Jackson Jambalaya

Can't dispute her results but is civic health best served by having anyone in the same elected office for 30 years.

@6:04, it depends on the individual. I don't think most can handle such, but we can't write out everyone.

I agree with Kingfish, the lady has the best intentions for the city. Sure, some people don't like her, and/or her successes, but that doesn't change that she is very selfish when it comes to Madison, the City.

I just moved here and loves her passion. She may not come across the right way, but she does try to make it better for us here in Madison. OAN: I wish she would do something about the birds in Strawberry Patch Park. Used to be a great place to exercise, but the bird poop is ridiculous.

I was in college with Mary at Belhaven. Even way back then, she had her heart set on making Madison a great place to live and raise a family. I think she has succeeded. I know a lot of folks don't like her, but I am not one of them.

kf, did the Auditorium close ?

Just an observation: all the accolades (except the Belhaven roomie story) could apply just as well to Fidel Castro and his vision for his country. I think two terms or 8 years is enough for anyone.

Do you dummies really think she is in this because she loves you all so damn much? She gets to direct all the development in the city and help her brother buy up property from little old ladies for pennies on the dollar that will be worth thousands of times more once roads and subdivisions get planned. It has been the greatest scam every, and all of you thought she just wanted to have a nice garden club for the ladies next to a tea room in some 120 year old house. Follow the money.

Did you see the Hood clips across the three stations? Funny, but he appears to try to confuse with who responded to who with a letter and a white button down in jeans attitude.

I would think if I were taking on the Governor, I would think twice about going casual.

If I were Jim Hood, I'd be a little more concerned about the national attention he received this week in the Wall Street Journal re: his close relationships Scruggs, et al, pay to play, etc.

Pathetic, literally.

Yeah the Mississippi Litigation Mob...

July 28, 2010 10:15 PM

KF what the heck is wrong with the recent comments?

Glitch in blogger. They know about it. Sorry. It is a pain, trust me.

10:15 is on the money.

@10:15, you nailed it. While Mary's conduct has had the side effect of creating what its citizens want in terms of a comfortable neighborhood, her agenda is pretty transparent.

She is one of the more ruthless agenda pushers in the area, and if you are on her shitlist (deserved or not), you aren't getting anything done in Madison.

Go ask the residents of a certain fully occupied upscale neighborhood in the dead center of town why the second and third phase of their neighborhood isn't being developed right now, and is sitting fallow among the fancy 5,000 s.f. houses.

Hint: it's not because of "the economy". It's because Mary decided that one of the subdivision developers was somehow involved in some mortgage fraud relating to the sale of a few houses in another neighborhood, and now won't allow him to complete phase II of the project.

Read that again: a subdivision developer, whose job was to get the plat through the approved, put in the streets, sewer and gutter, and then SELL the lots to spec builders, got on Mary's shit list several years later because she believed that he somehow was involved in MORTGAGE FRAUD on the sale of completed houses in a different neighborhood.

Her refusal to let the development proceed cost the developer a couple $100,000.

Also, in that same neighborhood, Mary drove through one day while several builders were well into construction on the homes. She decided that she didn't like some of the looks of the homes, and issued a completely illegal form of "stop work" order on all of the builders so that she could have her lap dog Graves do some "architectural review". Over a week after not allowing work, she had Graves deliver the word that the builders needed to add the lovely spires and finials to each house.

Needless to say, the builders lost quite a bit in profit during that period. Some of their subs moved on to other jobs that were active, some ran over budget installing and reworking the new additions.

All because the dumb c word believed that the houses needed to be "classed up".

What a friend to the community.

If I was Mary I would say Go to West Hell Tim Johnson and Rudy Warnock or whatever hot city you can find.....Only if I was Mary!!!

Don't forget the giant urns on top of CVS. Her comment they looked right and to scale on the plans.

After reading these blogs the only people really against Mary and what she has done for the city of Madison are Elvis and Rudy. Now what does that say? I wish these two BOYS would go play out of state under a red light and the county of Madison would forever be grateful!!!!!!!!

