Rep. Bobby Rush has donned a hoodie during a speech on the House floor deploring the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, receiving a reprimand for violating rules on wearing hats in the House chamber.
The Illinois Democrat spoke out against racial profiling and, as he removed his suit coat and pulled the hood on the sweatshirt he was wearing underneath over his head, said that “just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.”
Rush was interrupted by the presiding officer, Mississippi Republican Gregg Harper, who reminded him that the wearing of hats was not allowed and “members need to remove their hoods or leave the floor.”
Read more at Official Wire. By The Associated Press.
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And these are the types of people we have making decisions for us. He is a complete moron for doing this and shows what little respect he has for his position and the house he represents. And this is the type of conduct and actions that keep things stirred up. In the words of Judge Joe, this person and any other who would conduct themselves in nthis manner need to ‘MAN UP”!
Just another RACIST I would think. . . .
Oh never mind, I forgot that black folks cant be racist.
Another D*****S politician from Illinois!!!