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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:06 PM

trailmonkee (2,595 posts)

TV Host Jim Cramer Says Father Will Not Be Allowed To Vote Because Of Pennsylvania Voter ID Law

Source: Think Progress

Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s finance program Mad Money, is seeing the effects of voter suppression laws firsthand.

This morning, Cramer tweeted about his father, a Pennsylvania resident who stands to lose his right to vote because of the state’s new restrictive voter ID law. Like thousands of Pennsylvania who could be disenfranchised in November, Cramer’s father lacks a voter ID because he’s a senior citizen and does not drive. Cramer also noted that he doesn’t have access to his citizenship documents.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/11/829151/jim-cramer-voter-id/

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TV Host Jim Cramer Says Father Will Not Be Allowed To Vote Because Of Pennsylvania Voter ID Law (Original post)	trailmonkee	Sep 2012	OP
The good news Jim,	ejbr	Sep 2012	#1
In my opinion Every politician, if they believe in democracy, should be working their asses off	Angry Dragon	Sep 2012	#2
I just cant believe this is happening here in this country..	INdemo	Sep 2012	#8
Believe it.	jonthebru	Sep 2012	#12
hey Jim it's your party!!!	ELI BOY 1950	Sep 2012	#3
Cramer voted for Obama in 2008.	banned from Kos	Sep 2012	#5
Really?	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#7
does Jim want to cry?	alp227	Sep 2012	#18
Did you know Pa. has a voter Hall of Fame? Those who have voted consistently for 50 years	Gus2525	Sep 2012	#4
That's great, Jim, but	chollybocker	Sep 2012	#6
If my father had been in PA, he would have	Ilsa	Sep 2012	#9
Hey cramer what does your buddy kudlow think about that?	still_one	Sep 2012	#10
Again, what it recently took me to get ID in PA.	onehandle	Sep 2012	#11
Well, he has a megaphone, lets hope he uses it.	jonthebru	Sep 2012	#13
update his father got his ID, so I guess we will not hear about this from cramer again	Heather MC	Sep 2012	#14
His father will get to vote, he got a clerk to accept what ID he had.	part man all 86	Sep 2012	#15
too bad it's not that easy for other people in the same situation	SaveAmerica	Sep 2012	#16
Well, Jim, here's what you do: You are a very public person. You have access to hundreds of.....	Raster	Sep 2012	#17
First they came for your Constitution,	blkmusclmachine	Sep 2012	#19

Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:09 PM

ejbr (3,953 posts)

1. The good news Jim,

if he is a Republican, he is merely collateral damage.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:11 PM

Angry Dragon (24,073 posts)

2. In my opinion Every politician, if they believe in democracy, should be working their asses off

to register as many people as they can to vote
that is how democracy works the best

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:23 PM

INdemo (3,160 posts)

8. I just cant believe this is happening here in this country..

the hell-of- it-is we cant do much about the voter ID because some right wing Judges will rule in the Repukes favor..This is like some Banana republic.
Your point about registering voters ..Oh how true..We cannot get over confident even if the reports show Obama ahead by 5,6,7 points. That is exactly what repukes want..for Democrats to relax and they steal it.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:05 PM

jonthebru (956 posts)

12. Believe it.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:14 PM

ELI BOY 1950 (144 posts)

3. hey Jim it's your party!!!

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:16 PM

banned from Kos (4,017 posts)

5. Cramer voted for Obama in 2008.

and probably will again.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:22 PM

SoapBox (5,795 posts)

7. Really?

I guess I'm surprised.

I don't watch him...suppose I should...but I cannot stand any RANTERS from either side of the aisle.

p.s....I'm snicker'n about your handle...my badge is that I got terminated from Huff (fuckers) ington Post.

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:25 AM

alp227 (20,397 posts)

18. does Jim want to cry?

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Nobody knows where my dad's rights have gone
'cause of a law Pennsylvania signed,
Why can't my daddy vote
This kind of law should be a crime!

It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:16 PM

Gus2525 (39 posts)

4. Did you know Pa. has a voter Hall of Fame? Those who have voted consistently for 50 years

are named to this honor. I heard that several "Hall of Famers" will not be permitted to vote because they are obviously elderly, and unable to comply because they can't access similar documents. This is an absurd embarrassment. Another example of Rethuglican ideas for American exceptionalism. We are pathetic if we let this happen!

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:20 PM

chollybocker (3,588 posts)

6. That's great, Jim, but

how many other thousands of people who are being denied the right to vote can rectify their situation in a single day?

Cramer is a professional bullshit artist. I wouldn't be surprised if this "situation" is used by RWers to say that registering to vote without documentation is a simple procedure. But that's just me.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:35 PM

Ilsa (31,645 posts)

9. If my father had been in PA, he would have

been disenfranchised, too. My father didnt have a birth certificate. He had his armed forces discharge papers, and was a veteran of WWII. He hadn't driven in years and his DL was expired.

It's a very sad state when any citizen is denied their constitutional rights, especially after nearly sacrificing everything in war.

These republicans should be ashamed of themselves.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 09:42 PM

still_one (31,072 posts)

10. Hey cramer what does your buddy kudlow think about that?

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:00 PM

onehandle (35,364 posts)

11. Again, what it recently took me to get ID in PA.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021233037

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:26 PM

jonthebru (956 posts)

13. Well, he has a megaphone, lets hope he uses it.

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:46 PM

Heather MC (4,805 posts)

14. update his father got his ID, so I guess we will not hear about this from cramer again

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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:47 PM

part man all 86 (367 posts)

15. His father will get to vote, he got a clerk to accept what ID he had.

Heard it on msnbc a little while ago. 700,000 more to go.

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Response to part man all 86 (Reply #15)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:12 AM

SaveAmerica (4,982 posts)

16. too bad it's not that easy for other people in the same situation

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 01:27 AM

Raster (12,614 posts)

17. Well, Jim, here's what you do: You are a very public person. You have access to hundreds of.....

...thousands. Instead of your typical flailing around like a castrated calf, state your Dad's case, clearly and succinctly. Use your bully pulpit for good.

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 06:26 AM

blkmusclmachine (2,843 posts)

19. First they came for your Constitution,

Then for your right to vote,
Then for your home,
And then for you.

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