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Leno scorches Jesse Jackson Jr.

By  Sun-Times staff
   
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WASHINGTON–Jay Leno targeted disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) in his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night. Jackson was charged with siponing campaign funds for personal use including purchasing:

*a $5,000 football signed by U.S. presidents.

* $9,600 for furniture.

* $43,000 for a men’s men’s Rolex watch.

*$5,50 for fur capes and parkas .

*Thousands for memorabilia of Martin Luther King, Jr., Bruce Lee, Michael Jackson and Jimi Hendrix.

LENO ON JACKSON: “Among the items he bought were Bruce Lee memorabilia, a black and red cashmere cape, and a Michael Jackson hat. Well, at least he didn’t waste the money on something stupid.”

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