Progressive Politics from Memphis
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They Aren’t Going Anywhere
That’s what the headline said at the top of Huff Post this morning. The headline, which could have more than one meaning, was in response to calls yesterday that Democrats should tone down the rhetoric or are facing devastaing consequences, or that the solution was for Clinton to drop out of the race. That’s an…
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Still Born Conspiracy
Some of you may remember the “vast white wing” conspiracy against Mayor Herenton that came out last June. If you don’t remember it, good for you. It seems, aside from some free publicity, that it was a non-event. Now, 9 months later, I’m left wondering how this baby’s gonna come out. According to today’s Commercial…
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Leading Memphis…
In light of our city’s distorted sense of what leadership is, and despite my attempts to highlight this distortion over the past few years, I thought I would condescendingly link to the Wikipedia definition of leadership. One of the differentiating factors between Management and Leadership is the ability or even necessity to inspire. A Leader,…
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Lack of Vision and Strategic Planning
Mayor Herenton’s re-election, resignation threats, and other shenanigans aside, at least we know we have a Mayor, who just yesterday proclaimed: “I want to tell you I had no other choice but to run for re-election. I had to run for office to protect what I had invested in this city in 16 years as…
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Thanks, But No Thanks
Those of you on Cracker’s email list probably already saw the article in today’s CA about the reason Herenton decided to run in last year’s Mayoral race. All I can say is wow. The school system was in disarray when Herenton decided to run. If he really felt that he needed to go in that…
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Herenton Resigns
As of right now, no one knows why, but he did it. From the CA Update: One has to wonder how Herman Morris and Carol Chumney feel right now. Rumor has it he wants to go back to the MCS…We’ll see. If anyone has any input on succession…that would be just dandy. Currently researching.Update:So when…