Jackson Jambalaya

Redneck open meet
Oxymoron you moron
Necks want ass plus cash

Tip of the Iceberg with the County, look deeper KF

Not to be rude, but claiming the agenda is not available until the meeting starts has got to be a lie. More likely the woman was told by 'the authority in charge' that no copies of the agenda are available to anyone other than the board and department heads. If I lived in that county I would demand of my supervisor an answer as to why this policy exists.

Government peons enjoy any appearance of power. It's orgasmic to them. Secrecy, to the mind of an uneducated little man in the courthouse, equals power. It brings a warped sense of authority, in your face, I'm in control. Same reason they want black windows and barely visible county designation on the door rocker panels. Oh, and antennas, three minimum.

Surprised that you even found out there was a meeting Monday. I don't think they put that info on their website.

"and antennas, three minimum" hahahahahaha thanks for the giggle.

They must have short memories in Rankin. Some of us remember when there was a "house cleaning" in Rankin County and some even went to jail - it can happen again. They are not above the law as some choose to believe!

One of the reasons I ran for supervisor in 2011 was a lack of transparency. In 2011 the BOS meeting minutes were almost never posted as required. When they were posted it looked like my second grade son wrote them. The only way you can find out when the meetings are held is by calling or going to the BOS office. Meetings are held during the day so working people need to miss work to attend. There were a number of candidates willing to make the BOS 100% transparent, but unfortunately we did not have the funding to get our message out. Government can’t be of the people, for the people and by the people if the people are not allowed to know what is going on. Maybe the next election will change how the BOS operates.

Paul Buisson

So Paul, why did you not win the seat?

I found the following on the Rankin County Website, on the Board of Supervisors' page, under FAQ


Q When are the Board Meetings scheduled?

A The Board meets at 9:00 a.m. on the first Monday and the 15th of every month. If the 15th falls on a weekend, the Board meets on the Friday before that date.

Board Minutes are available online by clicking Board Minutes .

Did you click on any of the board minutes numbskull? They are BLANK. The latest available is from January 12th.

Pull.your.head.out.or.start.your.own.blog.

Rankin never had a Elvis, but it had 8 years of a Clovis and now some of his minions.

Shadow, start calling out there yourself.

Rednecks or not, I'll take the Rankin County "good ole boy network" any day over Stoke's wife. (I love the choices the Jacksonians elect) .

While I love her Aunt Ester hats, ... my mind kept trying
to calculate the combined weight of Mr. and Mrs. Kenny.

After all, I thought we were in a "food desert".

RooRoo, the answer you seek is contained in Paul Buisson's initial post. I do hope your rudeness does not drive Mr Buisson from further posts.

My attention was garnered by Mr Buisson's first sentence regarding lack of transparency by the BOS. Therefore, this reader, whose friend is google, sought more information on the character of Paul Buisson. Not only does Paul Buisson's prior experience include acting "Director of Food and Nutritional Services for ten years where he managed over 150 employees while maintaining a multi-million dollar budget but he consistently reduced annual costs and streamlined operations."
It is obvious that Paul Buisson possesses strong business acumen. Just as impressive is his personal stellar credit rating whereby, he proudly, and rightfully so, boasts "maintaining a zero credit card balance since the mid-1990s."
RooRoo, not that I care for a reply; however, this question is offered more to hand a mirror to you: Does your work record contain such impressive and oustanding creditials?

While I love her Aunt Ester hats, ... my mind kept trying
to calculate the combined weight of Mr. and Mrs. Kenny.

Get down Kenny! But warn the USGS first.

Just wish I had a live feed of council meetings so I could see the Whitwell vs. Aunt Esther show. Popcorn is ready

8:24 is correct.

The USCG ( The United States Coast Guard )
would not permit either one of the Stokes' to
board Father Balser's Friendship II .

There are no vessels on the Rez that are rated
to accommodate the weight of one Stokes.

Much less two Stokes .

Paul,
No offense, but you did not win because you come off a little Ron Paulish. Not stable, more angry and detached than polished and sincere. I have heard you speak at a Tea Party event and no offense, but that is what is wrong with the tea party. You come across as deranged and bitter, and it does not sit well with most. Tone down the common tea party theme of "No transparency" and the anger and you may have a better response.
Also, your whining about funding is a result of one of three possibilities:

1. You do not have any rich friends.

2. If you do have rich friends, they obviously do not think that you are not a viable candidate, hence why they did not dump loads of quiche for you to run with.

3. You did not have a large enough base of $200 donors or could not attract many with the anger routine.

Any way you look at it all 5 BOS were re-elected and some had "Tea Party" opponents. I like the Tea Party and the original intent but it has been overrun by a bunch of bitter-men and a gaggle of mad women, i.e. Jane Hall. Tone it back a little and I believe you will create more success.

Please quit whining Paul, it is so Democratish.

Regards,

Conservative and Recovering Tea Partyist

USGS = US Geological Survey

Actually March 2, 2012 10:10 PM YOU are the one who sounds bitter.

No rudeness intended. In fact, I considered every word I wrote. I am curious of Mr. Buisson's position on the reality of Rankin politics. I do not for a minute claim to understand them and am curious about his honest assessment.

Mr. Buisson I do hope you know I am sincere in my question.

Kapt Kangaroo

Shadow.

You sound like spilled milk. You do it to yourself. Stop spilling milk. I'm not here for anything other than watching flowers on the wall.

