Comments on: Politics: Gordon gets her degree (UPDATED)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:59:46 +0000

Well, has she gotten the degree which she said she would finish in spring 2008? Or was that a lie too?
Oh yeah, and it’s good to know that she has the ex-prostitute’s vote. That’s a ringing endorsement.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:43:47 +0000

*beat head against wall*

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:43:16 +0000

“No one should be defined by one mistake in their youth. “

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:53:39 +0000

When I was very young woman, 16 years ago, poor and homeless, I made an error in judgment and was convicted of petty prostitution in an effort to survive.

God gave me a second chance and I started working in social work to help others in similar situations. I earned a community college degree and will be graduating with my 4 year degree next year, at 38.

I’ve talked to Jehan Gordon and I think she’s an awesome person who cares about the middle class and the poor. You can achieve your dreams at any age and you can overcome adversity. No one should be defined by one mistake in their youth. She seems to me to be a good educated person that will serve the people.

I’m voting for Ms. Gordon!

By: mj

mj — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:22:44 +0000

No, postsimian, we are complaining about a young woman who commited a crime involving dishonesty, ignored it for almost 8 years, and who’s only regret according to her was, “if I’d known I was going to run for office, I’d never have stolen those bracelets”. Although she could have been charged with a felony, she received a break in the charging and wasn’t. And how did she repay that break from society? She didn’t pay her fine until she was in the middle of the campaign when the story was going to break. Had she been responsible, she’d have paid it off within the year as required. If she’d been politically astute she’d have paid it off in the summer when she first considered running for office. Instead, she waited until weeks before the election when the media was getting ready to tell the world. She was neither responsible nor astute and has no basis to represent us in Springfield except her pretty smile and vacuous references to hope and opportunity. And don’t get me started on her ignoring her traffic cases to the point where her license gets suspended. I believe in redemption, but it begins with accountability.

By: ollie

ollie — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:51:50 +0000

just a thought: when I read Gordon’s literature and website, she had used the word “attended”. It was the radio ad that said “graduated”.

So, there is reason to believe that it was plain sloppiness rather than outright intentional dishonesty which is troubling but not as bad.

By: Mamma Hen

Mamma Hen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:42:31 +0000

Joan Krupa went and got hers early in life , and she has awards for all the great work she has done in our community and beyond. She is a team player and cares about all the people . My salf i can’t support a person who has lied about things, that she knew would come back to bite her in the end . If Ms. Gordon can’t take care of her personal business , that worrys me …

By: First 1000+ hit day ever! « blueollie

First 1000+ hit day ever! « blueollie — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:12:31 +0000

[...] Politics: Jehan Gordon, the Democrat running for the IL-92 House seat (vacated by Aaron Schock) just got her degree from the University of Illinois. She completed a finite mathematics course to finish it [...]

By: Rixblix

Rixblix — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:00:24 +0000

Well, Anon, I’ll take lying about a minor detail over lying about a major one any day. Admit it, fix it, move on. What a concept.

By: Ian Schwartz

Ian Schwartz — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:30:12 +0000

No apology needed B. That’s the beauty of blogs-you can say what you want.
I enjoy the dialog.