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I 'clicked here to read more', but they ain't no mo. Kennuff is not a team player. The very definition of 'committee' implies team effort, comraderie, group work, meeting with and respecting the opinions of others.

Bye Felicia

What's up with the Kenster?

Why?

Which taxpayer funded entity is he going to work for now?

you can laugh at stokes, and for good reason, but he has some reason for doing this that will benefit him. he is a rare combination of being really stupid, but a sly politician at the same time.

Guess he doesn't get paid enough; just like skipping work sessions (where he should ask questions and receive briefings). and then making the Council meeting much longer than it should be by asking questions.

So what does this mean? How about a explanation or is KF lazy?

Give him and Rita more time for Boom-Boom.

Quit playing your readership KF. Part of your "I know but they don't" shit. Gets old.

Many years ago I was told by a then member of the City Council that Kenny told him that he would not attend any meetings that were not going to be on television. I guess this proves him correct.

It is pretty clear. He refuses to serve on any committees any longer. Period. Now if he would only resign from the seat. Fat chance of that happening.

Gets his money for nuthin.........

Those of you who think Kennuff is stupid are reading him wrong. You are probably basing your opinion on his public persona. He is a skillful politician who knows how to get and keep votes. The crap you see him do is mostly for show. He is a black Bilbo. He knows how to use showmanship to further his political goals.

"It is pretty clear. He refuses to serve on any committees any longer. Period. Now if he would only resign from the seat. Fat chance of that happening."
August 11, 2015 at 8:38 PM

He CAN'T resign from the seat. He's STUCK IN the seat. They'd have to cut him out of it.

"yo momma!"

The rest of the council should pass an ordinance that ties pay to participation. Count how many council meetings and committee meetings a council person should be attending and pay them based on the % of the time they are there and participating.
If such a thing were passed it would be difficult for the Mayor to refuse to sign it. Kenny might still refuse any committee work, but at least his pay would be cut if he did.

The real problem is the voters in his ward. They are so poorly informed or care so little, that they keep reelecting him. When Kenny is dead and gone many of those voters will still be around casting stupid votes. The same thing could be said about Oboma voters - as bad a problem as Oboma is, the bigger problem is that despite how awful his first term was, he was reelected. And those people can still vote. As the saying goes 'You can't fix stupid'.

Some of you seem to think he has resigned. He has not. He only announced that he has no intention of, or need to, serve on committees. Why should he? He gets no votes from committee participation. Committee participation requires that he allow his time and movement to be controlled by others. He has to maintain some sort of calendar and observe appointments and schedules if he's on committees. He doesn't need a committee assignment to sit atop his mountain and bloviate. His district has no clue what a committee is - and his district is all he needs to keep that check and gratuities rolling in.

Oboma? Go to bed, 1:09 AM.... you can't spell.
Be careful, you are starting to look like those stupid voters you described.

1:09,
It didn't help that the media were playing goal-tender, cheerleader, and apparatchik. Quite the sad times we live in when it's come to that.


2:42,
The author of the comment in question may be on a mobile device. Just ease off the trigger...

Thank you Kingfish! I haven't found a single mention of this in the mainstream media. Clarion-Ledger is too busy rewriting copy from the TV stations and devoting space to self-serving press releases if the TV stations don't report it, it doesn't get into print.

"When Kenny is dead and gone many of those voters will still be around casting stupid votes. "

And when the voters themselves are dead and gone they will still be voting Democratic :-)

Plain and simple: everyday for Stokes is like his senior year in high school. He does what he needs to get by and has a hell of a time doing it. Winning

I'm not familiar with an apparatchik. Does this mean I'm stupid and need to go to bed?

If these committee meetings included a buffet.......now that would be a different story.

Politics aside at this time, I hope his families medical issues are soon resolved and everyone makes a speedy recovery.

Ha 11:04! I couldn't agree more. Throw in a buffet & a microphone & he suddenly becomes all about "the people."

So, let recap; Stokes won't play nice and be on any committees in the future, is absent more than present for meetings, and when he does show up, he is obstinate. Typical of Stokes-give me the money, give me the benefits, but don't expect me to actually perform my duties in return. Kinda like that squatter in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, huh?

I saw the TV story where Stokes discussed all the health issues in his family and what he is dealing with. We all face that as we grow older with our family members. However, the rest of us don't have the luxury of telling the "boss" we're not going to do large parts of our job because we have a lot going on. He would do Ward 3 a favor by resigning.......today! (I've owned a home in Ward 3 for almost 30 years..........I do have a dog in this hunt and he ain't happy).

4:39 give me a break. No one in his entire ward can write an eloquent post as you just did. BS call!! No "grammo's" at all.

BS.

OK 5:19.......you got me...sort of. I have owned the home for almost 30 years......didn't say I still lived there.

4:39, that's mighty white of you. You are such a bigoted snob. Is that correct grammar? I live in Ward 3, but I graduated from Ole Miss, so you will have to forgive my grammar. I can almost tolerate a bigot because I know this is Mississippi and some parents teach it to their kids while teaching the alphabet, BUT a snob just makes me puke.

"I can almost tolerate a bigot because I know this is Mississippi and some parents teach it to their kids while teaching the alphabet"

I agree, 11:38. Black "parents" routinely teach their kids from an early age to "hate whitey". Kinda like other races do. You know, the Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Lebanese, etc. They never came to the USA and assimilated and made something of their lives here, because "whitey" was keeping them down. SMH.