Sheila Jackson Lee, the far-left Democratic congresswoman who was forced to resign from her top job at a foundation following a discrimination lawsuit, has died.
Two months ago, the late congressman announced that he had pancreatic cancer.
Described as “irresistible” by the left-leaning New York Times, her most recent accomplishment was sponsoring the controversial “Juneteenth” holiday bill, helping to make June 19th a federal holiday known as “Juneteenth Independence Day.”
Media Praise
Not surprisingly, the left-wing media lavished praise that was full of praise and short on facts.
The Times recorded only one legislative achievement — again, on Juneteenth — and did little about her other than recounting her political career.
CNN also reported the same story, but added the following clarification to its article:
On Capitol Hill, she gained a reputation for getting a seat near the entrance to the House chamber during the president's annual State of the Union address so she could chat with the commander in chief, which, as she told Huffington Post in 2016, wasn't just for a photo op, but also a chance to do some quick business with the president.
When asked why she has been able to regularly occupy such a valued position, she said, “I am welcomed into the position because I have many good friends.”
Politico also gave little coverage to Jackson's accomplishments.
Jackson Lee was described in her obituary as a “progressive” rather than her real name, a far-left Democrat.
Jackson Lee is a native New Yorker who moved to Texas in 1994 and became a member of Congress the same year, where he has served ever since.
There was no mention of how the nation had progressed during “progressive” Jackson Lee's long tenure in Congress.
Rape lawsuit
To its credit, the obituary noted that Jackson Lee was fired as president of the Black Caucus Foundation after an employee sued the foundation, alleging that Jackson Lee fired her after she accused another staff member of rape.
A federal judge dismissed the suit, but the details in the case strongly suggest that the defendant's employees did, in fact, induce the women to fall for him. They include margaritas, stops at liquor stores, marijuana pipes and giggle weed, and frantic calls to friends for help.
Lee's latest activism is for reparations for slavery: She urged President Joe Biden to support reparations for Black people as a way to buy the Black vote.
“Simply put, reparations can increase Black voter turnout to transformative levels,” she said.
Appreciate Jackson Lee's honesty.
Jackson Lee recently became the target of ridicule for spreading fake science at a Houston-area high school.
“At night, the moon's energy is full, and sometimes you've heard the term 'full moon,'” she told scholars at Booker T. Washington High School. “Sometimes, you just need a chance to go outside and see the full moon, which is a perfect circle made up mostly of gases.”
Lee also spoke about life on the moon, which is a ball of gas, “which begs the question of why or how we humans could live on the moon,” she said.
Is gas capable of doing that?
The sun puts out a lot of heat, but it's almost impossible to get close to it. The moon is much more manageable, and soon, in a few years, we'll see NASA go to the moon again.
Jackson Lee claimed he gave the wrong answer.
Parliamentary Record
Jackson Lee accomplished very little in his 30-year career, but he consistently voted the wrong way.
Her career rating on the New American magazine Freedom Index was 21 percent, but she left the 118th Congress with a perfect 0 percent rating.
As for Juneteenth, the day slaves in Texas were freed by a Union general, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie, one of only 14 U.S. House members brave enough to vote against it, explained the problem.
“Named this day 'National Independence Day,' it would create confusion and encourage Americans to choose one of the two days to celebrate their independence based on their racial identity,” Massey said.
Why can't we call this day “Liberation Day” and come together as Americans and celebrate it together as Americans of all colors, races, and ethnicities, black and white, and unite on Independence Day to celebrate the birth of our country after the overthrow of an oppressive government?
