Jackson Jambalaya

The list of deficiencies at OBC is huge. Y'all Jackson residents need to demand that Chowke resign immediately.

Tate: "Today, I have had good conversations with the vast majority of our congressional delegation ..."

Translation: No contact with Bennie Thompson.

I don't want to hear from the Govnah with his water tanker. I want to hear from Da Mair so that I can get Da Troof.

Wonder if gumflapper heard the MEMA Director? "Region 4 (EPA) will be on site because of that Order." "The Corps of Engineers will be on site because of that Order." Uh-oh, flapper. I think "that Order" is a reference to the EPA order that you and your administration hid from view for over a year.

Omg. I just watched this entire press conference. It was informative, detailed, and specific. No shucking and jiving, no ers, uhs, and rights, no litany of excuses. The sense of urgency the State has brought to bear is palpable and undeniable. They have 90 days under the federal emergency declaration and they intend to make every minute count. Our MEMA director is seriously on the ball. Expert resources are coming from hither and yon. The Army Corps of Engineers will be on site first thing tomorrow. Requisitions of parts for the pumps are being expedited at every possible turn.

This is a massive undertaking that puts the Lumumba administration to utter and complete shame. There is no way that this system can ever be turned back over to the city under Lumumba’s watch. NO WAY IN HELL.

Words cannot describe the contrast between what Lumumba has been peddling and what the State has brought to bear. God, thank you.

Hey Lumumba, feel free to thank them tax payers from OUTSIDE your Shitty City for saving your dumb ass.

Now when’s that trash getting picked up?

The Governor has been transparent about O.B. Curtis. This is from a voter that didn’t vote for him in 2019. The Mayor of Jackson continues to give absolutely no relevant information on the situation. He’s too busy getting interviewed by the national media. They’re clueless as usual.

Congratulations Mr. Mayor. You're in the national news. The Daily Caller has picked up on Jackson's water crisis. Its article includes:

"Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Democratic mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, promised to make the capital “the most radical city on the planet” during his 2017 campaign. But so far he’s been unable to solve the city’s basic infrastructure problems and, now, the city’s running water is unsafe to drink."

"He campaigned on plans to introduce universal basic income and alternatives to policing, to replace vacant lots with urban farms and to resolve chronic issues with the city’s water and roads in order to break the “cycles of humiliation” he said black residents experience in Jackson, the most heavily black large city in the U.S. Instead, the city’s water problems have worsened, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Tuesday because running water is not reliably available nor safe for consumption."

https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/31/jackson-mississippi-chokwe-lumumba-water/

Chowke definately does not give a rat's ass about Jackson. He is trying to get national exposure to move on to bigger things.

4:59 - He was talking about the president ordering direct federal assistance to the state under the disaster declaration

5:45, I expect you are right that this mayor of ours is going to be astounded by what a competent, focused government can do, with the emphasis on "competent". The mayor is a fool who never for once had any idea or desire to run a city, just his mouth. The people he hired make the incompetent look good. I can only hope that the State will take this opportunity to deal with other problems this fool has created or allowed to fester. I suppose it is going to be too much to expect that the low-functioning people who voted for this fool will turn him out of office, so I think it is going to be important that the State have a continuing presence in the functions of government in this town, essentially blocking the fool and the midgets of the city council from having much to do with governing the city

Hey Lumumba, feel free to thank them tax payers from OUTSIDE your Shitty City for saving your dumb ass.

Now when’s that trash getting picked up?

Yeah, the taxpayer's in California and New York. Because it's definitely NOT the surrounding burbs carrying a drop in the bucket in that regard.

Flooding caused plant problems? Hearing from friends all over the country! No it did not!!!

We have flooding regularly and plant doesn’t shut down! That flood we just had was at the most a 10 year event!!!

And that one house that flooded would probably still have flooded with One Lake in place!

This whole thing is BS!!!

It’s like the U.S. sending billions of dollars in aid and manpower to a foreign third world shit holes like Afghanistan, except the third world shit hole is right here in the U.S., Jackistan, capital of Missganistan, where all the kids that can are fleeing to first world states.

