By Rougman, Section News
Posted on Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 01:28:17 PM EST
Tags: Joanne Watson, Detroit (all tags)
How does the old saying go?
"You can count on Detroit to be there whenever it needs us." Or something like that.
The latest Detroiter to stick out her panhandling cup is city council member Joann Watson who said in a candidate's forum that the federal government should offer the city of Detroit a one time $1 billion bailout. She reiterated her request later in an interview with Darrell Dawsey of Time who asked her, essentially, if she was serious.
She was.
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