Saturday, June 28, 2014

"A friend has died. That is too high a price to have paid for this election."

The death of Mark Mayfield moved Amile Wilson to pen this little epistle about the past week in Mississippi politics.


Putting a few things in perspective as an on the ground Mississippian who works in political consulting and is involved in the electoral process here as a county committeeman: There are some unique things which affect the way our state holds elections. MS has only had a Republican Party for about 20 years and only in the past 3 has that party become dominant. I’ll try to supply some unbiased “just the facts” commentary below.

No one registers to vote by party in MS and primaries are “open” allowing anyone to vote in any party. This has helped many conservative Democrats with deep “pro business ties” be elected in Democrat districts and many moderate Republicans be elected. It also allows for people to move from one ideology to the next in a much more comfortable way. Plenty of people will self identify as Democrats because they are “Southerners” or some other community reason while voting Republican and becoming increasingly conservative over the years.

Even Chris McDaniel voted in 2003 in a Democratic primary because that was the only election that would decide who his local officials were. Nearly every self identified R or D has switched primaries for that reason. It’s common. In fact every campaign I’ve ever seen has had a coalition director specifically focused on crossover outreach.

The cutoff to register to run was constitutionally set as March 1st, a date which I’m relatively certain is designed to prevent losers in a primary from running in the general - that it would give them an unfair advantage or something. Write-ins are only allowed if the party nominee has died or is forced to withdraw “for personal reasons” before the election but after the ballots are printed. That means that if Cochran were to die or withdraw today, the party would appoint someone to replace him on the ballot, but if that happened 3 days before the election, a write-in option would be available.

Thad Cochran has also spent a lot of time reaching out to minority communities in the state, directing federal research dollars to African American communities, helping place military installations in targeted locations, etc. He also, reportedly, averages a whopping 25% support among black voters in general elections and has kept positive relationships with mayors of all stripes throughout the state. One of the perks of being an incumbent US Senator. The McDaniel campaign was warned early on to expect unprecedented black turnout.

What was not expected was that McDaniel would become a victim of 21st century technology. The presence of recorders everywhere brought McDaniel’s talk radio days back to haunt him. Talk radio - like other news/entertainment only works if it is engaging. Sometimes that engagement involves humor, satire, and other devices which can backfire. McDaniel’s radio shows engaged Liberals throughout MS into “panic mode” and caused them to rally to defeat McDaniel.

Though they were worried about the possibility, few of these Liberal voices thought he actually could win.

When the runoff became reality, Liberal groups jumped into action mobilizing voters, African American pastors launched GOTV efforts. Some of it was funded by Cochran’s campaign, some of it was funded by third parties not affiliated with the campaign.

In an unprecedented twist, turnout went up from the primary to the runoff as both sides realized that is was a numbers game. McDaniel had people who showed up to vote “for McDaniel and for Liberty” and he had people voting “against Thad and against Incumbents.” Cochran had people who showed up to vote for “Cochran and tradition” and people voting “against McDaniel and the Talk Radio Personality.” Many were put off by Cochran’s many year in DC while many others were put off by McDaniel and the old Southernism “Never Speak ill of your elders.” There were a number of cultural factors affecting this race and in the end the campaign focused on local issues and southern tradition won over the campaign focused on national change.

Parties, not the government, host primaries in MS. Hinds County Chairman Pete Perry also owns a consulting firm and was hired to handle some GOTV efforts for Cochran. Other party chairman had publicly endorsed Cochran while others had publicly endorsed McDaniel (one committee even officially censured McDaniel). But in the end, votes are counted by machines operated by Precinct Managers who volunteer (for the pay of $100 for a 14 hour day) to run the polls.

On election day there was - as there always is - some amount of human error existed in the managing of the polls (there always is) but there is yet to be any evidence of enough fraud or error to throw the results of the election into doubt.

