Doofus of the Day: Kwame Kilpatrick Says It’s a Jewish Plot!
If you thought Kwame Kilpatrick’s downfall was the result of his own hubris, prepare to have your mind blown by Michigan Citizen writer Zenobia Jeffries. Oh sure, Kilpatrick made some mistakes, but he was really brought down in a plot instigated by…wait for it…the Jews.
Of course. It’s always the Jews’ fault, isn’t it?
There’s always been somewhat of an underlying question in the midst of the Kilpatrick scandal: Who the hell did he piss off to bring this level of scrutiny?
This question could be answered in Kilpatrick’s account of visits by Detroit attorney Reggie Turner on behalf of the area’s powerful Jewish community. Kilpatrick’s General Counsel Sharon McPhail angered many organizations when she set out to improve the placement rates for groups receiving Workforce Development funds. She required recipients to reapply for their funding and submit detailed strategies to improve placement rates.
The Jewish Vocational Services, who received $25 million from the city in workforce funds, had only a two percent placement rate. They were cut.
According to Kilpatrick, the February 2007 Savior’s Day, an important event for African Americans, at Ford Field with Nation of Islam national leader Louis Farrakhan was also an offense to the Jewish community.
Another tension was the withdrawal of $90 million from Comerica Bank, which he believed was charging exorbitant fees, to place in First Independence, which happens to be the only bank in the city owned by African Americans. Comerica’s board members believed it was a slap in the face.
Apparently, Kilpatrick lays out the Dearborn Independent-like Jewish conspiracy to bring him down in his soon-to-be-released autobiography. The Citizen was the first media outlet to review the book, and they swallowed his rank anti-Semitism hook, line, and sinker.