Can Edmund Ford Sr. lead Memphis?

There are those who believe that Memphis is the worst city in the nation and there’s nothing that can be done about it; not so, says Mayoral candidate Edmund Ford Sr. His vision for Memphis was well laid out during his campaign kickoff this week. An impressive crowd of about 300 core supporters attend his kickoff; along with the traditional “time for change” theme; Mr. Ford made it perfectly clear that it’s time to “Turn off A.C.” His passion for change came through as he pointed out the city’s blight, crime, and present administration’s problems with labor unions; he would have an open door policy at city hall, and create a transparent government among other things.

He established his commitment to the city by reminding the crowd that he has served two terms as city councilman. Mr. Ford: two term councilman, long time business owner, committed family man, and a man who says, “I start nothing until I give thanks to God.” Is this a man who can lead Memphis into change and the 21st century?

Mr. Ford picked up two very important endorsements during his kickoff; Memphis Police Association, V.P, Michael Williams, michael.williams@memphispoliceassociation.org, delivered a passionate talk about Mayor A.C. Wharton’s administration failure to honor the city’s contracts. AFSCME, National Field Service Director, Mrs. Shelley Seeberg, sseeberg@afscme.org, invoked Dr. King’s fight for Memphis’ sanitation workers and how Mayor A.C. Wharton’s administration failed them. Also present was Councilman Edmund Ford Jr. and Kemba Ford, candidate for City Council Dist. 7.
Edmund Ford Sr. is poised to put up a good contest for Mayor of Memphis with his full-time support of Thaddeus Matthews and his WPLX radio station. Mr. Matthews, in his traditional investigative ways, would work as Mr. Ford’s consultant by presenting to his radio listening audience various examples of Wharton’s administration failures.

As a business owner who have created jobs and knows how important it is in meeting payroll; a past city representative and legislator; a devout family man; a believer in religious inspiration: with all of Mayor Wharton’s short comings, can Edmund Ford Sr. lead Memphis into prosperity?

Mr. Ford held his wife in high esteem as foundation of his life and that citizens of Memphis would get “two for one” when he’s elected. 

One can’t overlook the fact; this family is organized and tightly together.

 

Where's #14: The Cleanest Fire House in Memphis?

Of all the things that’s great about a city; the number one attraction would be fire trucks; weaving their way through traffic; their sirens blasting; engine rev, and the men aboard staring straight ahead as on a ride with destiny. And, if that’s not enough to grab one’s attention; these huge trucks would shine like new money.
Millions of children around the country would get their first view of a city, which would become their hometown, through the fire truck. In fact, these children’s first contact with authority is by the fire truck.
Imagine a contest between Memphis Fire Dept and Memphis Police Dept vehicles; which would you vote as number one attraction, as far as cleanliness? In times gone by, you would’ve voted the Fire Department; not anymore, those days are gone by.
Memphis Wireblog found the cleanest fire house in Memphis. You won’t believe where it is!
Memphis Fire Department property and vehicles are in poor condition. There’re trucks that haven’t had a cleaning in weeks. One would look hard to find a clean spot on some trucks. One can easily figure the state of a city by its property condition. The first line of impression is Fire and Police Dept. vehicles. If these properties are dirty and unkempt then one can rest assure the city is in poor condition financially and other wise. On the other hand, if they’re well kept then, one can rest assure that both city leadership and fiscal policies are strong.
The cleanest fire house in Memphis, TN is Fire Station #14, 980 E. Mclemore Ave. 38106 near College Street: known as the heart of South Memphis. Their fire trucks shine from top to bottom and everywhere in between. This writer watched those firemen clean their trucks as if they’re awaiting the arrival of the Mayor. After talking to the lieutenant there, it became obvious why this station and its equipment are top of the line. He said, “Every morning all equipment is checked and cleaned”, including the trucks; that his mentor, his earlier lieutenant at another station was old school and demanded that equipment is clean.
It would be a good thing if the Mayor dropped in on various departments to do spot inspections of our equipment then, honor those who hold the highest standards of upkeep and cleanliness.
Short of that; citizens should stop by Fire Station #14 and thank them for a job well done.
Congratulations Fire Station #14!

What does Smiley & West with AARP & NEA have in Common?

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West are on the “road of discredit” and they seem to have joined the Tea Party ideology against President Obama. They’re addressing issues, on the road, that seem innocence but, are they really? These men are working uncover.

S & W, not to be confused with the respected Smith & Wesson arms, are bought and pay for by AARP and NEA. A week ago Tavis Smiley proudly displays AARP and NEA sponsorship on his website. This writer contacted AARP and asks, “How did Tavis Smiley get their sponsorship?” Their representative stated that, “He applied for the sponsorship; we share views, so we did it”. AARP and NEA both are charged and labeled as liberals and extreme liberals. A negative campaign by S & W would serve these organizations well.

S & W would attack President Obama on the grounds of not speaking the word “poor” and for what they believe he’s doing “wrong” by supporting the middle class over the poor. If they’ve a problem with how the President and the nation respect the middle class, they’ve no idea how important the middle class is to the poor and our national economic well-being. At the same time, AARP and NEA, by their sponsorship, could shed their liberal identity and project the image of supporting all of their members equally. AARP & NEA both need S & W to get the liberal label off their backs. S & W needs AARP and NEA for money and a vehicle around the country, in their attempt, to discredit President Obama.

Dr. West stated that, “President Barack Obama would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cry.”These guys refuse to accept that Dr. King never publicly said an ugly word about a President. He was a man about non-violence in action and words. Further, Dr. King would have disapproved of such blatant disrespect of anybody with a high moral character like that of President Obama. He wouldn’t approve of an orchestrated national campaign to tear down and destroy a good man. In fact, Dr. King would have embraced President Obama; would have applauded his great works and would have connected the President’s election of office to his “I Have a Dream” message. These men haven’t any respect for Dr. King or his “Dream”. S & W are coupons of AARP and NEA to be redeemed at a later day. Nevertheless, their attacks are baseless and without sound underlying principles.

Well, guess what? As of today, Tavis Smiley’s website doesn’t mention that AARP and NEA as sponsors of his "National Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience". Maybe AARP and NEA want to hide their hands while they take part, as sponsors, of a hate campaign against the President of United States of America.

Dr. West called the President, “a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats.”Whatever that means; nevertheless, these are the same caricatures used by another hate group: the Tea Party.However, these guys are raking up big money from two corporate giants without taking a side glance. Perhaps they’ve found a money cow: be black, attack the first black President, and the money just rolls in.

It’s important to know that black voters possibly would become a powerful block vote on the Democratic side, in next year’s election; the master minds behind S & W would design a campaign to marginalize the effect of black voters by injecting doubt and fear. Thereby, dividing black voters and shaving off their effect on election night: an evil campaign. Another strategy; get the President to respond to this “poor” campaign then, attack him on grounds for being “weak”.

The "Party of No"

The Koch Brothers, Tea Party, and far-out conservative Republicans, not on the political spectrum of left-right American politics, are bent on destroying American's way of life. Their whole strategy is to punish those, primarily young white Independents, who voted for President Obama. Nothing is off the table with this group. They've done what the Taliban and other radicals would have given a thousand souls to do. They've hurt this great nation in ways that most of us didn't see coming. For months there overt and relentless attacks on the President and those who voted for him have wrenched the soul of America. Yet, they claim to have the interest of the American people at heart. So far, they've been as ugly and heartless as any institution can possibly be. There is one thing that we all know: this group consist of the "Party of No" and they've no idea about governance.