SNAKES IN THE PULPIT THURSDAY ON MY RADIO PROGRAM

National talk show host and author Reuben Armstrong will be my guest on Thursday on "The Thaddeus Matthews Show" to discuss his book "Snakes In The Pulpit" which was released in 2007. In his book Armstrong speaks of the lavish lifestyles of T.D. Jakes,Joel Osteen, Eddie Long, And Creflo Dollar who has ties to World Overcomers here in Memphis.

We will discuss the Sunday morning pimping that goes on each week as many bring their tithes to the "StoreHouse" without being able to go back and get a return on their investment when the need arrives.

On the local front we will discuss Frank E. Ray who lives in a nearly $1 million dollar home,drives a Bentley and has a bedroom in his church. We will also discuss how it's rumored that several Black pastors built their mega churches with the funds of a now imprisoned drug dealer,got caught,get weekend time, using the services of the late Johnnie Cochran.

I will also ask why does pastors like Bill Adkins who preaches that "God will protect you" need bodyguards. Why does pastors like Brandon Porter live in a $1 million house in the churches name where no property taxes have to be paid but if a member of the congregation gets put out on the sidewalk they can't go live in the house that's in the churches name. I will also ask what kind of gospel are some of these guys preaching that would allow pastors like Milton Hawkins to be paid $33,000 a month.

The show on Thursday promises to be as controversial as the book and upset some of our local clergy who takes in millions without any accountability to the membership. Tune in Thursday from 4-7pm on AM 990 KWAM

SIDENOTE: Reuben Armstrong has another book to be released in 2009 emtitled "Crooks And Homo's In The Pulpit". The pic is of pastor Bill Adkins and one of his bodyguards........Why?

WHY SHOULD MEMPHIS CREATE A TAX BASE FOR MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS?

Local poli-trick-ans along with Larry Godwin, Big business,and certain citizens want the MPD to be able to hire officers outside the state without any tax benefit while those states benefit tax wise from them working here.


Employees in both the states of Mississippi and Arkansas pay a state income tax based on their salaries whether they work in their state or any other. In other words the citizens of Memphis whose only funding is from taxes would use their tax dollars to train and educate and provide benefits for persons from Mississippi and Arkansas without the hope of receiving in return while these states enrich themselves.


Those who think that officers should be hired without having to move into Shelby County seek to erode the local tax base.Why should the citizens of Memphis create a tax base base for other states without receiving taxes in return? Why shouldn't a person who wants to work for the City of Memphis live here? Why should the citizens of Memphis use their tax dollars to create a source of revenue for Mississippi and Arkansas?


It's understandable that such companies as Fed-Ex support Godwin's plan seeing that the company has been given millions in tax breaks. Fed-Ex has long been in the P.I.L.O.T. (PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES) Program where Memphis and Shelby County has given the company millions in tax breaks on all their local properties. In fact several years ago Fed-Ex lead the fight against a local payroll tax and threaten to move if if happened.

Presently any person from anywhere can get a job with the MPD with them having 6 months after being hired to move into Shelby County so what more can anyone ask? Ask yourselves why this issue is being pushed so hard and why is developer Reid Hedgepeth leading the fight. Hedgepeth and his followers know that the issue can come up again in 6 months which gives the entire council time to reach a compromise not just a group of political operatives seeking to bid the agenda of Larry Godwin.

The Black members of the council who were left out of the compromise meetings have no plans of changing their positions on this issue and will vote on Tuesday to accept the minutes of the last council meeting. So Reid find something else to beat because this horse is dead.

COMPROMISE PLAN BY CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS IS A VIOLATION OF THE SUNSHINE LAW

The city councilmen behind the 5 point compromise presented yesterday in a press conference not called by the council but by themselves is a violation of state law. In this state we have what is known as "The Sunshine Law" which prohibits a elected body such as the city council from conducting business privately.

The law states according to Tennessee Annotated Code 8-44-101 The general assembly hereby declares it to be the policy of this state that the formation of public policy and decisions is public business and shall not be conducted in secret.

So with this law in mind where was the compromise designed? While all members of the council were invited to the press conference all members did not make the decision for the conference to take place. The design of the compromise was known only to council members Kemp Conrad,Reid Hedgepeth,Shea Flinn,Bill Boyd, And Jim Strickland. I am told that council Bill Morrison played no role in the design of the compromise. But the big question is why was not council members Myron Lowery, Wanda Halbert, Harold Collins, Edmund Ford Jr, Barbara Ware, Janis Fullilove,And Joe Brown not included in the design of the compromise.

