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Jesse Jackson Jr. Speculation Continues to Swirl (Doc: Being treated for 'mood disorder')
Roll Call ^ | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | Emily Pierce and Shira Toeplitz

Posted on 07/11/2012 4:49:57 PM PDT by kristinn

Under pressure to reveal where he is and what his “ailments” may be, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s doctors released a statement Wednesday night saying he is being treated for a “mood disorder.”

But the statement is unlikely to dampen the speculation about the Illinois Democrat’s mystery medical ordeal, considering the statement gave few details.

The release, sent out by the lawmaker’s spokesman, did not identify his doctor’s name nor the facility at which he is being treated.

The statement read: “Information regarding the Congressman’s treatment is protected by federal law under the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPPA”). The name of the attending physician and treatment center will not be disclosed in order to protect his continuing privacy. His physician makes the following statement: ‘The Congressman is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder. He is responding positively to treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.’ In addition, the rumors about him being treated for alcohol or substance abuse is not true.”

The surprise statement came after a day in which the drumbeat for Jackson to divulge more about his medical condition grew louder, as House Democratic leaders joined the call for him to inform voters and his colleagues about his unusual leave of absence.

(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blago; chicago; illinois; jessejacksonjr; jjj; jjjr; mooddisorder; paytoplay; rehab
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1 posted on 07/11/2012 4:50:06 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

Bath salts.


2 posted on 07/11/2012 4:53:08 PM PDT by Theoria (Rush Limbaugh: Ron Paul sounds like an Islamic terrorist)
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To: kristinn
well, GAY is a mood...
3 posted on 07/11/2012 4:53:56 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: kristinn

Jesse Jackson IS a mood disorder.


4 posted on 07/11/2012 4:54:28 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama Kills))
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To: Theoria
Close. Drugs and alcohol
5 posted on 07/11/2012 4:57:04 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (If I can't be persuasive, I at least hope to be fun.)
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To: PapaBear3625
Well, I'm running with the rumor of bath salts. I think I'll throw in zoophilia tomorrow.
6 posted on 07/11/2012 5:02:26 PM PDT by Theoria (Rush Limbaugh: Ron Paul sounds like an Islamic terrorist)
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To: kristinn

Yes, marxist racial hatred is a “mood disorder”.

So is drug use. And stupidity. And political extortion. And lying.

Pick one from Column A and one from Column B, or all of the above.


7 posted on 07/11/2012 5:03:47 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

So...these so-called “mood disorders” do they appear so quickly and at his age? “Booze or “drug” disorder, methinks.


8 posted on 07/11/2012 5:08:44 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: kristinn

Is he being treated for Tertiary Syphilis, AIDS? Anyone know?


9 posted on 07/11/2012 5:09:37 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: kristinn

I have said this before on other posts:

The wording of the medical reports strongly suggests a Schizophrenic disorder, possibly bipolar, and most probably bought on by stress of some sort, either drug, alcohol, or emotional.


10 posted on 07/11/2012 5:15:16 PM PDT by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: kristinn

“Clinically Crazy” and suffering “Severe Kleptomania Syndrome” are hardly a barrier to American blacks holding high elected office.

Just ask their constituents.


11 posted on 07/11/2012 5:18:45 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: kristinn

Maybe he sleeps with the fishes in Lake Michigan.


12 posted on 07/11/2012 5:19:16 PM PDT by Misterioso (It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for. - Ayn Rand)
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To: kristinn

Best guess: He’s on suicide watch after a failed suicide attempt. But who really knows?


13 posted on 07/11/2012 5:24:32 PM PDT by expat2
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To: Misterioso

Perhaps he is in a bad mood, because he can’t get a freakin’ drink. But this, of course, is speculation.


14 posted on 07/11/2012 5:24:54 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: kristinn
I'm thinking he's got a good racket going on here.

1. Face a criminal investigation.
2. Check yourself into an undisclosed medical facility for undisclosed "medical reasons."
3. Continue collecting your paycheck at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer.

Heck, if Ted Kennedy knew it was this easy he would have lived to the age of 500.

15 posted on 07/11/2012 5:46:24 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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To: bill1952

I’m thinking maybe that Rod Blagojevich is talking and noone in the Democratic syndicate is willing to silence him. If JJ jr. is implicated in the Senate seat of Zero it could be huge.


16 posted on 07/11/2012 5:47:37 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
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To: PapaBear3625

Yeah, the alcohol and drug withdrawal make a dude real moody.


17 posted on 07/11/2012 6:07:07 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: kristinn

It’s sickening to read about this guy being a “lawmaker”.

I suspect some dirt is about to come out on him. He’s playing the crazy card in advance.


18 posted on 07/11/2012 6:09:28 PM PDT by Terry Mross ( To all my kin: Do not attempt to contact me as long as you love obama.)
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To: kristinn

It seems like he has the right to keep his ailment disclosed.


19 posted on 07/11/2012 6:14:01 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch ( if you love, you will not condemn, and if you condemn, you cannot love)
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To: kristinn

I think this boy’s cheese has done slid off his cracker.

/Green Mile


20 posted on 07/11/2012 6:15:55 PM PDT by eartrumpet
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