Midtown Facts
Although Midtown is a rather vague term for an area in Memphis, it basically entails Central Gardens, Overton Park, Hein Park near Rhodes College, Cooper Young, Annesdale Snowden, Little Hanoi and the Parkway.
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- May 8, 2012 - Best Seller to Film - Marcus Luttrell, the valiant Navy SEAL who wrote the best selling "Lone Survivor," announced that the book is being made into a movie starring Mark Wahlberg. It's a great read and tells the true story of how he survived an attack on his SEAL team in... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Sponsor a T shirt - Kim Perry, Weirich campaign manager, writes: "We'd like to build name recognition for General Weirich by having our volunteers wear t-shirts with our logo, but t-shirts cost money -- $8.40 each to be exact! We’re getting ready to place our t-shirt order soon, and we’re hoping you will help make it a LARGE order. A great way to support the campaign is to sponsor 20 t-shirts for just $168! Or sponsor 10 t-shirts for $84! Or sponsor 5 t-shirts for $42! Of course, if you're kind enough to sponsor shirts we'll make sure you get one, too! You can donate by clicking http://www.daweirich.com/?page_id=963 and we'll take care of the... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Help Scott Walker - "All the eyes of America for the next five weeks are going to be on the state of Wisconsin. America is going to find out what is more powerful: The people or the money and special interests from Washington, D.C.? Wisconsin will answer that question." - Governor Chris Christie, campaigning for Scott Walker. You can donate to help Walker here: -... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Fundraiser for Fincher - Congressman Stephen Fincher (TN-8), new East Memphis Congressional representative, is holding a dutch treat breakfast to meet and converse with him on Wednesday, May 23 at 8 a.m. at the Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin. Please RSVP to Kim Kaegi or Mary Brette Clippard at MaryBrette@KaegiResources.com or call 615-513-9823. Limited seating available. $15 per person cash covers... More →
- May 5, 2012 - Georgetown Strays From the Fold - The Cardinal Newman Society reports: "Georgetown University has announced that "pro-choice" Catholic Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and lead architect of the Obama administration's assault on religious freedom through the HHS contraception mandate, has been invited to speak at one of Georgetown's several commencement ceremonies." Indicative of what is happening in higher... More →
- May 3, 2012 - Uh, Well Maybe a Bad Pick - From algemeiner: "American Jewish artist and Nazi supporter Gertrude Stein was cited yesterday in a White House proclamation in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month 2012 - The official release which praises Jewish contributions to American society includes the following statement, “Their history of unbroken perseverance and their belief in tomorrow’s promise offers a lesson not only to Jewish Americans, but to all Americans. From Aaron Copland to Albert Einstein, Gertrude Stein to Justice Louis Brandeis.” - Stein, who’s exhibition currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was strongly criticized by Harvard Law Professor in an Algemeiner column yesterday, where he wrote, “Gertrude Stein was herself a major collaborator with the Vichy regime and a supporter of its pro-Nazi... More →
By Georgeann King, on February 4th, 2012 Memphis tea party chairman and talk radio host Mark Skoda discusses its diversity in this article: www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/tea_party_not_monolithic.html
By Georgeann King, on February 1st, 2012 When the Tea Party began to go on the march in the summer of 2009, Mark Skoda was a champion of conservative values and vehemently opposed to Obamacare.
Who would have guessed that two and a half years later he would throw away his adamant beliefs and endorse the father of Obamacare, Mitt Romney?
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By Georgeann King, on January 14th, 2012 WMPS the Point radio host Mark Skoda has written a piece at americanthinker.com entitled “South Carolina Can Settle the 2012 Un-Civil War.”
In it, he argues that Republicans should just lie back and let Romney win the primaries. Skoda recounts that he’s been to the primaries in New Hampshire and saw “people fired up” over
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By Georgeann King, on March 21st, 2011 Justin Joy was elected chairman by acclamation at yesterday’s Shelby County Republican Party convention. He succeeds Lang Wiseman.
You can hear him tomorrow at the GOTV monthly meeting. He will be one of the guest speakers and will discuss Obamacare, Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling in Florida and future plans. Also appearing will be Memphis Tea
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By Georgeann King, on February 21st, 2011 Today WMPS, The Point, launches in Memphis.
The AM1210, FM 87.7 conservative talk show station is the brainchild of Tea Party organizer Mark Skoda. Here’s the Monday through Friday lineup:
Starting at 4 a.m. is First Light, followed by The Steve Gill show from 5-8, Mike Gallagher 8-11, Matthew Hill 11-noon. Noon to 2 is
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By Georgeann King, on February 14th, 2011 A week from today, Memphians can tune into a new talk radio station.
WMPS, The Point, will launch at 4 a.m. on Feb. 21 on AM 1210 and FM 87.7. A collaboration between Memphis Tea Party activist Mark Skoda and radio owner George Flinn, the Point wants listeners to “fall in love with talk radio
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By Georgeann King, on December 29th, 2010 It was rather shocking to see Mark Skoda’s picture on the front page of The Commercial Appeal this morning.
Don’t get me wrong; he deserves to be there. The Tea Party leader has gotten national attention, but is often overlooked by our local media.
But a conservative is out of sync with the CA’s political
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By Georgeann King, on October 28th, 2010 
“I am pleased with the way things turned out,” said Mark Skoda, Memphis Tea Party chairman, outside the NAACP on Vance yesterday.
He and 25 others gathered to protest the Commercial Appeal columnist Wendi Thomas’ hit piece on Charlotte Bergmann Sunday, in which Thomas told Bergmann go to “the porch.”
Although the Memphis NAACP
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By Georgeann King, on September 21st, 2010 
Plainly declaring she “Can Win,” Charlotte Bergmann opened her 9th Dist. Congressional Headquarters at Poplar and Yates Tuesday
Charlotte Bergmann and Mark Skoda compared notes before Mark put Charlotte on his radio program.
Charlotte Bergmann and Virginia Vagen, Georgeann King’s mother, get a picture at the opening.
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By Georgeann King, on August 29th, 2010 If you like listening to Memphis Tea Party Chairman Mark Skoda on KWAM (990), you will be happy to know that soon there will be more of him.
His show, which has aired Monday and Thursday mornings, will become a daily show as of September 13. But instead of airing from 8 to 9 a.m.,
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