In fact in a conversation with council chair Myron Lowery prior to the press conference he stated that he was unaware of what the councilmen would state and that even though they had a prepared statement the councilmen calling the conference was not revealing its content until after the conference was over.

This act by the designers of the compromise is an illegal act by the mere fact that it was designed in private without public notice and without the knowledge of the full elected body And for the council to even consider the compromise on Tuesday would be an illegal act that will occur a lawsuit against those who illegally acted.

REID GET OFF YOUR MAMA'S NIPPLE AND FIGHT YOUR OWN BATTLES

City councilman Reid Hedgepeth knows that he is fighting a losing battle in thinking that he can persuade Black council members to either change their vote or not approve the minutes of the last council meeting which will force the residency issue off the table for at least 6 months so he has enlisted his mother Susan Hedgepeth to send emails to the Black council members.

But why is young Reid holding on to his mama's nipple instead of fighting his own battle? Is he foolish enough to think that his mother has the power to sway council members? I have spoken today with several of the Black council members who have all stated to me that they have made their decision and will not be swayed by Reid to change their votes or not to approve the minutes of the last council. So Reid if you will dry yourself,And take your mama's nipple out your mouth you might find that there are other toys in the sand box that need your attention.

MAMA HEDGEPETH'S LETTER TO BLACK COUNCIL MEMBERS;

From: Susan Hedgepeth [mailto:Susan.Hedgepeth@racquetclubofmemphis.com]Sent: Tue 11/25/2008 11:51 AMTo: Lowery, Myron; wmhalbert@yahoo.com; Brown, Joe; Ford Jr., Edmund; Ford Jr., Edmund; Swearengen Ware, Barbara; Collins, HaroldCc: dayton@tmo.blackberry.net

Subject: Vote Change
Council Members: Once again, we are asking that just ONE council member reconsider your vote for relaxing the police residency requiremenents. I am certain all council members want to send the message to the citizens of Memphis that our elected officials are willing to do whatever it takes to protect the citizens.

While relaxing the residency will certainly not eradicate our crime, it is certainly a move in the right direction to reunite our divided city over this issue. I am asking that you thoughtfully reconsider your decision to this resolution.

Sincerely,

Susan Hedgepeth

Susan F. Hedgepeth Director of Fitness and Recreation The Racquet Club of Memphis 5111 Sanderlin Ave Memphis, TN 38117 Phone: (901) 765-4409 Fax: (901) 405-7760 www.firecracker5k.com www.rcofmemphis.com

IS IT TIME FOR LARRY TO GO?

By now there is no doubt as to what my views are on the leadership on Police Director Larry Godwin so I want in this article share them but I want you to give your opinion on whether or not Godwin is doing the job of fighting crime.

WHATS YOUR OPINION OF GODWIN ? IS HE GETTING THE JOB DONE OR SHOULD HE BE REPLACED? WHATS YOUR VIEWS ON BLUE CRUSH,HAS IT WORKED OR IS IT JUST A STAGE FOR GODWIN TO STAND AND PRETEND THAT HE HAS A HOLD ON CRIME

GODWIN AND HIS COUNCIL CRONIES SMELL

The past week the news media has played a role in the plan of hype by police Director Larry Godwin and several White councilmen. They all know that the 20 mile residency resolution is already in place but Godwin wants officers trained by Memphis taxpayers, Educated by Memphis taxpayers without becoming a Memphis taxpayer.

Why is it that the so called mainstreamed media along with Godwin explained that two years ago the city council relaxed the residency rules to allow any one living in Shelby County to become Memphis police officers? Why hasn't the media told the community that those living in Shelby County could take a job with MPD without moving into the city? Why hasn't Godwin told this community that the 20 mile rule is foolish when the rules already state that any one living anywhere can get a job with MPD AS LONG AS THEY MOVE INTO SHELBY COUNTY WITHIN 6 MONTHS,

The relaxing of the rules expires in February of 2007 city council woman Wanda Halbert is proposing that the expiration be extended to December of 2009 with the time to move into the county to 12 months.The fact that anyone from anywhere can be a police officer kills the "Memphis Is Doomed' theory that Larry Godwin and his cronies on the council want to portray.

Since police only react to crime how will 200 more officers really prevent or put a small dent in crime? Here's an email that I received from Lawrence Johnson the former commander of the TACt squad who also spent many years on the force who believes that Godwin has no idea how to fight crime in Memphis. Johnson emailed me after several police officers called on my show Friday to state that Godwin's plan is all hot air.

