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US Election Brief: Tim Robbins 'battled with officials' to vote
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
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Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins had to fight a five-hour battle with election officials before being allowed to cast his vote.
When the actor arrived at his Manhattan polling centre, officials told him his name was missing from the register.
Robbins said he had been voting in the same district since 1992, and has not missed one election or changed his address, but it took him a total of five hours - and a judge's order - to persuade officials to allow him to vote.
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The man had a right to vote in the precinct that he has lived in for 16 years. The neocon power mongers are trying to usurp your liberty here in the USA and if you don't get busy by the time you get a clue you'll find yourself in a Fema prison. 911 was an inside job. the 2000 and 2004 "elections" were blatantly stolen. Pull your head out, wipe your eyes and see the truth. Some estimate the actual popular vote counts for Obama should have been as high as 25% above McBush if electronic voting machines had been replaced with paper ballots.
Posted by BenJames | 07.11.08, 00:03 GMT
As a poll worker, I can confirm that all he would have needed to have done is shown ID or a utility bill that demonstrated his residence in the precinct in which he was attempting to vote. He was simply grandstanding to make a political point.
Posted by Matt B, Chicago | 06.11.08, 02:28 GMT
Poor Timmy. He should do what other people do - get an absentee ballot - then he doesn't have to worry about where he's voting. Just shouting for attention...once again.
Posted by Draven | 05.11.08, 23:02 GMT
Wrong!
Tim Robbins never had to 'battle' anything. He could have cast a provisional ballot right away. Then his registration would have been verified and his vote counted.
By throwing a temper tantrum and disrespecting someone who was doing their civic duty by working the polls, Tim Robbins has stirred up controversy where there was none and shown himself to be no better than a drama-queen.
Posted by USCitizenwithCommonSense | 05.11.08, 21:20 GMT
Poor Tim......it only rains on him......it's the "vast right wing conspiracy" out to get him.......
Posted by Eoin | 05.11.08, 18:14 GMT
Gee Tim! Maybe it was because you told everyone-and loudly as I remember-that you were moving out of the country if Bush won in 2004. I guess we Trusted you would do as you said. More than we can say for you obviously.
Posted by amydaisies | 05.11.08, 17:27 GMT