The professional, rational, and well-reasoned behavior of Detroit’s governing officials continues to be a shining example to other cities:
Councilwomen Kay Everett and Sharon McPhail exchanged heated words during the public meeting Wednesday morning at the Coleman Young Municipal Building.
The exchange started when Everett appeared to be irritated with McPhail’s request to move forward with the voting. Everett reportedly wanted to wait.
Everett: “Just sit there or move down one seat because I ain’t ready for this today, OK.”
McPhail: “Whatever. Whatever. Just let’s go.”
Everett: “… Just be quiet.”
McPhail: “No, I will not be quiet. I wasn’t put here by the people to be quiet.”
Everett: “Sharon, you got to chill it. You got your doggoned vote. Chill. … I’ll cut the doggoned cameras off and we can go for it baby, but I’m gonna chair this meeting. This is crazy. I’ll cut the doggoned cameras off and we can go for it baby…”
McPhail: “I’m not your baby.”
Everett, who was heading the meeting, eventually gaveled TV crews to shut their cameras off so that she and McPhail could settle their differences, according to the station’s reports.
A security guard stood between the two women to apparently prevent them from doing any physical harm to one another.