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In a profanity-laced tirade, a Memphis DJ last week used an on-air interview to berate a local Republican congressional candidate -- calling her a "token negro" who is doing the bidding of "white folk." DJ Thaddeus Matthews called Charlotte Bergmann, who is black, "stupid." He referred to her as a "curly-haired nigga." When she walked out of the interview, he refused to shake her hand, saying he didn't want to get her "whiteness" on him. The outrage? The fury? In Memphis, you can hear the crickets. Bergmann told FoxNews.com that, while the web video of the interview has gotten a...

A shocking YouTube video (uploaded by someone not friendly to the Tea Party) shows Memphis talk radio host Thaddeus Matthews insulting and humiliating Republican congressional candidate Charlotte Bergmann on air.

This shocking video shows Memphis talk radio host Thaddeus Matthews insulting and humiliating Republican congressional candidate Charlotte Bergmann on air. Matthews later tells Bergmann to "get your stupid, ignorant ass out of my studio" and refuses to shake her hand because he doesn't want her "whiteness" to "rub off" on him.

Ready to give voice to District 9’s need for jobs “Charlotte Bergmann can win!” The catchy slogan signals a Ninth Congressional District campaign that has catapulted this local mother and grandmother into national celebrity. Bergmann, a native Memphian, is the Republican who will face the Democratic incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen in Tuesday’s general election. On Tuesday, Chris Canale (left) of D. Canale & Co., hosted a fundraiser for Ninth District candidate Charlotte Bergmann. Held at Canale’s office at 79 South Second St., the event featured 8th District Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. Bergmann was accompanied by campaign supporter Arthur Robinson. (Photo by...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For someone who her incumbent opponent has dismissed as a "fringe candidate", 9th District Republican congressional challenger, Charlotte Bergmann, stridently sends a "mainstream message"- granted with a conservative bent. “Success comes with people voting to insure the government stays out of the business of people who are trying to grow their businesses,” said Bergman. “I don't think of her as a maverick in the sense of being a maverick in ideas. But, I know one thing. Her ideas will be for the people. All the people,” said John Willingham, former Shelby County Commissioner. If the variety of...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Charlotte Bergman is the Republican candidate for the 9th congressional district. She's also pitting herself against Willie Herenton and she used a giant billboard to let everyone know about it. It's the stark, yet eye-catching message on a Union Avenue billboard. Is it somebody's idea of joke or one candidate's boldly outrageous premonition? But, who is Bergman? "I have no idea," said one Memphis resident. She's a candidate who's not only running, but plans on winning the 9th District Congressional race as the Republican candidate. "I'm the only one that can actually whip Willie Herenton and Steve...