tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post3925164795482659621..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: No Comment. Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21745649956369198112019-12-04T09:56:34.231-06:002019-12-04T09:56:34.231-06:00Willie Simmons runs a successful restaurant in Cle...Willie Simmons runs a successful restaurant in Cleveland. He opened it where a very good restaurant failed (ran by white folks for those obsessed with such details). Unlike many of his anonymous critics he actually has operated a successful business for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80228505787713102042019-12-04T09:56:18.992-06:002019-12-04T09:56:18.992-06:00It is very common to have a fundraiser after a suc...It is very common to have a fundraiser after a successful election. Whoever said otherwise has absolutely no idea what they are talking about<br />. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-78511399229577148272019-12-03T22:06:55.292-06:002019-12-03T22:06:55.292-06:00Not all engineers are like IMS, regardless of race...Not all engineers are like IMS, regardless of race. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57120923223566969922019-12-03T13:11:20.959-06:002019-12-03T13:11:20.959-06:00@7:31AM
You may want to address your reading compr...@7:31AM<br />You may want to address your reading comprehension because nobody said Fordice was a career politician. They said Hall and Simmons are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-82990599570928706862019-12-03T12:37:05.733-06:002019-12-03T12:37:05.733-06:00@4:47 - "He's (Simmons) been a state empl...@4:47 - "He's (Simmons) been a state employee on the public tit since 1968. Count the years (51). All he wanted, and he got it, is four or eight more high years toward his golden PERS parachute."<br /><br />Then he's losing money by staying in a PERS-covered position. I guess he really can't do math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-23015326188793419612019-12-03T12:03:09.104-06:002019-12-03T12:03:09.104-06:007:35, nonsense. Successful politicians hold post-e...7:35, nonsense. Successful politicians hold post-election fundraisers all the time. Admittedly, most are supposedly to retire debt that the candidate incurred during the campaign, but they don't have to be. Non-issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-45125406859683898782019-12-03T09:11:25.010-06:002019-12-03T09:11:25.010-06:007:31 - You may want to focus and re-read what I wr...7:31 - You may want to focus and re-read what I wrote at 6:50, since I wasn't talking about Fordice's quals. My post was about Dick Hall, who (when he was appointed by Fordice in 1999, then subsequently elected) was no more qualified to be Central TransComm than Simmons. I would argue that Simmons is slightly more qualified given his seat in the Senate Highway and Transportation Committee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11657435684379068532019-12-03T09:10:07.822-06:002019-12-03T09:10:07.822-06:00@6:50
Your either just new to Mississippi or just ...@6:50<br />Your either just new to Mississippi or just turned 12 and are on mommy or daddy's iPad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-36960648082843132692019-12-03T07:35:12.383-06:002019-12-03T07:35:12.383-06:00"So we're suddenly interested in knowing ..."So we're suddenly interested in knowing who is seeking influence with the transportation commissioner? Interesting. I wonder what changed? December 2, 2019 at 3:11 PM"<br /><br />Maybe what changed is this being the first time in history a successful candidate has held a fund raiser AFTER winning office. <br /><br />But that ain't nunna my bidness...<br /><br />Will there be fish fries when the weather warms up a bit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14093313914784592082019-12-03T07:31:58.615-06:002019-12-03T07:31:58.615-06:006:50 - You might want to revisit history. Fordice ...6:50 - You might want to revisit history. Fordice was never a career politician, never before having run for or held political office. He ran a construction business in Vicksburg with a primary contract of building Mississippi River Mats. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60350660993452545862019-12-03T07:27:05.387-06:002019-12-03T07:27:05.387-06:00Never heard of a winning candidate taking up money...Never heard of a winning candidate taking up money AFTER an election. You'd think Willie had already hit the black churches hard enough prior to voting-day. <br /><br />"We gone pave all you all country roads and goat trails. Word of honor. And that includes new mail boxes."Ghost of Sam Waggonernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21703222424012933022019-12-03T02:10:26.081-06:002019-12-03T02:10:26.081-06:00@8:56
