Jackson Jambalaya

I'm curious to see how Michael Guest handles a challenger.

James, DC is a meat grinder. I hope you have the fortitude. They aren't going to like you.

Mr. Tulip why not wait and run against Cindy Hyde-Smith or the other one for US Senate? That is, unless, Justice Waller decides to run for the USS.

Sayin' for a friend.

Damn, this really excites me! A talk show host that is going to make his political announcement at his church. Announcement going to say that current Congressman is a liberal, because he only has a 95% score on somebody's scorecard.

Please help me - gotta hold down my excitement over this upcoming intrigue.

So this Tulp guy, who never has been active, in anyway, in politics in Ridgleand or Madison County wants to run against a guy who had the best ground game of anyone in the state. Won his congressional race without needing the 83% of the vote he got in Rankin and was the DA for Rankin/Madison which controls 40% of the Republican vote. Obviously this Tulp guy has a mental problem.

Saying Guest is a liberal is laughable.

The liberalism of Mr Guest intrigued me, so I pulled up GovTrack’s methodology:

“ The data that goes into this analysis is a list of who sponsored or cosponsored which bills. The process doesn’t look at the content of the bills or the party affiliation or anything else about the Members of Congress, but it is able to infer underlying behavioral patterns, some of which correspond to real-world concepts like left-right ideology.”

Next?

Mr. Tulp, I really like your writings on JJ. They are far more insightful than the writings of Bill Crawford and Sid Salter. But this is a not a smart move.

This is going to be like Whit Hughes but worse. Having to quit your job as a radio talk show host that no one has heard of, put financial strain on your family just to get 10-12 percent of the vote in a congressional primary race to satisfy your ego and get your political fix. Need more popcorn on this one.

All the nonsense about him and his wife being such outstanding church members and what they do in church insures he won't get my vote...

Tulp is a brilliant political mind and absolutely has my vote. The GOP needs to go younger anyway. We need less lawyers in Congress.

Tulp will get destroyed and then run for something less powerful and then repeat that over and over until he is dogcatcher wherever he lives.

At least we know he's not easily intimidated. Pretty courageous move if you ask me.

What? I am SO SICK of people with their conservative yard stick!!! You are all ripping this country apart!
Michael Guest is a fine representative and should be re-elected.
James Tulp, you're a nice guy, but not leadership material. Best wishes to you, your fine family and your radio station.

Saying Guest is a liberal is laughable.

As would be referring to him as a conservative.

Guest has done nothing but good things, and anyone running against him is being fronted by someone else. Tulp is but a sycophant for dark money/supporters.

It was hard not to be inspired by James' announcement speech. He will do an excellent job representing the district!

@12:56,
Can you expand on these great things Guest has done?... I voted for him but, I won't again.

1:40 - No, it wasn't that hard.

Unless your inspirational level is way, way below the norm.

Hell yeah! Been waiting for an announcing party from the welcome center at FBC Ridgeland!!! Oh wait...or is it First Ridgeland Baptist Church? I so confrused.

Oh my... this is DEFINITELY the comedic relief I needed on a Friday that won't seem to end. Thanks, Mr. Tulp! We look forward to sending you off to obscurity once the race is all said and done.

Guest has done nothing but good things ...

What specifically has he accomplished? Surely you can enumerate them.

Moved here in 2000, have yet to meet 10 true conservatives. Big military, big government and lots of Pork, just say you are 'pro life' and you are a MS conservative.

And THIS is why nobody with any sense or intelligence runs for office and we get stuck with what we've got. No, I'm not talking about Tulp's announcement. I'm talking about the venom spewing from you posters simply because a guy throws his hat in the ring. Geez.

@12:56 - What good things has Guest done? I not saying he hasn't but I can't think of one piece of legislation he has introduced.

Decided to contact several elected officials and politicos/centers of influence in Madison County today, for giggles, to see who knows this guy. So far I’m drawing a big fat ZERO. Looked for social media presence, NADA. I do have one mutual friend who liked something he posted. That’s a start. SMH

11:32 Where does one find vote insurance?

11:51 You need to google less vs fewer and make fewer grammatical mistakes

What leadership qualities does Guest have? Politicians are not leaders. Anyone who was taught otherwise, it isn’t your fault. Time to educate yourself and stop relying on others to inform you.

Damn that left-wing Michael Guest. At last someone will stand up to the RINOs!

What a joke.

I see the seeds of a new Shawn O’Hara.

