Jackson Jambalaya

I took my wife to the fair again this year. We had a nice time. What we found very disappointing was there there were less than 5 vendors selling the turkey legs and they were all charging $20. I saw one BBQ vendor from a nearby state who advertised turkey legs. I stood online to order one and when I got to the window she said they AG Commissioner told them that they aren’t allowed to sell Turkey Legs. Only a select few are allowed to sell them and they all marked them up to $20 each.

I would really like to see Commissioner Gipson explain this predatory and anti-competitive behavior!

We went. Well done Andy

"Anonymous said...
I took my wife to the fair again this year. We had a nice time. What we found very disappointing was there there were less than 5 vendors selling the turkey legs and they were all charging $20. I saw one BBQ vendor from a nearby state who advertised turkey legs. I stood online to order one and when I got to the window she said they AG Commissioner told them that they aren’t allowed to sell Turkey Legs. Only a select few are allowed to sell them and they all marked them up to $20 each.

I would really like to see Commissioner Gipson explain this predatory and anti-competitive behavior!

October 17, 2023 at 3:31 PM"

🤣 Haha, if that's your chief complaint, the fair must have been great.

I bet Mr. Turkey leg is a lot of fun at parties

The only reason a conservative is ever anti-capitalism is when he has a personal vested interest in a monopoly.
Someone needs to investigate the fair for price fixing and corruption!

I did not attend, disposable income is not at all time high for me now.
But I am very happy that it was successful.

Good for them!

@ 4:05 - Investigate? Over what? A damned turkey leg?

Toodlum, from the hood, would not be allowed to roll his grill down High Street, throught the gate and sell cheese-burgers either.

We went to senior citizens day. Briefly saw/heard Andy singing in the coliseum for the health fair part of it and fled to the midway. Yikes!

Prices were outrageous for everything and many fewer rides compared to my childhood memories. No 4-H animals or anything in the livestock barns because, apparently, the livestock is there only for the first few days and we missed it.

Saw limited forestry, cotton, and honey agricultural displays. Wondered why no marijuana crop farm displays. LOL.

Actually, it was pretty lame. Admission and onsite parking was free. We don't care about performers so I doubt we'll go again.

@4:05 - You sir are just downright racist. Your comment is something that a Chokwe supporter would say.

5:31 PM said "Toodlum, from the hood, would not be allowed to roll his grill down High Street, through the gate and sell cheese-burgers either."

This made me think that 'Stamps' should open a food stand at the fair, if they haven't already. It's a very good burger sold out of a small place located in Washington Addition on Dalton St.

Looks like I'll run with #TurkeyGate as the lead story on my show tomorrow morning. Seems legit

Good Lord.

Some cheapskate gets pissed off about the price of a damn turkey leg
...and then proceeds to rant about an entire state fair.


Go to the free biscuit tent if you can't afford a turkey leg.

Definitely the next Guv!

No incidents. Good Job.

I'm with Mr. Turkey leg. There is another anti-competitive issue no one really talks about. There is a Mississippi based business that can't sell his product in Mississippi. It is the deer corn vending machine, Corn Express. The Ag Commissioner and Ag Dept use some obscure weight rule for selling grains. The reason being something about having to have certified scales on each one, for deer corn....not food consumption or agriculture commerce, deer corn. He is allowed to sell them in other states, but it has pretty much put him out of business in his own state. The real reason is the co-ops and feed stores are a major contributor to his campaign and raised hell about the corn vending machines taking their profits, when in reality, people used the vending machines after hours or on Sundays when the co-ops and feed stores aren't open, but hey, we are for Mississippi, right Andy?

@7:58 Are you talking about the law where people that sell by weight have to have a scale that accurately measures weight? That applies to everyone in the state and even gas pumps. Last time I checked a certified scale was under $150 on Amazon.

The fair was great this year. Kids had a blast. I know Andy Gipson must be disappointed though, as he was only able to work seven pictures of himself in a cowboy hat into the nine page fair guide.

Its 2023 and a state fair makes the news 5 times a day ...
its like going back in time here.
cowboy Andy can count his cut of the turkey legs and work on his singing ... dear lord

The turkey leg lobbyist must have got to him

I miss the pickled baby with 2 heads

BS Andy. Show us the numbers. You can “estimate” those figures all day. How convenient that the big rise in attendance was from the ones you can’t track. It’s should be a gigantic rise in attendance considering it was while Ole Miss and State both had an off week at the same time, many schools were out for a whole week for fall break for the first time and the weather was great. It should be near double last years you would think. Right?
G.

Hey great job Andy and gang kept fair safe and a good time had by all. This will encourage people to attend something else in Jackson. This is how you do it Chok people will come to your city if they feel like it will be safe and incident free not entering the Hunger games just to get some taffy.

It’s not just Turkey Legs but also alcohol. Several of the vendors are equipped to sell booze because other states let them. Not here though. They all say Andy won’t let them. He makes sure that only a handful sell alcohol and probably takes a cut of that too! Where’s Shad?

Oh yeah he’s got a podunkville clerk who lost $1500 to bust!

My turkey leg was $17. I must have gotten it before the mark-up.

I love going to the fair. Thanks to all who make it happen.