(Former Mayor) Coleman Young said in 1975 that the key to Detroit's future is jobs. In 2005 the key to Detroit's future is still jobs, ... The thing that keeps me up at night is, how do we partner today's kids with tomorrow's jobs? |
abysmal failures when I walked into office. |
And it overshadowed the fact that I have a law degree, that I was leader of the House, that I've written policy, that I'm great at appropriations and grant programs, that I'm able to do things like put together the best emergency operations plan in the country. |
anti-Detroit to start first in rural areas. |
Character issues such as drug abuse are not exclusive to Detroit Public Schools. My reference to substance abuse, not intended to focus on any particular school district, was simply used to illustrate this position. |
city has a plan, we're focused and ready to put it in action. |
Comparing me to putting the water department at jeopardy is like going to Iraq because Saddam had something to do with 9/11. That was a hell of a puzzle to put together, |
Detroit's been the butt of a lot of jokes for 50 years. We want to introduce the world to the new Detroit. |
Everybody knew where her house was. Everybody would walk past and point her out, ... She was an amazing individual. |
I don't know, but it looked like it caught him off guard. |
I just want to know, can Mr. Hendrix say the same thing? |
I know him. I know his father. There isn't anybody alive who hasn't done something they've regretted. He's a good man. |
I never got in trouble in my entire life. Never. Until I got this job ... I have never been arrested. I have never come in contact with anybody in the criminal justice process, me or my family. I just want to know, can Mr. Hendrix say the same thing? |
I think there were a lot of people out there who were upset with me for one reason or another, |
I took personal leave time. |