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Shaken Hater Syndrome
A political condition, unique to Memphis, TN, that occurs after the will of 66% of the people is thwarted by a three-way race that continues the Administration of W.W. Herenton, despite widespread dissatisfaction with his job performance. Herenton’s campaign slogan was “Shaking the Haters Off” for those of you out of towners. If anyone has…
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Moving on to National Politics…
So now that we know the city is screwed for sure, I can go back to my old standby, national politics. I’ve been neglecting you my sweet, but now that the dance that was the 2007 City Elections is over, I promise I’ll pay more attention to you. SCHIP Bush Vetoed it, as promised because…
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About the rest of the Election
Despite my earlier post there were some bright spots in yesterday’s election as just about everyone has noted. Congrats to Jim Strickland and Shea Flinn in particular. I know a bunch of people who are anxiously awaiting your insight on the council. Looks like there’s still some work to do in Districts 1, 2, 3,…
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31, 24, 19, 19 Remix
In the interest of accuracy in indignation, the facts of this post are in dispute, and under official review. More to come later…
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Did Harold Ford Sr. Break the Law? Updated
As I noted earlier today, and as the CA reported this morning, there are real questions as to whether Harold Ford Sr. broke the law when he voted in the Mayoral election last week. Here are the requirements for the Homestead Exemption in the state of Florida that Ford reportedly used on his $2.5M home…
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Don't Pop Those Corks Just Yet
The Fox 13 poll that was released last night offers up some good news for new leadership in Memphis, but don’t pop the champagne just yet folks. Election day is tomorrow and there’s still plenty of ground game left to throw the election one way or the other. I think the elder Harold may have…