Jackson Jambalaya

My Prediction: Donna Ladd and Todd Stauffer and the Jackson Free Press are a NON-FACTOR in this election.

In the spirit of logic and reasoning, at what point does one just give up on fixing a self destructing city? It's not just white flight, it's everyone that can afford to get out....
So again, I ask, at what point do we decide to just give up on jackson?

Why do you care 7:32? You've obviously given up already.

7:32, about 10 years ago.It has been over for a long time.

I can NOT believe the apathy in this town!!! Somebody please tell me this election is not going to be decided by 15% of the electorate!!! #%!?@&$?

I care about it because it affects every community around it as well, among other reasons. But I am not sure who the good guys are anymore. Makes it hard to vote for anyone.

7:32 and 7:45 are just mad that no one will care when their cities go under. At least people want to bring Jackson back. Who is going to revive your suburb when all the newness is gone and it's no longer the "it" place to live?

You guys obviously don't live here. What went so wrong in your life that you get online to talk trash about places you don't live. If you don't have a stake in the future of this community, then move on.

Haha 7:32 stay on the outside looking in, you can't afford Eastover anyway and you're not hip enough to live in fondren or loho. We'll call you if we need our yard cut...

I happened to be at the fire station (polling place) on Lakeland today, one redlight east of Smith Wills. Coming out of that little road, waiting for a red light to turn green. Two Chokwe sign holders and two for his opponent stood on the corner waving their signs.

One middle aged woman holding a Chokwe sign hollered at me, "Don't forget to vote for Lumumba!" I said, "I can't, I don't live in Jackson!" She smiled big and hollered...."Go in there and vote anyway!"

Actually, if you can get leadership that can work with business, Jackson can succeed. Unfortunately, too many have hung on too long and don't understand sunk cost.

My hopes are Jackson realizes it needs ECONOMY and BUSINESSES to generate TAX dollars.

Kingfish, I have been noticing that there is some guy who always brings up Donna Ladd / JFP on your posts without solicitation, and I am starting to suspect it is some sort of guerrilla marketing campaign on their part.

An endorsement from the Fondren Freak Press is the kiss of death.

All together now:

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So lets sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

Donna is referring to Yarber as "the presumptive mayor". Is she calling the race? Ahead of Kingfish?

Oh my goodness. Sanity prevails?

Who cares?

I stand wrong, I predicted Antar to go into the runoff, Antar to win the runoff. I am very pleasantly surprised, and very glad that Antar and his supporters and their "dream" will not live on tonight and into the next election.

Perhaps we should refer to Donna as the presumptive idiot?

I guess Regina's ringing endorsement and her 750 votes weren't enough to pull a win out for Cockwe jr.. Congrats to Yarber, maybe he can bring some positive leadership to the city. He seems like a good guy.. Time will tell, but he has an uphill battle with the Stokes twins still on the loose. I know jackson lost its elephants but I know of 2 guerillas we can put on display.

Oh happy day!

Awesome job.

"Actually, if you can get leadership that can work with business, Jackson can succeed."

Now there's a statement by a deluded man. Dale Danks and Kane Ditto were both proficient at 'working with business' and Jacktown slid into the sewer on their watch.

Methinks Kangaroo's statement is some sort of code for 'Don't talk Swahili and don't be demandin' minority set asides and don't be requirin' the hiring of negro's on your projects. If not, he can 'splain hisself.

I hope Lee and Mcquirter are somewhere enjoying a cold beer.

Did KF actually just post "Who Cares"? Must be the Jim Beam.

Nothing presumptive about it 9:10.

Looks like Yarber picked up 2,000 or so votes from people who voted for Chokwe, Sr.. Obviously there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between Chokwe, Sr. and Jr. Yarber was just a much better candidate than Lee.

Yarber got me & my wife vote. I think the negative, mean, criminal, ad running on TV and in flyers turned most sane adults stomachs and also show how rough politics can be. Thanks you Kingfish for turning over stones to get to the bottom of this issue.Justice to the PEOPLE!

Thank you Kingfish! Another fine job of reporting.

Hey Kwame, pack the hell up and get the f&ck out of OUR city! You're not going to get your chance to destroy this city like you did Detroit.

Screw Donna Ladd and her irrelevant rag. She's just mad that yet again she picked the wrong horse to endorse. Plus she couldn't find dirt on Yarber or uncover another imaginary NE Jackson conspiracy that she could harp on ad nauseum. She and her editorial board's opinions had 0 impact.

I wonder if Antar will now seek the vacant City Council seat. Gotta start somewhere! Look at Kenny Stokes, he's moving on up to the big time.
I don't think we've heard the last of Antar...