Kapt

IS IT ME or do we want THE DOCK BACK!@#$@#$

Imagine that.

10:19,

just honest not bitter. Mr. Buisson may be a very good and qualified man for the job, but the M.O. that you have to vilify everyone that does not see your view as unworthy of the office is a little much. Hell, the tea party thinks Harper is not conservative enough. What in the hell do you want. No matter how big a game you talk when you go to DC you get in line or you sit on the side. What has Ron Paul done in congress in 24 years. He is relegated to the nut house because he does not get in line, and this makes him irrelevant. In order to get some stroke you have to be there a while or else vote EVERYONE out and start over and that is not going to happen. He needs to swallow a dose of reality and realize that it is not going to change overnight, its a process. Get use to it. I am not saying I like it, but those are the facts.

I will say this, that no matter how bad Rankin County politics are, even the county officials wish the City of Pearl and it's elected thugs were in another county!

Well at least in Rankin there is no fighting al oner the tv and in the newspapers. You drive down a road one week with a pot hole and the next week when you go down that you look for the pothole but it is gone. They do not tell the state how to build interchanges and how they will look, as the same with their highways and due to this notice Dick Hall's name does not appear mud in this county. Businesses were not sold a bill of goods and then the only people that came out on top was the county or city's officials. Rankin and all it's cities always take the brunt of all but reality is that we the citizens are conservative and supportive of our communities and businesses, which is why we find it easy to smile and proud to say yes we are from Rankin.

When Clovis left they hired a iteriem administrator the current county engineer, do you think he is getting both salaries?

Bitch and moan ad nauseum March 2, 2012 11:17 PM but Buisson is trying to bring about change whether you like what he offers or not from your anonymous perch of self-bestowed superiority. As for your indigestion with the Tea Party BFD.

Gregg Harper voted to fund the implementation of ObamaCare, voted to increase the national debt limit every time Obama ask for more money, voted to give Obama the power to detain any US citizen forever without being charged with a crime or given a trial. Greg Harper's Conservative Action Score given by the Heritage Foundation is 60%. Here is his votes...http://heritageactionscorecard.com/scorecard/index.html#H001045#member

I think Clovis & Nick Walters went into business together

8:19, Smuggy Much?

Does it make you smile that your government operates under a shroud of secrecy? Does it make you smile that even the hopelessly inept Hinds County BoS manages to post its minutes, but you smiling geniuses in Rankin can't quite pull it off?

Does it make you smile that your school board meetings could double as a Weathersby family reunion?

Does it make you smile that one of your mayors had to do an end run around the county to have alcohol in restaurants, simply because you mullahs are still debating prohibition 80 years after it was repealed?

Does it make you smile that your leaders are too impotent to persuade the state to design interchanges that fit with the local community?

You keep smiling. Others will keep laughing.

Curt
Not everyone in Rankin County believes in how King J and IDR run the BOS or how the Weathersby family is the depository for school funds.
There was a change in the make up of the BOS in 08 and now they are in their second term.
We wil have the opportunity to make changes in the make up the school board.
We need new blood in most all of the elected offices in the County, will we get it, I doubt it.

"Does it make you smile that your school board meetings could double as a Weathersby family reunion?"

Damn right Curt, its like a "Weathersby" Christmas and
Thanksgiving dinner every time the Rankin School Board meets.

When some people smile it sure is not because of the Curt Crowleys in the world, then again there is nothing more funny than a jack ass.

The Rankin "tat monkeys" are just now waking up.
ALERT !!! McDonalds stopped serving breakfast
about 7 hours ago.

I am LMBO at the Weathersby reunion comment!! So true! And someone needs to clean house!

We in Niknar are quite content that we are laughed about, as Jackson, Hinds and Madison burns down around you. We've got the W clan, which is going down as we speak, but you, you just elected and re-elected exactly what? Yep, poor ole dumbasses are we.

Hey, Niknar.......two of ours weigh more than all of yours. You got to be proud of something, scooter.

Sigh..........

Why won't any of you defenders address the main issue here: Hiding the Board of Supervisors' meeting agenda and not posting the minutes online?

I know the ignorant redneck mentality is to defend with missionary zeal against any perceived slight with no critical thought whatsoever, but consider this simple question:

Should Rankin County be hiding the agenda and not posting the minutes?

Why is it so hard to admit your precious Rankin County might be doing something wrong on this one particular issue?

Does Larry Swales the chancery clerk keep the minutes?

Curt, I am an outspoken supporter of Rankin County. I agree, there is room for improvement. From what I have encountered, there is an attitude of, "Board's are not for public consumption, interruption." I actually heard that from a local board president who was taking advice from his father, who has served on boards.

There is room for basic improvements. I would like to see those so outspoken about the School Board to solve this very simple, very minute issue. Will they, no. They are too busy trying to usurp the very power they seek to limit.

There is a fundamental requirement of government to be of the people, for the people and by the people. Unfortunately, Rankin power-brokers still believe it is their government and can't be bothered with the basics of publishing an agenda. I've NEVER heard of publishing an agenda AFTER a meeting. That makes no logical sense and is demonstrative of backwards thinking.

I do believe some of the problem is secrecy, also, it may be exposure, but I also believe is they don't know how to do it. They were just "raised this way" and probably have processes in place that prevent the publishing to occur regularly.

I'm fairly certain if this was exposed as a basic issue within the community, something would happen. That takes MANY in the community to request and ultimately demand of OUR government.

The same argument goes for minutes.