Lawrence Johnson to me show details 6:20 PM (13 hours ago) Reply

THAT WAS A SAD THING THEY DID FRIDAY TO TRY TO BLAME WANDA HALBERT FOR THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CONVENIENT STORE. IF THE CITY HIRED 200 OFFICERS TODAY, THEY WOULD ONLY GRADUATE ABOUT 150 AFTER DROP OUTS. THAT WOULD GIVE EACH SHIFT 3 OFFICERS. YOU WOULD NEVER SEE THOSE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ON THE STREETS. AT EVERY PRECINCT THEY HAVE A RED BOOK THAT OFFICERS GET THEIR NAMES IN TO TAKE OFF. EVERYDAY AFTER ROLL CALL THEY LINE UP TO TAKE OFF, A BONUS DAY,VACATION DAY, A DAY (ACCUMLATED TIME.) IF THE MINIMUM COMPLEMENT NUMBER IS 14, AND HE HAS 16 OFFICERS AT WORK, HE CAN ONLY LET 2 ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OFF AND IF AN OFFICER CALLS IN SICK, HE CAN ONLY LET 1 OFFICER OFF. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THERE WAS AN EXTRA 3 OFFICERS, THE LT. CAN PUT AN ADDITONAL 3 NAMES IN THE BOOKS. IT REALLY WOULD ONLY BE 2 OFFICERS BECAUSE WITH THE RDO'S(REGULAR DAYS OFF), YOU WOULD ONLY SEE 2 OFFICERS AT A TIME. I HOPE I DIDN'T CONFUSE YOU. I KNOW WHO THAT OFFICER WAS WHO CALLED YOU FRIDAY. HE TOLD THE TRUTH AND IT WOULD BE THE CRIMINAL'S WORST NIGHTMARE TO SEE ME BACK ON THE JOB.

AND YOU WONDER WHY BLACK COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED

While the racial divide is expanding itself at an all time high over the issue of where police officers are coming from many in the white community refuse to understand why Black council members have a great concern as to where those officers come from. Many Whites refuse to address the issue of racism because it makes them uncomfortable or perhaps makes them take a look at themselves in the mirror.

The likes of Ben Ferguson and several of the White council members want to make the community think that Memphis is about to fall off into the Mississippi River because 200 police officers are not immediately hired when if the truth be told 200 more officers on the street will not deter crime at all. Are all 200 going to be on the streets at the same time? Are criminals with 200 more officers on the street not look out for the police before they commit there crimes? Most murders that happen in this city occur from persons who know each other so what can the police do to stop that?

Police Director Larry Godwin has an agenda and is using the likes of Ferguson and Reid Hedgepeth and Shea Flinn to stir in the mess he has created by giving false hope through his failing 'BLUE FLUSH" program. CRIME CAN ONLY BE REDUCED WHEN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF PEOPLE CHANGE, Period.

The following email will suggest to you why Black council members have a concern about Godwin and where he wants to hire from. The email is from a White officer that's already on the street and he passed the crazy test.


A Veteran MPD Officer said...

I see it simply this way. Whites dumb enough to live among niggers get what they deserve. Niggers killing niggers is the best case scenario...1 goes in the ground and the other is caged. Thats 2 out of society in 1 incident. You whites that choose to live in Memfrica are choosing to live in a jungle full of savage animals...why? Let the bastards have it and move like the rest of us have. It's to far gone now. City government is as corrupt as it can be at its highest levels and you intelligent voters cant even make a dent at election time. Niggers rule the jungle. Evacuate and let them kill each other. What the hell is so hard to understand about that? The rest of us are waiting to greet you in the other townships that surround Memfrica. The niggers have the city but they are surrounded by us that hang on to our guns and religion. You can work in Memfrica by day to collect a pay check and then get the hell out of there by killin time and live a quality life. When the sun goes down there should be nothing in Memfrica but nigger for niggers to kill.
10:47 AM

WHO DOES REID HEDGEPETH REALLY THINK HE IS?

City councilman Reid Hedgepeth who is serving his first term as an elected official seems not to understand that we live in a democracy where you win some battles and lose others has taken it upon himself to chastise fellow council member Wanda Halbert.

In an email sent to her on Thursday he suggested that Halbert was out of place for voting against the wishes of the group from the Galloway area that he and Larry Godwin and Richard Smith of Fed-Ex met with on last week.

Hedgepeth must realize that he has no more authority than any other council member and his superior attitude will get him nothing but disappointed. Hedgepeth and his group has never addressed the killing of Duanna Johnson or asked for an investigation into the various killings by police that have left questions in the minds of some who believe that there are rouge cops out of control. Hedgepeth concern is that of the White citizens that elected him to office along with the concerns of groups like Memphis Tomorrow.

