The Worst Mayor in America; Meet Jackson, Mississippi's Frank Melton.

Reason ^ | October 22, 2007 | Donna Ladd

[amchugh]

Among our mayor’s greatest hits:

• He once stopped a school bus on a busy interstate because he “needed a hug” from the kids inside.

• He’s been known to strap weapons to his chest and leg that he has no authority to carry or conceal, then wear them in public.

• He regularly suits up and leads SWAT-style “raids” on homes, businesses, and even roadblocks in busy traffic—without cause or a warrant.

• He has tried to close down the city’s strip clubs for moral reasons, despite no authority to do so.

• He once bulldozed an elderly woman’s house, promising to build her a better one. He then forgot to build it.

• He recruited a team of kids to torch a row of dilapidated shotgun houses, without clearance or first turning off the utilities.

• He keeps a house full of young men, including minors and/or felons, without having the proper foster-parent credentials.

• He once hid two of those young men wanted for armed robbery from the district attorney and county sheriff, driving away with one of them in his car after deputies stopped them and tried to serve a warrant on the young man (who later assisted with the duplex demolition).

[amchugh]

Usually I don't criticize juries without at least skimming the trial transcript, but I'm going to make an exception here and say they are dumber than a bag of hammers for letting this guy off.

[darkangel82]

Democrat, I presume?

[Slapshot68]

“He keeps a house full of young men, including minors and/or felons, without having the proper foster-parent credentials.”

Couple that with the fact that he stopped a school bus for kiddie hugs tells me all I need to know about this perv.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Of course.. Only DemoBrats get away with crap like that.

[Brilliant]

No mention of his party affiliation, so I assume so.

[Ditto]

This guy must have interned under Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe.

[BallyBill]

I find that list of accomplishments almost impossible to comprehend.

Bipolar?

[beltfed308]

"Mayors Against Illegal Guns."

Move along everyone. Just another bloomberg hypocrite.

[JennysCool]

Happenin' handkerchief, though!:

[glide625]

The picture tells me all I need to know.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

That is an impeccable hanky he's got there.

It's folded so crisply it almost brings a tear to my eye, sniff.

[mmichaels1970]

No mention of his party affiliation

The source article mentions that he went on the win the Democratic primary.

[mmichaels1970]

Make sure you read the source. IMO, it describes way worse than even this excerpt can convey.

[mmichaels1970]

Sorry..I know you read the source. Post was directed to all.

[stevie_d_64]

AHHHAAAHHHH!!!

Just the guy to lead the way when they start confiscating firearms in this country!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

[flying Elvis]

Ask Mississippi conservatives about Melton before you criticize too much. He was the best of the candidates who ran for mayor of Jackson. Gangbangers, crackheads, car thieves, and other democrats hate him. lol

[martin_fierro]

[vetsvette]

It’s a “culture thing” dontcha know.

[struggle]

Wohoooo! My Mayor!

[fkabuckeyesrule]

****He has tried to close down the city’s strip clubs for moral reasons****

They have strip clubs in Jackson...who knew?

BTW is Jackson MS the Jackson that Johnny Cash was referring to when sanf "I'm goin to Jackson."?