Duggan officially filing for mayor

**brizee** · September-25-12, 10:20 PM

http://www.freep.com/article/20120925/NEWS01/120925098/Mike-Duggan-expected-file-Detroit-mayoral-bid-Wednesday?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

I have no opinion on the guy. My sister is a RN at the DMC. She says other than him being a slob, he's on the ball in a competence. Apparently a stylist/PR person is gonna be a must for him.

We'll see. Bing was supposed to be a good fit and I'd rather have a used tampon as mayor.

**Bham1982** · September-26-12, 10:31 AM

IMO he is no improvement and has no chance.

I don't want a machine politican from Wayne County who moved into Detroit yesterday from Livonia.

If Bing loses, or doesn't run, I think Hansen Clarke has the best shot, and would be a reasonable improvement.

**Danny** · September-26-12, 12:43 PM

YAY!

Detroit needs a white mayor. Mike Duggan is that guy. His principles is a inside politician and a businessman would hopefully save Detroit from its financial and political woes. Duggan saved the DMC from going bankrupt. He can save Detroit in flash. Duggan will fight plantation politics to restore Detroit city services back to neighborhoods. His image will surprise venture capitalists and regional businesses to Downtown Detroit. Mike Duggan is for change and I urge all Detroiters to put away your dark past and vote for him.

If American can put Obama in the White House, Detroiters can put Duggan in the Black House.

MIKE DUGGAN FOR MAYOR 2013.

**Bham1982** · September-26-12, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

YAY!

Duggan saved the DMC from going bankrupt.

Yeah, by selling DMC to private interests, and removing the public obligations. Not difficult to "save" an institution by just gutting it and selling the profitable functions.

**Richard** · September-26-12, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Bham1982

Yeah, by selling DMC to private interests, and removing the public obligations. Not difficult to "save" an institution by just gutting it and selling the profitable functions.

I think that it was the intent when Mr. Snyder put him in place, on one hand I think he would make a good mayor but if he is still tied as a right hand man to the Gov it kinda makes me wonder what is in store for the city.

There was speculation naming him as the EFM for the city but only speculation
http://domemagazine.com/tomwatkins/tw030212

**313WX** · September-26-12, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Richard

I think that it was the intent when Mr. Snyder put him in place, on one hand I think he would make a good mayor but if he is still tied as a right hand man to the Gov it kinda makes me wonder what is in store for the city.

There was speculation naming him as the EFM for the city but only speculation
http://domemagazine.com/tomwatkins/tw030212

I'm think if Detroit had gotten an EM, it would have been Jack Martin.

**MidTownMs** · September-26-12, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

YAY!

Detroit needs a white mayor. Mike Duggan is that guy. His principles is a inside politician and a businessman would hopefully save Detroit from its financial and political woes. Duggan saved the DMC from going bankrupt. He can save Detroit in flash. Duggan will fight plantation politics to restore Detroit city services back to neighborhoods. His image will surprise venture capitalists and regional businesses to Downtown Detroit. Mike Duggan is for change and I urge all Detroiters to put away your dark past and vote for him.

If American can put Obama in the White House, Detroiters can put Duggan in the Black House.

MIKE DUGGAN FOR MAYOR 2013.

The only way Detroit will ever have a white mayor is if both candidates are white...and that's not going to happen.

**313WX** · September-26-12, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Bham1982

IMO he is no improvement and has no chance.

I don't want a machine politican from Wayne County who moved into Detroit yesterday from Livonia.

If Bing loses, or doesn't run, I think Hansen Clarke has the best shot, and would be a reasonable improvement.

I would love to see Hansen Clarke run again.

He's pragmatic, yet he's actually in tune with the community he's representing.

**Det_ard** · September-26-12, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by 313WX

I would love to see Hansen Clarke run again.

He's pragmatic, yet he's actually in tune with the community he's representing.

He might be an improvement over Bing, but he's not competent enough to run a distressed city 0f 700K people. I like the guy, but it'd be another case of a guy in over his head.

We can do better, can't we?

**Cincinnati_Kid** · September-29-12, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by Det_ard

He might be an improvement over Bing, but he's not competent enough to run a distressed city 0f 700K people. I like the guy, but it'd be another case of a guy in over his head.

We can do better, can't we?

How do you know if he's incapable or competent to run the city? Sounds like that's just your opinion. You never know what a person is capable of doing if they are afforded the opportunity.

**louis** · September-27-12, 09:53 AM

i have met Mr. Clarke a couple times [[in Washington and Detroit) and i can confirm that he is really willing to listen to public input and is a very charming man, however out of personal experience i wouldn't say that he is "in tune" with Detroit.
Edit: also i heard he was thinking of running to replace Robert Ficano

**Wesley Mouch** · September-27-12, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Bham1982

IMO he is no improvement and has no chance.

I don't want a machine politican from Wayne County who moved into Detroit yesterday from Livonia.....

I went to school with Mike Duggan -- IN DETROIT -- yes, within the city limits. For years.

Most [[older) residents of Livonia were residents. This qualifies them 100% to vote on the future of the city where they paid taxes before they were forced to leave by incompetence and corruption. Most would have loved to stay.

So I say 'bag away'. Find a better reason to hate.

**Bham1982** · September-27-12, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Wesley Mouch

Most [[older) residents of Livonia were residents. This qualifies them 100% to vote on the future of the city where they paid taxes before they were forced to leave by incompetence and corruption.

