Jackson Jambalaya

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release:

Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef issued this memo to county party chairmen.  A reader was kind enough to send it to me so you can see the rules for yourself.

Update: Mr Johnson issued a correction and apology.  

Looks like our friendly online journalist did it again.  This time he accused Gilbert of partying it up at the casino Saturday night while the state election process burned down.

Looks like Charles Busby is having an Education Summit at the capitol today and didn't bother to notify anyone.  The agenda was posted below.  The committee meeting was not posted on the House website.  Nice to see our leaders deciding the future of education in secret. Mr. Busby owes us an apology.

Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber issued the following press release:

The Daily Caller reports:

Teaparty.org asked for volunteers to help "overturn Mississippi vote.

"Online journalist" Charles C. Johnson offered a $2,000 reward for the Rose Cochran photos at issue in the nursing home scandal on Twitter today.  The screenshots are posted below.  He also reported Chris McDaniel will file a legal challenge to the election results tomorrow.  His tweets can be found at @ChuckCJohnson.

Well, this story just will not quit. The Clarion-Ledger just reported that Pete Perry, yes, that Pete Perry, was arrested for a DUI last night:

Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber issued the following press release:

This post was supposed to go up Friday but well, fate intervened as everyone knows.  Here is a round-up of stories from the national media about the election results. The Wall Street Journal delved into the Cochran's success in the black community in several stories. It published this chart:

Looks like Madame DeLadd does not like the Yarber administration's treatment of her and her alternative news weekly publication.  The Jackson Free Press sharply criticized the Yarber administration over its new interview policy for the JFP:

The death of Mark Mayfield moved Amile Wilson to pen this little epistle about the past week in Mississippi politics.

The Chris McDaniel campaign issued this call to arms last night:

Gateway Pundit gets some basic facts wrong in this post about the circuit clerks denying voter roll access to McDaniel supporters that made it to the Drudge Report.

Updated: Blogger Gateway Pundit now does the same thing. Just one problem. It was linked on Drudge. See more recent post for update.

Nice to see out of state bloggers not exactly telling the truth. A Charles Johnson tweeted that Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann sent out an email ordering circuit clerks to bar Chris McDaniel supporters from reviewing the poll books. Here is the tweet:

Update: A suicide note was found. 

Ridgeland police confirmed that attorney Mark Mayfield died of a gunshot wound to the head this morning at his home.  Ridgeland police are at the scene.  The cause of death is under investigation although police sources said it is probably a suicide.   His family suffered no physical harm. Please keep them in your prayers.

The Chris McDaniel campaign just issued the following press release:

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release:

The latest controversy about the Senate race, and there will undoubtedly be more, is large turnout of black voters for (presumably) Thad Cochran last Tuesday. Many accused the Barbours and others of using dirty politics to get blacks who never vote Republican to vote in the Republican runoff. However, one black politician I respect sent me this email yesterday that stated a different view:

Nice to see someone in corporate America with some backbone.  A New York Times columnist took some shots at Walmart.  Walmart responded in kind instead of issuing the typical mealy-mouth statement.  Clue: Much red ink was used in the response. Enjoy.

Chris McDaniel issued the following press release:

Clarion-Ledger's Sam Hall and Cochran Campaign Manager Austin Barbour appeared on the show to discuss the results.

Here is a wrap-up of coverage of the Senate race results.

Here we are again. Three weeks later. Another election night.  JJ will update this post as quickly as possible.  Just poured the Rittenhouse Rye. Time to have some fun.

Victoria's Victories Facebook page is down. 

Here are my thoughts on the Senate race since the primary.  I published  a similar post that was written in the style of Chapter 4 in Nietzche's Beyond Good and Evil. Enjoy.

Consider this to be your election day thread.  Want to post the turnout at your precinct, post here. Think The Kingfish overlooked an article that just would have made the difference in the election? Post it here.  Good luck to both sides.  Since we now have voter ID, we will have to say drink early and often today. 

Treasurer Lynn Fitch issued the following press release:

Update: See bottom of post.

