Jackson Jambalaya

Here is the full video of the Mayor's debate in Madison last night. Pour a drink and enjoy.

Here is the affidavit used to arrest Dutschke in the ricin case. Idiot.

The Queen and the Bagboy went at it last night in a debate at Madison Central High School. You can read my live notes of the debate on Twitter @Kingfish1935 . Here are some videos from the debate in chronological order. I'm going to post the complete video later today. I thought you might like these clips from the first half hour of the debate, as the complete video is nearly two hours long. It's entertaining. Pour a drink or espresso and enjoy.

Here is the tape of the show last week. First half hour we discussed Roger Wicker and the gun control vote. Second half hour was spent discussing the Mayor's race and Chokwe's chances of becoming Mayor.

The Jonathan Lee for Mayor Campaign announced an endorsement by the Jackson Police Officers Association:

Congressman Gregg Harper appeared on Fox News last week to discuss the FAA furloughs and sequester immunity for Obamacare federal workers.

Titan CEO Maurice Taylor expounds on his dealings with the French in this interview.  Mr. Taylor tried to purchase a Goodyear tire plant in France.  The French unions then informed him he did not understand the "French way" as they work three hours, talk for three, take a break for one, then a lunch break for another hour, and so on.

The heavens trembled at the sight of his righteousness as he delivered this address in 1998 and shows some love for Castro. Yup, says Castro fought for freedom.

Harvey Johnson supporter and attorney Sam Begley responded to a Clarion-Ledger article about him yesterday concerning the Jackson mayoral election. The newspaper reported:

The FBI issued the following press release:

A local woman is getting married today. She posted a "how we met" story on Facebook that was rather heartwarming in a news cycle where crime, corruption, and drama is the norm. She gave permission to post it on JJ so enjoy.

District Attorney Michael Guest asked the Secretary of State to monitor the upcoming Canton Municipal elections in this letter:

Watch for yourself.

A series of default judgements were entered against Mississippi Products, Inc.  Jackson Mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee was president of the company. Jean Lee, the mother of Mr. Lee, was president of the company at that time and remains in that position, although it is not clear when she became President. Corporate filings at the Secretary of State indicate Mr. Lee was president in 2012 and his mother assumed leadership of the company, although no documents stating a change of leadership were submitted.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey announced a reward is offered for information leading to the capture of the Puckett bank robber:

Clinton mayoral candidates took questions at a town hall forum Monday night. Here is the video of the entire session.

Saw this nine-month old video while posting the fight video yesterday.  Its entertaining.  Maybe I should make this a Saturday night feature on JJ.  Sort of a Saturday Night at the Fights: JJ version made up of fight videos shot around the state.

The government dropped its case against Paul Curtis in U.S. District Court today.  Mr. Curtis was charged with sending ricin-filled letters to Senator Roger Wicker and President Obama. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has a great timeline of today's events you can read here. You can't make this stuff up. Just can't.

Here are some more pics from Versailles and other sights in Paris.

About time. Here is the press release.

District Attorney Michael Guest announced the conviction of child molester Joseph Cook in this press release.

Nice little fight video from a couple of weeks ago in Jackson.

Here are some pics I shot with my Z10 last week at Versailles. The use of different colored marble in statues was quite impressive. The Hall of Mirrors simply left you in awe.  The artwork was simply amazing. Enjoy.

Attorney Billy Quinn sued BP on behalf of the Mississippi Attorney General last Thursday in U.S. District Court. Mr. Quinn formerly worked at Joey Langston's law firm. Nice to see Jimmy keep it all in the family despite what might have happened in the past. Here is the lawsuit.

Dick Molpus, the leader of Parents for Public Schools, the Parent's Campaign, and against all things charter, probably even Old Charter, has an interesting family. Here is this engagement announcement from several years ago in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:

Here are some more pictures from Paris. A few leftover pics from the Louvre and a few from Versailles. Pictures cannot begin to do that place justice. I will post more tomorrow. It was just breathtaking to walk through those halls and see masterpiece after masterpiece. I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. I'm a pretty bad photographer and took all these photos on a Blackberry Z10. Enjoy.

J'ai récemment passé une semaine à Paris. J'ai blogué un peu de Paris tandis que Captain Kangaroo a approuvé les commentaires. Oui, M. Kangourou modéré JJ alors que j'étais en vacances. Belle ville. Les Français ont été très gentils. Voici quelques photos de la première journée du voyage. Je vais poster plus au cours des prochains jours. Je suis désolé pour la mauvaise qualité des photos. Je suis un pauvre photographe et emmenés sur un Blackberry Z10. Appréciez.

It got real in Boston as one terrorist is dead and the other is on the run.  Consider this an open thread about it.  Here is a police scanner recording of the shootout last night.

The Mississippi Center for Public Policy issued this recap of the 2013 legislative session:

Fundraiser for Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann this weekend. The announcement is posted below.

FBI just issued this press release:

The Wall Street Journal opined about some HUD social engineering and neighborhoods. Yup, Assistant Secretary and his HUD minions want to make sure your neighbors meet their criteria:

The AP reported the police have a suspect in the Roger Wicker case:

Warning: Graphic.

Here are the latest crime stats for Jackson,  Madison (city), Byram, and Rankin County.

So if you live in Vicksburg, who do you vote for? The crook (alleged), the ex-hooker (what else can you say she calls herself a working girl), or the Politician? Although it could be argued a politician is all of the above? You can't make this up. The Clarion-Ledger reported:

Senator Roger Wicker had this to say about his vote on the school safety bill filibuster last week:

Senator David Jordan mixes it up with the school board up in the Delta

Here is the Eric Law indictment. I fail to see the need to re-write something that is only two pages. Warning: This is pretty graphic and disturbing stuff.

