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State Of The City Tweets: Detroit Sounds Off About Mayor Dave Bing During 2013 Speech

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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2012 file photo, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing gives a news conference on the city's budget shortfall. Bing has said that part of his strategy to close the spending gap and avoid a state financial takeover is to go after millions in dollars of unpaid taxes. But the city government itself seems to be one of the leading tax delinquents, according to municipal records, and companies on the delinquency list say the records are widely inaccurate. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas, File)

When Detroit Mayor Dave Bing delivered his State of the City address Wednesday night, his self-congratulatory lines were greeted with tepid applause. His jokes, including one off-script asie directed at Oakland County Executive L Brooks Patterson, even drew out some light laughter from the crowd.

But the response was a lot less congenial -- and way funnier -- on Twitter.

Those following along with the speech, whether watching at home or in person at the Detroit School of Arts (we salute you, dexterous smart phone Tweeters) shared commentary and quips, as well as heartfelt frustration with the real state of the city.

If you missed Bing's address, you can read the draft released by the mayor's press office ahead of the speech. For the more entertaining take, however, look below for the best Tweets from the 2013 Detroit State of the City.

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