Tim Robbins Makes a Scene While Voting
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Tim Robbins got his pinko panties in a twist while attempting to vote in New York yesterday afternoon after being informed that his name was not listed on the official register. Rather than just fill out a provisional ballot and cast his vote on paper instead of the machine, Robbins began screaming and accusing poll workers of trying “intimidate him so he wouldn’t vote.” He made such a stink that cops were called to the scene, and eventually resorted to marching into the City Board of Elections to obtain proof that he was in fact registered to vote at that location.
Long boring story short — it took five hours, two cops, and a court order for him to cast his stupid vote. But don’t you dare think it’s all about him. Oh, no. He told MSNBC
“The fact that there’s some kind of attention being paid to me — what should be the real story is there are many like me who did not have the time to do what I did. A lot of people went to their polling places and wound up not being able to vote, or they had to cast affidavit ballots. This is info the poll workers should have had. This didn’t just happen to me, it happened to a significant amount of people.”
[Regarding reports that he caused a ruckus]: “I was non-confrontational … I just asked the polling person, ‘Are you trying to intimidate me to leave because I have a right to vote and right to an explanation if I can’t.’”
Jesus fucking Christ. It’s not like they told him he couldn’t vote. They just told him he had to use a paper ballot. You’d think they’d turned a fire hose on him and held his wife at gunpoint or something. I, on the other hand, show up to vote and get turned away and nobody bats a fucking eye. Oh, so you blow chunks on a voting machine once and you’re suddenly banned for life now? Is that how it goes? Flash your tits at a couple of poll workers and instantly forfeit your rights? Show up with a gun and a megaphone and create a “hostage situation” and “incite a riot” and “assault a police officer” now your vote magically doesn’t count? You want to talk injustice, Tim Robbins, you’ve got my number. And if you don’t, it’s written in a number of bathroom stalls in west Tennessee bars. Call me.
8 Comments, Comment or Ping
Jemsetter
TIM ROBBINS = A S S H O L E !
Nov 5th, 2008
bdaygurl
Erm, provisional is NOT the same as just paper. A provisional ballot can be challenged. A provisional ballot can be thrown out. Robbins has every right to raise a stink to make sure his vote was counted.
Nov 5th, 2008
generic
exactly, bdaygurl! Casting a provisional ballot is almost technically the same as not voting at all. You’re giving him shit for standing up for his constitutional rights. Boo you, Yeeeah, for being so ill-informed and just plain wrong.
Nov 5th, 2008
joecoz
Who gives a shit if he had a right to bitch or not? Guy’s still a douche and that’s really the point here.
Nov 5th, 2008
Boo
Well, let’s be honest. We all know Tim Robbins voted Democrat. And in NY, especially NYC, one missing Democratic vote won’t matter for crap. NY is such an unbelievable Blue State, missing out on Tim Robbins’ vote isn’t really a big deal at all. He totally overreacted.
Nov 5th, 2008
ASH
Sounds more like he was intimidating the poll worker.
Nov 6th, 2008
The Vidit
Eat it conservs! HAAHAHA! We socialists and our crazy Hollywood friends win!
Go Tim for making a scene and fighting to make sure no Republican vote denying and resdistricting shennanigans occured!
New day for this country, and your small little monochromatic and bloody party is no match for the new world order of a diverse and vibrant Obama coalition!
GO TIM! WE LOVE YOU!
Nov 6th, 2008
imajoebob
1) A provisional ballot is not a vote. It has to reviewd before it is tallied.
2) You (usually) are not present when your ballot is adjudicated.
3) There is no appeals process, because AGs certify counts before you ever get to court.
4) Voting is a right and a duty; don’t let anyone take it from you. Next time you’re on trial we’ll let you take a “provisional” 5th amendment exception. But until it’s decided, tell us where you got that copy of Hellboy 2 on your computer.
5) So what if you think his vote won’t make the difference between the candidates? They do this to enough people – as was done in Ohio in 2004 and Florida in 2000, it DOES make a difference.
6) Why are anti-democracy loudmouths almost always right wingers?
Nov 8th, 2008
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