Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Plea Deal Incriminates His Wife
There is no honor among thieves — even if those thieves are married to one another.
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr has agreed to a plea deal that involves him selling out his wife in a federal tax fraud probe, CBS 2 in Chicago is reporting.
The extensive federal investigation included 2 probes involving alleged campaign finance misuse by Jackson and tax fraud committed by his wife Sandi, a former Chicago alderman.
Is this why Jesse Jackson Jr. was playing crazy?
Michael Sneed of the Chicago Suntimes reports exclusively that a plea deal is on the table for Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr from the feds who are investigating “allegations of campaign fund misuse.”
Sneed says the plea deal includes Jackson serving “significant time” in federal prison and that Jackson’s wife, Sandi, is also under investigation for campaign finances abuse.
Jackson is the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
The Senate is coming for your guns
In January, Senator Dianne Feinstein will introduce a bill to ban the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of military-style assault weapons (like the AR-15 pictured above), handguns and shotguns that can accept high-capacity magazines.
The move comes 2 weeks after a madman went on a shooting rampage in an elementary school, killing 20 children and 6 adults.
It’s high time that the government of the United States took action to disarm the general public who have no business owning firearms. Statistics show that most violent crimes are committed by handguns in the United States — and that most of those weapons were stolen or obtained through legal loopholes at gun shows.
The bill strengthens the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban signed into law by former President Bill Clinton.
1st Gay President? Booker Considers Presidential Run
Politicker.com reports that Newark Mayor Corey Booker has thrown his hat into the presidential ring. In 2010, Mr. Booker’s fundraising advisor Bari Mattes registered the following websites for her boss: BookerForSenate, BookerForGovernor, but most notably in March she registered the website CoryBookerForPresident.com.
Mitt Romney Supports Mourdock despite his ‘rape is a gift from God’ statement
The Mitt Romney campaign continues to support Richard Mourdock’s run for the US Senate despite controversial statements he made during Tuesday’s final Senate debate.
Mourdock’s statement that pregnancy resulting from rape is [still] a gift from God, rankled women’s groups and bolstered anti-abortionists.
The Romney campaign told CNN reporter Jim Acosta that they would not pull an ad Romney made this week asking voters to “join me in supporting Richard Mourdock for U.S. Senate.”
“[w]e disagree on the policy regarding exceptions for rape and incest but still support him,” said a spokesman in statement released today.
IT’S OVER
President Obama had 4 years to convince Americans that he was the best man for the job as president. But, tonight (as in the last 4 years) he fell short of the mark. In tonight’s final presidential debate, Governor Mitt Romney beat Obama at his own game: by swooning voters with promises and hope.
Debate moderator Bob Schieffer did a good job keeping the topic of discussion on foreign policy. Obama, who was still smarting from Romney’s “2 million teachers” jab in the 2nd debate attacked Romney on teacher hiring.
Racial tensions escalate ahead of presidential election
Racial tensions are escalating as the presidential election draws closer. Across the country, anti-Obama vandals are stealing Obama campaign yard signs by the thousands. In Lubbock, Texas, vandals have gone a step further by shooting up the familiar red white and blue yard signs.
“There have been problems before but it’s gotten really out of hand,” Lubbock Democratic Party Chair Kenny Ketner told Lubbockonline.com. “The quantity of signs vandalized and stolen is already out of control, and now the type of vandalism has crossed a hateful line.”
“Over half a dozen of the larger signs have been stolen, vandalized or shot,” said Ketner. “And as of about 1 a.m. this morning we can add hate to the list.”
Ketner encourages residents to call the police, even if officers are slow to respond to calls about stolen yard signs.