Here’s the thing about the Mayor- he’s just not that bright. I really don’t care about his politics at all. But I do care that he is not mentally capable of running a city of Jackson’s size. That is abundantly clear and deeply concerning as a resident of Jackson.

I watched Antar on a program called “Democracy Now” on you tube. Horrid show. The Mayor is such a HUGH piece of work. The Host said The Mayor declared a State of Emergency on Monday and The Governor “followed up” with one on Tuesday!!!

If anyone had a doubt that Reeves', Hosemann's, and Gunn's sudden interest in Jackson's long-standing water problem, a Ya'll Politics article says it all. "Hours after Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves requested a federal an Emergency Measures Declaration from President Joe Biden for the City of Jackson water crisis, the White House approved the request. This means any eligible expenses paid for by the state could be eligible for federal reimbursement." https://yallpolitics.com/2022/08/31/federal-emergency-declaration-on-jackson-water-crisis-approved-by-white-house/ Reeves' (et al) motivation has always been to give the Biden Administration protection from Republican criticism for bailing out Jackson.

Thus, the good news is it won't cost Mississippians any more than their fair share of federal taxes. The bad news is that Reeves, Hosemann, and Gunn have paved the way for similar bail-outs of other cities which are also led by incompetent African American Democrats including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City, Newark, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

OBC is in shambles. EPA requirements disregarded. Jackson and Hinds don't see water as an ARPA spend priority. State Senate and House representatives are done with Lumumba.

No way to spin this otherwise.

In an effort to authoritatively mis-direct blame to others Lumumba told The Hill in an interview today, Wednesday, that he can remember the problems Jackson was having with its "water system" as far back as 1988.

In 1988 Chokwe Antar Lumumba was 5 years old.

Emmerich: Lumumba needs to resign

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba should do the honorable thing and resign his office immediately. He needs to get out of the way and let more competent people fix this horrible mess.

There is no possible way for Lumumba to blame anyone but himself. He has been in office five years, during which our water plants have been allowed to fall into total disrepair. Complex systems were not maintained. Software wasn’t updated. Automatic systems failed and were replaced by impossible attempts at manual controls by understaffed and untrained staff.

During all this time, Lumumba did nothing but talk, talk, talk, blame, blame, blame while Rome continued to burn. Lumumba loves to boast that Jackson is “the most radical city in the nation.” If radical means lacking drinking water, I’m guessing there are few radicals left in the city.

How much of the Siemens settlement money has been spent on the water system, billing or any or any other aspect? I’m guessing about $0.00

11:49 Tell it brother! I love a truth teller ! When will the FAKE news tell the truth? Jackson residents don’t want to see Mayor period on. National News!

Jim Craig is a hell of a guy, but he's not a doctor. His background is in Industrial Safety and Emergency Medical.

Those of you who compare Jackson to Afghanistan have never been to Kabul. They are not comparable in any way.

it's a hunnert flocking degrees outside with 98% humidity. Why does Tater and the other guy have on a vest. You look like those rednecks at the first football game that has on a Drake fleece vest with its hot as shizzz outside.

Forget the infrastructure issues for now. They are not causing an emergency. Broken pipes can be fixed on an as needed basis and is not a difficult job. However, the failing equipment at the plants and the "operators" should have been addressed the first day of the mayor's first term. Had that been done this situation would not have occurred. The mayor claims the issue is decades in the making. Someone needs to call him out and ask what steps he took on day one. The answer is none.

@11:49 PM, ROFLMAO. Yes, yes, yes 5 year olds are very focused on municipal water systems. Lumumba is an expert at everything!

If Jackson ignored the EPA requirements from 2016, why is no one held accountable? What is the point of there never any action taken if you just ignore it? It is just wasting paper at that point.

If Jackson ignored the EPA requirements from 2016, why is no one held accountable?

Perhaps when all of this is brought to light by EPA investigators charges will be brought against the perps.

I’ve worked with Jim Craig in past disasters and he is the right man for the job.
But he’s not a doctor. Many years ago he was a pilot. Strange twists in life.