a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1859:"<p>Will the people rescue Kilpatrick?</p>
<p>The title of this story could also have been, How many stupid Detroiters are there?</p>
<p>Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (hizzoner, if you will) needs money. His six-figure income isn't enough to pay restitution for his felony convictions, what with having to live the lavish lifestyle he does, and jail - once again - is likely in Kwame's future.</p>
<p>As the <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100421/METRO01/4210397/Will-the-people-rescue-Kilpatrick?">Detroit News </a>puts is:</p>
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<p>But a question remains: Would anyone, after all the scandal and drama, after tales of luxurious living and claims of poverty, pull out their checkbook for Kilpatrick, the man whose actions cost taxpayers $8.4 million in an attempt to hide his salacious text messages and crude behavior?</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, yes. This is Michigan, that is &ldquo;The D&rdquo;, and there are lots of people either gullible, the stupid, or whom Kwame has something on:</p>
<p>Fitting the description of the first type of &ldquo;Friend of Kwame&rdquo; is Reverend Horace Sheffield. He was quoted regarding Kwame at a fundraiser for another corrupt Detroiter, Sam Riddle:</p>
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<p>&quot;Most people have been giving anonymously because of this continual vilification of the mayor, which is designed to eradicate is support, to drive them underground and make them afraid,&quot; he said. &quot;But they are there, if someone was to organize this. They'd be there, and I'm prepared to be there.&quot;</p>
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<p>Yes, Kwame's problem is of his &quot;continual vilification&quot; by nefarious bloggers, not the fact that he lied, cheated, and misused public funds. Or was my pointing all that out part of the &quot;continual vilification&quot; of the honorable former mayor?</p>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}