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youtube.com - 11/3/2008

RACHEL MADDOW - THE NEW POLL TAX - PAYING TO VOTE (video)

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Rachel: In January 1964, the 24th Amendment to the Constitution abolished the poll tax. A poll tax was a fee you had to pay at the time of voting. No money, ...

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msnbc.msn.com - 10/31/2008

Transcript: Barack Obama talks to Rachel Maddow 5 days before election - Rachel Maddow show

— msnbc.msn.com — October 30, 2008 - MSNBC's Rachel Maddow flew to Florida to meet with Democratic presidential candidate Barack... Obama on the campaign trail to get his views on the looming election and what Americans can expect should Obama win the office of the ... (more) Transcript: Barack Obama talks to Rachel Maddow 5 days ...

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nymag.com - 11/3/2008

The Dr. Maddow Show

— nymag.com — The secret to the success of a wonky lesbian pundit with no TV experience? A Ph.D. from... Oxford, a dry sense of humor, and the ability to be nice to Pat Buchanan. (more) The Dr. Maddow Show

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prospect.org - 11/3/2008

THE NEW POLL TAX.

— prospect.org — This is why Rachel Maddow matters: The poll tax was a sly system of disenfranchisement used in... the Jim Crow era to disenfranchise Southern blacks. Aware that the Constitution now assured everyone the "right" to vote, Southern states imposed ... (more) THE NEW POLL TAX.

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Political Animal — UP TO 10 HOURS.... A friend of mine in Miami, M.G., waited in line for five hours the other day to vote. Her elderly mother wasn't physically able to wait that long, but fortunately, M.G. was permitted to hold her place in line. Some senior citizens don't have anyone willing or able to help in that capacity, and they're forced to choose -- endure extraordinarily long lines, which is a challenge even for young voters, or just go home, and not participate in the most important election in generations. I've seen plenty of reports over the last week or so about how inspiring all of this is. And these reports are not without merit -- for a country that is allegedly ...

Manufacturing the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy
Newshoggers.com — By BJ Polls will start closing in less than 24 hours, and barring Supreme (Court) intervention, Barack Obama will be named the victor a few short hours later.  But to follow up on Cernig’s post below, the right is most certainly not looking to take defeat lightly.  Rather, they are already working towards a narrative as to how the ...

Time is money
pandagon.net - we are the public option — by Amanda Marcotte Got to love Rachel Maddow, for explaining that long lines at polling places are a poll tax. Having the time to take off to vote is a privilege of the middle and upper classes.  Working class voters have the technical right to take the time to vote, but in reality there’s little to no realistic recourse against a boss who says that you can’t spend all day voting because you have to work. It’s tempting to say that a national holiday would help, but unfortunately, the sort of people who can’t take time off to vote are also ...

Long lines are a poll tax
Majikthise —   Rachel Maddow explains why excessively long lines are actually a poll tax. Monetary poll taxes were ruled unconstitutional just 44 years ago. But, as Rachel points out, time spent waiting to vote is worth something, too. Lines for early voting in Florida and Georgia ranged anywhere from 2 ...