Add another name to the rat race of prospective candidates vying to replace Memphis mayor Willie Herenton.
Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges (pictured below) announced his candidacy in an E-mail to The Commercial Appeal earlier this week.
"I am behooved to learn that you have mentioned a number of people in your article who are running for mayor however you have deliberately deleted by name from the list," Hodges wrote.
Not that he's made his candidacy well-known. But perhaps we should have just assumed he'd toss his name in the ring. He's run for either mayor or City Council in at least the last three municipal elections.
The 61-year-old Hodges, who on his MySpace profile calls himself the "ambassador of the planet Zambodia" who came to Earth 333 years ago, said he's the "only candidate to be that makes sense to lead this city out of the devastation that we are experiencing."
Hodges went on to say Memphians have reached out - "my email exploded because of the overload from concerned citizens."
He also mentioned that part of his platform would include legalizing hangings in Court Square for those who commit "henius crimes."
A call to his cell phone was not returned.
This announcement by Mongo is very fitting and is the epitome of what this community has turned into as well as the rest of the unqualified clowns that have announced.
After saying all this, Mongo wouldn't be any worse than what we've had in the Mayor's office the last 18 years.
Actually, tny has stated my exact thinking with his comments above. The goings on in Memphis specifically and TN in general should be made into a television reality show. Backward, ignorant and racist don't begin to define this region of the country.
I think that Prince Mongo would make us a Great Mayor at least he told the truth in the paper.Iwould like his e-mail; if possible and some flyers for my yard.He knows all about Memphis and the people living here.I think he would be great as Mayor.