On the recordMay 21, 2009
I can't believe it. Who would have thought a little country boy like me would be Mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, in '09? I couldn't even have wrote that in a fairy tale.
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transcripts.cnn.comJames Young: “I can't believe it. Who would have thought a little country boy like me would be Mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, in…”
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James Young reflects on his unexpected election as mayor, highlighting his humble beginnings.
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May 21, 2009
I can't believe it. I said, who would have thought that a little country boy like me would be mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, in '09? I couldn't even have wrote that in a fairy tale.
May 21, 2009
It's just beginning to sink in. The places that we were locked out, I'm going to have the key. The places that we couldn't go, I have got the key.
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