I also wonder if Antar realizes that he is lying when he says one thing but means another? He said he had nothing to do with the vile attack on Yarber, yet he didn't stop the ads or phone calls.
He said he is a Christian and believes in Jesus. His daddy said the same thing but Daddy added "...but I don't know about all that coming and going stuff." I believe he was referring to Jesus' rising from the dead and ascending into Heaven. I guess he and Antar look at Christianity differently than other Christians.

No matter, just noticing a couple of things that suggest to me that Antar doesn't speak the whole truth.

I'm also not convinced that Antar is very intelligent.

Oh well, as Farmer Jim Neal used to say- "We've got a brand new day tomorrow that ain't never been touched by noooobody!"

Ghetto trash voted for ghetto trash, this is the face the people wanted to represent Jackson !??.? And we wonder why Jackson has problems. Heck y'all could have voted for stokes

You sound exactly like the goober who earlier referred to Yarber as duck lips. You also referred to him as ghetto trash.
Yarber escaped from a life of poverty by seeking an education and working hard. He obviously had a caring family. He now has a very nice family of his own.
For you to refer to him as duck lips says a lot about you. You seem to have many problems with yourself and your life.
Take a close look in the mirror. You might see the very demons you try to attach to others.
Remember, "when you throw dirt you're losing ground."

On our block we have 5 houses with For Sale signs on them earlier this evening. I looked outside at 10 PM. There are only 2 For Sale sign still up. Wow. Talk about a vote of confidence for Mayor Yarber.
"Birds flying high
You know how I feel
Sun in the sky
You know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by
You know how I feel
It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good, I'm feeling good"

I'm so loving Jackson right now-YEESSSSSSS! The consciousness of the voters is going in a good direction. People are getting tired of the BS! Good! Kinda puts a damper on the "Jackson Rising Conference, doesn't it? To make it even better, I would love to see LaRita Stokes NOT be elected judge! Come on Jackson, get rid of the hold-backs!

JFP supported every losing candidate except for Obama and Harvey. We will get Jackson better. Step 1 has happened.

Larita say, "Kennuff, what dis means?"

Kennuff say, "Hold on mama. Gimmee time to sort dis here thang out now."

Ditto was a disaster and screwed up this city in more ways than you could possibly know.

Huh? Elaborate please.

The next task at hand it to marginalize the 17,000 retards that voted for chokeweed, jr so they won't work against the new mayor. Maybe they will all pile on those Detroit bound busses and we will be rid of them once and for all!

JFP supported every losing candidate except for Obama and Harvey.

So, therefore, the JFP has supported every Loser candidate.

My wife and I voted for Yarber - but the big question in my mind is - who was Greg Brand working for?

It doesn't get better than endorsements from the JFP and Uncle Bennie.

Bennie backed two losers! ha ha ha!

Lt. Robert Graham of the Jackson Police Department will be next. And Whitwell, keep strongarming neighbors and neighborhoods and we'll take you down too.

Best part of this post from KF is that he is going to take a break after this morning's radio show!!

Seriously, congrats to Yarber. Ready for him to hit the ground running. First steps, send most of those "acting" department heads back to Detroit. Then start cleaning out the bloated bureaucracy in City Hall. Hope he brings some good people in to help - he can't do it all by himself. Don't worry about the naysayers, or the JFP. Good luck Tony - enjoy today, and get to work tomorrow.

Anturd the liar knew pops was dying a year ago. Remember willie boy and thereefer stamps ranted at battlefield park bout pops bein murderd. All them need to pack it and go.

8:55, what has Whitwell done wrong??

8:55. Have you talked to Whitwell, or do you get your kicks attempting to be a blog bully wanna be? No you haven't, have you?

YAWN .... SSSSsssnnnnnoooorrrrreeeeee

Here is Brother Kali predicting an Antar win. Then he goes on to say that multi-national corporations are behind Yarber.

um, @11:21AM..Everyone knows that brudah kali is as dumb as a sack of hammers!

I'm hoping the new Mayor's first act when he walks into City Hall is to announce loudly:

Attention Dee Troiters: Delta is ready when you are.

10:25 Are you capable of answering 8:55's very valid question, or are you only a troll here to misdirect legitimate questions so they don't get answered?

2:52, that's funny. I was not aware that 8:55 asked a question at all, much less a "very valid" one.

YAWN .... SSSSnnnnnoooooorrrrreeeeee

Who gives a rat's ass what Brand does or who he supports? The turd has been irrelevant for most of the past 30 years.

You may call him irrelevant, but his irrelevancy has destroyed lives in the process. #greyferris

How on earth did Greg Brand destroy Grey Ferris' life??

Oh yea of short memory!