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I would like to apologize in advance for a lack of snark this morning. I’ve been writing this epic research paper about minority disenfranchisement and legislative representation in local governing bodies for about two weeks, and well, the research that I’ve done has sucked the snark right out of my bones. I’m sure everything...
It was a rough night here in Shelby County. Not one single county wide Democrat won. Some of the races were closer than others, but in the end, Republicans carried the day. I’m still processing everything. I want to see more detail, so I can analyze what happened. What’s crazy to me is that...
As I noted in yesterday’s Happy Hour, former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton had a presser yesterday. I was only able to listen to a little of it because I was working, but what I heard was interesting, and not entirely untrue. I can’t vouch for the complete accuracy of Herenton’s numbers. The Voter Participating...
The race for the 9th Congressional district Democratic nomination is, perhaps, the race that I’m watching with more interest than any other. Sure, there are contests with greater impact across the state and the county, but the contest between Congressman Steve Cohen and former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is epic, as far as I’m...
It’s been an exasperatin’ week. I haven’t written anything over here since Tuesday. A 50 hour work week on top of a research project that’s dominating what little spare time I have will do that to ya. I’m not complaining, just explaining. Sorry the writing has been so scarce this week, but big thanks...
Even though the Federal Government has spent billions trying to help homeowners stay in their homes in the wake of the widest sweeping recession of my lifetime, many are still falling through the cracks. Some places it’s worse than others. The Tri-State Defender reports on a bill Congressman Steve Cohen has introduced to help...
I’m pooped. Physically tired. Exhausted. The past couple of weeks hasn’t been bad, just frenetic. Lots of stuff and not a lot of time equals all of the above. I knew it would happen eventually, I just hoped it would be closer to the end of this summer semester. This was not to be....
I woke up late this morning and have had a hard time getting going. I think this may be a common problem for me on Wednesdays. No, I haven’t gone back to look at past Wednesday morning posts or anything, but for some reason I feel that Wednesday is the day that I dread...
There are some pretty high stakes happening in the 8th District right now with the retirement of long-time congressman, John Tanner, who has served 11-terms in Washington. I wrote yesterday about the insane amount of mailers that certain areas were getting. In Obion County, mailers come daily. In perusing them, Ron Kirkland and George...
Strange Signs
There are a lot of things I don’t understand, and this picture is one of them. How does someone support the most liberal member of the Tennessee delegation to Congress, and two Republicans who are anything but liberals? I won’t rush to judgement. For all I know these folks are personal friends of all...
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