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Amanda Carpenter: Obama's Michigan Problem
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Barack Obama's Michigan campaign staff are having an internal battle over whether or not Obama should throw his friend and disgraced Detriot Mayor Kwame "sexy text" Kilpatrick "under the bus." The clamor for Kilpatrick to resign is rising and Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm is fearful Michigan Republican will use clips of Obama speaking glowingly about Kirkpatrick against Obama in the months ahead. Kilpatrick (a married man) made national headlines when he lied about his romantic relationship with his (also married) female chief of staff during a highly-publicized whistleblower trial. Their cover was blown when more than 14,000 text messages were ...
Video: Obama won’t call for Kwame Kilpatrick’s resignation
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Video: Obama won’t call for Kwame Kilpatrick’s resignation posted at 12:10 pm on August 14, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly I’m not sure which is more compelling in this news clip — the political tension between Barack Obama’s national and Michigan operations over what to do with Kwame Kilpatrick, or Jennifer Granholm’s resigned hypocrisy over tying a presidential candidate to their political allies. Hey, Governor, maybe you should read the news from time to time and learn more about the McSame Project at Team Obama: Allahpundit noted that the Tennessee GOP already started linking Obama to Kilpatrick, with ...
Obama Won’t Call For Disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s Resignation
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Since beginning his campaign Obama has told us that he’s the “hope” candidate. The “change” candidate. The “new politics” candidate.
Kwame Kilpatrick, on the other hand, is very much the sort of corrupt and power-drunk politician we Americans have come to know and love since the beginning of our Republic. From his firing of police officers who investigated his wild stripper parties (not to mention the murder of strippers who talked to said officers) at the Mayor’s mansion to riding around the city on Harley Davidsons taken from the police motorcycle pool to the ...
Kwame Kilpatrick Under the Bus
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Kilpatrick is not welcome in Denver:
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has been charged with multiple felonies for perjury and an assault case, may want to attend the Democratic convention in Denver but a spokesman for presumptive nominee Barack Obama says he isn’t exactly open to the idea, the AP reports.
Now remember, if you point out that Obama ever had any kind words for the indicted Michigan mayor, you are a racist.
Update: See Ed Morrissey's latest post.
