As you Memphians are aware, the mayor of our city, the honorable Willie W. Herenton, announced on Thursday that he is the father of a 4-month-old child from a recent relationship. He refused to mention whether the child was male or female, or the name of the mother, or anything like this.
Surprisingly, I really don't have a problem with this; he's not denying anything, he seems ready, willing and able to start the parenting process again at the tender age of 64. OK, but when the kid graduates high school, he will be 82 YEARS OLD!! We're talking Tony Randallesque behavior here, people!
Yes, he has the resources to do this; it's not like he's a poverty-stricken teenager. Heaven knows, I'm the last guy to tell people they're too old to get busy, but this still looks unseemly. Folks, you're never too old to use a condom, but 64 is just a teensy bit late to become a father.
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What (if anything) does this do to Harold Ford's chances in terms of his anticipated senate run? It seems to me that he already had a few strikes against him. I just hope that John Ford is not next in the line of succession in terms of Harold's congressional seat should he vacate it.
I think that he has been able. to a certain extent, separate himself from his crazy uncle in the eyes of the public, certainly in West Tennessee, probably in the rest of the state.
I, sadly, am skeptical that good ole boys in the rural parts of the state will pull the lever for him, no matter how much he tries to pass himself off as just a darker shade of John Tanner.
I am hopefuk that I will be proven wrong.
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