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 March 23rd, 2011 The Memphis Tea Party had announced that the national group would hold a convention in Memphis in April. The date has been changed to September 8-10. The theme is still “Liberty Through Accountability.”
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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By Mark Skoda, on August 26th, 2010 
Bill Haslam
Hello from the Memphis TEA Party;
I wanted to update you on my meeting with Bill Haslam. We met here in a Memphis last week and his wife and West Tennessee campaign manager were present. I had several people from our Memphis TEA Party group along with our 9th District Congressional Candidate,
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By Georgeann King, on July 28th, 2010 Mark Skoda, Chairman of the Memphis Tea Party, will appear on Glenn Beck’s 4 p.m. show Friday.
The discussion will include a panel of Tea Party patriots, representatives from Freedom Works and the 9/12 Project.
I hope he will get a chance to mention Charlotte Bergmann, who is running for Congress from the 9th district.
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By Georgeann King, on July 18th, 2010 Before announcing author Laura Ingraham at her book signing Saturday, Memphis Tea Party president Mark Skoda had a few things to say about the dust up with the NAACP.
Skoda recounted his CNN interview where he discussed the racism charges made against the Tea Party with Hillary Shelton, a representative from the NAACP.
“I invited
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By Georgeann King, on July 17th, 2010 
Laura Ingraham was in town today at the Ridgeway Hilton to speak to a Memphis TEA Party group and sign her new book, “The Obama Diaries.”
Georgeann King checks out the book-signing action with Laura Ingraham in the background.
Georgeann gets a picture with Lang Wiseman, left, Chairman of the Shelby County Republican
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By Georgeann King, on August 22nd, 2009 Memphis Tea Party group will have a radio show every Saturday night from 6 to 7. You can listen to it on KWAM 990 or stream it from their website. I’m sure they’ll have plenty to talk about.
By Georgeann King, on August 4th, 2009 And the Memphis Tea Party goers are planning to be there. It will be interesting to see how he responds to some questions on health reform or if he takes any at all.
The time is 10 a.m. Saturday, August 8, at Bridges, 477 North Fifth Street.
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