Can you please explain to everyone how his father is a Nazi? I get it if you don't like or agree with him, I myself don't either. But when you start making silly claims like that you make yourself look like a troll. Surely you have something more intelligent to add to the conversation, don't you?

Lookin' like Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., didn't inherit his dad's Chicago Teflon Coating....Things are starting to stick to him....He's gonna go full blown Tri-Polar when Rudy Giuliani replaces Eric WithHolder as Attorney General in January.....

bi polar depression can be a life long disorder. No member of congress who has a serious mental disorder,(PERHAPS MOST OF THEM DO HAVE ONE) should be serving in congress. This is a serious disorder, with many relapses and many many side effects. To say in a few short weeks that he is responding to medication is ridiculous. The medication only has a temporary effect, doesn't cure it and what causes this mental illness has to be removed. I.E. the stress of being in politics. Jesse Jackson should immediately resign, take a very long sabbatical and then look for a non stressful job to live out his life.

It is certainly heartening, as I read these discussion threads each day, to be reminded of the endless compassion, and kindness, and basic goodness of the American people.

NOT!

Our society seems to have lost its moral compass. How unfortunate that so many seem among us believe that civility and understanding of their fellow human beings are just quaint concepts, which have no application in their own lives. God forbid any of you ever find yourselves in need. What irony that would be, hmm?

ofcourse1...(#1.3)..."Jesse Jackson should immediately resign, take a very long sabbatical and then look for a non stressful job to live out his life."

Years ago Jackson Sr. threatened Budweiser with a boycott till they relented and gave the Jackson Family the Largest Budweiser Distibutorship in Chicago....Jr. can go on the payroll there....problem solved....

"Back in 1995, the reverend made his son a congressman, financing the 30-year-old’s campaign by collecting money from Rainbow PUSH donors and spending it on expensive mailers and phone banks. Most of his Junior’s money came from out of state. Bill Cosby and Johnnie Cochran wrote checks.

Jonathan Jackson is the national spokesman for Rainbow PUSH, Yousef Jackson owns a Budweiser distributorship his father helped him obtain. Both of these sons work in the family business, too.

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Newspaper-Jacksons-Want-To-Replace-Jesse-Jr-With-Brother-165420726.html#ixzz23TA2dJgD

Mike in Delray, you reinforce my point. Your off-topic comment speaks to your harsh partisanship and has nothing to do with an article about a serious mental illness challenge for a fellow human being.

So much for civility, compassion and basic human kindness. So where did you lose your own moral compass; and are you spending any time looking for it, or are you spending all of your time just doubling-down on incivility? Such a dark, dark place to dwell.

Another half ass story by MSNBC. I have no doubts that the entire facility of the Mayo Clinic was not polled and agreed that Jesse Jackson Jr. is recovering from bipolar mental disorder. Perhaps a spokesperson said it, but I sincerely doubt that any doctor violated patient doctor privilege and said anything about the condition, or how the patient is.

Robert in Oregon...I thought the 1%-ers were evil and should be despised ....or is that only if they are NOT Progressive/Democrats ????

Mike in Delray

"Robert in Oregon...I thought the 1%-ers were evil and should be despised ....or is that only if they are NOT Progressive/Democrats ????"

Wow, that was interesting. You just completely changed the subject yet again to pursue a completely different line of partisan thought and snarky sarcasm. It would seem that 'focus' may be an issue, hmm? I think I'm seeing the possible problem, here. ADHD perhaps? Gosh, I'm sorry. I didn't know!

Yes, a very, very dark place to dwell indeed.

So this is great...mental disorders for politicians....all at the tax payers expense...

get back in there and cast votes loser... quit riding on the free health care for me card ...

I know three by-polar people and oh let me tell you, they have problems, big time. It just eat's away at there habits, vocabulary, moods, it's scarey at times to be around them. There not in my family at least. I can come and go and they don't interfer with my personal life. But they definatly need God help, there's no doubt. And as some have said on here, there's no doubt his family, homelife, history, background can't help one bit in trying to re-focus his head or personalty. No way, it's got to just rile him up even more with all he has on his plate. so sad. I'm not a Jesse Jackson fan at all and when this was first found out a couple months ago, there were some really terrible things said about this kid and the family just keep dodging all the bullets and now we find out this. He needs to leave the family, join a cult and disappear. His roll in congress is over, there's already enough crazy money hungery SOB's in that place, and that can't do anything but ruin a person in time. And med don't help. The three i know get scarey on some of the meds they take. So sad!!

