Mo-Town Down

[Boca]

Dr. King had a dream that one day we would judge the content of the character, and not the color of the skin. I believe the vast majority of Americans black and white follow that in social context, but not quite yet when it comes to politics and electing leaders.

"I really, really messed up."

[excerpt]

The judge laid bare the accusations against Kilpatrick of fake jobs for family and friends, lavish parties, pay to play schemes, and secret affairs, saying he “has generally shown little remorse” for a bevy of infractions. She said it was sad he chose to “waste his talent on personal enrichment and aggrandizement,” when he had so many talents that could have helped the city.

Edmunds called it “devastating corruption” that bred a corrosive environment, cynicism and apathy among people who could have been convinced to boost Detroit. “We lost transparency, we lost accountability,” Edmunds said, adding her sentence was meant to show the public demands both.

Fake jobs? Lavish parties? Corrosive environment?.....like racial and class division? Cynicism and apathy among the people? Lost transpareny? Lost Accountability?
Somehow that sounds all too familiar nationally....shame on us for not paying attention to Dr. King in the voting booth.

 

[GordonGecko]

And I believe that if you had been near Dr. King when he was alive you would have spit on him.