Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., was on the House floor just now during President Obama’s presser, offering a privileged resolution aimed squarely at Texas Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry. The resolution is designed to extend the Washington Post’s coverage on the offensively named parcel of land that Perry’s father once leased for hunting.
The resolution basically calls on Perry to apologize for the offensive name that other people from a bygone era gave to the property, and which Perry’s father deleted with a can of paint. The resolution also calls on Perry to reveal the names of anyone who went hunting with him on that property.
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Here is the resolution’s full text, which Jackson’s office provided to the Washington Post (the paper that made this into a story in the first place.)
You can watch Jackson’s entire speech on C-Span here. The Congressional Black Caucus has posted a low-quality video of part of Jackson’s speech on YouTube:
It seems like a pretty mighty stretch for this resolution to be considered privileged, considering that it has nothing to do with the official duties performed by members of the House.
UPDATE: Speaker Boehner’s spokesman tells The Examiner that the resolution will likely be ruled out of order, and there will be a vote to table it.
“It’s an inappropriate name, which – as the White House has noted – Governor Perry himself has said,” the spokesman said. “But since he isn’t a member of the House, it’s not a matter for a privileged resolution.”