And Jesse Jr.'s resignation letter will be submitted ..........

Jesse Jackson Jr....Jesse Jackson Sr....can ANYONE let me know what these two have done besides breathed?

They have not educated the black population, informed them of their rights and obligations, have enslaved them to vote lock step in favor of any democratic politician.

Remember that Jesse Jackson senior said the following at a public news conference:

""There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved."

Right you are, Cappy. If you took out "bipolar disorder" and substituted "muscular sclerosis" or "diabetes" this whole thread would be different. As a matter of fact, it would hardly be news.

I pray for a quick conviction and a lengthy prison sentence.

Yeah, you go ahead and "pray" for him, feastering hog. Good luck with that.

Does anyone know a politician from Illinois who was not corrupt? Obama did nothing when he was in the Illinois state senate and sure as hell did nothing when he was senator. Tell me what Obama from Illinois has done as president. I am still waiting to see what Obama's school records look like.

I've been wondering about those records myself!! My college transcripts have followed me to every job i've ever held. I needed them to get into the United States Air Force 40 years ago. And four years ago elect a president of the United States and we know nothing about him, and his first term is almost up, and it's been a complete failer and the Democrat party of the United States of America wants him to be President again. Is it just me our is there something terribly wrong with that?

No just two with "seizures" instead of DUI Hit and Run and One with Alzheimers when she can't remember how she knows she is a Native American but knows she is.

I cant. no one ever thought to use this excuse before but im sure it will become quite popular

can you claim bipolar as a defense in court?

disqusted-469890 ...(#8.3)..."can you claim bipolar as a defense in court?"

When you couple it with your High-Priced Defence Team that puts "Expert Psychiatrists" on the witness stand to also say he's "multiple-personality" disordered too....and it was the OTHER Jesse Jr., that was trying to buy P.Obama's Senate seat from Blago....

It is certainly heartening, as I read these discussion threads each day, to be reminded of the endless compassion, and kindness, and basic goodness of the American people.

NOT!!! :-(

Our society seems to have lost its moral compass. How unfortunate that so many among us seem to believe that civility, and understanding toward their fellow human beings are just quaint concepts, which have no application in their own lives.

God forbid any of you ever find yourselves sick, or hungry or otherwise in need. What irony that would be, hmm?

Well the thing is if any one of us ever finds ourselves sick, hungry or in need of help we probably won't get the right help that is needed being we are just common folk living paycheck to paycheck!! And yes bipolar is a serious mental health issue, but I find it a coincedience that he just became sick when he's being investigated!! It just goes to show that money can get you out of any problems you might be having and don't want to face!!!

Robert - You really think that Jesse requires compassion and understanding?

You better try coming out of that rock you live under. Oops, nearly forgot that if you're black, let alone Jesse Jackson's son, you can do no wrong.

I am wondering if he can get off with "bipolar defense" myself. Because being bipolar does not mean that you do not know right from wrong. You do. For example, "I know that taking this big pile of money is theft," is generally how a bipolar person would think.

But a good defense attorney may well have him say, "Well, I'm bipolar, yes, and even though I knew it was wrong, I was manic and euphoric that day, so I was cycling too high and I couldn't help that I took it."

I'm serious about this, I'm also bipolar so I have some idea of how people with that disorder think.

I believe your more right than you know or their willing to admit. It does seem to be a syndrum of black and white now becoming white and black, and you never know when there going to change it back. And with bi-polar everybody else is always wrong and they are always right. That sounds more like the Democrat party now that you mention it even more.

The deluded always need correction. The program you are seeking to reference is Obamacare. It was your Democratic overlords who exempted themselves from it.

Polly want a cracker?

@Conservative Rebellion --- Jesse Jr. already has a defense angle ready for federal prosecutors. He'll blow the dust off the Kennedy family defense..."I was on Ambien and do not remember a thing".