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people lived in detroit 20, 30 miles from detroit, no roads to get there. so it just all this infrastructure, it's one of many, many problems going on it. well run the government throughout the war would get reports back from from combat pilots and they would say, hey, this doesn't work or we need an extra machine gun here or there. so the government was constantly demanding changes while these planes were on the assembly line. this was driving the ford motor company crazy. they had, you know, stacks of regulations and changes they had to make. and they had to figure this all out. so anyway, in reporting this article for this magazine, i ran across these references of something called the truman committee coming to willow run to investigate. here they are at the plant underneath one of those bombers. there's truman. several of the the other senators on the committee, some little kid who i keep wondering if he's still alive, that that little boy and and and this was fascinating stuff for me. this is right in my wheelhouse as a guy, son of an autoworker who's
people lived in detroit 20, 30 miles from detroit, no roads to get there. so it just all this infrastructure, it's one of many, many problems going on it. well run the government throughout the war would get reports back from from combat pilots and they would say, hey, this doesn't work or we need an extra machine gun here or there. so the government was constantly demanding changes while these planes were on the assembly line. this was driving the ford motor company crazy. they had, you know,...
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and on the left, sergeant tony nice town used to repair washing machines in detroit when he was a kid. now 19, and has two nazi fighters confirmed. it takes. all of a pilot's strength to keep a 30 ton fortress in take. but the formation is the bombers best defense against enemy fighters. the are deployed to uncover every gun stepped up and down echelon to the right and left, arrange to overcome danger of gunners firing into friendly ships. the range so concentrated columns of fire from the caliber 50 machine guns cover the sky for a thousand yards in every direction. the the friendly coast of england slips by below. it doesn't look much now, but in a few hours when you come back, if you come back, this will be the most beautiful view in the world. higher, higher climbing to reach your best operational altitude. 25,000 feet, five miles straight up so high you can't be seen from the ground, the naked eye. so high that i'm the one minute without oxygen. you lose consciousness after 20 minutes, you're dead. from now to the target, you go about your routine. do this blood draw across, chec
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so enlisting professional athletes, for example, you know, the detroit lions and the detroit pistons and people that may maybe people of all parties are willing to listen to about accurate voting. and so i think that's going to be how we build resilience against this oncoming storm we know is coming leading up to the election false information. is there any hope in changing section 230 of the communications law? does that do anything is there anything really there? so section 230 of the communications privacy act of 1996 is the law. the statute that gives immunity to social media platforms. so 1996 think what the world looks like then. i mean there wasn't really media the way we have it today. the internet was very much in its infancy in 1996. i'm not sure even had an external email address in 1996. but the statute was created to foster innovation in and if you read the language of that, it really almost sounds like a children story like the internet is a wonderful thing that will bring all people together to share peace and joy and harmony, if only. and of course, the internet has b
so enlisting professional athletes, for example, you know, the detroit lions and the detroit pistons and people that may maybe people of all parties are willing to listen to about accurate voting. and so i think that's going to be how we build resilience against this oncoming storm we know is coming leading up to the election false information. is there any hope in changing section 230 of the communications law? does that do anything is there anything really there? so section 230 of the...
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detroit. detroit. okay. but anyway, is that i'm sorry. back to paul's question or your question also. i'm sorry i objectified bush in. oh, is that was always uneasy relationship that bush gave a masterful speech at the reagan funeral and mrs. bush specifically chose bush. she wanted a president to speak at the reagan funeral at the national. i was there for the funeral it was terrific it was just wonderful. it you know how to describe it. it's just a clash of cultures. so it's just, you know, that reagan was western agrarian populist, bush was houston elitist and, you know, born when he was a kid, he went to school on a limousine, although he's a great man who's a great hero of world war two. is that is that there was just i mean they did lunch once together, once week and reagan tried. but the other hand is that they just disagreed on so many things and so many things. so it was a very, very dance. your question? it was a very, very complicated relationship. and, of course, mrs. reagan said, look, i sleep with this. of course i'm going t
detroit. detroit. okay. but anyway, is that i'm sorry. back to paul's question or your question also. i'm sorry i objectified bush in. oh, is that was always uneasy relationship that bush gave a masterful speech at the reagan funeral and mrs. bush specifically chose bush. she wanted a president to speak at the reagan funeral at the national. i was there for the funeral it was terrific it was just wonderful. it you know how to describe it. it's just a clash of cultures. so it's just, you know,...
