Bad News for Jesse Jackson Jr.?

[thundley4]

Well, it would be , if he were a republican.

Jesse's Girl?

Jesse Jackson Jr. doesn't deny involvement with a Washington D.C. based restaurant hostess who was named this morning in a Sun-Times story about his alleged attempt to buy an appointment to President Obama's former Senate seat.
Jackson Jr. allegedly had a relationship with Giovana Huidobro, a restaurant hostess and former model whose pictures can be seen here, and asked that fund-raiser Raghuveer Nayak pay for her to be flown from D.C. to Chicago on at least two occasions.

"The reference to a social acquaintance is a personal and private matter between me and my wife that was handled some time ago." Jackson Jr. said in a statement. "I ask that you respect our privacy."
Huidobro was allegedly present at a D.C. meeting between Jackson Jr. and Nayak in 2008, when the two allegedly discussed a scheme to funnel $6 million in fund-raising dollars to Rod Blagojevich.


Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Jesse-Jackson-Responds-to-New-Allegations-103457694.html#ixzz10DEYZIUZ

Jackson Jr. Behind $6M Blagojevich Bribe: Fund-raiser

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. asked a political fund-raiser to offer then Gov. Rod Blagojevich $6 million dollars in exchange for an appointment to President Obama's former Senate seat -- and had the fund-raiser pay for two airline trips for a blonde "social acquaintance" -- the fund-raiser told federal authorities.

Businessman Raghuveer Nayak 's allegations, first reported by the Sun-Times, counter Jackson Jr.'s public statements that he never authorized any deals to buy the Senate seat.

Nayak says Jackson instructed him to offer Blagojevich as much as $6 million for the seat -- $1 million from the Indian community and $5 million from a yet-to-be-held fund raiser that Jackson Jr. would organize.

The congressman's alleged involvement in the scheme was first revealed during the Blagojevich trial. After the trial, Jackson Jr. said he was present during a meeting on Oct. 8, 2008 when the scheme was allegedly discussed, but that the businessmen involved were speaking "practically in Hindu."


Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Fund-Raiser-Fingers-Jackson-Jr-in-Blago-Scheme-103424559.html#ixzz10DEtSlPv

[cavegal]

Amazing when the whole Blago ordeal went down the media downplayed it. Now it is a story. What has changed? Rahm Emanuel wanting to be back in Chicago politics?

[true_blood]

A corrupt politician?!? I don't believe it.

[5412]

Amazing when the whole Blago ordeal went down the media downplayed it. Now it is a story. What has changed? Rahm Emanuel wanting to be back in Chicago politics?

Hi,

I suspect you are right about Emanuel.  What is bad for Jesse Jr. is good for America.  We were at Wrigley field a week or so ago when they unveiled a statue for Billy Williams.  Jesse Sr. was there and we watched as he walked into Wrigley, without a ticket of course.  All the concession workers went nuts and he high fived them and got a free hot dog in the process.  What a farce!

regards,
5412

[Eupher]

Jesse, Sr. is accustomed to walking into places free of charge. He usually walks out of those places with his pockets stuffed full of money.

Extortion. It's what Jesse Sr. does.