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/27/mcdaniel-cochran-jackson-hinds/11471857/

How powerful the turnout was can be seen in the fact that many precincts, in fact many precincts Cochran won, ran out of ballots on election day and people waited around until more ballots could be printed and delivered. No one expected that level of turnout.

The election has been rough on both sides of the GOP. People affiliated with both campaigns have been arrested and now a friend has died as a result.

I will not comment at this time on the ongoing challenge to the results except to say that as of today we know that there were some irregularities which favored both sides. Some can be attributed to malice. Some to common human mistakes which happen in elections every year. As of yet, the amount of those irregularities do not amount to enough to call into question the results. McDaniel’s campaign continues to search through the books.

Where do we go from here. We go to a point of rational minds talking to one another. A friend has died. That is too high a price to have paid for this election.

61 comments:

Burke said...

If we reach the point of rational minds talking to one another, we will have lifted the burden of our history. I wish I could believe that such a thing might happen. It won't, but we still have to act as if it will. All truth is paradoxical; each truth exists with its opposite truth. God is merciful; God is wrathful. So it goes.

Anonymous said...

Just a question and not a QUESTION.

How many other states allow D or R to crossover today?

Dante said...

I've heard equally reliable (or unreliable as the case may be) report varying numbers of Open Primary states but the number I keep hearing is 11.

Anonymous said...

crossover is strange and O disagree about it having a honest useful purpose. have real disdain for voter fraud. anyone who voted in the first primary as a Democrat is guilty of fraud by voting in the runoff as a republican? this was widely communicated as the rule to vote. I would like to see all names of those who did this published and charges filed. Large numbers of convictions would end any malicious crossover voting in the future.

Mack said...

This is the kind of dialogue we need. McDaniel has every right to go through the ballots, but the language and key words used to incite the base need to be dialed back. People are angry and bitter as people tend to be. Leaders should manage those emotions.

As Burke said, the truth is easy to find, but hard to interpret. The reality is that most all of us have done our part by voting. The election is over, so the boiling over can simmer down. No need to spout out rumors to rally the fanatics.

I will be here all week if a rational mind is needed at the table.

Anonymous said...

14 states use a pure open primary system, and an additional 9 (including Mississippi) use a mixed primary.

Anonymous said...

What is wrong with open primaries? It is a double edged sword that swings both ways if you moved to a closed system. What about Republicans in a majority Democratic jurisdiction. Would you disenfranchise them too? Even the late Frank Melton (flawed as he was) said he was really a Republican but he ran as a (D) because an (R) would never win Jackson these days. Yaber probably won the edge over a far left (D) because of crossover (R) voters. Also, where was the TP indignation when the Hinds Co. BOS (Fat Albert & The Bad Lt.) disenfranchised most of the (R)s in the county. Not a peep. But we worked it out and put an (R) on the Board anyway to better represent the demographics.

The moral of the story: Be careful what you wish for because you may just get it.

Anonymous said...

Only 12 states use a strictly Closed Primary System. DE,FL,KS,KY,ME,NV,NJ,NM,NY,OR,PA,WY. The other 38 states have varying sets of rules set by each party within the state. Even in those states with closed primaries, the parties reserve the right to allow voters who are unaffiliated with their party to vote in their primaries.

Anonymous said...

Excellent summary by Amile. Smart dude.

Anonymous said...

Well, there you have the Barbour-Cochran spin from a consultant. What is ignored in this "analysis" is the malicious, racially polarizing and cynical use of the African American community by one Republican against another. Honesty and integrity went missing in the Barbour-Cochran campaign to preserve what we lifelong Mississippians know is a miserable status quo. This "analysis" is accurate to the extent it concludes that dirty tactics worked as they often do in elections. Once again, way to go Mississippi. You have political leaders who have affirmed, once again, that some things never change. But it is at least notable that among Republican voters, McDaniel won and that, for me, counts for something significant.

Anonymous said...

Well said and much needed. Thank you for this rational view of the past week.

Anonymous said...

