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Detroiters pledge uprising during state takeover: ‘Make sure you are prepared and you will survive’
Motor City Muckrake ^ | 3/13/13

Posted on 03/15/2013 5:18:24 PM PDT by Altura Ct.

Councilman Kwame Kenyatta and a packed room of Detroiters warned today of an impending revolt against state intervention, urging residents to stock up on canned food and supplies.

“Even the Bloods in the hood fight for their territory,” Kenyatta said during a 20-minute monologue on the civil rights struggle at today’s city council meeting. “You are going to have to drag me out of here for me to leave.”

Kenyatta cited Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became an intellectual and civil rights icon, because of his position that black people must sacrifice their lives, if necessary, to win freedom and the right to vote. Many in the audience stood up and applauded.

One by one, Detroiters pledged to take to the streets once Gov. Rick Snyder appoints an emergency manager, which is expected Thursday or Friday. Others threatened to block the entrance of city hall.

“Save up and purchase food, canned goods and water because you are going to see a new civil rights movement,” pledged Marie Thornton, a former Detroit Public Schools Board member. “I won’t give up my right to vote. We are going to shut down freeways and we are going to disrupt the economic system.”

Added Valerie Glenn, a community activist: “Make sure you are prepared and you will survive.”

Protests so far have been nonviolent. Demonstrators slowed traffic to a few miles per hour on I-75 and I-94 in the past week. But that’s mild for what’s to come, some warned.

What about black Detroiters who aren’t prepared to fight?

“We have fought for everything we have; how do you sit on the sidelines?” Kenyatta asked.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: detroit; frederickdouglass; kwamekenyatta; kwamekilpatrick; mariethornton; michigan; ricksnyder; schoolboard; valerieglenn
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To: realcleanguy
Having the State control the city finances will cut the flow of graft money.Makes a lot of scum politicians mad.
61 posted on 03/15/2013 5:54:06 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Gator113
There won't be any rioting. Kenyatta himself must be at least 70 years old.

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I'm just guessing but Kenyatta sounds like he's pretty desperate to keep anyone from looking at the books. I'd be looking at his finances first.
62 posted on 03/15/2013 5:54:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: rockrr

Watts happened because of white cops aggressively targeting blacks, not because of corrupt politicians per se.


63 posted on 03/15/2013 5:55:22 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Secret Agent Man
And I think you are correct.

among other articles

64 posted on 03/15/2013 5:55:32 PM PDT by bigheadfred (Screaming? Yeah, that's MEEEEEEEEE)
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To: Altura Ct.

LOL, Democrats are silly!


65 posted on 03/15/2013 5:57:28 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Mastador1

1863-1964


66 posted on 03/15/2013 5:57:46 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: Altura Ct.

67 posted on 03/15/2013 5:59:19 PM PDT by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: cripplecreek

fer sure cause they ain’t know way of looking at his family tree cuz chinese loggers cut that down


68 posted on 03/15/2013 5:59:56 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: Longbow1969

Yes, Lyndon Johnson was right when he said “When we get through, those nxxxxrs will vote democrat for 200 years”, and he destroyed our Country with the “Great Society”.


69 posted on 03/15/2013 6:00:15 PM PDT by oldtimer
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To: bigheadfred
I hear it too brother.

70 posted on 03/15/2013 6:01:31 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Altura Ct.

Popcorn, anyone?


71 posted on 03/15/2013 6:01:37 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (3% of the population perpetrates >50% of homicides...but gun control advocates blame metal boxes.)
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To: Daffynition

Kwame Kenyatta campaign ad with reggae music and all. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Vt_H2Bj3A


72 posted on 03/15/2013 6:01:41 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: nascarnation

“I thought I94 was east west and I75 was north south

or has it been too many years for me?”

That’s the odd/even pattern for the interstates.

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73 posted on 03/15/2013 6:02:26 PM PDT by Mears
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To: realcleanguy

How do you think they got into that situation?


74 posted on 03/15/2013 6:03:34 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (3% of the population perpetrates >50% of homicides...but gun control advocates blame metal boxes.)
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To: cripplecreek

Hey, Karzai has the same kind of hat Kwame has!

Isn’t that veird?


75 posted on 03/15/2013 6:04:49 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Altura Ct.

What the he’ll are they fighting for? Crime and poverty? Let it burn.


76 posted on 03/15/2013 6:05:37 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: Fightin Whitey

Since it is Friday can I count on you to do this one thing if’n I ask?? “HOLD MUH, BEER?”


77 posted on 03/15/2013 6:08:10 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: BenLurkin
Save up and purchase food, canned goods and water

Always good advice.

This is WAY too complicated for 0dumb0's & Holder's people!

What, you mean they can't just sit on the phat entitlement asses in their moldy living rooms, smoking pot & watching TV, and someone won't deliver their food, canned goods & water? Wassup wid' dat?

78 posted on 03/15/2013 6:08:46 PM PDT by rcrngroup
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To: Mears

Oh no no no for many years now up has been down and left has been right.

Similarly north, south, east and west.

Hence Detroit.


79 posted on 03/15/2013 6:10:22 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: bigheadfred

“HOLD MUH BEER ‘N WATCH OUT FOR THE DAMN COPS!”


80 posted on 03/15/2013 6:13:14 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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