CNN: Jesse Jackson willing to negotiate for hostages

Update: Jackson takes over Internal Affairs Division headquarters, requests Kevin Spacey

Chicago—Police report that Jesse Jackson has taken over several offices on the 20th floor of the Chicago Police Department’s Administration Building. He may be holding as many as four hostages and has refused to negotiate; issuing a general statement that he has been “set-up” by the IRS and members of his Rainbow/PUSH coalition while requesting Kevin Spacey’s presence on site. S.W.A.T. teams have surrounded the building. Kevin Spacey, busy shooting a Nokia commercial in London, could not be reached for comment. “It’s a tough situation,” said Chicago Police Department spokesman David Bayless, “Mr. Jackson’s just lost it. We can’t reach Mr. Spacey but we have called Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis as backups.” He added that Mr. Willis was currently working his way through the Administration building ductwork while Mel Gibson was running up the stairs, gun in hand, screaming “just like he did in Braveheart… or maybe The Road Warrior.”

- posted by JB @ 3:42 AM