Actor Tim Robbins Turned Away from the Polls!! Many Provisional Ballots are NEVER Counted!! Go to Your Election Board!! Be the Squeaky Wheel!!

Here was a great comment I saw on another blog … “Provisional ballots are useless. Most never get authenticated or counted. Don’t accept a substitute today. Be the squeaky wheel until you get the vote millions died to protect!”

Checkout below the voting experience of actor Tim Robbins, whose name had been removed from the voter register in New York and was then told he would have to vote a “provisional” ballot.  Provisional ballots are rarely counted or if counted, it’s days after the election is over and the results have been announced.  This is happening ALL over the country!!  Don’t let this happen to you!!  Call the nationwide hotline for assistance and/or go to your local election board BEFORE the polls close!!

Voters who experience problems voting are advised to not leave your polling station but to call a hotline 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) instead to get advice. The hotline will be staffed with legal experts who can help you determine your voting rights. The Election Protection group running the hotline will also have legal experts in the field monitoring situations at the polls. If you don’t have a legal question but simply want to report a problem you had, you can call a separate hotline 866-MYVOTE1 (866-698-6831) and leave a recorded message. Be sure to leave your name and phone number on the recording if you want someone to investigate your problem.]

Tim Robbins’ Polling Place Nightmare: He’s Turned Away! (VIDEO)

Politically active actor Tim Robbins almost didn’t get to vote in New York.

TMZ reports Robbins was turned away at his polling place.

There was some kind of ruckus and the cops were called.

Apparently Robbins has been voting at that polling place for more than a decade, but today his name wasn’t on the register. They told Robbins he had to fill out a provisional ballot but he didn’t want to do it. An argument erupted between Robbins and the poll worker. Robbins allegedly got loud and the poll worker said he was calling the cops.

Robbins accused the poll worker of trying to intimidate him so he wouldn’t vote.

Robbins went downtown to the City Board of Elections to get proof he was good to vote.

That’s where a TMZ camera caught up with him. Robbins held up his papers and told the camera:

“This is what you have to do to vote… I had to go down to see a judge… My name was not on the roll, and I’m not the only one. According to workers, 30 people in 5 hours had been taking off the rolls. You can do the math on that. 6 per hour, per district across America…”

Video of Tim Robbins speaking with TMZ reporter…

Obama Addresses Crowd in Philadelphia Downpour; McCain Cancels (Videos)

Today Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama rallied thousands of supporters in the cold, driving rain at a rally in Widener, Pennsylvania.  The following videos were filmed by Chris Barrett.  BTW, couldn’t find Parts #7 and #9, but perhaps it was just an error in numbering the clips.

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Tuesday was a tough day to be outside in Greater Philadelphia. The rain poured and the wind howled. The weather turned so nasty that the fifth (and possibly final) game of the World Series game scheduled for the night was postponed.

John McCain canceled a Tuesday morning rally at Memorial Stadium in the Philly suburb Quakertown.

Back in the city meanwhile, in driving wind and rain on the campus of Widener University in Chester, Senator Obama was greeted by thousands of supporters who cheered Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell when he introduced the Democratic presidential nominee and kept right on cheering as Obama took the stage and addressed the crowd. The crowd was multi-racial, wildly enthusiastic and drenched. Attendee Charlene McGrady was impressed with the enthusiasm but not surprised by the crowd’s tenacity. “Philadelphia Phillies fans waited hours in the rain for the third game of the World Series. McCain either doesn’t know much about the people in this area or doesn’t have much faith in his supporters.”

In a photo taken of the event taken by Robert Ford, Obama appears determined and hatless in the open air, buffeted by the storm.

Among the crowd at the Obama rally were many children. Described as an “historic day in Chester,” the local school district closed the schools and Superintendent Gregory Thornton encouraged parents to take their children to the rally. He said they should “take advantage of this educational opportunity.”

“The passion and persistence of Obama and the crowd that turned out to hear and see him despite the weather speaks volumes,” said McGrady. “It’s a telling contrast to the fair-weather attitude of the McCain campaign, which threw in the towel at the first drop of rain.” She went on to add that John McCain and Sarah Palin went ahead with an indoor rally today in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which caused McGrady to comment wryly: “$150,000 for clothes and they apparently didn’t buy her a raincoat.”

McGrady felt the Pennsylvania cancellation was indicative of the entire McCain campaign, adding: “What a washout his campaign has been, in more ways than one.”

Obama Addresses Crowd in Downpour; McCain Cancels