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

Read More:- Chinese New Year Greetings Chinese New Year Greetings , US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Monday released a statement saluting the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Monday. “Chinese Lunar New Year is a thousand year tradition celebrated by billions of Chinese all over the world,” Jackson Lee said. “It is my great pleasure to send my new year’s greetings to the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, as well as the Chinese communities in Greater Houston Area.” “My...Read Full Story

THE TAO OF STUPID  Sheila Jackson-Lee might be the dumbest person in congress. She might even be the dumbest person outside congress. If there were ever a global championship for idiots, the country could send her there. And leave her there; because unlike Lassie, she wouldn’t be able find her way back on her own. When Enron wanted someone to use as a puppet, they picked Sheila Jackson-Lee. They wanted a woman who didn’t have a mind of her own. Enron executives described her as “agreeable...Read Full Story

Like 3 Chics, we know Americans have been following the beltway drama of the GOP and the need to raise America’s debt ceiling.  If the raising of the debt ceiling is just another procedural duty of congress, why haven’t we done this already; what’s the REAL hold up?  Did Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee throw the Race card on the table yesterday? From The Hill: “I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness [toward] this president,” said Jackson Lee, a member of the Congressional...Read Full Story

During the House floor debate on the Protect Life Act last week, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D- Texas) defended abortion as a "needed action" and referred to the heartbeat of a fetus as a "sound".   Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  Voicing her opposition to the measure on Thursday, Jackson Lee referenced a previous Texas law, "Just as the courts ruled unconstitutional and upheld the provision of the Texas law that required a doctor to talk first to a woman seeking an...Read Full Story

Though most of us know her as that black congresswoman with the beehive, Sheila Jackson Lee is actually a well-known Democrat representing Texas's 18th Congressional District in the House of Representatives. Since her election victory in 1995, Lee has been an outspoken politician leading the charge on issues relating to minorities and civil rights in this country. She has been an ardent supporter of affirmative action, immigrant and women's rights, attacking any legislation that she feels...Read Full Story