I've had your AG sign in my yard since your campaign first offered them. We've had several neighbors ask about you and we encouraged them to check you out. It's been our honor to put your name before our neighborhood. Good luck!
From Owen's mouth to god's ears. I've been reading you since before your district was gerrymandered, kinda wishing you were MY congressperson. I happily voted for you on October 17th. I would LOVE for you to become our AG! Best of luck to you, and everyone up and down the Blue line!
Just want to thank you for running. I think you will make an outstanding attorney general. North Carolina needs you, and the country needs politicians like you who are serious, authentic, principled, and open-minded. Very best wishes. And thanks to your family also for their sacrifices.
Jeff: I have been with you right from the beginning. You have proved to be a decent, honest, and straightforward candidate and most of all a veritable patriot. I wish you victory in the North Carolina AG contest, although I am not in NC anymore to vote for you. But I voted for Roy Cooper and Josh Stein when I was in North Carolina. I wish you well in your political and personal endeavors.
So proud to support you! You conducted your campaign with transparency, communication, high energy and humor. Truly the best — if only all the others would emulate you! Can’t wait to see you perform as AG — and look forward to voting for you again in the future!
We will celebrate your AG win out here in Albuquerque (where Trump still owes us more than $200K from his last run, and so was forced to hold his "rally" at the airport). We will also miss your comms from Congress - perhaps you can encourage some of your D colleagues in the House to pick up the mantle of transparency, insight, and humor for the good of their constituents and country....? Hope to see you in higher office someday!
Jeff, you make North Carolina proud and they are so lucky to have you. You set the bar high for how Congressional reps should communicate with their constituents. I have asked Lisa Blunt Rochester to follow your example here in Delaware. Good luck to you👍💙going blue all the way 👏
I have written you several times asking for an explanation of your MOS and assignment with Special Operations. Were you assigned to a specific unit or attached as a lawyer? Your timeline does not track for you to do anything else. It is more than sad that you have failed to explain - especially if you committed an act of stolen valor. This is NC - Home of Airborne, Special Forces and Special Operations. I simply wanted verification that all was well, but with no response and no elaboration elsewhere I am concerned about the veracity of your claim. If that is not true - how will you do as the chief legal beagle? I am an independent voter - Walz vamoosing knowing he was getting activated is bad enough. I had career ending injuries as an airborne grunt so I take these issues pretty seriously because I understand the context. And I am tired of lies - they can wind up killing people. You should know that from being in the military.
Five minutes of research makes it clear that Congressman Jackson did not attend law school until after he returned from Afghanistan. The nature of Jackson's deployment is well documented.
What's "more than sad" is one veteran attacking another with an entirely specious argument and thinly veiled allegations of "stolen valor."
What's sad is that I received no answer to my question. What I do know is he took his ad down after I questioned him the first time. My experience with the Attorney General's office protecting veterans is abysmal starting under Cooper. It is a very valid question. Unless you can document what his MOS and assignment was then my question is a valid question. His failure to answer is the issue - not my question. At ease in the harness.
Without casting innuendoes please ask Rep. Jackson to explain the circumstances for which you are seeking clarification. I concur that you deserve answer to your question.
Regarding one of your questions, Tiredofit, regarding "assignment versus attached," I was able to find the following characterization via a brief Google search:
"Jackson deployed to Afghanistan fresh out of Emory University in 2005 as a member of an Army Reserve psychological-operations team attached to an Army Special Forces unit."
"Corporal Jeff Jackson 04C, a philosophy major at Emory, enlisted in the army reserve his junior year at Emory, almost exactly one year after 9/11 [i.e. likely in Fall 2002]. He is now stationed at a small desert outpost in Afghanistan as a member of a tactical psychological operations (PSYOP) team.
Jackson has been keeping in contact with his family and friends through email since he arrived in Afghanistan in June 2005."
The entire blog post is worth reading. With typical candor, Jeff described what he believes were three mistakes made that hampered the evacuation, after the regular Afghan Army more or less evaporated in the face of Taliban attacks, with two of those mistakes made under the Biden Administration.
Thank you, Aron. It is a good article and does not pull punches, as it should be. I have other thoughts regarding context of that but it is not germane to this thread. I appreciate you taking the time to research and answer my question - something Jackson could have and should have done. As stated, my experience with the AG office regarding protecting veterans has been abysmal so hearing from Jackson himself would have been nice. With all that in mind, I am disinclined to support him if our questions are unimportant to him.
Thanks for reading that article and sharing (at least some of) your reactions!
Can readily understand that disinclination, given difficulties you've encountered and/or observed regarding North Carolina's support for veterans at the state-level.