Reid refuses to understand that Black council members also have citizens that elected them to office that understand that 200 more police officers will not solve the crime problem who are concerned about the questionable deaths of several young men at the hands of the MPD that the council has refused to addressed.

Even though Hedgepeth sent an email chastising Halbert he and other White council members and Whites in general need to understand that gone are the days that Black people bow to the will of Whites just because thats what they want.

HERE'S HEDGEPETH'S EMAIL:

--- On Thu, 11/20/08, dayton@tmo.blackberry.net <dayton@tmo.blackberry.net> wrote:
Wanda
I believe you when you say that you are trying to serve the public's interest, but it's your approach that I think is flawed. We have already agreed to look the hiring practices of the MPD, and in fact I put that in writing as a friendly amendment to my resolution on Tuesday night. The problem is that this is the ONLY thing you seem to want to address, and alone it will not solve the problem. There very well may be some qualified applicants being turned away for the wrong reasons, but I do not believe we will get the full complement of MPD officers from resolving this issue alone. These examples seem to be the exception and not the rule, as most people are rejected for far more serious reasons (if they even show up at all). What you are trying to do here is akin to putting a band-aid over a gunshot wound!

We need to pursue EVERY option available to us in finding more qualified officers, which is why I want to not only address the MPD's hiring practices (as you keep railing on about), but also to broaden our pool of potential applicants. Neither of these on their own are likely to resolve the crime problem in this city, but only by using every option at our disposal will we ever be able to protect our citizens. So, again, it's not an "either/or" scenario . We can do both, which is essentially what the task force we assembled told us to do (among even more options we ought to be pursuing).

At the end of the day, though, people are losing hope and are leaving this city because of crime. Our tax base is leaving. Our jobs are leaving. And we sent them the worst possible message we could have sent them on Tuesday night, and that is that we are basically unwilling to do what so many other cities have done in order to protect their population. We are limiting ourselves needlessly here, and the reason people are up in arms about it is because they realize that and are as frustrated and disappointed as I am about it. You can try to blame the media all you want, but that's the reality of the situation.

I am always open to any suggestions that you and the other opposing council members have for addressing crime in this city, but you have beaten this one to death and are "selling past the close." We are addressing it. What ELSE do you propose?

Regards,
Reid
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld

HERE'S HALBERT RESPONSE:

Reid:

It is rather disturbing when some (especially women) aggressively stand for or address concerns, there is always the, "but it's your approach that is flawed" notion. Not sure if that is suggesting I need to do something the way someone expects or thinks I should. I don't feel the need to justify my leadership approach. One could view such a statement as disrespectful arrogance but I am hopeful you intended it to be constructive.

I don't always agree with your approach, but I certainly respect and value your leadership nor do I feel the need to challenge it unless you display disrespect (of which I don't expect). Differences of views, opinions, and the ways in which we address them allow for great debate. The concerns surrounding how or why Memphis could not find a sufficient number of applicants was put on the table months ago, the very first day you expressed the interest in relaxing the residency requirement.

Shortly thereafter the inquiries of the other issues followed. To date, no one has done anything to address the concerns except get defensive, deny knowledge/inclusion, and put them on the back burner. From the beginning, it was asked to look into all the issues collectively, however, we're still only dealing with one, allowing non city/county residents to take jobs others may inappropriately have been denied. My conscious simply will not allow me to place that above all else. Contrary to your recollection, only the lack of a more competitive applicant pool was stated to be a potential barrier to hiring by the Task Force.

Dr. Essex of the HR department has announced new processes she and the director are developing to address the myriad of concerns. While the city ordinance clearly does not delegate the hiring authority of police be removed from HR, Dr. Essex has publicly stated, HR only prepares the letter of offer or rejection to potential employees - - maybe somewhere this is hiring, I will seek a stronger opinion by the City Attorney. I have a growing concerned the council is choosing to overturn the will of the voters. They have spoken on this issue twice and the last referendum received an overwhelming 70% approval. Are we abandoning the expressed wishes of the majority to satisfy the minority?

While I will not engage in additional back and forth discussion regarding this issue as my debate occurs before the pubic in open forum, I am working on recommending solutions to reduce crime and hire police in addition to requesting discussion of a plan of action from the mayor and his administration. In light of the recent divisiness created throughout our community by this issue, I am going to recommend our chairman consider the potential need to pursue discussion/work with Common Ground to help work with through obvious challenges we need to overcome.