The FBI issued the following press release:

It seems Mr. Jeremiah Botty was offended by this post about him.  He sent me the following email:

Looks like State Senator David Blount (D-Mount Olympus) deigned to weigh in on the Senate race with this tweet:

Absentee ballots are up by a large number when compared to the June 3 runoff in the tri-county area. Here are the numbers:

JJ obtained a copy of a letter signed by Rankin County constable Charles Lindsay, Jr. promising not to run for office again.The letter states:

The Mississippi Federation of College Republicans issued this press release:

Only thing missing from this story is L.C. Murray telling Beeeeeeeeeeeeert Case he'd whip his ass.  State Senator Tony Smith (R- Pulled Pork County) posted a Ricky Cole message on his Facebook page:

The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following press release yesterday in response to Governor Phil Bryant's calling Common Core a "failed program".

Phi Mu of Ole Miss entered the sorority war on Tumblr this week.  Here is a comparison with the  Kappa Alpha Thetas of the University of Arizona.

The New York Times examined the role of transplant voters in the Mississippi Senate and Virginia Congressional  races a few days ago.  The newspaper specifically focused on Desoto County where Chris McDaniel "clobbered" Thad Cochran by a 2:1 margin.  Interesting fact: 72% of Desoto's population was born outside of Mississippi.  The New York Times reported:

Here we go. Jones County Supervisor sends out letter asking voters to participate in the runoff Tuesday:

Warning: Mature adult language.  

Mississippi once again made the headlines at not Fox News, not PMSNBC, not even CBS but... Comedy Central.  Colbert had a field day with Senator Cochran this week.

Here are the latest campaign finance reports for the Senate race.

Granted, this article is posted on Seeking Alpha.  The finance website is not exactly the Wall Street Journal.  However, this  May 28 post about Kior raises some interesting questions.

Democrat pollster Brad Chism said his latest poll showed Chris McDaniel led Thad Cochran 50-44.   6% of the respondents were undecided. Mr. Chism stated on his website:

Looks like the Ole Miss Phi Mu's joined the Tumblr competition. Here is the page.  Some pics are posted below.

The City of Clinton issued the following statement:

Are health insurance rates rising? Is the Afforadable Care Act responsible? The Wall Street Journal reported:

The Associated Press reported tonight:

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release:

The St. Louis Branch of the Federal Reserve said most jobs created by the 2009 Recovery Act were "primarily in government."  $821 billion and the taxpayers got little more than a lousy t-shirt.  The St. Louis Fed reported:

Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber hosted a Town Hall meeting Monday night at Bellweather  Church on Old Canton Road.  Here is the video of the discussion.

Hinds County District 4 Constable Jon Lewis minced no words in responding to District 1 Supervisor Robert Graham's insinuation that Mr. Lewis let three individuals into the courthouse on election night. Mr. Lewis sent Mr. Graham an email this afternoon that simply stated "screw you".

Time to take a break from all things politics.  Ms. Deanna Tisdale will perform in a recital at Belhaven College Thursday night.  She is the daughter of Alice Tisdale and  the late Charles Tisdale. She just completed her studies as a classical Soprano at  the Boston Conservatory in Music Performance. The program and her bio are posted below.

The Clarion-Ledger reported today that questions arose about a church's involvement in the Senate race:

The Baptist Record published the following story about the Hinds County courthouse incident and a statement by Executive Director Jim Futral:

You.just.can't.make.this.up. First the KFC irony, then the blessing for little Victoria:

Warning: This video is violent and graphic. It is not for children to watch. 

ISIS posted this video, The Clash of Swords, Part 4, online to show exactly what it is doing in Iraq.  This video is violent and for adults only.  There are scenes of executions, bombings, the use of IED's on vehicles, and more acts of violence.  The production and propaganda value are good. Sickeningly good. 

Downtown Jackson suffered a blow today as UMMC withdrew from a deal to purchase the Landmark Building.  MBJ reported:

Break out the tissues.  Scumbag hits beagle on the interstate. Dog is badly wounded in middle of traffic. War vet saves him. WDAF (Kansas City) reported Friday:

Citizen's United and Brad Chism released polls today and are posted below.