"There you go" 4:14 pm to paraphrase Reagan.

You can't have a rational discussion with irrational people.

Anonymous said...

4:14: Go away. Your crew touted a flyer that accused the Tea Party of not wanting black people to vote, all for the purpose of showing that black votes shouldn't count. Then, you get angry when someone call you a racist? Please. The GOP is not your party. Go back to your cave while we concentrate on defeating Democrats.

Mack said...

June 28, 2014 at 4:14 PM--You missed the part about rational discussion. Campaigns are polarizing, and both sides played that. Trying to pit Cochran as an Obama sympathizer is polarizing and inaccurate. Playing the fear card against McDaniel is polarizing. Political campaigns are tough and play to whatever you want to listen to.

Also, there is no factual evidence that McDaniel won among Republican voters. If there is, I would like to see numbers. From an objective standpoint, that would be interesting.

Pugnacious said...

Time for Cochran-Barbour to Pay the Piper.

(snippet)
...One such request is for Cochran to support a voting rights amendment pending in Congress The proposal, by Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., would revise the 1965 Voting Rights Act to once again require that certain states receive pre-clearance from the Justice Department before making any change — no matter how small — to their voting systems.

The legislation is in response to a Supreme Court decision last year that effectively threw out that requirement.

Cochran said in a statement soon after that decision that it “reflects well on the progress states like Mississippi have made over the last five decades.”

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who has introduced a companion bill in the Senate, held a hearing on the bill Wednesday.

“But for the Voting Rights Act, those African-Americans that turned out to vote to support (Cochran’s) re-election would not have the right to do so,” said Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi NAACP. “So we are hopeful that ... there is some reciprocity.”

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your comments and thank goodness for a voice of reason in the midst of all the insanity. Prayers for the Mayfield family. Mike T.

Anonymous said...

"human error" can have quite different results.
1) A surgeon cuts the skin to install a pacemaker and errs by forgetting to put in the battery.

2) A surgeon cuts the skin to install a pacemaker and slits the artery.

Both human error but one could be devastating and have a very different result.

Just a thought by the author that seems to be slack on "human err".

Anonymous said...

800, 1200 whatever the number was for human error exceeds the notion of just "human error".... this is unacceptable! and for one county? If you were shorted $1200 from one of your bank accounts, would you contact the bank to resolve it? Of course you would! If you were shorted $1200 from ALL your bank accounts and the same bank, would you think there was something really wrong with the system and more than just human error--maybe intention--maybe theft? Of course you would! Now, put this in perspective of money and not votes....although to the TC campaign it's all about the money in the longrun. Greed, Greed, Greed. Ms. Consultant, stop trying to brush this off like it means nothing! This is our future! And keep your pen to yourself.

Anonymous said...

Thank you 5:03. These insufferable iignunt hicks, that KNOW they are tinged with deep racism (unless of course you are a reformed Oreo like ex-Muslim Louis Farrakhan bow tie wearing Kim Waaade....what a self absorbed douche-wind bag). They embarrass the party and are too stupid to realize that each second they become MORE irrelevant. This bitch is OVER.

Anonymous said...

The only way the "Hysterical One" can save face now is to quickly concede and campaign hard for Senator Cochran-

Anonymous said...

Which committee censured McDaniel?

Anonymous said...

I know this will incite many on this site, but I’m going to say it anyway, there is a
faction of the tea party folks here in Mississippi that have a nasty racist side to them.
This bigotry comes out at times when they feel comfortable about letting their true feelings
be known. This is a fact that I have witnessed first hand.

Pugnacious said...

Shawn "The King of Judicial Recusal" O'Hara is looking good!

Anonymous said...

8:24. Great observation. DUH. GOOD LORD.

Anonymous said...

We still need to know who called Melanie at 1 AM that morning causing her to be up "most of the night."

Anonymous said...

