Calling Jesse Jackson Jr. the "Derrick Rose of the Illinois delegation" to Congress, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush says 2nd District residents should give Jackson time to heal.
Rush and fellow Congressman Danny Davis met with Jackson at his D.C. home., then flew home to Chicago for a late Monday press conference, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Davis said he and Rush met with Jackson in person for "a personal assessment of his mental and emotional state" — and during their two-hour talk Jackson cried.
"He has not been derelict in his duties. ... No one is clamoring for Derrick Rose to come back before he should."
Speaking at O'Hare Airport after arriving from Washington, Rush said Jackson left for the Mayo Clinic Monday.
During their talk, Rush said, there were moments of lightness and moments of despair. At one point, Jackson cried thinking about his illness' effect on his family, Rush said.
Davis said Jackson had a "surprising sharpness and truthfulness about his mental state."
Rush criticized news coverage of Jackson's illness, urging reporters to "take a deep breath and step back."
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AUSPICIOUS !!!! Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and family. we pray that you are well soon that is the prioty in anyones life, God Bless you and Yours Love and blessings, Your Prayer family that you don't know, but we are here !!!
and you are saying others are being childish ?? This entire exchange of messages only began due to your unprofessional childish Tactics to try and be a congressman, by trashing Jackson . Marcus don't quit your day job of delivering my mail, you donot have the intellect to do anything else.
Have you not taking any notes from Potus Obama ????
I understand, pray and ask God for forgiveness................
now go deliver my mail on time tomorrow or i will call the postmaster if it is late i dont think Congressman Jackson is desperate , i think he is addressing his issues. once again you should take notes and learn from him.................. cause you definitely has issues mr postman
Jackson didnt even campaign LOL he is at a whopping 58 % !!!! Jesse Jackson Jr. shows a commanding lead over his two challengers, with 58 percent of likely voters saying they would send the beleaguered congressman back to the U.S. House for two more years, according to a new We Ask America poll. Republican Brian Woodworth would be the choice of 27 percent of voters, and independent challenger Marcus Lewis is favored by 15 percent. Woodworth said he will not read too much into the poll, but took an optimistic view of the results.
Marcus Lewis (I), 42% JJJr (D), 28% Brian Wordworth (R), 30% Weekend poll of 1,332 registered voters, Variation +or- 3%
sanity ? dignity ? normalcy ? well we know for sure you wont be there marcus ! you can't even define those words dudes.......
so why repeat negative true statements about yourself ? BMUD, can you read backwards or forwards marcus?
that;s gonna get you a lot of votes marcus , NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTtt
your ignorance shines right through
dont try to twist it now marcus
Gov. Quinn has 60 days from the vacancy to call for a Special Election. Cook County Democratic Chairman Joe Berrios will call a meeting of all the committeemen in the IL 2nd District and slate a Chicago Machine Slug. Good luck.
but when running mates Berate another candidate, i hardly think he i s appropiate for the job. now here you come alone with more negativity, Let God and the legal system handle it snoe bloe , you must be friends with the amusing ml, i see you on his face book page. stop with the silliness. act your age and not your shoe size, both of you have the intellect of a spark plug. you need to unite and have each other backs in your community not constantly go against each other. I am about respect and love, and marcus is about some real craziness and nothing good will come to him. no matter what happens, marcus WILLNOT when, he simply isnot qaulified whoever win i could care less, i dont live in your district, Thank God !!! But jackson will win, he will face his troubles as we all have too, let him be !
i know more about the Jackson situation than what you are reading so let it be
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Former Rep. Mel Reynolds Former Rep. Gus Savage Joe Lake, Chicago
May God Bless you with compassion , integrity and dignity. (both of you or just marcus with 2 names) GBA
and stop goggle or googling things, everything on the internet isnt true either. pick up a book and enlighten yourself, make you a better person and leave others alone. the media also says certain groups of people on the southside are all gangbangers ,drug dealers, murders and robbers so how about we scoop you in that group too ? the media is for stigmatizing and reports inaccurate stories everyday. Let it be............ May the good Lord Bless you !