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Video: “We voted for you, now bail us out”
The city of Detroit faces a major financial crisis and one member of city council thinks President Barack Obama should step in and help.
City Council member JoAnn Watson said Tuesday the citizens support of Obama in last month’s election was enough reason for the president to bailout the struggling the city. (Click the video player to listen)
“Our people in an overwhelming way supported the re-election of this president and there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise leadership on that,” said Watson. “Of course, not just that, but why not?”
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OMG, you should have had a warning on that last one? Some people might be having lunch and will now up-chuck?
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letget on December 5, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Do you really think we’re going to make it to 2015? The normality bias that exists in humanity is staggering.
DFCtomm on December 5, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Hell, no!!!!!!!!!!
SC.Charlie on December 5, 2012 at 2:09 PM
The “coming back” is for more handouts.
Ward Cleaver on December 5, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Yeah.
One needs to get to Buffalo to get the best wings.
Jabberwock on December 5, 2012 at 2:13 PM
I kinda feel sorry for Dave Bing. He seems like a decent guy, but only kinda because he should have known better than to get involved in that mess.
Ward Cleaver on December 5, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Where yo dollah at?
Naturally Curly on December 5, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Faces facts people, they are going to take it from you anyway.
Use your control over your actions to deprive them of that loot.
Fuel the fire.
Galt2009 on December 5, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Damn!
a capella on December 5, 2012 at 2:18 PM
No trolls? Really?
TexasDan on December 5, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Not “gifts”. They are your taxes.
Starve the Looters.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Since the election they only work every other day. Today they are off. Leftists don’t work pro bono.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 2:26 PM
It’s Property stolen from the producers at the point of a gun – one way or another.
Galt2009 on December 5, 2012 at 2:29 PM
I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage. You know, if I help him, he’s gonna help me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI#t=17s
Hot Gas on December 5, 2012 at 2:29 PM
It is. In NO way is it “gifts” and “revenue”. May all the heads who use the terms esplode.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM
The reality of Detroit is way to real for them.
The problem the troll face is that the Detroit situation is a sure loser.
They SHOULD be jumping all over this.
Jabberwock on December 5, 2012 at 2:35 PM
“You was fooled” — Obama to Detroit fool
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Jeepers, even the rest of the state doesn’t want to bailout Detroit. A bailout won’t pass in the state legislature so that is why they are looking at the Feds. Detroit has under 750,000 people now – down from 2.2 million back in 1950. Eventually enough people will move away from that part of the state that the rest of the state will influence the vote for president. We get closer each cycle. Our state legislature has been fully red for a few years now. So most of us here in MI are perfectly happy to see Detroit fall off its own cliff.
karenhasfreedom on December 5, 2012 at 2:44 PM
Exactly. That’ll show ‘em–voting lockstep each and every time!
Christien on December 5, 2012 at 2:44 PM
The Land of Oz
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Isn’t that pretty much the definition of bribery?
GWB on December 5, 2012 at 4:26 PM
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