Jackson Jambalaya

I did not know that Mr. Friedeman was still alive. He dropped off the radar long ago.

got foot in the mouth disease? Matt has had it for years. His radio show he used to do on Supertalk would make JT look like Einstein. My favorite Matt comment was when he said that the gymnast's in the Olympics needed to wear more clothes!

Is Freidman special needs?

Kind of makes you wonder if there aren't any health care facilities near DC. An absentee spouse is absentee no matter what her state of health is, amiright?

It is all tied up 6:19 in the same warped mentality as the male need for trophy wives.

@6:19 Obviously, you have never had to deal with a family member with dementia. Perhaps this lady is in Mississippi because 1.) St. Catherine's is an excellent facility. 2.) Mississippi is her home and where her family is.

@6:57. 6:19 here. No, I don't deal with a family member with dementia, but I do deal with a relative with advanced als. So I've got that going for me.

And I don't dispute that SC offers great care, but one can only wonder how often he gets to see her whilst serving as senator in DC. If it were me, I would prefer my spouse to be near me....you know, so if there's an emergency, I could be there in a hurry as opposed to the next charter air flight paid for by a lobbyist

7:15. Give it up. He is going to win and your little redneck Jones County hyperventalators are going to have to get over the obvious. CM is a creep.

@6:19 I was speaking in general about a family dealing with a tough situation. You are only grinding an ax about Sen. Cochran. - 6:57

@7:39. 6:57. I am simply asking what kind of husband could leave his wife alone 1,000 miles away. V

8:29 pm I'm sorry your spouse has ALS. It's a terrible disease, but your spouse recognizes you and is glad for your presence.
You aren't a stranger or a threat.
Your presence isn't upsetting.

You obviously have no experience with dementia. But, I would think you would be slow, given your challenge to sit in judgment as I'm sure others haven't always understood what burdens you face.

The lack of compassion on the part of McDaniel supporters is astounding. And, one would hope Christians , especially, would think first " There but for the grace of God go I "

His wife doesn't even know who he is. Why would he move her around? Leaving her in an excellent facility for care, and not divorcing her to keep her medical insurance in place, is what any husband would do. There are many stories of spouses who "give up" their husband/wife to others who can deal with all the horrible issues that come about from dementia. The tantrums, anger, rage, not recognizing anyone, etc. It is a horrible disease and no one should be shamed for letting a family member stay in a facility providing excellent care, while continuing to live their own life.

6:19 - For your information, Thad and Rose have 2 children - a son that lives in Jackson and a daughter that lives in Hattiesburg. Thad's brother and sister-in-law live in Raymond. All are able to visit Rose whenever they can - the daughter is under two hours away and the others are only 30 minutes away. Thad has represented the State of Mississippi in the US Senate with honor and dignity, but 1,000 miles away. He visits Rose as often as he can. WAPT needs to let Friedeman go his merry way!

If Cochran is not divorcing her out of the goodness of his heart, or if he loves her, why not quit the job to be closer to her?

/it's all I am asking.

//notices that the Cochran defenders make a lot of assumptions about me being a mcdaniels supporter....lol

///FYI. I don't give money to republicans and I don't vote for democrats....I usually write in the name of a candidate in lieu of voting for any incumbent.

////Donald Duck is my candidate of choice because of his temperament.


////thinks Cochran should have retired years ago fwiw....especially after finding out that she has been interned for 14 years.

Matt is an embarrassment to republicans and Christians alike

I doubt he's not divorced her 'to keep her medical insurance in place'. Before this incident, not one person in a thousand even knew of this and the other 999 thought his wife was either at home somewhere or with him in D.C.

Accordingly, he has left her quietly at St. C. in order to insulate himself from public and voter ridicule were he to divorce her. He knows she can't throw a tantrum regarding the social butterfly in his office for the past 19 years.

He's not even a native Mississippian. What does he know about us?

So, Matt has lost his standing as the golden boy of the Christian Right and " real" conservatives in MS?

Some of you are surprised that he got more rabid over time?

When will people realize that those who are fanatics are not stable and will get worse as they age?

Matt lost his standing many years ago and the only political gig he maintained was with WAPT16. Hopefully people remember why they stopped paying attention to him over the years and 16 drops him like the dumb rock he is.