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awesome job on shining some light on all this KF!

Dagos? As in Wops? LMAO

Does anyone believe him?Sara O'Reilly-Evans does.

When it looks like your job is a goner in give or take 60 days, and when you're about to hit a $60,000 jackpot for a cursory wink and nod review of the transactions, you sure as hell do understand how critical the need is to complete these swaps ASAP.

Noun 1. dago - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Nice.

Some of my best friends are Italians. In fact, some of the best sex I've had has been with female Italians.

and if you want the CL to actually cover this and put some heat on the City, email Blair Goldstein at bgoldstein@clarionledger.com

She is the city reporter. Joyner will butcher the story with prepositional phrases and paragraphs that only leave out "nowutamsayin"

The hate crime police led by bennie thompson and jim hood will get you

Dago could be considered derogatory and is too often used that way. But there was also a time not that long ago when friends with different ethnicities used those terms with each other jokingly, for fun with no malice intended, and no offense was taken. It was ribbing, giving of the business, fun, non-threatening.

I'm a Wop and I wasn't offended. I've read and heard them all. I'm not sure my definition of bung syncs with King's. The humor is clumsy which will please the political correctionists out there. But I don't see malice and as an Italian-American I know that when I see it.

Though King having sex with Italians is more information than I care to know. ;)

I'm sure 'Fish used the term lovingly and with respect. *snicker*

I concur with 'Fish in regards to Italians, only male not female! Woohoo!

I've never been offended when someone refers to me as an Italian Stallion. I wish they would do it more often. ;)

"I've never been offended when someone refers to me as an Italian Stallion. I wish they would do it more often. ;)"

Tell us more, Guinea!

So have you lost all respect for Wiell too? I mean he did endorse Crisler, so obviously he doesn't think the swap was so horrible that he withdrew his support for him as mayor. Funny, how you only comment on what fits into your own little world.

"So have you lost all respect for Wiell too? I mean he did endorse Crisler, so obviously he doesn't think the swap was so horrible that he withdrew his support for him as mayor. Funny, how you only comment on what fits into your own little world."

Maybe it's the lesser of all evils?

Weill had his reasons for endorsing Crisler. If Weill and I agree on an issue, great, if not, no big deal. He's the best councilman right now.

Let's see if Weill tackles the matter of TIF abuse. I'll bet you that 99% of Jackson taxpayers do not know that they are subsidizing the already completed expansion of the private River Hills club for the next 10 years or so.

River Hills WAS NEVER GOING TO LEAVE their current location. That is only the soundbite they put to the heads of the Council to pull off the TIF scam.

Obviously you know very little about how important these types of tax breaks are to developing a city and/or keeping an area well-developed.

Actually, isn't that Weill "has" his reasons for endorsing Crisler. If he is the best there is, then his endorsement must mean a great deal to Ward 1 and Jackson. And, if you seem to know those reasons, why aren't you clueing us in on said reasons. I suspect that I actually know why he is endorsing Crisler over why you think he is endorsing Crisler.

Obviously you want to run and hide from the fact that taxpayer subsidizing TIFs are being abused in Jackson.

TIFs are not just used in Jackson; they have been used to develop private commercial property throughout the State. It's a system that breeds abuse and something the Legislature needs to get a handle on.

These swaps will break Jackson more quickly than TIF's ever will.

I don't think it is a matter of which is greater or lesser of the evils. The swaps refi debt while the TIFs are taxpayer subsidies going directly to private businesses.

You are CLEARLY CLUELESS ABOUT TIF'S. THE SAME TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN PAID, CONTINUE TO BE PAID. THE NEW TAXES derived from the increased value of the property ARE ALSO PAID [dumbass] and are used to FLOAT a NEW bond to correct and connect to city water/sewer/resurfacing needs.

This was done at RH. there is a reason our state is last in everything. These are done nationally, but when done here, local yahoos freak.