Jackson Jambalaya

Completely believable. Hope the other council members remembered to sharpen their knives.

What the hell do you want fish? Decisions like this take time. Rome wasn’t built in a day. This was a planned event to bring a serious issue to the forefront. And all you do is trash Caesar. If Caesar doesn’t mind his minions drinking toxic sludge then neither should you. Were you re-elected to the mayorship? I think not. Intelligent people decide who they want making decisions for them. It saves a lot of wear and tear on other people having to use their own brains. You do this every week! Cry to the heavens that people could be injured by Chokwheats disastrous and feckless efforts. Well if the people demand feckless then feckless it should be. Mind your own damn business. Crap go save the whales or something useful.

Total cover-up.

The news purveyors in Jax will continue to glaze over the water poisoning issue. Still no mention of the fact that the mayor made a decision to risk the health of those left in or passing thru the city. Instead WLBT decided to report on another "resolution". (sic)! They should stop wasting money and close the news departments in Jackson.

This isn't unbelievable at all. You don't need to have clean water to vote Democrat. None of these people care about anything other than votes. Going by election results year after year I'm not sure why they should care about the wellbeing of the population since they get reelected anyway. People cry over the bodies of their dead kids then run to the voting booth to elect the people that let their kids' killer out of jail years too soon.

This was a planned event to bring a serious issue to the forefront.

Planned event? Unlikely. Nope. Lumumba's hand was forced. He and members of his staff, including former members, have been hiding the damning report for a year. Deception was the only planned activity taking place here.

Ashby Foote: "He’s [Lumumba] trying to cover up the fact that they didn’t tell anyone about this.”

They just know that KKKingfish will put a racist spin on anything he can get so they are ensuring that he gets nothing.
Fuck off Jamie.

"It being essential to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of representative government and to the maintenance of a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner . . . it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Mississippi that the formation and determination of public policy is public business and shall be conducted at open meetings except as otherwise provided herein."

Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-1.

Contrary to the desires of some, Jackson is a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi, not an independent sovereign.

Unless the issue fits into one of the exceptions listed in Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-7(4), conducting the city's business behind closed doors is illegal. Also, the individuals who break this law can apparently be held personally liable for doing so.

"[T]he Ethics Commission may impose a civil penalty upon the individual members of the public body found to be in violation of the provision of this chapter in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a first offense and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a second or subsequent offense, plus all reasonable expenses incurred by the person or persons in bringing the complaint to enforce this chapter."

Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-15.

After this every Antar Lumumba decision is now suspect.

Going forward Jackson won't receive any more money from the State without rigid oversight if not outright state project level management and spending controls.

This is what happens when those in positions of authority are exposed as recklessly dishonest.

Antar Lumumba can not say that Jackson water has always been safe because the EPA has blown the whistle that the checks and balances to insure, measure and guarantee that safety were not be followed.

Chowkey now trying to throw MSDH under the bus. Let me guess, everyone working there is white and a racist. ROFLMAO

How long has it been since you've seen it Melvin? Do you need a mirro?

Why is calling out the Mayor for being incompetent, considered racist? Just because you aren’t white does not mean you can always pretend you didn’t know the rules. Who will hold Lumumba accountable for his mistreating and misleading his biggest supporters? How does this keep happening?

"Anonymous said...

They just know that KKKingfish will put a racist spin on anything he can get so they are ensuring that he gets nothing.
Fuck off Jamie.

April 13, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Explain how you think this is racist. no bullshit. just an explanation.
The mayor held back this information. This impacts every citizen in the capitol city. Do, how is breaking the story racist? Ill wait.

6:08 PM
Tell me, Melvin, does "racist" mean anything other than critical of (obviously lying) black politicians?

Maybe the mayor’s hiding the raw sewage news is one of the reasons for all of the Jackson “COVID deaths!!!!”

Per WLBT (https://www.wlbt.com/2021/04/13/mayor-says-epa-order-not-about-water-quality-copy-order-seems-say-different/)

> Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Jackson water quality is not unsafe, and that an EPA order is more “a discussion over process than it is over quality of water.”

>Lumumba refused to go into details during open session but said Jackson’s water quality has never been in question.

>“I would say this is more a discussion over process than it is over quality of water,” he said. “It would be not only a failure of the city of Jackson, it would be a failure of the Mississippi State Department of Health … for us to OK bad water for the residents of Jackson.”

EPA Letter(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ORms84jXsP09wWimPu_kIZWpsN4l3dfq/view)

>In it [letter by EPA date 3,27,202], the agency states that “conditions exist at the system that present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the persons served by the system.”

Lying Lumumba.

Ole Chuck. He has a plan for this. Always with a plan. He knows nothing will stick to him. He will blame da man or even better, Kenny.

Cover-up/delay tactic until after the general election. Typical narcissistic progressive.

April 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Last sentence.

+1,000,000

Gumflapper is destined for DC. He will fit in perfectly there. Lying, conniving, double-talking, unethical piece of shit.

Dang 5:29 it’s just news, don’t get your panties in a wad! I read this blog just for information, not to get my blood pressure up! Kingfish is just putting out info, some many readers don’t like some do!

Let just love thy neighbor and stop this hateful rhetoric.

I’m really focused on this Matt Graetz saga now! Not what’s going on in the city of Jackson!

630... uh after this??? When has he EVER said anything remotely intelligent?