Who gives a rats a$$ about what color they a...@8:56<br />Who gives a rats a$$ about what color they are. It's currently working well for all Americans... jobs... black unemployment is at all time low. 4 polls out this week show Trump with 33-34% black voter support. These are liberal NPR,Rasmussen, Emerson and NAACP internal polling. I'm guessing your aware the country has a 12.5% black population as a whole. Most people could care less the color. Look at Obama. He's half black and won. That's bc whites voted him in. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-37711486570541209642019-12-03T01:58:52.519-06:002019-12-03T01:58:52.519-06:00But, let's back up a few steps and answer this...But, let's back up a few steps and answer this question: Why does a politician, having just successfully prevailed in an election, hold a fund-raising soiree in the first place?<br /><br />What's the point of the fund-raising? I've never heard of such, black or white, AFTER an election. I'm also thinking the IRS will treat any money raised after an election, as income. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-25487118069027553402019-12-02T20:56:21.808-06:002019-12-02T20:56:21.808-06:00@8:07 google Anthony Fox, Jeh Johnson, And Loretta...@8:07 google Anthony Fox, Jeh Johnson, And Loretta Lynch<br /><br />Then google other high ranking officials in the Obama administration like Susan Rice and Ron Kirk.<br /><br />And then reconsider your statement about who is showing ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62113262884053996762019-12-02T20:24:40.748-06:002019-12-02T20:24:40.748-06:00Actually, 1:43, JJ has posted similar posts about ...Actually, 1:43, JJ has posted similar posts about white politicians and their supporters. There are also Caucasian engineers who drew this website's attention. But of course, you ignore all that. Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-33653820696342496192019-12-02T20:07:03.834-06:002019-12-02T20:07:03.834-06:00@1:43
Trump has 1 black cabinet member just like O...@1:43<br />Trump has 1 black cabinet member just like Obama had 1 black cabinet member. Surely you were just kidding or showing your ignorance in your post. That's common knowledge!... his name was Eric Holder. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-33562870889097750902019-12-02T19:27:30.505-06:002019-12-02T19:27:30.505-06:00This is just business as usual. The contractors ...This is just business as usual. The contractors / engineers in MS have always had a cozy relationship with elected officials. This IMS / Simmons reception is non-news. Go take a look at how much money the Road Builders raised for tater tot until they got mad at him. Then look how much they raised for Waller this year. MS came up with some crazy cultural tax rebate for an outlet mall owned by a contractor. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-44335793235303998522019-12-02T18:50:13.674-06:002019-12-02T18:50:13.674-06:00Hey, 4:47, sounds like Simmons was at least as qua...Hey, 4:47, sounds like Simmons was at least as qualified as Dick Hall when he was appointed by Fordice. Both were career politicians without a background in highway engineering. But at least Simmons served on the Senate Highway and Transportation Committee. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-12612637357399005182019-12-02T18:32:52.359-06:002019-12-02T18:32:52.359-06:00I'm caucasian. I voted for Willie. Had I know...I'm caucasian. I voted for Willie. Had I known that IMS was behind him, I would not have. Truly disappointed. Not surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11902095244302800482019-12-02T18:22:07.063-06:002019-12-02T18:22:07.063-06:00Before he won the election I told several people t...Before he won the election I told several people that IMS was fully behind him and chomping at the bit for him to get elected. Many more CROOKED contracts on the way to CROOKED IMS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-79941151186252179052019-12-02T17:57:08.059-06:002019-12-02T17:57:08.059-06:00I got a call at my office this afternoon; the call...I got a call at my office this afternoon; the caller ID said it was from IMS Engineers with a 318 area code. The guy calling said he wanted my address so they could send me an "invitation" to Willie Simmons' reception. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-60324569081509861862019-12-02T17:52:58.923-06:002019-12-02T17:52:58.923-06:00Oh God. There could be graft in the highway depar...Oh God. There could be graft in the highway department. What's Mississippi coming to? We must change this system before this whole state goes down the drain. What's next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-11607589146061135382019-12-02T17:51:56.428-06:002019-12-02T17:51:56.428-06:00I wonder did Willie get this approved by Gub-nor E...I wonder did Willie get this approved by Gub-nor Elect TaterTot since he was the one that funded Willie’s campaign.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59608685583223381432019-12-02T16:47:44.821-06:002019-12-02T16:47:44.821-06:00Simmons has as much qualification for this positio...Simmons has as much qualification for this position as I have to be a parachute packer for the military. He's been a state employee on the public tit since 1968. Count the years (51). All he wanted, and he got it, is four or eight more high years toward his golden PERS parachute. Never accomplished a damned thing in the legislature. If you disagree, name one. <br /><br />Furthermore, his legacy daughter was just elected to his old senate position and her qualification is as a fry cook at their Cleveland restaurant, "The Senator's Place". <br /><br />And the liberals bitch about Mississippi politics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-52343157355923890202019-12-02T16:01:33.760-06:002019-12-02T16:01:33.760-06:00So MS is the only state that still elects transpor...So MS is the only state that still elects transportation commissioners. Hopefully the rest of the U.S. will realize the errors in their ways! Willie is just raising money from his base. Give him a chance before you start crucifying him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com