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Rep. Bobby Rush Kicked Off House Floor for Wearing 'Hoodie'
The Hill ^ | Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | Peter Kasperowicz

Posted on 03/28/2012 8:10:33 AM PDT by kristinn

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) on Wednesday morning was asked to leave the House floor after removing his suit jacket to reveal a "hoodie," then putting the hood of his sweatshirt on his head to protest the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida. A photo of Rush can be seen here.

"Racial profiling has to stop," Rush said. "Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum." Rush also put on sunglasses.

Rush quoted the Bible while presiding officer Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) repeatedly interrupted him, then asked the Sergeant at Arms to enforce the House prohibition on hats in the chamber.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 112th; bobbyrush; congress; democrats; dopeydems; hoodie; idiotsonparade; pantsontheground; trayvon; trayvonmartin; usefulidiots
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To: kristinn

Bobby Rush should be a hero on FR. He’s the only man ever to defeat Obama in an election.


101 posted on 03/28/2012 7:26:08 PM PDT by TroutFishingInAmerica ("I remember, with particular amusement, men in three-cornered hats, fishing in the dawn")
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To: Albion Wilde

Yes! Idiocracy! A movie everyone here should see!

The House of Representin’!


102 posted on 03/29/2012 5:28:01 AM PDT by bolobaby
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