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* A quick JJJr roundup…
* Feds believe Jesse Jackson Jr. got tip about probe into his finances: Federal authorities believe Jesse Jackson Jr. was tipped off to the federal investigation that ultimately contributed to the demise of his once-promising career. Sources with knowledge of the probe told the Chicago Sun-Times that investigators believe Jackson had learned of the federal scrutiny of his financial activity prior to his June 10 leave from Congress. The sources said it didn’t necessarily mean the tip was from an investigative source, saying it was possible the congressman received a tip from someone who was notified about the probe, possibly through a subpoena.
* A Talk with Ald. Will Burns: Looks Like He’s Running for JJJ’s Seat
* Blacks fret free-for-all for Jesse Jackson Jr. seat
* Jesse Jackson Jr. resignation letter read aloud in U.S. House
* The setup…
Seventeen years ago, Jesse Jackson Jr. ran for Congress to replace a beleaguered rep who had been convicted in a federal scheme.
Jackson replaced Mel Reynolds, who ultimately resigned in disgrace.
On Wednesday, Jackson resigned in disgrace, the subject of a federal investigation.
Guess who now wants his job back? Mel Reynolds.
“So He Can Finish the Work,” is the news release that Reynolds sent out today, announcing he would officially announce his intentions to run for Jackson’s seat at noon.
* The Question: Mel Reynolds campaign slogan?
I know this will be difficult, but you must absolutely keep it clean in comments. I’m serious.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 11:57 am
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Mel Reynolds will serve the people, you can take that to the bank. The East Bank Club that is.
Comment by siriusly Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:03 pm
I won’t get caught this time.
Comment by Very Old Soil Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:04 pm
A Federal Insider, in More Ways than One
Time for Double Jeopardy
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:04 pm
“No Change”
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:05 pm
“Build on our District’s legacy.”
BTW: Will recently shaved his beard. He’s runnin’.
Comment by walkinfool Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:06 pm
Mel Reynolds - So we Know Where He is At.
Mel Reynolds - Meh, ok …
Mel Reynolds - You Tried Me, you Tried JJJ, Now Back to Me!
Mel Reynolds - Bugless, Wireless, Was Homeless, No Congress!
Mel Reynolds - A 2nd District Oldie but a Goodie
Mel Reynolds - Nothing Can Stop Me Now … No Seriously, Nothing Can, I Checked.
Mel Reynolds - From Halfway House to the People’s House, One More Time.
Mel Reynolds - Noy Your Typical Retread, and It’s Not a Typo
Mel Reynolds - This Time, I Will Make Good, I Think.
Mel Reynolds - From the Congress Street SRO, to Congress, in DC.
Mel Reynolds - Congression Experience With Scared-Straight Charm.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:07 pm
Because what you see is what you get. If you settle for me, you won’t be disappointed!
Comment by Angry Chicagoan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:17 pm
Mel Reynolds - One More Candidate to Help Deebie Win.
Mel Reynolds - Representing the Best of Former 2dn District Congressman.
Mel Reynolds - Couldn’t Hurt …
Mel Reynolds - One of 435, So the Damage is Minimal.
Mel Reynolds - Caucus Chair in Prison, Congressman for You.
Mel Reynolds - From Holding Cell to Cloak Room, for You.
Mel Reynolds - I was Pardoned, so Pardon Me if I take My Seat Back …
Mel Reynolds - Because I have to Start Over to Get my Pension Back.
Mel Reynolds - Because Rahm & the Law Says I Can’t Run for Alderman.
Mel Reynolds - Forget the Bad, Remember the Good!
Mel Reynolds - We Spell Redemption M.E.L.
Mel Reynolds - From Serving Lunches in Prision to Serving You in Washington!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:17 pm
This would be way more fun if we didn’t have to keep it clean.
Comment by Say again Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:18 pm
I will being Felony Franks to you neigborhood!
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:19 pm
“Better the con you know…let’s stop at 2 Congressmen going to prison from our district”
Comment by Robert the Bruce Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:19 pm
Mel Reynolds - he’s STILL not Gus Savage.
Mel Reynolds - he’s constitutionally eligible.
Mel Reynolds for Congress, I won’t let you down again, again, again, again.
Comment by siriusly Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:22 pm
“Uniforms”
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:23 pm
My crimes were less serious than my successor!
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:25 pm
“You know he went to Harvard and spent some time at Oxford”
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:25 pm
“It takes an ex-con Congressman to replace the next convicted Congressman!”