The Mirror published photos taken in North Korea.  Not for the faint of heart. Article

Got this email today. Trying to run it down. Original post came from another board:

The Clarion-Ledger reported Senator Wicker voted to end a filibuster on the President's gun control bill:

Mike is back. Colourful as always. (Update: corrected)

Shot Dumbo's mom and by Dumbo we don't mean a Mississippi politician:

Sources report a fire truck and an ambulance at Brandon Middle School this morning.  After all the news reports of two separate fights there yesterday, this school just can't catch a break.

 Time: 10:00 AM   Place: Martins  Date: April 14

Detective Eric Smith was killed in the line of duty. This Memorial concert is to celebrate his life and to help raise money for his family left behind. There will be bands, DJs, food, dunking booths, balloon jumps for the kids and many other activities. As a community, we must come together and show gratitude for his service, and to the hard working men and women who protect us with their lives. Click here for more information

Here is a collection of the Hemp Candidate from lasts week's mayoral forum in Jackson.  She is quite entertaining. Not impugning her character. Just posting these videos to show what we see at these things.  Enjoy.

Here are more pics of Mynelle Gardens shot last weekend by Amile Wilson for JJ:

Friday night is the finale. Tiberius got what was coming to him. Does Spartacus survive or wind up on a cross? Here is the promo.

The Wall Street Journal  reported many small business owners are looking at terminating the health care coverage for employees and paying the $2,000 fine under Obamacare in this video:

Got the new Blackberry Z10 last Friday. I was one of the last holdouts. I was waiting for the new Q10 to come out but this hunk of junk called the Torch decided to start looking at gravesites. The enemy doesn't always cooperate. Having said that, the Z10 is a pretty cool phone. Here is my totally unprofessional unexpert review based on using it for a weekend.

This is a sponsored post by the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.

MCPP Executive Director Forest Thigpen comments on the defeat of the Bomgar nomination to the State Board of Education in a press release:

Amile Wilson took these photos of Mynelle Gardens in bloom over the weekend. We tried to do this last year but the weather didn't cooperate as the day before the shoot, a nasty storm blew threw Jackson and knocked off all the blooms. Amile said the light was a little harsh but we hope you enjoy these pics. More will be posted this week.

Kings Highway in Jackson:

You know the type. Their children can't ride bikes to school two blocks away. Might get run over or kidnapped. Can't go to the playground at the park because a creep might be there. Has to do the homework for little Johnny because she wants him to go to Harvard one day. Threatens the school with a lawsuit if junior gets caught cheating. Child has self-esteem issues so he has to be protected. Then there are the ones that go to professional job interviews with their kids. Teacher told me how one was kicked out of an ACT test when she tried to take the test with her child. I kid you not. Meanwhile, a recent study confirmed earlier ones in finding "helicopter moms" are bad for their kids development and leave them ill-equipped to deal with life. The Daily Mail(UK) reports:

Here are the closing statements made at the forum for the Jackson mayoral election by the candidates. Have fun. Interesting contrast from the opening statements.

Here are the opening statements by the Jackson mayoral candidates at the medical mall Monday night.  Most of them were pretty interesting. Enjoy.

Apparently some people are accusing me of posting the name of the JPD detective killed today at JPD headquarters before the family was notified. I will attempt to put those doubts to rest right now. A very reliable source provided his identity. I was told the family had been notified. I have since learned his family members either worked for JPD or were retired from JPD. I made the decision to publish the identity. There is NO WAY IN HELL I would have published his name if I thought for one second the family had not been notified. PERIOD!!!

I hate writing these posts. JPD detective Eric Smith was killed at JPD headquarters this afternoon. No more details are known at this time.

Update: Suspect is dead as well. WLBT reports he was a suspect in a murder case. 

The Hemp candidate presented her views on JPD and crime at the recent forum for the mayoral candidates at the Jackson Medical Mall.

Senate ed committee tables Bomgar nomination to Board of education on an 8-7 vote. Hearing was "very contentious".

The Mississippi Supreme Court issued the following press release:

The Lieutenant Governor issued the following press release:

Pete Perry appeared on the worst radio show in town this morning. We discussed medicaid, Terri Herring, Nissan bonds, and the Mayor's race. Listen to the show here.

If you are absolutely bored and have absolutely nothing to do, here is the video of the forum for the Jackson mayoral candidates last night from start to finish. I'll post excerpts in the next few days but here is the unedited raw video. Enjoy. ;-)

Went to the a forum at the Jackson Medical Mall last night for the Jackson mayoral candidates. More will be posted later but here is a sneak preview at the um, Hemp candidate. All she could talk about was hemp and when she wasn't talking about hemp, she was talking about meditation. See for yourself.

Dr. Arnold Smith is no longer being charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a man last April at the law office of Lee Abraham.

Her Laddness and Terri Herring Spokestool, oops, I meant spokesman, Keith Plunkett go at it again on Twitter. Enjoy.

Governor Phil Bryant withdrew the nomination of Terri Herring to the State Board of Health yesterday.
The nomination of Ms. Herring drew no small amount of controversy as she has been a staunch pro-life advocate and supporter of the failed personhood amendment. The Governor withdrew her nomination yesterday after questions were raised about whether she lived in the proper district. Section 41-3-1 of the Mississippi Code states:

The Democrats are mad because the Republicans won't come out and fight. ;-) The House Democrats issued this press releases on Medicaid yesterday:

The Lieutenant Governor's office issued the following press release on charter schools legislation:

Governor Bryant pulls the nomination of Terri Herring to the Board of Public Health for "geographic" reasons.