I hope the council chooses to listen to the community and not Herenton on this issue and votes to put the money back into these centers.  Watching the interviews with teens who will be affected by these closings was heartbreaking, seeing how badly they want these centers to remain open and their realizations that the mayor is trying to take this away from them.  It is unbelievable that someone with a "background in education" would think this is the right thing to do.  

Well the Mayor is obviously not concerned about crime in Memphis. Closing all of these community centers and libraries will just put kids on the street and we all know what that leads to!!! It's ironic that most of the voters in these areas put the Mayor in office again only to have the rug pulled out from under them!!! What is he thinking or should I say; Is he thinking ???  Maybe he should sell the Grizzlies to make up for his shortcomings!!!  Way to go King Willie!!!

haha, I thought we played this game once before, guys.
Ol' Willie, he knows what he's doing.
He pissing off the largest populus of Memphis, not to mention the most ignorant so they protest, they demand that these things be opened again, Willie will say, "Oh, okay, if you needs them that badly, we shall keep them open."
But there will be a price to pay for this, my dear friends.
I am leading up to a Tax Increase.
Who will flip the bill, once again, the over burdened property owners.
And the ones who will demand that these libraries and other services remain open are apartment dwellers, renters and welfare recipients.
And once again, Willie will be the bestest mayor of the land...
The end.

Things like this wouldn't be happening if Herenton's faithful and ignorant voters hadn't voted him into office again. In order to save Memphis money, he's hurting the public by closing down much-needed libraries and community centers. Children will have to go elsewhere to learn and play, and paid workers will lose their jobs. While Herenton sits back and does nothing to earn his yearly $170,000+ salary, the honest hard-working people suffer. He's one of the top 50 mayors in the world??? What idiots decided this??? They obviously haven't set foot on our soil. Higher taxes, high crime, Memphis rated one of the most dangerous cities in the country, and a sub-standard education system, it's obvious he's doing a fine job. Thanks to all those who kneel before their king. You're as pathetic as he is. Hope you're happy!

So willie gets a huge pay raise and everyone wondered where he would get the money. Well, here it is. I can think of a good way to save money. How about not giving someone a raise that doesn't do anything? If Memphis was better than Nashville or the best city in TN, I could see him getting paid more than the mayor of Nashville or Bredesn. But its not. How do they keep approving pay raises for a man that has done nothing for the city but take away what good things are left?(and I use the term "man" lightly) Is anyone really surprised by this move? I know too many people think he should be mayor just because he's black, and I've heard too many say that, but when will people realize being black isn't enough of a qualification?

He doesn't seem to care about them, until elections, so why do they continue to care about him? Where are most of these places located? I would bet that the people that this will affect are the same people that voted him back in.

What is is going to take for everyone to realize that Mayor Huff-n-Puff does not care about anything but the thugs, and the thug lifestyle. He glorifys in it. They are his main supporters and constituents. This man is the biggest nothing since the invention of the ZERO.

Now this is something that I have to say is totally wrong on the mayors part!

Well, the very people who voted for this incompetent bozo are the ones squawking the loudest over these closings.  What did you idiots expect...leadership, competent representation, innovative thinking????  What a bunch of pathetic morons.  You all got EXACTLY what you voted for!  Did you really think King Willie gives a good rat’s rear end about the city of Memphis or the people in it?  All Mayor Blowhard cares about is himself, his lifestyle and his money.  Be careful what you wish for…… you just might get it....and in this case, you really got it!  

mnshadow53 So what your saying is that somebody else would have did everything the people like you wanted them to do no falts no error? Please! get real there's not a one politician that's gonna do everything that the people who vote them in want it's just not gonna happen! You sound more like the idiot than those who voted for WH with a statment like that! You may need to rethink your plan!  

This good decision making by the mayor is PRECISELY why he should win mayor of the world. I know that when I get done posting here I'm going to that site to see if they are still accepting votes for Willie.

After all, who doesn't want illiteracy and violence to become a bigger problem than it already is? Here, here Slick Willie. Good job!

Come on people, vote with me.

gmoney - in your first post you're saying what wee willie did was totally wrong. In your second post,  you're taking up for him. I'll bet you didn't have a problem making the decision to vote for the idiot.

If it's not about cronyism, wee willie doesn't care. Those who voted willie in again are paying for it now and so are their children. <applause>

Gmoney-

Willie's stint as superintendent of schools SHOULD have been enough to keep him out of the mayor's office to begin with. It wasn't- because people were IDIOTS and voted for him.

His first few terms also SHOULD have been enough to keep him out of the mayor's office this time, but it wasn't. Why? People were IDIOTS and voted for him.