“Vote for Mel!”
Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:26 pm
Mel Reynolds - New Boundaries, Less That Know me!
Mel Reynolds - A Chicago Tale.
Mel Reynolds - Never Thought I Could Get a 2nd Chance, in the 2nd District.
Mel Reynolds - Misunderstood, but Transcripts Fixed That.
Mel Reynolds - Giving “Let Me Say for the Record” a Whole New Meaning.
Mel Reynolds - @nd district Elected, President Clinton’s Pardon Approved!
Mel Reynolds - Can’t Question Bill Clinton, Can Ya?
Mel Reynolds - Guess What? Travel Restrictions Lifted!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:28 pm
Mel can ring your school bell.
Comment by Cincinnatus Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:30 pm
Hey - OneMan - !
Mel Reynolds - From Harvard to Oxford to Congress, the Long Way!
Well Done, - OneMan -!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:30 pm
Don’t know about the campaign but the book should be “Pardon me, Mr. President” oh wait someone did that,
Slogan; A man with convictions.
Comment by frustrated GOP Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:34 pm
“You Know What You Are Getting”
“The only candidate with experience following a candidate with issues”
“Are you wearing a wire”
“Come one, he wouldn’t do something dumb a third time”
“Already has a prisoner number”
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:36 pm
A Special Candidate For A Special Election
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:37 pm
Vote for Mel and he WON’T kiss your baby…until she’s in high school.
Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:38 pm
Mel: Don’t Confuse me with Alderman Mell as I want no link to that jailbird Blago.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:38 pm
Mel Reynolds: the only candidate with the experience to resign in disgrace when the time comes.
Comment by Sir Reel Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:41 pm
Mel Reynolds - Beacuse Locally I Can’t Come Back.
Mel Reynolds - D.C. Needs More Like Me, I Guess.
Mel Reynolds - I Left My Work in D.C. Incomplete.
Mel Reynolds - Where Shawshank and Mr. Smith Meet in D.C.
Mel Reynolds - To Re-Write the Law Books I Read in Prison.
Mel Reynolds - I Know! Can You Believe This?
Mel Reynolds - Endorsed by The Pardoned Everywhere!
Mel Reynolds - Yep, My Plan “C” in a Nutshell.
Mel Reynolds - Just How I Planned it Years Ago.
Mel Reynolds - Pardoned by Bill, Maybe Pardoned by Hillary?
Mel Reynolds - Chicago’s Very Own, and Oxford’s Too.
Mel Reynolds - Most Likely to Go to Congress, Go to Prision, Get Pardoned …
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:47 pm
A special election? Did I win the Lotto?
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:50 pm
If any con can I can.
Comment by Big Red Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:52 pm
Taking the pride in Illinois to a new level!
Comment by JustaJoe Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:53 pm
===A special election? Did I win the Lotto? ===
Gonna be difficult to top that one.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 12:56 pm
In 2013 it will be 18 years since I was in Congress. 18 years — so it will be legal.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:00 pm
=== ===A special election? Did I win the Lotto? ===
Gonna be difficult to top that one.===
WOW!!!!!
(Oswego Willy Walks away)
Well Done!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:00 pm
So vote for me–Melvin Reynolds for congress. Note: Melvin. M-E-L-V-I-N. Do not confuse me with that convicted ctiminal Mel Reynolds who used to be in the U.S. House of Repreasentatives.
Comment by Responsa Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:05 pm
Mel for Congress: It’s a Reynolds Wrap. (I mean, rap. No, I mean wrap!)
Mel Reynolds: putting the con back in Congress!
Mel Reynolds: from Rhodes Scholar to roads scholar. And back!
I’m outta here.
Comment by Third Reading Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:07 pm
Vote for Mel and have deja vu all over again.
Comment by Archimedes Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:10 pm
47th Ward beat me there.
Comment by Dave Dahl Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:21 pm
“Mel Reynolds - Never Thought I Could Get a 2nd Chance, in the 2nd District.”
I think he’s working on his 3rd chance in fact lol
Comment by Levois Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:21 pm
Better than Elmo.
Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:24 pm
“Let Mel atone; fly Peotone”
Comment by The End Is Near Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:28 pm
Mel Reynolds - I now ask for identification.
Comment by Darienite Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:31 pm
===A special election? Did I win the Lotto? ===
Willie’s memory is strong. I think I tried to scrub my memory of Mel like Henry did his trunk of Billy Batts.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:36 pm
47 game over that’s too good
Comment by siriusly Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 1:43 pm
The biggest winner in all of this is Derrick Smith.
