This in not the first time he "put his foot in his mouth" or just being playin old ford,but this stuff is to be expected,i dont disagree with everything he said,he isnt a racist but he is a hardcore bigot, i thinks he is the reflection of his voters,the ignorant narrow minded people who are not to fond of people who are from different and from various backrounds.The information they get about other people and cultures are misleading and they think everyone is a certain way.I agree that the city has to deal with its budget issues,But im not to fond of this mans character. This is what he said.
14, 2005 - During a council debate over the utility of grant programs for transgendered and transsexual people during a council debate:
"I don't understand. No. 1, I don't understand a transgender, I don't understand, is it a guy dressed up like a girl or a girl dressed up like a guy? And we're funding this for, I don't know, what does it say here? We're giving them $3,210?"
June 2006 - During a council debate on public-health grants for community-based AIDS-prevention programs:
"If you're not doing needles, and you are not gay, you wouldn't get AIDS probably, that's the bottom line. These are the facts."
March 5, 2008 - During a council debate over holiday shopping:
"Those Oriental people work like dogs. … They're slowly taking over."
August 2010 - During a televised debate speaking about immigration:
"Right now we can't even deal with the 2.5 million people in this city...I think it is more important to take care of people now before we start bringing in more people."
If only if someone was socially informed as well as the economy,personally i would vote for chief Bill Blair.
