Posted: 9/10/2009 1:18:44 PM EDT
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I did not want to hijack the other thread going about the brief he signed so I started this one. I have been trying to learn more about Cox in the last few weeks. I have come to realize he might have some history and past that I am not agreeing with (again undecided). I love his support of the 2A, but some other things have me concerned. I do not agree with what I am about to post but I am posting it for comments (from you guys) on him and the allegations in the article.
By Debbie Schlussel You know what I find comical? When Republicans tried to use the scandalous, sleazy saga of Deposed Detroit Mayor Kwame “The Kingpin” Kilpatrick against the Democrats. That’s because there are so many Republican officials and donors who are part of the Kwame machine and worked with him in some capacity. Some still do. Take Michigan Republican Attorney General and BFF [Best Friend Forever] to extremist Muslims, Mike Cox. He just announced his “advisory team.” If Cox wanted to distance himself from Kilpatrick, after a shoddy, speedy investigation clearing the Mayor from an alleged party at the Manoogian Mansion and subsequent murder of two strippers who allegedly performed there, he didn’t make the right choices. (And that’s not to mention how Cox impeded the Michigan State Police from its own investigation, every step of the way.) Cox appointed major Republican donor Peter Karmanos, Chairman and CEO of Compuware, to his advisory committee. In case you forgot, Karmanos is the scumbag who hired a fresh-out-of-jail Kilpatrick on the same day that he laid off 250-300 workers who weren’t convicted felons. Then, Karmanos–who remained a Kwame cheerleader, even when the most militant of Black activists in Detroit finally called for the then-Mayor to go–had the nerve to say that no-one else was qualified to do the job, a healthcare sales position (Kilpatrick has experience neither in healthcare nor sales). That’s not to mention the fact that Cox is trying to play down his serial adultery, including a press conference in which he trotted out his crying wife. Rumors have been rampant for years that a videotape is circulating of Cox having sex with a Wayne County Court employee in an empty courtroom, when he was a county assistant prosecutor. To have Karmanos–a man who is famously on Wife #3, a woman 30 years younger than him who is pregnant with twins that will be younger than Karmanos’ granchildren, when they are born–as an advisor, only highlights the cheating, adultery-ridden lifestyle of Kilpatrick, Karmanos . . . and Cox. Karmanos was famous for admitting in court that he brought pre-Viagra sex stimulants to work and showed them to his female employees. This came out as Karmanos was fighting one of several sexual harassment cases in court, this time against his Vice President of Human Resources. His key defense was that she didn’t report his harassment to herself and/or to her superior, him. Then, there is the suburban Detroit Oakland County Republican Committee Executive Director, Lynn Aronoff. She was Kwame Kilpatrick’s fundraiser for his Mayoral campaign. Hilarious that someone with such sleazy connections is now running the Republican committee of one of the three most populated counties in Michigan. And Kilpatrick fundraiser Aronoff and her multi-millionaire parents are major donors to Cox, giving his campaign and his “5200 Club” PAC tens of thousands, despite the fact that Cox has a history of pandering to Muslim groups which openly support Hezbollah and HAMAS, accepting contributions from them, and enabling pregnant Muslim aliens to continue to travel here to defraud Medicaid and get U.S. citizenship for their anchor-baby future terrorist kids. (They also gave thousands to the campaign of deposed pan-Islamist Congressman Joe Knollenberg a/k/a Hezbollah Joe’s campaign too, despite pretending they were against the near-$100 million in our tax money the he gave to Hezbollah.) Her father, Arnold, did time in federal prison for defrauding people into buying swampland in Florida. Uncle Ed Levy, Jr. (also a Cox donor) got no jailtime, reportedly because he turned state’s evidence against his brother-in-law and then-partner in crime. Hmmm . . . a Michigan Attorney General who pretends he’s all “law and order” having these kinds of people as donors? And it all comes back to Kwame Kilpatrick. Yup, you know the Michigan Republican Party is in trouble when so many roads lead back to disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. If I were Mike Cox’s leading Republican challenger for governor, conservative Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra (whom I am happily supporting and endorsing), Cox’s connections to the Kilpatrick crowd would be my major ad during primary season in the summer of 2010. I would show Cox’s photo followed by statements Cox made, claiming the Manoogian Mansion party with Kilpatrick and strippers was an “urban legend” and statements about his formerly Kwame-employed donor Lynn Aronoff and his Kwame-employing advisor Pete Karmanos. The Kilpatrick issue is what’s hurting Cox in recent polls that show him behind Hoekstra. And I would hammer that like there was no tomorrow. |
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Also these comments from a member on another board (posted with his permission):