If I may ask, when, and by what method(s), did you reach out to Jeff? And was it to him, personally, to his staffers at his Congressional offices in DC or North Carolina? Or both?
My hunch is that his office staff would be far more responsive, given the demands on any candidate himself in the final weeks – and even months – of a closely-contested race for a major political office. (And if his staffers didn't respond or couldn't give a definitive answer, that would definitely be problematic.)
One caveat: from what I've casually read, a phone call might work better than email or a contact form. As well, many Congressional offices tend to focus largely on constituents, and give lower priority to anyone from outside a Congress member's district, due to the sheer volume of contacts. If you're a constituent, I'd at least hope they'd give you considerable attention.
I tried both and figured a staffer would have been tasked. I am absolutely a constituent and spent a great deal of time and money with my nonprofit making things happen for veterans - until we needed legal protection. Cooper was pathetic and I filed charges against him in Federal Court as AG, but when he became governor it was moot. His staff was equally feckless and engaged in unprofessional behavior. I am eminently familiar with professional conduct having spent decades as a licensed professional. Stein also dropped the ball. We were an NGO partner with the Obama White House and accustomed to working with Members of Congress for many years. I do not make challenges lightly - which is why his conduct, or his staff, is professionally disappointing and unprofessional.
This is all new to me, but I was under the impression Jeff was a lawyer for some reason. Is there a complete biography that can be seen online or on a website? Thanks for your reply.
After reading your experiences I can understand your frustration. I just know that following Jeff's emails since his snow day posts that he is a cut above most other politicians. With his experiences and openess that I've seen thus far versus his opponent...
For the first time in my 87 year life, I’ve voted for a democrat. Hope my vote helps you win!
I've had your AG sign in my yard since your campaign first offered them. We've had several neighbors ask about you and we encouraged them to check you out. It's been our honor to put your name before our neighborhood. Good luck!
From Owen's mouth to god's ears. I've been reading you since before your district was gerrymandered, kinda wishing you were MY congressperson. I happily voted for you on October 17th. I would LOVE for you to become our AG! Best of luck to you, and everyone up and down the Blue line!
Jeff, you’re a step above the rest! I voted for you and will in the future for any office!! Honesty, communication, and shared values speaks to me!
Just want to thank you for running. I think you will make an outstanding attorney general. North Carolina needs you, and the country needs politicians like you who are serious, authentic, principled, and open-minded. Very best wishes. And thanks to your family also for their sacrifices.
Jeff: I have been with you right from the beginning. You have proved to be a decent, honest, and straightforward candidate and most of all a veritable patriot. I wish you victory in the North Carolina AG contest, although I am not in NC anymore to vote for you. But I voted for Roy Cooper and Josh Stein when I was in North Carolina. I wish you well in your political and personal endeavors.
Just pitched in and I live in Boston! Go get ‘em!
So proud to support you! You conducted your campaign with transparency, communication, high energy and humor. Truly the best — if only all the others would emulate you! Can’t wait to see you perform as AG — and look forward to voting for you again in the future!
We will celebrate your AG win out here in Albuquerque (where Trump still owes us more than $200K from his last run, and so was forced to hold his "rally" at the airport). We will also miss your comms from Congress - perhaps you can encourage some of your D colleagues in the House to pick up the mantle of transparency, insight, and humor for the good of their constituents and country....? Hope to see you in higher office someday!
Jeff, you make North Carolina proud and they are so lucky to have you. You set the bar high for how Congressional reps should communicate with their constituents. I have asked Lisa Blunt Rochester to follow your example here in Delaware. Good luck to you👍💙going blue all the way 👏
Thank you for all your messages. I have really enjoyed getting to know you and sending you best wishes and already my vote.
With you all the way - and just sent you a final gift : ) knowing we will all reap the investment. Godspeed.
I'm a Californian, so I voted for you in my heart. I agree with Owen that it's gonna be 51/49 in your favor.
Thank you Owen! (and Jeff too).
I have written you several times asking for an explanation of your MOS and assignment with Special Operations. Were you assigned to a specific unit or attached as a lawyer? Your timeline does not track for you to do anything else. It is more than sad that you have failed to explain - especially if you committed an act of stolen valor. This is NC - Home of Airborne, Special Forces and Special Operations. I simply wanted verification that all was well, but with no response and no elaboration elsewhere I am concerned about the veracity of your claim. If that is not true - how will you do as the chief legal beagle? I am an independent voter - Walz vamoosing knowing he was getting activated is bad enough. I had career ending injuries as an airborne grunt so I take these issues pretty seriously because I understand the context. And I am tired of lies - they can wind up killing people. You should know that from being in the military.
Five minutes of research makes it clear that Congressman Jackson did not attend law school until after he returned from Afghanistan. The nature of Jackson's deployment is well documented.
