Jackson Jambalaya

The reckoning is coming for the white supremacists of the MSGOP!
Y’all have stolen are TANF and are money for water necessary for life!

Absolute nothingburger.

Everyone saw this coming. It's always gotta' be retaliation. Well, let the chips fall where they may.

Every water system in Mississippi is operated as an enterprise and does not receive local nor state tax money. Operations are funded by revenues just like a business.

But this EPA action will play well to the media and deflect criticism from the last 4 Mayors.....but there is no argument that the problems grew exponentially under the current Mayor. Let the money grab begin. After all, Lumumba's cronies are in charge in DC.

Lord help us in November.

Why is Biden's administration chasing votes in Mississippi? There are zero contested congressional elections coming up in this state. Just shows how senile he really is.

Yes, there should be a reckoning for the abuse and misuse of TANF funds. It is shameful! There also should be a reckoning for the Mayor's mismanagement of available resources, inept decision making and purposeful complete shifting of blame to the MSGOP, without acknowledgement of his role in worsening the city's water crisis. Meaningful, sustainable solutions will not be realized unless the problem is comprehensively and accurately identified. The mayor and many of his constituents believe the current narrative puts him on top. However, continuing to promote the narrative that its all someone else's fault, is evidence he has learned nothing from the crisis and is not prepared to lead or oversee interventions proposed by those who have the expertise to effectively deal with this issue. Unless he listens to cooler, more mature heads and is "put in check" by those who genuinely want and need to solve the water crisis, Jackson will find itself in the same situation ,in spite of the improvements made and those on the horizon, under his leadership.

But Harvey's kimono gets opened too and it is going to be a damn ugly sight.

This is total insanity. It’s not a nothingburger. They can make up crap all they want to make the state look bad. It’s never a nothing burger. Look at the FBI and it’s corrupt actions recently. This could get bad for the state and sadly lumumba would look like a champion. Be worried
I hope Lumumba gets run out of town honestly

We're the civil rights of all those living south of Jackson on and near the Pearl violated when Lumumba dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage in the river?

This is a show, nothing else.

Can someone explain to me what MDEQ has to do with funding infrastructure needs of Jackson's water system?

The investigation will determine whether the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) discriminated against Jackson, a majority-Black city, “in its funding of water infrastructure and treatment programs and activities,” in violation of Title VI the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other anti-discriminatory laws.

Is this about some grant or somethingtheother that Jackson balked on getting together the required information by a deadline deal?

November is coming, Bennie Thompson.

This is a show I totally agree. Sadly it empowers Lumumba to continue doing what he’s doing.

It's all political. The dems have just ensured the state will stay red forever. Biden has weaponized the regulatory agencies to go after his political opponents. It's all gonna backfire.

The state should have never helped the city in the first place. This is why. Why should state money bail out Jackson?

One day the NAACP's mask will slip. One day, but not today.

When you are dumb and incompetent, play the race card.

Disgusting, but not surprising.

Lumumba is a racist of the worst kind.

Bennie's fingerprints are all over this.

According to the article, the EPA is investigating MDEQ’s policies and funding of water projects for compliance with federal regulations. I think that is a very specific investigation.

I seriously doubt the EPA has jurisdiction to launch a broad civil right’s investigation of the state’s budget that did not flow through MDEQ. Maybe someone with more understanding will chime in.

I also note that one of the people who filed the complaint is Harvey Johnson. Be careful what you wish for, Harvey.

Why is Biden's administration chasing votes in Mississippi? There are zero contested congressional elections coming up in this state. Just shows how senile he really is.

Silly rabbit. He's not chasing votes in Mississippi. The DNC is desperately trying to motivate black voters nationwideto go out and vote "D" in the upcoming midterms... and nothing works better than screaming RACISM!! Doesn't matter that it's a complete lie.

