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Rumor of my departure is greatly exaggerated
by bobbyharrison
 Capitol Blog
May 28, 2009 | 1017 views | 4 4 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

 

JACKSON -- After Gov. Haley Barbour gave his opening remarks and before taking questions at a Wednesday news conference, he looked at me and said, "congratulations, Bobby."

"For what," I asked. The governor said he understood I had accepted a new job.

"Not true," I told him.

He apologized, and did so again after the news conference where he explained he had heard the information from three  sources. It was obvious to me the governor was only repeating what he believed to be true and had no intent of making my life difficult.

After all, the rumor that I had accepted the post of state House information officer spread like wildfire through the ornate halls of the Capitol.

It is true that Mac Gordon, the long-time House information officer and a good friend, is retiring -- in October.

The rumor that I had accepted the post as public relations officer for the entire 122-member House was spread by people with no concept of simple journalistic precepts of fact-checking. 

I have no intention of going anywhere. Essentially, I have worked for the Daily Journal my entire adult life. Through the years people have approached me about  possible  job changes. I tell them I like what I do and work for and with a great group of people.

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mryhenry125
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June 03, 2009
Has to be a rumor, things that sound to goo to be true are just that, we could never be that lucky.
mryhenry125
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May 29, 2009
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS STATE, GLAD SOMEBODY IS GETTING STIMULUS MONEY THAT WAS MEANT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND ARE PLAYING GOD WITH IT, TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER HOME FOR IT. IT IS NICE THAT YOUALL HAVE A SECURE JOB AND MAKING MORE MONEY BY THE DAY, IF YOU DO NOT GET SOME JOBS IN HERE SOON IT IS GOING TO BE TOO LATE, YOU WANT TO TAKE THE UNEMPLOYMENT MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THE MEDICADE, YOU THINK THAT IS RIGHT, YOU MIGHT SHOULD INCREASE IT FOR THOSE HALF MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE ON YOU MEDICADE PROGAM AND FOOD STAMPS, SO YOU MIGHT TAKE THAT IN TO CONDISERATION, IF THE GOV. HAD CREATED JOBS WOULD BE ONE THING BUT HE HAS CREATED NOTHING, ONLY RAISED TAXES AND LOST JOBS, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS HE REFUSED THE 60 MILLION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THIR JOBS AND RUN OUT OF UNEMPLOYMENT, SO IF HE REFUSED IT, YOU NEVER HAD IT SO WHY ARE YOUALL DONE THERE ARGUING WHERE TO PUT THAT 60 MILLION AND GETTING PAID FOR IT, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TAKE MONEY THAT WAS ALLOTTED FOR ONE THING AND ARGUE WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO PUT IT AND IF YOU GIVE IT TO THE MEDICADE YOU ARE GOING TO OPEN ANOTHER CAN OF WORMS, THAT MEANS YOU ARE TAKING FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO WORK AND PAYING TAXES AND GIVING IT TO SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED AND I DO NOT MEAN THE ELDERLY, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ON DISABILITY HAVE MUCH MORE THAN PEOPLE WHO TRY TO WORK, THEY ARE GUARANTEED THEIR CHECK EVERY MONTH AND YOU GOT A WHOLE LOT OUT THERE WHO ARE WORKING UNDER THE TABLE AND GETTING PAID IN CASH AND GETTING A CHECK, NOT ONLY DO YOU NEED TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON THAT BUT THE EMPLOYERS THAT ARE PAYING THEM IN CASH SO THEY CAN SAVE MONEY ON TAXES AND PAY THEM LESS. YOU NEED TO GET IN AFTER THEM, IT IS NO DIFFERENT THAT HIRING IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE THEY PAY NO TAXES, NOT ONLY THAT BUT THEY WOULD HAVE A JOB OPENING FOR SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A JOB AND RECIEVE SOME TAX MONEY, IF YOU WOULD PUT A FEW OF THEM IN JAIL YOU COULD STOP SOME OF THAT, IF THE GOV. SAYS HE REFUSED THE MONEY, THAT MEANS HE DID NOT GET IT, SO WHY ARE YOU ALL GETTING PAID ALL THAT MONEY TO ARGURE ABOUT MONEY YOU SHOULD HAVE NOT RECEIVED AND WHERE TO SPEND IT. OUR SENATORS AND HOUSE ARE A DISCRACE TO THE HUMAN RACE, WHEN THEY CAN NOT OVERRIDE ONE PERSON, YOUALL ARE NO MORE THAN ROBBERS, YOU HACVE TAKEN MONEY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT AND ARE TRYING TO PLAY GOD WITH IT OH LET US GIVE IT TO THE MEDICADE, THEY NEED IT WORSE, LIKE I SAID UNTIL YOU PEOPLE FOCUS ON THIS ENOCONMY AND GETTING SOME JOBS IN HERE., YOU WERE NOT ELECTED TO PLAY GOD WITH PEOPLE!S LIVES, NOR IS THE GOVERNOR, I THINK THAT YOU ALL CAN NOT ACCOMPLISH ANY THING EXCEPT TO GET PAID, THAT ELECTION TIME CAN!T POSSIBLY BE SOON ENOUGH, YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD AND RESIGN NOW AND DO SOME OF US A FAVOR, GET SOMEBODY IN OFFICE WHO CARES ABOUT THE REST OF THE PEOPLE, NOT JUST MEDICADE, LIKE I SAID THEM NUMBERS ARE GOING TO JUMP SO YOU MIGHT VOTE TO GET SOME EXTRA IN THERE, MAYBE THEY NEED TO DONATE THEIR TIME AND SAVE SOME MONEY SINCE THEY ARE ALREADY ON SALARY.
DosChiChis
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May 28, 2009
Dang! I was hopin you were gone. LOL JJ.
tvinyard
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May 28, 2009
Glad to hear you are still with us Bobby! Thanks for all you do in Jackson.

Todd