Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Willie Herenton is a Finalist for "Best Mayor in the WORLD"
Posted by John Branston on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 4:00 AM
From the press release: "According to city residents from all continents, a great mayor must possess these qualities: good administrative abilities, able to provide safety and security and protect the environment, as well as having the ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds.
The World Mayor Project was first carried out in 2004. As in previous years, the 2008 contest again seeks out mayors who have the vision, passion and skills to make their cities amazing places in which to live and work - and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve, and thus raise their profiles.
It honours those who have both served their communities well and contributed to the well being of cities nationally and internationally. The most outstanding mayor of 2008 will be presented with the World Mayor Award.
Based on the number of nominations and the persuasiveness of supporting statements, City Mayors, the organisers of the World Mayor project, has drawn up a list of 50 finalists. The list includes 11 mayors from Asia, 10 from North America and 11 from Latin America, 15 from Europe, as well as 3 from Africa.
Get the list of finalists here.
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• administrative abilities • provide safety • foster good relations between races explain to me how he got on that list again? In a corrupt, crime ridden, racial divided city? Is it opposite day?
And people complain about the Golden Globes...
No, it's not opposite day, it's BIZARRO MAYOR!
Oh good night, I've heard it all now. What did he do, buy his way in, nominate himself? PLEASSSSSSSSSSE! You notice there are only 8 from the US listed, obviously this is not a "major" thing. Willie is a joke!
If you'd like to contest his nomination, send an email to editor@worldmayor.com
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