Thursday, January 31, 2008

Kwame Kilpatrick Addresses Sex Scandal in Public


Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has, for the first time, publicly addressed a sex scandal that has rocked his administration. Giving a speech while holding hands with his wife, Kilpatrick asked the city of Detroit to forgive him for his sins.

"I would never quit on you, ever," said Kilpatrick. "We've got a lot of work to do. And with your help, I am going to continue to lead this city in getting the work done."

Wednesday, the Detroit Free Press reported that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick may have lied under oath about having an affair with his Chief of Staff, Christine Beatty. Kilpatrick was also accused of lying about his firing of Deputy Chief Gary Brown.

Kym Worthy, the county prosecutor, has announced that an investigation is being opened into wrong-doing. If found guilty, Kwame Kilpatrick could face time in prison.

Rather than denying the affair, as Bill Clinton did nearly 10 years ago, Kilpatrick took full responsibility, stating, "To all of you who have believed in what we have been doing in this city since 2002, to all of you who have believed in me and my leadership, to all of you who have stuck with me through difficult times, to all of you who have prayed for me, I'm sorry."

Mayor Kilpatrick's wife, Carlita Kilpatrick also stepped in to provide support for her husband. She also noted that she and Kwame were having problems.

"Like all marriages, ours is not perfect," she said. "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 I love my husband."

Kwame Kilpatrick refused to discuss details of the sex scandal during his speech.
"Because there are legal matters pending at this moment, unfortunately I am unable to discuss any of those issues at this time."

Kilpatrick finished off his speech with a public apology.

"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 this world," said Mayor Kilpatrick.

"First, I want to apologize to my sons, Jelani, Jalil and 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 importantly, 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."

Reporters were barred from Kwame Kilpatrick's speech, given in a relatively empty room in the church that he and his family attend. Kilpatrick did not address the woman that he allegedly had the affair with, Christine Beatty. Instead, he focused on his marriage to his wife, Carlita Kilpatrick.

"This has been a situation where, yes, it's been embarrassing, yes it's been painful," the mayor said. "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."

Whether the public chooses to forgive Mayor Kilpatrick is up to debate. The American public forgave Bill Clinton for his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, but there are some who doubt that a young black politician can be as easily forgiven.

Kwame Kilpatrick, one of the youngest mayors in America, has been under a great deal of controversy since he took office. While being supported strongly by the city of Detroit, many have criticized his unconventional style of leadership as arrogant and overbearing. It is yet to be seen if he can overcome his most recent controversy.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's what's wrong with marriage. A man is meant to roam free, but women force us to be docile little bitches. At that point, many men start living a lie. That's why pornography is so big on the web, men are looking for an escape. Women should stop trying to control us.

Anonymous said...

Now hang on just a second. You seem to want to draw a comparison between Kilpatrick and Clinton based on race. Ignore color for a moment.

Let's take a look at the situation. Clinton did a very immoral thing. He had an affair with an intern, embarrassing himself and his family. Then he lied about it to the public on top of everything.

Now Kilpatrick. He has an affair with a subordinate. Don't kid yourself - interns don't report to the President in the white house. Having an affair with anyone if you are an elected (and married) government official is wrong. But it's worse if it's a subordinate, particularly a direct report.

So there we've got comparison #1, and Kilpatrick looks slimier than Clinton.

Now we've got the dishonesty factor. This blog referred to Clinton having lied, but seemed to suggest Kilpatrick stepped up and took ownership. Not true. Kilpatrick lied too.

But Clinton lied in public forum and on public television. Kilpatrick lied on the stand in court.

Nobody lost jobs over Clinton's affair, or Clinton's dishonesty. You can argue that easily, without a doubt, the City of Detroit is in a bigger deficit than it otherwise would be without a 9 million dollar court case. That has to have affected payroll and headcount. And let's not forget the specific ones we know about, like the police officers fired for not hushing about Kilpatrick's behavior.

Some of the very people he should have been leading and protecting lost their livelihoods because he wanted to be a young punk.

Wether or not the US has "forgiven" Clinton is debateable. Wether or not a black man is less forgiveable for transgressions in the public eye than a white man is debateable.

But you aren't comparing apples to apples with Clinton and Kilpatrick. And no, I'm not a Clinton fan. I just don't see a good comparison, other than they are both men, both married, both elected officials, both got busted having an extramarital affair, and both lied about it to the public.

It's terrible that anyone can sit and watch the lawsuit coverage on television racking up a good 9 million of the taxpayer's dollars and then think this is okay. It's not. He should resign immediately, and then we'll wish him luck on trial for perjury.