I will not even begin an argument on WHY people put him back in office.

Shadow is not so naive that she thinks someone else would do exactly what the people want. But, what would have been good is to have someone in office who made decisions based on what is BEST for the CITIZENS of this city, not what is WANTED by Slick Willie.

haha, I thought we played this game once before, guys.
Ol' Willie, he knows what he's doing.
He's pissing off the largest populous of Memphis, not to mention the most ignorant so they protest, they demand that these things be opened again, Willie will say, "Oh, okay, if you needs them that badly, we shall keep them open."
But there will be a price to pay for this, my dear friends.
I am leading up to a Tax Increase.
Who will flip the bill, once again, the over burdened property owners.
And the ones who will demand that these libraries and other services remain open are apartment dwellers, renters and welfare recipients.
And once again, Willie will be the bestest mayor of the land...
The end.
AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE WORTHLESS NEW $MILLION POSITIONS YOU JUST ADDED TO THE CITY BUDGET, BUTHEAD???

gmoney I believe you have a multiple personality disorder....first you say "Now this is something that I have to say is totally wrong on the mayor’s part!" then you slam me for agreeing with you!  I am not so stupid to believe that every politician does exactly what every voter wants him to do every time.  However, I challenge YOU to tell me what Willie the Idiot has done for Memphis....no wait...let me clarify....what has Willie the Idiot done for Memphis that was good?  He has had what....16 years to do at least SOMETHING good for Memphis.  However, his record speaks for itself.  Memphis city schools are in the cellar....thanks to his tenure with the Board of Education.  Then Memphis has gone from a prosperous, decent city to a Hellhole of crime and poverty.  Oh yes......we love our mayor.  He is the best!  

Maybe gmoney could be added to the city payroll as ‘ The Director of Avoidance’. Just imagine what kind of salary that would bring! Opps, there goes one more library!

LOL Dover.....irony is the truest form of humor!  :- )

lol...gmoney will be passing by soon to accept that position! ;-)

This is obsurd!!! Let's start saving money by cutting back on his friends salary who make more than most working citizens together! So let me get this straight. He wants to build a new stadium to bring in tourists but wants to put teens on the streets to join gangs and get into drugs? We will pass laws to further gambling and loosen the restrictions in strip clubs but yet we want to close libraries where people can continue to learn? Wow, this makes a lot of sense! If he is tough on crime and wants to lower the crime rate then why in the world would he chose to cut back on these 2 areas of the city which will allow crime to sky rocket for generations to come. You can see where his priorities lie. What is this city coming too?

live4jesus247 said:
What is this city coming too?
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I don’t think the decent, law abiding citizens of  Memphis can stand to think about what the city of  Memphis  is coming to.   It has been well on it’s way to ruin for years.   With that known, the ‘majority’ still voted to keep willie as the mayor. The city and the citizens have suffered, and will continue to suffer,  because of those mindless votes.

the answer is right in front of your faces!
He's going to raise city taxes, don't you get it?
There is no question about it. It is reeking of tax increase. WAKE UP!!!

Can we not start DEMANDING a RECALL?

Mr Herenton, If you don't know what the hell your doing, be a man and admit it.
If you have some sly bookkeeper, fire him.
If your spending the money on drugs, skanks and ho's, step down.
But for GOD'S SAKE, Run this city right for a change or let someone that knows how to. You obviously don't know what your doing.

RECALL, RECALL!!!

holy cow!!!!
this is too good to be true, herenton is resigning!!!

Resignation - no recall necessary but worry about where he wants to go next.

prison, that's where. corruption, embezzelment and also for being dumb and ugly.

lol rwe38133,  I agree with you but,  it seems as though his next is superintendent of MCS.

as if he hasn't screwed up Memphis education enough

Herenton's resigning.....poor gmoney won't be able to get the position of The Director of Avoidance   LOL

as for me i honestly think that they should put money back in the centers because im a junior in high school and i like to play basketball and when our season is over i just go hang out at the library or play ball at the community center. i really agree with the other teens who like to do the same, i think they should stay open. if they don't keep it open the teens who aren't in jail or who haven't joined gangs are going to be dead or in a very dangerous situation.

I moved away from Memphis to MS 8 years ago to get away from the crime.  It didn't seem like the so called mayor was doing anything about it. If anything, he made it worse. I am glad to be where I am now. At least I don't have to worry about being shot inside my own home, or being shot when I step out my front door.

mnshadow53 said:
Herenton's resigning.....poor gmoney won't be able to get the position of The Director of Avoidance   LOL

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lol Shadow -  Yeah!!! Willie World closes soon! Oh well, great for the city.   gmoney didn't need another BMW anyway.  ;-)

The unemployment office is about to get hit. All willie's "appointed" positions(friends that are out of work) will be out of a job and now actually have to do something that will require skills.

