Ex-Detroit mayor gets job but can't go to training

Kansas City.com ^ | 02.12.09

[absolootezer0]

Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has a new job, but it appears he's going to miss the first day of training.

His lawyers on Thursday filed an emergency request seeking approval for him to travel to Dallas for training Friday morning. Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner said he'll hold a hearing - more than a week later, on Feb. 24.

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Kilpatrick, who was freed Feb. 3, needs to pay off $1 million in restitution to the city of Detroit. He had been hired by Covisint, a subsidiary of Detroit-based software company Compuware Corp., lawyer James Thomas told The Detroit News.

[absolootezer0]

brilliant, ex-felon who's administration is under investigation for corruption, is hired into a position of accountability and trust.

[absolootezer0]

MI ping. latest about kwame.

[patton]

Now, why would a software company hire him, I wonder?

[WayneS]

I’m sure it is because of his software writing expertise.

[sunmars]

nah its so he can use his contacts for dodgy dealing as usual, the company must be nuts if they think anyone will touch him with a bargepole.

[basil]

Maybe Affirmative Action got him the job.

[WayneS]

It’s kind of sad - people are just SO cynical these days.

[LZ_Bayonet]

"so he can use his contacts for dodgy dealing "

You nailed it! And right on time too, since he will be selling computerized health care records software (in the Porkulus) to government. He can just pick up the phone and call his Dem buddies who control that money. Sure he has a record, but he has the CONTACTS.

[stayathomemom]

I know we've been screaming that the government has no place dictating what private business should do, but I wonder if this isn't a bad PR move on behalf of Karmanos, at least with those of us in Michigan who are fairly aware of the Kwame mess.

[cripplecreek]

I can’t figure out what kind of morons would hire the crooked SOB for requiring more responsibility than vacuum man at a car wash.

[finallyatexan]

I left Michigan for the great Republic of Texas a few years back - I however was watching this whole mess at my brothers for the 2 weeks I was there and during one of the news programs my brother looked at me and said - “the really sad part of all this is that if he ran for reelection tomorrow he would win in a landslide”. Sad isn’t it!
And why does he only have to pay back 1 million when he spent something like 8 million of the city’s money?

[Hot Tabasco]

He owes a ton of money to his attorneys, he owes a ton of money in restitution to the city and he just moved into a $3,000 per month house in Texas. Oh, and his mom just spent $15,000 to fly him and his family to Texas in a private jet.

Where the hell is all this money coming from?????????

[mallardx]

I was just thinking, he has a lot of strengths but I don’t see him as the technical / software type !

[patton]

Ur, no comment.

[Loyalist]

I think we’ve just found the next Secretary of Commerce.

[Loyalist]

I think we’ve just found the next Secretary of Commerce.

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

LMAO ping

[dfwgator]

He might as well coach the Lions, it’s not as if they would have a worse record.

[netmilsmom]

It’s payback for the deals Compuware got in Detroit.

http://www.compuware.com/corporate/relocation/default.htm

[patton]

What deals - I read your link, and unless Detroit paid for the building and let it to Compuware for $1/yr, I don’t get it.