The Dalai visited Memphis a few months back. It was in the middle of all the hype & hoopla regarding swine flu, so in an effort to prevent the possible passing of swine flu, temporary mayor Myron lowery greeted the Dalai not with a handshake, but a fistbump. It caused quite a stir in the press and I found it to be kind of a chickenshit way to greet someone. I would've shaken his hand, swine flu be damned.
The political leadership in Memphis are some of the many reasons why I'm glad I live in Arkansas.
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