Thursday, April 14, 2016

Confirmation hearing? What confirmation hearing?

Mayor Tony Yarber nominated Ward 1 resident James Stanley to the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Board of Commissioners on February 23.  Mr. Stanley possesses a sterling resume: a  decorated combat fighter pilot, many years spent at Ergon in management, and more years spent as an engineer.  City Council President Melvin Priester, Jr. postponed his appointment to the board as he promised at the February 23 meeting that a confirmation hearing for Mr. Stanley would be held a week later. Watch his promise for yourself in this video:

 

 However, it is seven weeks later and no confirmation hearing has been held for Mr. Stanley.  His nomination sparked several heated comments at the City Council meeting as it was clear several people were unhappy that Mayor Yarber nominated, gasp, a white person to the board.

Kingfish note: The question remains: When will the City Council hold a confirmation hearing for Mr. Stanley?  Perhaps the legislature should kill the $21 million capitol complex deal if the council can't get its act together on this nomination.   Mr. Stanley has a better resume than that of any nominee submitted in a very loooooong time.  There is only one reason there is opposition to him and everyone knows what that reason is. 

It is also a shame to see a councilman who likes to proclaim his military veteran background backstab a decorated fighter pilot and oppose his even having a confirmation hearing.  




Video of reaction to Stanley nomination.
Copy of Mr. Stanley's resume.

Posted by Kingfish at 10:17 AM

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

You mean that "Purple Man" Stamps is opposing even having a hearing? Could it be that he heard the Council President make a promise and he plans to use a non-hearing as a campaign tactic? Surely Not! Or, is Council President running for mayor next time and "Purple Man" is upset? So sick of drama on the Council. Do the work for Jackson.

April 14, 2016 at 10:25 AM
Anonymous said...

Did the airport bill pass?

April 14, 2016 at 11:08 AM
Kingfish said...

Roll call vote literally right now.

April 14, 2016 at 11:17 AM
Anonymous said...

United States Senate refuses to have a confirmation hearing on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland for 10 months and nothing is said. Jackson City Council postpones hearing on JMAA nominee until the fight over the attempted theft of the airport is over and all of a sudden JJ is saying the Council is not doing its job. Please tell me what is the difference in the two inactions?

April 14, 2016 at 11:38 AM
Anonymous said...

There are plenty of whites and non-Jackson folks that support Jackson keeping control of the JMAA and not giving it to Rankin political cronies BUT JACKSON SURE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT JACKSON.

April 14, 2016 at 11:53 AM
Kingfish said...

I'm sure you were equally outraged over Janice Rogers Brown, Charles Pickering, Estrada, and other nominees who were stalled for years by the Dems.

Board and Commission members are appointed all the time in the middle of legal and legislative fights. Keep in mind his sponsor, Mr. Foote, opposes the takeover as well. But I suspect nothing about Mr. Stanley will be good enough for you because he is white.

April 14, 2016 at 12:28 PM
Anonymous said...

And the Supreme Court nominee is a lifetime appointment. The JMAA appointment is for four years. Another little difference, but I am sure that will not effect the opinion of 11:38

April 14, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Anonymous said...

The city can not do stuff like this and then expect the state to trust them with the airport. If the city wants grown up assets the city needs to demonstrate grown up management ability and a modicum of civil responsibility to constituents. I hate to see airport control be taken away from the city, but after having witnessed the city council circus for over a decade I certainly understand.

April 14, 2016 at 12:45 PM
PittPanther said...

Future Mayor Priester has replied to this on Facebook. And as expected, the blame is not with the council, it's with the current mayor.

April 14, 2016 at 4:26 PM
Anonymous said...

This post is so hypocritical. He was only nominated in the first place to be used as a pawn to debunk Harkins claim of non-diversity in knowledge of aviation on the current board. They stalled when they saw the state was gonna push the bill thru anyway. At least if he's confirmed after the signing we'll know for sure it's because of his own merit and not politics.

April 15, 2016 at 11:38 PM
Anonymous said...

So Priester claims it is Yarber who has dropped the ball on this nomination hearing and that Stanley was only Yarber baiting a hook to begin with.

April 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM

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