To Go Detroit Citizens and Detroit Police!! Suspect ARRESTED* for Toddler Beating Police have arrested the man they say beat a toddler and was caught in the act by a store surveillance camera. The man was arrested Saturday morning on Detroit's west side after police received several tips. In this video report, FOX 2's Andrea Isom shows you what happened to the boy at a party store. Watch The video GOD, is most certainly AWESOME!! *emphasis by Ivent

In My Own Backyard...

This baby doesn't even look 2 y/o, and yet a big uncomfortable looking man-bully, handles this child in a way i wouldn't handle a rabid dog. I'm willing to bet this is his gf's baby--isn't the gf's baby ALWAYS getting jacked up by the boyfriend???
what's up with that?
Although the video is edited, please watch with care...

He belongs under the jail...GIVE ME THE KEY! I'LL swallow IT :(

Bully Abuses baby in Party Store


Police need your help to find a man who beat a toddler. A store surveillance camera caught the assault on tape. We want to warn you that the video you will see in this story is brutal and graphic, but hopefully it will help put the abuser behind bars. FOX 2's Andrea Isom shows you what happened to the boy at a party store on the west side of Detroit.


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Juanie B Showin' Out in Detroit...

Profitess Juanita Bynum

pulpit-pimp
Charles Ellis III
Greater Grace Detroit

*sigh*

Tonight (less than an hour ago), I called a friend of mine's to touch bases with her, since I hadn't spoken to her in a couple of months.



After shooting the breeze, "Ann" brought up she saw Juanie B in Detroit at Pulpit Pimp "Bishop" Charles Ellis' church, Greater Grace Temple.
I was silent.

She then went on to say Juanie B showed her tail feathers (not her exact words)....Juanie B tripped out.
My mind said, "go on."
Ann then relayed, during Juanie's pilfering of the sheeple, I mean in the midst of Juanie's ministering, she asked for her 'black book.'
Her slave, err flunky, uhhh I mean armor bearer (i guess was her capacity) sheepishly admitted that it was at the hotel.

Diva, I mean Profitess berated this woman before the assembly at Greater Grace, addressing this woman as HER (Juanie B's) servant. Paraphrasing Juanie told the woman, this is what i'm talking about, you're here to serve me...you are to SERVE, I ask for something you're supposed to have it, you're the servant... and proceeded to give her a tongue lashing that made Satan proud.

"Ann" confessed that she couldn't believe Juanie spoke to that woman like that especially in front of people.

But she said the worse part of the debacle was...
The sheeple (audience) AGREED WITH JUANIE B!!
After openly expressing her indignation (after all, I did say she was my friend right...we don't roll with the majority), "Ann" said the sheeple sitting next to her said to her,
(insert neckroll here)
"I KNOW you're not going against her?!"
"Her" being Juanie B.
I said and and just who is Juanie B????
"Ann" when onto say that those who gave offerings of $50+ were extended the privilege of getting out of their seats to bring their offering. "Ann" said and I quote: 'you would've thought it was the Price is Right!! Come on Down-the way those people got out of their seats!"
For those who gave $20 and less...you were given the collection plate to pass around with your booty rooted to your seat.
I then told her about Juanie being a pulpit pimp, this blog etc etc.
*of course I sent her the link to YBR*
Also
"Ann" said she was observing a cult-Jim Jones, and got up and left.



Also while Juanie B's in Detroit (she's visiting til Feb'08 on Wednesdays) she wanted to get her hair done. "Ann's" associate was asked to do Juanie B's hair-but Juanie had one request: bring a hair dryer.
Ok. it happens...I guess.
Well, the Detroit weaveologist showed up at Juanie's location, with dryer in hand and proceeded to move towards the interior of the room. I said "proceeded" because Ms. Pittbull-in-a-skirt aka the Servant was now doing bodyguard duty.
She asked Sis. Beweavable: who, what,where,why for etc and at about question #98...Sis. Beweavable said and i'm paraphrasing ...
'Look! she called me. I didn't call her. she's the one who didn't even have a hair dryer'...
blah-blah-yada-yada
I'm left assuming Sis. Beweavable made it out alive. I haven't heard anything contrary.
I'll keep you posted.

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Not wanting to overlook pulpit pimp Charles Ellis III, "Ann" relayed a recent event that happened at Greater Grace.
A former congregant's mother had passed away and the daughter wanted to have the repast at Greater Grace since her mother was a member.
Let me preface this by saying her mother was a worshipper at Greater Grace when Ellis' father was pastor.
She was a member for approximately 50-60 years.
Ellis told the daughter she could have the repast at Greater Grace.
For $20 per head.
Mind you, mother was a member for 50+ years. Can you imagine how many tithes and offerings of mother's that is invested in that multi-million dollar edifice that's sitting on 7 mile Rd in Detroit??
Daughter, not one to be taking as a fool said:

And left.
But not before telling others congregants in the church, and they in turned left also.
"Ann" has echoed my sentiment which is to trust God, bcuz these pastors (those who are distorting God's truth) are greedy and aren't in accordance with the will of God.
They are out of order.
You Better Recognize sheeple...these NON-Anointed people cannot get you in heaven. They won't make you rich. And care only about your VALID credit/debit card, checkbook, and cash.

GOD ALMIGHTY will ask you on judgment day, WHY?? Why did you worship THEM, and not me?? What answer can you give that will satisfy God Almighty??

To "Ann"
God's Word is not a fad.
It will guide you into all truths
and I thank God that you were courageous and stood
for righteousness, and refused to be corrupted by immorality,
witchcraft, and divination.
God bless you.