The “Morning Joe” program on MSNBC broadcast from 6 to 9
a.m. today from the Ford assembly plant in Flat Rock, with a parade of Detroit’s
“Who’s Who” interviewed with the Ford
Fusion assembly line as a backdrop.
a.m. today from the Ford assembly plant in Flat Rock, with a parade of Detroit’s
“Who’s Who” interviewed with the Ford
Fusion assembly line as a backdrop.
Those who took part included Tigers pitcher Justin
Verlander, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Quicken Loans
billionaire Dan Gilbert, Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand, builder and
Detroit Blight Authority leader Bill Pulte, and Detroit Regional Chamber of
Commerce President Sandy Baruah.
Verlander, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Quicken Loans
billionaire Dan Gilbert, Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand, builder and
Detroit Blight Authority leader Bill Pulte, and Detroit Regional Chamber of
Commerce President Sandy Baruah.
If you’re wondering, Verlander talked about his $1
million donation to help wounded veterans, not his struggles on the pitching
mound.
million donation to help wounded veterans, not his struggles on the pitching
mound.
The theme of the show was summed up by Gilbert, who now
owns 35 buildings downtown and who spoke from a bustling Campus Martius: “It doesn’t
look like bankruptcy down here.”
owns 35 buildings downtown and who spoke from a bustling Campus Martius: “It doesn’t
look like bankruptcy down here.”