There is a faction of every political party in Mississippi - Democrat, Republican, Tea Party - that has a racist side to them. All of these groups have their share of bigots. Good grief, it's almost like we're back to arguing that being in the Citizen's Council makes you better than a Klan member. Nobody comes to the table clean in this respect.

Anonymous said...

8:24 p.m., that many Teas are racist extremists is not exactly Breaking News. Carrying signs with the President's head on a monkey's body was a dead giveaway.

Anonymous said...

8:24 - it's a fact you have witnessed first hand...yet don't care to cite.

Soooooooo please do tell, what did you witness first hand?

Anonymous said...

I have a nephew in high school. He is politically interested. This is the first time he actually went house to house and emailed people to vote. His preference was Thad Cochran. I don't know what he thinks after the SWAT team showed up (Although they were visible but not active) in the arrest of a man who apparently told someone how to et access to St. Catherine's. This man was accused of a crime which at worst would be a misdemeanor and was asked for a $250,000.00 bond. It sends a very bad message that politics is involved with a respected man has to kill himself because of his political beliefs. His family and friends will suffer for the rest of their lives because of this "overkill" for the reelection of a man who probably has no intention of completing his 6 year term.

Anonymous said...

you folks are so entertaining. those that lose are trying to do the right thing. and those that win are trying to defend the wrong thing. if the shoe was on the other foot you would be the first ones to do anything to win which is what you did. when McDaniels referred to Liberal Democrats, you Cochran supporters are the ones that perceived blacks; therefore you are the racist and now u are crawfishing to put words in his mouth. no one can say the words democrats or blacks without you standing on a pedestal and hollering racism. I can deal with ignorance but just can't deal with stupid. We Democrats want to make sure that what happened to Chris does not happen to us.so get down from your high pedestal stop acting like you really care about Democrats (or blacks) you are just trying to get the vote and that is it.....from a Democrat

Anonymous said...

I notice that a large number of posters on here like to play the race card and call anyone with a different view a racist. Racist- a word coined by Vladimir Lenin to attempt to defame those who disagreed with him.
Racist- Anyone who disagrees with a liberal.
You can take your race card and stick it in your ear, (or wherever else orifice may be appropriate).
Everyone is tired of hearing it and it means nothing any longer because you have over used it.

Anonymous said...

11:00 P.M. please have someone interpret what you are trying to say, or wait until tomorrow morning when you are sober and resend your message.

Dante said...

Word From multiple sources in the black community is that Chris McDaniel tried to buy off the black preachers but the deal went south. What's the matter Chris? Upset that they took someone else's bribe and not yours?!

Anonymous said...

Hey Tea Party, YOU are the reason those offensive "Citizens for Progress" campaign commercials exist. They were put out by an unaffiliated PAC. Cochran's campaign legally couldn't coordinate in any way with the PAC.

Welcome to the law of unintended consequences. YOU opposed campaign finance reform. YOU argued for the Citizens United decision.

Either Cochran's campaign had nothing to do with those robocalls or YOU lied in making your case to the Supreme Court. Welcome to the real world of politics.

Anonymous said...

The nursing home and courthouse dramas were set ups by the Barbour political hit team. The DC firm that Barbour founded were very much into intrigue on a global and corporate level. Mississippi politics is a minor game and in many ways...just another client.

Large law firms do the same type investigations when they defend white collar crime cases. They are guns for hire. The trophy in this senate race was this tea party insider. Politics is a life and death game especially when reputations are on the line. Mr. Mayfield was a strategic target for the Barbour operation. Now they have blood on their hands, but they will shrug it off. Its just a part of high stakes politics and associated business.

Pugnacious said...

Why "We" are doomed:Cochran-Barbour mentor Sheldon Adelson on Immigration reform.

And that "We" in Mississippi includes our "civilized appendages" for whom we have lived at peace for 200 years, but who failed to see the big picture and chose to "crossover" and vote against their own interests.

Anonymous said...

