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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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The Land of Fools, from the top, on down!
Laughing stock of the world, AmeriKa
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Or else what? Yeah, I thought so.
Christien on December 5, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Typical.
Pork-Chop on December 5, 2012 at 1:28 PM
She forgot to say Lord and Savior.
TexasDan on December 5, 2012 at 1:28 PM
AmeriKa is a charade, a land of idiots.
The Obamas party on.
The world laughs its global head off.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Don’t forget this guy, ever.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Detroit’s school district got $500 million from stimulus after the previous election, so why would we be surprised when they are expecting more money after this election.
rw on December 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM
As the saying goes, expecting President Obama to care about anyone but himself is a long wait for a train don’t come.
JeremiahJohnson on December 5, 2012 at 1:31 PM
what does she mean by “our people”?
Ditkaca on December 5, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Hey dingbat, that’s your responsibility as a city council member……..’member?
antipc on December 5, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Reap the whirlwind, America.
ramesees on December 5, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Indeed. He loves these fools in bondage.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:33 PM
This why I laugh why people talk about Detroit “coming back.”
LincolntheHun on December 5, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Remember this election was all about the quid pro quo – I vote for Obamasite and I getz whatz I needz /
rsherwd65 on December 5, 2012 at 1:33 PM
why = when
LincolntheHun on December 5, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Honest Abe
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:34 PM
these council members should’ve brought in the Obama
Phone woman for added support.
ToddPA on December 5, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Silly girl/bho voters, he just told you lies to get your vote and funds! bho doesn’t give anymore of flit for you as he does anyone else here in the US!
L
letget on December 5, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Detroit will get it’s bailout.
So will California.
Rebar on December 5, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Haha!
Choke on it! /Dear Liar.
Galt2009 on December 5, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Wonder where else they can close that deficit?
blammm on December 5, 2012 at 1:39 PM
I don’t suppose the MSNBC pundits will apologize to Mitt Romney for slamming him over the 47% comments.
radjah shelduck on December 5, 2012 at 1:40 PM
I’m pretty sure that Stalin & Lenin’s supporters thought they were gonna get something back too.
Well, many of them did.
But it wasn’t what they wanted.
Badger40 on December 5, 2012 at 1:41 PM
The “Gimmedat” party on full display.
Jabberwock on December 5, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Yup.
We’ll all go down in flames together, unfortunately.
Badger40 on December 5, 2012 at 1:42 PM
I’m surprised that JoAnn Watson still uses her “slave” name. She seems to have an thing for wearing African tribal getup. I think it’s pretty clear who “our people” are.
Zardoz on December 5, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Why buy the cow, when you can have the milk for free?
Christien on December 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM
If the democrats take back the House in the midterms then we will see more bailouts in 2015.
Wigglesworth on December 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM
No, its people began to assess what they can do to withdrawal and survive the coming cataclysm.
And if that fuels the fire of Obama’s failure, so be it.
Galt2009 on December 5, 2012 at 1:47 PM
How about:
Quid Pro No
ProfShadow on December 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM
OT: Speaking of Corrupt Democrat Cities, one of Schoolbus Ray Nagin’s associates in New Orleans is in a spot of a jam.
WWL:
Get the popcorn popping.
Del Dolemonte on December 5, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Heh. Ah, yes. Coleman Young and his obsession with race driven political favoritism. Say, wasn’t that about when the whole Detroit City Council/budget thing really started to swirl down the toilet?
a capella on December 5, 2012 at 1:50 PM
UK version:
Quid Pro Bono
Christien on December 5, 2012 at 1:50 PM
AmeriKa deserves NO less, from the left, to the right. May all who brung Obama, from the left, to the right, and their families, be utterly destroyed. Suffer, in pain. YOU deserve him and his destruction.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Was she speaking english?
tom daschle concerned on December 5, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Or else they’ll have no choice but to vote for the Democrats again.
sadarj on December 5, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Ray may be able to bunk with Triple J when all’s said and done.
a capella on December 5, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Just remember darlings – the producer’s ultimately hold the purse strings.
Think you can hold a gun to our heads and force US to provide to the lefty leaches – think again.
Galt2009 on December 5, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Link to Del’s story
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:54 PM
They want the Obamaphone with aaallll the apps.
trigon on December 5, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Yes, modern English
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Starve the Looters, with gusto!!!
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:57 PM
It’s fun to watch the land be the clownish circus of the world.
p.s. the councilwoman can go on a diet, first.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Detroit, the city that amended its rules to allow people with felonies on their record to run for office, and then elected a state senator with 8 convictions for bank fraud.
Bishop on December 5, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Right. So long sukahs./Ø
Red Creek on December 5, 2012 at 2:04 PM
Idiot
Its all about the O
Peasants
cmsinaz on December 5, 2012 at 2:04 PM
See the last one, at the bottom. It explains a lot.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 2:05 PM
But don’t anyone dare say Obama voters supported him because of “gifts”.
Doughboy on December 5, 2012 at 2:06 PM
Women with wavy hair?
Ward Cleaver on December 5, 2012 at 2:07 PM
p.s. the councilwoman can go on a diet, first.
Schadenfreude on December 5, 2012 at 1:58 PM
I think she DID say she wanted Obama to give her some Bacon.
ToddPA on December 5, 2012 at 2:08 PM
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