Congressman Compares Iraq and Detroit, Liberals outraged!
I found the story on America Blog.
“It’s absurd to compare Detroit and Iraq in any way,” said James Canning, spokesman for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, for years people have beat up on the city of Detroit. Detroit is the word for negative. We are working very hard to transform that image of our city.”
Excuse me while I pause for a good belly laugh!
(This is from 2004 but NOTHING has changed look it up, Detroit is number one (1) in crimes and murder)
More than 800 people were shot in Detroit in the first six months of this year, a 70 percent jump in gun violence that experts and police blame on a variety of factors, from upheaval and scarce resources in the police department to high unemployment rates among young males and a hip-hop culture that condones gunfire to solve disputes.
Although there’s no simple explanation for the dramatic increase in gun violence from one year to the next, the impact is clearly ravaging families and eroding any suggestion that Detroit’s violent history is behind it.
“We have our own war over here, we don’t have to go to Iraq,” said Monya Lyons, 49, whose family has been stung by almost two decades of gunfire. “Over the years, I have gone to more funerals than graduations.”
Oh and nothing shows how fucked up Detroit is than this: Houses cheaper than cars in Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) - With bidding stalled on some of the least desirable residences in Detroit’s collapsing housing market, even the fast-talking auctioneer was feeling the stress.
“Folks, the ground underneath the house goes with it. You do know that, right?” he offered.
After selling house after house in the Motor City for less than the $29,000 it costs to buy the average new car, the auctioneer tried a new line: “The lumber in the house is worth more than that!”
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