Rick Snyder: ‘Absolutely We Need More Civility in Politics,’ Look to Gerald Ford as a ‘Role Model’

>> Michigan governor Rick Snyder ░░░░░░░░ at the commission on ░░░░░░░░ dias And Gerald Ford ░░░░░░░░ from Michigan playing for ░░░░░░░░ wolverines before entering the ░░░░░░░░ Governor thanks for being ░░░░░░░░ At some level wow ░░░░░░░░ is just cool It ░░░░░░░░ incredible as an American ░░░░░░░░ especially proud as a ░░░░░░░░ Gerald Ford was a ░░░░░░░░ michigander Integrity Gerald Ford ░░░░░░░░ the personification of integrity ░░░░░░░░ couldn t find a ░░░░░░░░ model And representing Gerald ░░░░░░░░ as the 38th president ░░░░░░░░ the United States You ░░░░░░░░ about integrity and everything ░░░░░░░░ ve learned about Gerald ░░░░░░░░ over the past 40 ░░░░░░░░ so years since his ░░░░░░░░ has been that a ░░░░░░░░ of integrity Can we ░░░░░░░░ anything about that in ░░░░░░░░ today The bipartisanship he ░░░░░░░░ the sort of the ░░░░░░░░ above man principle Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ mean we need more ░░░░░░░░ in politics and I ░░░░░░░░ we should be looking ░░░░░░░░ Gerald Ford as that ░░░░░░░░ model He did it ░░░░░░░░ years as a congressman ░░░░░░░░ Grand Rapids Everyone respected ░░░░░░░░ in Congress He was ░░░░░░░░ the minority he worked ░░░░░░░░ issues he got things ░░░░░░░░ still During his eulogy ░░░░░░░░ Brokaw described him as ░░░░░░░░ perfect metaphor as a ░░░░░░░░ the position he played ░░░░░░░░ football no play in ░░░░░░░░ could start without his ░░░░░░░░ on the ball and ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing and ░░░░░░░░ the spin of marine ░░░░░░░░ taking the president back ░░░░░░░░ support staff We ll ░░░░░░░░ louder after that and ░░░░░░░░ can see that behind ░░░░░░░░ The president came here ░░░░░░░░ end made in America ░░░░░░░░ you see the made ░░░░░░░░ the usa banner And ░░░░░░░░ ve got to see ░░░░░░░░ the president thinks that ░░░░░░░░ strong economy is linked ░░░░░░░░ how does that play ░░░░░░░░ Michigan We re a ░░░░░░░░ that makes things We ░░░░░░░░ the greatest manufacturing state ░░░░░░░░ the nation You have ░░░░░░░░ figure out Jerry mccauliffe ░░░░░░░░ was about Virginia being ░░░░░░░░ greatest manufacturing state And ░░░░░░░░ you need a car ░░░░░░░░ to Michigan We have ░░░░░░░░ cars than ships One ░░░░░░░░ think this that President ░░░░░░░░ s advisors will really ░░░░░░░░ about is how he ░░░░░░░░ changed the business community ░░░░░░░░ business regulations in the ░░░░░░░░ six months or so ░░░░░░░░ office How is that ░░░░░░░░ things in Michigan Well ░░░░░░░░ was on the comeback ░░░░░░░░ we see a continuation ░░░░░░░░ that What would I ░░░░░░░░ is we ve got ░░░░░░░░ bright future in our ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ dialog on other issues ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ about how do we ░░░░░░░░ people get the skills ░░░░░░░░ they need We have ░░░░░░░░ openings in Michigan and ░░░░░░░░ have many people looking ░░░░░░░░ spots still Let s ░░░░░░░░ that connection The skilled ░░░░░░░░ and all of these ░░░░░░░░ fields out there My ░░░░░░░░ anchor Elizabeth prann spent ░░░░░░░░ weekend in Detroit and ░░░░░░░░ some of the success ░░░░░░░░ in Detroit What is ░░░░░░░░ work in Michigan as ░░░░░░░░ talk to other governors ░░░░░░░░ do you say works ░░░░░░░░ help them do in ░░░░░░░░ state what you ve ░░░░░░░░ in Michigan We did ░░░░░░░░ basics We reformed our ░░░░░░░░ system and regulatory system ░░░░░░░░ got people to work ░░░░░░░░ Michigan is the comeback ░░░░░░░░ We ve gone from ░░░░░░░░ bottom 50 out of ░░░░░░░░ state to a top ░░░░░░░░ state mopping the fastest ░░░░░░░░ of personal income in ░░░░░░░░ country and it s ░░░░░░░░ basics People working together ░░░░░░░░ recognizing when they we ░░░░░░░░ things together I ve ░░░░░░░░ to ask you about ░░░░░░░░ especially in Michigan the ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump flipped ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama a long ░░░░░░░░ blue firewall state Has ░░░░░░░░ permanently changed What are ░░░░░░░░ constituents counting on from ░░░░░░░░ president Yeah well you ░░░░░░░░ at it and you ░░░░░░░░ at the background Michigan ░░░░░░░░ always been a state ░░░░░░░░ can go either direction ░░░░░░░░ s been through a ░░░░░░░░ and president You look ░░░░░░░░ the background there We ░░░░░░░░ a state where if ░░░░░░░░ win all Republicans you ░░░░░░░░ t win if you ░░░░░░░░ all Democrats you don ░░░░░░░░ win You have to ░░░░░░░░ people in the center ░░░░░░░░ support you And he ░░░░░░░░ able to do that ░░░░░░░░ and I know that ░░░░░░░░ something that you re ░░░░░░░░ on The osprey taking ░░░░░░░░ The marine one lifting ░░░░░░░░ Governor appreciate you being ░░░░░░░░ and congratulations to tribute ░░░░░░░░ a great michiganders And ░░░░░░░░ should have more Jerry ░░░░░░░░ coming in our future.