Wanda Halbert, Councilwoman District 4Memphis City Councilwanda.halbert@memphistn.govwmhalbert@yahoo.com901 576-6786 Office

REID TAKE THIS AS AN OPEN INVITATION FOR YOU TO APPEAR ON MY RADIO SHOW TO EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS ON THIS MATTER I WILL EITHER CALL YOUR OFFICE CELL OR HOME ON TOMORROW TO SET THE DATE FOR NEXT WEEK. AN SURELY SINCE YOU WERE SO HAPPY TO APPEAR ON A WHITE TALK SHOW HOST PROGRAM YOU WANT BE "RACIST" AND NOT APPEAR LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH ME WILL YOU?

BEN'S PLAN WON'T WORK

Radio talk show host Ben Ferguson states that the Black members of the city council are all racist because they all voted in a block against police officers being hired from outside of the city. But what does he call Whites who all voted in a block? If the Black vote was racist what was the vote of the White council members?

Where Black council members supposed to change their minds because 100 Whites showed up for a council meeting? Where Black council members suppose to change their minds because Fred Smith sent his son to the meeting? Where Black council members suppose to change their minds because A.C. Wharton showed up? By the way his support in the Black community is not what some want you to believe it is.

Ferguson and those who are upset over the vote seem to be upset because Black council members didn't follow there bidding or the bidding of power brokers. The residency decision by Black council members is a rock solid decision until other factors about police training and hiring are met

SIDE NOTE: Ferguson is pushing for White council members to change their vote on Myron Lowery and Harold Collins as next year's chair and vice chair. But what he does not understand is that that will not happen because both Lowery and Collins can vote for themselves and they will get 7 votes...................NEXT

HALBERT SHOWS EMAILS WHERE SHE HAS GIVEN GODWIN INFORMATION THAT HE STATES HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED WITH HIS REPLYS

City Council member Wanda Halbert appeared on my radio show on yesterday showing me emails sent to Larry Godwin with names of persons not accepted by MPD which proves that he lied when he stated that Halbert has never provided any names to him.

While listening to Ben Ferguson's show he stated that the Black council members voted along racial lines which is true but what does he call the vote of the White council members who also voted in a block?

Ferguson this morning stated that he had word that before the minutes of Tuesday's council meeting a council member may change there vote. First of all only a member of the winning side could even bring the issue back up before the approval of the minutes and that is not going to happen. This issue is dead for at least the next 6 months and if it comes up again it will meet certain death. And by the way Ben the chair and vice chair of the council was picked on Tuesday Myron Lowery will remain chair and harold Collins will become the vice.

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ADMITS THAT HE SIGNED MAYOR'S AFFIDAVIT

Memphis Public Works Director Dwan Gilliom admitted to me today he has signed a affidavit given to him by mayor Willie Herenton where he states that he has no knowledge of any wrong doings by the mayor. But what would one expect from the former police officer who presently lives at 201 Dubois inside Banneker Estates,Property belonging to the mayor.In 2003 Gilliom purchased a lot for $45,000 from Herenton's real estate company.

What Gilliom and others who have signed the document may not realize is that the Feds could subpoena the affidavits and question the signers under oath and if they are found to be elusive or liars they could also face federal charges. Why if Gilliom believes that the mayor has done no wrong does he find the need to sign such a document? If herenton has done no wrong won't the truth and the facts stand.

The question must also be asked has the mayor used his office to give positions and raises to those attempting to purchase land from him so that they may qualify for loans. It's a documented fact that the mayor's current girlfriend Tonia Jackson was a city employee who in 2005 was given a $20,000 raise and 5 months later bought a $75,000 house on Barton from the mayor.

Is the fact that the mayor gives raises and positions to persons buying property from him a conflict of interest? I think so and probably so does the Feds.

MEMPHIS HAS GIVEN PRESIDENT -ELECT BARACK OBAMA A BOOKING NUMBER

Memphis Tennessee infamous for being the city where Martin Luther King lost his life in 1968 will now go down in history as the city that placed the first Black President in the criminal system.

On November 4th an over zealous City of Memphis Public Works employee, Gene Soucy cited Barack Obama personally and not the local campaign office for the placement of campaign signs in areas that the city states they should not be.

Obama court date was set for yesterday and after the President -elect did not appear a bench warrant was about to be rendered in General Sessions Div 14 by a judge that was sitting in for Judge Potter who was absent from his bench on yesterday.

The word of this foolish act got to attorney Javier Bailey who also is a Democratic State party member who went in and got the date reset for December 8,2008 at 1:30 PM.

On the very same day that he became President of the United States of America where he was voted into office by millions,He also received a booking number 08725976.

