tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post7785564442710297546..comments2024-03-29T07:56:09.429-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Bill Crawford: When are the people sovereign? Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43361046678957850292017-06-12T08:34:38.865-05:002017-06-12T08:34:38.865-05:00"We can no longer contain the people's de..."We can no longer contain the people's desire for a lottery; we can only force them to travel."<br /><br />That is pure, unadulterated BS. Nobody is forcing anybody to drive across the river to buy lottery tickets. They are choosing to do so. Period. Gov. Phil should quit lying about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20433760028626034022017-06-11T21:25:41.816-05:002017-06-11T21:25:41.816-05:008:17....'They paved paradise and put up a park...8:17....'They paved paradise and put up a parking lot'. But your justification is that it provided jobs for a few concrete truck drivers. False Visions of Riverboat Gaming..noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87110000821926266492017-06-11T20:17:44.514-05:002017-06-11T20:17:44.514-05:00The casinos did a damn bit of good for the Coast. ...The casinos did a damn bit of good for the Coast. There are jobs there now that didn't exist before. The tourism business exists for more than those that want to go to the beach, stop at the seashell shops, and buy a T-shirt under the shed.<br /><br />To say Philadelphia hasn't benefited is idiotic. People go there now for conferences and weekends. Employment rate is one hell of a lot better.<br /><br />Have some folks lost money because of the casinos? Certainly. Have some made money, not necessarily by winning but by having regular work? Absolutely. Check out the real estate market in Philadelphia. (Hard to do on the coast because of the Katrina effect, but still significantly better after casinos.<br /><br />Granted, they have done little for Greenville. There's not a market of people on either side of the river. Vicksburg has benefited, but it did have a good tourism business pre-casino. <br /><br />Can't really judge Natchez or Tunica - couldn't get to the before and still can't. <br /><br />All in all, for the local economy and the state's economy, the casino industry has been a boom - not the terrible bust you claim. <br /><br />And my only interest in a casino is occasionally staying in their hotels,and maybe just maybe spending a few minutes and a few dollars at a table. Probably the same 30 - 50 dollars I will spend on lottery tickets annually if they come to the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-31399594935225606972017-06-11T09:28:58.760-05:002017-06-11T09:28:58.760-05:0012:37 For The Win.
I am from the Coast and left b...12:37 For The Win.<br /><br />I am from the Coast and left before any thought of casinos. Now I can hardly stand to go down there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-24828831585459745942017-06-11T06:33:53.246-05:002017-06-11T06:33:53.246-05:00A referendum that was defeated by 60% got passed p...A referendum that was defeated by 60% got passed piecemeal by the legislature as well and I'll bet even those who voted against that referendum don't know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-85643573848866421152017-06-11T00:37:51.823-05:002017-06-11T00:37:51.823-05:00The casinos have effectively ruined Vicksburg. Gre...The casinos have effectively ruined Vicksburg. Greenville was already ruined and wasn't worth saving. Tunica has always been distant and irrelevant. Biloxi and Gulfport, the entire Mississippi coastline were ruined by casinos. Philadelphia is out in the middle of nowhere and didn't matter to begin with. <br /><br />Casinos came to town, bought up everything in sight and built structures so wide and tall we could no longer see what we grew up seeing and enjoying. But, non of this has anything to do with Christianity. The casino empire is based on greed and greed will wipe out a city faster than a high wind. <br /><br />And people open the curtains of their sixth floor room and look out over the water and pretend its a good thing. Oh, look! A lawnmower down there on Sunday. Used to be you wouldn't dare crank your lawn mower on Sunday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-40349676108071832622017-06-10T18:01:45.864-05:002017-06-10T18:01:45.864-05:00I am a Christian. I am a Conservative. I am not ...I am a Christian. I am a Conservative. I am not a right-wing nut claiming a Conservative cloak over my head where I cannot see other's points of view and have reasonable discussion.<br /><br />I see nothing at all wrong with a lottery. I don't think it is going to solve nearly as many things as some of its supporter are hoping. (But I guess if one is a strong supporter of the lottery, hoping is in your nature.)<br /><br />It will probably raise $35-$45 million net for the state treasury; less than 1% of the current general fund budget. But - it is still 1% that will be paid by the willing. Bring it on; I'll be glad to have it. But if it doesn't come, I'm not going to cry big tears. I will probably continue to buy a few lottery tickets while in Louisiana, but I am not going to make the trip just to get them.<br /><br />To each their own. You don't like it; don't play. But don't throw down the C/C claim on it because that doesn't fit either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-25373684252970532402017-06-10T17:53:31.380-05:002017-06-10T17:53:31.380-05:009:34 AM Most of the people lined up at the casino ... 9:34 AM Most of the people lined up at the casino buffet are "conservative Christian"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-88911947822820328652017-06-10T17:12:22.450-05:002017-06-10T17:12:22.450-05:00What the fuck does being Christian have to with co...What the fuck does being Christian have to with considering or approving a lottery for the State of Mississippi. This is not an ecumenical oligarchy. Get the fuck over that notion. It's not 1947. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-35871771757645276842017-06-10T14:46:14.935-05:002017-06-10T14:46:14.935-05:009:34am
What an ignorant thing to say. I hope you ...9:34am<br /><br />What an ignorant thing to say. I hope you don't pretend to be a Christian. It's the intolerant who use Gos and religion in an attempt to control others. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-7726553898872325752017-06-10T12:43:25.888-05:002017-06-10T12:43:25.888-05:00@9:34 KJV; LUKE 6:37
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*Judge not, and ye shall...@9:34 KJV; LUKE 6:37<br /><br />37*<br />*Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgivenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-75521995043752817262017-06-10T10:26:35.783-05:002017-06-10T10:26:35.783-05:00"Christian or Conservitive"..... the two..."Christian or Conservitive"..... the two words used most often to fear monger the the uninformed into following a narritive that is most likely against their best interests. Nothing wrong with being either or both, but when used to bully others on behalf of special interests, it's the Devil in disguise. I'm sure those corporate tax cuts that didn't help my small business in any way were "Christian or Conservitive"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-84009793638552438272017-06-10T09:34:55.638-05:002017-06-10T09:34:55.638-05:00Phil Bryant and Mark Baker can argue for a lottery...Phil Bryant and Mark Baker can argue for a lottery all they want. They just can't (legitimately) continue to call themselves Christian or conservative and do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57749708453950480932017-06-10T09:22:36.189-05:002017-06-10T09:22:36.189-05:00"You, by the power of your vote, grant us the..."You, by the power of your vote, grant us the authority to govern. The Mississippi Constitution makes clear that, 'All power is vested in and derived from the people.'"<br /><br />Clearly Governor Bryant asked the member of his staff who could write most like John Adams to step forward and bring a quill pen. <br /><br />Reality and history 'clearly' tell us that only the first sentence in the governor's message (above) has any meaning. The rest is hogwash.<br /><br />And Bryant is right. But what his speech writer meant is, "When you vote these people into office, you give up your voice and most of your rights and your guidance and your wishes and hand all of that over to them. And it is your lot to just shut up from that point forward. Trust us". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com