Sen. Cochran: Mississippi ‘Suffers' If Earmarks CutThe Clarion-Ledger buried the lead on their meeting with Sen. Thad Cochran today, reporting the, er, "news" that Cochran would support a fellow Republican as president and burying the juicy stuff at the bottom of the very shallow piece:
172,787 Voters Registered in Mississippi Since JanuaryMississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann just released the number of new voters who have registered in Mississippi since the beginning of the year: 172,787, which means that current registered voters here as of today are: 1,873,740. Hosemann said in …
Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote?[Verbatim] Today the voting rights group Project Vote sent letters to both major political parties in 10 statesAZ, CO, FL, GA, MO, NC, NM, NV, PA, and VAurging them to "oppose and refrain from" using lists of home foreclosures as …
BEST RAPPER ALIVE-EMINEM!!!!So apparently Vibe Magazine did a poll on the best rapper alive and the winner is - EMINEM!!!! He beat out Jay-Z, Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne. Could it be.....best MC.....Slim Shady?????
Todd's Secret Poison Ring, and Other Fashion StatementsCheck out the video of Bunny's Fashion Report from The Storyteller's Ball, in which I demonstrate how Todd's secret poison James Bond ring works. Tee, hee. (More Bunny reports here.)
Please Help Debunk the CRA LiesIn a campaign increasingly filled with ugliness, the worst thing I've seen happen is the false and racist campaign to blame the current financial crisis on poor people of colorthrough lies spread about the Community Redevelopment Act. We've been on …
We're Going For A Record This Wednesday @ Peaches 11:30-1:30pmWednesday Lunch @ Peaches on Farish is ON again this week 10/15. The response has been overwhelming and its become the new Lunch spot on Wednesdays. THIS WEDNESDAY WE'RE GOING FOR A RECORD!!! We're shooting for 100 people to come …
Testing Another Feature…‘Flip' VersionScroll to the bottom of the JFP site and you'll see an image of this week's cover...up until now, clicking that image has taken you to the cover story or package. But I thought we'd try something else with that …
Crisis doubters should look to CantonStill think the global economic crisis is a Wall Street problem? WJTV is reporting starting this week, management at the Nissan plant in Canton plans on cutting back its work week to four days a week for car line technicians …
St. Louis Daily Endorses Obama ... with StylePerhaps egged on by the hate week that John McCain and Sarah Palin just put the country through, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decided not to wait to publish its endorsement of Barack Obama. It's beautifully and thoughtfully written:
Please, McCain, Attack the 'Arab'Since Gov. Sarah Palin started scaremongering against Barack Obama last weekend, John McCain's rallies are turning into surreal displays of bigotry. Today in Minnesota, finally, he tried to tamp down the hate somebefore contining his attempt to associate Obama with …