10765: Jesse Jackson Jr. Jumps.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, acknowledging he is also under federal investigation. “I am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone,” Jackson said in a statement. Unfortunately for Jackson, Cobbler and Gobbler were the only turkeys President Barack Obama would pardon today.

10719: Jesse Jackson Jr. Journalistic Jaunt.

New York magazine published a lengthy piece on Jesse Jackson Jr. worth perusing. Not sure why the media in New York beat Chicago to the punch, in terms of in-depth investigative reporting on the story.

8717: iPad Am Somebody!

Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. rants about the iPad. Dude, get a Dell. BTW, the presentation would have been more impressive delivered on an iPad versus the old-school poster board.

8335: Kidding Around.

Child’s play in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• The New York Daily News published a story about Kiernan Shipka, the actress who plays Sally Draper on AMC series Mad Men. According to the piece, the 11-year-old is not allowed to watch the show. We should all be so lucky. Plus, Kiernan is spared the agony of having to see her own pathetic performances.

• Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. wants to collect unemployed Americans’ resumes in order to “put a face on the job crisis we confront.” Jackson declared, “By collecting these resumes, I hope to dramatize the shameful condition of unemployment and compel action to do something about it.” Considering the shameful, self-induced crises on his own plate—including controversy surrounding his involvement with former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and an extramarital affair—Jackson might soon be adding his own resume to the collection.

• A new study showed college students prefer receiving praise over sex and money. So does this mean they’ll accept unpaid internships if employers promise to gush over them?