Freman Hendrix Quotations

I think it was critical. I think it was significant. I think that it came at an important juncture in this campaign.

Anytime you talk about the possibility of threats, his car was vandalized as I think many of you reported. We?re very concerned about that and we fully expect the authorities are keenly aware and will be looking into them.

This election is far from being over. The celebration is far from being ended. And this 21-month journey is very much alive, it is well and the hope for this city -- the promise that we can indeed be a city that we can believe in again -- is on schedule.

This is about who knows how to manage a big-city budget.

Wow, just wow. If I expected this to happen, I wouldn't have wasted my time running against him. He's presided over the complete resolution of all the city's problems.

This is not his fault; he was not ready. Getting elected and being ready to do the job are two different things.

It has been a labor of love for me. I have not tired. I am energized when I am around the citizens of Detroit.

My opponent is the king of smoke and mirrors. His budget's been smoke and mirrors. His crime statistics have been smoke and mirrors.

It's a direct result of the grassroots campaigning I've been doing; the home meetings, the senior lunches. I've been taking my message directly to voters and it's a message of experience and integrity.

Ask yourself ... are you better off today than you were four years ago? I think if you're like most Detroiters you'll say that we're struggling. And I think we need to do better.