I spoke with Pulic Works Director Dwan Gilliom who stated that he had been expecting my call and was about to refer me to Toni Holliman the spokesperson for mayor Willie Herenton. But as our conversation continue we both found that there no need to call with Holliman because I had more information about the matter then either of them. Gilliom was unaware that President -Elect Barack Obama now had a booking number and wondered why Soucy didn't confer with him on the matter.


TO SEE FOR YOURSELF CLICK ON AND TYPE IN BARACK OBAMA UNDER GS CASE HISTORY

http://jssi.co.shelby.tn.us/

WILL ALL THE MAYOR'S FRIENDS ROLL ON HIM?

Word has it that developer E.W. Moon is now cooperating with the Feds in the case that that are trying to bring against Memphis mayor Willie Herenton. The term cooperating with means that Moon has rolled over on his friend and cohort the mayor.

As in most cases its every man for himself and it seems as thought Moon feels Herenton is a ship that he wants to get off of and is willing to serve the mayor up to maintain his freedom. Does this mean that Moon has not only told on the mayor but others close to the mayor as well?

Even though the mayor want reveal information about what he calls a loan where he was able to pay $10.00 for a house that Moon purchased from him for $50,000 and quit claimed it back to him I'm sure Moon has told all there is to know concerning the transaction.

The mayor must truly be worried about his close friends and what they have told the Feds. Herenton is most likely wondering if any one around him has been wearing a wire and if his girlfriend has told anyone about some of the secrets that supposedly she knows. He's probably even concerned if the feds are aware that his girlfriend who lives on his Barton Street property was given a raise from the city to be able to afford the house.

But I'm sure his biggest concern is Pete Aviotti his 74 year old "Special assistant" who states that he does not work for the city and is not listed on the city's payroll list but yet receives $60,000 a year from the city and has a office in city hall. Did Herenton use city hall as his downtown location for his real estate business, Using taxpayers money to pay his "Special Assistant"? I'm sure that Aviotii who was convicted of bid-rigging in the 80's has no plans of taking a bullet for the mayor and has more then likely also cut a deal with the Feds.

Will Herenton be left out to dry all by himself while his friends line up to sing the 'Wee Willie Blues"? Singing the Blues is probably something something he needs to learn since part of any up coming indictment may concern the home of the blues,Beale Street.

SIDENOTE: I have just been informed by sources that Pete Aviotti has also made a deal with the Feds which is why he's not answering questions. But I'm told that Aviotto rolled on the mayor in exchanged for no charges being filed against him.

SIDENOTE 2; In a conversation today with Public Works Director Gwan Gilliom he admitted that he did in fact sign the mayor's affidavit.

WILLIE IS TAKING CARE OF JOHN'S GIRL

As I was the first to report that a Federal grand jury was convening in the matter of Willie Herenton let me drop this other little tidbit on you. Connie Matthews the long time girlfriend of former state senator John Ford has been hired by the city as an employee of the library. I am told that her salary will be $28,000 a year.

Being a kept woman for a number of years I wonder what skills does Connie have to get a job around books?

SIDENOTE: Pete Aviotti was not the only person close to the mayor that has been subpoenaed to present themselves before the grand jury,And from what I am told some of his friends are not willing to take a bullet for him

WHY IS THE COUNTY ASSESSOR VIOLATING THE RESIDENCY RULES BY ALLOWING HER DEPUTY TO LIVE IN DESOTO COUNTY

Why is Shelby County Assessor Cheyenne Johnson allowing Johnson Saulsberry to keep his position as her deputy when she knows and knew when she gave him the job that he lives in Hernando Mississippi, In violation of the county residency rules.

HERE'S THE FACTS:

Johnson E. Saulsberry Jr. was brought over from the Sheriff's department to be the Deputy Administrator making over $78,000 As year. It is known that Saulsberry and Johnson are close friends and its believed by employees that Saulsberry was brought in to be the "Hackett man' for those who did not support Johnson in her bid for office. Employees also state that Saulsberry has created a hostile work environment where employees who have worked together for years can no longer call each other by their first names.

But the real problem with Saulsberry employment is the fact that he is violating County policy and Johnson is aware of it. The residency policy states "As specified in the House rule Charter,All employees hired after September 1,1986 must be a resident of Shelby County at the time they begin work and continue to reside in Shelby County as a condition of their employment.

While Saulsberry owns several properties in Shelby County but does not reside in Shelby County. According to the Assessor's web site his name is shown as owner of 1478 Eloise and 778 N. Parkway. The Eloise address was owned by Saulsberry deceased father Johnson E. Saulsberry Sr, Who retired from the old Army Depot,and his mother who was a school teacher.
However the address on record for Saulsberry is 4371 Castle Street which is owned by a Laronda Saulsberry. But records (Deed of Trust) that I am in possession of show that Saulsberry in September of 2003 purchased a home for $236,000.00 in Desoto County Mississippi. His current residence which he resides in nightly (I have spoken with neighbors) is 4430 Connor Drive, Hernando Ms. In January 2008 he paid $2,365 in taxes in Desoto County.

