U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first African-American woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has died after suffering a brain aneurysm, said sources familiar with the situation.

She was removed from life support at 12:19 p.m. at Huron Road Hospital, the sources said.

Tubbs Jones, 58, served as a Cuyahoga County judge and prosecutor before succeeding U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes. She has served five terms in Congress and is expected to easily win her sixth in November.
The mood of supporters around noon was somber. Cleveland Councilman Roosevelt Coats was seen sobbing outside the hospital. He said that Tubbs Jones was unconscious and that her friends and relatives were preparing for the worst.

8/20/2008 2:22:30 PM

shes from my home district...rip

8/20/2008 2:23:55 PM

that's pretty awful. aneurysms are scary man....out of nowhere and can just kill you like that.

This kind of puts Limbaugh's line on the radio today about "Democratic babes dropping like flies" (meaning Tubbs-Jones and Feinstein) completely vile, even for him.

8/20/2008 2:32:02 PM

as far as Ive seen on websites she is not dead but I could certainly be wrong. CNN just posted a new article 2 minutes ago and said she is not dead

8/20/2008 2:47:27 PM

I noticed that too on CNN. CBS news has the updated story. I would copy and paste it but this phone won't do it!

8/20/2008 3:31:16 PM

Her condition has been upgraded from dead to critical.

8/20/2008 3:42:40 PM

woohoo

8/20/2008 3:43:42 PM

back from the dead

8/20/2008 3:58:17 PM

lol

8/20/2008 4:03:23 PM

well i feel silly

8/20/2008 4:25:45 PM

ZOMBIE

CONGRESSWOMAN

ALERT

8/20/2008 4:26:50 PM

CBS News reported this online, too, about two hours ago. The page has since been removed:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/20/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4367046.shtml

Apparently, reports of Jones' demise were premature.

8/20/2008 4:29:48 PM

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"Her condition has been upgraded from dead to critical."

LOL

8/20/2008 4:39:29 PM

that is really irresponsible reporting....haha.

but my company is based out of Cleveland and let me tell you that the Plain Dealer is a piece of shit rag i have to read in my hotel during business trips. I'm not surprised.

Drunknloaded you're from Cleveland? I'm sorry.

8/20/2008 4:42:00 PM

I mean, it sucks for her family and all but, uh, a minor congresswoman from Ohio not really sure why I should care?

8/20/2008 4:42:11 PM

was she the one that went crazy because the security people didnt know who she was?

8/20/2008 4:52:43 PM

^^^about 35 miles west until i was 4...i much prefer nc

8/20/2008 4:54:38 PM

my wife is from Elyria...is that whereabouts you were I guess?

8/20/2008 4:58:04 PM

haha yep...from elyria myself

8/20/2008 4:59:48 PM

Quote :

"was she the one that went crazy because the security people didnt know who she was?"

not that was a crazy lady from georgia. i think she's running for president as the green party.

Cynthia McKinney

8/20/2008 5:09:15 PM

Quote :

" (CNN) -- Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Wednesday after suffering an aneurysm, medical officials said. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, suffered an aneurysm Tuesday evening. Tubbs Jones, who was in her fifth term representing parts of Cleveland and its suburbs, was 58."

It's for real now, apparently.

8/20/2008 7:26:12 PM

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"drunknloaded : haha yep...from elyria myself"

holy shit that explains everything

my folks lived in Sheffield for a few years. Elyria was damn straight full of retards.













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8/20/2008 8:01:18 PM

This is nothing new. Dan Rather reported than President Reagan had been killed in the 1981 assassination attempt.

8/20/2008 11:01:09 PM

Quote :

"my folks lived in Sheffield for a few years. Elyria was damn straight full of retards."

hey butthole, i just said my wife was from there. lol.


I'm not trying to be funny here, but we got Flatliners in from netflix today and after watching it I immediately thought of this situation with Tubbs Jones. Errr...yeah. Not a very good movie though.

8/20/2008 11:15:51 PM

8/21/2008 9:43:25 PM