Legal? Chelsea Clinton delivered coffee to polling place as voting started

[ursi]

Tell me. Is this ok? Do you think Chelsea didn't know this was a problem?
I've heard the fuss about the Shuster thing but can't say I'd heard about this. The posts go by here so fast that I probably missed it. Would this be a problem if it was Michelle Obama? Nevermind.

Questions about Chelsea at polling place

(WTNH) _ This might cause a headache for Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign in Connecticut. It's Chelsea Clinton inside a New Haven polling place at 6:00 a.m.

So why might this be an issue? According to state law, candidates or a candidate's representative, such as someone wearing a sign, have to stay 75-feet away from polling places "on the day of any primary".

The daughter of the Democratic presidential candidate was delivering a box of coffee to poll workers and talking with a firefighter in New Haven. According to a News Channel 8 photographer who was there, when the moderator announced that the polls are open, Clinton immediately went outside.

"I did not consider it an issue because she didn't come here, as far as I'm concerned, to influence anything here or disrupt us," said New Haven election moderator Nilda Torres.

The Clinton incident prompted an e-mail from the Secretary of the State's office to the New Haven Registrar of Voters, reminding them of the 75-foot law.

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In a live interview on News Channel 8 at 5:00, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said, "I did speak with the Clinton campaign this afternoon and they apologized and said it wouldn't happen again."

more...

http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=7827524

And here's the video of Chelsea:

http://www.wtnh.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2165071&h1=Chelsea%20Clinton%20at%20the%20Polling%20Place%20-%20by%20Erin%20Cox&vt1=v&at1=Political&d1=167467&LaunchPageAdTag=Political%20-%20Independent&activePane=info&rnd=44010779

[Unsane]

1. The Clintons don't have to follow laws.

[ursi]

29. I like Chelsea, but I know the Clintons did this same thing on the Las Vegas Strip for Hillary

[karlrschneider]

48. Perhaps. It appears you don't have to follow sanity.

jeezusfuckingchrist.............get the fuck OVER the small shit.

[jlake]

2. I sincerely hope you're kidding with this.

The freepers went nuts over this non issue.

[AZBlue]

39. So you'll be ok with it if Michelle Obama delivers coffee in VA on Tuesday? Great!

[karlrschneider]

47. If she delivers blowjobs in VA on Tuesday or any other day, that would be great!

!

[anamandujano]

3. Let no small stone remain unturned.

:eyes:

[sfam]

4. We're gonna fight over Chelsea giving some poll workers coffee???

Really???

Like Really???


Wow...I guess Chelsea is going to the Big House...

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. My question about this is:

What coffee was it? Starbucks? Was it fair trade coffee? Shade grown? She BETTER not be complicit in the oppression of Colombian farmers, and the degradation of the environment!

[sfam]

16. now the quality of the coffee - those might be fightin words!!! nt

[Tellurian]

31. Doesn't even compare to Precinct Captains wearing Obama stickers

does it?

[orleans]

5. at a glance: according to that law a candidate cannot go and vote for him/herself. n/t

[jillan]

6. OMG! Did she really do that? She delivered coffee and started talking to

someone? And the election monitor said it was no big deal?


Was this the best slam you could find on Hillary today? Surely her campaign did something more serious than this.:crazy:

[AZBlue]

40. So Michelle Obama delivering coffee on Tuesday in DC won't bother you? Fantastic!

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. She could have exited stage left just a little quicker,

but I don't have any real issue with it. She paused for a chat, when she should have just kept going - "walk with me, I need to be over there".

She got called on it. She apologized. Nothing to it.

[cornermouse]

27. I can just see that one.

Keep walking and get called a snob by the press and Obama group.

[RaleighNCDUer]

30. No, just say "let's speak over there, away from the polling place".

Of course, this happened on the way out, as the polling station was opening - she might just as easily have not realized she didn't have two minutes. Either way, it was a minor infraction which she apologised for. It's not an issue.

[Egnever]

8. nope I don't have a problem with this

I think she was dropping off some donuts and coffee to the poll workers. Pretty nice gesture.

[RaleighNCDUer]

13. Krispy Kremes, I hope. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

9. LEAVE CHELSEA ALONE!!

:rofl:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. Okay, you're ignored.

[dkf]

12. I feel bad for Chelsea. Bill screwed up so Chelsea has to take up the slack.

I understand where Shuster was coming from...

He wasn't trying to say she was slutty or anything but that it didn't seem to suit her and felt like she was being shoved into it, not because she wanted to.

She seems much more shy and reserved than this campaigning thing calls for.