Cox is Catholic. I understand this is the new millenium for my generation, but a man is only as good as his word in my book. He holds professionals to a higher standard, but apparently believes he doesnt have to hold himself to the same standards. Hypocrite. His overzealous pursuit of Feiger led to his confessing his own infidelity, as an apparent associate of Feigers spoke to the news media on the phone while enroute to Lansing with the supposed video tape of the act in the courtroom. If it didnt have any validity, Cox would not have appeared with wife in tow in front of the news camera's admitting to his indescretion. He gave Kwame a pass. Charges COULD have been brought from the info exposed in the civil trial, investigative subpoena's and grand jury endictments would certainly have brought out a lot more info on the who did what's. Instead, Kwame got a plea on state charges. A Pass. MSP dont waste time typing up search warrant requests unless they KNOW they have something. MSP is one of if not the best investigative State Police agency in the country. I suspect the only reason THEY dont hang Cox with the feds is due to the political appointment of the director. But that's only MY theory. Recently, Detroit Council Woman Monica Conyers, once hemmed in by the feds, took a guilty plea and REFUSED to say anything or answer any questions to authorities. I realize she is Congressman Conyers wife, but the depth of the corruption kinda kills all passes. If somebody WHITE tried that crap, Cox would have briefs filed incarcerating them until they talked. It's FACT he squashed the MSP investigation, granted he will argue their case had no merit. I have seen him pursue weaker cases and make something of them. In my view, he is a racist. Kwame cost the state Millions, he only has one million in restitution, and he is living better than I ever have or ever will. Why didnt Cox and crew expend the same efforts to get Kwame as they did Feiger? In wayne county, Cox and his staff were notorious for their zest and zeal to hang Police Officers out to dry. Did I mention "White" Police Officers? Oh...ok, yeah, um, in my opinion, he only went after "certain" Police Officers. Believe me, you have no idea the stuff that went on in Detroit that he KNEW about and ignored, yet for political reasons, really screwed over some damn fine officers. It's like a trophy to them. In my view he is like a rudderless sailboat....he drifts whatever direction the political winds blow. He aint gettin my vote. |
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One more for good measure:
When the shall issue CCW legislation was gaining steam, he was very outspoken against it.....He was in charge of Homicide division in Wayne County Prosecutors Office...His boss, Mike Duggan, was VERY outspoken against it. Cox's tune changed with the wind on that one. |
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On the shall issue thing - Mike Duggan is as anti gun as they come. Mike Cox on the other hand is a guy that's hard to beat. If you've paid attention to these forums you would know that you can't be more pro gun than Mike Cox. Mike has opened up many new states to reciprocal agreements to honor our Michigan CPL. He signed on in pro gun fashion to SCOTUS Amicus briefs defending the 2A in the Heller case and others. Mike has written a number of very pro gun AG opinions the most famous being OAG 7183 recognizing transferable machine guns can be legally owned by Michigan citizens and the registration is your license to possess. We have not been able to move the difficult silencer issue based on the messy legal history surrounding it as no opinion can readily make practical sense of it. But Mike has been our best friend ever and the best Attorney General we've ever had in my 48 year history.
The article you are citing is so out there it isn't funny! "Michigan Republican Attorney General and BFF [Best Friend Forever] to extremist Muslims, Mike Cox." Come on that's absolute garbage and offensive! This is a hatchet job article designed to negatively attack Mike Cox and that's it. There's not too much that's too awful truthful and there's a lot of lies and rumor that seem to circulate. I support Mike Cox. LEADERSHIP FOR A CHANGE? MIKE COX FOR GOVERNOR! Welcome fellow Arfcommers to the silly season in which we'll see much more of this garbage designed to sway your opinion and vote. |
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The racial and Muslim stuff sounds silly and implausible. Schlussel does not have a very objective record on some of those subjects. On the Kwame Kilpatrick thing, I remember a year or two back when Cox announced that his investigation found "there was no Manoogian Mansion party". That always sounded strange; I couldn't figure out how Kilpatrick could be pressuring a state A.G., of the opposite party, into covering that up. (Back when it happened, I knew a Detroit EMT who told some of us about two of the female "performers" there who were (slightly) injured in the Manoogian fracas and transported to the hospital.) Whatever went on between Cox and Kilpatrick, that seems like the biggest potential land mine in the way of him being elected governor.
Joe Knollenberg was a second amendment supporter since the early 90s, that I know of, and those were swimming against the tide times. He was certainly as good as anybody that could get elected from the Detroit suburbs. Congress isn't doing anything (seriously) anti-gun these days, but he might be missed in the future. |
| I heard that Sam Adams lead a mob on to a ship and threw a bunch of tea in the harbor. He was a master of propaganda who provoked mob violence to achieve his goals. John Adams, his cousin lawyer, defended a bunch of British Regulars in Court after they massacred civilians in Boston. Their old man swindled investors in a bank scandal deal. Who needs these guys for the revolution anyway? |
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Marched in the Richmond Good Old Days Parade for Attorney General Mike Cox today and talked to him about the Debbie Schlussel hatchet job article. Mike is just a great guy and took it calmly in stride. He just wonders where she's coming from. He didn't even get excited about that or these other silly issues. He knows he will be negged here and there as it comes with the territory. I reassured him that I'll not let these things go unchallenged! I think Mike was more concerned that he hadn't seen me for a couple festival parade cycle's! He was also observant and remarked that I was wearing a vintage Cox T-shirt printed front and back from the 2006 election!
Leadership for a change??? Mike Cox for Governor!!! |