6:30 You're right about not getting money from the State of MS, but just watch, Uncle Joe is gonna fill the coffers of this fine city! WAY too many democrats concentrated in one place to let it fail! Baby Chok ain't got nuttin to worry 'bout!

@6:08, listen Karen....

We know you're on your period, so get some Midol, prop up those swollen ankles and eat a gallon of Rocky Road and chill out....

Anturd will do something even stupider before the month is out.

Jackson has sent warning letters re just this for years folks

No supporter of Antard or his incompetence, but....Going into executive session to 'discuss potentially pending legal action' is an allowable 'excuse' for adjourning to private quarters. However, upon reconnoitering does require an announcement as to the general purpose for the adjournment. Who knows whether the latter occurred.

Charges were brought forth in Flynt Michigan, for this same criminal act.
Charges will eventually be brought forth and that will put a stop to the Lumumba Clown Show.
Lying Lumumba, hiding EPA report Lumumba.

KKKingfish is a racist and thats a fact. He had 28 days in Feb 2021 to acknowledge Black History Month. He never posted a single thing to his blog. But he did shit on Mayor Lumumba numerous times in February.

By officially and publicly bringing this white-hot potato "problem" to the council, the Mayor has now distributed the responsibility for it among them. No fan of Chokwe, but that's being politically shrewd.

In politics, success is knowing who to distribute blame on to. Now the media has seven other people to pry into and harass on the subject. What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?.....is all the council members are going to hear for a long while, and Chokwe can have Mr. Sam shine his shoes, relax, and get his next spin cycle ready.

'white flight!' says a American Black voting group. Noticed the middle class AA, a large group, and the smaller wealthier AA even those in NAACP roles are not moving into Jackson. Making the city safe, using the old NYC stake out squad actions if needed is a first step. Even the Congressman is what I would call 'farm country'.

@5:29 "Rome wasn't built in a day." You do realize that the ancients Romans had the most complex engineered water & wastewater system in the world at the time. No modern technology and probably still had better water quality than Jackson does.

Hey @8:12 perhaps you should really read @5:29 comments again. He wasn’t complementing the mayor.

If this shit-show of a mayor is re-elected, either the election process is corrupt or the electorate are predominantly dumb as rocks, or both.

Going into executive session is analogous to "taking the fifth."

6:38 made me laugh. I needed that.

Also Melvin, just stop. You are so outwitted here.

Just stop.

Meanwhile, I ain't eating at any Jackson restaurant.

I would like to see (from a long distance) what Jackson would look like in ten years if the state government, colleges and hospitals weren't there.

Not unbelievable at all. That piece of shit is gonna get 4 more years to mess Jackson up even further. He was a mediocre lawyer and s crappy mayor.

@8:25 AM
Definitely not outwitted by the dipstick who can’t even get the time stamp correct for the commenter they are replying too!

2:03 -- correct. BUT, there has to be some pending 'legal matters. Hizhonor's call for this executive session was due to the potential consent decree relating to the now public ORDER of the EPA.

To discuss the order, what is going on at the plant, what corrective actions have been taken or are planned to be taken is not a "legal" matter. Antwar's move was to get off the camera while he stammered his way through not having notified the Council of this year old Order.

Yes, if there were a 'legal' matter to discuss, Executive Session can be warranted. But the operation of the citys water treatment plant is not a legal matter. At least, not yet.

Hey 9:58, 8:25 here.

I replied properly.

Let me see if I can dumb this down for your feeble brain to follow.

6:38 made fun of Melvin/aka 6:08.
6:38 made me laugh BECAUSE he made fun of Melvin/aka 6:08.
I enjoy 6:38.
I do not enjoy Melvin/aka 6:08.

aka means "also known as"

Try to keep up dipstick. (aka Melvin)

If there is a "potential" for litigation, the board can go into an executive session to discuss the matter. Perhaps there is some concern in the Administration about liability to the City and exposure to litigation from customers?

“If you do not love the people, sooner or later, you will betray them.” - Chokwe Lumumba

5:29 - No, Rome was NOT built in a day. And there were no engineers either. But, the roads they laid are still in use with no potholes.

Please post comment after the executive session on April 13, 2021.If you go to tell a story please tell hold story.

What makes this even worse is that Lumamba KNEW that three million gallons of toxic sludge had been dumped into the water supply feeding treatment plants that he ALSO KNEW did not work. In other words; he stood by and said nothing as his constituents were being poisoned. I would be willing to bet all I own that he does not drink the city water. Kind of like PG&E/Erin Brockovich.

They just know that KKKingfish will put a racist spin on anything he can get so they are ensuring that he gets nothing.
Fuck off Jamie.

That was Melvin Robinson. I submitted public records requests and surprise, the city is playing games with them.

No problem Mellie, I can do this longer than you. I can go to Ethics or Chancery. It won't even be a fair fight. Don't comply, I just go for contempt. No problem. I've done it before and will do it again.

I think the references to ancient Rome are spot-on, though perhaps unwittingly.

The Roman aqueducts where made with lead, as were the drinking vessels and cookware of the elite Romans. Many believe lead poisoning of its ruling class led to Rome's downfall.

Wait, doesn't Executive session cost the tax payers more money? Why sit on this for a year and then cost the tax payers more money to talk about it? Am I missing something?

7:03 -- "In politics, success is knowing who to distribute blame on to...."

This is very sad and troubling. I know they all do it. Its just pathetic.

Mayor Flapjaw Chowke - "Flint, Michigan did it first."