Uh, 1:59, did you read my post above about her arbitrary and crazy stance against the developers?

More than Rudy and Tim. Lots more. Mostly people who are doing business and then are rudely, and illegally, interrupted by her highness.

uh! 2:26pm, excuse me you, Rudy and Elvis.
Why aren't the developers more vocal or are they just whining due to the economy and it is easier to blame the Queen than fess up to your own ignorance.
Be careful to be taken in by people who omit the most important stuff when they are pleading their reasons to their bumps in the roads of their life.

Well, jagoff, it's because Mary operates like a crime boss. She is influencing the city council by refusing to let them vote on issues (tabling things interminably) so they don't get done, using her staff to convey messages from her, not writing letters, not receiving phone calls at her office, but placing them on a cell phone only and discussing any particular issue vaguely, so as to avoid being trapped by her words.

She had a direct influence on one of the former Supreme Court justices, and she has a choke hold on anyone who wants to run for public office in the city.

Why don't the developers become more vocal? You're right. I am sure the general public would get all up in arms about an issue as confusing and archaic about requiring a cost bond on the wearing course of a subdivision, which was already obtained but let lapse by the city on purpose.

I bet you'd really follow that issue.

Mary makes her flock happy by "protecting the citizenry" from the bugaboo of apartments (low income white trash/black people), and "industry", also known as jobs. In the meantime, she uses that bully pulpit to enrich herself, ALLEGEDLY receiving pieces of any deal that actually gets done in that south Madison stucco garbage-fire of a town.

Her unique imprint of agglomerated rococo/creole/greek revival garbitechture is her aesthetic stamp on the town, and is a laugh riot to anyone with taste.

But, you're safe there and she keeps your streets smooth. You're happy. Just don't try to do business as a non-preapproved FOM (friend of Mary).

Jagoff......since you have stressed yourself out over the Queen, is that why you have lost so much weight?

Oops, we have for got about our King the great Banks..... How are you doing?

I don't know that I've lost that much weight. About 12-15 lbs. Started pushing myself on runs.

Thanks for noticing.

bugaboo of apartments?

Tell that to the people who live by Parham Point and have for twenty years.

How many licks do it take to get to the center of a lollipop? Seems our friend Mr. Banker needs a stress releaser try solving the age old lollipop ? I am Mary Hawkins Butler and I approve this message!!!!! LMBO

Tell what to them, KF?

and, @10:57, I am seriously trying to parse the meaning of your very interesting message.

There is no shortage of available apartments in the metro. Nothing mandates that a community must include apartments as an option in its housing stock. More power to MHB for keeping apartments out of Madison.

2:48 You are a fool and/or incredibly stupid

append to 2:48-- you seem awfully jealous, sorry you can't afford to live here. get a life! who the hell are you? we love our life and safety, thanks to Mary.

7/24 6:04 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

@11:31- I grew up in Jackson and watched the easy credit and housing bubble allow your shitty suburb to be created.

I live in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. That's who the hell I am.

I am most certainly not jealous of anyone who lives in Madison. If anything, I feel contempt for some redneck like you who moves to the 'burbs where they can be with other rednecks and not be intimidated by those who can't afford the 20% down to live in a neighborhood of McMansions, piling up credit card debt to get that new SUV and awesome quality Miskelly furniture. Jealous! You nailed it.

As for affordability, vis a vis my ability to buy in Madison, well, check out Trulia.com, and follow your nose. That is, if you can get it dislodged from your ass.

Believe it or not (and I'm sure you don't), there are many places on earth where the city is more expensive than the suburbs, because it is more desirable.

You have that Miss'ippi state of mind.

If you think that what built Jackson's burbs is easy credit and a bubble then your ignorance precedes your lame comment.

You're right. 20 somethings just out of college have always been able to buy brand new "starter homes" in the 'burbs.

So what did build Jackson's burbs, o sage?