Tubbs-Jones In Critical Condition After Aneurysm
 

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, the first black congresswoman from Ohio, is in the hospital in critical condition and with limited brain function after she had an aneurysm while driving her car in Cleveland last night. Earlier reports said the congresswoman, who was an ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton and was a fixture on cable news shows during the primaries, had died. [HP]

Update: Later in the evening, Rep. Tubbs did pass. She was 58.

Comments (6)

No. 1 · msim

I feel incredibly sad. She is one the few, rare, truly progressive politicians of your country.

She has voted for gay adoptions, gay civil partnerships and benefits, Aids funding and prevention and supported stricter sentencing for hate crimes.

Meanwhile Cheney, Bush and other such reptilians are perfectly healthy. Life isn't fair.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 4:55 pm
No. 2 · solitaire

I just heard this on CNN. Sad indeed.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 7:41 pm
No. 3 · Daria at Gorgeous Black Women

oh no :(

msim, cheney is one kobe steak away from his 120th heart attack. i wouldn't call that "healthy"

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 7:59 pm
No. 4 · Chic Noir

this is awful.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 7:59 pm
No. 5 · Megs

Tubbs Jones certainly died with her boots on. Hard to find a politician with that kind of grit.

On the other hand, Cheney's heart was removed (with his soul), in I believe, 1958. That thing that beats? That's an affect. Kind of like the sound of a shutter in a digital camera. It just sounds like one. But Cheney? No feelings, as we know them. Feelers, though? As in roaches? Yes.

Posted: Aug 20, 2008 at 11:17 pm
No. 6 · Global Wire

While I didn't agree with her support of Hillary Clinton, I highly respected her integrity to take on issues that are important to Americans, especially around social justice, which is a hard quality to find in many politicians today.

Posted: Aug 21, 2008 at 8:58 am
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