Rep. Bobby Rush dons hoodie for Trayvon Martin (1:45)
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday praised Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for wearing a hoodie on the House floor in protest of the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida. "I think that Bobby Rush Video of Congressman Bobby Rush wearing hoodie on House Floor 3/28/2012. U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) weighed in [...]
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Perhaps because of Rivera's comments, the apparently lethal garment has now become a kind of symbol of solidarity for Martin sympathizers in the case. Illinois Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush took it so far as to wear a hoodie Video of Congressman Bobby Rush wearing hoodie on House Floor 3/28/2012. Bobby Rush was kicked off the [...]
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