 
Royce
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Username: Royce
Post Number: 1242
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 70.227.217.139
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 8:42 am: |    |
Has anyone heard who the Arab and Chaldean store owners support? |
Danny
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Username: Danny
Post Number: 3340
Registered: 02-2004
Posted From: 141.217.174.226
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 1:30 pm: | |
HAH! The Arab and Chaldean communities are more in Hendrix the KING KWAME. There are some KING KWAME supporters, but what they going to do if their king has falling?
(Message edited by danny on October 20, 2005) |
Ilovedetroit
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Username: Ilovedetroit
Post Number: 1376
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 63.149.5.130
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 2:18 pm: | |
NOT TRUE DANNY....the ones along Jefferson are supporting KK. In fact at my favorite liquor store they ALL are wearing KK wrist bands. Apparently many of them don't like Benny Napoleon. |
Zulu_warrior
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Username: Zulu_warrior
Post Number: 2250
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 68.251.27.41
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 2:36 pm: | |
They are supporting George Washington...
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Morena
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Username: Morena
Post Number: 349
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 216.45.2.138
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 5:34 pm: | |
Right Zulu but I ain't mad. |
Metrodetguy
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Username: Metrodetguy
Post Number: 1965
Registered: 11-2003
Posted From: 207.200.116.134
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 3:00 am: | |
Once again "Ilovedetroit" thank you for posting claims that are the exact opposite of factual. |
Ilovedetroit
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Username: Ilovedetroit
Post Number: 1389
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 68.40.230.108
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 8:17 am: | |
Oh Metro - Have you been to the liquor stores on Jefferson - check out the owners wrist. They have nice green KK bands on. |
1honey
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Username: 1honey
Post Number: 781
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 208.39.170.90
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:10 am: | |
18 more days to go |
Southwestmap
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Username: Southwestmap
Post Number: 220
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 64.79.90.206
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:42 am: | |
Few of this camp vote in Detroit - but I believe that the Associated Food Dealers of Michigan recently made a huge contribution to Hendrix campaign. ILD is quite wrong - as usual. |
Bindetroit
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Username: Bindetroit
Post Number: 1228
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 69.246.117.31
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:52 am: | |
KK orchestrated a huge crackdown on party stores last year. Cops, B&SE visited every one of'em at least twice. This PR stunt did nothing but piss off the party store owners. KK supporters? Not a chance. |
Hutt
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Username: Hutt
Post Number: 6
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 4.229.81.20
| | Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 1:36 am: | |
ZULU WARRIOR: LOL VERY FUNNY YOUR "GEORGE WASHINGTON" POST. |
Royce
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Username: Royce
Post Number: 1253
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 69.215.17.137
| | Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 1:32 am: | |
Zulu Warrior must be right, when you make the green you don't have to worry about who's going to be the next mayor. The problem with too many city residents is that they believe that politics will solve their problems. It won't. Hard work and dedication to that work is the only true means of making it better for oneself and one's family. |
Ilovedetroit
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Username: Ilovedetroit
Post Number: 1514
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 68.40.230.108
| | Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 9:50 am: | |
Royce - You must be a Republican. "Hard work and dedication" is what solves problems? You have to have opportunity first. You can work your ass off all day for a min. wage and get no where real fast if you have rent to pay and kids to feed. |
Royce
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Username: Royce
Post Number: 1258
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 69.215.17.137
| | Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 12:01 pm: | |
ilovedetroit, the bottom line is that Detroiters don't own the majority of businesses in their communities and as a result rely too heavily on government for employment. Reduce city jobs, DPS jobs, and government jobs like the postal service and social security and you'd have many thousands of Detroiters out of work. Would this be an issue for Arab and Chaldean store owners? No. They would still be running their stores and taking Detroiters' money, at least until it ran out. Even then they would still be alright because they would have savings and assets that would sustain them.
This election is so emotional for Detroiters because Detroiters are concerned about their city jobs. If more Detroiters were employed elsewhere or owned their own businesses, they wouldn't be so concerned about the next mayor. The fear that Kilpatrick supporters have about Hendrix is that he is going to privatize city jobs or reduce them far more than what Kilpatrick has already done. What they don't realize is that Kilpatrick will have to do the same thing to reduce the deficit. Hendrix supporters fear that Kipatrick will misuse valuable tax dollars keeping his friends and family in those coveted city jobs, inflating the budget deficit.
Both camps are concerned about city jobs. Hendrix supporters are more concerned about efficient city services. We understand that city jobs will have to be cut. We realize that some of us might be a part of those cuts. However, many of us can find other comparable jobs. Many Kilpatrick and former McPhail supporters fear the job cuts more because they don't have the same opportunities to find comparable jobs with their skills and levels of education.
The bottom line is that to reduce or eliminate the budget deficit, jobs will have to be eliminated in city government. Until the city finds a way to collect more revenue, this is the only course of action to take or the city will be in receivership, where the cuts will be more drastic. |