This beer commercial has to be banned somewhere. NSFW.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Forbes: Mississippi is in a death spiral
Forbes magazine published a list of "death spiral" states. Such a state is considered to be in a death spiral if the number of people receiving income from the government is more than the number of people receiving income from the private sector.
AP: Twin Creeks money gone for good?
Twin Creeks. Twin Disaster is more like it. Jeff Amy provides more details on the Twin Creeks flop firsts reported on this website several weeks ago. The AP workhorse reports:
Stuart speaks.
Mississippi native Stuart Stevens defended his management of the Romney campaign in this Washington Post essay:
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Copiah school report card
Here is the report card for Copiah County schools:
Coming after your 401K?
Looks like 401K plans have a target on their account statements. By some strange coincidence a Danish study criticizing the tax credits for 401K plans appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and Time within 24 hours of each other.
USM quarterback arrested.
Update: Police change charges against Alford to conspiracy to possess weapon on school campus.
WDAM reports USM quarterback Anthony Alford was arrested yesterday:
The Parents Campaign digs in on charter schools.
Sorry I have not posted much this week. I've been working on a lengthy research project. I will post the results Monday and discussed it on the radio yesterday. Here is a video of Nancy Loome discussing charter schools with a group of educators Monday night in Meridian. After the 30 minute mark, she goes into overdrive.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Harvey the Grinch
Mayor Harvey Johnson changed the Jackson "Christmas Parade" to the "Holiday Parade" this year. Application/press release.
Governor announces education plan
Governor Phil Bryant announced his education plan to Mississippi teachers in a conference call yesterday. The Governor called the plan "Framing Mississippi's Future, an Agenda for Our Children".
Jordan schedules Evans hearing.
U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan, III scheduled a restitution hearing for Chris and Charles Evans on December 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM. Hope this means some jail time will commence.
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Obamacare standoff in Mississippi?
Should Mississippi establish a health care exchange under the Affordable Care Act? Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is creating an exchange while Governor Phil Bryant opposes his actions.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Parker wins.
Parker defeated Nelson in the race to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Merle Flowers. 20 out of 22 precincts are counted. Parker has a 1377 vote lead over Nelson at 61-39. Two boxes with no more than 400 votes are outstanding. Nelson has conceded. The forces of darkness were defeated tonight.
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Governor speaking to teachers
Governor addressing teachers on conference call about his education program. I'm tweeting it while I listen. kingfish1935 on twitter.
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Word on the street is....
Brent Powell, the son of Republican elder Billy Powell, will run for Kevin McGhee's seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
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Bomb scare at Hinds courthouse
Apparently we are not immune. 24 bomb threats were phoned in to Tennessee courthouses today. The Hinds County Chancery Court building is circled off right now while the building is inspected.
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He's back.
Mike is back and has a few things to say about the election in this classic video. Warning: Strong and um, colorful language. It was shot the day after the election so Mike threw a bit of a tantrum. Racist language used. He makes KIM Waaaaaaaaaade sound like a pre-schooler.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Vandals destroy Greenwood Cemetery monuments.
Vandals went on a rampage in Greenwood Cemetery last night. The pictures below show the destruction as many irreplaceable monuments were demolished. The Greenwood Cemetery Association is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the vandals' arrest and conviction. There are many more pictures but those posted below will give you a pretty good idea of the damage. Real sick bastards.
Warren-Vicksburg schools report card
Here is the report card for the Warren County-Vicksburg school district:
Chris Evans is still free.
Collection of all posts on the Evans case.
Chris Evans of Evans brothers fame is still walking around free thanks to a series of extensions granted by the federal judge. Mr. Evans pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and money laundering in federal court in 2011. U.S. District Judge Dan Jordan, III sentenced Chris Evans to 168 months and Charles Evans, Jr. to 240 months in prison for bank fraud and money laundering. The two brothers created over thirty companies to defraud over fifty banks to obtain approximately $80 million in mortgage loans. It was the largest case of mortgage fraud ever in Mississippi.
Mississippi teachers participated in test-taking scheme to obtain teaching license.
