Jackson Jambalaya

I appreciate Mr. Speed's efforts to help his city. The original reservoir project was also thought to offer flood control for the riparian lands which would be used for industrial purposes. The human family and the US Army Corp of Engineers are still learning about floods and floodplains so its wise to set the lakefront construction up at least ten feet.

Since I missed it, did he divulge his education and experience relative to flood control? Was he able to list any actual projects that came to fruition while he was involved with the Mississippi Development Authority or the City of Jackson? Or is this another example of 'it only mattered that he had good intentions'?

How is his father being mayor of Jackson (I didn't know that) relevant today? What century was that?

18th Century

No 2:00 it is widely known what a baffoon and idiot the Mr. Speed is.

He is not the founder of two NYSE companies like you are. He is a well known loudmouth of no substance, that has made his mark on the world by blogging under some assumed stupid name. There. You have it. You win.

The subject of the discussion(s), and, supposedly of the radio show, has been "What has Leland Speed done" for the state and Jackson since assuming the mantle of savior under the guise of being a supreme economic developer for a salary of one penny per year.

I've never discounted his personal accomplishments. I'll give up now on anybody, including the pimp at 4:33, listing anything he has done with economic development in the last 15 or so years. But, he's held his liquor well, smiled at the right people, kept his shoes shined, picked up a lot of tabs (charged to others) and did the political shuffle well.

"But, he's held his liquor well"...YOU PIECE OF SHIT....HE BARELY DRINKS. Saying something like that about a hero like Leland Speed.

Tell you what, zero. Meet me at the Mayflower tomorrow you name the time. I will have Mr. Speed with me. you can ask HIM.

tell me where to meet you other than that, and either you or me will get our asses kicked. Chicken shit MF'r.

It was a dollar a year, man about town. Dumb shit. shows how much you actually know.

Tell you what, zero. Meet me at the Mayflower tomorrow you name the time. I will have Mr. Speed with me. you can ask HIM.

tell me where to meet you other than that, and either you or me will get our asses kicked. Chicken shit MF'r.

Thanks for comedy. You obviously don't know Leland AT ALL because he would NEVER show up with your sorry ass to prove any such point. F'ING LOSER.

Clarence Williams: While you're strutting your stuff, maybe you're the one to provide the list of economic development activity Mr. Speed has accomplished in the past two decades or were you going to bring it with you to the Mayflower?

Surely Mr. Speed can type and he can post here himself if he'd like to. Penny - Dollar; the point remains the same. It was a gimmick. A meaningless charade of a gimmick. How many months were wasted with that gimmick while we could have actually had a legitimate head of the development authority concentrating on results? A gentleman of great integrity? Absolutely no doubt. Results and accomplishments of a public nature? Crickets.

If we're going to torch Ben Allen and Watkins, et al, then why not shine the same light on Mr. Speed? Fair is fair and there are no sacred cows.

Our city fathers have the cart before the horse. Public safety should lead economic development. Jackson should be healthy & safe before its wealthy.
Safety is a public good and economic benefits are private. The water supply and recreation of the Rez continue to benefit the area, but the flood control was just a selling point...

In our current situatuon, it's going to take a lot of $$ to make our city safe.
I wouldn't say the cart is exactly infront of the horse.

Is Mr. Speed done with his suits to impede the will of the people on land-grab in the name of 'eminent domain?' Or does he still think he knows how to use my back 40 better than I do?

6:19; how dare you question Leland's motives. Don't you know he's been involved for ninety years in selfless efforts to build/develop/improve the plight of you ignorant land owners?

He did wind up with some egg on his face in the two lakes footprint as Ben Allen, McGowan, & Speed's trust tracts happened to be lakefront and probably now have some partnership interest in one of the islands to be constructed from the excavation spoil. We are hoping the grand flood control scheme sans levees works as planned.

No, he wound up with a JFP smear. First, the law required board members to own land in the district. Second, He DONATED the land in question to Mississippi College. Land worth over $1 million. There is no partnership interest in anything involved with this project. Nice try but it is the JFP.

He did wind up with some egg on his face in the two lakes footprint as Ben Allen, McGowan, & Speed's trust tracts happened to be lakefront ...

Your ignorance of the situation is only exceeded by the animus driven vendetta depravity of Ladd.

Kingfish; How is it that you KNOW "there is no partnership interest in anything involved with this project"? "Anything involved with this project" (which will never get off the ground anyway) is a pretty broad subject.

I don't doubt (and appreciate) your comment re his land gift to MC; but, how could you possibly know of all the players and their various holdings,dealings, partnerships, trust shifts, shifts of ownership to family, etc?

I'm simply asking; so don't skin me and hang me out to dry for the question. Thanks.

"Anything involved with this project" (which will never get off the ground anyway) is a pretty broad subject.

You are clearly clueless. Have you made the first phone call to the corps, been to any meeting regarding same or do you just have an uneducated opinion?

Stay tuned for 3 1/2 weeks, follow the news, and come back to publically wipe the egg off of your cowardly, stupid face.

My God, will you PLEASE go away?

Another mindless blogger, whose mission in life is to torch those that do things. A poster child of the old saying "If you don't want to get shot at, never stand up."

Spineless, useless nothing.

Never mind Clarence. He's a control freak.

If any comment I have made about Speed is factually inaccurate, please point it out. That you want nobody to point a light at Speed is reflective of your own 'waterboy' mentality. If you're his relative or one of his waterboys, take your 'blind dedication' to a gathering of similarly myopic sheep.

And, since you accuse me of 'torching those who do things', again, feel free to point out here and now any substantial results he produced while in his 'dollar a year' publicity gig.

Another mindless blogger, whose mission in life is to torch those that do things. A poster child of the old saying "If you don't want to get shot at, never stand up."

And, since you accuse me of 'torching those who do things', again, feel free to point out here and now any substantial results he produced while in his 'dollar a year' publicity gig.

Google him SH. His list is endless. Too much trouble listing all for an invisible pissant like you.

Now stand up, SH. Come to a meeting. Join something.