Former New Afrika Republic Minister of Justice, and current Ward 2 City Councilman,
Edwin Taliaferro Chokwe Lumumba did what he does best during the Occupy Jackson appeal hearing today: He showed his butt.
As
reported by Kingfish, Councilman Quentin Whitwell moved that Occupy Jackson be allowed to protest in accordance with the original permit issued by the permit department. Whitwell stated that requiring the protesters to follow the original permit was consistent with good "law and order." That evidently set off General
Taliaferro Lumumba as he compared Whitwell to former racist Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo. Kingfish has the video
here.
It's no great shock to the DJT that
Taliaferro Lumumba showed his butt tonight. After all, he's made a life of acting like a clown. In fact, we could probably devote an entire blog to
Taliaferro Lumumba acting like a fool. It's also no great surprise that
Taliaferro Lumumba would sympathize with the occupiers, as his own seditious proclivities support a
complete occupation of the entire southeastern United States.
What we do find shocking is that gutless SoJack Councilman Tony Yarber, who was chairing the meeting, did not smack
Taliaferro Lumumba down when he made the remark. In most Legislative bodies, comparing a colleague to the likes of Bilbo would result in a rebuke from the chair. But Tony Yarber is apparently too much of a coward to stand up to
Taliaferro Lumumba. Rather than rule
Taliaferro Lumumba out of order, he shouted down Whitwell when he tried to object to the remarks. Disgraceful.
Some free advice to Tony Yarber: This is the City Council, not a faculty meeting at Marshall Elementary. If you aren't man enough to stand up to
Taliaferro Lumumba when he makes these outrageous statements, you need to hand the gavel back to Mr. Bluntson and go review some lesson plans or something.