No one was "forced" to leave.

And I highly doubt most former Detroiters were good-government advocates who left because of "incompetence and corruption". If they did, they made some pretty piss-poor choices, moving into machine-dominated suburbs like Livonia, Dearborn and Warren.

The fact that he's a corrupt machine politican is certainly enough to disregard his candidacy. The Livonia residency just makes it even more of a cynical move.

**Junkin4Life** · September-29-12, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by Bham1982

IMO he is no improvement and has no chance.

I don't want a machine politican from Wayne County who moved into Detroit yesterday from Livonia.

If Bing loses, or doesn't run, I think Hansen Clarke has the best shot, and would be a reasonable improvement.

Agreeable

I think Hansen Clarke would be a perfect candidate for Mayor

**stasu1213** · September-29-12, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Bham1982

IMO he is no improvement and has no chance.

I don't want a machine politican from Wayne County who moved into Detroit yesterday from Livonia.

If Bing loses, or doesn't run, I think Hansen Clarke has the best shot, and would be a reasonable improvement.

What good had the Mayors who had lived in the city before becoming Mayor had done for the city.

**Bham1982** · September-29-12, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by stasu1213

What good had the Mayors who had lived in the city before becoming Mayor had done for the city.

I don't see the logical reasoning in this. Since mayors from Detroit have failed in the past, we should look for corrupt outsiders from Livonia as leaders?

Bing, BTW, is an outsider, and has certainly not impressed.

**401don** · September-26-12, 12:50 PM

"If Americans can put Obama in the White House, Detroiters can put Duggan in the Black House."

That's great Danny. Maybe you should be his campaign mgr!

**downtownguy** · September-26-12, 02:42 PM

^^Agreed. I admired him as a state legislator when he stood up to Archer and the bonehead idea to put casinos on the riverfront. He got my vote in the 2005 mayoral primary. Interesting to speculate what would have happened in Detroit had he won.

**jtf1972** · September-26-12, 07:46 PM

If we're going to elect another carpet bagger, I say we should go all out & campaign for someone to move here that has an actual proven track record. Someone like a Mike Bloomberg. [[This would never happen though)

I don't believe Duggan will live in Detroit past running for [[or being) Mayor any more than I think Bing will. It would be nice to have a competent, honest Mayor who loves the city more than he does his own career.

**313WX** · September-27-12, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by jtf1972

If we're going to elect another carpet bagger, I say we should go all out & campaign for someone to move here that has an actual proven track record. Someone like a Mike Bloomberg. [[This would never happen though)

I don't believe Duggan will live in Detroit past running for [[or being) Mayor any more than I think Bing will. It would be nice to have a competent, honest Mayor who loves the city more than he does his own career.

That's my fear too.

Someone comes in out of nowhere from left field, damages the house even more, then simply runs for the hills and is never heard from again.

I want a candidate who's going to improve the state/city/country, but at the same time they should be able to do so honestly and be willing to sit in their shit once they created it.

This applies to the gubernatorial, mayoral and presidential election too.

**Hypestyles** · September-27-12, 12:24 AM

hm. I wonder what these "coffee parties" are going to be like? I may stop by for the free cup of Panera coffee.. [[who's the snacks vendor at DMC?)

this will coincide with the new district-based city council elections.. the free for all has only begun. whee!

**getmoore** · September-27-12, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by Hypestyles

hm. I wonder what these "coffee parties" are going to be like? I may stop by for the free cup of Panera coffee.. [[who's the snacks vendor at DMC?) this will coincide with the new district-based city council elections.. the free for all has only begun. whee!

I can't wait!!!!

**Lowell** · September-27-12, 09:12 AM

Listening to Mildred Gaddis show this AM, her straw poll for who the audience wanted to see as Mayor was 13-0.

For Benny Napoleon.

**Danny** · September-28-12, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Lowell

Listening to Mildred Gaddis show this AM, her straw poll for who the audience wanted to see as Mayor was 13-0.

For Benny Napoleon.

Benny Napoleon! That one time crook of the Detroit Police Chief. Gaddis what are you thinking! Me thinks you're still give your child a behind whipping before saying your negative criticisms on live radio. You think that Black Detroit needs black leaders. You know what Gaddis, three out of 5 black Detroit mayoral leaders from1974 to the present have been very corrupted into the point that Detroiters about to take up arms and tar, feather and assassinate them for the incompetance.

1. Coleman Young was blamed for being a political bigot.

2. Kwame Kilpatrick was blamed for the Manoogian parties.

3. And Dave Bing is blamed right now for downsizing Detroit into nothingless so that Gov. Synder, the Geek can hire a dictator to control its governments.

Napoleon and Bing should stay out of Detroit city politics before they get themselves killed. Make way for the new face of Detroit leadership, including Mike Duggan.

**dmike76** · September-27-12, 10:04 AM

Hey Bham, whether or not its Duggan, why does it matter if he didn't live in the city six months ago? It's that Us vs. Them mentality that has been one of our region's biggest problems. Instead of in-state fighting we should be more unified and be competing with other states. It is in the best interests of the city AND the state to work together. Last time I checked, Detroit is in MICHIGAN. Personally, I'm tired of it. If the guy can do the job, then so be it.