The political and government targeting of an insider is what is at issue. The evil involved is gross and striking. Most of the public will not understand the tragedy of Mayfield in those terms. It is 'high crimes' to use archaic English and on the order of royal murder. The matter is a conspiracy that is calculated and cold.

Anonymous said...

7:17 and7:48 -- REALLY????? Are you kidding me?? Does either of your names happen to be Grisham?????

You wonder why we all just shake our heads when TP people post this nonsense, and do not take any of you seriously.

Go watch another installment of "24", and mine it for more "conspiracies".

Anonymous said...

Amile Wilson? Some heavy hitter County Committeeman? Missississippi has only had a Republican Party for about 20 years?

He also, reportedly, averages a whopping 25% support among black voters in general elections and has kept positive relationships with mayors of all stripes throughout the state.

Actual election results from Cochran's first 6 elections for Senate completely debunk this "average" but, hey, the author added the word "reportedly" to bail himself out from having to prove the claim but then continued using it to bolster his narrative.

Then we get

The McDaniel campaign was warned early on to expect unprecedented black turnout.

Unprecedented black turnout warning early on? LMAO Prove it Mr. Wilson.

Anonymous said...

God you TP zealots are wierd. WIERD. Look for black helicopters through your tin foil hats. DUDES......YOUR BOY LOST. DEAL WITH IT. Happens every time there is an election. Somebody loses.

Anonymous said...

Mayfield didn't have much going on if he allowed a "hit" team to bamboozle him.

Anonymous said...

Racist: A person who believes that race is the determinant factor in traits and characteristics and who believes that their own race is therefore superior.

Sadly, both liberals and conservatives can be racist. Kenny Stokes is an example of a liberal racist and you conservatives know it. But, you can't see racism in your own!

And,if you were truly conservative, you'd be against interference by the government in individual decisions regarding their own body so you'd be pro-abortion and for legalizing marijuana. Bill Buckley, for example, was for legalizing many drugs and once upon a time when the Democratic party was largely Catholic, the GOP was pro-choice and Democrats opposed abortion. In what universe would you think Bill Buckley or Eisenhower, who was not against abortion, as liberal?

So , just because strategically, the GOP tied itself to the Christian fundamentalists, didn't mean the definitions of the terms " liberal" and " conservative" changed. What changed was that the GOP strategy was to use the word "liberal" in the same vein as they once used " commie". It's a " buzz word". " Family values" were deliberate " buzz words".

Learn about how you get politically played by both parties!

Anonymous said...

All I hope is that McDaniesl keeps dragging this out. The longer it goes the worse it is for the republican party in the short term but hopefully will snuff out these tea party nuts because the longer they fight the more stupid they look, if that's at all possible.

Anonymous said...

956 well stated on definition of racism. Too many people use this out of context. They use it if someone just mentions the word black or the word democrat or disagrees with their opinion. Because they have no other reasoning to justify their difference of opinion, the other is a racist. Interesting that the parties are wearing this word out and using it incorrectly ....none other than a cop-out slang for them. I am not sure if most of the bloggers are white or black, but they are using it for every excuse when these subjects noted above are mentioned. Please find a more reasonable answer or debate. Apparently you dont have one. ---from a democrat. P.s. and just try stating that I am a racist...ha! Egg on your face!

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking it's time for another Trollfest. There has certainly been enough 'material' published over the last few months to justify one.

Anonymous said...

Just read Bill Billingslys facebook and he said " the wonderful Madison Police Department for doing such a great job coordinating security and traffic flow for the McDaniel rally last night. Not a single glitch, and it goes to show you that Madison is a great place because of our mayor and our city employees. I'd put them up against anyone!". McDaniels supports need to goosestep over there and get him in line.

Anonymous said...

