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Barack Obama |
Obama On Kwame Kilpatrick
Nick Bunkley, "Judge Orders Detroit Mayor Jailed," The New York Times, 8/7/08
Corey Williams and Ed White, "Detroit Mayor Ordered Jailed After Bond Violation," The Associated Press, 8/7/08
"Mr. Kilpatrick Is Fighting Perjury And Other Felony Charges, But Has Refused Calls To Resign." (Nick Bunkley, "Judge Orders Detroit Mayor Jailed," The New York Times, 8/7/08)
- "In March, The Wayne County Prosecutor Charged Mr. Kilpatrick With Eight Felonies…" (Nick Bunkley, "Judge Orders Detroit Mayor Jailed," The New York Times, 8/7/08)
"Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Charged With Perjury And Other Felonies For His Testimony In A Civil Trial, Was Ordered To Jail Thursday Because He Violated His Bond By Taking A Quick Trip To Canada Without Notifying Authorities." (Corey Williams and Ed White, "Detroit Mayor Ordered Jailed After Bond Violation," The Associated Press, 8/7/08)
"The Mayor's Jailing Comes Nearly Seven Months After Text Messages Between Mr. Kilpatrick And His Former Chief Of Staff, Christine Beatty, Contradicting Testimony That They Gave During A Whistleblower Lawsuit Against The City Were Published By The Detroit Free Press." (Nick Bunkley, "Judge Orders Detroit Mayor Jailed," The New York Times, 8/7/08)
"Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm Could Hold Hearings Next Month Into Whether She Should Remove The Mayor From Office. Detroit's City Council Asked Governor Granholm To Invoke A Seldom-Used Law That Gives Her The Power To Oust City Officials With Sufficient Cause." (Nick Bunkley, "Judge Orders Detroit Mayor Jailed," The New York Times, 8/7/08)
"Five Michigan Democratic Superdelegates Endorsed Sen. Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign On Tuesday, Including Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick And Her Son, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick…" (Gordon Trowbridge, "Five More Michigan Superdelegates Endorse Obama," The Detroit News, 6/4/08)
Obama: "I want to, first of all, acknowledge your great mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. Who has been on the front lines doing an outstanding job of gathering together the leadership at every level in Detroit to bring about the kind of renaissance that all of us anticipate for this great city. He is a leader, not just here in Detroit, not just in Michigan, but all across the country people look to him. We know that he is going to be doing astounding things for many years to come. I'm grateful to call him a friend and a colleague and I'm looking forward to a lengthy collaboration in terms of making sure that Detroit does well in the future." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At Detroit Economic Club, 5/7/07)