When I see her I imagine how I would feel if I were thrust into that situation. Some people thrive on it. Other people dislike it. I would put her in the 2nd group...like me.

[McCamy Taylor]

14. Sad. Really pathetic. Maybe someone can get a shot of Bill's dog making a "poo".

And we can call the pound and see if it was a legal "poo" or if we can get the poor mutt impounded.

[grantcart]

15. On behalf of all rational Obama supporters I sincerely apologize

for the trivialities this post presents.


Barack Obama doesn't need issues like this to become President.



Chelsea Clinton appears to be a bright responsible lovely person and both Clinton's deserve the highest compliments possible for raising such a wonderful daughter under such scruitiny as they have had to endure.


Obama supporters please take the high road and leave this wonderful person and her coffee or whatever alone.

[sfam]

18. I don't feel its my job to apologize for jerky Obama supporter posts...

There's clearly FAR too many jerky posts on both sides...we'd be apologizing every 5 seconds if we were really diligent about this stuff.

But coffee-gate??? Common folks...

[HughMoran]

34. Thank you

This is one of your best posts ever

Kudos.

[Ken Burch]

17. I don't think it actually is an issue.

Delivering coffee to poll workers and making non-political small talk isn't illegal.

Let's move on on this one, folks.

[dailykoff]

25. The cameras were rolling, which make it an issue.

If it was just Chelsea, no problem. But if it was a Clinton campaign stunt, it was illegal.

[Yossariant]

19. This is the third thread on this.

:rofl:

[donheld]

20. "This is the third thread on this."

And it's still much ado about nothing.

[DiamondJay]

21. ummm..WHO CARES?

jesus christ cut the bullshit.

[trashcanistanista]

22. As a pollworker, I think t was a nice gesture, nothing

wrong with it.

[VarnettaTuckpocket]

23. That whore! Who's pimping her out now, Folgers?

[HughMoran]

36. oh, no

:rofl:

[dailykoff]

24. With video cameras in tow?

It was a campaign stunt and guess what, it's illegal.

[niceypoo]

26. Another desperate, pitiful, hysterical post about nothing

Why are Obama supporters so stinking desperate for dirt? I thought they were all about 'Hope'

For all the mighty talk about 'Hope' they sure are a negative bunch

[Seeker30]

28. Waaahhhhh...teacher....Mikey is making faces at me

[HughMoran]

32. This was posted ages ago

She apologized and it's over and done with.

She left before voting started and there was nothing deliberate about it.

[KittyWampus]

33. I think that's lovely! Nice gesture. Chelsea seems really personable.

[Eric J in MN]

35. What about someone trying to make sure the vote is conducted fairly...

...for a campaign? Are poll watchers supposed to be over 75 feet away?

[joshcryer]

37. Heh, caucuses in NE were held in bars where beer and food was served.

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[never_get_over_it]

41. Does the law say can not campaign within75 feet or can't be within

75 feet - because my question to you is if a candidate or candidate representative can't just be within 75 feet - how the hell would they be able to vote.

This is a non issue - I've seen lots of candidates at polling places - on election day - you just can't campaign within the distance limit....

[LiberalHeart]

42. I hope she gets arrested and convicted before November.

Mug shot at eleven.

[NastyRiffraff]

43. Is there a recommend for the silliest, most inane post?

Delivering coffee. Good god.

[zulchzulu]

44. It is absolutely STUPID to deliver coffee to poll workers given Chelsea's visibility

I'm sure she meant well, but it is obviously a very stupid move to do given the media exposure that such an act would create.

Why even go there with that?

[TexasObserver]

45. as a story, it's a non starter ... looks too petty and probably is

They're overplaying the outrage on the pimping comment, and that's a story that has to be told. You can't take that shit. You have to say "no, it's more Clinton diversionary tactics designed to make media defend their questions of the Clintons, while they refuse to produce their tax returns."

They say "Chelsea," we say "tax returns."

Clintons are experts at creating emotional diversionary issues, to misdirect when they're in trouble. They're like some lying, deceptive person who won't answer a question and seeks to redirect the discussion.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

46. It Was Perfectly Fine. Is That The Best You've Got Now?

Old story, weak premise, you look like a petty fool.

[Jersey Devil]

49. It's a tradition done practically everywhere

When I was involved in Democratic politics locally we'd deliver coffee and donuts to the poll workers every election day before the polls open and many friends in other towns have told me they do the same thing. The poll workers are from both parties and sit there from 6 am to 9 pm on presidential election days. So shoot us.