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Detroit Councilwoman’s Actual Rant: We Voted for You, Obama, Now Give Us Some of That Gov’t ‘Bacon’

Dec. 5, 2012 9:30am Becket Adams

Speaking before the Detroit City Council on Tuesday, Councilwoman JoAnn Watson said President Barack Obama owes the ailing city a government bailout because its residents supported him in the 2012 presidential election.

“Our people in an overwhelming way supported the re-election of this president and there ought to be a quid pro quo and you ought to exercise leadership on that,” said Watson, according to FOX 2 Detroit. “Of course, not just that, but why not?”

“After the election of Jimmy Carter, the honorable Coleman Alexander Young [Detroit’s former mayor of 20 years and former vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee], he went to Washington, D.C. and came home with some bacon,” she added. “That’s what you do.”

As of this writing, the White House has announced no plans to bailout the crumbling Motor City.

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But, you know, this video got us thinking: Following the 2012 presidential election, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and talk radio host Rush Limbaugh were savaged by top GOP leaders for saying President Barack Obama won because he promised to give people “free” stuff.

Romney accused the president of promising “gifts” to minorities, young voters, and women, while Limbaugh dubbed the president “Baracka Claus” (a play on “Santa Claus”).

“In a nation of children,” said Limbaugh, “Santa Claus wins.”

“It’s a proven political strategy, which is give a bunch of money to a group and, guess what, they’ll vote for you,” said Romney.

Romney continued:

What the president did is he gave them two things. One, he gave them a big gift on immigration with the DREAM Act amnesty program, which was obviously very, very popular with Hispanic voters, and then number two was Obamacare … For a home earning — let’s say $30,000 a year — free health care, which is worth about $10,000 a year, I mean it’s massive, it’s huge. So this — he did two very popular things for the Hispanic community.

Exit Question: Given the “tit-for-tat” sentiments expressed by the Detroit Councilwoman, how far off do you think Limbaugh and Gov. Romney are? That is, is it really so outrageous to say that some people voted for President Obama because they were hoping he’d give them “free” stuff?

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Government_Goodies
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:58am
From the Detroit City Council’s Website:

JoAnn Watson’s plans to revitalize Detroit address the following priorities:

•Prioritize ownership and control of Detroit’s water, land and public schools.
•Promotion of fair trade policies to promote Detroit businesses, women-owned businesses and award contracts to Detroit’s majority residents.
•Provide policy oversight to ensure effective allocation of federal and state funds to the City of Detroit. Currently more than $100 million is at risk because of gaps of accountability.
•End insurance redlining and predatory lending practices.
•Enact safe centers for children, elders and families at risk of crime, violence, homelessness, hunger, lack of transportation, utility shut- offs, abuse and related issues.
•Adopt universal health care policies, low-cost prescriptions for seniors and a plan to win federal dollars to address Detroit’s unanswered physical, mental and environmental health risks.
•Develop mechanisms with the faith community for the redistribution of $1 million in illegal drug profits annually to fund drug prevention programs.
•Adoption of practices and policies to facilitate Detroiters as owners, not just consumers. Detroit’s population is 85% African American and business, contract awards and investments should reflect same.

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- Government_Goodies
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:08am
  More from the Detroit City Council Website…
  
  About JoAnn Watson
  Jo Ann Nichols Watson has served as a municipal legislator since 2003 and was named by The Nation Magazine as the “Most Valuable Local Municipal Official” in 2010. From 1990 to 1997, she was the only woman to lead the nation’s largest branch of the NAACP; and from 1997 until her election in 2003, she was Public Liaison for a Congressional Office in The House of Representatives, addressing Health Care, Racial Profiling, Domestic Violence and Justice issues. From 1979 to 1990 Watson served as the Director of the Downtown Detroit Young Women’s Christian Association and as the Assistant Executive Director of the Young Women’s Christian Association of the U.S.A.
  
  There’s more but that’s plenty to indict her as an unapologetic Communist.
  
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DreWells
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:58am
“Obama PHOOOOONE!”

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Cabo King
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:58am
Give us—give us give us give us, bunch of S.F.N.’s

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betsyyoung
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:57am
Sorry, but just another of the entitlement freaks who were brought up with this mentality!!! Does not surprise me one bit!! As a sideline, this dame needs to take a little of Moochelle’s advice on diet!! What a load, in numerous ways!

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- Mainer forever
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:21am
  Ha!!!! Thanks for that one… Laughing loudly up here in Maine!!!!
  
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PittsburghAfterDark
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:57am
I wonder how many of her constituents have had appearances on Hardcore Pawn.

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Metallicat
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:57am
I would never go to Detroit unless I was onboard an aircraft about to make a napalm run

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- ArmedAndReallyPissed
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:04am
  Buckle up. I’ll pilot us.
  
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TDrury
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:57am
An elected official stated that the federal governement should give her city money because said city helped elect the sitting president. Wow! Why is this not national news? Detroit, you are bankrupt. See what you get when you put stupid people in charge?

