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Jeb Bush: Hey, this morning I'm in Detroit to talk to the Detroit Economics Club, but before that I'm going to have a chance to visit with some young entrepreneurs that are reshaping Detroit's future by pursuing their own dreams.  Failed liberal policies have made it more and more difficult for people to rise up here in Detroit and across our country.  Conservative principles, applied the right way, can make a huge difference.  I hope you'll follow me this morning as I meet some of these entrepreneurs just a few blocks away from here.

Man talking to Bush: We currently have about 350 employees, a lot based here, mostly Detroit-based out of this building.

Jeb Bush: Well I know people in Detroit appreciate you.

Man: We appreciate Detroit.  The city's embraced the brand, and we're, we feel really lucky to be here.

Man: So we started with a line way over on the other side, and we had ten original employees.  A lot of them are still in here; some have moved off into other parts of the company and moved up

Everything's handmade, all right here.

Where do you find people that want to work, people that have history of manufacturing?  Detroit was a natural place for us to start.

Bush: Absolutely.

Bush: Good luck. 
Man: Thank you so much.  It's a pleasure.  Take care. 
Bush: Appreciate all your time.
Man: Thanks man.

Bush speech clips:

How do we recapture the prosperity and opportunity that once defined cities like Detroit?  How do we restore America’s faith in the moral promise of our great nation that any child born today can reach further than their parents? This is a really urgent issue: Far too many Americans live on the edge of economic ruin. And many more feel like they’re struck in place, working longer and harder, even as they’re losing ground. 

If Americans are working harder than ever, earning less than they once did, our government our leaders should step up, offer a plan, fix what’s wrong -- or they should step aside.

In  the coming weeks, I will address this critical issue, and I will offer a new vision, a plan of action that is different than what we've been hearing in Washington D.C.   It's a vision rooted in conservative principles...

So I say, let's go where our ideas can matter most. Where the failures of liberal government are most obvious. Let’s deliver real conservative success.  And you know what will happen?  We’ll create a whole lot of new conservatives..

This morning, 320 million Americans got up,  and they're on 320 million different paths of life.   It’s our goal to see them succeed.  And it’s our responsibility to do everything possible to help them. Because their success, by their success, they will not only build prosperity for themselves. They will renew the promise of this nation where everyone, has the right to rise.  Those are the stakes. That’s why we’re here. Please join me in this cause.  Thank you all very much and may God bless Detroit, and may God bless America.

Bush speech clips: I had a fantastic time in Detroit today, learning about the efforts by a whole lot of people to allow for Detroit to rise up and renew.  That's what Right to Rise is all about.  If you're interested in learning more go to www.RighttoRisePAC.org.

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Notes: The video has four parts: 

An intro of Bush standing on a snowy street talking to the camera with abandoned houses in the background (approx. 25 sec.);

Bush visiting an entrepreneur (camera shows sign A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, camera shows Bush opening the door himself; inside the camera focuses on sign on door "Shinola - Detroit") (approx. 51 sec.);

Clips of Bush's speech (approx. 1:47);

Bush wrap up remarks to camera in hallway (approx. 14 sec.).

Observations: Posted on Vimeo a week after the event.  One would like to see more of Bush talking to entrepreneurs, maybe visiting a couple of companies, and offering an incisive question or two; here it's just pleasantries.

Copyright © 2015 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.