FIRST LADY CAMPAIGNS 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 a pool reporter from the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 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 pretty 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...
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm

Two more years. Two more years....

Quote from: Solar on October 14, 2010, 03:48:10 PM

FIRST LADY CAMPAIGNS 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 a pool reporter from the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 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 pretty 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...
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

 :o Wow!! if that had been Bush.   :o

Where are the black panthers waving night sticks at white people?????

Billy

"You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?" the official explained late Thursday. "I mean, she's pretty well liked and probably doesn't know what she's doing."

No surprise, her husband doesn't know what he's doing either. Neither one of them have any respect for the constitution or the rule of law. Both have suspended law license's. Sure, she's well liked in that polling place. Try a red area and see how well that would go over.

Quote from: Indy on October 14, 2010, 04:51:15 PM
"You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?" the official explained late Thursday. "I mean, she's pretty well liked and probably doesn't know what she's doing."

I call bull shit. Isn't she an attorney? How long has she lived in Illinois?

Quote from: Shooterman on October 14, 2010, 07:12:19 PM
I call bull shit. Isn't she an attorney? How long has she lived in Illinois?

She knew what she was doing.  She just doesn't care.  Laws don't apply to "First Lady's"...barf... :( :( :(

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on October 14, 2010, 07:32:06 PM
Relax.  It's not like she killed somebody.

What if this had been Laura Bush?

Quote from: Solar on October 14, 2010, 07:35:48 PM
What if this had been Laura Bush?

Or worse,  Sarah Palin...

Quote from: Cryptic Bert on October 14, 2010, 07:37:52 PM
Or worse,  Sarah Palin...

Isn't that something, Sarah knows better, and she never went to law school, but the first lady is a lawyer, and knows quite well what she was doing was wrong.
But like most Dims, the law is for the "little people".

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on October 14, 2010, 07:41:50 PM
Then I couldn't have said that she never killed anybody.

I see, so you are all for breaking little laws that deal with voter fraud, but when it comes to murder, that's where you draw the line?

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on October 14, 2010, 07:32:06 PM
Relax.  It's not like she killed somebody.

Just the site of her and that fake smile makes me sick.   

She reminds me of the wife of the President (Sherry) on the series 24.  :) :)

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on October 14, 2010, 07:47:35 PM
Are you accusing Michelle Obama of voter fraud?

Nope! Something even worse, voter intimidation, in carries an even stiffer penalty.

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on October 14, 2010, 07:47:35 PM
Are you accusing Michelle Obama of voter fraud?

No. He is accusing her of violating Illinois state law -- Sec. 17-29 (a)