No Sale

I heard Charles Carpenter today with his Obama brand of politics. He sounds like he decided to run for office after attending a leadership seminar at some hotel. He must have used the word leadership 300 times today while still not telling us what he meant. With his education and long list of credentials there wasn't a shortage of people suggesting he should run.We already know that leadership is a needed in city hall, but what is his plan? He also promised "change." We all know how that goes. The whole country is experiencing that right now under this new administration. These days that's getting to be nothing more than a catchy campaign phrase. After helping Willie Herenton get elected five times he should be pretty good with them.

Though I wouldn't vote for him. I still think Carpenter is a pretty good guy. I don't think he was paid to run. It's just that none of the other candidates represent his interest. He is what I call an"Elite Black Democrat." He's from the mold of a Herman Morris. A lot of his proposals seem to rely on him being able to sale his ideas to people who don't know him. Having been one of Willie Herenton's campaign staff doesn't give him a pass. He is against Consolidation and he has no definite plan to address crime. Based on what I heard today. No sale.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/charles-carpenter/