Update: Spoke to MDE and was told they can not suspend the licenses until there is a conviction.
A federal indictment states Mississippi teachers participated in a scheme to obtain teacher certifications using false identification. The U.S. Attorney indicted Clarence Mumford, Jr. of Memphis and twelve other defendants for allegedly taking the Praxis exam for teachers in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The indictment charges the defendants with sixty counts ranging from conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and Social Security fraud, aggravated identity theft, to fraud in connection with identification documents.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Report card for Canton schools
Here is the most recent report card for Canton public schools:
TED Talk: Talk nerdy to me.
Melissa Marshall gives a very witty and funny presentation on how to present complex ideas in a simple way.... and she does it in four minutes.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
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Friday, November 23, 2012
JR, R.I.P.
JR passed away today. Here are some of my favorite clips from Dallas:
Time to get drunk.
It's that time of year and you know what it means: It's time for my award-winning egg nog recipe:
Uncle Miltie speaks
JJ obtained a copy of an email Desoto County Public Schools Superintendent Milton Kuykendall sent to his employees this week:
Are the top schools really top schools?
So you think your schools in Desoto and Rankin are sooooooooo good. Arthur Levine says in the Wall Street Journal guess again. The suburban schools really don't do that well compared to schools in other countried. Mr. Levine opines:
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Blood & Chrome
Frack the holidays. Battlestar Galactica is back in a new series posted online in webisodes. Moore is not involved with this project but it still has the BG feel. Set back in the original Cylon war. Here are the first four:
Moak: Don't stifle dissenters
Representative Bobbie Moak (D-Bogue Chitto) submitted this column to JJ for publication:
Press conference of the year
LSU Coach Les Miles answered a question in colorful fashion after the Ole Miss game last week. What set him was a reporter asked him if Russell Shepard was a flop. Yeah, he asked that question. Needless to say, Coach Miles didn't take too kindly to the question.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The Blueprint author on WJNT this morning
I hosted The Blueprint author Rob Witwer on WJNT this morning. The book discussed how the Democrats were flipping states from red to blue and how they were exporting their Colorado model to other states. This is a show the political junkies will love. Download his book. Its worth reading.
Hinds County Schools report card
Here is the report card for the Hinds County Public Schools District:
FHA: I warned you.
FHA is officially broke. I warned you ,here, here, and here. The Wall Street Journal reported last week:
HCSO tips for Black Friday shopping
The Hinds County Sheriff's Office provided these reminders about shopping on Black Friday:
Latest crime stats
Here are the latest crime stats available online in the Jackson metro area:
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tomorrow on WJNT
Rob Witwer, author of The Blueprint, will be on the show tomorrow to discuss how the Democrats used technology and non-profits to flip states from red to blue. Very interesting stuff and I think you political junkies will enjoy this interview. Here is the show from two weeks ago, the day after the election. 1180 AM at 8:05 AM.
Awwwww
These little girls are selling pecans by the railroad tracks at the corner of Madison Avenue and Jones in Madison to fight hunger:
Mississippi GOP fund-raising down this year.
Mississippi Republican Party cash on hand plunged nearly $200,000 compared to the same reporting period four years ago. Finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission state the party only had $42,151 cash on hand on October 25, 2012. The party had $191,801 on October 15, 2008.* The reports show the party has substantially less money than in the 2008 and 2004 election cycles.
Pearl Public Schools report card
Here is the annual report for Pearl Public Schools.
Yes, its been 50 years.
Found this video of the grand opening of the Jackson Municipal Airport.
Monday, November 19, 2012
DENIED!!!
A federal three-judge panel denied the NAACP's request to set aside the 2011 legislative election results and order new elections in 2013. The order is posted below. Secretary of State Delbert Hoseman issued the following statement:
Clinton report cards
Here is the report card for Clinton public schools. Tomorrow: Pearl.
Who needs a job?
Check out what these Hostess workers who lost their jobs have to say:
Who needs college?
Peter Schiff took a camera and microphone to Bourbon Street and asked employees about their college backgrounds. Get ready.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Jackson Public School Report Card
Here is the JPS report card. Clinton goes up tomorrow.
