Monica Conyers debates school children

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Don't get me to the church on time

Sort by Power Line (Free subscription) - 05/30/2008

Several readers wrote in response to "Motor City madness" yesterday that the video of the encounter of Detroit City Council member Monica (Mrs. John) Conyers was no longer available in our original post. Reader Corky Boyd kindly found us another video via Son of Baldwin . On Tuesday the Wall Street Journal's Katherine Rosman caught up with the lesson in civility Mrs. Conyers had received from 13-year-old...

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #286

Sort by Towleroad (Free subscription) - 05/08/2008

JIMMY CARTER: A clip of last night's appearance on Tavis Smiley's PBS show. MCCAIN'S OTHER PASTOR: John McCain has another pastor problem — Rod Parsley. OBAMA GIRL: Mike Gravel tries to get in on the action. MONICA CONYERS: Wife of...

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Lawyer of the Day: Monica Conyers

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Monica Conyers is a University of District of Columbia School of Law grad, the wife of U.S. Congressman John Conyers , and the pro-tem president of the Detroit City Council. Maybe tem stands for temper, because she's got a nasty one. She went ballistic on the council's president earlier this year. From the Detroit Free-Press : Conyers interrupted Council President Ken Cockrel as he was questioning...

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Sometimes…

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Sometimes you're proud of other Democrats and sometimes you're not. I think this proves conclusively the only person who would be worse for the city of Detroit than this group of chuckleheads would be L. Paul Bremer. Lets get that 8th grader elected to the Detroit City Council. Via Wonkette

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Prologue To A Diss

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Via Towleroad, this is a must-see TV: the infamous "Shrek" lady (Monica Conyers, who I never realized was the wife of John Conyers) gets pwned by a very on-point kid: The woman can not even admit it was wrong when...

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Report: Monica Conyers possible target of FBI investigation

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So says a former aide, according to Politico, who believes the feds might be investigating the Detroit Deputy City Council President because her husband, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has been aggressively investigating allegations of wrongdoing by the Bush administration. Mrs. Conyers has attacted attention most recently for her outbursts in City Council meetngs. This feed contains copyrighted material...

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Eighth Grader Upbraids Detroit Councilwoman

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Some eighth graders -- NOT all or even most -- are disrespectful, drunk on hormones, and caught between childhood and adulthood. But this tape from Detroit (below) shows one young lady who speaks a load of common sense to a woman who is probably three times her age. That woman is Detroit Councilwoman Monica Conyers, who happens to be the wife of Congressman John Conyers. During a council meeting, she...

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You Have Been Read And Dismissed!

Sort by The Kevin and Patrick Blog (Free subscription) - 05/29/2008

Kierra Bell, a Detroit school student , reminds Detroit City Council President Pro-Tempore Monica Conyers (wife of Congressman John Conyers) about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The best line is "you are an adult ." Children say the darnedest things, huh? Is it possible to give Monica's seat on the council to Ms. Bell?

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Lex TV 165

Sort by lex icon (Free subscription) - 05/08/2008

Here are another dozen interesting or amusing videos: Lucky game show contestants prove: luck > skill. Hillary ripped Obama for a similar suggestion, but look at Bill Clinton's speech on why people vote Republican. The world's ugliest bird. An atheist...

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You Have Been Read And Dismissed!

Sort by Queer Conservative (Free subscription) - 05/29/2008

Kierra Bell, a Detroit school student , reminds Detroit City Council President Pro-Tempore Monica Conyers (wife of Congressman John Conyers) about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The best line is "you are an adult ." Children say the darnedest things, huh? Is it possible to give Monica's seat on the council to Ms. Bell?