Based on 2013 Census/Education: (in thousands):
MALE - BACH. 18 (age)+ 21,112; 18-24 1,253; 25+ 19,860; MASTERS 18+ 7,879; 18-24 75; 25+ 7,804; PROF. 18+ 1,882; 18-24 7; 25+ 1,876; DOCTORAL 18+ 2,198; 18-24 6; 25+ 2,192. FEMALE - BACH. 18+ 23,266; 18-24 1,551; 25+ 21,715; MASTERS 18+ 9,707; 18-24 116; 25+ 9,591; PROF. 18+ 1,192; 18-24 1; 25+ 1,191; DOCTORAL 18+ 1286; 18-24 8; 25+ 1,278. NOW, the BLACK POPULATION, both sexes states: BACH. 18+ 3,657; 18-24 212; 25+ 3,445; MASTERS 18+ 1,506; 18-24 13; 25+ 1,494; PROF 18+ 174; 18-24 0; 25+ 174; DOCTORAL 18+ 195; 18-24 3; 25+ 192............. so with this being said... with many of you basing the voter's education on how they are voting, especially to the McDaniel voters then you are also demeaning the voters of how the black population is voting that didn't have the privileges you may have had to obtain an education. However, they are voters too so think about this the next time you tend to bring out the education of the voter because this is nothing but a demeaning statement to their voting record. Because wasn't it the black voter turnout that increased for Cochran during the runoff? Isn't this the point the Cochran campaign was trying to make -- that Thad gained the black vote? You are throwing your jabs at the black population and for not having the education that you have but yet thanking them for their vote? This is contradictory. Are you saying that they were not educated enough to make a good decision? This is just plain wrong and you know it! You are speaking out of both sides of your mouth and should surely put your education to work and massage this a little in your itsy bitsy brain. Think about how you are criticizing a group of individuals for their lack of education and yet they brought it forward for Cochran but yettttt the McDaniel supporters are not educated as you have stated. Look Man.... count to 10 before you have run off of the mouth...aint that what your momma taught you?

Anonymous said...

From Wise teachings: "The inventions of weights and measures makes robbery easier. Signing contracts, setting seals, makes robbery more sure. Teaching love and duty provides fitting language with which to prove that robbery is really for the general good. A poor man must swing for stealing a belt buckle. But if a rich man steals a whole state, he is acclaimed as statesman of the year. (4th and 3rd century B.C.) And it "steal" goes on.

Pugnacious said...

Look for black helicopters through your tin foil hats. DUDES......anonymous

Don't know about the "black" helicopters," but David Thompson has produced redacted evidence that a "white" Homeland Security helicopter, piloted by a chameleon, lemon-headed, cowardly, terrorist-pussy, flew over his house in Charlotte, North Carolina. Former Senator John Edwards knew about this, too.

Anonymous said...

The Barbour DC firm specializes in stealing global corporate assets in their merger/acquisition business-- so its little wonder they stole an election. See IPOC vs Diligence and BGR. BusinessWeek covered some of their sneaky business. They hire spies and informants all the time in their 'business'.

Anonymous said...

You can say to be candid about the Barbour teams ruthlessness is a conspiracy. They play for keeps. See some of the stuff they pull from the BusinessWeek story, 2/26/07, "Spies, Lies and KPMG". His firm stole info from an global assurance firm!! So why wouldn't BGR, Wells, Wicker, Lundy & Co steal a senate race in their state?

Anonymous said...

There is so much venom flowing here I'm scared to click my mouse! Wow, been awhile since I've been on this site nothing much has changed. Well, maybe one difference, being able to watch republicans feast on each others carcass is interesting.

Anonymous said...

What did McDaniel have on Mayfield to make him give up a visitor's pass and info on the layout and room number at St Catherine's?

Anonymous said...

Did McDaniels vote Democratic in 03 or 08?

Anonymous said...

did they paint the new $2.8 million dollar MHP helicopter black?

Anonymous said...