Democratic Trust thanks Chaney
The Democratic Trust of Mississippi sent the following press release to JJ:
The permanent campaign
Daniel Henninger penned a very good column in the Wall Street Journal Thursday about how the Democrats ground game worked in the presidential election. Contains some nice warnings for the GOP if they want to compete in future swing states:
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Rankin County School District Annual Report
Here is the annual report for the Rankin County School District:
The little hospital that does
Reason TV produced this video about a hospital in Oklahoma. What is unique about this hospital is it accepts payments only in cash. No Medicare, non Medicaid, and no insurance plans. The result is the charges for services are much lower than other hospitals.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Madison schools report card is out.
The report cards for Mississippi school districts are out. JJ will post one a day for the next several days. Here is Madison's report.
Larita at it again.
This time Larita Cooper-Stokes is protesting an animal shelter in her district. Sad part is, the mutts are probably more civilized than she is. Watch the video on WLBT.
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Unions shut down Hostess. (Updated)
Note: Efforts to obtain comments from Sheriffs Randy Tucker, and Bryan Bailey have been unsuccessful. Sheriff Tyrone Lewis comments are posted below.
Thank you unions. My favorite snack. Hostess Cherry Pies. No more since Hostess is turning out the lights. CNN reports:
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Bigger Pie Forum: MDA doesn't know who will repay $20 million Twin Creeks loan
Kingfish note: The post is about the Twin Creeks project. I
inadvertently wrote "Twin Lakes" in the title. The fault is mine and
mine alone. My apologies.
Bigger Pie Forum reports the Mississippi Development Authority can not say who will pay for the loan on the failed Twin Creeks project:
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JPS: Stimulus spending for attorneys?
Attorneys have done quite well representing the Jackson Public School District. JJ obtained through a public records request invoices and contracts for school board attorney Dorian Turner and JPS District Counsel Joanne Sheppard. What is interesting is the district has both a lawyer who is an employee and an attorney who represents the school board. Most districts have one or the other but not both.
Ms. Turner sent invoices of $237,836 since January 2010 to JPS. Here are the fees as stated on the invoices*:
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Twin Creeks gone. What about the $20 million?
Amy McCullough reports in the Bigger Pie Forum the Twin Creeks project in Senatobia is no more:
Charter schools fear-mongering ramps up
A Mississippi ACLU hack, straight from Cal-Berkeley, started up a "Mississippians United Against Charter Schools" page on Signon.org. The usual bromides are tossed out in an effort to smear charter school supporters:
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Dad uses DMR to buy son's land.
Should've put the land in a cousin's name so Tom Hood could say he wasn't family. The Sun-Herald reported:
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Byram PD catches suspect
Looks like one of MDOC's "earned "release" beneficiaries couldn't wait to return to the trade:
Air Force on "path to weakness"
Jack David and Michael Dunn write on the Wall Street Journal editorial page our fleet of fighters, bombers, and tankers is becoming old, smaller, and just plain worn out:
Monday, November 12, 2012
Hinds Election Commissioner fires back at Graham & CL
Hinds County District 4 Election Commissioner fired off a letter to Clarion=Ledger reporter Terricha Bradley-Phillips. The reporter wrote a story Saturday stating Supervisor Robert Graham was "investigating" alleged complaints about the elections last week. Earlier post. She also reported Election Commissioner Jermel Clark questioned whether the machines were tampered with after he was clobbered in his re-election bid by 65%-35%. Mrs. Cochran wrote:
MCPP: State spends $645,560 setting up Obamacare health insurance exchange.
This post is submitted by the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.
The Department of Insurance contracted with a web developer to create and enhance the ObamaCare insurance exchange website.
The exchange is being funded through a $3.8 million federal grant, which (surprise!)
has led to inexplicably large payments for web development. The money
is going to Vimo, a California operator of exchange websites. How much is the Department of Insurance paying for basic website functionality?
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Election Commissioner Robert Graham (Updated)
Update: See email posted at the bottom of this post.
