[Jackson Mayor Frank Melton fumed silently as people crowded around him. He tried to call the county food-stamp office to find out why they were directing people here. He never got through. Two women shouted complaints about the chaos in his ear.] The city can handle this fine, ... If I can get all the other agencies out of the way. |
[The Jackson City Council vote six to one to apply for a federal grant for $2 million to help developers who want to renovate the structure. Mayor Frank Melton led the charge, but made it clear if this doesn't work the hotel is] coming down. ... We are not gonna let this fail, we are gonna make it happen thist ime, we've got the resources to do it. |
a matter of days. |
Anytime something like this happens, all of law enforcement comes together, |
As far as I'm concerned, this is the first time that I've raised my right hand. |
He wanted to put public money into it, |
I have made a mistake, I apologized for that mistake and I have learned from that mistake, |
I respect the judge's decision, but I strongly disagree with it. |
I said when I was running for office that I was going to give some of these kids jobs. I meant that. A lot of kids make mistakes, and when they come back, they don't have any place to go. That's when they go back to doing what they were doing before. |
I think I owe the court a very serious apology. Why did I mislead or lie? I assumed I had First Amendment protection .... It's no excuse for ignorance. I made a stupid mistake. |
I think if it's a private investment, it's a private investment, |
I used the First Amendment to protect sources and to protect some journalists, and I felt very strongly about that, ... It was a serious criminal investigation, and I felt compelled to protect the sources of information and the journalists reporting the information. |
I'm not a micromanager, ... When I'm out of line, just get in my face and tell me. |
I'm not comfortable with that, |
If I tell them something in confidence, I'm not going to turn around and expose myself, |