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Topic: Jesse Jackson Jr. Wins
Reelection From Mayo Clinic |
Jesse Jackson Jr. Wins
Reelection From Mayo Clinic
NBC (Chicago), by Andrew Greiner
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Posted By:Mike PHX, 11/7/2012 9:54:58 AM
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| Jesse Jackson Jr. won re-election to Illinois' 2nd Congressional district by a landslide Tuesday night, beating his two opponents, Marcus Lewis and Brian Woodwoorth."My deep and sincere thanks to the people of the 2nd Congressional District, I am humbled and moved by the support shown today," Jackson said in a written statement. "Everyday, I think about your needs and concerns. Once the Doctors approve my return to work, I will continue to be the progressive fighter you have known for years.
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Comments:
See? This proves it. The electorate was either seriously drunk or chronically stupid yesterday.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
chance_232, 11/7/2012 10:00:16 AM (No. 8995893)
He met the two basic requirements for the office representing that district.
1. He's a democrat
2. He's black
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
NYBruin, 11/7/2012 10:05:47 AM (No. 8995923)
Any bets on how long until he decides he is unable to return to office & his wife takes over??
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
philemon1967, 11/7/2012 10:11:57 AM (No. 8995957)
He reminds me of Marion Barry, whom the voters in DC keeps bringing back even though he is a crack addict who doesn't help his constituents to improve their lot. Smarter and more productive people leave and what remains are not interested in improving their lot through work but feel entitled to handouts.
People deserve the representatives they vote for.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
proactus, 11/7/2012 10:12:05 AM (No. 8995958)
Written in crayon?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
killerbee, 11/7/2012 10:16:33 AM (No. 8995987)
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is our electorate.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
fljack, 11/7/2012 10:18:56 AM (No. 8996005)
All of the above.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
whiskey, 11/7/2012 10:19:10 AM (No. 8996006)
And I thought we had set the bar so high when Missouri voted for the dead guy that nobdy would be able to top it.
Congratulations Chicago!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
gesundheit, 11/7/2012 10:23:57 AM (No. 8996026)
Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town...
So, now the city with dead voters now has a certifiably insane Congressional representative.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
charliecoconut, 11/7/2012 10:23:58 AM (No. 8996027)
Jesse Jackson wins after abandoning his job and facing criminal charges, Allen west loses his job after supporting commercial fishing and recreational water sports, one of the largest industries in Florida.
No Bias here, just move along Forward.
Read about this man and who he is, Google The Online Fisherman and read a personal interview with a black family man that works hard and cares.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
msliberty1937, 11/7/2012 10:34:14 AM (No. 8996079)
And how about the insidious Alan Grayson in FL and the womanizing Bob Menendez in NJ, not to mention the Cherokee whack job in MA?
Allen West, Mia Love, Tommy Thompson....how many other decent people on the ash heap of progressivism.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
lana720, 11/7/2012 10:50:42 AM (No. 8996164)
Add to that, #1, he can fog up a mirror.
I am convinced Illinois would vote for a plant if it was black.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 11/7/2012 10:50:47 AM (No. 8996167)
Michelle Bachmann barely escaped defeat. However, the writing is on the wall. This will be her last term. The dems will throw her out in 2014.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
jimmyfoxhound, 11/7/2012 10:59:47 AM (No. 8996208)
And these are the voters the GOP wants to reach out to.. let me know how that works out.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
DennisM, 11/7/2012 11:27:40 AM (No. 8996323)
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
DennisM, 11/7/2012 11:29:14 AM (No. 8996331)
Dunning-Kruger effect? Incompetent people are inherently unable to judge the competence of other people, or the quality of those people's ideas.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
cinwasp, 11/7/2012 11:33:49 AM (No. 8996350)
And we are beating ourselves up about Obama winning re-election. I know that I had nothing to do with Jesse Jackson Jr. getting re-elected for having bipolar disorder.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 11/7/2012 11:43:49 AM (No. 8996399)
Jr 2016. His time in the drug ward will make him highly qualified to lead the nation.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
rambo77, 11/7/2012 11:50:59 AM (No. 8996427)
Did they ever figure out what was wrong with him? But is there a cure for congenital dumba$$?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
nonsense, 11/7/2012 4:00:31 PM (No. 8997396)
Doesn't this just say it all about the corrupt state of the Demonrat party?
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