12:34 pm First of all, 2013 is estimates. 2010 is more reliable. But,ok, I'll play.
The numbers you've given fail to account for the fact that slightly more than 62% of MS's population is white. Your numbers are raw estimates of individuals, not percentages.
Only 20% of MS's population have advanced degrees ( Masters or higher) according to 2013 estimates but that is quite a bit higher than the 6.7% confirmed in the 2010 detailed census. There were only 123,159 post graduates in 2010.
You'll have divide the total number of degrees in each race by the total numbers of each race to get percentages of those in each race that get a degree. You also can't include Hispanics and Asians with degrees in the white vote.
It would also behoove you to compare 2000 with 2010 to see where the most gains are made in educational achievement by race.

I'm puzzled by your 18+ numbers for professional degrees and PhDs since the youngest age would be likely be 24 for a doctoral. While the youngest age ever to get a doctoral degree is 16, that is extraordinarily rare so these numbers you list are rather incredible.

But, to make your point you'd also have to look at the educational level of the percentage of eligible voters who actually vote by race. You aren't doing that. You are assuming facts not in evidence. You are assuming that whites who vote have a higher level of education than blacks who vote.

Why don't you look at the percentage of college educated and post graduates by county? I think you'll find much larger numbers in the runoff district to be in Hinds and Madison. You'll find that 37480 of MS's population of college graduation+ lived in within the Jackson ,7677 in Madison, and 355,241 in all of MS. Laurel had 2109.

Anonymous said...

1106 please provide your link reference. I would appreciate that. My reference was from the census- educational category and the .csv retrieved did not have "estimate"; however I did see another report on the census site that did refer to estimate. They omitted it on my report, most likely in error. It was govt data, what do we expect? By the way, why do we have estimates on 2013 when education calendar years (@ least most ed grants) run 2012-2013? They should have that data loaded by now.

Just Passin' Through said...

Newsflash for 8:24: There is a faction of every group that harbors racist leanings. That includes the Tea Party, Democrats, Republicans, Jews, Catholics, Blacks, Whites, Chinese, Latinos, Women, Men, Transgendered, Left Handed, Club Footed and Hair-Lipped. Your incessant rants about the 'Tea Party' having racist members is not only tired, it's weak nad non-productive.

Note to Burke: It is NOT true that every truth has its opposite truth. Where in the world did you come up with that? I think you may be talking about opinions and theories rather than fact and proven truth.

Note to the guy who in multiple posts thanks others for their posts; Once was enough.

Anonymous said...

9:17: RANT?? The discussion here is centered somewhat around 'tea party' republicans. Bringing up Jews, blind people, left-handed and club footed people is a moot point .... moron. If there is a thread here about other bigots point me to it.

Anonymous said...

Oh PUHLEEZE!

My figures ARE from the US Census bureau!

Try putting " educational attainment for_________" ( fill in the blank with the place...state /city) and you will get 2010, 2013 and any years from the US CENSUS BUREAU you wish to see.

Please scroll past the bar chart as I doubt you have the skills to read charts. You'll get the raw numbers!

One of us took advanced statistic courses and it wasn't YOU!

Did you even look at how rare it would be to have a master's degree between ages 18 and 23?

God save us from those who don't know what they don't know.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone else find it strange that 3 attorneys, with Cherry Laurel street addresses in Bridgewater, have died in the past 5 months? Mrs. Waycaster, Precious Martin and now Mayfield?



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Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.

Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".

In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.


In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.

Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.

Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.


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Trollfest '07

Jackson Jambalaya is the home of Trollfest '07. Catch this great event which promises to leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Sonjay Poontang and his band headline the night with a special steel cage, no time limit "loser must leave town" bout between Alan Lange and "Big Cat"Donna Ladd following afterwards. Kamikaze will perform his new song F*** Bush, he's still a _____. Did I mention there was no referee? Dr. Heddy Matthias and Lori Gregory will face off in the undercard dueling with dangling participles and other um, devices. Robbie Bell will perform Her two latest songs: My Best Friends are in the Media and Mama's, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be George Bell. Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger will host "Pin the Tail on the Trial Lawyer", sponsored by State Farm.

There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.

If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.

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