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  • Some notes on Early Voting numbers

    Early voting is over and the numbers are in. The newspapers (here, here, and here) reporting that Early Voting turnout is a dismal 15% less than in 2010. The question they never even approach is why? Days before the first day of Early Voting at Satellite locations, Democratic Candidates Henri Brooks and Deidre Malone charged…

  • Pretenders their Profits and Perils

    For pretenders, the profit motive may be too attractive to turn away, but the possible penalties could put them out of business In my last post, I talked about the problems of the rogue ballots being distributed at the polls. Since that post, I’ve taken some time to search the disclosures of every Democratic candidate…

  • The Shakedown

    Pretenders seek to prop up the legitimacy of their product by using a variation of the Democratic Party name On Friday, Shelby County Democratic Party Chair Bryan Carson sent out a press release warning people about “Rogue Ballots”. The issue: a group, using a name similar to the name of the local Democratic Party, issuing…

  • Early Voting Locations

    Ed Note:Early voting is over. Election day is Tuesday, May 6th. You will need to vote at your precinct voting location. Not sure where that is? Click here and follow the instructions to find out! Or call the Election Commission at 901-222-1200 for more information. Here’s an interactive map of Early Voting Locations. Times are…

  • ‘Bangers, Budgets and Bosses…a week in Memphis

    So it was kind of a weird week in Memphis. That’s not unusual I guess, but the way things worked out leaves a couple of bad tastes in my mouth…so, I’ve taken to writing aging for now. ‘Bangers Open carry is one of those things the NRA and groups like it have been pushing just…

  • No one’s gonna build a door for you

    Opportunity is a funny thing. It’s a bird that never perches…as one man put it. It is fluid, and dynamic, and fleeting. You often don’t know you’ve missed it until its gone. So today’s news that Sara Kyle won’t seek the office of Governor, seems in a lot of ways like a missed opportunity…for a…