Posted on 06/26/2012 11:21:37 PM PDT by iowamark
Staffers for Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., son of an African-American icon and the subject of a House ethics investigation, said today they do not know when their boss will return to work after announcing that he has quietly been on a leave for the past two weeks because of "exhaustion."...
"On Sunday, June 10th, Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. went on a medical leave of absence and is being treated for exhaustion. He asks that you respect his family's privacy. His offices remain open to serve residents of the Second District," read a statement from his office.
Asked if staffers had received any word on Jackson's condition or when he planned to return to work, a spokesman said, "No."
Jackson's Twitter account remained active on Monday, twice posting about the Affordable Care Act, but it was unclear if Jackson had personally sent the messages.
Jackson, a Democrat from Chicago first elected to Congress in 1995, is running for re-election this years. Calls to his campaign to determine the status of his race were not immediately returned.
The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Jackson offered to donate money to then Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's gubernatorial campaign in exchange for the Senate seat vacated by President Obama.
A witness in Blagojevich's 2010 corruption trial linked Nayak to Jackson's alleged attempt to buy Obama's seat from Blagojevich.
Blagojevich was found guilty of corruption and began serving a jail term earlier this year.
Jackson has denied the accusation.
Jackson is also being investigated for allegedly directing Raghuveer Nayak, a political donor and friend, to pay for air fare and travel accommodations for a woman Jackson calls a "social acquaintance."
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When does his trial start? When does Maxine Waters’ trial start? Why aren’t these people in jail?
So a guy leaves his job and then asks his boss (the people) to not ask him why he’s not at work.
Got it.
I talked to one of the movers who moved his stuff to D.C. when he was first elected. He said every piece of furniture, including lamps, was white. He also said Jackson was one of the dumbest people he’d ever met.
The apple does not fall very far from the tree.
The apple does not fall very far from the tree.
When does his trial start? When does Maxine Waters’ trial start? Why aren’t these people in jail?”
I’m sure it’s the next thing on Boner’s to do list. I absolutely detest Nancy P with every fiber of my being but if Boner had half her spine all of these things would be over and done with long before now.
“son of an African-American icon”.
More like “Son of a Race Pimp & Blackmailer”.
Jackasson takes leave while he plea bargains.
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People with all white furniture, are putting on a display room...purity of sorts. This is not a place where they function, but simply a show room atmosphere. Drinks are rarely if ever offered in such a room, and you would rarely offer any snacks.
Does he have a secret gun collection like his father?
Rehab.
Exhaustion is a rich person’s disease. An ordinary person can’t come into a hospital and say “give me a bed; I’m exhausted.”
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More likely a private detox & rehab facility for celebs:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/companies/cirque_lodge.fortune/index.htm
Jackson’s father is the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and one-time presidential candidate.
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And the father of a bastard love-child that the Most Holy Reverend conceived with a whore and then covered up, with hush money, for months. I wonder if Jesse Jr. and Dad are sharing Junior’s female “social acquaintance”?
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