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and john conyers of detroit. those were the six, five or six african-americans who were members of the congress at the time. now there's a 60 african-americans, 18 asian americans, 50 or latinos, five native americans, 150 women, applause. [applause] that deserves an applause. and i want to point this out because once again, has there been progress, far more progress here than the corporate side because this owes to the political engagement, this is to the involvement and then beyond these there are a large number of members of congress who are not black, asian american, latino, not native american, who african-american and latino voters are essential to their coalition meaning they could not win if they couldn't put a coalition that included these entities together. so let's give that a big round of applause. i'm always excited when we look at that. so the civil rights act has made a difference, but the current challenges that we face, i want to put this in this context may of 2020, covid was two months old. we
and john conyers of detroit. those were the six, five or six african-americans who were members of the congress at the time. now there's a 60 african-americans, 18 asian americans, 50 or latinos, five native americans, 150 women, applause. [applause] that deserves an applause. and i want to point this out because once again, has there been progress, far more progress here than the corporate side because this owes to the political engagement, this is to the involvement and then beyond these...
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the plant in detroit didn't, you know, take parts and assemble cars the way they do today. it put in raw materials in one end and output vehicles on the other. henry ford understood that the transaction costs, the costs of search, finding information the cost of coordinating all these different parties in a complex supply chain, the cost of contract writing, the cost of establishing trust. all of these things were to expense in an open market. so we just vertically integrated the firm and that's basically the way companies looked for many decades. but technology tools helped to start to unbundle the company, right? so all of a sudden the mantra was, focus on what you do best. and offshore the rest. all of those costs began to go down, the cost of finding information, it's a lot easier find information. you can do a google search, right? or even when you can just check the yellow pages, it's lot easier to communicate when you have access to a fax machine or to a telex and later to email to zoom. right. it's a lot easier to do contracting, actually. it's not that easier to co
the plant in detroit didn't, you know, take parts and assemble cars the way they do today. it put in raw materials in one end and output vehicles on the other. henry ford understood that the transaction costs, the costs of search, finding information the cost of coordinating all these different parties in a complex supply chain, the cost of contract writing, the cost of establishing trust. all of these things were to expense in an open market. so we just vertically integrated the firm and...
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in detroit, a neighborhood known as black bottom that was for its original soil, not a racial comment. it was home to no less than this got cleared away. 300 black owned businesses, a percentage, a significant percentage, one, two and three. family, homeowners thriving branch of the urban league and self-help groups and many churches including the bethel amy led by c.l. franklin, whose had a famous daughter daughter all the that built black bottom aimed toward the of struggling toward self-improvement. but by 1950 all that was left was vacant lots a highway and high which deteriorated so quickly they'd have to be demolished themselves. the same story of community destruction and high rise replacements would play out in neighborhood african-american neighborhoods. all across the country. east harlem avenue in cleveland. desoto county. louis. bronzeville in chicago. in st louis. in 1952, low income predominantly neighborhoods later cleared public housing. there are 34% of housing was owner occupied. additional percent were small multifamily structures where the owner lived. and one othe
in detroit, a neighborhood known as black bottom that was for its original soil, not a racial comment. it was home to no less than this got cleared away. 300 black owned businesses, a percentage, a significant percentage, one, two and three. family, homeowners thriving branch of the urban league and self-help groups and many churches including the bethel amy led by c.l. franklin, whose had a famous daughter daughter all the that built black bottom aimed toward the of struggling toward...
