Saturday, November 2, 2024

Coming Soon: Jackson Today?

 Well, well, well, it appears the Barksdalers are about to start another online publication.  Check out the fundraising invitation posted below. 

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D.L. Gardner: Election Sermon

Pastors, churches, denominations, and faith organizations usually have rules, written or otherwise about political endorsements. Politics has gotten downright testy the past couple of decades or so. Lordy, Lordy let’s not mix politics and religion, you know separation of sects and all. Heaven knows there’re more sects today than we started with back in the beginning.

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Friday, November 1, 2024

No Comment!

 Live from North State Street in Jackson. 

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The $28 Million Unconditional Surrender

It was a surrender nearly worthy of Versailles or Appomattox as Dr. Spencer Sullivan agreed to a $28 million judgment after UMMC sued him for stealing patient lists and other trade secrets when he worked for the hospital ten years ago.  However, UMMC will not enforce the judgment if the physician forfeits his medical license and closes down his business, Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine.  In other words, pay up or get out of town.  

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MCPP: Politics Without a Legacy is Pointless

“All political lives end in failure” observed the British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan. His did. So, too, will Joe Biden’s.

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It's War!

 Former trooper Ivana Williams declared war on the Mississippi Department of Public Safety last night. 

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Shrimp, Butternut Squash, & Orzo Pasta Soup

Eat your Tuscan immigrant heart out George Clooney!


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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Shucking the Corn with Lucien Smith

Check out Empower Mississippi's latest podcast as Wil Ervin raps with former Mississippi Republican Party Chairman and all-around good guy Lucien Smith.  Mr. Smith discusses the Presidential election as well as the current state of Mississippi politics.   Enjoy the podcast posted below.  

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A Tale of Two Corruptions

 What goes on in Tallahassee apparently doesn't stay in Tallahassee, at least when it comes to the FBI.  The Clarion-Ledger - yes, the Clarion-Ledger - compared public corruption cases in the capitol cities of Florida and Mississippi.  Charles Drape reported:

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Pearl High School Cleared

Despite the rumors, there is NO shooter at Pearl High School.  

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Mayor Fights Cancer

 Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler announced she is battling breast cancer.  The Madison County Journal reported yesterday: 

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Idiot of the Day

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.  

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Museum of Art's Director Honored

The Mississippi Museum of Art issued the following press release.  

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Idiot of the Day

 The Flowood Police Department issued the following statement.  

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The Carly Gregg Postgame Show: WLBT Edition

 WLBT interviewed Carly Gregg' attorneys Kevin Camp and Bridget Todd for well over an hour on October 22.  The interview was streamed live on WLBT's Facebook page.  The stream predictably generated over 370 comments and replies.  However, Ms. Todd engaged in the online food fight herself as she repeatedly took commenters to task.  The exchanges are posted below. 

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Robert St. John: The Hospitality Gene

PETROGNANO, TUSCANY— Last night I was sitting at the long dinner table in our Tuscan villa. Fourteen of my American guests from all across the South were enthusiastically engaged between courses. I found myself doing something I often do—pushing my chair back from the table and leaning back to take it all in. The room had reached that warm, familiar hum, a kind of enthusiastic, conversational roar. It’s not just voices; it’s a sound you can feel, an energy. People laughing, leaning in, and truly connecting. These are the moments that make me pause, feel grateful for my family, my team back home, these people, and for everyone else who trusts me with their time and their travel plans.

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The Mosh of Lud

 This is certainly a sight one does not see at most concerts.  

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Sid Salter: Non-Partisan Judicial Races Remain Tacitly Partisan

Mississippi judicial races are supposed to be non-partisan - meaning that candidates don’t run under the cloak of any political party. The 2002 case Republican Party of Minnesota v. White drew a bright line that judicial candidates had free speech rights that states were not free to constrain through so-called “announces clauses.”

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Trick or Treat!

 It's that time of year in the SEC.  

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Re-Elect Senator Roger Wicker


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Live from High Street

Warning: This post is not safe for work or kids.  

There was more craziness on High Street yesterday. 

