Press Release: Main Street Journal’s First Annual Memphis Soapbox Dinner
(The following press release is published as it was received by the Main Street Journal.)
Main Street Journal & the League of Women Voters
present the first annual
Memphis Soapbox Dinner
An evening of political conversations
Tuesday/September 7 * 7PM * Opera Memphis
Ten political conversations to choose from. What do you want to discuss over dinner?
Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer & Karanja Ajanaku, Tri-State Defender
“Just One” — Are racial politics in Memphis dead?
ONE OPEN SEAT LEFT
Diedre Malone, County Commissioner & David Pickler, County School Board
“Is consolidation too complicated?” — Both sides of the consolidation issue.
THREE OPEN SEATS LEFT
Larry Bates, Information Radio Network
“New York Times & Fox News & Media Taking Sides” — Is our national media failing us?
TABLE IS FULL
Mark Norris & Jim Kyle, Tennessee State Senators
“The Crystal Ball” — What will happen during the November national election?
TABLE IS FULL
Congressman Marsha Blackburn, United States Congress
“Is Washington really broken?”
NEW TABLE JUST ADDED, OPEN SEATING
Jim Strickland & Kemp Conrad, Memphis City Council
“Snafu’s and Brooms” — Impressions from the August 5 Election.
TWO OPEN SEATS LEFT
Bill Dries, Memphis Daily News & Michael Roy Hollihan, Main Street Journal
“Blogs & Tweets, Brietbart & Huffington” — Is the internet the new battleground for left vs. right and who is winning the new media war?
TWO OPEN SEATS LEFT
Dr. Thomas Lindberg, Memphis First Assembly & David Fowler, Family Action Council
“Can they say that?” — Pastors and politics, what pastors will and will not do when it comes to politics.
FIVE OPEN SEATS LEFT
Mike Carpenter & Steve Mulory, Shelby County Commissioners
“Church & State, Gender Discrimination & Strip Club Ordinances” — How our politicians see social issues in Memphis.
FIVE OPEN SEATS LEFT
Mark Skoda, Memphis Tea Party & Lang Wiseman, Shelby County Republican Party
“Elephants & Tea” — Where is the Tea Party movement really going?
TWO OPEN SEATS LEFT
Brian Kelsey, State Senator & Mark White, State Representative
“State Rights vs. Federal Rights” — A look at health care and immigration.
TABLE IS FULL
Tickets for the dinner and evening are $25. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please contact mainstreetj@aol.com
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