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press and it's the largest press event ever at the detroit press club where. he diagnoses the ufo sightings and dismisses them as swamp and it becomes one of the most sort of infamous government dismissals of ufo sightings in history and if you if you don't know your biology gas is a real thing it has to do with like methane melting the winter and then being released through the ice as the spring thaw happens and gerald ford, the local is incredulous that the government would so quickly dismiss his obviously correct constituents who saw ufos and so he pushes the first ever congressional hearings on ufos in the summer of 1966. that end being the first congressional hearings and only hearings until the congressional hearings. two summers ago, when congress sort of picked back up this this issue. as i said in my opening answer, as we sort of began to see serious people in talking seriously about gerald ford runs of in 76 against jimmy who is has best documented ufo of any american president. he when he was governor of georgia saw a ufo what he thought was a ufo o
press and it's the largest press event ever at the detroit press club where. he diagnoses the ufo sightings and dismisses them as swamp and it becomes one of the most sort of infamous government dismissals of ufo sightings in history and if you if you don't know your biology gas is a real thing it has to do with like methane melting the winter and then being released through the ice as the spring thaw happens and gerald ford, the local is incredulous that the government would so quickly dismiss...
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so when when they went to detroit, for example, the mayor of detroit at that time was one of the members of that american association, and he was glad to have the commission come and to do its investigation and to even be, you know, testify on television, because he believed at this point that the the crime problem really needed a federal presence in other places, local law enforcement were brought before the committee and chastised then for for turning the other way. and i mentioned that that one of those first committees in my committee hearings in miami there was a famous sheriff who was brought before the committee. and the committee had a lot of questions about why this particular sheriff's personal financial situation improved greatly over a very short amount of time while he was sheriff in intimating, of course, that he was taking bribes from the gambling organizations in orde to allow that stuff to happen in their backyard. so it really depended on where you went and to the extent that, you know, leaders and police force were on the take, so to speak. but in some cases, you know,
so when when they went to detroit, for example, the mayor of detroit at that time was one of the members of that american association, and he was glad to have the commission come and to do its investigation and to even be, you know, testify on television, because he believed at this point that the the crime problem really needed a federal presence in other places, local law enforcement were brought before the committee and chastised then for for turning the other way. and i mentioned that that...
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so when when they went to detroit, for example, the mayor of detroit at that time was one of the members of that american association, and he was glad to have the commission come and to do its investigation and to even be, you know, testify on television, because he believed at this point that the the crime problem really needed a federal presence in other places, local law enforcement were brought before the committee and chastised then for for turning the other way. and i mentioned that that one of those first committees in my committee hearings in miami there was a famous sheriff who was brought before the committee. and the committee had a lot of questions about why this particular sheriff's personal financial situation improved greatly over a very short amount of time while he was sheriff in intimating, of course, that he was taking bribes from the gambling organizations in order to allow that stuff to happen in their backyard. so it really depended on where you went and to the extent that, you know, leaders and police force were on the take, so to speak. but in some cases, you know
so when when they went to detroit, for example, the mayor of detroit at that time was one of the members of that american association, and he was glad to have the commission come and to do its investigation and to even be, you know, testify on television, because he believed at this point that the the crime problem really needed a federal presence in other places, local law enforcement were brought before the committee and chastised then for for turning the other way. and i mentioned that that...
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and john conyers of detroit. those were the five african americans who were members of the congress at that time. now, there are 60 african americans, 18 asian americans, 54 latinos, 150 women. applaud. >> [ applause ] >> that deserves an applause. i want to point this out. once again, has there been progress? far more progress here than on the corporate side because this owes to the power of the vote. this is the power of political engagement. this owes to involvement. beyond these, there are a large number of members of congress who are not black, not asian- american, not latino, not native american, who, african and latino voters are centered in their coalition, meaning they could not win if they could not put a coalition that included this together. let's give that a big round of applause. i am always excited when we look at that. the civil rights act has made a difference but the current challenges that we face, i want to put this into context. may 2020, covid was two months out. we were all watching televis
and john conyers of detroit. those were the five african americans who were members of the congress at that time. now, there are 60 african americans, 18 asian americans, 54 latinos, 150 women. applaud. >> [ applause ] >> that deserves an applause. i want to point this out. once again, has there been progress? far more progress here than on the corporate side because this owes to the power of the vote. this is the power of political engagement. this owes to involvement. beyond...
