http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jfp.php/jackblog/ en yellagyrl042004@yahoo.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-09T21:17:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/r_kelly_trial_whos_to_blame/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/r_kelly_trial_whos_to_blame/#When:21:17:01Z So many of you are probably familiar with the case of statutory rape that singer R. Kelly is facing. So word is that Kelly and the underaged female are denying that they are the ones on the video (the one that caused all this drama). But now there's a new girl...third party, who says she was involved in a three-some with Kelly and the same girl. What I want to know is, when can a girl decide for herself that she's ready for sex? My concern is that girls are not girls nowadays. They make grown up decisions to include having sex (frequently). So my question is why does this responsibilty lay on the man who may or may not know what this girls age is? Should the female be held just as accountable, say if she knows the man is over 18 and that she shouldn't be involved with him sexually? Who's responsibility is it? Is R. Kelly the sole person in this situation who should be facing charges? queen 2008-05-09T21:17:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/imagine_bush_or_mccain_playing_taboo/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/imagine_bush_or_mccain_playing_taboo/#When:16:44:00Z The Associated Press has a fun story about Barack Obama playing Taboo on his campaign plane with young journalists. From the story: When Obama was giving clues, he ventured: "Thomas Jefferson called for it once in a while." Seeing the blank looks, he admitted, "that's too obscure." He then tried, "the Beatles did a song about it," and a teammate correctly answered, "Revolution." ladd 2008-05-09T16:44:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/schimmels_one_of_esquire_mags_best_bars/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/schimmels_one_of_esquire_mags_best_bars/#When:17:58:00Z Calling the local bar and restaurant a "swankateria," Esquire has conferred an impressive honor on the place that "Best of Jackson" voters often call out as one of the "best places to spot legislators" and one of the "best places to eat when someone else is paying." The writer gives particular props to Schimmel's for its weekend transformations into the Houserockers venue for Subway Lounge-style blues. There's a slider on the page that lets you set your own rating for Schimmel's and pay homage to Jay and his efforts at a serious lounge and restaurant in Fondren...give 'im some love! http://www.esquire.com/bestbars/bb-Schimmels todd 2008-05-08T17:58:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/ledger_does_melton_denying_allegations_story/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/ledger_does_melton_denying_allegations_story/#When:13:39:00Z It seems The Clarion-Ledger is suddenly going somewhere it hasn't dared to go in over 20 years in its story today about the R.J. Washington case. The bizarre thing is that there are no new allegations here, although perhaps new to them. I recall an editor over there belittling our stories back during the campaign (stories that Melton himself tipped us to, starting with this one) about the old criminal allegations against Melton (and his denials), saying that they were bogus. The question is, if the Ledger believes that, why are they running this story today—which has no evidence, other than a deposition and some history of the criminals who have been living in his home? It's presented like a big investigative package, but there isn't anything there but the deposition, some known background on the Sharrod Moore case and some quick rehash of stuff we've reported for years. Odd, but very Ledger. Read the JFP Melton blog/archive here. ladd 2008-05-08T13:39:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/no_laughs_in_email_hoax/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/no_laughs_in_email_hoax/#When:21:42:00Z There are some sick puppies out there. This release from the Attorney General's office details an e-mail hoax that threatens the life of the recipient and demands payment: [verbatim release] Jackson, Miss -- A threatening e-mail is making an appearance in Mississippi The e-mail is similar to other threatening hoaxes which have been reported in the state. Attorney General Jim Hood announced that his office has received several reports of an e-mail which involves a death threat to the recipient. The e-mail is most likely an extortion scam or hoax,. This particular e-mail is listed by the FBI at http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm as an extortion scam and on several internet security sites as a hoax. The e-mail sender claims that he/she has been hired to kill the victim and states that the victim will be killed unless the victim pays a large sum of money to the e-mail sender. An example of such a e-mail is as follows: Hello I am very sorry for you Xxxxxx, is a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don't comply. As you can see there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don't have any business with you, my duty as I am e-mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that. Someone you call a friend wants you dead by all means, and the person have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and he provided us with your name ,picture and other necessary information's we needed about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you but I told them not to kill you since their findings shows that you are innocent. I called my client back and ask him of your email address which I didn't tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and they are telling me everything about you. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $12,000 is all you need to spend You will first of all pay $6,000 then I will send a tape to you which I recorded every conversation I had with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, you will pay the remaining $6,000 by hand. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job immediately. I know that this is not a professional job am doing. This same person that paid me to kill you. Sent another assasin to kill me after I have Killed you. Not knowing the person he sent was a student of my school of killing static. WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW.REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY. DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7M UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY. You are advice to contact me with this email as soon as you are ready for business. Email: skullman01@linuxmail.org this is to let you know that I am everywhere. Don't Play a fast one on me. Or you will lose your life and that of your family. “Scam artists and internet predators often use these schemes to frighten people into paying large sums of money. This is extortion and may be prosecuted,” said Attorney General Jim Hood, “If you receive one of these emails it is probably a hoax, but I still recommend that you contact our Office and/or your local police or sheriffs department. Anytime a citizen receives a threat, by whatever means, it should be reported to the local law enforcement authorities.” Do not respond to these threatening e-mails. Report them to your local law enforcement authorities and the Attorney General's Office. Anyone with concerns about a suspicious e-mail, may contact the Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division at http://www.ago.state.ms.us or 601-359-4230. mott 2008-05-05T21:42:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/two_upcoming_events_at_the_church_triumphant/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/two_upcoming_events_at_the_church_triumphant/#When:23:09:00Z May 4 - Pastor Tonya Ware's Birthday Celebration. Come join us as we celebrate the life of this awesome woman of God! The celebration will take place during the 10 a.m. Sunday morning worship service. May 11 - Mother's Day. Mothers will be honored during the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. worship services. All mothers in attendance will receive a free gift. The church is located at: Odyssey North Shopping Centre 731 Pear Orchard Road, Suite 43 Ridgeland, MS 39157 Driving Instructions: Drive down County Line Road, turn north onto Pear Orchard. Then turn left into the Odyssey North Shopping Centre between McAllister's Deli and Chateau Ridgeland. We are located directly behind Chateau Ridgeland. For more information, please call the church at 601-977-0007. willis 2008-05-01T23:09:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/a_man_shortage/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/a_man_shortage/#When:03:07:00Z No, this isn't some desperate rant about finding a mate. I'm talking about a bonafide, honest-to-God decrease in male births. willis 2008-05-01T03:07:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/gas_is_giving_me_heartburn/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/gas_is_giving_me_heartburn/#When:17:54:00Z This morning, I paid more than $52 to buy 3/4 of a tank of gas. Lucky for me that I live in Mississippi instead of San Francisco, where the cost of regular topped $4 per gallon this week. But the end isn't in sight, and despite the general outcry over the astronomical profits of the corporate oil giants, gas prices continue to climb. People are paying more than $100 to fill up their SUVs. U.S. consumers are spoiled by the previous cost of cheap fuel. When I was in Austria two years ago, the price of gas was around $2.00 per liter, if I remember correctly, or around $7.50 a gallon. The difference in the size and number of vehicles, and the number of walkers and bikers was striking, along with the body mass and endurance of the citizens. The largest private vehicle I saw anywhere was a small minivan, and there were NO (that's zero, nada) SUVs anywhere. Most of the private vehicles were about the size of a BMW mini-cooper (which was reportedly made larger for the American market) or even smaller ... I jokingly called them half-cars. Even company vans and pickups were pint-sized. Rising fuel costs are driving up prices on just about everything. Are you feeling the effects in your life, yet? What's your plan for coping? mott 2008-04-30T17:54:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/greg_davislogician_for_congress/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/greg_davislogician_for_congress/#When:02:19:00Z Check out Davis' attack ad on his opponent, Democrat Travis Childers. These two are vying for the seat in District 1 that Roger Wicker gave up after his appointment to the U.S. Senate by Haley Barbour (filling the hot seat Trent Lott jumped out of last fall to begin his lobbying career). Childers surprised a lot of folks by jumping out to the lead in the special election, nearly pulling off a major upset in an area assumed to be very right-leaning. Childers, considered a very conservative Democrat, is nevertheless running on a platform of economic development, healthcare expansion and "progress before politics." So look at this, er, classic slippery slope argument by Southaven's mayor: todd 2008-04-28T02:19:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/irreparable_breach_between_blacks_and_bill_clinton/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/irreparable_breach_between_blacks_and_bill_clinton/#When:20:43:00Z A respected African American congressman thinks so. Rep. James E. Clyburn tells the New York Times: One of the nation’s most influential African-American political leaders sharply criticized former President Bill Clinton on Thursday afternoon for what he called his “bizarre” conduct during the Democratic primary campaign. Black leaders widely criticized Mr. Clinton after he equated the eventual victory of Mr. Obama in the South Carolina primary in January to that of the Rev. Jesse Jackson in the 1988 primary, a parallel that many took as an effort to diminish Mr. Obama’s success in the campaign. In a radio interview in Philadelphia on Monday, Mr. Clinton defended his remarks and said the Obama campaign had “played the race card on me” by making an issue of them. In an interview with The New York Times late Thursday, Mr. Clyburn said Mr. Clinton’s conduct in this campaign had caused what might be an irreparable breach between Mr. Clinton and an African-American constituency that once revered him. “When he was going through his impeachment problems, it was the black community that bellied up to the bar,” Mr. Clyburn said. “I think black folks feel strongly that this is a strange way for President Clinton to show his appreciation.” ladd 2008-04-25T20:43:00-06:00