Literal shit show, with most of it coming out of Ludumba’s mouth

@6:21. Because someone went to Davos Switzerland this year to be told to sit down and shut up, Mississippi was going to be flipped blue in order to keep up this Great Reset bullshit. Same reason some commie horse shit protest group shows up full of “po people” but has stage, PA system and transport. Mississippi hit their radar after the Dobbs decision and filthy, left wing scum are attacking

Y’all gone pay yes sir!
Should of just fixed the water already instead a making black folks suffer

Bingo 7:01

All of this is bullshit. The city and mayor are incompetent but Tate is pretending like the state has no responsibility. Tate has consistently denied the city resources for years. Now he’s pretending like he helped the city find the keys to pull the car out the ditch when they were in his pocket the whole time. The EPA needs to take over and get both the city and state out of the way. It’s the only fair way to mitigate this mess.

10:49 The state has no obligation to send the city resources as you call it. Jackson is no better than any other city in the state.

Are both not part of the politically corrupt here locally?

This is a prime example of the truth of the saying “no good deed goes unpunished.” The idiot voters of Jackson elected this incompetent, Communist scumbag race hustler. Let them live with the consequences. The state should let the system fail. If they want help make them come beg for it. I wouldn’t help until Commie scumbag resigns or publicly admits he was wrong and asks the state to please sir come fix the mess I created. Otherwise, let it fail.

10:49 PM makes a good point re: the EPA taking over. God, I can’t believe I just said let a fed agency take over but this is a no win situation for either the state of MS or the Jackson city residents – and clean water for Jackson’s residents should be the goal!!!

Even Benny Thompson knows how incompetent (and while he will never admit this publicly, how corrupt) the city of Jackson’s so-called leadership is, and how much of a disaster it would be to give Chokwe the funds required to fix this mess.

On the other hand, Americans (especially younger Americans) have become so indoctrinated and programmed by liar professors and liars in the so-called press, that they will literally blame Republicans for yet another colossal failure Democrat controlled for decades city.

Liars in the so-called press always get away with the big “white fight is to blame” lie, while they, nor Republicans that are too dumb at debating, ever responds with “why did the flight occur?”

It’s the CRIME STUPID! And crime is a Democrats best friend.

There are some mistakes in the article. MDEQ handles sewer SRF loans. MSDH handles water system SRF loans.

The loans are discriminatory as written. They give special treatment to disadvantaged communities (discriminatory to white communities or communities with a high per capita income). They give special treatment to systems with a deficiency (discriminatory to systems who work hard, manage well, and maintain their system).

You do have to show the financial plan and ability to pay the loans back.

This should be an interesting case. It won't be hard to prove that the State of Mississippi does not treat Jackson well. It will be harder to prove that the state does not treat Jackson well because of race. The State of Mississippi does not treat any of its cities well, which is one reason we don't have a city of any significant size. Rural interests dominate the Legislature and that has been known for decades. The current group at the Capitol is very good at NOT spending money - and state services have suffered accordingly. But is it because of race, or just because they are just cheap!

10:49 You are exactly right and now that the EPA is involved you can bet your sweet ass that leadership won't be building more volley ball courts or private streets to taters subdivision. Mississippi and Louisiana have a contest to see who is the most corrupt----Make the states publish where all federal funds are spent.

Watching you semi-literate rednecks clutch your pearls over an investigation (which isn’t a nothingburger, as claimed above) is just what I needed.

Thanks for the early weekend gift!

Racist apologists for Lumumba, just consider:

As an explanatory, hypothetical comparison, imagine Andy Gipson has been appointed City Manager or Receiver for Jackson, making the brat mayor just a lame duck figure head.

With integrity, successful management experience and competent leadership, Jackson would begin to turn around almost immediately. All of the current mayor's failures, city wide, would get competently fixed on a realistic schedule.

Doesn't that picture of professional performance shame the foolish, adolescent mayor and his race baiting supporters?

It's all Federal money, if it wasnt for the Fed there would be no Mississippi . When is the state going to use the pandemic relief money? Its being put to work everywhere else.

Just imagine how good the water system could be if they actually collected payments for services like every other city manages to do!!

October 21, 2022 at 7:54 AM, is standing around with your hand out for a freebie, your default position?

