Talk:W. W. Herenton
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Black Moses is a reference to the Issac Hayes album recorded in Memphis, a joke conceivably alluded to in the cartoon.
Rlquall 03:11, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] White minority?
I took out the following because it needs to be revised. Why is most of the article talking about reaching out to Memphis white people? It seems biased and almost factually incorrect. I am white and I want the guy recalled.
Herenton has in recent years been more accepted by Memphis' white minority, partly due to his outreach to many in that community. He has worked to assuage fears that his mayorality would somehow mean that whites were no longer welcome in Memphis, which was a notion spread by some of his detractors. He received a substantial minority of white support in his most recent mayoral race against a field of predominantly white opponents. (insert paragraph) Many feel that much of Herenton's appeal to whites is a result of his perceived (some would say very real) enmity with the powerful Ford political family. Many white Memphians feel that they can list which black political leaders are in the Ford camp and which are in Herenton's. Herenton was perceived by many as having hurt himself severely with his remarks made at an event honoring his inauguration to a fourth term in which he seemingly stated that no one present was worthy to fill his shoes and that God had made him mayor of Memphis; The Commercial Appeal responded with a cartoon of the mayor as Moses, bringing his commandments down from atop the Pyramid. Herenton's most recent controversies involve his replacement of the chief of police in August, 2004 and his attempt to hide his lover and their son from public view.
[edit] NPOV and cites
Memphis is not a fiscally sound city. And, Lewis vs. Tyson was not one of the biggest fights in boxing history.
The rest of the section is not cited, dubious at best. Each claim will have to be cited.
-A fiscally sound City government that has established a surplus and operates within budget annually, resulting in only two property tax increases in 12 years.
-Landing the Lewis vs. Tyson heavyweight championship fight in June 2002, one of the biggest fights in boxing history.
Also, I noticed you pulled the recall, failed to include the city charter rewrite, failed to include the forum garage investigations. Why weren't the Grizzles mentioned? Scribner 03:04, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. I reverted the edits. The article needs to be expanded significantly, but we must adhere to WP:NPOV. · j·e·r·s·y·k·o talk · 03:06, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Criticism of Herenton
Feel free to add or edit this section. Any help will be appreciated. Please don't remove the section for lack of content. Myself or over editors will finish the section. Thanks.--Scribner 11:17, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
