No, they don't, kdavis. Certainly not in the way that they pushed it out there to be sensationalistic. Sam Hall's story in the Ledger didn't even indicated that he *tried* to call Antar or another member of Lumumba's family before pushing it. It just vaguely said that nothing had emerged or such, probably meaning he didn't find anything on the Internet from he searched.
There is a responsible way to deal with rumors, which actually includes doing homework about them and making every effort to talk to everyone possible. In this case, the media threw this out there while the family is in mourning. Just unbelievable.
And if you don't think there are a lot of people who believe it because Mr. Stokes said it, you don't understand Jackson very well. It's a rumor other irresponsible types were spreading already; he just seized on it.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is political groundwork being laid—before he is even laid to rest. That is horrifying.
Now, if anyone has any actual evidence that this could be true, feel free to get it to us, and we will actually investigate it before fueling the rumor fires. You know where to find us.
Apparently, WAPT "broke" this rumor, and then [Sam Hall followed up with a one-source story][1]: Kenneth Stokes. Does The Clarion-Ledger seriously not know better than to do this!?!
New. Low.
Journalists are supposed to investigate rumors, not spread them. This is so irresponsible that I can barely see straight.
I agree with that, Tom. It is very old-school Mississippi to whine about carpetbaggers and those that actually notice and talk about the racist problems that remain. It's remarkable to me that any educated person would complain about that in 2014.
And Ole Miss is a public institution. That makes it even more obvious why anybody can talk about anything that happens there, as well as other public institutions.
As for tolerance: No, I do not have tolerance for the government telling some of our citizens that they do not have full rights. I am too American for that.
No one is telling the religious people you refer to (which isn't all Christians, by the way) that they must approve of homosexuality. They can believe it's a sin and pray for LGBTQ folks all they want. People can believe whatever they want as long as they don't try to use those personal beliefs to legislate their beliefs to squelch other people rights. That's not "tolerance."
Engaged in hyperbole lately, Scott? The column right above says that Mr. Meredith had a harder time than Mr. Sam. Of course he did. That is actually the point if you read the whole thing.
You can downplay all you want the bigotry against gay folks in our society. Right now in Kansas, they're trying to pass the equivalent of Jim Crow laws against them. They are ostracized, bashed and cannot legally marry the person they want in most states. Right in the NFL, gay players won't speak out about it because of the way people will react to them.
Michael Sam is damned important, and he clearly knows it. He is stepping up and out to make the point that he should be able to live openly as who he is: a gay man. Mr. Meredith stepped up and out to say that he should be able to attend a public institution that wouldn't let him again because he was gay.
The fact that you do not want to see that both of these are civil-rights issues is simply irrelevant to the conversation that must happen about it. And it's truly sad that you think that speaking out on behalf of people who are treated as second-class citizens is a "circus." I'm sure many white folks thought back in Jim Crow times, too. How dare we all talk about something they'd rather not hear about? All the more reason to talk about it. Loudly.
That may well be true, but there were soldiers who fought for Nazi Germany who were naive about what they were fighting for, too, and that still does mean the Swastiki should be part of the country's official flag, which is what we're talking about. (Not banning the symbol altogether as Germany did.)
donnaladd says...
No, they don't, kdavis. Certainly not in the way that they pushed it out there to be sensationalistic. Sam Hall's story in the Ledger didn't even indicated that he *tried* to call Antar or another member of Lumumba's family before pushing it. It just vaguely said that nothing had emerged or such, probably meaning he didn't find anything on the Internet from he searched.
There is a responsible way to deal with rumors, which actually includes doing homework about them and making every effort to talk to everyone possible. In this case, the media threw this out there while the family is in mourning. Just unbelievable.
And if you don't think there are a lot of people who believe it because Mr. Stokes said it, you don't understand Jackson very well. It's a rumor other irresponsible types were spreading already; he just seized on it.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is political groundwork being laid—before he is even laid to rest. That is horrifying.
