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Mayor Dave Bing Says Detroit May as Well Get Used to Being Screwed
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Bend over Detroit. It won’t hurt that much if you smile.
So although Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has said he doesn’t necessarily, not quite, well not really all the way sorta wholeheartedly believe (is it OK to say believe?) that the idea of an Emergency Manager is a good thing for Detroit, the Democracy Thief in Chief, Gov. Rick Snyder, has indicated this is what he wants to do (screw us until we bleed) so, well, gee fellas. Might as well roll over/bend over because rape doesn’t hurt as much when you smile.
Specifically, Bing said in the Mar. 6 edition of the Detroit Free Press that “It’s time to stop BS-ing ourselves” and cooperate with the state to move the city forward.
“We need to end the drama and infighting and understand that whether we like it or not, an emergency financial manager is coming to Detroit,” he said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference on March 6, apparently forgetting that the man with whom he wants to cooperate to move the city forward is the same man who flat-out lied about his intentions when it came to the so-called Right to Work law. This man cannot be trusted because this man is a liar.
So for that bold leadership, Mayor Bing, Detroit wishes to thank you so much. Because, after all, what sense does it make to stand up for what’s right (as in protecting the vote of the citizens who used that vote to elect you to office and vigorously represent their best interests at times like this) if the other guy is bigger than you? When has that ever accomplished anything?
When in doubt, and your opponent appears threatening, spread those cheeks and smile until it hurts.
Not quite willing to accept that course of action, a majority of Detroit City Council members have decided to move forward and challenge Snyder’s actions without Bing and without his blessings. Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown says he will also not challenge Snyder’s decision because a challenge without Bing is worthless, but other council members seem to feel that, well, maybe it’s Bing that’s kinda worthless at this point.
Stay tuned. It ain’t over ’til it’s over.
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6 Responses to Mayor Dave Bing Says Detroit May as Well Get Used to Being Screwed
Jeff R
Mar. 9th, 2013 at 2:55 am
Governor Snyder has dictatorial tendencies. He signed a law expanding the powers of “emergency managers” so that his appointed emergency managers could void the voters’ decisions, throw elected officials out of their office, void contracts, sell property at any price they think proper, and take any and all unilateral actions they choose, regardless of how much the people who live in the area they manage may object.
The people of Michigan repealed that law as too draconian and un-democratic, but apparently the legislature and governor thought Michigan’s voters could not be trusted with such a decision so together they enacted the law again; this time their new law giving near dictatorial powers to “emergency managers” includes a clause that makes it impossible for the people to repeal by vote.
Not much on democracy these Michigan right-wingers.
Evermore Jones
Mar. 9th, 2013 at 5:22 am
This is of course why the gop wants people poor-so that they don’t have the time, inclination or ability vote.(For those of you who may be new to this site)
djchefron(Moderator)
Mar. 9th, 2013 at 8:45 am
The benefits of living in frackochistan
Grand Rapids teachers say paycheck cuts qualify them for food stamps
www.mlive.com/news/grand-...
Its not just Detroit or Michigan for that matter it is what they plan for the all of America.Unless people educate themselves about what the kochs and ALEC represents you to will be on the menu.
Hows that teabaggery vote against the blah working out for you?
SinghX
Mar. 9th, 2013 at 9:49 am
test…have lots of java-script problems…can’t even delete this!
Crime’n'enty…am I being block?
djchefron(Moderator)
Mar. 9th, 2013 at 9:53 am
No
charlie
Mar. 9th, 2013 at 10:27 am
I applaud Mayor Bing. His adopted city has been dying for decades and he was willing to step forward into one big hot mess. Why? Because he cares about what is best for the people of Detroit.
And he still cares:
“An emergency manager can’t come in here and run this city without the help and support of teammates,” Bing told The Associated Press in an interview this week. “I’ll be a teammate. My executive staff will be a teammate. ”
Even an emergency manager at this point is going to have a helluva time trying to bring forth the renaissance that the people of Detroit so sorely need…and Bing of all people knows this. Fixng the magnitude of the problems that have endlessly plagued Detroit is going to require someone like Bing staying in the game. I hope he does.