Category Archives: Me & Matty

Bounce, Matty, bounce!

Posted on March 6, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Rubber. That’s what Matty’s bridge application was made of. And the Coast Guard bounced his request to build a new bridge alongside his decrepit Ambassador span right back to the Grosse Pointe trucking tycoon. According to the Detroit … Continue reading →

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‘A+’ for deceit

Posted on February 10, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Luke Warm Professor of Mendacity University of Munchausen My purpose in lecturing you today is to explain how it’s possible for a journalistic essay to be judged inferior or even given a failing grade according to conventional standards, when … Continue reading →

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Fair to poor

Posted on February 6, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Fair to poor. That’s what I think of the February 5, 2010 Detroit Free Press editorial about the need for a new bridge across the Detroit River. By the way, those are the same words an engineering firm, … Continue reading →

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Ka-ching! MT links $1.1 million from Matty to pols

Posted on January 28, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The more people look, the more they find Manuel “Matty” Moroun, Michigan’s billionaire bridge-owner, handing out money to politicians. Often, his family and employees are the givers, but the effect is the same — an attempt at … Continue reading →

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Matty & money, again

Posted on January 28, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell The pixels were hardly dry on my recent post assigning kudos to The Detroit News for publicizing billionaire Matty Moroun’s largesse to key political and judicial people when reality arrived in the form of a corrective note … Continue reading →

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Best little political system Matty can buy

Posted on January 28, 2010 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Kudos to The Detroit News and reporter Tom Greenwood for their story today, January 28, 2010, about the influence-buying habits of billionaire Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun. According to the News, in the past decade, Matty … Continue reading →

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The Ambassador and the Freepsters

Posted on January 10, 2010 by hro50ta1

A consortium of the U.S. and Canada, Ontario and Michigan, and Detroit and Windsor finally make Matty Moroun an offer he just can’t refuse for the Ambassador Bridge, which then becomes an international government operation; traffic backups increase exponentially.    … Continue reading →

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‘Deadline Now’ and the Ambassador

Posted on December 31, 2009 by hro50ta1

On December 18, 2009, WGTE-TV in Toledo aired a program called “Deadline Now” hosted by journalist Jack Lessenberry. The topic was the quest for a bridge, or rather, bridges, over the Detroit River. Guests were Gregg Ward, vice president of … Continue reading →

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Mattyville

Posted on November 24, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell [paypal-donation] They ought to call it “Mattyville.” A proper place name might help focus the brains of the “protesters” who were kicked out of a recent Windsor City Council meeting for failing to restrain their emotions about a … Continue reading →

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It’s real: Bum’s rush for Matty!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Ain’t it great? The judge in the case of Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun squatting on city park land has ruled in favor of the people of Detroit! Matty has 90 days to get his butt … Continue reading →

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