Kentucky Fried Chicken apparently donated $30,000 to little Victoria's medical costs and therapy. CBS will broadcast a story on the morning show tomorrow. The Facebook page for Victoria published this email:

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued the following press release:

This video was too funny to pass up. Can't imagine why its funny.

The Clarion-Ledger's Sam Hall appeared on the radio show to discuss the Senate race.

 A mother of a little girl wrote on Facebook that the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on North State Street asked the family to leave because "her face scared the other diners."  The girl was the victim of a vicious pit bull attack in Simpson County.  The attack left her face severely injured and scarred.  The motherlater posted that a representative of the restaurant chain asked her for more information after she published her Facebook post.  The Facebook posts are below.  Family could probably use some help, hint, hint.  While y'all are writing checks to campaigns and PACs, perhaps you could remember this little girl.

Kimberly Strassel argues in the Wall Street Journal that one of the main reasons for the Obama's administrations mishaps in foreign policy is not the inattentiveness of the President but rather the lack of serious people in his foreign policy appointments. This column is worth reading for partisans on both sides as it shows what type of people are running foreign policy.  She writes:

A few small nuggets of information popped up yesterday when the Mississippi Conservatives PAC filed its pre-runoff report with the Federal Elections Commission.  The PAC supports the candidacy of Senator Thad Cochran. Brian Perry is the director.

There is much more traffic on this site due to the Senate race.  More readers, more arguments, and more friction. Means more tempers are lost.  Here is the deal.  Watch the language.  A comment with the "STFU" acronym will not be approved.  Calling each other "idiot" and "dumbass" will get a comment zapped.  Referring to politicians by those names is a different matter.  You guys are making great points.  The comments are appreciated. Just act like you've seen a message board before.  NOW for Kenneth Stokes posts, there are no rules. 

The New York Times decided to come down here and tell us how things are in Mississippi:

Airwave demanded damages from Hinds County in a bill of exceptions filed in Hind County Circuit Court yesterday.  The Hinds County Board of Supervisors terminated several contracts with Airwave after Supervisors Darrell McQuirter and Tony Greer assumed office in November.  Airwave is owned by Nathan Hargrove and Stacy Stowers.

Mississippi Democratic Grand Poobah Ricky Cole sent out this message today on the Senate race:

Former Governor Haley Barbour issued this press release today:

State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued the following press release:

Circuit Judge William Chapman ordered Joshua Bobo (age 28) transferred to a Brookhaven psychiatric facility in March.  Ridgeland police arrested the 28-year old man in January after he stabbed a pharmacist with a syringe at Walmart, carjacked an older woman in the parking lot, ran back inside the store, swallowed H202, and then took some pills.  Mr. Bobo was serving a sentence of supervised probation for five years for a previous conviction when the Ridgeland incident took place.

We haven't spent much time on this website analyzing the Senate race results.  This National Review article will get us off to a good start.  NR said the real reason McDaniel won (let's face it, he won even though he did not reach 50% of the vote.) was due to the media strategy.  Henry Olsen writes:

Since both campaigns can't seem to stay out of trouble, here is some good advice.

Warning: Jackassery alert. Be advised. 

Jeremiah Boddy said in a Youtube video how disgusted he was that the Cochran campaign canvassed at his church.  Mr. Boddy is a black conservative who supports Chris McDaniel. This video was produced in response to this post that broke the news about a Cochran ad in the Mississippi Link.  Mr. Boddy later went out the KIM Waaaaaaade show to profess more outrage. Just one little fact he left out of all these diatribes.

The Wall Street Journal published a very penetrating editorial about the Senate race in the weekend edition.  It could have mentioned Mr. McDaniel being a State Senator but it still made some good points.

Get ready for Apple-proprietary headphones.  Forbes columnist Gordon Kelly said that the Beats deal suddenly became lightning port clear:

All posts about the Senate race have been published on a special page.  Want to go back and look at some past stories or videos? Go to the Mississippi Senate race page to see all posts about this race. 

