| Jesse Jackson Takes Mystery Leave of Absence; Junior | |
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| cks | Jul 6 2012, 09:07 AM Post #16 |
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It is always a quiet and personal matter when it comes to Democrat indiscretions but not so when said indiscretions are Republican. So, Junior is indisposed and is currently unable to effectively represent his district.....lucky for him that it is so hot in DC that most of the legislators have decamped to more hospitable locations. How long will Junior be so indisposed? Unluckily for him, it is an election year (though I am sure that he will be re-elected given his district and its location - election fixing state of the Midwest if not the entire US) and if his opponent is smart, he will press for a debate which, if Junior refuses, will have the normally quiescent press, when it comes to the activities/nonactivities of pere and fils Jackson, might just begin to do some nosing around. Now that COULD be interesting! |
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| Mason | Jul 10 2012, 06:17 PM Post #17 |
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. Jesse Jackson's camp now says Jesse has Sleeping Disorders. I guess he's going to claim he was sleeping through all that stuff. . |
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| kbp | Jul 10 2012, 08:00 PM Post #18 |
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| Toast | Jul 10 2012, 08:21 PM Post #19 |
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naw, he was just taking Ambien and doesn't remember doing any of it. |
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| chatham | Jul 10 2012, 08:27 PM Post #20 |
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http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/10/whats-going-on-with-jesse-jackson-jr/ What’s going on with Jesse Jackson Jr? POSTED AT 8:40 PM ON JULY 10, 2012 BY ALLAHPUNDIT Last month, his office said he was suffering from “exhaustion.” Last week, they allowed that he’d struggled “with certain physical and emotional ailments privately for a long period of time” and was in the hospital — but would say no more. Tonight, a Democratic source tells Politico, “I don’t think he’s coming back until at least September, if he comes back at all.” His father denied a rumor broadcast on Chicago radio that Jackson had attempted suicide, but something’s obviously gravely wrong. And the curious thing about it is that it’s Democrats — Illinois Democrats, in fact — who are pressing him to come clean. Michael Moynihan makes the case for disclosure: With so few facts available, I can only say that if Jackson is indeed suffering from either physical or mental ailments — real problems that must be attended to by real medical professionals — it would be heartless to wish him anything but a speedy recovery. But as ABC News points out, Jackson is facing an ethics probe, and just “days before he left Congress on medical leave, a former fundraiser for Jackson, Raghuveer Nayak, was arrested by the FBI on charges of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to doctors.” Any disappearance shrouded in this much secrecy and circumlocution deserves a healthy dose of irritated skepticism. Need I point out that Jackson is employed by his constituents, most of who cannot simply disappear from their jobs for a month without explanation? When a public servant claims that his ability to perform his job is hindered by health problems — the type that require at least a month of treatment — their medical affairs are no longer entirely private affairs. I can think of only two recent examples of politicians refusing to inform their subjects of serious medical conditions, save oblique references to a general diagnosis: Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. When I was in Caracas in February, Chavez was about to again disappear to Cuba for treatment of his mystery illness. Responding to a question about whether Venezuela could still be considered a democracy, an opposition journalist huffed that in democratic countries like the United States, politicians cannot simply disappear for weeks at a time, never telling the public exactly why. I agreed. A cynic might suspect that he’s faking to douse the heat from that ethics probe, but I wouldn’t leap to that conclusion. The ethics probe might have something to do with it, but it may be a legit case of added stress from the investigation exacerbating whatever real condition he has. What I can’t figure out is the significance of Dick Durbin and Luis Gutierrez urging him to disclose his problem. That could cut two ways. One: They know it’s politically embarrassing and want it out sooner rather than later so that it doesn’t mess with the Democrats’ campaign messaging down the stretch. They’re throwing him to the wolves, in other words. Two: It’s not politically embarrassing but the needless mystery around it created by the Jackson family’s secrecy is starting to become a liability in itself. Rather than have people wondering if it’s something seamy, the party’s better off if he reveals his condition and puts the suspicions to rest. I’m thinking the first theory is a lot more likely than the second, but either way, expect to find out the truth soon. Democrats are obviously getting fidgety over this. If we make it to Friday without a leak from someone in the know, I’ll be shocked. Update: Is Gutierrez pressuring Jackson out of spite? Last year, tensions ran high between Gutierrez and Jackson after the decennial redraw of the state’s Congressional map. Jackson angered Gutierrez when he sought answers about whether the state’s burgeoning Hispanic population required a second majority House district. Interesting, but then why is Durbin pressuring him too? I doubt he’d want to be on Jackson Sr’s bad side the next time he’s up for reelection. |
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| Mason | Jul 10 2012, 08:55 PM Post #21 |
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. His health problems started within a couple days of his buddy - who offered Millions for a Senate Seat for Jackson and flew him in girls - was arrested and indicted. John Conyers wife in Detroit did the exact same thing - went out with an unspecified heatlh problem and it turned out she was having Marathon meetings with her lawyers - and surrogates were raising large sums of Cash for her. She got caught turning up at a high priced luncheon for her benefit on the same day she couldn't attend a crucial City Council meeting. I think it's safe to say he's meeting with Lawyers and filling his coffers for a Legal Defense effort. . Edited by Mason, Jul 10 2012, 08:55 PM.
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| kbp | Jul 10 2012, 09:05 PM Post #22 |
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If you were JJ Jr., would you trust your father to hold on to your money? |
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| Mason | Jul 10 2012, 09:16 PM Post #23 |
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. I wouldn't trust him with the Girls either. . |
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| LTC8K6 | Jul 10 2012, 09:24 PM Post #24 |
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Rumors of a suicide attempt are floating around. Maybe related to upcoming trouble? |
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| Deleted User | Jul 10 2012, 10:41 PM Post #25 |
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Sometimes folks in the South say that somebody is SLEEPING with somebody else's wife. That is not an uncommon "disorder" among some folks and has sometimes led to a need for treatment in a facility where the offended husband can not get ahold of the said "sleeper" to wring his NECk or other body parts! |
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| kbp | Jul 10 2012, 11:00 PM Post #26 |
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The "South"??????? I think that started before the indians even landed here! |
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| abb | Jul 11 2012, 05:53 PM Post #27 |
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http://weaselzippers.us/2012/07/11/mystery-solved-dem-rep-jesse-jackson-jr-in-rehab-for-drugs-and-alcohol/ BREAKING: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell: Rep Jesse Jackson Jr is in a rehab facility in AZ suffering from alcoholism and addiction |
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| abb | Jul 11 2012, 06:03 PM Post #28 |
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http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/NBC-News-Report-Jesse-Jackson-Treated-For-Alcoholism-Addiction-162131135.html NBC News Report: Jesse Jackson Being Treated For Alcoholism and Addiction |
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| Mason | Jul 11 2012, 06:14 PM Post #29 |
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. Watch Sports Agents - it's always Alcohol they admit to abusing. His brothers own Budweiser franchises - the most lucrative ones in the country. Methinks alcohol isn't his poison though. . |
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| retiredLEO | Jul 11 2012, 06:15 PM Post #30 |
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The article says it is just alcoholism, isn't that an addiction? Jackson reminds me of the kid in school that skips out for the day because he forgot to do his homework. How do these incompetents get elected? |
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