Jackson Jambalaya

Thanks for posting, even if it was paid for. This should be very enlightening and should show the world that "yard sign guru" Charles Barbour is a dud.

I don't totally disagree 10:06, but he and Dorsey Carson will be the ones that totally wear out shoe leather on this, neither can lose another race. This will be quick and Barbour will remind the Ward that Dorsey is Obama's biggest contributor and has Marshand Crisler's campaign team hired. Amile Wilson and Ashby Foote are nice and Foote would be the best councilman but when was the last time the best man for the job actually won a race??

People underestimate Charles Barbour.

Some jobs call for a Charles Barbour and this may be one of them

2:24. ROFLMFAO.

I recently meet Richard Sellers as he was canvassing around parham bridges and was very impressed. Interested if he will be part of the forum. Also, how many time has Barbour run for office?

3:12, I sort of agree with the first post but these others make a lot of sense. Barbour was elected Supervisor covering Ward 1 twice. Lost his "moveup" race to Lynn Posey and then lost a close race to Will Longshanks who had the majority R votes. I personally think he will do much better than people think. At least he'll throw a wrench and stop some of the madness down at City Hall. Carson will rubber stamp whatever to get black votes for his "moveup" race which we all know he wants.

If you gotta protect your boy KF from being chided about stupid shit he's saying on the radio then he ain't a candidate with remotely a chance.

At least he'll throw a wrench and stop some of the madness down at City Hall.

Tell us how one vote stops the madness.

No, 4:05. It was funny the first half a dozen times. Repeating the same thing over and over doesn't make you smart or funny.

No Mr. Kingfish Wizard. That isn't it at all.

Your candidate made a campaign claim that he was the best man for the job specifically because he had Josh Gregory's phone number and could call him any time to help the City of Jackson.

Your candidate made his special access to Gregory -- a part of his broader claim of a superior connectivity to Mississippi's GOP power brokers -- a campaign issue that, ostensibly, separated him from the rest of the candidates. He said it was a key reason to promote him to the City Council.

It is only now when someone is bringing attention to the foot lodged squarely in Wilson's mouth that you don't want anyone else to figure it out. That isn't funny or smart.

Ummm. 7:20. Keep up. Wilson isn't KF's man. Damn. Keep up.

You BE ignorant 8:19 PM.

I don't think a church should be holding this kind of event.

Speaking of getting it through your thick skull, other than Phil Bryant, what or who is Josh Gregory?? Somebody who knows nothing about nothing.

See this morning that many of the campaign signs Chuckie put in people's yards Wednesday night without their approval have been removed.

@12:09 I'm thankful that I did what little I could for my friend Ray Mabus in his cabinet bid, and proud of his service. Ingalls is going full steam, and the renovations of the Navy Reserve Building downtown look great. I'm pretty sure that my $1,000 six years ago was not Obama's "biggest" donation. I just hope to avoid a runoff so that I can join the SecNav again at Army/Navy in December. Go Navy!

So Dorsey says he a D??

Dorsey, step away from the keyboard. First of all, this race has nothing to do with Ray Mabus other than what you're about to id'd with being a democrat in the most Republican ward in MS. Second, you've got a much longer tail on your democrat contributions. Third, you lost every Army and Air Force vote in the ward. Nice work.

Hey Dorsey, are you still the lawyer for the state or hinds county democratic executive committee??

...the most Republican ward in MS

Your ignorance is not surprising.

Dorsey, try $1,600 Lying already? #ObamaTrainedYouWell

Here you go folks: http://majorityinms.com/2011/11/05/dorsey-carson-gave-1600-to-obama/

The opposition is sounding mighty worried about your candidacy Dorsey.

Maybe because Dorsey is that dangerous.

Don't see how Ward 1 could fall apart even more with Dorsey than the current shit poor condition it is in now after decades of Republicans pretending that their one single solitary vote on the City Council was somehow relevant.

4:42 look around. Ward One is boiling with energy and investments. New homes constructed everywhere, the District at Eastover, Whole Foods, growth at Highland Village, formation of LeFleur East....hate to ruin your day, but we like it here just fine....oh, did I mention, no cookie cutter subdivisions?

@ 5:02 - God bless the almighty Whole Foods. Highland Village is only remodeling due to the District. Niche shopping centers can't bring back Ward 1. It doesn't matter how nice Whole Foods, Highland Village and the District are if once you go across the interstate the thugs run wild.

New home construction in Ward 1 is a 1/100th of the surrounding areas. Say what you will, but cookie cutter subdivisions bring a tax base to the burbs, something that has been eroding in Ward 1 for decades.

Most families are not interested in living in a city that is infested with crime and a lousy school district.

9:43. Feel better now? EYHO.

