Indiana

Political Grist for the Rumor Mill

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

My wife and I are in Chicago today for a long overdue trip to see my parents, however today is one of those days I really do wish I would have stayed in Indianapolis.

As we get to the end of the campaign, the rumor spins wildly out of control.  Some are just ridiculous.  Some are pretty right on the money.  However the latest one to come across my Blackberry would have been well worth watching.

Reportedly, today and next Saturday,  local Democrats are planning two bus trips to the polls using local churches.   One pick up is at 11:30 a.m. and the other at 1:30 in the afternoon.  The pick up points are at Tarkington Park and Flanner House.    Now since this event is supposed to involve churches and it’s a partisan event, that has some of the local tea party folks ticked off to no end and they allegedly are going to send people with cameras filming the buses loading up and heading to the polls.   This way they can later file complaints with the IRS and have the churches lose their tax-exempt status for engaging in politics.

Could you imagine what would happen if these two forces actually ran into each other?  I really hope this is just a rumor because if this is true and all goes down while I’m in the Land of Lincoln, I will never be able to forgive myself for the political hilarity that would ensue.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on October 23, 2010 (boomark / email).