Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Lumumba Lies Again

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba showed yet again yesterday why he has earned the nickname "Lyin' Lumumba."  Check out this clip from yesterday's press conference.

 

Um, not so fast, Mr. Mayor.  Forum-shopping refers to the practice of filing lawsuits in "friendly" courts, not choosing a lawyer who tells the client what he wants to hear as the Mayor so eloquently put it yesterday. 

Indeed, Cornell Law School published the standard definition of forum-shopping on its website: 

Forum shopping refers to the practice of pursuing a claim subject to concurrent jurisdiction in the court that will treat the claim most favorably. Forum shopping can occur between courts in different states, between federal and state courts in the same state, or between courts in separate countries. While forum shopping is still permitted under limited circumstances, the practice is generally discouraged in the modern legal system due to the Erie Doctrine and other conflict of law rules. 
 

Forum-shopping is a concept every first-year law student learns in Civil Procedure, right.  The Mayor is either a crappy lawyer, which can't be the case because he often reminds anyone and everyone who will listen that he is a lawyer, or he lied yet again yesterday.  

Does anyone want to take a guess on which scenario is true? 

Of course, the reporters just lapped it up yesterday with nary a challenge for Hizzoner.  

It's similar to the same stunt he pulled a few weeks ago when he lied about basic contract law at a press conference a few weeks ago.   Rinse, repeat. 


49 comments:

Anonymous said...

Say it ain't so Joe. Again?????

Anonymous said...

The emperor has no clothes.

Anonymous said...

Racism will be blamed for this incompetence, I'm sure.

Anonymous said...

That's just stupid

Anonymous said...

I don't think he's lying here. He's a dumbass who doesn't know what he's talking about, yes, but lying, no, not here, not this time.

Mr Mayor, you keep saying "forum shopping," but I don't think it mean what you think it mean.

Anonymous said...

God, what a dumbass.

Anonymous said...

Mayor of Jackson is not very smart.

That was my nice way of saying, this dude is ignorant. He should be embarrassed. Problem is he is not and that is why Jackson is in the shape it is in.

Anonymous said...

Antar needs a "spell" cast on him like Jim Carrey experienced in "Liar Liar".

Anonymous said...

I'd bet money that he will win re-election without a runoff. I have no sympathy for Jackson. Apparently the citizens of Jackson prefer to have incompetent, deceitful, Marxist, sociopaths to lead them.

Anonymous said...

Lying Chowke's default mode is lying. Please let us know when he tells the truth. That would be newsworthy. Right?

Anonymous said...

Lil Choke treats the truth like a diaper:
If it stinks, change it.

Anonymous said...

I hope attorney Campbell is getting paid well after taking this kind of abuse.

Anonymous said...

Haven't seen one protest from the voters to decry Chuck's incompetence.
Nor any grassroots movement to ensure a better candidate is being hoisted into the public eye in hopes of a better leader next time.

But I have seen a few (albeit pathetic) rallies at the Capital to let Tate know they think he is racist.

And that is all I need to know.

Anonymous said...

I always thought the more you were able to pay a lawyer/law firm, the more that lawyer/law firm will say what you want them to say - and if you're really able to bring the cabbage, they'll say it convincingly and fight for you.

The Mayor is an idiot regardless.

Anonymous said...

He has passed the rubicon to where he is one of those people who lies so pervasively he feels more comfortable lying than telling the truth. Lying is natural for him. It’s his comfort zone.

Anonymous said...

So, if a lawyer tells me he can’t win my case and I look for one that says they can, it’s forum shopping? Right, right

Anonymous said...

Sad thing is, right, he is such a smooth talker, right, that his constituents don't question him or what he says. What I'm saying is this, right, they take what he says as the truth because he sounds good saying it while he is talking at him and they don't understand he doesn't know what he is talking about, right?

Anonymous said...

Yet he can’t stop winning!

-Two elections won
-Richards Disposal is picking up trash again
-utterly defeated Tate Reeves on a national stage
-utterly defeated Jamie boy in the local media
-He lives rent free in the minds of every mediocre white male in the metro

Meanwhile, his family dynasty is worth millions.

Anonymous said...

@1:13 Hope you're enjoying that Kool-aid.

Anonymous said...

In your dreams, 1:13.

Anonymous said...

I always heard forum-shopping was what you do upon arrival at the bunny ranch. How much u want forum?

Anonymous said...

I agree (Melvin) 1:13.

Enjoy. Yall love him. So enjoy!
He is exactly what you deserve.

Anonymous said...

Hey, Mair, tell me you can't define the word "forum" without telling me you can't define the word "forum."

Anonymous said...

"Lyin' Lumumba."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Anonymous said...

He’s a dummy.

Burke said...

As a lawyer, he should be ashamed of his ignorance. He wasn't lying, he was displaying his lack of brain power.

His father graduated first in his class from Wayne State Law School, a well-respected institution. Although he had been associated with the Republic of New Afrika, he became the best mayor we've had in Jackson in decades. It is unfortunate that he died prematurely.

Our current mayor, for whom I have no respect whatsoever, attended law school at Texas Western, which is not in the same league with Wayne State. I'm not sure of his class rank, but his ignorance of basic law tells me he was likely a classic "spoiled kid" who got by with mediocre grades. He dresses well and has a nicely trimmed beard. His only claim to fame that I can imagine is that he has transformed Councilman Stokes into a statesman.

God help us.

Anonymous said...

It’s plan and simple…The city attorney has been publicly FOR Richards. How in the world can she now defend AGAINST them?
Let me guess, she’s gonna put up a half-ass defense to purposely weaken the city’s position so that Richards can get paid AGAIN, and mayor basically circumvents the council AGAIN.

