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Memphis mayor Willie Herenton appears to agree with city council member Wanda Halbert that contracts should be vetted by the council.
Author: jbaker7973
Keywords: Herenton Halbert on city contracts
Added: November 10, 2008
http://www.myspace.com/DVLH Jerry Lawler (born November 29, 1949) is an American musician, film actor, politician, professional wrestler and wrestling commentator, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), working and wrestling on its Raw brand as the color commentator. He also wrestles and occasionally commentates for the Memphis Wrestling promotion.Lawler has won a total of 129 titles in his career, including one reign as American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Champion and 30 reigns as American Wrestling Association Southern Heavyweight Champion. Lawler held the latter championship another 13 times when the National Wrestling Alliance controlled it. He is also a 3 time World Class Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Champion (United States Wrestling Association Unified World Heavyweight Champion in the third case). He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.Lawler has created some musical recordings. Among these are two late-70s singles: "Cadillac Man/Memphis", and "Bad News". During his feud with manager Jimmy Hart (Lawler is a factor for "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart entering professional wrestling. Lawler wanted to record a wrestling album with him singing and, since they had gone to school together, he called Hart and asked him to be a part of it) in the mid-80s, Hart became known as "The Wimp", a nickname given to him by Lawler and chanted by fans. Hart was the subject of the song "Wimpbusters", which was sung by Lawler to the tune of the popular hit Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.. A music video was also made, featuring Lawler, legendary announcer Lance Russell, and wrestlers such as Randy Savage, Jimmy Valiant, Dutch Mantel, Tommy Rich, and Rufus R. Jones, along with footage of "The King" beating Hart and his "First Family." A very young Brian Christopher also made an appearance as a young child being bullied, and another child is seen wearing a replica of Tully Blanchard's West Texas State jersey. He also recorded a CD titled "Memphis' Other King".[34]In 1998, Lawler began filming the movie Man on the Moon, starring Jim Carrey.[1] According to Lawler's autobiography, It's Good To Be The King... Sometimes, an incident involving Jim Carrey forgetting a line led to animosity towards Lawler, though during the filming of the scene reliving the immortal match between Kaufman and Lawler, Carrey was so into the character of Andy Kaufman that he asked Lawler to backdrop and piledrive him on the final take rather than allow a stuntman to take the moves. Instead, the King notified the director, which angered Jim Carrey to the point of spitting in Lawler's face. In retaliation, Lawler put Carrey in a reverse chinlock, and the aid rendered by Carrey's bodyguard proved to be more harm than help - Carrey's neck was stretched as a result, necessitating a hospital visit.[1]In 1999, Jerry Lawler ran for mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.[4] His platform focused on making the streets safer for residents, beautifying the city and improving the quality of education.[35] In addition, he vowed to attract businesses to Memphis, improve the flow of traffic, create more parks, and decrease property taxes.[35] Lawler ended up with 11.7% of ballots, beating twelve of the fifteen candidates.[36] Ultimately, however, Mayor Willie Herenton was easily reelected.[36]In 2000, Lawler made a very brief cameo appearance in the music video of "I Can't Lie To Me" By Clay Davidson.In 2002, Lawler released an autobiography titled It's Good To Be The King... Sometimes.
Author: DVLH3
Keywords: Memphis Wrestling Legend Jerry Lawler DVLH JCW 2004 uswa wwf wwe
Added: November 10, 2008
Dr. Willie W. Herenton is the first African-American to be elected mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and the first Memphis mayor to be elected to five consecutive terms in office. A former superintendent of Memphis City Schools, Mayor Herenton is a graduate of LeMoyne Owen College and the University of Memphis. He earned his doctorate at Southern Illinois University.
Author: TeamAlexander08
Keywords: senator lamar alexander memphis tennessee mayor herenton
Added: October 21, 2008
Willie Herenton, Democratic Mayor of Memphis, comments on Senator Alexander's accomplishments as Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator.
Author: TeamAlexander08
Keywords: mayor willie herenton senator lamar alexander tennessee memphis
Added: October 9, 2008
Willie Herenton, Democratic Mayor of Memphis, comments on Senator Alexander's accomplishments as Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator.
Author: TeamAlexander08
Keywords: mayor willie herenton senator lamar alexander tennessee memphis
Added: October 9, 2008
Willie Herenton, Democratic Mayor of Memphis, comments on Senator Alexander's accomplishments as Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator.
Author: TeamAlexander08
Keywords: mayor willie herenton senator lamar alexander tennessee memphis
Added: October 9, 2008
Willie Herenton, Democratic Mayor of Memphis, comments on Senator Alexander's accomplishments as Governor of Tennessee and United States Senator.
Author: TeamAlexander08
Keywords: mayor willie herenton senator lamar alexander tennessee memphis
Added: October 9, 2008
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At least one of Herenton's real estate transactions -- a land deal with a city contractor that netted the mayor $50,000 -- has drawn the scrutiny of the FBI, but the mayor's dealings with employees or appointees also raise questions.
http://digg.com/politics/Memphis_Mayor_Herenton_s_side_job_raises_questions
Mayor Willie Herenton and members of the Memphis City Council are demanding answers after an employee at a city swimming pool was charged with raping a 17-year-old girl and exposing her to HIV.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Swimming_Pool_Rape_Case_Prompts_Demand_for_Background_Check
Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton says corporal punishment needs to return to city classrooms in grades K-8.
http://digg.com/world_news/Memphis_Mayor_Wants_Paddling_Back_in_Schools_Eyewitness_New
Memphis Mayor "King" Willie Herenton proposes huge property tax increase during this time of economic distress. Memphis is already one of the hardest hit cities of this subprime crisis. Mayor Herenton shows no mercy.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Memphis_Mayor_Proposes_17_Property_Tax_Hike
Mayor Willie W. Herenton of Memphis wants to step down to his old job as superintendent of city schools, but the school board doesn’t want him.
http://digg.com/politics/Mayor_Seeks_Job_Switch_but_Response_Is_Lukewarm
The Memphis Hip Hop community responds to Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's resignation announcement. The Hip-Hop Community is voicing it's opinion and thoughts in the wake of Mayor Herenton's announcement about possibly resigning come July of 2008.
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Memphis_Mayor_Willie_Herenton_The_Hip_Hop_Community_Responds
MEMPHIS — A special prosecutor says a woman who claims she was asked to join a sex-scandal plot against the mayor "has credibility."
http://digg.com/people/Herenton_gets_report_on_sex_scandal_plot_against_him
A special prosecutor investigating an alleged blackmail plot targeting Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton has sent the mayor a draft report of his findings.
http://digg.com/politics/Draft_Report_on_Alleged_Blackmail_Plot_given_to_Memphis_Mayo
Dr. WW Herenton announced today that he will be stepping down as mayor of Memphis, TN on July 31. Since his election in 1991, Herenton's tenure has been punctuated with scandal and charges of corruption.
http://digg.com/politics/Memphis_Mayor_Announces_Resignation
"Herenton says he wants metal detectors in every middle and high school and for them to be used every day. ...it would cost about $4.5 million to use detectors in schools every day. When asked how the cost would be handled, Herenton's reply was 'taxpayers'."
http://digg.com/politics/Memphis_City_Mayor_Wants_Metal_Detectors_in_Every_School