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Lawmaker Cut Off For Wearing Hoodie on House Floor

Mar 28, 2012 11:04

Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush took to the House floor to make a statement about the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, wearing a hoodie in defiance of the dress code on the House floor.

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race / racism, illinois, congress, democrats, florida

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jettakd March 28 2012, 16:20:31 UTC

Good to know that dress code is more important than an incredibly relevant and stirring speech about the racial divides and oppressions in this country.

And by good I mean oubrg;bgyviayvdifcviyΩv.

layweed March 28 2012, 16:31:44 UTC

An omega? How'd you manage that.

jettakd March 28 2012, 16:33:09 UTC

....I'm gonna be honest, I have no idea and am kind of in awe of myself rn.

carmy_w March 28 2012, 16:54:09 UTC

applauding and LOLLING at the same time!

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schmanda March 28 2012, 16:31:01 UTC

Rush, a former member of the Black Panthers
Full coverage on Fox for how many days, do y'all figure?

hammersxstrings March 28 2012, 16:59:19 UTC

yeah, I did love how they slipped that in there. way to go ABC :/

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wicked_g March 28 2012, 18:50:55 UTC

Inside source says "he looked like he had a gun!" I don't know about you, but us here at FOX believe this to be %100 true.

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i_llbedammned March 28 2012, 18:27:46 UTC

Yeah because that's the main issue. The dress code totally invalidates anything you have to say if you violate it.

gr_julian March 28 2012, 19:16:45 UTC

NEGL, I toasted Bobby Rush when I saw that video.

chaya March 28 2012, 20:01:17 UTC

How did this submission never get to my inbox? *mistakenly resubmitted this story*

zombieroadtrip March 29 2012, 06:06:26 UTC

I mod other communities and I haven't been getting submissions in my inbox for the past week. I have no idea what LJ is up to.