A reason to get pizza at Little Caesars

[flyingfysh]

Founder Mike Ilitch paid the rent for Rosa Parks during the last 10 years of her life until she died in 2005.

[Mendocino]

1. His daughter, a Democrat

considered a run for Michigan governor in 2010.

[synergie]

11. She was on the ballot for a second term on the Board of Regents for U of M.

[bettyellen]

2. Love that!

[pamela]

3. Thanks for that info!

This is really weird. I just saw a commercial for Little Caesars and was thinking I needed to look them up to see how they were politically. (So many of the pizza places are so wingnutty, I haven't had a carry out or delivery pizza in ages.) Then I come to DU and see my question answered before I can even ask it! Thanks!

[Blue_true]

9. Buy their pizzas, good progressive family and the pizza is actually good. nt

[dembotoz]

4. k and r

[logosoco]

5. That has been our go-to pizza place for years

Very good prices, pretty decent food, fast service!

It is nice to hear about the founders.

[Jim Beard]

6. Does he/or his family still profit from Little Caesars?

He was a good man and I learned he passed away back on the 10th. I hope his children have the same sense of charity.

[Blue_true]

10. They are majority owners. Good progressives. nt

[SharonClark]

7. No, I don't eat cardboard with tomato sauce. Support your local pizzeria!

[Blue_true]

12. LC pizza is actually pretty good. I go to my local

Shop for salads and sandwiches, LC for pizza. The family is big community boosters, help fund projects like Detriot revitalization.

[OriginalGeek]

13. Neither do I!

but I like Little Caesars on occasion.

I'll go pick up a Hungry Howie's every now and then too. But I don't know the national corp's politics. When I was much much younger (25+ years ago) I delivered for them and the politics then were get high and eat pizza.

If I want DELICIOUS effin pizza I'll go to Del Dio's or NYPD Pizza. But they cost a little more so I can't as often as I'd like. And even then, sometimes I get there and remember they both have fantastic eggplant parm so I get that instead.

[synergie]

14. Little Ceasers is our local pizzeria! My family lives in the same town as his family.

[GoCubsGo]

15. In my town, the only pizza places are chain restaurants.

The only other options are grocery store take-and-bake, frozen, or make-your-own. I usually opt for the latter, but I don't mind Little Caesar's in a pinch. Hard to beat it for five bucks.

[Blue_true]

8. Mike and his daughter are bigtime Democrats.

She will take over for her dad, good. Both have been deeply involved in progressive causes in their community and the nation.