I WONDER HOW A.C. "IWANT TO BE CITY MAYOR" WHARTON FEELS ABOUT THIS, ALONE WITH THE SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS?

JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS IT DOESN'T MEAN HE WILL GET IT

The fact that Shelby County mayor A.C. Wharton has declared that he plans to run for Memphis mayor does not mean that he is the automatic winner or the best choice. Wharton declaration is to scare others off who may have an idea of getting in the race.

There is no doubt that Wharton is a candidate that will garner both white and black support but I think that it is to early for anyone to jump on the band wagon. Its my feeling that the community should see who all will enter the race and make the best choice based on what is thought to be the candidate's plan for growth in Memphis.

Wharton more than likely will not be the only Black candidate in the race for city mayor which could cause his demise if only one White candidate gets in. There is no dubt that Carol Chumney will enter the race which means that if Wharton has other Blacks to compete with he could easily lose.

The fact that the county is heavy in debt and Wharton wants to take on Willie Herenton's plan for consolidation will not help him with voters. I don't plan to make the same mistake with Wharton that I made with Herenton I will wait to see who all is in the race and if Chumney has a better plan than Wharton i will give her my support. The voters must make sure that a Wharton race is not a closet race by Herenton.

THE KKK NOW HAS A BLACK PASTOR AS A MEMBER

Pastor Andre Guy a Black pastor in North Memphis is the latest person to join ranks with White supremacist and former Grand Wizard of the KKK David Duke.

Guy states that he does not believe that Dukes hates Blacks and has embraced him because thats what God wants him to do. Its hard for me to believe that this preacher who spent 4 years in prison and boasted on my radio show of being a former male stripper really supports Duke but is looking for his moment of fame. Guy pastored Revealation Temple which caters to current and former drug users.

On Saturday Guy met with Duke to give him his support which has not met with the approval of Blacks. Pastor Guy is now looked upon as a pastor named Tom who has forgotten the history of the Klan to place himself in a light that will soon burn out leaving him just the of tool of Duke and the scorn of the Black community.

DUANNA JOHNSON IS DEAD.

The man police say was killed early this morning at Hollywood and Staten but has not released the name as of yet has been revealed to me to be Duanna Johnson. Johnson received national fame when earlier this year a Shelby County Jail tape showed a memphis police officer beating her/him. The officer was fired and Johnson had just signed papers with her attorney Art Horne on last week to sue the city.

I was left a message this morning on my cell stating that Johnson was killed not by three men but by police. I will play the the message this afternoon on my radio show. I check with other sources including Attorney Horne who did confirm that Johnson was the person killed.

FORMER POLICE OFFICER TAKES PICS OF DRUGS BEING SOLD NEAR MAYOR'S HOUSE

Lawerence Johnson is a retired police officer who at one time served as the Commander of the Organized Crime Unit,But left the department after seeing the joke that Larry Godwin and Willie Herenton was making of crime fighting with the program "Blue Crush" that only serves for media hype with no real reduction in crime or the deterrent to commit crime.

Recently Johnson observed drug dealing going on around the corner from Mayor Willie Herenton's home and sent the following pictures and email to me:

Lawrence Johnson to me

This dope track operates around the clock and is located (5) blocks from Mayor Herenton's home. The location is the dead end of Byfield and the Mayor drives through the intersection of Hornlake Rd. and Byfield everyday. I observed (2) transacations in 30 seconds. They come non-stop, blacks and whites. I've got some property close by that has been heavily damaged by crack addicts. This type of behavior is occurring all over the city. It's hard watching this activity and can't do anything about it. On my watch, this wouldn't be occurring. By night fall, all the drug dealers and their customers would be on the way to 201 Poplar. Thats the missing ingredient from Blue Crush. Director Godwin, my offer still stands; It'll come back to help you gain control of the city once again and it will only cost you $1.00 a year!!!

DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LIVES IN MISSISSIPPI

Even though Cheyenne Johnson has only been the Shelby County Assessor of property for just two months it seems that havoc has already struck her office which may lead to her having to terminate a close friend who does not reside in Shelby County.

