Jackson Jambalaya

One of the best politicians I've ever seen. Knows how to appeal to his voters. How can he miss by telling his constituents that he'll create a safe zone for them so they can go to neighboring cities, rob businesses, and escape back into the city with no fear of being arrested. He's got a job for life.

Yeah, whitey is a racist!! There is no such thing as "reverse rascism",....it's all EQUAL! remember,....only the smart one's will get this,...no reverse justice,...SMDH!!!

Well, thanks Kenny. New SOP to the troops, Terminate, "by whatever means necessary", all chases before they cross over into Jacktown!"

This fool's days are numbered. I hope him and his butt-ugly wife catch two in the side of the head. Pop, pop. Shhhh. Goodfellas-style.

If a white man made these comments, he would be put in jail and forced to resign. Mr Stokes is a total racist, idiot and a disgrace to our entire state now that his ignorance has been shown to the nation via the media. Let's force him out

Hey, Mr. Stokes: Consider this--

1. Many of your young black male constituents imperil your district on a daily basis FAR MORE than any police officers. Would you "shout out" a call to stone them? (At least you would be targeting the correct individuals.) OF COURSE NOT! You'd probably then be stoned yourself, and called a racist.
2. Have you ever passed ANY bar exam anywhere, any time?

3. Do you, or have you ever had, a source of income beyond your Councilman job?

You are barking up the wrong tree. In psychology it's called a "displacement reaction." Because of fear and anxiety over a certain subject, you "displace" your fear to another object in order to avoid confronting the real cause of your fear.

Mr. Stokes--I'd welcome your ranting and raving over the deplorable state of educational attainment and out-of-wedlock births in your district. These are the real causes of your rage and misery in your district. I advise you to turn your anger and aggression towards the proper root causes.

he is simply a reflection of his ignorant racist constituents.

Normal every day business in the city of Jackson. How about moving the capital city to another city. Choose any one of them, it would be an improvement over Jackson. Put Stokes back on the streets where he belongs.

Something tells me that Thurgood Marshall would be pissed if he found out that somebody like Stokes went to a law school named after him.

How the heck did Stokes get in and then make it through law school by the way?

Nut job. Very ignorant. My guess is borderline MR.

You can't blame poor Mr Stokes for his comments. He is off is medication, and is suffering from mental illness.His symptoms only show when he opens his mouth!

HAS ANYONE EVER VERIRIED THIS MAN ATTENDED AND OR GRADUATED FROM ANY LAW SCHOOL ?

Stokes speaks for the City and its people. Thousands would follow him into battle.

Wrong, 12:17. Stokes speaks for Ward 3. He does not speak for the rest of Jackson.

Serious question. Can a cty change its state capital?

Believe me, many many black citizens of Jackson and of Mississippi are deeply embarrassed by this man. He is not mentally ill as such, he is a racist, pure and simple. Under the guise of taking care of "his people" he parades the worst image possible. He is responsible for the growth of south Madison County and west Rankin County. All alone, he represents a type of hate rarely seen. Perfect example of hiding a bad motive under a good one.

@1:13 What does "cty" represent? City? County? I guess, it would have to pass the Legislature? Can you imagine the backlash it would cause. All Atlases, all maps, all textbooks would need changing. Mississippi would be an even worse butt of racial comments and boycotts. Really much cheaper and cleaner to help Jackson get better. It is a really good city with many facilities and schools and medical centers. What is needed is an escape from Kenneth Stokes and people of his ilk and better infrastructure. Money will cure the infrastructure. I am at a loss as to what will free us from Stokes.

Yes, a state can change it's capital city. Several states have done so in the past.
We should be shopping for a new capital city. Some city that has elected officials that respect the law, does not provide a safe haven for criminals, and a city that respects all citizens.

And, 4:45, in twenty years that city would probably be facing the same situation as Jackson. Surrounded by suburbs but with the 'new capitol city' becoming the hole of the donut.

Jackson has not been the shithole it is today forever. Only a few decades ago its leadership, as well as that of the county, were completely different than they are today.

Your concept of moving the capitol isn't going to solve a damn thing except make you feel better for a little while. Look at what is causing Jackson - and our state's capitol - the problem it currently faces.

The problem Jackson has is with it's leadership. As long as the capital city is filled with a majority of crooks they will continue to elect crooks. Move the capital city to a place where the crooks are not in the majority. Move the capital to a city where the elected officials do not ask the citizens to protect the crooks from all law enforcement.
Just think what Jackson will be if all govt. offices and personnel were removed from the city. The crooks would be reduced to stealing and killing each other. Sounds like a good idea to me.

4:45, it's been more than two decades, but I generally agree with what you are saying. Jackson hasn't always had the problems that it has today. It is apparent that, for some time now, Jackson area politicians, particularly Stokes, use racism and scare tactics to fuel animosity towards whitey so that they can then use that animosity to attract votes for election to political office.

Well, whitey didn't elect Stokes into office, and whitey is not responsible for the national black eye that Stokes has given the City of Jackson. So, if the black constituents who elected Stokes don't want him to represent them in political office any longer, then it will have to be those black constituents who vote Stokes out of office. The question is, do the constituents of Stokes approve of his conduct, or do they want to do something about replacing him?

Stokes eats breathes and bleeds hatred.