Comment by shore Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:10 pm
Mel Reynolds… Because if you sleep with an underage intern no one remembers you were convicted of bank fraud
Comment by hisgirlfriday Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:18 pm
I can’t compete …
47th Stopped the show, and should be congratulated.
Very Well Played!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:22 pm
–Federal authorities believe Jesse Jackson Jr. was tipped off to the federal investigation that ultimately contributed to the demise of his once-promising career.–
Reading the whole story, it appears to me that the sources must be from within the Justice Department, FBI or some other federal agency.
I don’t see how you could write a story claiming to know what “federal authorities believe” unless it comes from those federal authorities.
Anyone have a problem with the federales leaking stuff to the press regarding a target under investigation? One who has not been indicted of anything, by the way?
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:23 pm
Thanks Willy, that’s very high praise coming from you.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:24 pm
Mel Reynolds - Teeth Like Yours!
Comment by Brendan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:24 pm
I’ll be good…promise!
Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:31 pm
- 47th Ward -,
Very easy to praise something so pithy and so genius.
I learn more and more from everyone here.
Well done!
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:32 pm
At this point…What do you have to lose…
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:33 pm
Investigation Free Since before 2003
Experience with law enforcement
Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:35 pm
Reynolds: Let Us Continue Our Legacy Of Sending Congressmen With Convictions To DC!
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:37 pm
47, I missed that the Lotto line was yours.
Yeah, that’s your winner.
That’s about as short, nasty and as on-point as you can get within the rules of the house.
Now, I think I’ll hit the delousing station.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:47 pm
Reynolds: I Know Paducah
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:49 pm
Mel Reynolds, Elmo, and R. Kelly now appearing together at every 8th Grade graduation on the southeast side.
train111
Comment by train111 Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:51 pm
I’d Vote For Me If I Could
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:52 pm
===Now, I think I’ll hit the delousing station.===
Mel Reynolds will do that to you.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 2:59 pm
Registered. Just not as a voter.
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:08 pm
See my newest address at: HTTP://www.isp.state.il.us/sor
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:11 pm
Once the Feds start “investigating”, ie. asking certain individuals pointed questions, the word gets around. I wouldn’t assume this was a deliberate leak.
Comment by walkinfool Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:33 pm
Mel Camino - drivin’ to DC one vote at a time.
Comment by dupage dan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:40 pm
Walkinfool, I don’t believe a good reporter would write a lede saying “Federal authorities believe” unless the sources were federal authorities, and not some third party.
I hope a reporter wouldn’t do that. But I also believe that if the sources were federal authorities, their actions are unethical, to say the least.
Just a reminder: Jackson has not been charged, much less convicted, of anything.
“Federal authorities” have awesome resources to bring their cases in front of judges and juries. They don’t need to be working the p.r. whisper campaigns. That’s an incredible abuse of very scary power.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:42 pm
One Man With the Experience.
One Man With the Record.
One Man With the Convictions.
Mel 2013.
Comment by jerry 101 Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:54 pm
I won’t sell my old seat after I win!
Comment by Anonymice Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 3:56 pm
Vote for me, and I’ll keep our district on the front page.
Comment by Cook County Commoner Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 4:11 pm
You can trust me … this time!
Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 4:30 pm
“Checking IDs since 1994″
Comment by soccermom Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 4:42 pm
Although this has clearly become a battle for second place. 47th, as ever, you are my hero, role model and inspiration.
Comment by soccermom Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 4:46 pm
Thanks Soccermom, and right back at you.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 4:59 pm
Gus Savage, JJJ, Mel Reynolds — only one has the conviction to lead this district (as of today).
Comment by Soxfan Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 5:16 pm
Well, it’s long over, but:
“Yes we con!”
Comment by Excessively Rabid Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 5:39 pm
I’m not even getting in the game.
Very nicely played, 47th.
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 5:42 pm
Mel Reynolds — “I believe the children are our future.”
Comment by Boone Logan Square Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 6:07 pm
Vote for me- I’m a peach of a guy.
Comment by DuPage Dave Wednesday, Nov 28, 12 @ 7:53 pm
A vote for Mel is not a vote for Mel-ancholy
Comment by Das Man Thursday, Nov 29, 12 @ 4:54 am
Mel Reynolds - Keep the Change
Comment by smurray Thursday, Nov 29, 12 @ 6:51 am