Jackson Jambalaya

The unfortunate thing about the JFP is that the continued scalding of Quentin to "stop by Monday and answer questions" appears to be a bully tactic by the paper to "feed" a story they sorely got wrong.

It is only a matter of time until everyone sees the JFP for what it is, out of control and nothing more than a bully pulpit.

A battle of the witless....

This can't accurately be called a "media war," because the JFP doesn't qualify as "media." "Tabloid," perhaps, or (in light of Ladd's Facebook stalking of Mrs. Whitwell) "paparazzi."

Every time Ladd opens her obnoxious trap, I cannot wrap my mind around the concept that anyone of any political philosophy, age, race, or gender would give her the time of day, much less pay her money to advertise in her shitty newsletter . . .

Why does it take the woman 3,567 words to say this:

I like to hear myself type.

I hate Tom Head.

I don't know this lady. I live in St. Louis, with kin in Jackson, well actually Ridgeland so can someone enlighten me. Does she usually post like 5 or 6 responses in a row, scattered all over the place? Talk to herself?

She seems to me to be mad. (As in crazy)

What do you expect from someone who would trash the public library system because they were to dim-witted to figure out how to pay a $5 dollar fine on 3 overdue books.

Very likely her stalking of a private citizen is a criminal matter. Probably a couple of criminal lawyers who would work this pro bono and smile the whole time.

Libertarian: There's absolutely no need to hate Head, he is completely harmless. As is Ladd, she's just much more annoying.

4:41 - yes she always posts like that. One has to wonder what all psych maladies she may or may not have been diagnosed with . . .

Serious question, Is the JFP self supporting, or does someone pony up the money to keep it going? If the latter is true, who is paying to keep the JFP in print?

Ladd & company have a tax debt, but after this city election cycle--it might be paid off. It was clever of her not to endorse and position her weekly as independent in the future City Hall coverage. She can eat fire and make it look like its easy.

Eason clearly exposed her 'journalistic game' as partisanship. His blog post shows he can do the 'new journalism' thing too, but he like Todd has to listen to her.

Taxes were paid.


One week after we reported the liens on this website.

I couldn't post a comment to The Donna's vitrioliic hit job on Brian Eason, who is a promising young reporter(whom I suspect won't stay long at the CL). Her website wouldn't let me; maybe it's an I-Pad thing. I have never commented on her site, but her piece was so out of bounds I felt compelled to.

Mr. Eason's column today was hysterical, as have been many of his columns. No logical person believed that the "secret" write-in campaign was actually a real thing. The "secret" lasted till the author of the email hit send.

I don't know anybody who takes The Donna seriously. I'm sure anything I wrote to point by point take apart her arguments against Mr. Eason and his articles would have been a waste of time.

By the way, I hear the support for Mr. Eason since her hate mail against him was posted by T. D. has been overwhelming.

Did I read that correctly? Did Donna Ladd chastise Brian Eason for being snarky? I perused her facebook postings and found ample snark. For example:

May 29: When will folks ever learn? The louder you squawk about us doing a story, the more important we know it is to pursue it. We call it a clue.

May 23: Just saw this comment on one of THOSE threads freaking out about Lumumba: "This all goes back to my old saying "I haven"t seen this many mad white people since they cancelled Mama's Family." LOL.

May 21: Resisting the urge to ask all the white folks (mostly from outside Jackson) randomly showing up to bash Jackson in favor of Jonathan Lee if they would be on board with removing the Confederate symbol from the state flag? Haven't yet, though, but it would be fun.

The difference between Eason and Ladd is a sense of levity and a distinct lack of vitriol, both on Mr. Eason's part.

And Donna (yes, we know you read these comments)...honey, if you're going to attack someone for being "snarky", perhaps it's best not to have an easy-to-follow trail of such behavior on your own part.

9:37: Whatever you have to say to or about Ms. Ladd, don't do it on her site. Her usual modus operandi is, after someone destroys whatever silly, childish argument she is trying to make that day, to ban that person from her site and then post several childish, tantrum-like "last words."

Probably the funniest thing about the Eason CL article is all the commentors laughing at Donna, and she obviously can't ban them. I know from personal experience that that fact is eating her up. Life is a lot harder when you don't cinctantly get "home field advantage" and a giant ban stick. Which is why her site sucks so much, and the very few commentors there are all her lapdogs. And, of course, her girlfriend Todd. Funny!

Donna is a victim of abuse. Have you not read every article she has pennned? She left this state about 4000 times, came back 4000 times, and now asks us to follow her. This JFP is a hate rag. Donns is now being a bully by telling white advertisers Chokwe is the way by her silence.

Donna's trick is to make implications and then back off them by stating she never took a position on that. For example, while doing everything in her power to bash Lee, just as the run-off poles closed, she wrote this on her Facebook page: "I really that it's easy to say this because I don't have a dog in the runoff hunt, but the future does NOT depend on whichever candidate wins tonight." Right...she doesn't have a dog in this hunt. She's been nothing but objective!

