US Rep. Tubbs Jones hospitalized near Cleveland

[davidnc76]

Source: AP

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A hospital spokeswoman says U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital.

Joyce Persuad of Huron Road Hospital in East Cleveland says Tubbs Jones was hospitalized on Tuesday. She says family members have asked that no other information on the five-term Cleveland Democrat be made public.

A telephone message The Associated Press left for an aide to the congresswoman Tuesday night was not immediately returned. A message also was left for a Cleveland police spokesman.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5atlJ9I4IGbTPQB-hNQ...

[JI7]

1. i hope it's nothing serious

and she gets out soon.

[napi21]

2. I really like her. I'm certainly not from Cleveland or Ohio either, but

Steph is a really great Dem. I wish her well, and hope she will fe fine!

[davidnc76]

3. She is a great woman.

[Kermit77]

4. It sounds really bad - she became unconcious while driving her car - a stroke??

Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones was admitted to Huron Hospital in East Cleveland Tuesday tonight.
The family requested that the hospital not release any information about her condition.

The Cleveland Heights police department is to put out a news release in the morning about the incident.

WOIO Channel 19 is reporting that Tubbs Jones was behind the wheel of a car moving fast in Cleveland Heights. Police tried to pull her over but she was unconscious.

Nicole Williams, spokeswoman for the 11th District congresswoman, had no information about the incident

[geiger]

15. massive brain aneuryism.

[DUlover2909]

5. That ain't no good. Wish for the best.

[maseman]

6. Rep. Tubbs Jones hospitalized near Cleveland

Source: MSNBC/AP

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been admitted to a Cleveland-area hospital, a spokesman said early Wednesday.

Tubbs Jones was admitted to Huron Road Hospital in East Cleveland on Tuesday, said Joyce Persuade. Tubs Jones' family members have asked that no other information on the five-term Cleveland Democrat be made public, Persuade said.

The 58-year-old Tubbs Jones became the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress when she was elected in 1998.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26303502

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Hope she is OK. What a champion for liberal causes.

[davidnc76]

7. duplicate

[WCGreen]

8. I know STJ fairly well, we shared a panel a few times back when

she was a Judge then the county prosecutor. She's a good woman, a smart woman and I hope all is well with her.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Why is it always the liberals that get sick?

My prayers go out to her...

[PeaceNikki]

10. ??

What an odd thing to ask/say.

[Richardo]

12. Tony Snow had cancer

I'd say mortality is non-partisan.

[Eurobabe]

11. Holy shit

Wonder what happened?

[Algorem]

13. strange.

supposedly video here,if you can wait for it and watch ad,at cleveland's sleaziest tv "news" station-



http://www.woio.com/Global/category.asp?C=4397








Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones admitted to Huron Hospital

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/08/congresswoman_s...

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Posted by 444992 on 08/20/08 at 12:46AM

How could they know she was unconscious when they tried to pull her over? This is strange.
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Posted by beegmachine on 08/20/08 at 12:58AM

Hang in there ma'am, best wishes and prayers.
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Posted by culludkid on 08/20/08 at 3:27AM

"....behind the wheel of a car moving fast."? "...unconscious"? Sounds like Steffy may have been out doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing. I smell a coverup.
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Posted by FreddyP on 08/20/08 at 6:05AM

Was Zack Reed driving?
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Posted by Ohio2007 on 08/20/08 at 6:29AM...

[RedShoes]

14. Please, oh please let this be a dui or something.

I know it's bad to wish such a thing, but at least that's curable.

[maddezmom]

16. updated thread here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...