The Clarion-Ledger reported Supervisor Robert Graham said there were "complaints" about the elections:
Friday, November 9, 2012
Save this mutt
This is Mia. 4 years old and needs a home with a fenced-in yard. She prefers to be outdoors. Loves kids. Never jumps on anyone. She was abandoned. Email me at kingfish1935@gmail.com if interested. Open up post for additional picture.
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Senator Chris McDaniel on the election
State Senator Chris McDaniel (R-Jones) submitted this column discussing the election:
Romney Campaign Foxtrots
Watch this video first. Was shot Monday.
Update: It was never beta-tested.
The Ace of Spades argues the Romney campaign's vaunted ORCA project became in reality a Charlie Foxtrot. Read on. Ouch:
Explaining the Obamacare taxes on real estate transactions
The National Association of Realtors published this brochure on the new taxes coming down the turnpike under Obamacare. A new tax of 3.8% will be levied on some forms of investment income. The brochure states:
Thursday, November 8, 2012
About those swing states and the 3 million fewer GOP voters
So the GOP turnout Tuesday was 3 million less than 2008. Shocking number to some as it was the subject of talk radio and the blogosphere today. How about we dig a little bit deeper and see how the Republican turnout compared to where it matters: the swing states.
Judge Green surrenders
Hinds County Senior Circuit Judge Tomie Green withdrew her order reassigning the docket among the four circuit judges.
Governor hires new education advisor from Barksdale
Mississippi Building Blocks is a Barksdale intiative focusing on early childhood education. The organization has lobbied for state-funded pre-school in Mississippi. MBB recently asked for $5 million in state funding to establish a pilot pre-school program. The NE Mississippi Daily Journal reported in September:
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Blast from the past.
Kim Wade and I hosted Adam Schraeger, the author of The Blueprint on WJNT. Feel free to listen to the show as he described in detail how the Democrats were able to flip red states to blue states and then increase their turnout in those states. Earlier post on The Blueprint.
From National Review in 2009:
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Will Live-blog the election tonight.
I'll probably start at 7. So the first big question: What are you drinking tonight? Post in comments. Use this post for election night comments. Cabernet tonight for me.
Kentucky and Indiana for Romney, Vermont for Obama. Dead even in Florida. Romney wins West Virginia. Coal cost Obama. Will it in Penn? Stay tuned.
South Caronlina for Romney. Obama ahead in Florida BUT two of his main counties came in. Panhandle polls not closed yet.
Time to start.
Celebrating America.
Its a great day to be an American. Today is for what our ancestors fought and died. This post celebrates all things American. N.S.F.W.
Midmorning Update from SOS
Mississippi Secretary of State issued this mid-morning update:
Presidential race thread
Follow me on Twitter today at kingfish1935. I'll be using Twitter when I can't post here. Yes, I will be live-blogging the election tonight.
Ok, here is the deal. Post any headlines you think are worth noting on this thread. No spin, no propaganda, just headlines and noteworthy information. If you don't know how to link here ya go: . Insert the address in the blank, Insert a title for the link between the ><. Polls, stats, headlines, videos, and so on. The type of comments where someone could scroll through and get the latest news from a variety of sources. Several readers asked me to do this. Enjoy.
Contact & election info for Mississippi SOS
The Mississippi Secretary of State issued this press release for election day:
Your cellphone is your best friend.
If you are voting today and see something that doesn't look quite kosher, take a picture. If you are in line, as what just happened in Canton, and some women come out and pass out absentee ballots to all the black voters in line, take a picture and send it to kingfish1935@gmail.com. Your identity will be protected. If you see something funny or unusual, send it in. Now get out, vote, and have some fun.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Hate it when that happens.
Garbage truck driving down the street in Fondren and then BOOM! Part of the road collapses with the garbage truck stuck in the resulting hole. See pics below. City crews of course came out there immediately. Just one problem, Fondrenites had been calling the city for over a week about the problem, with no results. The reader who sent in these photos provided details in an email (yes, I spoke to him and confirmed the email.).
Meanwhile up in Desoto.....