Now, if anyone has any actual evidence that this could be true, feel free to get it to us, and we will actually investigate it before fueling the rumor fires. You know where to find us.
On Mayor Lumumba's Son Responds to Accusations that He Was Murdered
Posted 3 March 2014, 1:58 p.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
Apparently, WAPT "broke" this rumor, and then [Sam Hall followed up with a one-source story][1]: Kenneth Stokes. Does The Clarion-Ledger seriously not know better than to do this!?!
New. Low.
Journalists are supposed to investigate rumors, not spread them. This is so irresponsible that I can barely see straight.
[1]: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20…
On Mayor Lumumba's Son Responds to Accusations that He Was Murdered
Posted 3 March 2014, 12:31 p.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
I agree with that, Tom. It is very old-school Mississippi to whine about carpetbaggers and those that actually notice and talk about the racist problems that remain. It's remarkable to me that any educated person would complain about that in 2014.
And Ole Miss is a public institution. That makes it even more obvious why anybody can talk about anything that happens there, as well as other public institutions.
These complains are just weird and kinda creepy.
On Ole Miss Police: White Male Freshmen Declining to be Questioned In Statue Incident
Posted 23 February 2014, 11:35 p.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
As for tolerance: No, I do not have tolerance for the government telling some of our citizens that they do not have full rights. I am too American for that.
No one is telling the religious people you refer to (which isn't all Christians, by the way) that they must approve of homosexuality. They can believe it's a sin and pray for LGBTQ folks all they want. People can believe whatever they want as long as they don't try to use those personal beliefs to legislate their beliefs to squelch other people rights. That's not "tolerance."
On Tigers of a Different Stripe
Posted 17 February 2014, 1:47 a.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
Engaged in hyperbole lately, Scott? The column right above says that Mr. Meredith had a harder time than Mr. Sam. Of course he did. That is actually the point if you read the whole thing.
You can downplay all you want the bigotry against gay folks in our society. Right now in Kansas, they're trying to pass the equivalent of Jim Crow laws against them. They are ostracized, bashed and cannot legally marry the person they want in most states. Right in the NFL, gay players won't speak out about it because of the way people will react to them.
Michael Sam is damned important, and he clearly knows it. He is stepping up and out to make the point that he should be able to live openly as who he is: a gay man. Mr. Meredith stepped up and out to say that he should be able to attend a public institution that wouldn't let him again because he was gay.
The fact that you do not want to see that both of these are civil-rights issues is simply irrelevant to the conversation that must happen about it. And it's truly sad that you think that speaking out on behalf of people who are treated as second-class citizens is a "circus." I'm sure many white folks thought back in Jim Crow times, too. How dare we all talk about something they'd rather not hear about? All the more reason to talk about it. Loudly.
On Tigers of a Different Stripe
Posted 17 February 2014, 1:44 a.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
By the way, all, I've added the name of the letter writer, after ensuring that he wanted it public: Glen Stripling of Pearl.
On Pearl Man: Whites need Confederate emblem to balance negative 'black culture'
Posted 12 February 2014, 12:54 p.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
The JFP news editor, ladies and gentlemen ...
On One cool cat.
Posted 30 January 2014, 7:52 p.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
That may well be true, but there were soldiers who fought for Nazi Germany who were naive about what they were fighting for, too, and that still does mean the Swastiki should be part of the country's official flag, which is what we're talking about. (Not banning the symbol altogether as Germany did.)
On Pearl Man: Whites need Confederate emblem to balance negative 'black culture'
Posted 22 January 2014, 10:27 a.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
Right. I have no knowledge of the authorities mentioning "common law" self-defense.
And even proponents of the Castle Doctrine should be able to see how this very likely would fall outside that very bad law.
On Pulling the Trigger on a Gun Ordinance
Posted 17 January 2014, 4:29 p.m. Suggest removal
donnaladd says...
(Bubba, we cannot post photos from other media outlets; thus why those posts aren't making it through.)
On Pulling the Trigger on a Gun Ordinance
Posted 17 January 2014, 11:44 a.m. Suggest removal