Don't sweat it October 28, 2014 at 9:43 AM. In Uncle Ben's Dixiecrat mind Ward 1 is only the dwindling square miles where the white establishment Republicans live.

I'm going to enjoy going to this event. I'm part of the critical mass 25-30 year olds that is on the fence about moving to Hawkinsville or staying in town. Crime is real, concerns about dropping $150,000 on a house that may lose value instead of gain it are real, and the perception that the Heatherwood area is either going to sink or swim in the next five years is real. I want somebody to sell me on Jackson, because I enjoy the area as an unencumbered adult but I'm nervous as hell about buying a home and raising kids in the area. People in my demographic are going to save or kill this city and we are tired of the St. Andrews Drive crowd telling us to donate money but never actually giving us real world results.

I'll allow that my brain is a bit fuzzy....took a while to figure out Hawkinsville (first thought that it was over by the old airport).

... we are tired of the St. Andrews Drive crowd telling us to donate money but never actually giving us real world results.

[And] the RINO curmudgeon @ the end of Meadowbrook who feigned illness to duck out of office right before his 'temporary' property tax increase became a permanent burden.

Anyone else listen to Ben Allen this morning? Sellers was on and it was good to hear a fresh point of view. Foote last week didn't say a lot. Looking forward to tonight.

@ 1:01 PM - In my mid 20s, I bought in the Heatherwood area and lost about 25K (about 25% of the total value) when I sold. In the time I was there I saw the widows move out and sell their houses for next to nothing driving the property values down further. People who bought those houses didn't fix them up as I hoped. It really is a nice, affordable area of NE Jackson, but it is being overtaken. It's worth mentioned that me as well as every neighbor I kept up with and other friends in the neighborhood had their outdoor storage broken into. JPD was of no help other than the initial response to take report.

The reality is JPD is maintaining Fondren and Belhaven at a better rate that their part of NE Jackson. I would have never guessed that would be the case in 10-15 years ago.

2:05 I listened as well. Sellers surprised me. He sounds like his middle name is Energy.

I am looking forward to it too.

@ 1:01 PM & @ 2:12 PM
There is a reason why the self-annointees @ the LeFleur East Foundation (aka Leland's Last Stand) set their northern boundary @ Hanging Moss Creek.

4:04 is again obsessing. Working to make our community better!!

So encouraging he is!

Since he has made it a centerpiece of his campaign will Mr. Smart Budget be able to show actual CofJ financials that prove out the budgetary neutrality of his JPD GI Bill?

It wouldn't be smart, would it, to say it is neutral unless you can prove it is neutral.

Does he even know exactly how many JPD officers have earned 2-year or 4-year college degrees?

4:36 why don't you and your smart ass self run? BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN MADISON AND LOVE TO STIR SHIT UP.

Charles Barbour disgusts me. And to those above who suggest his "squirreliness" (to put it nicely) is a quality which could help get the job done, you are part of the problem.

That is why I got out in 1995; was in the criminal justice/legal field and could see the hand painting on the wall, and then, as now it breaks my heart. Many say that I should have stayed but I have a family to consider. I give my days to the "bold new city" but I am about done with that too.

Is it wrong that I like Wilson because he doesn't sound like a broken GOP record? Foote gives me the same vibe that he actually wants to improve the area instead of use the position as a GOP establishment launchpad. Wilson's drive seems to equal Foote's and I'm between the two at the moment.

You turds should have come to this. You too KF.

Nah 8:05. Too easy sitting on the sidelines and being a dickhead.

At this point in time Wilson lacks the gravitas for the job. If you think that he doesn't want to use the job as a "GOP establishment launchpad" then you are naive.

8:26 Be real - some of us have serious money on the Giants.

Property values in Jackson dropped for many reasons, one because they dropped all over the country with Obama's economy. I believe some of you need to look to the District Attorney and to the Courts instead of heaping it on JPD every time. My money is on Foote and Wilson. Foote is a finance person who would bring years of experience to the position. Wilson would fit in with the young team that is on the move and running Jackson. Carson defended voter fraud, in my opinion. He's just too sophisticated to get his hands dirty in the drudgery of Jackson's problems. It really is more than a part time job to be a Councilman. Lots of committee work and lots of constituent problems to solve. Vote for someone with energy and time. And, all the council only have one vote -- so why are some of you acting like that vote does not make a difference. Party affiliation does not matter quite so much at the local level when every day is trying to make ends meet.

@ 9:01 PM - "Property values in Jackson dropped for many reasons, one because they dropped all over the country with Obama's economy"

So Obama is the reason they are dropping in Jackson, then how are rising once you get 3-5 miles from the city limits? I disapprove of Obama, but you can't blame the property values dropping on him.

It's simple economics... supply and demand. Lot's of supply in Jackson and little demand (for sale signs all over NE Jackson). In the burbs, they are building houses due to the little supply since there is high demand.