One less hill to climb
Jake and I drove to Memphis this morning, and we met our old friend Big John Bratcher at the IHOP, where he introduced us to Carmikel Johnson, whose daughter, Cheyenne, is running for county assessor. Then, we went over to County Commissioner Sidney Chism’s office for a lengthy visit.
This evening, we went with Big John to the Outback and met with Freda Williams, who is running for the school board, Howard Richardson and Dianne Winters. We talked about where Senator Alexander is vulnerable and how we can win.
We are making a lot of friends in Memphis, where our campaign message is really striking a chord. And nobody works harder for a campaign than Shelby County Democrats.
(Jake, of course, looks forward to the meals in Memphis. You should have seen him wolf down a couple of short stacks at the IHOP!)
Meanwhile, I checked my Blackberry on the way down here and found out from my blogger buddy Adam Kleinheider that there is a little polling going on at a Knoxville Web site. That my friend Bob Tuke is out to prove that Knoxville is “Tuke country.”
Well, there is only one Hill to take in Knoxville, and I’ve been claiming it as Padgett Country in elections for more than 20 years. You see, you can’t take the hill without a plan, and we released one today for reclaiming America’s honor in the world. Got a plan, Bob?…Mike