Let's not forget that this fine black man serving as mayor has just hurt the reputation of this city, too. People in every state across the nation are talking about this. And his apology was a joke. I expected more. Where was the apology to Christine Beatty? The woman who was his subordinate worker, who resigned her position, will be in just as much legal trouble, and likely won't make it as a lawyer now? Sure, she's equally responsible, but he was her BOSS. Where is the apology to her? He should have been held to a higher standard than her, and he should hold himself to a higher standard than her.

But when a man commits perjury and hurts this many people, and then appears down the street in a church to give a vague apology and go on and on about how difficult this whole situation is for him and his family, I have no sympathy. I expected far more from him overall, and I truly expected him to have more to say than what he did.

I love Detroit. And I give Kilpatrick credit for what good he's done. But overall, given the facts, he needs to give a better apology and resign immediately.

Anonymous said...

Detroiter, well said...

Anonymous said...

I know that no one is perfect but some things are choices and not mistakes. I want to think that his apology was sincere because his family will have to be the ones to live with his lies.I hope that he pray to GOD and really try to fix this chaos that has been created. I pray GOD's speed for his family.

Anonymous said...

I am disgusted that the reaction from the black community is "Why didn't the stupid ass buy a $50 throw-away phone?" This arrogant piece of work has played fast and loose on the city's dime for six years. Our kids don't have decent school books, they are laying off firefighters and cops, but our "mayor" can spend a fortune on anything he wants--including the cost of cover-ups for his wild life-style?

Anonymous said...

A FORMER CITY OF DETROIT WORKER

I find it shameful to have the Mayor of my city look like a fool to the Nation.
9 million dollars plus the cost for his Lawyers, for a lie. He knew he was lying about everything, about Internal Affairs does not investigate city workers, that was a lie, about the car accident his body guards had that was a lie too (the car was at the DPW yard at Russell & Ferry). And about the affair he was having that was a lie.

Two Police Officers, who had one time or another put their lives on the line for the citizens of the City Of Detroit, were fired, and lied on by this Mayor in an effort to keep his lie from seeing the light of day. He should be re-called by the citizens of the city.
We as Black people needs to hold our own to a higher standard. Let’s not get it twisted he’s not in trouble because he’s Black. He’s in trouble because he used his office to destroy the careers of those two Officers and then lied about it.

And let us remember they (the two Officers) are BLACK….

Anonymous said...

I had such high hopes. This man COULD have been PRESIDENT...What kind of role model now? Did you make your mother proud, Kwame?There is so much we'll never know. And what about Strawberry? What are they REALLY hiding?

Anonymous said...

Don't forget though that the nigga bill clinton has been hoeing around for years. What people are pissed off about is that they can't get a damn job in that city! If he could help the economy turn around, he would be fine. That's what saved Clinton.

Anonymous said...

im a home owner in detroit and any added taxes goes on my property taxes i was paying 1100 now im paying 2500 the money that the mayor is messing over will it increase property taxes again the affair is not just on you first lady its on the city of detroit and we're all paying for that whoremonger

Anonymous said...

I know that everyone is extremely mad and disappointed at our Mayor but,we still should allow the complete picture to be played out.

We have 2 separate issues, infidelity and possible perjury. The only issue the City of Detroit citizens should be concerned about is the possible perjury. Leave that man's personal life to him and his wife. He's got to answer to God and his wife concerning that...not Detroit.

Kwame was elected as one of the youngest black men as Mayor in History. Think about what YOU doing at his age? Probably going to clubs, smoking, drinking?

He has had to grow into a man and into a Mayor right before our eyes. Nobody's written a book on how to do that. He's made plenty of mistakes but who of us hasn't.

Yes, he may be wrong as two left shoes but before the proof is clear and unadulturated, I refuse to burn another one of my black brothers or sisters to the cross.
We are doing to him, what was done to us.

God said,
"Anyone who is without sin Let HIM cast the first stone." I wonder what secrets are in your closet?

We need to stop judging, shut our mouths and pray. We're all here saved by God's mercy. Let the man alone and let the courts do what they need to.

Anonymous said...

It's coming out that it's not just about an affair, it's about lying to the taxpayers and covering up your dirty business, and spending taxpayer money on it all.

The thing that makes me maddest is when he blames it all on racism and says it's the media doing it to him because he's a black man. Then he turns to the City of Detroit and says, basically, "They're out to get us."

You know, there is REAL racism out there in the world, but people are not going to take it seriously if you cry "racism" when people try to hold you accountable for your own actions, Kwame. You've just handed some ignorant white people a gold-plated excuse to ignore real racism.

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