[Cincinatus' Wife]

Racism charges swirl in Congress amid chaos

Congressman Davis and Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee discuss giving working families the child tax credit they deserve during a press conference in Washinton.

Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., right, huddles with Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., left, during a news conference on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 in Washington. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Black Leadership Forum, National Conference of State Legislators, National Urban League, and the NAACP were critical of the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

[Tunehead54]

Maybe the are no airlines left willing to take he "Highness" or maybe her travel staff has quit ... ;-)

According to the Houston Press and The Hill, Jackson Lee has also reportedly been involved in several altercations with airline flight personnel over her requests for a complimentary upgrade to first class based on her celebrity. [4] The Press reports one altercation, which Jackson Lee later denied, she loudly derided a staffer over her travel arrangements:

"You don't understand. I am a queen, and I demand to be treated like a queen"

Another altercation onboard an airplane was reported by The Hill. During a full flight on Continental Airlines Jackson Lee was denied a complimentary upgrade to first class. According to a witness interviewed by the Capitol Hill newpaper, "When she saw that she had to sit with other people, she started shouting that she was in Congress and worked hard. She was really loud. Everybody in the plane could hear." Later in the flight she is reported to have had a "friendly visit" with the displaced passengers. [5]

The Press further reports that Jackson Lee has a reputation on capitol hill as a "high-maintenance" employer and has exhibited one of the largest staff turnover rates for years [6]. Several former employees have cited her demeanor and incidents such as the travel arrangement altercations as a major reason why so many staffers leave her office. The Houston Chronicle reported that one staffer even quit after she threw a cell phone at him.[7]

Adding to her reputation as an elitist, she was criticized after an investigative reporter from the conservative magazine the Weekly Standard photographed her using a chauffeur to travel the distance of approximately one block from her congressional office to the U.S. Capitol Building entrance. The Capitol Hill magazine Roll Call reported a couple weeks later that Jackson Lee was seen pressuring her driver to tailgate Congressman John Dingell (D-MI) through a security checkpoint.[8] Source: Wikipedia: Sheila Jackson-Lee

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[CyberAnt]

She was on TV - but I changed the channel because I can't even stand to look at these arrogant, lying, sniveling people.

[exhaustedmomma]

arrrrggggh.... I hope you haven't jinxed us! I have been enjoying the Houston news... especially because of her absence.

[Prost1]

"Why isn't Shelia in the Astrodome meeting, greeting and helping the victims from New Orleans, alongside the rest of the Houston volunteers?"

Because the people need help and real support, not hatred and bigotry sprewed by Ms. Lee.

[Czar]

She ran off with bayourod?

[Arizona Carolyn]

Carol Mosley Braun on CNN this morning (switching dials) says this is a draconian measure right now and went on to basically say white people don't care if poor black people are suffering and dying....

I'm not certain my blood pressure can take much more of this.

[Modok]

She does not celebrate success and independent action.