What's "more than sad" is one veteran attacking another with an entirely specious argument and thinly veiled allegations of "stolen valor."
Could you give me that link, please? I am a Vietnam Vet and would like to read it.
https://jeffjackson.house.gov/about
https://www.ngaus.org/magazine/additional-duty
https://votevets.org/candidates/jeff-jackson
https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/jeff-jackson-attorney-general-political-evolution/
What's sad is that I received no answer to my question. What I do know is he took his ad down after I questioned him the first time. My experience with the Attorney General's office protecting veterans is abysmal starting under Cooper. It is a very valid question. Unless you can document what his MOS and assignment was then my question is a valid question. His failure to answer is the issue - not my question. At ease in the harness.
Without casting innuendoes please ask Rep. Jackson to explain the circumstances for which you are seeking clarification. I concur that you deserve answer to your question.
I have asked several times as I believe we are all entitled to a solid answer regardless of party.
Thanks for asking those questions Tireofit.
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Regarding one of your questions, Tiredofit, regarding "assignment versus attached," I was able to find the following characterization via a brief Google search:
"Jackson deployed to Afghanistan fresh out of Emory University in 2005 as a member of an Army Reserve psychological-operations team attached to an Army Special Forces unit."
https://www.ngaus.org/magazine/additional-duty
More on that timeline:
"Corporal Jeff Jackson 04C, a philosophy major at Emory, enlisted in the army reserve his junior year at Emory, almost exactly one year after 9/11 [i.e. likely in Fall 2002]. He is now stationed at a small desert outpost in Afghanistan as a member of a tactical psychological operations (PSYOP) team.
Jackson has been keeping in contact with his family and friends through email since he arrived in Afghanistan in June 2005."
https://www.emory.edu/EMORY_MAGAZINE/winter2006/jackson.htm
(When I visit the above page, an HTML document is automatically downloaded, so I read this in my desktop browser.)
Jeff Jackson describes the work that he and others did in Afghanistan, within his group of a "couple dozen soldiers," in this blog post:
https://jeff-jackson.medium.com/our-mission-in-afghanistan-sen-jeff-jackson-438aa2290d85
The entire blog post is worth reading. With typical candor, Jeff described what he believes were three mistakes made that hampered the evacuation, after the regular Afghan Army more or less evaporated in the face of Taliban attacks, with two of those mistakes made under the Biden Administration.
Thank you, Aron. It is a good article and does not pull punches, as it should be. I have other thoughts regarding context of that but it is not germane to this thread. I appreciate you taking the time to research and answer my question - something Jackson could have and should have done. As stated, my experience with the AG office regarding protecting veterans has been abysmal so hearing from Jackson himself would have been nice. With all that in mind, I am disinclined to support him if our questions are unimportant to him.
Thanks for reading that article and sharing (at least some of) your reactions!
Can readily understand that disinclination, given difficulties you've encountered and/or observed regarding North Carolina's support for veterans at the state-level.
If I may ask, when, and by what method(s), did you reach out to Jeff? And was it to him, personally, to his staffers at his Congressional offices in DC or North Carolina? Or both?
https://jeffjackson.house.gov/contact/offices
https://jeffjackson.house.gov/contact
My hunch is that his office staff would be far more responsive, given the demands on any candidate himself in the final weeks – and even months – of a closely-contested race for a major political office. (And if his staffers didn't respond or couldn't give a definitive answer, that would definitely be problematic.)
One caveat: from what I've casually read, a phone call might work better than email or a contact form. As well, many Congressional offices tend to focus largely on constituents, and give lower priority to anyone from outside a Congress member's district, due to the sheer volume of contacts. If you're a constituent, I'd at least hope they'd give you considerable attention.
I tried both and figured a staffer would have been tasked. I am absolutely a constituent and spent a great deal of time and money with my nonprofit making things happen for veterans - until we needed legal protection. Cooper was pathetic and I filed charges against him in Federal Court as AG, but when he became governor it was moot. His staff was equally feckless and engaged in unprofessional behavior. I am eminently familiar with professional conduct having spent decades as a licensed professional. Stein also dropped the ball. We were an NGO partner with the Obama White House and accustomed to working with Members of Congress for many years. I do not make challenges lightly - which is why his conduct, or his staff, is professionally disappointing and unprofessional.
This is all new to me, but I was under the impression Jeff was a lawyer for some reason. Is there a complete biography that can be seen online or on a website? Thanks for your reply.
Thanks, Aron.
After reading your experiences I can understand your frustration. I just know that following Jeff's emails since his snow day posts that he is a cut above most other politicians. With his experiences and openess that I've seen thus far versus his opponent...
Congratulations!