Yes.
Homer:
The difference between a supporter and a shill is that a shill doesn't worry about logical consistency.
- When people criticize Dave Bing for not disclosing those who are advising him on a possible transition, but ignore the fact that Ken Cockrel also had a similar group of advisers last year that he refused to name, they are acting as shills.
- When people attempt to blame Kwame Kilpatrick's special contracts for "friends and family", but forget to mention that Ken Cockrel voted to approve those contracts while he was President of the City Council, they are acting as shills.
- When people blame Ken Cockrel's lack of accomplishments on the City's budget problems, but ignore the fact that the City Council - under Mr. Cockrel's presidency - is responsible for approving said budget, they are acting as shills.
If anyone wants to argue that the mini-stations that Mr. Cockrel opened are so great that we should overlook every other short-coming that he has, then he or she can rightfully call themselves supporters. The others tend to run into shill territory.