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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Walk to Stop the Violence – Updated

    Ed. Note: Annesdale-Snowden neighborhood and contact phone numbers added below. Thanks for participating! Neighborhoods are not islands. They do not exist on their own, unaffected by their surroundings. Neighborhoods are a part of the community at large, both independent, and connected to the city, county, and bordering municipalities that make up the greater community. This…

  • Whereupon I ask once again…

    Shelby Co. Democrats, what’s the deal? Since my last post on this topic, we’ve added 3, count em, 3 members to the new TNDP site. By contrast, Davidson has added 20, and Knox has added 7. Shelby Co. is has a greater population than both these counties by a pretty large margin. Why are we…

  • Losing COGIC, and Competing for Conventions

    The news that COGIC plans to move it’s annual convention to St. Louis in 2010 leaves a huge hole in the hospitality industry here in Memphis. Since the story broke, it’s been estimated that Shelby Co. will lose some $35m. While that may not be a huge percentage of the annual GDP for the county…

  • Teabagging – The Music Video

    The OFFICIAL WORLD RELEASE! vibincblog gives you, TEABAGGING the music video. Lyrics, vocals, video direction, editing, audio mixing and effects all by yours truly. Enjoy. This was my shot as a DIY 24 hour film. Haven’t done one in years. Started at 7am on 4/15/09 finished at 5am 4/16/09. Remember, while this is a political…

  • Teabagging – The Awful Truth

    teabag – To dunk ones scrotum into the open mouth of another person. h/t – Urban Dictionary This is the face of “Movement Conservatism”. Classic

  • Proof of Life

    I’d like to thank the orange academy….. the post here the post there h/t 55-40