Jackson Jambalaya

The three juniors and Yarber turned in 48 hour campaign finance reports.

Tomorrow is decision day for Jackson.  Which course will the voters take?  Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's death caught many by surprise.  Will there be more surprises tomorrow? It's the last 24 hour of the campaign.  Social media is aflame with accusations.  Neighborhoods are carpet-bombed with flyers.  Talk radio gets louder.  Deals are cut.  What is a voter to do?   Good thing you came to Jackson Jambalaya as The Kingfish will break down the race for you.

Here are some interesting quotes by Nietzsche:

Little tidbit for the day I thought I'd throw up while I'm writing up today's posts.  Look at page 28 of the Motorola complaint filed by Hinds County and look at who one of the attorneys was. Copy of complaint

Is Octavian ready to be Mayor? Such is the question posed in a video produced about the candidate and son of the late Mayor.  The video posted below came from an anonymous source. I have no idea who produced. None.  That little fact immediately makes it suspect.  The crime data used near the end of the video is questionable and deserves further scrutiny as will be readily apparent.  However, the production value of this video is very good. This was some good editing.  Now back to watching Michael telling Mo who runs Vegas.

Update: New bulleting posted at 9:07 PM.  Scroll down to see text of update. 

The National Weather Service requested activation of EAS (Emergency Alert System):

Bennie Thompson cut this ad for Melvin Priester, Jr:

Looks like we might get some flooding in Jackson. The National Weather Service issued these statements:

 Update: A representative of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Mississippi said the company will continue to sell health insurance policies outside of the exchange and outside of the open enrollment period.  There are no plans to institute a deadline or "cut-off" date for purchasing health insurance at this time. 


Didn't purchase health insurance during the open enrollment period for Obamacare? Think you can walk into Blue Cross* and purchase a policy?  Guess again.  The Associated Press reported:

Program consisted of Beethoven's 3rd Concerto and Mussorgsky's Pictures of an Exhibition.  Here they are if you missed the show, with a little twist. Leopold did not appear.

Time to take a look at the texting and driving bill.  The House passed HB #484 that would ban texting and driving by those under the age of eighteen on February 13.  Those voting against it were:

We discovered her last year but WAPT made her a star.  Lionized by Marshall Ramsey. The Hemp Lady:

Is someone a candidate with special needs?

U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett was scheduled to sentence Claiborne Frazier this morning.  However, Judge Starrett reset sentencing for April 16,  2014 at 9:00 am.  Mr. Frazier apparently obtained the services of attorney Dennis Horn and sought continuance.

Hinds County SENIOR Circuit Judge Tomie Green issued this email and order this morning:

Here are the campaign finance reports. Link.

This idea popped into my head so The Kingfish commissioned an artist to draw the cartoon.  Same thing Gary Trudeau does on a daily basis.  Power, my brothers. 

Looks like the dirty crap surface in the race for Jackson Mayor.  Check out this photo:

From the Annandale Golf Club website:

We discussed the Mayor's race on the show. Pete Perry called in for the second half of the show and continued the discussion. 

The Jackson Free Press endorsed Chokwe Lumumba, Jr. for Mayor today. Some excerpts:

The question that stirred this fracas: Are the markets rigged?

Remember this little press conference by Margaret Barrett-Simon announcing her candidacy for Mayor?

Here is a round-up of recent coverage on the Senate race:

Rankin-Madison District Attorney Michael Guest issued the following press release:

Politics does make for strange bedfellows but this?  Sorry, am having fun with Mr. Reeves. Just could not resist.

The Sun-Herald reported the gruesome details on the murder of Amanda Salas by her ex-boyfriend.  It starts out with the worst part of the whole story:

Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and Speaker of the House Philip Loome issued these press releases on the agreement reached tonight:

The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Michelle Byrom and ordered a new trial:

No surprise here as Bennie held a fund-raiser for Melvin Priester, Jr. last year.  WLBT reported:

The Legislature, in a rare fit of sanity, passed the "marijuana oil" bill last week. It goes without saying that people suffering from seizures and other maladies who need this treatment are very grateful.  Senator Josh Harkins sponsored the original bill and had some really nice things to say on his Facebook page.  It is reprinted with his permission:

Standard & Poor downgraded the rating on the 2005 Parkway East bonds from BBB to CCC* last week and stated the outlook was "negative."  The Parkway East Public Improvement District sold $27,770,000 in bonds in 2005 to finance infrastructure improvements. S&P also warned it might downgrade the bonds ever more in the future.  S&P stated in a press release:

The Sun-Herald published a damn fine piece of reporting this morning on how Motorola underbid the nearest competitor by $90 million to win the contract to build the statewide radio system (MSWIN) for police and first responders.  MSWIN has been a sore spot to chiefs around the state as the prices of radios have increased while the threat of user fees floats in the air.  Then there is the little fact that Haley and his cohorts are now Motorola lobbyists.  Nice work if you can get it.   The Sun-Herald reports:

Here are the closing remarks by the candidates at the Mayoral debate that took place at Jackson State University Thursday night.  The complete video of the debate is included as well.

The Jackson Zoo just issued the following press release:

Looks like the Navy is cancelling the Tomahawk and Hellfire missile programs.  The Navy proposed a budget that spends no money on them in FY 2016.  There is no money to purchase replacement systems for several years as well.   Read page 12., One replacement program, LRASM, will probably not be ready for nearly a decade.  Thank you, Ray Mabus.

Instead of asking who you will support for Mayor, JJ decided to flip the typical poll question to something different: Who is least likely to get your vote for Mayor?  In other words, which candidate do you dislike the most. Time to shake things up and have some fun.

Here are the opening remarks in the Mayoral debate at JSU last night:

Ben Allen is back on WJNT on Tuesday's.  1180 AM and you can listen to it on the Tunein Radio app.  Here is the podcast of this week's show.

There is no doubt that Vladimir Putin has weighed Barack Obama and found him wanting.  The Wall Street Journal compared the two. One plays by 19th century rules, the other by those of the 21st century:

'You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pretext," declared John Kerry on March 2 as Russia began its conquest of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Though he didn't intend it, the U.S. Secretary of State was summing up the difference between the current leaders of the West who inhabit a fantasy world of international rules and the hard men of the Kremlin who understand the language of power. The 19th-century men are winning.

The Jackson Zoo issued the following press release:

Pete Perry discussed the Mayor's race, legislature, and the Senate race on the show yesterday.