Ain't politics grand?

[vernard]

Jesse Jackson's New Staff Member Mel Reynolds

Jessie Jackson has added former Chicago Democrat Congressman Mel Reynolds 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 GREATSAD COUNTRY OR WHAT?

Hat tip to Marc Levinson for this one.

Comments

[ellimayhem.livejournal.com]

*facepalm*

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

[digi-tek.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh maan =S, let the drama begin...or rather advance even farther.

[webwench.livejournal.com]

That Jesse Jackson... what moral or ethic would he follow?

[digi-tek.livejournal.com]

I knew it was all over when the man blurted out
"Fo shizzle my nizzle"
By that time my hope for BET was hanging by a thread...and then some Fiskars came along during that moment.

[copycatjsh.livejournal.com]

this is just horrible... but about what I'd expect from him.

[libidoergosum.livejournal.com]

I've always thought Jesse Jackson was a slimy little fucktard and never really liked him.

[reprobayt.livejournal.com]

I wish he would put himself out of OUR misery and just be quiet.

[msladyice.livejournal.com]

That is f**king insane

[(Anonymous)]

Isn't he considered as sex offender for being convicted for sleeping with an underage campaign volunteer, and wouldn't he then be unable to work in such a position?

Or does Clinton's clemency clear him from being considered a sex offender also.

That is me replying above

[jerseygirl1.livejournal.com]

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Re: That is me replying above

[vernard.livejournal.com]

Presidential pardons end your sentence and remove judification from your record. It means that if someone asks you whether you have been convicted ofa felon, you can say "no". Neat eh?

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

It's not too late to go back to British rule!