Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Equal Time

It seems Mr. Marcus Wallace, the owner of M.A.C. Construction took umbrage at a post Friday that pointed out his only contractor's license was for remodeling.   The question of M.A.C.'s qualifications came up last week as Mr. Wallace and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba went toe to toe at the Jackson City Council meeting.  Well, JJ certainly wants to give equal time to Mr. Wallace and will take the liberty of posting his FB statement below, including a picture he posted of his certificates.




I'm here to only deal with FACTS.... it's was stated by the Mayor in a recorded video, on that so call internet blog and it's in the Clarion Ledger that I didnt have a certificate. The Mayor even stated that THEY did their research and called State Board of Contractors. Wonder who is THEY 🤔 Well, that's strange cause my wall is blessed with plenty certificates. Based on confirmation from my secretary, all my certificates are valid. So attorneys, correct me if I'm wrong but sounds like we gotta a little defamation going on here. First it was no minorities in the city had any capacity now its Mr. Wallace nor M.A.C. is certified. U don't purposely try to ruin an individual and a company who has been a blessing to a city. Never heard u had to be certified to do a pothole. Pave a street but not a pothole. Proceed.... Let's play ball

 Just want to keep you the people informed. Only interested in presenting the FACTS. It's very obvious now that none of this is really about city business nor politics but its very clear that it's about nothing but hate. I really appreciate this so call professional blog for continuing to do these blogs in support of the mayor's defamation of me and my company. If you go to this website and read this article it also shows you two things, some of the allstar cast behind the scenes advising the mayor on the info he really has no knowledge about and it also shows that months ago the mayor lied on public television that he reached out to minorities in the city but no one had the capacity to perform the water break projects that they gave out with no contracts. FACT! The blog list some of the minority contractors in this city with capacity and who have the resumes to back it up. Also, fact is that I am a CERTIFIED contractor regardless of what classification it is and I have a resume of projects that stretches over 23yrs, that's FACT! Don't get mad cause I've done well with my contractor's classification.It is also FACT that there is no certification for pothole maintenance. Asphalt paving but not pothole maintenance. Please continue with these articles cause you're doing exactly what I like to do and that's play ball so the people can really see what really going on. Proceed.... Let's play ball.
 However, Mr. Wallace made this statement as well: 

Lol, this blog site is hilarious!!! I posted this because several folks have inboxed me trying to respond to this blog but the author of the blog has to approve your comment. So basically that means they get all their slick jabs out and then ignore how the citizens really feel. I'm very confident in who I am so the jabs don't hurt but its obvious they hurt somebody Tuesday night. Ouch! That's what facts will do! If fighting and raising hell for the welfare and the safety of these children, the quality of life for the people in the inner city and the local business community makes me look like an ass, then I'm cool with that. Let's continue to play ball
Bullshit, Mr. Wallace.  Every comment was approved for Friday's post after you posted this statement.  Only two had been rejected but those were not too flattering to you but hey, you want them all approved so guess what? I approved them.  There is also one comment about the "Food Fight" post that I did not approve because it made some pretty derogatory references to JPS.  You are more than welcome to make any comment on this website or email statements and more legible pictures of your certificates to Kingfish1935@gmail.com

45 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't tell what these framed things represent. I see something from 'Office Of The Governor', something that looks like a college certificate from Southern, something from the Congressional Record...None of those folks 'certify' contractors. Can't tell what else is on the wall - maybe something from the hardware store about being a good customer?

Hope he finds a really good 'defamation attorney'.

Anonymous said...

I hope he constructs better than he grammaticalateses.
Also, who calls himself a "blessing"? Shouldn't that be OTHER people stating what a "blessing" someone is?
This dude is a little too peppy,,,,makes one wonder???

Anonymous said...

And before he claims 'took umbrage' is a racist comment, it just means 'got his draws in a wad over' or 'got his feelings hurt'.

Justice for Potholes said...

Lol, looks like Kingfish is living rent-free in Mr. Wallace's head. Keep exposing this lying, arrogant jackass!

Blessed Be My Wall, For It Shall Inherit My Certificates said...

my wall is blessed with plenty certificates

Blessed? Inscrutably so!

Based on confirmation from my secretary, all my certificates are valid

Because his secretary is the ultimate arbitrationalist of certificatory validification!

attorneys, correct me if I'm wrong but sounds like we gotta a little defamation going on here

Yes, perfunctorial defamation of his reputabilitation!

Only interested in presenting the FACTS. It's very obvious now that none of this is really about city business nor politics but its very clear that it's about nothing but hate.

And his opinion that this is about hate is a FACT. It is incredibly factualescent.

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr. Wallace, your grammar is atrocious! I realize that you are not an English professor, but DAYUM!

Anonymous said...

Did you really write this Mr. Wallace? You are truly an embarrassment sir. Unfortunately you are too arrogant to realize how stupid and uneducated you sound.

Anonymous said...

