Real Talk and Real Theft.....

I don't have cable. It is a luxury that I can not afford. It is more important to me to keep a roof over my head, utilities on, food in the house for my kids, and other basic amenities which are so hard to do currently. I did not see the Mayor's new show, "Real Talk." I listened to it on the radio. I hope someone will post it on YouTube.com later, so I can watch it then.

Hearing that Kilpatrick's first guests were City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, let me know that everything was going to be staged anyway. After seeing some of the show's clips on the Freep.com this morning, I felt from Bully-Cummings' demeanor, she was compelled to do the show by her boss. Conyers' performance was like a flirty, giddy teenager who is determined to assertive herself. Her demeanor was entirely different from what we see as she spars with fellow council members and what we saw when she had to catch herself while talking to that middle school student last week.


Although the show was cozy and amicable, I still can't help but wonder what does our Mayor have on both of these women? Conyers gave us a hint of whose pocket she is in when she admitted on the radio last week that she supports "strip joints as long as they are not near schools." The ones near me are located near and on nice looking blocks where Detroit citizens who are also parents of school age children. Those folks have and are keeping up their property. So she has no problem that they are situated in the neighborhoods though? I guess as long as she does not see them in her neighborhood, the strip joints in our city are not a problem for Mrs Monica Conyers, who is also a parent of two sons.


Unfortunately, Detroit Council Member and former Motown Singer Martha Reeves got a taste of what the citizens of Detroit have to deal with on a regular basis. Her childhood home was burglarized and audio/recording equipment among other things were taken. As I watched her on TV (WDIV, Channel 4 Detroit), I was amazed at her reaction that nobody saw anything and that someone of her stature did not have insurance on those items.

"I would cry if I wasn't an adult," Reeves said Monday after leaving a long City Council budget session. "And what can I do? You know, the police are not watching the neighborhood. Somebody should have called the police while this was happening. The neighbors are not going to talk."

Shoot, nobody saw anything when my home and the homes of both neighbor's on each side of me were burglarized. I can't get frustrated at my neighbors because they were at work or not watching what is going on outside, nor can they get upset with me. Since the break in, I have tried to get to know my neighbors more so that we can watch out for each other. I do truly feel for Martha Reeves' loss, and hope that the police do recover her property. The police told me that they would file a report after my incident, but was not going to check for evidence, like fingerprints. Both of my neighbors moved some months after their homes were invaded.

So right now I am stuck between two vacant houses. My daughter later found the laptop's screen on Seven Mile Road, but it did not do me any good. I guess whoever tried to sell it got ridiculed because the laptop was so old. The burglar probably got frustrated and destroyed it. But I lost all my writings and data. It taught me to back up my data, and reminded me that material things can be replaced, although it will be a while before I can replace my laptop which was used anyway.

Shrek?.........This is so embarrassing

Started a program this week and have not watched much TV. I missed last night TV news report and heard about this exchange on the radio and from a friend that work for the city. Once I watched the Friday City Council meeting angry exchange online today.....All I could think as I listened to the name calling and watching Monica Conyer's juvenile gesturing was:

”This is so embarrassing........................”

I must quote a Freep.com poster (recessbreak) who put it best......... when commenting on the article “Conyers defends attack on Cockrel”

“Monica Conyers should be ashamed of herself for the childlike behavior she displayed during the council's fact-finding hearing. I gasped when witnessing her temper tantrums, aggressive streets behavior, and name calling. These actions occurred when she was asked to cease interrupting others while they're speaking. If this remark caused her to become upset, I shiver with wonders on how she reacts to serious matters. She was asking for respect from her fellow council members; YET, she lacked giving them the same thoughtfulness. Throughout these hearings, she haven't presented herself professionally, she is constantly rolling her eyes and neck and continuously saying inappropriate remarks. She is embarrassing to the citizens of Detroit. I find most interesting that she is married to the long timed U.S. Rep. John Conyers. People need to look at HIS records and question is he behaviorally fit to be representing Michigan.”

Well folks, I think we should load up on the popcorn, preset the DVRs, and TiVos because we ain't see nothing yet. I now see why Sam Riddle fled from that office.............I think Monica Conyers needs a back up plan because I hope she will not hold another public office in this city again. Oops, I forget about her husband-the backup plan or cushion. Rep. Conyers is so old, that I doubt he can even check or advise his wife anyway. From her comments, I guess we can tell who is running the Conyers household. However stranger things can happen, like in Sharon McPhail's case, she could be appointed. After Lonnie Bates resurfaced to City Council and later went to jail, one never knows who my fellow city residents might elect again in the future.

Some of Conyers' notorious clashes

as reported by the Free Press

Councilwoman Monica Conyers has been in skirmishes before her verbal smack-down with council President Ken Cockrel Jr. on Friday:

Feb. 13, 2008: Mayoral staffer DeDan Milton tells police that Conyers "threatened to shoot" him "with a gun" at a pension board meeting. Sam Riddle, then Conyers' chief of staff, says Milton cursed first, but notes Conyers responded "in street lingo. It was on." No charges were filed.

Nov. 28, 2007: Conyers, temporarily chairing a council meeting, tells two colleagues to stop bickering. "Well, at least it's not at the bar," says one, Sheila Cockrel. Conyers retorts, "Did you say something about a bar? Because you drink a lot at the bar when I see you." A bit later, when Ken Cockrel returns to preside, he chides the others for arguing. "It's not that serious," Conyers replies. "Drunks always have something to say."

Dec. 20, 2006: Conyers brawls with another woman at the Crossroads Lounge on Livernois. Rebecca Mews says Conyers arrived at the bar and began asking patrons to buy her a drink, including Mews' date, which led to fisticuffs between Conyers and Mews. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy later rules Conyers acted in self-defense.

2005: The Detroit News reports that Valecia Moore, a friend of Conyers, filed for a personal protection order, contending Conyers threatened to kill her. "There was gunshots behind my house following that conversation," Moore told police. The order was denied.