We have come to expect the worst from the federal antagonist. D.C. is well aware of the failings of the city of Jackson's administration. The boy wonder is a complete flop as a leader, but very knowledgeable in the theft of funds.

The knowledge of this fact is so apparent, that it has embarrassed Bennie Thompson. This embarrassment has caused him to move behind the scenes, reaching out to the governor for help, which Thompson was not happy to do.

I have no doubt there will be problems found with the witch hunt, I mean the investigation. This will help with Thompson's embarrassment. A decree will be signed by the state and this will all go away.

There will be no funds given to the Lumumba administration without a third party controlling those funds.

Racist retribution against MS for shaming Jackson's worthless mayor will come to nought with GOP victorious outcome from Midterms, though Biden's administration thugocracy will continue to simmer.

Next Headline: Feds conclude that Democrat Mayor constantly berating Republican state leaders is not good way to lobby for more money. Antar needs to work on his lobbying skills. When I need a law passed, I can sound almost like a D to the Democrats I am lobbying. Antar, not so much.

Never let a crisis go to waste. (Liberal/progressive Playbook 101)

This is nothing more than Bennie getting back at the Gov for having to step in and take over what the mayor didn't have sense enough to do.

Failing upwards may cost him re-election, but Antar is dragging down corrupt state leadership with him. That's a win in my book.

Bennie T is going to whip you all racist MSGOP MFers like Django!
Derrick Johnson is going to have your beloved hate blog, de-platformed!
Donald Trump is going to jail!
Even more impotent white boys are going to be snapping, getting drunk, and beating their wives and kids all over the metro!

The MAGA tears are delicious!

@553

I’ll bite the hook. So the only objects left that haven’t been accused of racism are the sun and the moon. So I expect those accusations shortly.

Before and during water crisis. The Thing I heard over and over and agree with 100% Help Jackson, get the people water fix it Tate. But in no way let Jackson get a bunch of money with no supervision. IM sorry after Siemens, City has to redeem trust. And don't forget Chok started this by saying we will not participate in process. Its smells. Somebody is trying to make some $$$$$ for Buddies

Also, this is not racist. All races who live in Jackson are affected. Chok is wrong on this one

The fingerprints of the racist from Bolton are all over this.

6:56 - You are correct. And someone should ask how many loans has Jackson been denied through the SRF programs? And what would happen to the programs if Jackson should be GIVEN the money from the programs? The whole point is a REVOLVING loan program. When someone pays money back, it becomes available to the next applicant for the funds - and the state does not have to pay back to the federal government the money it put up as a match. If Jackson is GIVEN all the money from the program, what does that mean for every small, disadvantaged entity on down the road? There won’t be any money for them, and Jackson will have looted the entire program.

How is that discrimination?

Maybe Anna wolfe could now figure out where the Jackson water revenues went. The Books are a mess and I think that was done on purpose. You know a lot of people pay water bill in cash

There's no case.

There won't be any consent decree wherein a predetermined minimum carve out of monies is designated for Jackson.

This "investigation" confirms that the EPA does not plan to give Jackson any funding directly nor unfettered without serious oversight.

This isn't a win for Lumumba, this is a loss.

Typical democratic response to something they fuck up. Look for a republican to blame.

i still want to see the PLAN!!!

the BILLION dollars need to rebuild the water system and sewer system; a long with the fines for dumping sewer water in the Pearl!!!!

It wouldn't matter if she did. Her management would spike any information that made the Mayor look bad.

Wouldn't it be revealing to have a hidden camera in place watching the water department cashiers taking cash payments?

October 21, 2022 at 9:25 AM, do you always start day drinking before 9 on Fridays? Do you even recognize your own post when you sober up?

2:01pm: Nail your legs and your goat to the floor. 9:25am is pulling your leg and getting your goat. He's just a disruptive troll.

The facts will not matter in any of this. It is all about the money. Before it is over, there will be federal and state money flowing in and the state will be the root of all evil. Facts will not matter!!

Serious question - why would MS Today leadership want to protect mayor?