Friday, February 15, 2019

Repost from 2011: Redistricting fireworks at the Hinds BOS last night (Video).

Note: This is a Repost from February 23, 2011.  Simply put, this was one of the most shameful episodes this correspondent has ever witnessed in government.  The arrogance was on full display that night as Mr. Johnson showed nothing but bare contempt for the voters while Board President George Smith was befuddled every time he was asked a question.  The video should be watched.  Why is an old story reposted? Be patient.  All will be made clear soon enough.  

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing last night on redistricting. The Board hired Derrick Johnson to  handle the redistricting chores.  JJ video-taped the entire hearing and posted it below.  Before watching the video, it is important to remember several things:

1. The hiring of Mr. Johnson was not posted on the agenda for the December 20, 2010 meeting.

2. The notice for the hearing was not posted on the bulletin board in the Courthouse. It was not posted on the county website until the afternoon of the hearing after this correspondent personally visited the office of the County Administrator. The notice was posted in the Jackson Advocate (The law requires posting either in newspaper OR at the courthouse) and it is unknown if it was posted in the Clarion-Ledger.

3. No maps or materials were provided by Mr. Johnson to the audience. No maps were on display. This was a stark contrast to the Madison County hearing yesterday where the Board, yes, Tim, Karl, and Paul, had giant displays of maps and passed out documents containing maps, district information, and a copy of the board resolution.

Mr. Johnson stated at the beginning of the hearing the only matter to be discussed was the criteria to be used. He only wanted comments or "input" on what "criteria" should be used in setting the new lines.  Voters repeatedly asked for maps and precinct information only to be told there were none to distribute and the meeting was for criteria discussion only.  The meeting grew testy at times and frankly, Mr. Johnson was very arrogant and rude to the audience.  Just watch the video, everything will pretty much explain itself. The video is nearly an hour long but worth watching as it will show everyone exactly what goes on down at the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.


Note: Mr. Graham and Mr. Fisher were not present.  WLBT, the Clarion-Ledger, and the Northside Sun covered the hearing.




Here are is the one thing Mr. Johnson did provide to the audience: some census numbers:



Since Derrick Johnson and the Board won't provide you with maps, here is one from 2002 created by CMPDD:




15 comments:

Hermit King said...

Kingfish,

You should be very careful. The ADL, the SPLC, and the NAACP are now the final word on what the media considers a hate site. Do you dare to have your blog added to that list?

It would be a shame if people were unable to check your site at work because it is blocked for Hate Speech. Imagine all the state employees who would be unable to comment!

Anonymous said...

The white man who brought up the KKK got a lot of murmurs.

Anonymous said...

Complete B.S. Nothing more than a sorry effort to go through the motions and get the sham over with. One of the problems is that Johnson is not a real talented ad libber and raises more questions than he avoids. The board did not get it's moneys worth and should find a better bull shitter. A sorry exhibition indeed.

Anonymous said...

Once again. That’s ten years ago. KF must be headed somewhere with them this.

Anonymous said...

Somebody post how much money Derrick Johnson has made over the last decade as executive director of the ten or so community agitator groups he has run. All tax exempt organizations. All paying him six figures.

Anonymous said...

Please tell me they aren’t hiring him again. Things seem to be going so well with this board.

Scott said...


I live in Tennessee now and this video is an excellent example of why I left Jackson years ago. The simplicity of this whole thing is a service I would have strongly felt was something that should have come up for bid rather than just awarded to someone, was instead given to a firm whose head is also the president of the NAACP down there, at a cost of more than $20,000 over what is considered normal and reasonable. Someone asked if his association with the NAACP was a conflict to which he quickly answered no it was not. The purpose of the NAACP is to give blacks an advantage over whites and nothing is more effective in that area then being in control of voting districts and how they are drawn out. To sum it all up, the board is blatantly fking the citizens of Hinds County and obviously could not care any less than they do what the white citizens of the country think or want. It angers me to no end to know that, like the Jackson city council, they will continue to get away with this because the white citizens are scared to stand up for their rights. My simple use of the words white and black immediately paint me as racist to everyone down there but what is right is right. Hinds county is under the new Jim Crow except this time Jim Crow is black

Anonymous said...

So you don't think it would be a conflict of interest to have the Mississippi President of the NAACP handling a no bid contract to modify the voting lines/precincts of the County, and furthermore he wouldn't be doing it to "advance colored people"? Remind me again what the acronym of the "National Association For the Advancement of Colored People" is?

Anonymous said...

Must be a very slow news week. Continuous posts about 2010 Hinds County?

Anonymous said...

A decade ago. This better bet good.

Anonymous said...

Derrick Johnson is a multi millionaire now. He has CEO and executive director incomes from a multitude of organizations. He just stands there and collects a check. He's as talented as any cardboard cutout of a person I've ever seen.

Anonymous said...

Is this about credit default swaps? Can Derrick define what a credit default swap is and how he profited from the last one?

But seriously, why bring this up now?

Anonymous said...

This is really what its about. The same dude that gerrymandered Hinds County to get the sole white Supervisor out is the same one suing the state over a gerrymandered district supposedly favoring the white guy.

https://mississippitoday.org/2018/07/10/lawsuit-alleges-gerrymandered-state-district-dilutes-black-vote/

Anonymous said...

Derrick is a total racist and certainly doesn't hire it. It's a good thing that white guilt exist with some otherwise this clown wouldn't have a dime. He has no qualifications what so ever.

Anonymous said...

clown circus



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