Will Detroit get a White Mayor.

[Scottathew]

Detroit needs to get celebrities out of politics.

Bing didn't live in Detroit until he decided he wanted to be Mayor, and Feiger, correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't live in Detroit, and his business is out of Southfield.

[corktownyuppie]

Detroit needs to get celebrities out of politics.

Bing didn't live in Detroit until he decided he wanted to be Mayor, and Feiger, correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't live in Detroit, and his business is out of Southfield.

I'm not always a fan of what Bing does. But to be fair, he's not a celebrity....he's a businessman. And considering that the biggest problem facing the city of Detroit is a financial problem, I'm glad to see a businessman in office.

As to the original post...the question and its implied presuppositions are irrelevant and unnecessarily divisive. Forget about a white mayor. How about a mayor who can successfully speak the language of the marketplace of the wealthy, attracting investment and much-needed capital while still remaining cognizant and connected to the needs of large numbers of poor, uneducated, and unemployed residents.

Don't you think that might be a more useful conversation?

[DetroitHabitater]

In other news of the weird, Detroit elects educated and serious City council members!