Jackson Jambalaya

Yep, this appointment is unflippable outrageous. Stallworth, name kinda fits, is an unmitigated fraud to a congregation which is gulible enough to keep supporting him. Chokwe is a member of his church too, from what I've read. Better to have left the position unfilled than to have placed such an individual on a board overseeing such a facility. Oh well, perhaps he can prey on/for future fliers.

Seems like the scum of the earth is always rewarded for being scum. First Chewee becomes Jackson's mayor and now a rapist is on the airport board.

perhaps we will get that southwest flight to baltimore back? 'bishop' stallworth was a frequent flier on it...

As I recall, the woman in Baltimore moved the Bishop into her residence for a passionate liaison of sin and debauchery. She got pissed off and charged him with rape after having had consensual, adulterous relations with him for weeks.

That aside, the man is employed and has, at minimum, the apparent respect of his parishoners. That said, would you rather have another Stokes on the Airport Authority or some unemployed ne'er do well from a stokes ward or district?

Look at the prior makeup of this authority and tell me what possible qualifications any of them have or had. It's patronage and a do-nothing position of insignificance. Not a one of them knows an aileron from an airfoil.

But, they control the designated parking space for Bennie, the wing dedicated to Medgar's memory and which Taxi business gets the best lanes.

This is disturbing. I guess the Mayor is paying the sex offender back for getting out the vote.

Couple of links on this.

www.hicktownpress.com/pastor-jeffery-stallworth-of-mississippi-wants-rape-charges-forgotten-about/

$200 million(!)
www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/06/20/91143.htm

he shouldn't be appointed to such a position with his record of criminal conduct and financial irresponsibility.

That said, a misdemeanor sexual assault is most definitly not "rape" under any circumstances. Pinching a gal's behind could be such a misdemeanor depending on the jurisdiction's statutory offenses.

What the hell is 'a position such as this'? Other than ruling on carpet color, who has access to the upper level and the temperature setting in the Medgar Evers room, what the hell is the function of this group of political appointees.

4:35
I take it you have "pinched" many a gal's behind, and think that you are just an upstanding gentleman. He's a lowlife asshole. A mugshot in his priest's collar? Really? What kind of asshole are you?

The back and forth about his sexual prowess aside, can somebody state any impact this board has had on travel in and out of Jackson.

...can somebody state any impact this board has had on travel in and out of Jackson.

Feel free to share your infinite anonymous wisdom first.

I'm wondering how the other members of the commission listed on the jmaa.com website will view the appointment. Their resumes are pretty impressive.

Perhaps Chokwe is just continuing to building his army. Someone wishing to take over and rule certain States surely has to have an army and army leaders.

He seems attracted to those types who raise their arm with fist clenched.

Not that I've witnessed Stallworth raising his arm with clenched fist but I'm sure he has raised his arms praising the Lord while leading his congregation.

Chokwe has stated that he (Chokwe) is a Christian but he didn't buy into all that rising and reappearance re Christ's crucifixion. BTW, he chuckled while expressing his doubts.

Huh?

Does Chokwe want to rewrite everything?

Well, Chuckles started out strong with the police chief appointment, but now that the honeymoon is over, I fear that things are going to get even more "interesting" around here. All this crap makes me tired. Sick and tired.

Perhaps Chuckles will appoint Enoch Sanders to an important board....rug hat and all.

Cheer up 10:02! Whole Foods will soon be here and everything will come up roses. You can get a veggie and sprouts sandwich there then head over and marvel at the new plantings against the big ass gray I55 overpass wall.

Boards like this can really mess up thinks; see JRA.

Thanks for the reminder 11:02. So will the District at Eastover.

EYRNHO

8:16; I don't have a clue what the board's impact on us has been. Can you lead me in the right direction? Probably about as important as the 'zoo board'. WTF?

No, its an important appointment.

Anyone ever hear of the Starsky Redd drug case involving the airport? It was a mid 2000 drug trafficking case in which the head airport security chief was involved in drag trafficking with a street dealer named Redd. The largest federal drug case in Jackson I believe.

Hate to say this, but of the various boards that exist within the city government, this is an important one. Jxn airport is a valuable asset for the area and for the past several years has been fairly well managed. The board has oversight over millions of dollars, both those raised by the airport and also federal funds. Serious construction dollars are controlled by the board, and while the ED of the airport does the day-to-day work, the board can (and has) interfered (opps, meant done their required decision-making) with continued good management. Hope Stallworth's financial expertise doesn't get involved (or solved) with his position on the board.

Jackson is an important air terminal for regional and hemispheric freight.

Passenger traffic is low, but the freight is more than Kansas City.

Southern morals have been loose concerning financial and marital/sexual failures.

Since Mayor Lumumba has a Pan-African identity, he will try to make some political or other connections with South American or Caribbean places. The first Jackson airport director was a former USID and Latin American airline executive.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could secure a non-stop flight from Jackson to Caracas? Venezuela is a model for success.

Old Mexico, Venezuela, Trinidad, & the USA all do better with oil over $100/bll.

Ah, Blues Manager....rape is a sexual/marital failure?

Perhaps Chuckles will appoint Enoch Sanders to an important board....rug hat and all.

Like in charge of issuing special news bulletins to judges that have been running around with them "hoes," and might need to be checked out for AIDS. You gotta' give'em credit for exposing Ed Peters and Judge/god William Coleman. What does he know on Judge Ruben Anderson, the Teflon Don of the MSSC?

Lumumba may have been ONE of Stallworth's attorneys, but Robert Gibbs (Twitwell's partner) has been Stallworth's primary attorney and personal friend for years. Gibbs even caught some grief at his old firm over the association.

As a registered sex offender, is he even allowed to fly?!?