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Sources Say Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Is 'Senate Candidate No. 5'

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 "Who are you?"
"You are Number 5."

Posted by imoyaro 2008-12-11 07:33|| 2008-12-11 07:33|| Front Page Top

#2 This fairly begs for a Mambo #5 parody.

Posted by Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-12-11 08:36|| 2008-12-11 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 but said he was told "I am not a target of this investigation."

SorryJunior. Not being the target of an investigation doesnt mean squat. All it means is the DoJ doesnt have an indictment ready to be served. If Jackson is indeed candidate #5 you can bet he is a subject in this investigation.

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-12-11 13:14|| 2008-12-11 13:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Ditto Depot Guy. His old man invented the word... extortion. Why wouldn't the feds be taking a look at him?

Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-11 13:34|| 2008-12-11 13:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey Jesse! Can you say, "Person of interest?"

Posted by ed 2008-12-11 14:44|| 2008-12-11 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 You guys miss it by a mile.

"I am not a target of this investigation."

That doesn't mean he's not the target of a DIFFERENT investigation, along with his old man.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-12-11 15:55|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-12-11 15:55|| Front Page Top

#7 The beauty of it is that Jackson's chances of ever getting that Senate seat have been effectively reduced to nil. Even if they don't indict him or jail him, the House is as far as he'll ever get.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-12-11 17:21|| 2008-12-11 17:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Besoeker, you hit the nail on the head, without knowing it. Who other than the extortionist-in- chief could engineer appointments for Patty B to corporate boards???

Posted by Illeagle 2008-12-11 17:40|| 2008-12-11 17:40|| Front Page Top

#9 RGR RGR Eagle. Always look for the one's who aren't in the news or are keeping very quiet. Seen Jesse Jackson or Michelle in the news lately....? This may all go down as a girly-girly thing between Potty-Mouth Patty, Michelle, and Val. Maybe The One was truthing after all when he said..."no one on my staff was involved in pay for play deals." He said today "he's still looking into who said what to whom." You have to know his and the Raum's boxers are bunched big time. The only thing that will put Rod's daughters through the University of Illinois in ten years will be his upcoming tell-all book deal. Look for him to start singing very soon.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-12-11 19:19|| 2008-12-11 19:19|| Front Page Top

#10 So where does Jesse Jackson Jr. get a million bucks to buy the Senate seat? Is he a chip off the old block? His old man never had a real job his entire life other than strong arming people for money by playing the race card.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-12-11 20:18|| 2008-12-11 20:18|| Front Page Top

#11 I was very wrong about Obama. This guy has done what everyone has failed to do: Clean up chicago politics. What makes me wonder is how many associations or friendships has he denied since seeking office?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2008-12-11 21:17|| 2008-12-11 21:17|| Front Page Top

#12 To be honest I'm somewhat surprised how sloppy the whole thing was. If I were selling Senate seats I'd have gone to Jessie Jackson Jr personally and gotten a check within the hour.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-12-11 22:55|| 2008-12-11 22:55|| Front Page Top

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