Charles Carpenter Cannot be Trusted
Why would anyone elect Charles Carpenter? He has been with Herenton throughout every campaign, and has obviously helped him in his verbiage that stokes the flames of racism, that serve as nothing more than a smokescreen to get over on Memphis for personal gain.
For someone to promote the fact that every time they are called to the carpet for impropriety, it is because of their race, is simply borderline asinine. This is a tactic that is obviously ok with Charles Carpenter. He has been with Herenton every step of the way. He has yet to speak about the arrogance that Herenton loves to display. Why is this? I feel it is because it is an acceptable way to get what they feel whites have gotten away with throughout Memphis’ history. That, in and of itself, is a crazy rationale. So, since they did it, we need to be able to do it. OK, that makes a lot of sense. I for one am glad that Herenton is black. I would not want him to be white and give whites such a bad name. If he were white, I feel he would be the head of the Klan. His views are hate filled, plain and simple.
Carpenter must share the same views as Herenton, or he would have distanced himself years ago. To feel it is ok to do wrong simply because others got away with it for so long, is really a backward mindset. Will Carpenter get caught up in the frenzy of making money on projects that have an influence by the city? Will he appoint four times the amount of jobs that the charter allows? Will he appoint no bid contracts to people that he does personal business with? I see no color in the crimes just listed. I just see crimes. It reminds me of all the anger over blacks being targeted in the Tn. waltz sting. They were supposedly targeted. The bottom line is, they took the money. They are guilty. The majority of politicians as well as population in Memphis are black. The notion that we should get a discount because of our color is ridiculous.
Can Charles Carpenter lead this city in an objective manner? Uh, no! It is guilt by association. He has been associated with the guilty for twenty years, and we don’t need an undercover Herenton in the office of the Mayor. Carpenter will prove to be a better looking, more tactful, more likable, but still the same, Herenton number two.
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I just love the campaign poster. Unfortunate though, that a promenant member and elected official of a community has to have a slogan with an offensive word in it. Obviously we know what kind of people he’s trying to attract. The illiterate, non-respectful type no doubt. I wonder if he uses the same language as Van Jones does at his Town Hall Meetings. Say hello to a foul mouthed future.
January 17th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Is this the first post on this?