Conyers defends attack on Cockrel

[Algorem]

Source: Detroit Free Press


'He's bullying,' she says


In the blockbuster animated movie trilogy, Shrek is a bald, rotund and grumpy -- but lovable -- green ogre who loves to eat eyeballs.

In Detroit, Shrek is City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. At least in the eyeballs of council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers.

Cockrel brought a special investigative hearing into the police whistle-blower lawsuit settlement to a temporary adjournment Friday after Conyers interrupted him and the two got into an argument.

Conyers, wife of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, demanded that Cockrel respect her and twice called him Shrek...



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[Faygo Kid]

1. I miss Dennis Archer.

The city I grew up in is in sore need of a brand of politics different from Kwame's years. That includes more than him, but I am also sure that he is a goner.

[Festivito]

2. Unfortunately, America's politics has devolved to the best sausage seller.

Archer could have been loved as mayor for life, and it wasn't good enough for him unless the press would quit being jerks.

And our press are jerks, aka, America's enemy number one.

[Bozita]

3. DFP readers left 686 comments on this report.

Pretty interesting stuff.

BTW, Monica Conyers was a news item on NBC's Today show on Saturday. That was after Jimmy Kimmel showed the video on Friday.