Seems Mr. Wallace only cares about "inner city" children... not the white chdren of northeast Jackson that attend JA or prep. He's more concerned with racial politics than the area of town this lady was killed. He's slimy and I hope he's ridded of soon. Good on you kingfish.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Wallace, lets play ball. Email Kingfish a copy of your certificate of insurance and your certificates. There may not be a classification for pot hole repair but it falls under asphalt work. Prove everyone wrong and have you insurance agent list the class codes or description of operations on your GL and Workers comp(standard practice). I'd bet $100 it has nothing to do with street or municipal utilities work. Put up or shut up. You know how to contact this blog and you know you are reading this. Don't pull this whole defamation bullshit when you get called out. Prove everyone wrong and lets see what you got. You want to play ball, I just threw you a fastball down the center of the plate to prove yourself.

Anonymous said...

Well - trying to do an examination of those framed things on his wall, that his secretary has certified as being current, one appears to possibly be a license. Which is, as best I remember, what the Contractor's Board shows MAC to be licensed.

Hard to argue with him when he states that one doesn't have to be certified for pothole work - which is what he said last week at the Council meeting he was certified to do. Hell, if he's not careful, he might qualify himself to take Kennuf's seat on the Council with that kind of arguing ability.

Anonymous said...

His secretary says all of his certificates are valid. Yes, your certificate for "Remodeling", which is the only one you have, is valid. Problem is, Mr Wallace, you don't have the valid certificate needed to do road work. And as your are obviously unaware, pothole maintenance is in FACT considered road work, for which you are not certified. It is you who are lying and/or spinning the TRUTH, and you should stop before you make any even bigger idiot of yourself.

Anonymous said...

11:19 A.M. sounding like Dr. John lol - absotively

Anonymous said...

I stopped reading at “my wall is blessed...”

Anonymous said...

The way you speak and write says a lot about a persons intelligence. I don’t think Mr. Wallace is very intelligent and that’s being very kind.

Anonymous said...

I don’t know what he’s certified in, but it sure as hell isn’t for grammar.

Anonymous said...

Will Carlos Moore be his choice for his defamation lawyer?

Anonymous said...

This is one of the most entertaining posts I've seen on here in a while, but in a frightening way. One would guess the upper center from Southern U in Baton Rouge is a diploma, but one can't even tell that for sure. And even if it is a diploma, what does that have to do with certification in any area of construction? Much less all the other unidentifiable framed items... commendations and/or recognitions of various types more than likely. Maybe a Jackson business license. What a sad and utter joke. Does he really believe any of this is proof of the certifications he lacks? Very sad.

Ladd Certified said...

I'm sure there's a Jackson Free Press "Best of Jackson" award up there. They give those out to everyone.

Best Pothole Filler - 2013

That should prove his qualifications.

Justice for Potholes said...

Mr. Wallace, you should be careful about wanting to “play ball” with the Kingfish. Unlike the career journalists at the local paper and tv news stations, he is actually good at this craft and will continue to expose and embarrass you with facts and research. You should back away and admit defeat, but judging by your public statements you are far too arrogant and foolish to stop.

Louis LeFleur said...

Still waiting for Mr. Wallace to provide his alternative facts. What a joke.

Anonymous said...

I have my Certificate of Responsibility (Major Classification: Building Construction) hanging on the wall in my home office. I can't use it or state that I am licensed since it has expired due to my retirement. I also have my Certificate of Graduation from Broadmoor Baptist Kindergarten (1959.) Since that one has no expiration date I declare I am still certified as a graduate of kindergarten.

Mr. Wallace needs to go to the MS Board of Contractors website (MSBOC.US) and read about Major Classification and Minor Classifications listed under each major. If his Certificate of Responsibility is only for the minor classification of "Remodeling" then he is not licensed to do road repair. He would have to either a major classification license of "Highway Street and Bridge Construction" which would cover all of the minor classes under that designation, or, the appropriate minor classification for pothole repair. I'm not sure which one would cover it. Possibly Asphalt Milling and Recycling or Asphalt Paving.

Anonymous said...

Forget these minority set-asides, the city of Jackson is a majority black. If you want minority set-aside then go to Clinton, Flowood, Madison, Pearl or Ridgeland. Quit bothering our young mayor who is trying his best to get off you mediocre so call minority contractors hustling the city of Jackson with substandard work. We've been in this black and white issues for almost thirty years now and nothing to show for but crime and decay and every business heading for a hundred feet or a mile out of the city limits. Because of people like you, we black folks are held back. Did it ever occur to you that we taxpayers want value for our dollars just like the surrounding municipalities, not enrich you.

SoufSide Weezy said...

@ 3:32 So Beatty Street doesn’t have the best burgers in town? Asking for a certified burger connoisseur.

Anonymous said...

A quick google search for images of a mississippi contractor's certificate shows that only one of those is such. That one must be for remodeling.

Anonymous said...

all this BS talk about 'defamation attorneys', 'defamation ', libel and slander. no-one had won and collected damages in a defamation suit since FDR was in the white house. give it a rest.

