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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:11 AM Mar 2012

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IL State Rep Bobby Rush (D)admonished and removed from floor for wearing a hoodie

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) spoke on the House floor wearing a hooded sweatshirt -- to protest the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin -- and the presiding Republican ordered him removed from the chamber, reminding members they are not allowed to wear hats.

Said Rush: "Racial profiling has to stop. Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/03/28/lawmaker_admonished_for_wearing_a_hoodie.html

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IL State Rep Bobby Rush (D)admonished and removed from floor for wearing a hoodie (Original Post) WI_DEM Mar 2012 OP

Video here: jefferson_dem Mar 2012 #1

why are they not allowed to wear hats? Enrique Mar 2012 #2

Stupid "law" that hats on men indoors is disrespectful. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #5

So the "presiding Republican" who removed him proved Fawke Em Mar 2012 #3

I'm surprised Steve King didn't try to shoot him. marmar Mar 2012 #4

jefferson_dem

(32,683 posts)

1. Video here:

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:11 AM

Mar 2012

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/MorningHour675/start/2100/stop/2289

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

2. why are they not allowed to wear hats?

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:12 AM

Mar 2012

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

5. Stupid "law" that hats on men indoors is disrespectful.

Reply to Enrique (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:16 AM

Mar 2012

Apparently you took your hat off to show you didn't have bugs or some such tommy rot that has no bearing what-so-ever with today's society.

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)

3. So the "presiding Republican" who removed him proved

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:14 AM

Mar 2012

Rep. Rush's case, then, huh?

marmar

(77,090 posts)

4. I'm surprised Steve King didn't try to shoot him.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:14 AM

Mar 2012

nt

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