Voices include Nolan Finley, Karen Dumas, The Michigan Daily, Brooks Patterson, Betsy DeVos and an auto show model product rep.
“Do not, do not, under any circumstances, stop in Detroit at a gas station! That’s just a call for a carjacking.”
-- L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County executive, in New Yorker interview quoted on our site
“If fear of such things keeps you from finding out what the city has to offer, then you are cheating yourself.”
-- James Melton, Detroit writer, in Detroit News blog post on Patterson
“L. Brooks Patterson is a dinosaur. Time for retirement!”
-- Rick Suhrheinrich of Brighton, commenting on Free Press editorial
“I’ll take a leader who sometimes puts his foot in his mouth over one that can’t keep his hands out of my pocket any day.”
-- Nolan Finley, Detroit News columnist, defending Patterson
“Yahoo is the Detroit of web properties. Once big, once thriving, it helped create a future it can never be part of. “
-- Brian Hall, blogging at Techpinions
“I also work in a nightclub, so I’ve seen worse.”
-- Kristin Kerry, Detroit auto show model, commenting on boorish men to Bloomberg News
“The university Greek system must reevaluate its recruitment and social policies. . . . to promote a more tolerant and accepting campus community.”
-- Editorial in The Michigan Daily
Never thought I'd say this, but I actually kind of like Detroit. You can thank @mhacks for that.
— Hadar Dor (@hadardor) January 19, 2014
Did I fall in love with Detroit this weekend? ….. Yeah I did… #OpportunityDetroit #MHACKS
— daphnne chacon (@daphchacon) January 19, 2014
"Residents of other cities claim to be a 'Detroiter' because they happen to like the city, its potential and promise. . . . This lasts until something goes wrong, or requires a sharing of resources . . . like the proposed regional water authority."
-- Karen Dumas, Detroit writer, at Bridge magazine
“[Dave Agema] has a responsibility to the party. He has damaged his position and his party. He reflects badly on Republicans and on Michigan.”
-- Betsy DeVos, former state Republican chair, quoted by Detroit News
“Agema's ability to get away with all this nonsense is based on two things: the tea party support he enjoys, and the fear of the tea party that steers every move made by the mainstream GOP.”
-- Chad Selweski, Macomb Daily columnist, on his Facebook page
“There is little love for Detroit among legislators from outstate Michigan, especially Republicans. There is even less enthusiasm for anything that sounds like a bailout.”
-- Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio commentator, or governor’s plan to help retirees and protect DIA
