Re-posted by Nicholas Stix
Thanks to reader-researcher “W” for the sendalong.
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Date: Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 9:58 AM
Subject: Taking Care of the Most Vulnerable
Jesse Jackson Jr. to Grab $8,700 Per Month in Disability , Plus Pension In Prison
>>> Convicted Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is scheduled to receive $8,700 per month in government disability pay , as well as a partial federal pension of $45,000. That generous $8,700 in disability comes thanks to Jackson 's sudden development of a "mood disorder" as the federal government began looking to indict him. Jackson, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, had no history of mental illness during his prior 17 years in Congress. Rev. Jesse Jackson has defended his son's claims of mental illness, stating to the court , " This time a year ago I thought we may have lost him." So, Jesse Jackson , Jr. 17-year veteran of the US Congress, suddenly gets a "mood disorder" (about the same time he learned he was to be indicted) and is going to prison for 2.5 years. Because his "mood disorder" was so severe, he has become disabled and will receive $8700 per month as a disability payment as well as $45000 a year from his congressional pension , a total of about $150K per year. Is this a great country or what?
>>> By the way, I have had a rather substantial "mood disorder disability" ever since Obama got elected in 2008. I have not committed any felonies, have not been convicted and sentenced to prison and I don't get squat - other than a higher and higher tax bill every year and the privilege of watching our federal deficit grow every day of the year. Which grossly affects my mood disorder in a really bad way.
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A few details not included in the above note.
Jesse Junior was sent to prison because he was embezzling money to buy the necessities of life. These necessities included fedoras once owned by Michael Jackson and Cashmere capes.
But Jesse Junior was a viable servant to goodness and truth. For example, in preparation for the Sesquicentennial of the War for Southern Independence, Jackson got Congress – probably without a negative vote – to mandate that all "Civil War" sites must teach civil rights as an integral part of their message. So if you go to the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, you will find the theme to be "From Civil War to Civil Rights." So while Jesse may be lounging in a country club prison right now overcoming his mood disorder, his truth goes marching on. At your expense, of course.
50 years from now they'll be touring the ruins of Detroit and Chicago with the theme: From Civil Rights to the End of Civilization.
ReplyDeleteThat Congressional district has been ill served for decades now.
ReplyDeleteFirst Augustus Savage [worst attendance record in congress], then Mel Reynolds [a pedophile], and now Jesse Jr.
Jesse Jr. must have thought his life was one big walk on water and then the chickens came home to roost.
They already have tours of Detroit to view the ruins. A tourist attraction.
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