Illinois Politics are hysterical!

[Abe Froman]

The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr.'s (and I use the term "reverend" lightly) son, Jesse Jackson Jr. was re-elected with zero campaigning, not having been seen in months, having not worked in months while checked into a mental health facility, WHILE in plea deal talks with the Feds regarding the misuse of campaign funds to decorate his Washington home, but also possibly for using $40,000 in campaign funds to buy a Rolex watch as a gift for a "female friend, " after being named in the scandal surrounding former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s decisions over who should replace President Obama in the U.S. Senate.

He won his election race with 72% of the popular vote.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs.../reports-jesse-jackson-jr-in-plea-deal-talks/

(and I thought California politics were bad!)

 

[zanejohnson]

thats how the fukin rollz in the windy city homebwah, democrat respect!

 

[HomerJS]

Not unique to Illinios

David Vitter's district reelected him after being busted with hooker.

 

[Abe Froman]

Then you have places like DC and that's another story as well...

But the guy has been AWOL for months, isn't fit to work, but he's fit to be re-elected? Based on what? His father would sick the NAACP on everyone and raise hell until he received more hush money?!?

 

[Genx87]

I posted about a michigan house of reps candidate who was elected handily with 8 felony convictions yesterday. Idiocracy is coming at us full speed ahead.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Makes you wonder how pathetic the GOP candidate was who ran against him and lost under those circumstances huh?

 

[momeNt]

His name had (D) next to it. What do you expect from any democrat, much less an Illinois democrat.

 

[HomerJS]

His name had (D) next to it. What do you expect from any democrat, much less an Illinois democrat.

When Dems get caught with hookers they do the respectable thing and resign.

 

[Abe Froman]

When Dems get caught with hookers they do the respectable thing and resign.

I thought they just pulled out... of the hooker. Not the race.

 

[momeNt]

When Dems get caught with hookers they do the respectable thing and resign.

Why is jackson even running in light of all this? Explain that.

He is also a dem.

Also the actions of a few democrat politicians says nothing against the enormous stupidity of the entire democrat voterbase.

 

[SheHateMe]

I posted about a michigan house of reps candidate who was elected handily with 8 felony convictions yesterday. Idiocracy is coming at us full speed ahead.

Whoa, who was that and what were the felonies for?!

 

[kami333]

Whoa, who was that and what were the felonies for?!

Brian Banks, credit card fraud and check kiting.

 

[Subyman]

Bus the ghetto into the polls and thats what you get.

( )- Random White Guy (R)
(X)- Jesse Jackson (D)

 

[Thump553]

Brian Banks, credit card fraud and check kiting.

That's training to qualify him to be a legislator.

BTW Banks' own brother was publically stated before the election it would be absolutely crazy to elect him.

 

[momeNt]

That's training to qualify him to be a legislator.

Yea, he has no problem spending other people's money. What's the problem?

 

[PowerYoga]

yeah because dems are the only idiots who vote on party lines.

oh wait...

 

[Moonbeam]

More Boogie Man sightings. I think my balls are shrinking.

 

[momeNt]

More Boogie Man sightings. I think my balls are shrinking.

Oh what happened to the wall of text conservative insanity drivel? Maybe because you are a piece of shit shill?

 

[chucky2]

In another thread, people would have you believe that JJJr. got that vote % because of the Rep party incorporating racist Dem's into the Rep party in the 60's. Chew on that insanity for a while...

 

[Moonbeam]

Oh what happened to the wall of text conservative insanity drivel? Maybe because you are a piece of shit shill?

No, the Boogie Man stole my Mojo. I'm so scared. Will you save me?

 

[momeNt]

No, the Boogie Man stole my Mojo. I'm so scared. Will you save me?

All government is is protection from the boogie man. We can shed our insanity by becoming a post-government society of anarchists, but boogie man stand in our way.

 

[Moonbeam]

Oh what happened to the wall of text conservative insanity drivel? Maybe because you are a piece of shit shill?

No, the Boogie Man stole my Mojo. I'm so scared. Will you save me?

 

[momeNt]

No, the Boogie Man stole my Mojo. I'm so scared. Will you save me?

All government is is protection from the boogie man. We can shed our insanity by becoming a post-government society of anarchists, but boogie man stand in our way.

 

[HomerJS]

Why is jackson even running in light of all this? Explain that.

He is also a dem.

Also the actions of a few democrat politicians says nothing against the enormous stupidity of the entire democrat voterbase.

It might shock you but I think he should have stepped down and an interem appointed in his place. But don't pretend its unique to Democrats. David Vitter stayed in office while Elliot Spitzer resigned. So much for ethics discussion based on party

He has every right to run again but being incapacitated for this long he should have stepped down.

 

[jackstar7]

Didn't the conservative guy who as a doctor got his patient pregnant and told her to get an abortion also win his race?

America.