Johnson E. Saulsberry Jr. was brought over from the Sheriff's department to be the Deputy Administrator making over $78,000 As year. It is known that Saulsberry and Johnson are close friends and its believed by employees that Saulsberry was brought in to be the "Hackett man' for those who did not support Johnson in her bid for office. Employees also state that Saulsberry has created a hostile work environment where employees who have worked together for years can no longer call each other by their first names.

But the real problem with Saulsberry employment is the fact that he is violating County policy and Johnson is aware of it. The residency policy states "As specified in the House rule Charter,All employees hired after September 1,1986 must be a resident of Shelby County at the time they begin work and continue to reside in Shelby County as a condition of their employment.

While Saulsberry owns several properties in Shelby County but does not reside in Shelby County. According to the Assessor's web site his name is shown as owner of 1478 Eloise and 778 N. Parkway. The Eloise address was owned by Saulsberry deceased father Johnson E. Saulsberry Sr, Who retired from the old Army Depot,and his mother who was a school teacher.

However the address on record for Saulsberry is 4371 Castle Street which is owned by a Laronda Saulsberry. But records (Deed of Trust) that I am in possession of show that Saulsberry in September of 2003 purchased a home for $236,000.00 in Desoto County Mississippi. His current residence which he resides in nightly (I have spoken with neighbors) is 4430 Connor Drive, Hernando Ms. In January 2008 he paid $2,365 in taxes in Desoto County.

The bottom line to this story is that Saulsberry,an employee of Shelby county Government does not reside in Shelby County. In a conversation with Cheyenne Johnson several days ago after he made a visit to the radio station concerning a complaint that was made to me by an employee concerning the actions of a supervisor,she stated that it would be up to Saulsberry to prove where he lives. in other words I took her to mean that she has no plans of doing anything about the violation of County policy.

Employees at the Assessor's office have been warned not to speak to me or they will be fired, But the new Assessor may need to be concerned about the Federal Whistle Blowers Act,and the fact they if she willfully allows an employee to violate county policy she is guilty of the same fraud as that employee.

ADDING SOME COLOR TO THE WHITE HOUSE

ITS A NEW DAWNING IN AMERICA

IS AN INDICTMENT IN THE MAYOR'S FUTURE

I was informed by sources today that a Federal grand Jury will convene in about two weeks to seek to bring indictments against Memphis mayor Willie Herenton. I was also told that subpoenas have already been received by some who will be called to testify.

HAIL TO THE CHIEF, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

I HAVE WAITED WITH JOY TO PLACE THIS GRAPHIC ON MY SITE AS I BECAME SO VERY PROUD TONIGHT AS I WATCHED BARACK OBAMA BECOME THE FIRST BLACK MAN IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD.

THE DREAM IS NOW A REALITY

40 years ago Martin Luther King spoke of a promised land speaking of Blacks that we would get to,A land that he may not get to with us but he assured of that we would one day get there. Well tonight Blacks in this country finally arrived in that land. No longer is the dream of Dr. King just a revelation in his mind but now has become a reality to every Black man and woman,Boy and girl. THANK YOU DR. KING AFTER WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS FOR 40 YEARS WE FINALLY ARRIVED AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT THE RACIST AND BIGOTS CAN DO ABOUT IT. CONGRATS TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA

TODAY IS THE DAY THAT WILL CHANGE AMERICA

TONIGHT BARACK OBAMA WILL BECOME THE FIRST BLACK MAN ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. VOTE AND PUT THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE

YOU HAVE ROCKS IN YOUR YARD SMARTER THAN SARAH PALIN

Sarah Palin the woman that Republicans want as their Vice President is as dumb as a bag of rocks click on to hear how this ding bat got pranked by comedians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic7s8Qy9FhE

FROM THE SHELBY COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2008
VOTER INFORMATION AND CORRECTION OF FALSE RUMOR

The Shelby County Election Commission announced today that voting on election day, Tuesday, November 4th, will be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for that day only A false and incorrect rumor is being circulated stating that the Election Commission has extended voting until the next day. This is not true. The dates and hours of elections are determined by federal and state laws and cannot be changed by the Election Commission.

Voting will be conducted at 274 voting locations throughout Shelby County. To find your voting location go to the election commission web site, shelbyvote.com, and look for “Where To Vote” on the left side of the home page. Information on other election topics, including lists of candidates and referenda language, is also available on the site.
Shelby County Election Commissioners
Myra Stiles, Chairman
Richard Holden, Secretary
Robert D. Meyers
O. C. Pleasant, Jr.
Shep Wilbun, Jr
Shelby County Election Commission
157 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38103

ELECTING MCCAIN WOULD BE MAINTAINING GEORGE AND ALL HIS FAULTS

NOT EVEN THE WIZARD CAN HELP HIM NOW