Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Transparency Doesn’t Follow You Around Waiting for You to Notice
In yesterday’s Executive Session of the Memphis City Council (audio link) the resolution establishing a Charter Commission was discussed. For those of you following along, the Shelby Co. Commission approved the resolution on Monday by a vote of 9-2 with one abstention. The City Council decided to hold the resolution until their meeting on September…
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AC Wharton TV Ad
This morning, the Wharton campaign released its first TV spot on YouTube that will be played locally. Sets a pretty high bar for the other candidates. Take a look:
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More Speeches from Jackson Day
I apologize for not getting these up yesterday, but my recovery from the post event activities has not been swift, to say the least. Here are the rest of the speeches, in event order. You can see Bill Clinton’s entire speech here.
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Bill Clinton at TNDP Jackson Day
I’m sure several others have written about Jackson Day in Nashville already. To be perfectly honest, when I got home I started capturing video of the event and haven’t stopped since. I’ve never been to a state level political event this large. There were some 3000 people in attendance to see keynote speakers Vice-President Gore…
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Memphis Mayoral Debate – Coverage
Last night I gave my immediate impressions. You can watch the entire debate here and you should, because I’ve started selling Brain Bleach, which is coincidentally the word of the day today. Below is the report from WMCTV who aired the debate. Commercial Appeal writer and debate questioner Wendi C. Thomas was truly perplexed by…
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You Don't Mind Socialized Fire Protection, Do You?