tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post3087588674023989674..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: Grand Jury Investigating HUD Chief Alphonso JacksonBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-59935539917386107582007-10-17T04:30:00.000-07:002007-10-17T04:30:00.000-07:00Interesting Angry.[quote]In an interview, Hairston...Interesting Angry.<BR/><BR/><BR/>[quote]In an interview, Hairston, a stucco contractor, said that Jackson had indeed helped him land the job at HANO. He said that the <B>New Orleans housing agency, which HUD manages under receivership, was struggling to repair and rehab its housing units in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and needed a construction manager.</B> "The secretary asked me if I would go to New Orleans and help them out," Hairston told National Journal. <BR/><BR/>Jackson declined to be interviewed for this story, but his office put together a written response to questions posed by NJ. In the answers, his spokesman, Jerry Brown, did not respond directly to the question of whether Jackson had asked Hairston to assist the New Orleans housing authority. <BR/><BR/>Instead, <B>Brown responded that Hairston was one of three construction managers whose names Jackson had passed along, through an aide, to HANO.</B> According to Brown, the secretary suggested the names after a HUD-appointed receiver at HANO approached him and said she was in "desperate need of a construction manager." <BR/><BR/>Brown also said that Jackson was a friend of Hairston's, that <B>HANO hired the contractor on an "emergency" basis, and that the secretary had not misled Congress.</B> "Secretary Jackson," Brown wrote, "has always been forthright with members of Congress." Asked if Jackson had been questioned by investigators or if his or any other HUD records had been subpoenaed, Brown responded, "HUD cannot comment on IG activities." <BR/><BR/>[/quote]<BR/><BR/>Hummmm.<BR/>Let's see.<BR/><BR/>According to the BLACK REPUBLICAN, Alphonso Jackson he "passed the names along" to the proper authorities within his organization to address a specific need.<BR/><BR/>Now the central them of the Affirmative Action/Diversity crowd is that "we need Black people who can GREEN LIGHT" contracts, movies/television shows and new hires. Funny how these are among the people who are trying to take this Black man who has DONE THIS down.<BR/><BR/>You say "corruption" Angry?<BR/>For the record if Jackson or anyone else is documented to have acted with fraud against the system - go after them. I will cheering the prosecutors on.<BR/><BR/>If, however Jackson fed the names of qualified individuals to people who were doing the contract letting AND this was an EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT during a time when there was a demand AND this shotgun procument was the standard.....please tell me what has this Black man done wrong?<BR/><BR/>Before you go and accuse me of being an ideological partisan with my judgments - let us establish WHAT THIS MAN HAS PROVABLY DONE WRONG.<BR/><BR/>Then check yourself and tell me how he has diverged from your personal aspirations of having Black people in power to make decisions on spreading the wealth beyond the White folks who get the contracts?Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-929039861400084952007-10-16T18:34:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:34:00.000-07:00CF wrote:After 2 years of COMPLAINTS about Black C...CF wrote:<BR/><BR/><B><I>After 2 years of COMPLAINTS about Black Contractors doing business in New Orleans a BLACK MAN may have insured that another BLACK MAN receives a contract from the Federal government and WHO DO WE HAVE CHEERLEADING for his demise for doing so?</I></B><BR/><BR/>CF,<BR/><BR/>I don't care what color he is... I can't support corruption. <BR/>And if you read the reports... the problem is that THERE IS NO CONTRACT for Hairston to have continued working at HANO (New Orleans Housing Authority) raking in so much money. He was being paid under the table. <BR/><BR/>Also... there is a complaint that the Secretary used his influence to get the deal for his buddy (against the federal contracting rules). There was reportedly no bidding involved. <BR/><BR/>Also, Jackson may have committed Perjury when he told the Congress that he had nothing to do with setting up the deal.<BR/><BR/>Why should I support Alphonso Jackson because he's Black?<BR/><BR/>I don't support any corrupt Black politicians... whether it's William Jefferson... or Alphonso Jackson. <BR/><BR/>That's a huge problem for Black folks... <BR/><BR/>I would think that a Black far right Conservative like yourself would understand something about accountability... isn't that something that your idols in Washington DC are preaching all the time?Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-83990554322758531552007-10-16T18:21:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:21:00.000-07:00Hummmm let's see.William Hairston, a stucco contra...Hummmm let's see.<BR/><BR/>William Hairston, a stucco contractor from Hilton Head South Carolina.<BR/><BR/>I don't know his RACE but he is a participant in the Gullah Celebration (you know the BLACK FOLKS on the sea islands off the cost of SC)<BR/><BR/>http://www.gullahcelebration.com/africanamericanbusinesses.html<BR/><BR/>Hairston Construction Services, Inc.<BR/>William Hairston, President<BR/>95 Mathews Drive, E7-317<BR/>Hilton Head Island, SC 29926<BR/>843-247-6668<BR/>wohairston@aol.com<BR/><BR/>The web site says:<BR/><BR/>[quote]<B>Economic development and empowerment of small minority-owned businesses</B> is the key objective in the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, Inc. sponsoring and production of the Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration. While visiting with us, we encourage you to <B>support our African American owned businesses on Hilton Head Island and the surrounding areas. </B>Experience the culture with those who are of the culture.[/quote]<BR/><BR/>Please note that BLACK SOCIALISTS conspired against the great Marcus Garvey to have him deported. These Blacks worked with the FBI's J. EDGAR HOOVER and offered to get rid of Garvey in whatever way they could.<BR/><BR/>After 2 years of COMPLAINTS about Black Contractors doing business in New Orleans a BLACK MAN may have insured that another BLACK MAN receives a contract from the Federal government and WHO DO WE HAVE CHEERLEADING for his demise for doing so?Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-16381185555869641252007-10-16T18:15:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:15:00.000-07:00Angry:Where as so much discussion on this blog and...Angry:<BR/><BR/>Where as so much discussion on this blog and others that lean your way is focused upon the network of influence that exists in directing legislation and contracts.......could you tell me EXACTLY the problem that you have when this BLACK MAN does the same thing?Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-53042185138680544922007-10-16T18:13:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:13:00.000-07:00And I removed the Rhodes story... You are correct....And I removed the Rhodes story... <BR/><BR/>You are correct.. the story was bogus.<BR/><BR/>I left a comment, but I guess you can't read it since I deleted the story.<BR/><BR/>But thanks for the heads-up.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately I don't have a paid editorial staff. <BR/><BR/>I do the best I can as a blogger with zero budget... & a full-time job.<BR/><BR/>But apparently, a lot of newspapers fell for it as well.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-81492538935088886712007-10-16T18:10:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:10:00.000-07:00CF,lol Go to the top of the page and do a search f...CF,<BR/><BR/>lol Go to the top of the page and do a search for William Jefferson.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-50324744307492772692007-10-16T18:09:00.000-07:002007-10-16T18:09:00.000-07:00Angry:Can you point to any blog entries in which y...Angry:<BR/><BR/>Can you point to any blog entries in which you go after DEMOCRATIC US Rep William Jefferson in the same manner as you are going hard ball against Alphonzo Jackson?Constructive Feedbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417405356099504421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-87335999741551712592007-10-16T13:23:00.000-07:002007-10-16T13:23:00.000-07:00After how he treated those folks in New Orleans......After how he treated those folks in New Orleans...<BR/><BR/>IF he did anything wrong...I hope they get him but good.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.com