Macon, Georgia has very interesting politics, but the cycles seem to repeat themselves. Its the same names or the same faces just moved around.
But, boy oh boy, politics in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee just read like a soap opera.
When the Dr. W. W. Herenton announced he would quit his job as mayor to focus on a congressional campaign, it didn't take long for nearly a dozen candidates to step forward and seek the job. While there are experienced political leaders in the race, they certainly lack the color and charisma of two of my favorite candidates, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
The King was best known in Memphis as a wrestler, who walked around with a crown. He made his hometown proud when he joined the national wrestling scene with Vince McMahon and WWF/WWE as a commentator on Monday night Raw for several years in the 90s.
CLICK HERE to visit Lawler's campaign site.
I actually had the opportunity to meet Prince Mongo when I was a news intern. We went to his home near Park Avenue after neighbors complained about his yard decorations, which included mannequin heads on top of broomsticks positioned around his front yard in a picket fence style. He used his Toyota Sequoia as a dog house. The neighbors who lived closest to him, ironically, had no problem with the stuff in his yard. In fact, many of them joined him for dinner once a week. He'd cook them a steak dinner in the summers and regularly delivered groceries to those with whom he wanted to share. All of the stuff he said about being from another planet seemed small when you really got to know the guy.
To learn more about Prince Mongo's campaign,
CLICK HERE.
Both men use a common sense approach to politics, which should never be undervalued... even if they royally odd!