Anonymous said...

1:13, the Mayor of Jackson makes a little over 115,000 a year. So how did he become worth "millions" as you claim. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Anonymous said...

2:12, BINGO !!! You're exactly right. Ms Martin has been FOR Richards for over a year now, so she cannot and will not now defend the City AGAINST Richards. She'll put forward a weak and worthless defense to let Richards beat her and the City, so Richards gets a 6 year deal. I can only pray that Judge Wingate sees through her BS. Richards' case is as weak as weak gets, and any third year layer could beat it. But she'll lose it.....on purpose.

Anonymous said...

The term pathological should be used with the word liar when referring to the mayor. Everyone that isn't a liberal knows that liberalism is a mental disorder.

Every form of psychosis is being exhibited by those on the left at this point in time. In their mind, simply thinking something makes it true.

Anonymous said...

The Choke Dictionary
"Forum": Shopping legal suck-ups who are Forum or againstum.

Anonymous said...

@3:03 PM
I said family dynasty.
I know that’s hard for someone to understand when you think a dynasty is having an extra trailer in the park you rent that you inherited from your uncle Cletus. But many of us have investments and more than one legal revenue stream. You must assume that an African American must be a criminal to be successful, right bigot?

Anonymous said...

The Mayor is not anywhere near as smart as he thinks he is. Any decent lawyer knows that "forum shopping" is filing suit in the court or before the judge that the lawyer thinks will be best for his/her client. Good Lord, this guy is as stupid as he often sounds. But sadly his supporters don't know it.

Anonymous said...

We need to change Lumumba’s title from Mayor to Shit Show Supervisor.

Anonymous said...

If Lumumba’s lips are moving . . .

Anonymous said...

It's not a lie if he didn't pledge now c'mon y'all

Anonymous said...

1:13 PM & 4:57 PM
Lumumba HAS TOTALY DESTORYED JACKSON! Water, Garbage, City Government, Roads, and Businesses Leaving Jackson. The average citizen quality in in the crapper. And you gush over this man. Please move to Russia and spread your support for Putin too.

What Tore it for me is Lumumba sneaking out of a city meeting as the Pledge of Allegiance was delivered. Thanks, JJ, for posting was that black snake did.

Anonymous said...

May 2, 2023 at 4:57 PM, you have picked up the mayor's lying ways. Go wash your mouth out with soap.

Anonymous said...

1:13: After 6 years in office:

-Highest homicide rate in the country
-most money spent per student of any public school system in the state
-20% of high school graduates can't read or write
-drinking water system under management by federal district judge
-millions of gallons of raw sewage released on a regular basis

Yeah, Lumumba just keeps winning

Anonymous said...

How could his family possibly be worth millions (legally)?

Anonymous said...

Quit smoking that dope!

Anonymous said...

If you’re talking about forum-shopping, that’s not a lie. It’s STUPIDITY. Sure he lies on the regular. He also says many things that he thinks are clever but they’re not because he has no clue what he was talking about. Lately, that’s been on the subject of lawyering, to-wit: 1. Proclaiming “I’m an officer of the court” in the City Council vs Lumumba chancery court hearing when in fact he was a litigant, not a litigator. 2. Totally botching the forum-shopping concept which any first year law student knows means JUDGE shopping, i.e., casting around for a favorable judge.

A more eye-catching header would be “Lumumba told the truth. In the proper context. Without embellishing.”

His little weekly “press conferences” are a matter of pride for him. They feed his outsized ego and allow him to think he’s the smartest person in the room. Much like Narcissus, he’s hopelessly enamored with himself.


Anonymous said...

Ah, 4:57, out comes the race card when this post has nothing to do about race. Hey, Mr Mayor, nice of you to respond as usual. My post had nothing to do with race. And no, I don't think an African American must be a criminal to be successful. I know many, many African Americans who are extremely successful and much more successful than me. I just call BS on your post that this particular Mayor has created a family "dynasty worth millions". And if he did, how he did so on a 115,000 a year salary. But thank you for your racist, bigoted response.

Anonymous said...

The Lord (Mayor) of the Flies was reelected with a small percentage of the registered voter base. You can't blame his followers, but you sure as hell can blame the majority of apathetic citizens that didn't get off their collective asses and vote.

Anonymous said...

Why also would anyone care about what a Mayor from Detroit had to say after turning a Blind to Citizens there. $$$ was a driving force more than likely to come speak & travel to Jackson!

Anonymous said...

11:40. I am so tired of you nimrods and the "boo hoo nobody voted" spiel. Nobody voted because there was nobody worth a shit running.....and probably won't this time either. The top 2/3 of the (black) class has moved out of Jackson to decent cities with white run public schools, and with public safety as a top priority.

Anonymous said...

I am not one of the nimrods, and you are right that anyone with a brain left Jackson long ago 1:37.
And you are right that nobody worth a shit ever runs for office there.

We differ in that I don't see the harm in discussing this (jackassery) on a site that is designated for such? 11:40 is not wrong.

We both seem to agree there is no hope of fixing it with the moron voters.
And Chuck wont allow gentrification/smart voters to return.

May as well laugh?

Anonymous said...

May 3, 2023 at 1:37 PM - Sounds more like "boo hoo, nobody good ran so I didn't vote" to me. Only 19k people voted, with 13k going to Labumbler. Wilson or Tannehill would have at least addressed the crime situation. Ever hear of write-in voting? Ever get involved at the grass roots level in finding and/or promoting a solid candidate?

Anonymous said...

Nimrod is described in Genesis 10:8–12 as “the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord.”


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