Way to go mississippi, what a disappointment
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2024
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Thanks God for m... Wait!
I think "Mississippi Goddamn" might be the phrase you were looking for.
Phil Ochs had a good song about it too.
And here's to the government of Mississippi
In the swamp of their bureaucracy they're always bogging down
And criminals are posing as the mayors of the towns
And they hope that no one sees the sights
And no one hears the sounds
And the speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clown
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of
And here's to the laws of Mississippi
Congressmen will gather in a circus of delay
While the Constitution's drowning in an ocean of decay
Unwed mothers should be sterilized, I've even heard them say
Yes, corruption can be classic in the Mississippi way
Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of
“I didn’t sue them because they exposed $77 million worth of misspending. He applauds them for doing that,” he said. “The suit is about defamation.”
And that this "puts the journalists in their proper place" is just a unintended coincidence. I hope other journalists in Mississippi wake up and show some backbone.
Well, their mistake was making public comments that he was guilty of embezzlement. There's no real evidence of that, and he hasn't been charged with anything. That's not to say that he wasn't involved, but unfortunately for the news organization those statements opened the door for this law suit.
It's a bad look but he's not governor anymore so it doesn't really hurt him to sue them. He doesn't even have to win. Hell, he doesn't even have to get his case in front of a jury. If they turn over the documents the judge is asking for, it will do irreparable damage to their news organization.
Worth it
That's easy for you to say when you're not the one headed to jail