Jackson Free Press

Jackson Mayor Frank Melton released this statement (PDF, 257 KB) yesterday touting "progress" in the City of Jackson.

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96415

Comment

Is that even true?... that cirme is down? Crime has not been down since his time in office according to the stats released in the Clarion Ledger this summer. Did I miss something? Did something drastic happen with our saftey enforcers in the last couple of months that I am not aware of?

Author

Robin Michaels

Date

2007-10-18T15:04:55-06:00

ID

96416

Comment

Absolutely nothing new in his press release. After crime goes up almost 100% in certain areas over the past two years, I don't think you should brag about a 10% decline over a month or two. Get us back to pre-Melton crime levels and you will have almost accomplished something!

Author

pikersam

Date

2007-10-18T15:06:27-06:00

ID

96417

Comment

So, if crime is down, why do you need another assistant chief. This should prove that Chief Anderson is doing a good job. frank melton, you are as full of sh!t as a Christmas turkey. Everytime something goes wrong (by his own doing) the bull crap starts flying from his mouth. We have heard enough. Those cranes and work details that are going on now are all the fruits of the LABOR of FORMER MAYOR HARVEY JOHNSON,JR. All of the ribbon cutting you have had, frank were from Johnson. Once the projects johnson developed/wrote grants for/negotiated are done, melton will be at the end of his line. Remember, economic development was not his forte'. He thought his job was crime fighting, only and being in an office being a "MAYOR" was a piece of cake and boring. REMEMBER?????????

Author

justjess

Date

2007-10-18T15:12:21-06:00

ID

96418

Comment

oh brother...:-/

Author

Kamikaze

Date

2007-10-18T15:25:59-06:00

ID

96419

Comment

if crime is down, then why won't the city release the stats? what's the time period in reference? maybe he's using the Bush method for counting iraq war casualties, like if u get shot in the front of the head, it counts, but if u get shot in the back of the head, it doesn't...

Author

eyerah

Date

2007-10-18T15:40:23-06:00

ID

96420

Comment

It's good news to know the mayor is quitely doing a marvelous job. When you can do that routinely without notice and fanfare you're really clicking.

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2007-10-19T09:08:23-06:00

ID

96421

Comment

Sounds like a perception problem to me...

Author

Rex

Date

2007-10-19T09:54:19-06:00

ID

96422

Comment

What I wondering is who wrote that so-called 'release'. It's pathetic, to put it mildly.

Author

Kacy

Date

2007-10-19T10:07:39-06:00

ID

96423

Comment

**what I'M wondering**

Author

Kacy

Date

2007-10-19T10:08:47-06:00

ID

96424

Comment

Dear Lord, Kacy, you are right. I didn't even read the original press release until now. Its laughable. It might as well say "Stuff that don't suck so bad: Crime. Stuff that still sucks bad: Drugs But we be doing something 'bout it."

Author

Lori G

Date

2007-10-19T10:22:08-06:00

ID

96425

Comment

I saw Frank a few minutes ago. As we ate dinner together he started talking to me as if we were long and lost friends. He wanted to know what's up with the JFP bloggers. He said he reads the articles and commentaries every now and again, when he has a few spare minutes, and from what he gleans that I'm (Ray Carter) the only person who sees the good works he's doing and says some good things about him. He went on to say "when I'm not doing anything, they say I'm wortless and ain't worth a crap. Then when I do something remarkable like slowing down crime in Jackson or stopping crime over at Welsh's place, the Upper Level or at Bob's Sex Toy Shop, they git mad and say I did it wrong or poorly, doctored the numbers, or am lying. And when I write something of literary acclaim or scholarly, such as this, they say I can't write, spell or put a decent sentence together. Ray, I think they're play-hating on a playa over there. They don't like a pimp who gets down like I do. However, they cover my every move and blogs me more than they do the president of these United States." Finally, Frank said since he realized how big a star-child he is among us here, he started playing that Bonnie Raitt hit tune, "Let's Give them Something to talk About" and "There is no Business like Show Business" written by somebody whose name he can't recall. He then gave me a high five and said "don't hate the playa, hate the game. Tell your people they got 2 more years of seeing me and longer if I decide to roll like that."

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2007-10-19T12:16:16-06:00

ID

96426

Comment

You guys are on point - my teenage daughter could have written a better press release. That was horrible, no focus, poor sentence structure, etc. It's so embarrasing that something that poorly written would come from the Mayor's office of the capital. But then the website is a joke and embarrasing also, so what's new.

Author

lanier77

Date

2007-10-19T12:16:18-06:00

ID

96427

Comment

Of course I mean the city's website......

Author

lanier77

Date

2007-10-19T12:18:04-06:00

ID

96428

Comment

Ray Carter, you are "off your rocker." When frank comes to hit you in the head with a sledge hammer after recko and freko put you in handcuffs, don't say that I didn't try to warn you. Humor is probably the only medicine that will help up through these trying times. I am leaving for a week in Calif. So, don't think that I am divorcing the BLOG. Keep it real and I will be blogging you soon.

Author

justjess

Date

2007-10-19T13:31:24-06:00

ID

96429

Comment

We'll miss you Justjess.

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2007-10-19T14:01:12-06:00

ID

96430

Comment

Justjess, We will miss you! Hope you have access to a computer. A little bird tells me that some interesting developments might happen today....or about the time you get back.

Author

CarpenterBee

Date

2007-10-19T14:04:21-06:00

ID

96431

Comment

Don't worry to check in Justjess while on vacation. Frank will be alright and so will Jackson. Frank has 2 more years and he plans to do every day of them helping the citizens of Jackson. Can't nobody stop that, thought many have tried, and may try again in futility. We elected him and he plans to give us his all until the very end - 2 more years.

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2007-10-19T14:38:59-06:00

ID

96432

Comment

Ray, if I didn't know better, I'd think you were replaced by a stepford bro'. ;-)

Author

Ronni_Mott

Date

2007-10-19T14:53:45-06:00

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96433

Comment

Ronni, I'm ashamed that I don't know what a stepford bro is? What is it?Kingfish said I have multiple personalities.

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2007-10-19T14:58:37-06:00

ID

96434

Comment

A long, long time ago, there was a horror movie called "The Stepford Wives," where all the wives in this one little northeastern suburban town of Stepford were replaced by robots so that they would do the bidding of their husbands without ever arguing or saying a bad word about them. It was, if I remember correctly, a response to the Women's Lib movement where we of the "weaker" sex shook off the stupor of the 50s and started having minds, careers and lives of our own. There was a pathetic comedy remake recently with Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. The original was truly chilling...

Author

Ronni_Mott

Date

2007-10-19T15:11:02-06:00

ID

96435

Comment

That's a "press release"? What's the news? I'm not impressed. What's the story here? Goldia and crownies are being paid about $80K+ and this is the best we can get out of a press release? Frankie needs to throw a little more money at the PR machine. I'm not getting the point.

Author

madisonresident

Date

2007-10-19T18:32:36-06:00

ID

96436

Comment

It was purposely written so no one in Madison could read it.

Author

Lori G

Date

2007-10-20T09:07:30-06:00

ID

96437

Comment

I guess so. :)

Author

madisonresident

Date

2007-10-21T14:24:29-06:00

ID

96438

Comment

Again he says, "Don't hate the mayor. Hate the game." He's only as good as the game.

Author

Ray Carter

Date

2007-10-22T07:28:07-06:00