Much ado has been made about the Tea Party Trio's visit to the Hinds County courthouse on election night.  JJ decided to provide some photos and a video tour of the courthouse at night so you can see the courthouse as the Tea Party Trio saw it. Decide for yourself if their explanations hold water.

Today is the Belmont. Here is a little video reminder of Secretariat's record-breaking performance at the Belmont.

Update: It looks like Mr. Cartwright was a fair-haired boy of the GOP establishment. See below.

Mary Cole confronts a Cochran supporter

Who can forget this May 8 taunt from Frank Corder on Y'all Politics:

You.just.can't.make.this.up.

The Hinds County Sheriff's Office closed the "courthouse three" case after it determined no laws were broken.  Make comments in the earlier post. 

Century 21 published this listing on the local website:

Marshall Ramsey had a field day with the courthouse incident on Twitter last night:

Elections tend to bring out the worst in Ms. Ladd as she writes in the British Guardian newspaper what she really thinks of Mississippi:

Dan Aykroyd, yes, Elwood himself, will be the special guest at a fundraiser for Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis at the home of attorney Ashley Ogden Thursday night.  The invitation is posted below.

Update: HCSO just confirmed in writing that the two other individuals with Janis Lane were Scott Brewster and Rob Chambers. Scott Brewster is the "Coalition Director" for the campaign. Mr. Chambers is a consultant for the Mississippi Baptist Christian Action Commission

Correction: The original post stated there were two women. HCSO said there two men and a woman as stated above. Pete Perry said there were three women.

It seems Central Mississippi Tea Party President Janis Lane cannot stay out of trouble.  Ms. Lane and two other women gained access to the Hinds County Circuit Clerk's office around 2:00 AM.  The Hinds County Sheriff's Office is investigating the invasion.

Hinds County Republican Party Chairman Pete Perry just told JJ that anyone can vote in the runoff election if one takes place if they did not vote in the Democratic primary Didn't vote at all? Show up and vote on June 24.  Voted for Childers? Stay home.

Here is the county by county breakdown of the Mississippi Senate Republican primary last night.

Good show today as The Kingfish hosted former State Senator and Chris McDaniel friend Lee Yancey on the show today to discuss the Senate race.

Cochran pulled out Rankin 50%-49% after being down most of the night in that county.  McDaniel: 49.6%. Cochran, 48.9%. Carey, 1.6%  Looks like we are going to a runoff.  Yes, a runoff.  Why? Because you people couldn't make up your minds, that's why. ;-)  Yes, you really do deserve this.  Election will be June 24.  Here is the video of State Senator Chris McDaniel's speech last night:

Note: 4 Hinds boxes won't be counted until in the morning. 16 Rankin boxes still out. Rankin will count tonight. See bottom of post for more details.

This is the election night thread. I don't expect any results to start appearing until after 8:00. This will be fun.

Good solid conservative. A realtor. That means private sector. Creating wealth. Not a lawyer or politician. Opposes Obamacare. Wants to cut spending and grow the economy. Not beholden to the special interests who've bought the campaign. Here is a Fox 13 interview with him. He is ON the ballot today and if you are sick of both campaigns, here is an alternative.

 Note: This was first posted yesterday.

My favorite chapter of Nietzche's Beyond Good and Evil is "Epigrams and Interludes". The philosopher chooses to collect a wide array of various thoughts and place them into one chapter.  I have decided to post my observations about the Senate race in the same vein instead of writing one big monster column.  Enjoy.

Here are the campaign finance reports for the Madison Chancery Clerk's race. 

Someone in the College Republicans apparently got stupid.  The Mississippi Federation of College Republicans issued this press release:

Can we get some adults in this campaign?  PLEASE??? Check out this Twitter fight between Jordan Russell and Keith Plunkett. Mr. Russell is the spearcatcher, I mean Communications Director for the Thad Cochran campaign while Mr. Plunkett is the genius, um, make that Policy Director for the Chris McDaniel campaign.  Entertaining for us but seriously, two officials in U.S. Senate campaigns getting into it online? If there is an example of the problems with BOTH of these campaigns, these screen shots are it.