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on a morning walk throughout the neighborhood, detroit city clerk janice winfrey was approached by a man who told her you're going to pay dearly for your actions in this election. oakland county elections director was recently threatened that he would be hanged for treason. former rochester hills clerk received a voicemail saying 10 million patrons will surround you, and that she deserves a knife to the throat. these are just a few examples of what the election administrators endured and it is misinformation that will increase. so do the threats. we all have a duty to protect the people who protect democracy. and in michigan, we made it a state crime to intimidate an election official with the specific intent of interfering with the official's duties. this should be a federal crime. election officials are professionals. we are non-partisan. we put voters first. we are firmly committed to ensuring every citizen. can use to drive this year and every year. thank you. >> thank you so much for that, secretary allen. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i appreciate the opportunity to s
on a morning walk throughout the neighborhood, detroit city clerk janice winfrey was approached by a man who told her you're going to pay dearly for your actions in this election. oakland county elections director was recently threatened that he would be hanged for treason. former rochester hills clerk received a voicemail saying 10 million patrons will surround you, and that she deserves a knife to the throat. these are just a few examples of what the election administrators endured and it is...
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another in detroit said you are going to pay dearly. this is all across the country. this is an example of the threats that were put forward in oregon being written on the parking lot . as you can see, it was basically done right after the election. vote, don't work. translated, elections don't work. next time, bullets. i must say, i have been hearing from clerks all over my stated that they are having difficulty recruiting poll workers is of these threats that have been inspired by trump's argument that the election was stolen but is this happening all over the country? >> yes. and it has, since the 2020 election cycle come in terms of the threats and the challenges. my colleagues on this panel have talked about some of the solutions, the anti-doxing resolution. they want to draw a line in the sand in terms of what is and isn't appropriate in terms of threat -- threats to election workers. i want to add clarity that this is not appropriate and it is a crime to threaten an election official. i would say passing a law to make it a crime -- senators have proposed we sen
another in detroit said you are going to pay dearly. this is all across the country. this is an example of the threats that were put forward in oregon being written on the parking lot . as you can see, it was basically done right after the election. vote, don't work. translated, elections don't work. next time, bullets. i must say, i have been hearing from clerks all over my stated that they are having difficulty recruiting poll workers is of these threats that have been inspired by trump's...
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center for oversight and democracy is a nonprofit associated with wayne state university law school in detroit. our namesake and founder was carl levin, who was a champion of congressional oversight. and our center focuses on one of its key missions is to improve fact based bipartisan oversight by congress and by the 50 state legislatures around the country. and carl levin, of course, was longtime chair of the senate armed services committee, i believe. did you work for us? did you work for him on the hill? well, i worked for him on the permanent subcommittee on investigations for nearly 30 years. now, doing that, can you imagine holding a hearing for days after a tragedy today that would be so difficult? i think back then this was very early in the country's history and they used hearings a lot more for fact finding. today, what we tend to do, the fact finding off stage, and then once we figure out what happened, we then convey that information to hearing. but back then, they had 18 days of hearings, usually we only have one or two days of hearings on a particular topic. in 1912, did congress
center for oversight and democracy is a nonprofit associated with wayne state university law school in detroit. our namesake and founder was carl levin, who was a champion of congressional oversight. and our center focuses on one of its key missions is to improve fact based bipartisan oversight by congress and by the 50 state legislatures around the country. and carl levin, of course, was longtime chair of the senate armed services committee, i believe. did you work for us? did you work for him...