Anonymous said...

FACT - From the MS BOC. His license is for residential work and it appears to be for "remodeling". I don't know if Mr. Wallace has other qualifications and/or certificates. What I do know is that a "Remodeler" license doesn't qualify you for much and certainly not commercial work.

(b) “Residential builder” means any corporation, partnership or individual who constructs a building or structure
for sale for use by another as a residence or who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, wage or other compensation,
undertakes or offers to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of any building or structure
which is not more than three (3) floors in height, to be used by another as a residence, when the total cost of the undertaking
exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).

(c) “Remodeler” means any corporation, partnership or individual who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, wage
or other compensation, undertakes or offers to undertake the construction, or superintending of the construction, of
improvements to an existing residence when the total cost of the improvements exceeds Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00).

Kingfish said...

Not true. There have been some won in the age of the internet.

One thing about defamation in Mississippi. It is my understanding that if a plaintiff loses a SLAPP suit, then the defendant gets treble or something like that. I'm sure readers will correct me.

Holy Mackerel, Andy.. said...

I feel obliged to point out that we are blessed by yet another Kingfish here, Amos.

Anonymous said...

I want to see some before and after pictures of some of the potholes this guy has fixed.

Will he will include some equipment pictures too?

Anonymous said...

I think it is interesting that all of you think that my repairing the pothole in front of my house with asphalt patch from Lowe’s might be illegal.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

I think it is interesting that all of you think that my repairing the pothole in front of my house with asphalt patch from Lowe’s might be illegal.

Yeah jerky...go right ahead...what happens when someone gets hurt or worse in that pothole in front of your house that you fixed?

If you don't know about how good your liability coverage is...and what it covers and doesen't cover... then ask your insurance agent...you do have insurance...don't you?

Anonymous said...

Mr. Wallace,

Day 2. I know you have read my comment about sending the actual copies of your credentials and insurance class codes on a certificate to Kingfish yesterday. I thought you wanted to play ball. If someone throws strikes all day long and you don't swing, then you foul out. Prove us all wrong and you right. Do it today.

Anonymous said...

May 29, 2018 at 11:19 AM -- Yeah, what he said.

Thank you KF, as someone else posted, this is the most entertaining thread I have seen in a while. KF, keep up the good work.

Anonymous said...

@12:36

The major difference is Mr. Wallace (M.A.C.) wants to be paid for dumping a bag of asphalt patch from Lowe's in the pothole. I doubt you are requesting payment.

Wiseowl said...

At this point anyone filling potholes would be a blessing.

Anonymous said...

How does one foul out without swinging?

Anonymous said...

At this point anyone filling potholes would be a blessing.

Maybe they should go on Wallace's wall then.

Anonymous said...

How does one foul out without swinging?

The pitcher is good enough to piYch at the bat??!

Anonymous said...

This guys is nuts. It took all of two minutes for me to go to the website of the State Board of Contractors and determine his status:

http://www.msboc.us/Detail.cfm?ContractorID=14476&ContractorType=Commercial&varDataSource=BOC&Advanced=1

Is he really so dumb as to waste time with a photo of his wall when anyone with a computer can determine the truth in two minutes !! Amazing.

Anonymous said...

Wallace is either best woefully under educated and ignorant of the requirements of roadway contracting, and at worst he is a con artist who is used to getting his way with set-asides on many City projects thanks to the pro-DBE contracting policies and poor oversight of the last few administrations. I’ve found myself giving this mayor more credit lately than I ever expected, including in actually pushing back against unqualified minority contractors like Wallace continuing to feed at the City’s trough.

Anonymous said...

If you look at this link on the State Board of Contractors:

http://www.msboc.us/wp-content/forms/COMMERCIAL-APPLICATION-updated-11-2016.pdf

You have Major classifications which are Building Construction, Electrical, Highway Street and Bridge Construction, Heavy Construction, and Municipal and Public Works. There is no "remodeling" under any of these major classifications other than Building Construction.

Mr. Wallace, its getting late in the second inning. Full count. I'm the person who has been throwing some pitches. Why don't you swing at one since you want to play ball. I know you are reading this. If you have the classifications you say you do, why don't you post it. Post what class codes are on your insurance certificate. You know you have to send one to the MS State Board of Contractors to get your license. Certainly you can clear up all this "defamation going on here". "Lets continue to play ball". I'll post a little more later, but Mr. Wallace sure is being quiet here recently.

Amen, Brother! said...

In the reflection of one of the certificates is a plaque on the other wall that has a Christian cross on it. So I guess that one wasn't good enough to bless his certificate wall...

...but it means he's certified to fill the pothole in your soul.

Anonymous said...

Out doing pot hole filling making him unavailable for comment. I guess???

Anonymous said...

Where's Wallace?

Anonymous said...

Probably in the dugout not playing ball. Mr. Wallace, has the state board of contractors called you yet? Kind of like Hugh Freeze taunting the NCAA with his tweets. Act hard, you better play hard.



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