Disgusting Comments By People On CNN Website Regarding Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Jesse Jackson Jr.

It never ceases to amaze me the vile and nasty things that people anonymously say about others when no one can see them.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is undergoing some physical and emotional challenges. However, that is not enough to prevent people from taking cheap shots at him under the cloak of anonymity. Of course, these types of attacks are nothing new in this day of the Internet and the freedoms that come with it. The price for freedom is that it opens forums for people to attack others, anonymously, and otherwise. Some people enjoy being able to cheap shot while not signing their name or reputation to their attacks. The Internet is also a have for idiots like the guy below who absurdly calls the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. the "biggest racist in the nation." It makes you wonder how harshly these extremists would attack Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. if he was alive today.

Here are a few of the vile statements on CNN:

Roger BirdCollapse

Perhaps Jackson is depressed about being corrupt.  A bad conscience can cause a lot of grief.

winemaster2Collapse

Like father like son, both corrupt to the hilt, living high on the hog and as usual pretending to be do gooders with Chicago style rotten greed creed politics of self interests and self righteousness.. Now it is gastrointestinal and depression song and dance

SmackbackCollapse

crooked like his old man - what a p.o.s.

Here is a comment that reflects ignorance and callousness regarding people suffering from depression. It's sad that people think depression is no big deal. Is it a commentary on our society?

JalenTighCollapse

I would be depressed too if I were under investigation for corruption.... but this is just ridiculous. Take some happy pills and get back to work like the rest of us have to you lazy bum.

Here is one of the most ignorant statements (and there were many to chose from) out of the comments section:

dale gribble, i kill bugs, roaches, and antsCollapse

id be depressed too if my dad were the biggest racist in the nation

This person is an idiot. That is disgusting. But, it's part of the price we pay for freedom.

Read more here:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/04/politics/jackson-congress-depression/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Pretend Patriots Are Hypocrites

Gabby Douglas

I've enjoyed watching the Olympics this summer. I've always enjoyed them. I've enjoyed them since the first time I remember seeing the Olympics -- the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.

One of the interesting topics that fires up from time to time during the Olympics is the issue of patriotism. Many of us are patriots even though we may all have different opinions about what it truly means to display patriotism during the Olympics.

This all brings me to a post I read on News Hounds discussing the issue of patriotism and the people at Fox News.

Here is what News Hounds posted about the America Live program:

Guest host Alisyn Camerota said:

There was a proud moment at the Olympics yesterday when 16-year old Gabby Douglas won a gold medal in gymnastics. The crowd went wild with cheers – though we’re not hearing the chants of ‘USA, USA’ that we’ve heard in some Olympics gone by. And some folks have noticed that American athletes’ uniforms don’t carry the Stars and Stripes look as much as they had in past years. The famous flag-style outfits worn in years past replaced with yellow shirts, gray tracksuits, pink leotards. So how do we show our patriotism at the games?

So, what is patriotism? Is the effort they put in throughout their lives to represent their country in the Olympics? Is it the thrill that these athletes have as they give everything they have in goodwill competition as representatives of their country? Is it our athletes cheering each other on to victory? Is it the genuine emotion running through their body as they hear their national anthem played? OR, is it the outfits they wear? Cheering is not enough, with at least one Fox News host. You must cheer a certain way to truly be a patriot.

Read the post to get the full story on a manufactured Fox News issue.

These people who think of thems