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    Jackson's absence testing patience in Chicago

    He should probably just throw in the towel, obviously he's not well enough yet to run.

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...est=latestnews

    Election Day is five weeks away, and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. remains out of sight.
    It's an absence, both from his job in Congress and his campaign, that's starting to test patience in his Chicago hometown.
    More than three months have passed since Jackson disappeared, initially a mystery that was later revealed to be a hospitalization for severe depression and gastrointestinal problems. There have been few updates on his condition and no hard answers to questions about his future.
    All that aides will say is that Jackson's name is still on the ballot, even though he's yet to make a campaign appearance since last spring's primary. His wife, Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, has tried to say nothing at all. When pressed, she insists she won't step in to take his place.
    "You ask anyone in this district, which one of them could take 90 days off of work?" said Jackson opponent Brian Woodworth, a college professor and Republican running what remains a longshot campaign in a mostly South Side district that is heavily Democratic.

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    Woodworth won't win, even against a no-show. There ya' go...just like in baseball where we had a Shoeless Joe Jackson, Chicago has a No-Show Jackson!



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    I heard on the radio that the diagnosis was bi-polar.

    Which is pretty much the default diagnosis for anybody that goes bat$#@!.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    I heard on the radio that the diagnosis was bi-polar.

    Which is pretty much the default diagnosis for anybody that goes bat$#@!.
    I am sorry he's suffering, but I think it should be under control/medicated, until he should be allowed to serve the general public.

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    Quote Originally Posted by coolwalker View Post
    Woodworth won't win, even against a no-show. There ya' go...just like in baseball where we had a Shoeless Joe Jackson, Chicago has a No-Show Jackson!

    An intellectual Hilly Billyism . Not sure what you mean but it's nice to see you trying .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carygrant View Post
    An intellectual Hilly Billyism . Not sure what you mean but it's nice to see you trying .
    We try not to talk down to you, but it's difficult.

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    I'm still trying to find two people who care? Other than Jessie Sr.

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    Red face

    Guess dem blacks like taxation w/o representation...

    Long-absent Jesse Jackson Jr. has big lead in new poll
    10/22/12 - Despite being on medical leave since June and federal investigation...
    A new poll has Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) with an overwhelming lead in the bid to keep his congressional seat, despite being on medical leave since June and amid reports that federal authorities are investigating him.

    Fifty-eight percent of likely voters polled say they’ll vote for Jackson, while only 27 percent support his GOP opponent Brian Woodworth and 15 percent favor independent candidate Marcus Lucas, according to the We Ask America poll out Monday.

    On Friday, it was reported that Jackson was planning to return to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to resume treatment for bipolar disorder. He had previously checked out of Mayo in September and returned to his Washington, D.C., residence.

    Earlier last week, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that federal prosecutors are investigating whether he misused campaign funds. The poll was conducted Sunday via telephone with 819 likely voters and has a margin of error of 3.5 percent.

    Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz2AAsCs5Wy

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    Whose patience, the machine's patience. The people of Chicago have shown they have endless patience and tolerance for corruption and liberal politics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waltky View Post
    Guess dem blacks like taxation w/o representation...

    Long-absent Jesse Jackson Jr. has big lead in new poll
    10/22/12 - Despite being on medical leave since June and federal investigation...
    Idiots who will vote for a nutjob crook. <pfft>

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