Houston woman's Obama T-shirt serves as voting 'dress code' reminder

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[mandaladon]

HOUSTON -- A voter who went to the polls Thursday at an early voting location south of the Texas Medical Center served as this mid-term election’s reminder to keep your politically themed clothing at home.

"This is ridiculous,” Tamika Francis told 11 News as she stood outside the Fiesta grocery store at Main and Kirby, where she had just been denied the right to vote.

“That’s not going to roll with me. Is it going to roll with you?” she asked her mom, who had traveled to the polling location with her.

The problem is that Francis was wearing a 2008 Obama election shirt. It has photos of the first family during the campaign accompanied by the phrase “Our President Obama.” The presiding elections judge told her she could not vote, nor could she help her disabled mother vote, until she either turned the shirt inside out or covered it up to hide the message and photos.

[mandaladon]

"Likenesses of President Obama fall within those prohibitions, given that he is the most visible leader of -- and one of the most active campaigners for -- the Democratic Party.

"When you are actually going into a poll that has his picture on it you're essentially promoting a party,” said de Leon."

This is the type person that can vote, not smart enough to know your not allowed to wear any type of party clothing, stickers etc. now you know why the country is in the shape its in, she voted for the clown on the shirt.

[agere_contra]

she voted for the clown on the shirt.

Shocker

[library user]

“That’s not going to roll with me. Is it going to roll with you?” she asked her mom, who had traveled to the polling location with her.

Yo, yo, yo!!!! Holla, holla, holla!!!!

Stupid beeyotch. Sheesh.

[kittymyrib]

“That’s not going to roll with me. Is it going to roll with you?” she asked her mom

Genius.

[wideawake]

“Dude, you know the guy who wears the shirt of the band to the concert of the band? Don’t be that guy.”

[ClearCase_guy]

“That’s not going to roll with me."

I'll remember that line the next time someone accuses me of engaging in hate speech.

[jiggyboy]

"And to say a person cannot vote because they have a T-shirt with the President of the United States on that T-shirt, that is not right,” Sandra Lucas Francis said. "I said let me see in writing where it says I cannot wear this shirt,” Tamika Francis added.

With no effort whatsoever, I can see every "walk like an Egyptian" head pivot, finger-wag, and hands-on-hips lean-in.

[library user]

LOL. So true. So true.

[unkus]

This kind of stupidity and arrogance invites prejudice.

[justlurking]

There was an article earlier about someone wearing either a pin or a T-shirt with the Gadsden flag ("Don't Tread on Me") and getting turned away at the polls. That symbol has been adopted by the Tea Party.

Seriously: leave all your political statements at home or in the car when you go to vote.

[FReepaholic]

...where she had just been denied the right to vote...

Idiot reporter.

She wasn't "denied the right to vote", she was in violation of the law.

She will be allowed to vote when she comes back in proper attire.

[is_is]

rollin rollin rollin......

[HIDEK6]

“That’s not going to roll with me. Is it going to roll with you?”

Does anyone here speak jive? I'd like to have a translation.

[Sequoyah101]

We are doomed.

[Spok]

Testing the waters. By 2012, the polls will be combat zones where the Black Panthers will be checking every ballot before its counted, for “accuracy”.

[This Just In]

Only Michelle can campaign at polling precincts.

[ropin71]

"Golly"

[This Just In]

Translation:

“I’m an idiot, and I’m with stupid”.

[blondee123]

With no effort whatsoever, I can see every "walk like an Egyptian" head pivot, finger-wag, and hands-on-hips lean-in.

Laughing over hear, yep, yep, can't we all see that!

[rahbert]

like which Egyptian?