Volunteer to Help!

Can you hand out pushcards, deliver signs, stuff envelopes or make phone calls? Then we would love to have you come help Jim Kitchens get elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court.

Please fill out the form below so we can keep in touch with you about the campaign. You’ll get periodic messages about what we’re doing and how you can help.

We look forward to working with you to bring about needed change to Mississippi’s judicial system!

Letters to the Editor

Want to help spread the word about Jim Kitchens and his candidacy for the Mississippi Supreme Court? Then please consider writing a letter to the editor to your local newspaper.

You can find your local daily newspaper by clicking on this:

Mississipppi Press Association: Daily Newspapers

You can find your local weekly newspaper by clicking on this link:

Mississippi Press Association: Weekly Newspapers

And feel free to send us a copy of your letter to letters@kitchensforjustice.com or by using this contact page.

Remember, Jim Kitchens will fight to keep your judges elected by the people, not appointed by the rich and powerful. He’ll also fight to make sure that everyone is treated equally and fairly by the courts, with no special treatment given to large corporations or rich special interest groups.

Ask the readers in your area to vote for Jim Kitchens for the Mississippi Supreme Court on Nov. 4, 2008.

Talk Radio

Mississippi has a growing presence on talk radio. You can help us by making sure the listeners of talk radio understand why you are supporting Jim Kitchens.

Below you will find contact information for various talk radio shows that are based here in Mississippi. Please call and voice your support for Kitch, and encourage the listeners to vote for him on Nov. 4.

SuperTalk MS

Stations

WTCD 96.9 FM – Indianola

WFMN 97.3 FM – Jackson

Programs

1. Paul Gallo

   6-9 a.m.

   888-808-8636

2. JT & Dave

   10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

   888-808-8636

By Region

Greenwood

1. Station: WGNL 104.3FM

   Program: Let’s Talk

   Time: 11 a.m. – noon

   Phone: 662-453-1643

Jackson

1. Station: WJNT 1180AM

   Program: WJNT This Morning

   Time: 7:30-9 a.m. (T,Th,F)

   Phone: 601-366-1180

2. Station: WJNT 1180AM

   Program: WJNT This Afternoon

   Time: 7:30-9 a.m.

   Phone: 601-366-1180

3. Station: WMPR 90.1FM

   Program: Charles Evers Show

   Time: 8-9 p.m. (W)

   Phone: 601-948-5950

4. Station: WQST 92.5FM

   Program: Mississippi Connection

   Time: 5-6 p.m. (Weekdays)

   Phone: 601-713-0500

Meridian

1. Station: WMOX 1010AM

   Program: Morning Show

   Time: 6-10 a.m. (Weekdays)

   Phone: 601-693-1891

2. Station: WNBN 1290AM

   Program: Rev. Thompson

   Time: 8-9 a.m.

   Phone: 601-483-4301

Vicksburg

1. Station: WQBC 1420 AM

   Program: The Mike Corley Program

   Time: Noon-2 p.m.

   Phone: 601-636-7887

2. Station: WQBC 1420 AM

   Program: Mike Gallagher

   Time: 9-11 a.m. (Weekdays)

   Phone: 601-636-7887

Register to Vote

If you are not already registered to vote in Mississippi, you can download this form, take it to your county Circuit Clerk’s office and they will handle the rest.

The deadline to register for the Nov. 4 election is Oct. 4, 2008.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

ELIGIBILITY

To register in Mississippi you must:

• be a citizen of the United States

• have lived in Mississippi and in your county (and city, if applicable) 30 days before the election in which you want to vote

• be 18 years old by the time of the general election in which you want to vote

• have not been convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, or bigamy, or have had your rights restored as required by law

• not have been declared mentally incompetent by a courtNote: State law changed by federal court order in 1998 and by state legislation in 2000. We now accept the form as registration for voting for all state and federal offices.

REQUIREMENTS :

• United States citizen.

• Eligibility requirements of my state.

• The information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge under penalty of perjury. If I have provided false information, I may be fined, imprisoned, or (if not a U.S. citizen) deported from or refuzed entry to the United States.

We’re just getting started

We’re just getting started with this campaign. We have an office (finally). We’ve got a handful of pushcards to hand out to people. And we’re putting together a staff.

None of that sounds truly exciting, but to be honest, it is. Seeing the enthusiasm for someone like Jim Kitchens come together in the formation of a campaign gets the juices flowing.

On the flip side, it’s a bit frustrating. We’re all ready to get out and meet people, shake hands and introduce the people of the Central Judicial District to Jim Kitchens.

In the coming weeks, we’ll do that. By the end of May, we’ll be going 7 days a week. That’s when things get real exciting.

Here on the blog, several of the staffers will keep you informed, share our thoughts and point out a few interesting points along the way. And, from time to time, Kitch will stop in and say hello as well.

So stop by often, or subscribe to our RSS feed. And please sign up to help out or donate. This is going to be one of the most expensive races in Mississippi’s judicial history. It may also be one of the ugliest, if past races are any indication.

Let’s make this race about issues and ideas, not about silly name-calling and negative attacks.

Facebook

On Facebook? Want to keep up with Kitch and his campaign? Join his group and stay connected.

You can visit Kitch’s Facebook group by clicking here.

MySpace

Visit Jim Kitchens’ MySpace page to find out what is going on with the campaign. Befriend him and share messages with other supporters.

Visit Kitch’s MySpace page by clicking here.

Flickr

You can find a variety of photos dealing with Kitch, his family and his campaign on Flickr.

You can visit his Flickr photo stream by clicking here.

YouTube

You can find videos from Kitch, from our many stops throughout the district and of our political commercials.

You can visit our YouTube page by clicking here.

Do you know who Robert Johnson was?

“Do you know who Robert Johnson was?”

I’ll never forget the day that Claud Johnson walked into my office and asked me that question. It was the start of what is now a 20-year voyage and one of the great stories in Mississippi blues history.

I’ve retold the story several times, including to the Los Angeles Times. The Robert Johnson Blues Foundation has that article on their Web site. In it, you can find the conversation I had with Claud that day. It went something like this:

“He [Claud] walked in one day and said, ‘Jim, do you know who Robert Johnson was?’

“I said, ‘Sure I do,’ ” Kitchens recalled.

“He said, ‘How do you know that?’

“I said, ‘I listen to public radio.’

“He said, ‘That was my daddy.’ “

“I said, ‘What?’

He said, ‘That was my daddy.’

“I said, ‘Who else knows this?’

“He said, ‘Well, there’s my momma.’ “

Claud Johnson, who lives in my hometown, had been my friend for 30 years when he walked in that day. I used to make deliveries to places where he and his wife worked, and I bought barbeque from them in later years. We always treated each other like family.

Not much has changed about Claud since he was named the sole heir to Robert Johnson’s estate. He has a nicer house, but he also still has his old gravel truck. His heart is still the same. That’s the greatest part of this story.

It’s a story that HBO is making into a movie. I had the great honor to meet with screenwriter James L. White, who wrote the movie “Ray”. Jimmy White is writing a movie about Robert Johnson, told from the perspective of Claud. I don’t catch a lot of movies, but I’ll be in front of the television for this one.

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