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Shad Wants to Cut Over $300 Million in Mississippi Government Waste

Note: JJ is going to treat this story somewhat differently.  There is a bunch of good stuff to cover in the report but if it is all, well, stuffed into one post, eyes will glaze.  JJ is going to dissect the report section by section over the next few days where it is more manageable to read while delivering quality information.   

State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement yesterday. 

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Safe! (Updated)

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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The War for Smith-Wills Stadium Heats Up

The war for Smith-Wills Stadium between the city of Jackson and state of Mississippi heated up Friday as Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a counterclaim against the city in Hinds County Chancery Court . The city sued last month to stop the state from taking back possession of the 300-acre property.  

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Bringing Home the Bacon?

Never let it be said State Representative Trey Lamar (R-Hazzard County) ignores his homies.   Mississippi Today's Geoffrey Pender and Taylor Vance reported October 9, 2024: 

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Recalled to Life

Crotches are gonna crotch.   Veteran photographer Rick Guy shot pictures of the Scarecrow Cruise and Car Show in Madison Saturday for this website.  Automotive beauties filled up Montgomery Street.  A reader bragged about his son's find and restoration of a 1970 Mach I found in a barn.  Naturally, one of the crotches just had to trash the comment but the reader brought receipts.

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Out of the Basement

 Battered syndrome can be beaten.  It takes time and effort, but it can be beaten.  

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

Update: Found Alive

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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Wrecking Balls & Reading Glasses

The owner of the infamous Hotel O fought back against the Jackson City Council's plans to demolish the eyesore this year.  

 A highly emotional Ali Muthana berated the City Council at its meeting Tuesday during public comments.  Muthana is the father of Hotel O owner Noah Muthana.  Jackson Municipal Court Judge Jeff Reynolds condemned the property and ordered the city to demolish the dilapidated building.

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Making Diamonds Out of Carbon

Problems can appear to be just that, problems.  However, problems can also be a forge to create something wonderful, much as an ugly piece of iron is turned into a beautiful sword of steel .  Consider the anamorphic painting.  Ugly from one view yet when gazed at through a different view, a masterpiece emerges.  What seems insurmountable often is a gateway to something better.  The late Dr. Frank Pollard preached on these truths and more in the 1996 sermon posted below.  Enjoy. 

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Bill Crawford: Hosemann Wants to Reorganize State Government

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wants his Senate to develop a plan to reorganize state government.

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Pictures of a Scarecrow Exhibition

Madison's Scarecrow Cruise and Car Show has come and gone this but not before JJ photographer Rick Guy captured it all.  Enjoy.

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In the Dome

If you didn't make it to the Superdome last night, here is some bootleg of the show.  If you don't know which show, then you are not in the know and if you are not in the know, you don't have a need to know.  

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D.L. Gardner: We the People Rule

Is the third time a charm? So far, former president Trump has won half of his elections. He’s running for the rubber game in the series (2 out of 3). I’ve never seen anyone run like this for an office in the face of such overwhelming opposition. It’s like a movie in which the hero is an underdog. All of the authorities are pursuing the candidate. They have threatened him with everything from prison to assassination, and he comes back fighting harder than ever. In a way, it’s the All Amercan story of perseverence against all odds.

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Friday, October 25, 2024

Idiot of the Day

 This TikTokker (surprise) is not too bright, is she? 

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Play of the Day

 After #6 Holmes Community College scored a touchdown to take the lead over #8 Northwest Community College with 20 seconds to go last night, things looked bleak for the Rangers of the gridiron.  

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MCPP: Trump Has Momentum. What Might That Mean?

We are now less than two weeks away from the Presidential election – and Trump seems to have momentum. In the all-important states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, Trump looks ahead of Kamala. By a whisker.

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Mississippi State Fair Attendance Falls

 Mississippi State Fair attendance dipped slightly from 2023. 

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Cuban Sandwich

Collection of ZeroBear PolyBear's recipes.

The people of and from Cuba are great, but it's the sandwich named after them that gets my love.



