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CHICAGOLAND: FIRST LADY CAMPAIGNED INSIDE POLLING PLACE? (Drudge Report)
Drudge Report ^ | 10/13/2010 | Matt Drudge

Posted on 10/14/2010 2:01:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Edited on 10/14/2010 3:03:12 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

FIRST LADY CAMPAIGNED INSIDE POLLING PLACE
Thu Oct 14 2010 16:19:25 ET

First lady Michelle Obama appears to have violated
Illinois law -- when she engaged in political discussion at a polling place!

The drama began after Mrs. Obama stopped off at the
Martin Luther King Center on the south side of Chicago to cast an early vote.
After finishing at the machine, Obama went back to the desk and handed in her voting key.

She let voters including electrician Dennis Campbell, 56, take some photos.

"She was telling me how important it was to vote to keep her husband's agenda going," Campbell said.

According to the pool reporter at the scene, the conversation took place IN the voting center not far from the booths.

Illinois state law -- Sec. 17-29 (a) -- states: "No judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall, at any primary or election, do any electioneering or soliciting of votes or engage in any political discussion within any polling place, within 100 feet of any polling place."

A top Ilinois State Board of Elections official tells the DRUDGE REPORT how Mrs. Obama may have simply been ignorant of the law and thus violated it unintentionally.
"You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?" the official explained late Thursday. "I mean, she's prety well liked and probably doesn't know what she's doing."

WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS ELECTIONEERING
When questioned about the brazen nature of Mrs. Obama's campaigning, press secretary Robert Gibbs defended the action.

"I don't think it would be much to imagine, the First Lady might support her husband's agenda," Gibbs smiled.

Developing...


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To: proud American in Canada

Laws for thee but not for me.


141 posted on 10/14/2010 5:36:02 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Cheerio

Moochelle should be brought up on at least two aerious charges: (1) campaigning at a polling place and (2) wearing nauseating outfits. I want justice on both counts!


142 posted on 10/14/2010 5:37:41 PM PDT by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: upstanding

Hell, they are already pretending that Michelle Obama, who is LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN ILLINOIS, didn’t know she was breaking the law, so her ignorance makes it okay.


143 posted on 10/14/2010 5:39:36 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: PatriotCJC

Doesn’t matter. The law says that NO ONE is allowed to engage in electioneering inside of or within 100 feet of a voting precinct.


144 posted on 10/14/2010 5:41:07 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: clintonh8r
politics
145 posted on 10/14/2010 5:49:41 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: maggief

She was breaking the law AND wasting her time. As if any of those folks would vote for anything other than straight D.


146 posted on 10/14/2010 5:54:00 PM PDT by Gapplega
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To: Faith
While back in her home state of Illinois, Michelle Obama set aside some time to vote.

You know, I'm absolutely sure that woman doesn't reside in Chicago, Illinois. I know she owns a house there, but last I checked, her actual residence is in Washington, DC.

How does she get to vote in Chicago anyway?

147 posted on 10/14/2010 5:54:15 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier
How does she get to vote in Chicago anyway?

early and often,

like most Illinois Dems

148 posted on 10/14/2010 5:57:09 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Did she also have a club in her hand? If so, move along.


149 posted on 10/14/2010 5:57:35 PM PDT by MaxMax (Conservatism isn't a party)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Dems have no need or requirement to follow any laws.

Laws are there to keep us in our place.

“Progressives” are Un-American technocrats who only use laws to lampoon Conservatives with the help of disgusting human fecal matter known as the Press.

Scumbags like Wolf (Bite-me) Blitzer would sooner insult and lecture any loathsome opponent to the the Liberal cause than he would EVER even pose a question to Madame Control Freak about her obvious disrespect for transgressing the Laws of America by politicking at a polling place.

Leftists in League with a single party Media = no freaking concerns for the Law.


150 posted on 10/14/2010 5:58:17 PM PDT by R0CK3T
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To: Typical_Whitey
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151 posted on 10/14/2010 6:00:42 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: Carl from Marietta
And, I believe the stipulation is that candidates are the only ones prohibited from campaigning within a certain distance from the polls.

Nope. No political tee shirts or buttons from ordinary folks either.

152 posted on 10/14/2010 6:11:17 PM PDT by Krodg
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To: Carl from Marietta

So it’s ok for me to tell people at the pollng place that we need Fiorina’s agenda and how important it is to vote for Conservatives? I mean, there really aren’t any Democrats living between the 14 freeway and Fresno, so what’s the harm?
By the way, I’m 6’3” and 280 pounds so I’m not as intimidating as Michelle Obama.


153 posted on 10/14/2010 6:12:42 PM PDT by oldleft
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To: MNDude
Nothing will happen to her. The rule of law is dead.
154 posted on 10/14/2010 6:15:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
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To: clintonh8r

Lol


155 posted on 10/14/2010 6:16:49 PM PDT by Krodg
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To: mandaladon

Awesome post. Welcome to Free Republic!


156 posted on 10/14/2010 6:17:41 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: mandaladon

Hear, hear. Great post.

The greatest threat lately to our American system was foisted on the ignorant in the last election.

This is not the first time there’s been trouble at the door; if you want to know what real Americans are about check out June, 1944.


157 posted on 10/14/2010 6:30:02 PM PDT by One Name
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To: nascarnation

She's wearing a corset on the OUTSIDE of her clothes???

The hippies started wearing slips, etc on the outside of their clothes in the sixties in Santa Cruz, then Madonna picked up on it and started doing it.

Now wearing support undergarments as boob belts?


LOL O NOES I CNAT LOOKS!

158 posted on 10/14/2010 6:30:39 PM PDT by Syncro (Tea Party Express IV: Liberty At the Ballot Box! Oct 18th - Nov 1st.)
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To: mandaladon

Bravo.

Welcome to FR.


Note: spell check won’t catch descent......for dissent.


159 posted on 10/14/2010 6:37:14 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: r9etb
She's been involved in her husband's various elections for 20 years. There's no way she's ignorant of that one.

Oh you mean like the undocumented Kenyan sitting in Rev Wright's church and not knowing a thing he said???
160 posted on 10/14/2010 6:37:39 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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