A group of candidates battle to see who can be the Superintendent's stooge in Jackson. Check out the direct mail pieces posted below. If you can't rotate them in Scribd, just download and rotate in adobe. By the way, the Governor did NOT endorse Nelson but that sure didn't stop Mr. Miles "I stood up to the Republicans" Nelson from using the Governor in his mailer.
Fund raising for JJ.
Thanks for your earlier support of JJ. Your support of this website earlier this year allowed me to get new computers and some other toys for the website.
Haley prognosticates on tomorrow
Former Governor Haley Barbour gives his thoughts on tomorrow's election in his latest video posted below.
Early voting stats
It's going to be busy on this website for the next 48 hours. I'm going to live-blog the election tomorrow night. Haven't picked out my wine or what I will eat, but those choices will enjoy serious consideration. Does Tico's do home-delivery? Anyway, the posts are going to be flying today and tomorrow so tune in early and often. Here is a link to the nationwide early voting stats and a link to making your own map:
Sunday, November 4, 2012
It's time to lie.
I hate exit polls. I hate the "experts" sitting there on election night telling us what will happen before the votes are counted and I especially love it when they look stupid. I dug up this old column from one of my favorite columnists, Mike Royko. Mr. Royko urged people to lie to exit pollsters after they voted. Some drive-time DJ's liked his column so much they read it on the air. Next thing you know, the experts were looking pretty stupid as their exit polls were completely wrong that night. Here is the column and if confronted by an exit pollster this week: LIE!!!:
WSJ has a few things to say about Benghazi
The Wall Street Journal editorial page provided a very detailed column on the entire Benghazi debacle yesterday. (Italics are from WSJ, bold lettering is my emphasis):
Too little too late or coming on strong?
If you are so inclined to watch, here is a speech given by Mitt Romney yesterday in Englewood, Colorado. Some are calling it his best speech of the campaign. Much sharper than what he gave during the primaries.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Save this mutt.
From Craig's List on October 30: "This dog was hit this morning on 469 north on Florence in front of southern oaks sub up from high school. Florence pd picked it up. They will only keep her for 5 days until putting her down. If you have any idea who she belongs to please call Florence pd."
Get off your butts and foster or adopt this one. Click Here to Read More..
Likely Chokwe voter steals Republican's furniture.
((Channeling Kim Wade)) Likely Chokwe voter steals Rebublican Brian Perry's furniture off of his front porch in Belhaven in this video:
4 retired principals & Mayor endorse Shearer
Four retired Madison County Schools principals and Ridgeland’s mayor endorse Janet Shearer for Madison County School Board, District 3. Miss Ann E. Smith and Kathy Rigsby, former principals at Ann Smith Elementary; Dr. Cheryl M. Stone, former principal at Highland Elementary; Lee Boozer, former principal at Ridgeland High School; and Mayor Gene McGee encourage you to join them in supporting Janet with your vote on November 6.
1940 census finally online
Bored and want to have some fun? The 1940 census was posted online this year. Gives some interesting information about your family members. Enjoy. Link to 1940 Census.
Blue Angels in Jackson
The Blue Angels visited Jackson in 1963 for the opening of then Thompson-field. A Mr. Tommy Griggs posted the video on Youtube. Enjoy.
Time for a laugh
Sick of the elections? Ready for them to be over? Here is a different look at the two candidates. Warning: Very crude Language, cursing, and general jackassery.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
WLBT looks at JPS salaries
Cheryl Lassiter scrutinized the salaries of Jackson Public School officials last night in this report and compared them to the slightly larger Desoto Public School District:
Village Voice claims it owns "Best of" label
Will the Village Voice sue the Jackson Free Press? Check out what the Village Voice has been doing in a courtroom in another state over the "Best of" label:
Bigger Pie: As the KiOR stock turns....
Amy McCullough reports in Bigger Pie Forum the stock price of KiOR changed after a Columbus newspaper changed its story. Mississippi issued an interest-free $75 million loan to the company to construct a plant near Columbus. Ms. McCullough writes:
Voter ID food fight between Governor & Democrats
The Clarion-Ledger reported yesterday the Governor thinks voters should voluntarily show their ID at the polls next week as a form of "protest":
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