Cohen Reacts To Memphis Mayor’s Challenge

By Kleinheider Posted on April 21, 2009 at 6:07 pm

Rep. Steve Cohen has issued this statement upon hearing the news that the Mayor of Memphis may challenge him for his congressional seat:

“I was surprised to learn of this announcement by the Mayor’s office just now while reading the Commercial Appeal as I have been contacted by neither the Mayor nor any of his associates. I have an excellent working relationship with the City of Memphis as evidenced by the number of projects that received federal funding under the last budget. I believe that the overwhelming margin of victory during my reelection campaign last year showed that the people of the 9th District of Tennessee enthusiastically approve of the job I’ve been doing in Washington, D.C. In my nearly thirty years of public service as a legislator, I have always fought for the people of Memphis, and I plan to continue to do so in the U.S. House of Representatives for the foreseeable future.”

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After You Vote For Barack Obama, Vote Lamar

By Kleinheider Posted on October 22, 2008 at 6:38 am

The not so subtle message of Lamar Alexander’s new advertising campaign in Memphis:

The second spot begins airing Wednesday in Memphis and Nashville. In it, Brown recalls that as governor in 1980, Alexander “appointed me as the first African-American justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. More recently, Senator Alexander pushed to have Bishop William Graves approved as the first African-American to serve on the TVA Board of Directors – and then fought to keep him there when others tried to block him from serving. Lamar has always been ahead of his time, doesn’t care if you’re Democrat, Republican or independent.”

SEE ALSO:
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton tells you to vote Lamar.
The Nashville Scene

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Shaking Off The Taxman

By Kleinheider Posted on April 18, 2008 at 12:43 pm

Blake Fontenay on the news that Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton got behind on his property taxes:

That just goes to show the haters aren’t the only people he’s skilled at shaking off.

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