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FANGS
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:56am
You voted for a Murderer who killed 4 Americans in Bengazi. He just sat there with Hillary and watched them die.

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- barber2
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:04am
  They got thrown under the bus, like Petraeus. An election to win, you know. The Chicago radicals have their priorities, you know….
  
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paperpushermj
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:56am
“Our People” She said!! Why do I get the feeling as an Elected City Official she was Speaking not for the city residents but for those people who shared her skin color.

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Sig Sauer Guy
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:55am
It appears that JoAnn Watson has had too much bacon and pork chops, and ham hocks, and sausage, and….

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- paperpushermj
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:11am
  Great! now I’m hungry
  
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Uechi
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:55am
This is exa ctly why the election was lost because the genetic trailer and intercity trash care more about “stuff ” then they do about personal freedom. These are the fools that will wake up someday and find out they are prisoners in their own country. Fools, all ignorant pathetic fools.

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Landon410
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:53am
haha, wow, detroit wonder why you broke as hell? look at your city council

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- FarNorthRockies
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 1:52pm
  I knew I recognized her. She was on the reality TV show based in Detroit. She was trying to pick up a pawned item with out the ticket. Raised quite a stir !
  
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ORACLE12389
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:53am
Bacon? Lady we make the bacon, you need the broccoli.

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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:52am
From the looks of her me thinks she has already been in the bacon. He11 she may have eaten the whole pig.

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- Mainer forever
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:25am
  I know right? She is not following Mooochelles diet advice.
  
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Rickfromillinois
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:52am
The parasites are sucking the producers of the country dry and are screaming for more. Our government is actually making it easier to sit on you **** and let others support you then to go out and work for a living. They are even enticing foreigners to come to our country and live off of the government. God help us all.

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scrudge
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:52am
Ah Yes…. typical oBOZO voter… dose she know who her daddy is ? she wants her CHITLANS..

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- Cabo King
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:59am
  where is Dat baby’s daddy
  
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barber2
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:51am
Obama II : The Age of Entitlement. Survival of the least fit. Economic collapse.

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DEITY
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:51am
I want Obama money and a big piece of bacon this long…or a bbd !

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wingedwolf
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:51am
Obviously a public school remnant.

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yoshik
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:50am
The Bros and Ho’s just never get it. It ain’t about them, it’s all about him. They are just ammo in the war on freedom. Must get old being a tool.

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Tea Party Animal
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:50am
Wow, that’s all I can say…..wow and unbelievable (well not really)

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- Mainer forever
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:22am
  That was my first reaction: WOW….just WOW!! (jaw drop wow)
  
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guntotinsquaw
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:50am
We chose to stay broken. And Broke.
Maybe I’m wrong about the ramifications of this choice. Maybe windmills will actually turn out to be a viable energy source. Maybe America diminished will be loved overseas. Maybe a nuclear Iran won’t be a threat. Maybe Israel is over reacting. Maybe western civilization was always over rated. Maybe life under sharia is not bad at all. Maybe when the rest of the world realizes that we have no intention of ever paying back that $16,000,000,000,000.00 (and counting) that we’ve borrowed from them, they won’t devalue the dollar, causing hyperinflation here at home. Maybe China will just keep on giving us money and not demand our hearts, souls, national monuments and marriageable daughters as payment.
I’ve watched my candidate lose elections before but I’ve never felt the way I did when this one was called for Obama. It wasn’t bitterness or sadness or even disappointment. It took me a while to figure out what it was. Then it hit me; it was horror. Pure, unadulterated horror. Not because of Obama, but because of what it says about us, the American people, that we chose this.
It shouldn’t have even been close. Faced with the choice between taking charge of our destiny and tackling our financial problems, we opted to get high and have sex. We’ve elected a guy who doesn’t understand that a growing economy that creates more tax payers will bring in more revenue than higher taxes. A Commander in Chief who doesn’t support our military.

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- Tea Party Animal
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:52am
  Guntotinsqauw….well said, well said.
  
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willingtoupe
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:50am
Obamaclause.

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Exidor
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:49am
Did you catch the “our people”?

Uh-huh….

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- barber2
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:59am
  Why do you think the Chicago radicals picked Obama rather than Hilary ? The ” our people” issue is such a GREAT tool for creating division in America and stirring up civil unrest ! The Chicago radicals are all about destroying American capitalism…and ” changing ” America.
  
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- Government_Goodies
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:01am
  Yup.
  
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- TeXactly
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 1:07pm
  She’s talking about the “85%”…
  
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RIGS
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:49am
She had her share of ham hocks and ribs now she wants the bacon “OH LORDY” WE NEED DA BACON NOW.

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- barber2
  Posted on December 5, 2012 at 10:02am
  Obviously she cannot properly control nor care for her own body, so why would you expect her to be able to care for her finances ?
  
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