By Jam Donaldson on Sep 22nd 2010 10:43AM
Filed under: News, Politics, President Obama
I know it seems like 50 years ago, but remember the Illinois governor with the big hair and unpronounceable name (
Rod Blagojevich) who tried to sell President
Barack Obama's old Senate seat to the highest bidder? Okay, well, during the investigation of that whole hot mess, a certain congressman's name came up in connection with the purchase of said Senate seat:
Jesse Jackson Jr.
The Sun-Times reported that in 2009 Rep.
Jackson asked a political fundraiser to offer then-Gov. Blagojevich $6 million in exchange for an appointment to President
Barack Obama's former Senate seat.
But that isn't even the juicy part. Political corruption in Chicago is old hat.
The kicker is that Jackson
ALSO had the fundraiser pay for two airline trips for a blonde "social acquaintance," according to federal authorities. She is pictured below:
JESSE JACKSON JR. HAD AN EXTRA-MARITAL AFFAIR WITH THE LADY IN THE ABOVE PHOTO.
Okay, let that sink in for a moment.
According to the Sun-Times, the blonde "social acquaintance" is a Washington, D.C., restaurant hostess named
Giovana Huidobro, whom Jackson allegedly flew from D.C. to Chicago multiple times. On two occasions, Jackson paid for her flights; on others, Jackson reimbursed her for her travel between the cities.
None of the trips show up on Jackson congressional expense reports, but it's unclear if there is any ethical lapse. Chicago businessman Raghuveer Nayak produced credit card receipts, showing that he paid for two flights for Huidobro to travel to Chicago, according to the Sun-Times.
Jackson doesn't deny his involvement:
"The reference to a social acquaintance is a personal and private matter between me and my wife that was handled some time ago." he said in a statement. "I ask that you respect our privacy."
Are you serious, Jesse?
Jackson wife serves as alderman for the 7th Ward on Chicago's City Council and was rumored to be eyeing the Chicago mayoral race. This pretty much puts the kibosh on that.
This is so pathetic. Has no one learned from
Tiger Woods?
Sidepieces will take you down every time.
Good job, Jesse. I guess he gets it from his daddy.
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By: tinasmith on 9/23/2010 9:12AM
Money and power corrupts,and it doesn`t matter what color you arePoliticians are corrupt.Most of them.
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By: Justifyed on 9/23/2010 11:47PM
Her ribs are showing....eeeeewwwww! It's like looking @ skeletor.
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By: lib on 9/25/2010 9:21AM
Its' not about money and power but about being committed to your partner and fornicating outside of marriage.
Whats' ironic is how he criticized his father? I guess the rooster came home to roost? Did he live in a glass house or what?
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By: ginjer malone on 9/22/2010 12:32PM
"Side pieces will take you down every time."
Why won't married people, in this case - again, a man, learn to keep it at "home"? It's simple: ONLY HAVE SEX WITH YOUR SPOUSE!!!! Then again, he's Jr. Jackson, like father, like son.
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By: Justifyed on 9/23/2010 10:01AM
EXACTLY....Like Sorry ass father, like sorry ass son. There are married couples that keep it home, though...we just don't hear about them because "we" are boring.
Well, I'd rather be bored and happy anyday over this kind of BS... this is foolishness.
His wife is a political powerhouse too...she supported him and this is what he does to her? Basically causing her a possible mayoral seat?
Stupid is as stupid does...now I want to hear all the BM who bash BW speak on this!
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By: Michael on 9/23/2010 11:43AM
The US has a 50% divorce rate and 70% OOW birthrate, so women need to stop lying to themselves, especially black women because the consequences of such, in the US system, carries more severe consequences for blacks.
I already know your brains are too committed to the bible so I'll just say that sex is good and enjoyable and men shoot the seed. We're the catalysts of life (you do the carrying of the life). It's Just biology (testosterone) and anatomy.
Hey, I love black people but black people, and that's the women too, are not known for the best judgment. That last 1400 yrs of recorded history shows that.
Bottom line - there's a lot of hurt feelings in the community amongst the men and the women. It's another manifestation of our history. That history has degraded to a certain extent, the ability of black people to love. I see it playing itself out in the way black people treat each other. The women have 'emasculation' fantasies (they only kid themselves, not me - I'm a man).
You folks need to fix your heart and minds and souls. They're definitely broken.
Me - I can get along with any intelligent, positive, emotionally in control person. Problem is that's rare as hell in the black community.
I'm one of the rare ones so I don't allow the media to suck me into JJ Jr's bedroom. You sucka-puppets, keep taking yourselves down thru there (and that's for you ladies).
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By: lovelyat46 on 9/25/2010 2:26PM
Good afternoon to you :)smile~ It seems at times the higher, popular you get, the more one think's that can have anything and everything, and they are privilege to have whomever they want ~ Wether it's someone of power or not, IF one thinks he is capable of getting what he can and want, he will do so regardless of the respect, love, commitment he has with his spouse ~ It doesn't make it right, but unfortunately they think they can ~ Until women that place themselves in the position of dating/messing around with married men, STOP doing so, and respect themselves in the process, men that are married, won't have the opportunity to do so. Unfortunately you will still have some women that will do so, because they believe whatever these men tell them, or they just don't care ~ Peace
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By: Greg on 9/22/2010 3:34PM
Extra martial affair? Well, father like son! Like, my grandmother used to say, "the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree!"
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By: Justifyed on 9/23/2010 10:21AM
@ Greg....???!!!???
That's it? No man bashing for the cheater? No sorry ass black man comment? Nothing? OMG....WOW, I had decided to take up child psychology, so I can truly understand how your mind works.
If this had been "Jennifer Jackson"...your comment would have started w/ "here we go again, with some *(&)(( Black woman trying to &)^(%* over a man.
But now the tables are reversed, and all we get is "like father, like son". You must have stood in line for an extra helping of a "special kind of stupid"
Can't wait to see your response to this post, I'm sure I will be call every name in the book, so please take your time, and brush up on your insults. I'll be waiting!!! ROFLMAO
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By: Mz Dizzy LSD on 9/25/2010 2:10PM
Amen !!!! Greg...My Mother-In-Law still says it, God Bless her 90 yr old self. The fruit dont ever fall far from the tree.......
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