Detroit

Bailing Out the Auto Industry: A Perspective

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 3:40am | posted by Dr. Charles Kennedy

Thursday evening I posted on my Facebook profile the speech that Congressman Ron Paul gave on the House floor, opposing the auto industry bailout (the so-called “bridge loan”), along with the following comment:

“This speech on the auto bailout speaks for itself. Congressman Paul really puts it all into perspective. Were that there were more in Congress like him.”

Terrorist’s father tipped off US security officials six months ago

Sun, 12/27/2009 - 5:05pm | posted by Jason Pye

If you’ve watched the news in the past few days, you’ve likely heard about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the man that tried to bring down a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit on Christmas day.

One of the details now emerging is that the father of the suspect warned United States officials about his son six months ago:

A close family source said that the father left his hometown of Katsina, in northern Nigeria, to speak with security agencies on Saturday.
Family members said the father had become uncomfortable and concerned about his son’s fanatical religious views in recent months. They said, as a result, he reported his son’s activities to the U.S. Embassy and Nigerian security agencies six months ago.

The father was reportedly devastated to hear the reports about his son’s arrest and alleged role in trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane.

A close friend said the father was shocked to learn that his son was even allowed to travel to the U.S. after he had reported him to U.S. authorities, the paper reported.

Today DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano told Jake Tapper on This Week that “everything went according to clockwork” in reaction to the attempted attack. Well, yes, the actions of private citizens kept this terrorist from killing a plane full of people. However, this man would have never have been allowed on a flight to the United States if security officials had been doing their job.

Thousands Mob Downtown Detroit For “Free” Government Money

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 4:35pm | posted by Doug Mataconis

Downtown Detroit was the sight of a near-riot yesterday as thousands of people lined up for what they thought was free money from the government:

DETROIT - Scuffles erupted as several thousands Detroit residents jockeyed, pushed and shoved Wednesday to get free money being offered to only 3,500 of the city’s recently or soon to be homeless.

Several received medical treatment for fainting or exhaustion while frantically trying to obtain the applications for federal assistance. The long lines and short tempers highlighted the frustration and desperation that Detroiters feel struggling through an economic nightmare.

The line around downtown’s Cobo Center started forming well before daybreak. Anger flared within a few hours as more people sought out a dwindling number of applications for the program.

Here’s video of a local news report of the whole pathetic affair: