James Perry

Actual quotes from President Trump: Trump’s “victory timeline” claims. Mar 3: "We won the war." Mar 7: "We defeated Iran." Mar 9: "We must attack Iran." Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully. March 10: practically nothing left to target Mar 11: “You never like to say too ⁠early you won. We won. In ​the first hour it was over.” Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet." Mar 13: "We won the war." Mar 14: "Please help us." Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it." Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all." Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me." Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad." Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help." Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO." Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 20: "NATO are cowards." Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it." Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait" Mar 22: "Iran is Dead" Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran." Mar 24: "We’re making progress." Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.” Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away." Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO." Mar 28: No major quote Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences." Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing" Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon." Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen." Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences. Apr 5: "Open the fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah." April 6 :a whole civilization will die April 7: total and complete victory April8: objectives were met A true disaster

@Isaac__NBA And Nashville far more concerned with getting a MLB team.

Even if they were to ever move I highly doubt it will be to Nashville. They can’t even support the Titans & Preds.

In lieu of an Easter message, I guess.

In the name of all that is good and holy, how is Kara Lawson not being offered a small fortune to run this program?!?!?!

@ANTHONYBLOGAN Yet another uninformed & idiotic take. No one has stopped to consider that Nashville wouldn't support an NBA team. Seen Nissan stadium when Titans are losing? Seen Bridgestone when the Preds suck? BTW, Silver has already said two expansion teams coming. NBA not doing relocation.

LeBron James was not wrong about Memphis. I live in Tennessee and I have no desire to go there. They most certainly should move to Nashville. It's not about Memphis being a black city. Because nobody says the Atlanta Hawks should move to Savannah.

Oh look! @BishopBarron on the news again! Wonder when he has time to...you know...do some Bishoping?!

@OutKickHotMic @TheChadWithrow 🤡

Nashville isn’t without its issues, but the gap between it and Memphis is wide. @TheChadWithrow weighs in on LeBron’s comments and why the criticism is valid. Full breakdown: youtu.be/fitGgIUwc6c

I will have a column later tonight with more, but here is what Raptors assistant coach and Memphian James Wade had to say about NBA players suggesting the team should move from Memphis:

In 2022, Zach Randolph wrote about his love for the city of Memphis: “Listen man, Memphis is one of the most underrated cities in the country. They have so much underground talent in that city that hasn’t even been tapped yet. I know that for a fact. Memphis has so much creativity and history, just on the music side, from the blues to Isaac Hayes, to even Elvis. There’s no denying it’s a cultural city. But it’s a hard working town, you feel me? With blue collar, hard working people. It has its tough spots and rough moments, but the thing that makes Memphis special is that they accept all their people. People who got knocked down and got up resilient. People who ain’t got the prettiest journey story. Bottom line is, you can be you in Memphis — you don’t have to act a certain way. So when I got there, I felt like I fit right in.” playerstribu.ne/ZBo

@NBA__Courtside Serious question--who is Gilbert Arenas?

Gilbert Arenas agrees with LeBron on Memphis and says if NBA players could pick where they was drafted from, the players that was born in Memphis wouldn’t pick Memphis: “This is just to everybody in Memphis that’s upset and say you forget where you came from. NO, WE KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM AND WE KNOW WHERE WE WANT TO GO. YOU THINK THIS is Memphis and another bunch of cities? You think basketball players are training every day to get out the hood to go to WHAT CITIES? WHO’S OUR IDOLS? ARE YOU THINKING HOW A basketball player think? Who’s our idols? Who are we growing up wanting to be in life? MICHAEL JORDAN, big city. Kobe Bryant, big city. Bird, Magic, big city. SO, EVERY NBA PLAYER COMING TO THE DRAFT, YOU WANT TO be in the big city. Because we know the big city gets the big promotion, gets the bigger contract, get the big shoe contract. That is what happens. Unfortunately, there’s other cities in between that has a chance to pick us. YES WE’RE EXCITED THAT WE GOT DRAFTED IN the NBA and whatever city takes a chance on us, obviously we’re going to hold it down.” (Via @NoChillGilZero)

@kingjames, I would welcome the chance to turn your criticism into action in one of the most important cities in the world. Come to Memphis and roll around with me for a bit and I will show you some of the culture and powerful investment opportunities in our City.

@jimbretzke I believe Bishop Barron has become more concerned with being America's celebrity Catholic and Trump sycophant than being a priest and servant of the Catholic Church. Shameful.

I believe Bishop Barron has articulated a contrary position in the last 48 hours!

My 2nd trip to Memphis is almost over and I’ve again really enjoyed my time here. So I felt the need to say something, especially after what LeBron said today. This city often gets a very bad rep and I’ve experienced that myself. Players shitting on it, media saying it’s dangerous, people asking me why I’d go here because I wouldn’t be safe, I’ve heard it all. All those people couldn’t be more wrong. This is a city very different from other “typical American cities”. Memphis has it’s own identity, an identity that makes it special. Memphis is a very warm and welcoming city. From the second my first trip started last year I’ve felt welcomed by the people. In the Fedexforum, on the streets, in the airport, in my hotel. My experiences have been nothing but positive. Not once have I felt unsafe or anything remotely close to it, not in my week long stay last year and also not in my almost 2 week long stay this year. Now of course every city has its weaknesses and room for improvement. And that’s where I have to give a lot of credit to the mayor and the people who run this city. Even in the year between my trips there has been clear improvement. The streets are cleaner, there’s roadwork being done and downtown is noticeably more lively compared to last year. Don’t let people who have never been here tell you what and how this city is. Memphis is a unique and beautiful city, Memphis is Memphis. I have truly loved my time here and I can’t wait to keep coming back in the future. But first one more game against Toronto tomorrow.

The MEMPHIS Grizzlies

What a f-ing clown!! I guess he's assuming anyone in Memphis would want him here anyway? Nashville?! Yeah--they really support those Titans. Keep your flopping ass, taking 8 steps with the ball ass, missing pressure shots ass, ole' defense ass out of Memphis!

@CatholicArena Prayer is not performative. He should know better. He raised his arms in prayer with a woman who compared trump to Jesus. He should be ashamed.

🇺🇸 Bishop Robert Barron participated in an Easter Lunch for Faith Leaders at the White House today

I am not merely a Catholic by affiliation, I nearly walked the path to the priesthood. Scripture, to me, has never been casual reading; it has been studied with the care of a sculptor refining form; patiently, attentively, reverently. And so I say this with both conviction and humility: Prayer is not performance. It is not spectacle. It is a sacred act, an intimate communion between the human spirit and the divine. A means not only to speak, but to interface with the heavens, the hosts of heaven themselves. When we pray, we approach with humility. With thanksgiving. With love. Just as one brings offerings into the house of the Lord, not in arrogance, but in surrender. Which is why moments of public prayer demand even greater care. When figures such as Paula White stand before the world in prayer, the expectation is clear: to seek wisdom, not validation. To ask that leaders like Donald Trump be guided toward justice, compassion, peace, and discernment. To intercede for the poor, the vulnerable, and the preservation of life. That is what true supplication looks like. But to elevate any political figure especially during the sacred solemnity of Holy Week to a comparison with the sinless Son of God is not devotion. It is error. And more than that, it borders on blasphemy. Likewise, when Franklin Graham invokes the Book of Esther as justification for the destruction of a modern nation such as Iran, it reflects not divine insight, but a troubling misapplication of scripture. Context matters. Theology demands responsibility. Sacred texts are not instruments for political ends. Faith was never meant to be weaponized. It was meant to guide, to correct, to humble. And if we are to invoke God in matters of leadership and war, then let it be done with trembling reverence, not confident distortion. Because the danger is not in believing too deeply but in believing wrongly. I am ashamed, this is our Holy Week for Gods sake. God have mercy.

March 28th No Kings Rally incident: Statement below. Full Release: memphispolice.org/news/no-kings-…

This is genius! While you're at it, be sure to give our enemies security codes on how to get into your 'complex'. What a f-ing moron!!!

@JohnMartin929 Hahahahaha. Unlikely but not impossible. But it is impossible to get there when you're not in the bracket at all...which is where your program is.

@PoppaPerryVol do you honestly think you’ll ever get there

Tennessee when it comes within a game of the Final 4