Jackson Jambalaya

It is about time that OUR Federal Government levels the playing field. They have gone WAY PASSED being fair to ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS for equal rights and pushing African-Americans into positions that they were clearly not qualified (including university entrance). Look at the City of Jackson leaders, Hinds County, etc. One BIG African-American mess as THEY DO NOT PLAY BY THE RULES OR LAW for that matter. On all my government required documents, I answer the question of race as "Irish-American". My great-great-great- grandfather was from Ireland, so that makes me "Irish-American". GOD BLESS THE USA.

Good for Mr. Wallace! I just hope that those 3 defendents have to pay thair lawyers with their own money, not taxpayer money?

John Wallace was fired for TWO reasons. (1) he is white (2) he was not a Truly supporter.

End of discussion.

You rednecks notice that Lisa Ross, who is suing to block HB2, is Mr. Wallace's attorney?

Is it my imagination or didn't Wallace do something similar about twelve or so years back? The guy has been around forever. Maybe it's time to take a seat. The incumbent serves at the will and pleasure of the board. In that sense, for God's sakes, he's just like an agency head in most state gov't jobs.

Good. I hope we start seeing more action like this.
What about the four black guys that severely beat the white kid in Copiah County over the weekend. Is that not a hate crime? Where are all of the reverends and the ACLU and the media reporting that there has been yet another hate crime in Mississippi?

If you use all caps, or lots of exclamation points, most people assume you are crazy and will skip your post. This is a generally accepted rule of the internet.

Mr. Wallace may have a valid case. I don't know if he does or not, nor does anybody else on here, all of whom don't know any facts, just allegations in a Complaint.

However, for white folks to be on here whining about hate crimes is a laugher. White folks like me have run the country for generations. Times have changed. Now blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Ameticans, et al. want their SHARE of the power and want the hate crimes against THEM to stop. We've been kicking their asses for years, folks. You can't blame them for wanting a little payback.


Now I do carry my 40 cal. everywhere I go in Jackson, where I live, juuuuuust in case.

12:15pm

Speak for yourself. Payback isn't justice, it's revenge. Blood won't solve a problem.

There is no such thing as "reverse" discrimination. A person is discriminated against on the basis of race or they are not.

Discriminating against a white employee because he is white is just plain old "discrimination," not "reverse" discrimination. You can't discriminate on the basis of race, no matter what the race may be. Legally, the playing field is supposed to be level for all races. I'm just sayin'....

If a share of the power was the motivation as 12:15 purports then the move to oust Wallace would have been made long ago.

John would do better with age. White males have no protection under federal law. Good luck any way to John..

The three black (Truly-appointed) CMU board members said that "diversity," i.e. Wallace's skin color, was the reason he was dismissed.

It was reported on WMGO the day after his firing. As usual, the folks who dance on the Blackmons' strings are not very smart. They admitted a prima facie case of discrimination within 24 hours of the act.

Ed & Bab's would have never achieved their current net worth if it weren't for taking advantage of their poor and politically ignorant base.

Why don't you people read the complaint. The Commissioners never said according to the complaint that I read that it was diversity. I understand why the people of Mississippi are so backwards because you just take something and repeat it without ever bothering to research and educate yourselves on a topic before making knee jerk statements. It was reported on WMGO so I am sure that it must be true because everything we read in the newspapers, watch on the news, and hear on the radio is prima facie true. I understand now why everyone when they write about Mississippi or show Mississippi on National Television depict you all as who you are. Backwards, ignorant, bigoted, racists, etc.

Get a larger tampon 5:04.

And yet 5:04 PM remains a loyal JJ reader and anonymous participant with an available non-attributable opinion worth zilch.

Having taken a break of sorts I find it amusing the sudden lift in progressive commentary. While interesting and admittingt I too was once under the spell of "we must praise ourselves for the responsibility of taking care of others, those Bushies (ghwb) dont know what they are doing." I too believed, foolishly, those people need help! What I failed to realize is maybe they don't want help. Actually, I did realize it. We exist to support the greater good in man, not to promulgate bad habits.

So please, take the college liberal dogma back to the tablog. Others here are interested in intelligent conversation that focuses on moving forward, together.

and what is intelligent conversation from a bunch of hicks. yeah, y'all i am intelligent. yes suh, Ias intel i gent . is that right, mastuh

and you are an anonymous participant with zilch because you didn't refute anything didn't read anything, thus proving my point Go Mississippi and yes i deliberately didn't try to be intelligent wanted to play to my audience

Ok, I let you have your fun. Get back to the lawsuit and c my. All of you are geniuses.

5:04 I know John Wallace well. I also know Dr. Truly well. I also know Landres Cheeks, Cleotha Williams, and L.C. Slaughter well. I know John Noble (CMU board member). I know both of the Blackmons. When I say I know them, I mean that I know them PERSONALLY. John Wallace for over 40 years. Most of the others for over 20 years. John Wallace was fired because Truly told the 3 board members that he wanted Wallace gone and a black put in office.

Apparently, you were in the room when the discussions took place. To know so much, I mean. If I were not a witness to something I would not comment, but I keep forgetting I am talking to Mississippians.

Ed knows he can not win this case; the plan is to bill the city and keep two boards and attorneys in so he can buy his sons another Audi. Also, a crook, named Ellis Turnage out of Cleveland an expert on civil rights law is going to represent Ed. Ellis Turnage does not pay child support see Brooks v. Turnage a case filed in chancery court from 09 he has managed to push aside because of his net woth in Cleveland from robbing the poor blind. Bill Luckett now mayor of Clarksdale rode his attorney coat tail as he did driving Morgan Freeman around he is greedy for money.This whole circle is greedy, but the sad part its at tax payers expense.

Just saw this. Payback is a bitch!