First off I want to know who conducted this "efficiency report".  And were cause and effect included in this report.  I mean come on, I could propose how much the city would save if we didnt have public transportation, but what would be the consequences?  
I truly hope that the city council, the school board and the people of Memphis will do everything possible to keep this man out of ANY position even remotely linked to the government!  How could you even consider a man who says he's concerned about our children and then wants to shut down the very safe havens these kids have!  How could you support a man that says he wants to fix the race relations but is carrying a stirring stick?  How could you vote for a man that refers to himself as being a "King"?  I'm begging the people of Memphis, shut your eyes and listen to what the candidates are SAYING.   Look over their voting habits!  DO NOT MAKE THIS A MATTER OF I'M VOTING FOR WHOEVER IS THE SAME COLOR AS ME!
Food for thought........If a man was fixing to blow your brains out with a gun, would it make you feel any better if he was the same color as you?  Think of your votes the same way.  If I vote for someone completely based on their race, but I know they arent the best person for the job, will it make me feel any better that they are the same color as me when he destroys my city?

that's just the problem. A majority of african american people would rather vote for someone thier own race, no matter if that person were qualitied or not, strictly due to staying within thier own culter. It does not matter if that person were qualified or not.
Whites have proven they are not color blind. Proof, look at the current presidental race. It is time for the BLACK community to prove they are NOT color blind.
Blacks of this community need to recognize their short comings and realize that a black man will steal from them just as quickly if not more then a white man. So, it really DOES NOT MATTER HIS race. You need to learn that from the last 17 years that a BLACK man has even LESS morality then a white man. Look at this city and look at it GOOD people. This city is in a QUAGMIRE of pollution. WILLIE DID NOT BUILD THE LOWER INCOME HOUSING IN MEMPHIS, your government did. He may have taken credit for it, but it WAS NOT HIM.
WORKING AMERICANS BUILT THOSE HOMES WITH FEDERAL FUNDS. FEDERAL FUNDS MEANS THAT I HELPED WITH THE FUNDING-ALL WORKING AMERICANS HELPED BUILD THEM. NOT WILLIE HERENTON!!!!!!
WAKE UP and realize that WILLIE IS NOT THE WIZ!!!! HELLO!!!!!!
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET YOU PEOPLE TO REALIZE THESE THINGS????
Memphis is known as the CESSPOOL of AMERICA. Does that make you proud? It should not. The litter is lining the highways and the biways. Is that something to be proud of? Take a look while your speeding down I40 or I240. Beautiful, huh!!!
MEMPHIS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF!!!! It is filthy, dirty, nasty, disgusting. Noone but NOONE should be PROUD of this dirty, filthy, nasty, crime ridden god for saken city. I'm almost ashamed to tell people I live here.
Memphis has a reputation, and it is not a good one.
It's a reputation that YOU have allowed to be built. Are you proud of it? HAHA, you really shouldn't
I have read BLOGS of people saying that their friends move her just to FLEE the city. That is NOT something to be proud of.
Not too very long ago you hear of Southern Belles sitting on front porches sipping mint julipes and now you only hear of one nizzer killing another nizzer. Nizzer daddy raping nizzer daughter. nizzer this and nizzer that. MY GOD!!! You people are barbaric. Go to anger management courses. Move away. Get away. For CHRIST sakes, you need to STOP and think about things and not allow the 1st emotion to control what you do. Have respect for yourself and your family.
I know my words are hitting a solid brick wall and it's really too bad, too.
Listen to the words of MLK Jr. He dreamed of a day when ALL MEN could be equal. That day is here. That day HAS BEEN HERE. Wake up and realize that the only MAN keeping you down, is yourself....

rwe38133--If you could see me now, I'm standing up, applauding. I took an African American Lit. class in college and it was one of the best classes I have ever had. Hearing what those people went through back then was so good for me. They had so much pride, but not the pride of many Memphians that feel like they deserve to be given everything. Or when you hold a door open for a female, they just look at you like "yeah you better". These people that wrote these stories had a pride that made them not resort to violence. It was a pride that made them look past a persons skin and look for the heart. It was a pride that made them fight to be counted as equals, like MLK spoke of. Sadly, that type of pride has been lost on a generation or two, and it has been replaced with a sense of entitlement. People, we need to get the old sense of pride back and look everyone in the eyes with respect and honor to each other. There are so many stories of days past, true stories, that should be in every school and with that story a lesson taught on exactly what type of pride should be exercised.