Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

By Eliot Nelson, Ryan Grim & Arthur Delaney Republican protesters booed David Axelrod so loudly that they must have confused him with a dying person without health insurance. A clothing store has come out with Romney-themed apparel and, much to everyone's surprise, it isn't Brooks Brothers and -- an even greater surprise -- the item in question isn't a pair of pleated shorts. And Sheila Jackson Lee accidentally (sort of) outed a CIA agent which, on the upside, would be a hilarious premise...Read Full Story

Politicians love photo-ops, especially during an election year, as it is free earned media.  But those engaging in those moments of publicity ought to be certain to choose situations which flatter them as well as conveying a desired spin. Here is a picture of the opening of the Houston Dynamo’s new soccer stadium, highlighted by the presence of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX 18th). It was not generally thought that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee had a SHOE loose.    But...Read Full Story

Possible Voter Fraud in District of Congressional Black Caucus Member Sheila Jackson Lee Wikipedia Fraud in Congressional Black Caucus member Sheila Jackson Lee’s district? Well, Townhall seems to think some shady business is going on: True the Vote then compared the socio-economic demographics of the three predominantly Democratic congressional districts in an effort to explain why Jackson Lee’s district could have such a high number in comparison. Engelbrecht told Townhall the group had...Read Full Story

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Newt Gingrich Using Code Words to be Racist (Wikipedia) Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee is in the news again for crying racism. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee says Newt Gingrich using code words to be “racist.” Um, this is coming from the same person who wants hurricanes and tropical storms to have black-sounding names. Right Sheila Jackson-Lee, you have zero credibility in my book. BASHIR: Let me play something that you said about the current GOP debate on the floor of the house...Read Full Story

*Action on the Stop Online Piracy Act [SOPA] was temporarily derailed in the House Judiciary Committee yesterday when Texas Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee got wind of a tweet by one of her Republican colleagues. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) posted on his Twitter: “We are debating the Stop Online Piracy Act and Shiela Jackson [sic] has so bored me that I’m killing time by surfing the Internet.” Jackson Lee objected and the hearing ground to a stop, reports Deadline.com.  It was unacceptable “to have...Read Full Story