Parsing "Surrendered" - What Statements Asserted by the Author are True?

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Here is a YouTube clip from an interview of the author on MSNBC. He makes many statements that are going to be heard around our town for awhile. I believe that may be more boastful than truthful, but I would like to be able to respond to the author's true believers with some facts. Watch the video promoting the book [[it is a little funny at times) and weigh in if you can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVlRyJLGWcc

For example, the author states that he brought more jobs to Detroit than "any mayor, in the history [[of Detroit)!" Is this true? Is it verifiable?

He states that he "built more houses than any mayor; fixed more streets than any Mayor; built more rec centers, brought more national events and created more economic development than any [[previous) mayor.

I will say that there was a string of "national events" that occurred when he was mayor of Detroit. That string was in place before he became mayor. For example, when the Lions built Ford Field, the NFL promised a Super Bowl to the city. This is sort of standard procedure. Mayor Archer joined the Lions in Atlanta and made the successful bid.

[[You can see that I am trying to keep this out of the mega thread by not naming the author)