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Here's a little secret about former Memphis Mayor Willlie Herenton. If he wants to keep away from reporters, it's impossible to get him to change his mind. But if he's feeling good, in the mood, he'll talk. After two weeks of retirement, Willie Herenton was feeling good on this date.
"I get up late," the former Mayor says, "I take long lunches. I do my yard work. I've been driving my pickup truck. I've just been chillin'." Herenton bragged about never taking a vacation in his more than 17 and a half years as Mayor. "I've really enjoyed this," he says. "I'm relaxed and energized."
Boomerang Willie Herenton. Just when you thought he was gone, he comes right back. He has resigned, changed his mind, retired, changed the date, and then retired again. It lasted all of two weeks. "Everywhere I went, " he said, "people were saying to me "Why did you retire? We need you. Are people asking me to run? Yes. Am I considering running in the special election? Of course I am."
He says he has great concerns about what Mayor Pro-Tem Myron Lowery is doing, although he didn't get very specific. "I know I created this situation," Herenton said. "I'm concerned about some of the things that Mayor Pro-Tem Lowery has done and is planning to do. This is all about the city, it is not about Willie Herenton."
Herenton knows that many people are upset over his decision to possibly run in the special election. "I know most of the candidates, and I'm just sort of ambivalent about them," he said. "I'm not saying that Willie Herenton is the only man who can run this city. There are plenty of people, in charge of successful businesses, men and women who can do the job. They just aren't running for Mayor."
Herenton has until September 3rd to file for the special election.
- Herenton says he's still running for 9th Congressional seat
- Says he's been stopped by people asking him to run for Mayor
- He's considering running, no decision yet
Here's a little secret about former Memphis Mayor Willlie Herenton. If he wants to keep away from reporters, it's impossible to get him to change his mind. But if he's feeling good, in the mood, he'll talk. After two weeks of retirement, Willie Herenton was feeling good on this date.
"I get up late," the former Mayor says, "I take long lunches. I do my yard work. I've been driving my pickup truck. I've just been chillin'." Herenton bragged about never taking a vacation in his more than 17 and a half years as Mayor. "I've really enjoyed this," he says. "I'm relaxed and energized."
Boomerang Willie Herenton. Just when you thought he was gone, he comes right back. He has resigned, changed his mind, retired, changed the date, and then retired again. It lasted all of two weeks. "Everywhere I went, " he said, "people were saying to me "Why did you retire? We need you. Are people asking me to run? Yes. Am I considering running in the special election? Of course I am."
He says he has great concerns about what Mayor Pro-Tem Myron Lowery is doing, although he didn't get very specific. "I know I created this situation," Herenton said. "I'm concerned about some of the things that Mayor Pro-Tem Lowery has done and is planning to do. This is all about the city, it is not about Willie Herenton."
Herenton knows that many people are upset over his decision to possibly run in the special election. "I know most of the candidates, and I'm just sort of ambivalent about them," he said. "I'm not saying that Willie Herenton is the only man who can run this city. There are plenty of people, in charge of successful businesses, men and women who can do the job. They just aren't running for Mayor."
Herenton has until September 3rd to file for the special election.
