Detroit city council moves to oust Mayor McPervert
Read the story, then wait for the obligatory playing of the race card.
The Detroit City Council has voted 5-4 to begin a process aimed at removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office for his role in a text-messaging sex scandal. Council members also voted 5-4 Tuesday to ask Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to remove Kilpatrick and voted 7-2 to publicly censure him.
A message seeking comment has been left with a Kilpatrick spokeswoman. The mayor’s office has said the council’s actions are politically motivated.
Sexually explicit text messages between the mayor and former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty were revealed earlier this year. They contradicted testimony the two gave during a whistle-blowers’ lawsuit, when they denied having a romantic relationship.
Racism blamed in 3,2,1…