Embarrassing. Desperate. Sad. One of the most popular D.A.s in the State of Mississippi versus a glorified teaching assistant turned disc jockey. Let's see who wins this.

The best part about opposition is that it shines a light on our elected officials, and sometimes what you end up seeing is pretty good.

Because of his thoughtful nature, I am sure Mr. Guest will invite the chance to defend his record, which is easily defensible, and is very representative of Mississippi values.

If you haven't figured out yet, I am a very much a Guest supporter.
Because Michael Guest is the real deal, his political life and his personal life are as genuine as I have ever seen. He has stepped into his role with enthusiasm, energy, and an honest heart.

If having an opponent allows others to reflect on what Mr. Guest is doing, then they will be persuaded to vote for him again.

And yes, I will put my name to this...

10:19, Justice Waller won't run for the USS - no money in that for Josh. Only reason for Waller to get in the race was to give Frontier a chance to keep the gravy rolling on their train tracks - Senate seat won't grease those wheels.

Listened to Tulp's show today for the first time. He is the real deal.

Going to miss Tulp's show. Hopefully WYAB will put him back on the air if his campaign isn't a success.

The more people hear of Tulp the more people will like him. His only problem will be getting the word out. If he can do that he'll win.

Several before me have asked, but I've not seen it answered: what exactly has Guest done up there so far? I'm not anti-Guest in any sense, but I WOULD like for someone to show me something he's done. Being an ex-DA, I was hopeful he might get in there and become the next Trey Gowdy or the like. Unfortunately, he appears to be leaning more toward becoming the next Ross Spano (yeah, I don't know who he is or anything he's done either)

For those commentators questioning what Guest has done. How much do you think a junior congressman in the minority can do in a Pelosi controlled house?

Seriously someone with a brain show me the path to passing any bill under that scenario.

you never hear from guest. he just goes along to get along. typical swamp creature.

Didn't Chris McDaniel get his start on the radio?

And he came thiiiiisss close to going to Washington.

I don't see lightening almost striking twice.

Signed,

Hootchie Mama

How much do you think a junior congressman in the minority can do in a Pelosi controlled house?

He's getting the same amount done -- which is nothing -- as empty suit Gregg Harper did over 8 years in a Republican controlled House.

I'm undecided on this one but I will say Tulp has a very big and enthusiastic listener base. Might suprise you.

Tulp or Guest, neither one will have the ability to do much without Party support. Guest is a good man but limited in what he is “allowed” to do by the financial constraints of the party. Tulp needs to run for something local to get more name recognition. He’s wasting money here. Not being a good steward of other peoples money.

I'm very sad for his wife and baby. He will have little time for either just in campaigning and will have no time for them in Washington. Few young marriages survive.

He did vote against a spending bill backed by a lot of republicans and the president himself. Some may call that liberal, others may call it conservative. I call it not going along with the status quo. Since he’s been there, here have been very few issues to establish a track record.

Tulp will win. He will probably be senator one day and maybe even president.

Word on the street is Guest is really pissed at some of his staffers in the comms department. Heard he's interviewing several people this week while in the district.

My take-away, so far, from this thread is:

The same guy has posted about seven times asking for something Guest has done while in Congress and repeating over and over that Tulp will win.

A first year man/woman in Congress is still trying to feel around and learn process, decorum and who to be afraid of. And some goon expects him to have authored several bills to passage by now?

Meanwhile, on a related front, hopefully several Mississippians with good sense, energy and ability will challenge Hyde-Smith and send her back to the egg farm. So far all she has managed to do is receive four official notices from government offices that she sent to the media as press-releases. These things are automatically sent to senators and reps of the states to which they apply. Then junior players in those offices churn them out automatically to all state newspapers and TV stations.

Tulp is the modern-day version of the 'now forgotten' Matt Friedman over in Clinton who used to have a radio program and write articles which placed himself on the Cross along with Jesus.

Like a poot in a wind-storm, Tulp will disappear just as surely as Friedman did.

Everyone, and i mean EVERYONE who knows Tulp loves him. He's got that it factor. He's got my vote and lots of people I know.

Do not underestimate him.

Every, and I mean EVERYONE, who ever invested in schemes later found to be fraudulent, LOVED whoever sold them a line of shit. They're all smooth. This includes church leaders, bankers, CEOs, those with no-fail investment schemes and radio personalities who have close church ties. They all have that IT factor. Many are in jail, more WILL be and some won't be.