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center for oversight and democracy is a nonprofit associated with wayne state university law school in detroit. our namesake and founder was carl levin, who was a champion of congressional oversight. and our center focuses on one of its key missions is to improve fact based bipartisan oversight by congress and by the 50 state legislatures around the country. and carl levin, of course, was longtime chair of the senate armed services committee, i believe. did you work for us? did you work for him on the hill? well, i worked for him on the permanent subcommittee on investigations for nearly 30 years. now, doing that, can you imagine holding a hearing for days after a tragedy today that would be so difficult? i think back then this was very early in the country's history and they used hearings a lot more for fact finding. today, what we tend to do, the fact finding off stage, and then once we figure out what happened, we then convey that information to hearing. but back then, they had 18 days of hearings, usually we only have one or two days of hearings on a particular topic. in 1912, did congress
center for oversight and democracy is a nonprofit associated with wayne state university law school in detroit. our namesake and founder was carl levin, who was a champion of congressional oversight. and our center focuses on one of its key missions is to improve fact based bipartisan oversight by congress and by the 50 state legislatures around the country. and carl levin, of course, was longtime chair of the senate armed services committee, i believe. did you work for us? did you work for him...
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world of politics and began to see outside my little white conservative bubble back in the suburbs of detroit, where i grew up, i was able to see at sort of a national scale at that intersection of sort of professional evangelical or political activism, republican party politics, and to see how this sort of unholy alliance was always demanding concessions. principle from one side, right. and, you know, to be clear it wasn't the republicans who were conceding their to the evangelicals. right. and what what i've especially seen and become really i think disillusioned discu bridged by disgusted by at times in the process of reporting this particular was to understand at a baseline level, the teachings throughout the new testament that are so unambiguous so explicit about the ways in which we as followers of jesus are taught to with our enemies. right now, it's interesting because so much of our of sort of popular understanding of christianity. well you know do good love your right be nice. sure. but like actually much of the new testament message revolves around this idea of who are your perceiv
world of politics and began to see outside my little white conservative bubble back in the suburbs of detroit, where i grew up, i was able to see at sort of a national scale at that intersection of sort of professional evangelical or political activism, republican party politics, and to see how this sort of unholy alliance was always demanding concessions. principle from one side, right. and, you know, to be clear it wasn't the republicans who were conceding their to the evangelicals. right....
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charles diggs of detroit. those were the six african- americans who were a member of the congress of that time. now there are 60. that deserves an applause. i wanted to point this out because once again, has there been far progress and far more here than on the corporate side because this owes to political engagement. this owes to involvement and be on these, there are a large number of members of congress are not black, not asian- american, not latino, not native american who african- american and latino voters are essential to the coalition. meaning they could not win if they put a coalition that included entities together. let's give that a big round of applause and i am always excited when we look at that. the civil rights act has many different but the current challenges that we face. i want to put this in this context. may of 2020, covid was two months old. we were all watching television and then the iphone video that the young woman in minneapolis to was flashed across our screens. we saw george floyd.
charles diggs of detroit. those were the six african- americans who were a member of the congress of that time. now there are 60. that deserves an applause. i wanted to point this out because once again, has there been far progress and far more here than on the corporate side because this owes to political engagement. this owes to involvement and be on these, there are a large number of members of congress are not black, not asian- american, not latino, not native american who african- american...
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and you had mitt romney four years earlier who was the candidate so-called let's let detroit go bankrupt, you know, of laying off workers and, you know famously had that new york times op ed, which the obama campaign made huge of. so this was something very different. and he reaps benefits in that fall election. he's about 20 points better in flint than he does than mitt romney did. now turns up again in the 2016 campaign because of the policies of flint water crisis. so you had only a lot of nonwhite have not only a big population of you know people of typically white working class voters formerly employed in the auto industry but no longer, but you also had a huge miner population and you had a huge drop off in turnout in those community. and you also saw the margins start to shrink now in 2020. look, the polls pretty unambiguous that. biden had a decisive advantage going into the election. in fact, led in the final polling averages by eight points. he only ends up winning the election by 4.5 percentage points and really more technically accurately, 42,000 votes in three states. you kn
and you had mitt romney four years earlier who was the candidate so-called let's let detroit go bankrupt, you know, of laying off workers and, you know famously had that new york times op ed, which the obama campaign made huge of. so this was something very different. and he reaps benefits in that fall election. he's about 20 points better in flint than he does than mitt romney did. now turns up again in the 2016 campaign because of the policies of flint water crisis. so you had only a lot of...