She's doing the same thing with Whitwell by implying that he's part of a white, Republican conspiracy to usurp the election, then saying that she never made any statements about Whitwell at all, she's just asking questions. Eason is dead on that this is a non-story that Donna desperately wants us to follow.

The sad truth here is that we are doing exactly what she wants us to do, which is: make her relevant. She intends to be provocative, but in truth wields very little influence. Just like there are a handful of overt racists on this board, but the frequency and vitriol of their posts makes their actual numbers seem larger and more influential than they are. And I'm sure they think they are incredibly relevant. Just as Donna reads these comments, fumes on Facebook, and then basks at how important she is. After all, this election really is about what Donna thinks is best for Jackson, right? Except...80% of the voters voted against her candidate.

Meanwhile, quite as expected, Jeffie Good sucks up to Mumboola in a lengthy "Let's Be Friends And Work Together" epistle in today's Clarion. So, he makes kisses up to Donner and she backs off him. Now movin' on the da mayor.

Look for Chitlins on the menu soon. Good cultivatin' cultcha-club.

Time for an Ombudsman at the JFP.

Good Lord how long did she call for the same at the C-L.

Keep up the great enterprise reporting Kingfish.

It is obvious that Donna Ladd is one of "Jackson Jambahateblog"'s most loyal readers.

You can take most of what is published in the Clarion Liar for the fluff in the wind, Liberal biased media, the JFP is not worth wasting time reading or discussing....

JFP = Journalistic Free Press

jeff goodie only impresses himself. wonder if he spends a lot of time gazing in the mirror.

As a person who does not live in Jackson, but owns a business in Jackson, I followed the mayoral election process closely. I was not a Lumumba fan and was shocked and disappointed that he will be the next mayor of Jackson, barring any miracle. Love him or hate him, Lumumba is going to be the mayor the next four years.

Like him or not, Jeff Good has a vested interest in Jackson as a resident and business owner. Good has always been a strong supporter of the city of Jackson and like most of us who own businesses here, want to see Jackson move forward. He was a strong Lee supporter, but realizes that he can either try to work with Lumumba and his administration or fight him and remain frustrated for the next four years. The success or failure of Jackson during the next four years will depend on whether we all try to work together or fight a losing battle.

Alf, few question what you wrote about Good. It is Good's self-anointing as some sort of higher authority and speaker for the community that rankles many.

There's an old joke in Los Angeles (no longer relevant since her passing): "What's the quickest way to get trampled in Hollywood? Stand between Dr. Joyce Brothers and a camera." I've always thought it applied to Jeff Good.

Be it TV, Radio, Print or internet, Jeff loves to be interviewed and photographed. Remember the "Celebrate Jackson" ad fiasco last November? Jeff "starred" in the awful rapping Granny ad and was interviewed by WAPT during the non-event on 11/14 at City Hall. He had his caricature posted on a billboard outside Highland Village for years, and forced his way on a TV ad HV used to run. When Melton was elected, he was there sticking his mug in the camera, and was just as prominent for Lee this go 'round.

I'm sure he justifies his camera lust as a means to promote his business, but other well-known, successful Jackson restaurateurs (Nick Apostle, Derek Emerson, even Malcolm White) do not fawn and primp for the media the way he does, nor do they inject themselves so conspicuously into local politics.

Donna Ladd is a clown, but Jeff is a grade A media whore. The likely reason he was so butt-kissy with Donna a week or so ago was because he sees her as yet another media outlet to feed his ego. It's also why he basically copypasta'd one of his facebook posts and submitted it as a letter to the CL.

Well said, Alfredeaux! There are a few people here who are going to bash anyone who supports Jackson or who works to make it a better place. It's a lot easier to sit on the sidelines and be smug and contemptuous than it is to stay on the field, roll up your sleeves, and try to make a difference.

And by the way...the first sign of an underdeveloped point of view is to attack your opponents with demeaning nicknames. Whenever people use that tactic--as is often the case here--it undermines the credibility of anything else they say. It also undermines the general civility of the dialogue.

And yet June 3, 2013 at 10:33 AM is still here reading and commenting.

I don't know Jeff Good, but his ass-kissing of Ladd (and his decision to advertise in her "newspaper") is part of the problem. She rightly should be ignored, especially including advertising dollars. The public ass-kissing is absolutely inexplicable.

This is silly.

Why does anyone care what Ms. Ladd does or doesn't think? Or what those who take issue with her think or don't think?

Don't y'all think for yourselves or do you have selected folks you let think for you and you just choose up sides?

Or is it that you need to reinforce your beliefs by finding those who make the most inane comments rather than seek the best arguments?

Funny how they skewered Lee over some business disputes while the IRS has to file liens to get them to pay their taxes. Pot, meet kettle.