"Jesse Jackson's newest staff member"

[MIKEMCKEE]

"Jesse Jackson's newest staff member"
Go figure
You can't make up stuff better than this!
Isn't politics grand?
HURRAH FOR THE DEMOCRATS!
Jesse Jackson's Newest Staff Member

Mel Reynolds
Jesse Jackson has added former Chicago Democrat
Congressman Mel to Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's payroll.
Reynolds was among the 176 criminals excused
in President Clinton's last-minute forgiveness spree.
Reynolds received a commutation of his six-and-a-half-year
federal sentence for 15 convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud,
and lies to the Federal Election Commission.
He is more notorious, however, for concurrently serving
five years for sleeping with an underage campaign volunteer.
This is a first in American politics:
An ex-congressman who had sex with a subordinate
...won clemency from a president who had sex with a subordinate
...then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate!
His new job? Ready for this??



***** YOUTH COUNSELOR *****


IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?
CONFIRMED BY:
snopes.com: Mel Reynolds

[BentSailor]

"Jesse Jackson's newest staff member"

Originally Posted by snopes

it originally circulated back in 2001, so it now references events that occurred several years ago and not ones that happened just recently

Newest... I do not think it means what you think it means

Originally Posted by snopes

Reynolds' position would be more accurately characterized as that of an advisor on prison reform rather than a "Youth counselor," however.

Always interesting to see spin in action isn't it.

[jackdale]

Mike you have to read your links BEFORE you post them.

Jackson must have a pretty stable staff.

[PBzeer]

Do you guys drool when you see Mike post something?

[BentSailor]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Do you guys drool when you see Mike post something?

And why would we do that?

[SlowButSteady]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Do you guys drool when you see Mike post something?

Nope. It's more like a collective eye-roll with disbelieving shake of the head, followed by a quick search on Snopes.com, and then a good laugh.

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by BentSailor

"Jesse Jackson's newest staff member"

Originally Posted by snopes
it originally circulated back in 2001, so it now references events that occurred several years ago and not ones that happened just recently

Originally Posted by BentSailor

Always interesting to see spin in action isn't it.

Aside from that, it does indicate that Jackson hired this scumbag virtually at the prison door after he was released.

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Do you guys drool when you see Mike post something?

Just at right-wing blogosphere disinformation. This piece of **** is all over it.

BTW - There are others who get the crap detector treatment.

[SloopJonB]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Do you guys drool when you see Mike post something?

He does seem to define the word "gullible".

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by SloopJonB

Aside from that, it does indicate that Jackson hired this scumbag virtually at the prison door after he was released.

The Christian thing to do?