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Thursday, October 24, 2024

The Ballad of Rudy Warnock is Continued

 Rudy Warnock's December 2 federal trial for public corruption charges was postponed.  Judge Wingate entered the following statement on the docket of USA v. Rudolph Warnock, Jr.:

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Idiot of the Day

 Check out what this Rochester Community School Board (Mi) member had to say about allowing boys who identify as girls to use the girl's bathroom. 

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Jury Awards $27 Million in Clinton Insurance Case

 A Hinds County jury found Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company must pay $26,885,275 to CHC Investments, LLC on October 23.  

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Children's Hospital to Host Golf Tournaments Monday

Friends of the Children's Hospital issued the following statement.

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Forestry Consultant or CON-sultant?

Forestry consultant or Forestry conman.  Such is the question to be asked of Pike County's Jeffery Taylor as the lawsuits accusing him of fraud continue to pile up.   

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How Boeing Fell Apart

Once a titan of American success, Boeing just can't seem to do anything right these days.  From poorly-build problems to stranded astronauts to the current strike, Boeing might be on the ropes.  Matt Stoller dissected the fall of Boeing on his blog, The Big Newsletter, back in 2019.  Simply put, accountants and financiers replaced the engineers who ran the company and decided to start copying the federal government in how it did things.  Stoller wrote: 

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Mustard or Water?

 It's time for another edition of Matt Mitchell's Roll Call.  Enjoy. 

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The Ballad of Rudy Gets a New Verse

Will evidence of bribes, offer to kill Madison Mayor, and expensive gifts be allowed? 

The legal skirmishing is heating up as former Canton engineer Rudy Warnock and former Canton Ealdorman Cleve Anderson  prepare for their December trials on federal corruption charges.  

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Mississippi Today: Marve Who?

 Notice anything missing over at Mississippi Today

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Robert St. John: Gratitude and Candor

At 63, I’m still a work in progress. If you'd asked me at 30, I’d have told you I’d have life and business all figured out by now, with nothing left to do but coast. How wrong I was. Back then, I thought I’d cracked the code of my 20s and that my 30s and 40s would just be about riding the wave. When I hit 40, I was sure I’d have it nailed by 50. By 50, I started wondering if anyone ever really has it figured out. Now, in my 60s, I’ve learned to embrace the fact that I’m never going to have it all sorted. And you know what? I’m kind of excited about that. Maybe that’s what aging does—it humbles you, but it also gives you permission to keep getting better, to keep striving. Wisdom doesn’t mean you have all the answers; it means you’re smart enough to know there’s always room to grow.

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You Asked for it, You Got it.

 JJ finally got around to collecting all of ZeroBear PolyBear's recipes into one page after receiving more than a few requests to do so.   If you want to peruse over a year's worth of recipes from the Bear, just go to this page. Enjoy. 

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Trollfest '09

Trollfest '07 was such a success that Jackson Jambalaya will once again host Trollfest '09. Catch this great event which will leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Othor Cain and his band, The Black Power Structure headline the night while Sonjay Poontang returns for an encore performance. Former Frank Melton bodyguard Marcus Wright makes his premier appearance at Trollfest singing "I'm a Sweet Transvestite" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Kamikaze will sing his new hit, “How I sold out to da Man.” Robbie Bell again performs: “Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Bells” and “Any friend of Ed Peters is a friend of mine”. After the show, Ms. Bell will autograph copies of her mug shot photos. In a salute to “Dancing with the Stars”, Ms. Bell and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith will dance the Wango Tango.

Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).


Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.

Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".

In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.


In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.

Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.

Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.


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Trollfest '07

Jackson Jambalaya is the home of Trollfest '07. Catch this great event which promises to leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Sonjay Poontang and his band headline the night with a special steel cage, no time limit "loser must leave town" bout between Alan Lange and "Big Cat"Donna Ladd following afterwards. Kamikaze will perform his new song F*** Bush, he's still a _____. Did I mention there was no referee? Dr. Heddy Matthias and Lori Gregory will face off in the undercard dueling with dangling participles and other um, devices. Robbie Bell will perform Her two latest songs: My Best Friends are in the Media and Mama's, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be George Bell. Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger will host "Pin the Tail on the Trial Lawyer", sponsored by State Farm.

There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.

If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.

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