I Wonder If They Have District Elections...UPDATED

Constant Readers,

You know I spend a lot of time calling out SF Supervisors and Mistermayor for not actin' right. However, this video from an April 11, 2008 Detroit City Council meeting reminds me that things could be worse/funnier/sadder/more interesting.

The woman yelling is Monica Conyers - wife of U.S. Representative John Conyers.

And yeah. She said, "Shrek."

UPDATE:

Watch Mrs. Conyers get pwned by an eighth grade girl about the outburst.

Kierra Bell for City Council!

--Melissa

PS - Here's the background info on this video according to Suzette Hackney of the Detroit Free Press:

A Detroit City Council special investigative session into a police whistle-blower lawsuit settlement erupted into a yelling match when President Pro Tem Monica Conyers made claims that she was being disrespected.

The argument began when Conyers asked an independent attorney who was testifying if the council could be sued by Detroit residents for approving the $8.4-million lawsuit settlement.

Councilwoman JoAnn Watson said: "They can sue you; I voted no."

Conyers told Watson to stop interrupting and disrespecting her. She added: "We all know how you voted; you don't have to keep repeating it."

Moments later, Conyers interrupted Council President Ken Cockrel as he was questioning Carl Edwards, the Detroit attorney. Cockrel reminded Conyers that he had the floor and banged his gavel repeatedly.

Conyers railed: "You're not my Daddy. You're not going to disrespect me. Grow up! Control your house and learn how to treat women."

Cockrel told Conyers that she was "one to talk."

Conyers also made repeated mocking reference to Cockrel as Shrek, the green, grumpy and rotund ogre from the animated film.

As the council members yelled at each other, residents attending the hearings yelled, as well. "You're disrespecting the citizens!" and "This is a shame!"

Cockrel took a quick recess to regain order before then breaking for lunch.

Comments

[L'Italiana]

Keep your spirits up sister...cuz I'm sure this is only a brief dry spell. Things are bound to spice up soon around here so you won't have to be watching DetroitGovTV for shits and giggles any more.

[Be_Devine]

Oh my. Goes to prove that every city has their own special Carole Migden.

[Beth Spotswood]

FYI, Melissa performed this entire spectacle for us in the middle of a restaurant last night. She needs to YouTube her reenactments, because it's better than the real thing...

[brittney]

This just made my whole day.

[Jamie]

Detroit's City Council is an at-large gig - no district elections. They are the perfect example of how one of America's most-populated cities can be ruined in just a few decades.

[cyndi]

Looks like someone else needs a big glass of "STFU".

[Greg]

o hai! angree elekteds...detroyt has dem...