Talk:Bobby Rush

message: Is there any information available on his voice? Does he have a tracheotomy or has he had a stroke in the past? I'm curious because its obviously a unique voice and as to whether it is medically related or natural, I'd be interested to know.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.191.97 (talk) 04:10, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Voice

message: Under "Occupation," it seems really awkward that it says "insurance agent" and something else...is this really necessary?
What is un-neutral about providing details about the statement Rush signed, especially since otherwise this history ends in 2004?  ?The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.199.155.82 (talk ? contribs) 05:48, 6 March 2006  (UTC{})
When a Congressman signs a statement expressing the opinion that the actions of the government make him think of fascism, that's important.  ?The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.199.155.82 (talk ? contribs) 17:53, 8 March 2006  (UTC{})
Wikipedia is not a forum for editorialising opinions.  Please make sure every item is sourced and verifiable and do not use weasel words.  Bastique?parler voir 14:53, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Occupation

message: There seems to be a slow edit war in progress between folks who assert that the subject is a convicted felon and those who argue he isn't.  Mostly single purpose accounts on both sides, it seems, so I'll post here.  Would any of the parties be interested in sitting down to discuss the issue so we can nail down some good references and get out of this mess?  If the claims are true, then they should be covered here as it's a pretty big story.  If not, then let's find good citations for that and have a section on the talk page ready to refute it. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 16:17, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If there is proper sourcing and the material is presented in an NPOV manner, I have no issue with adding the content. (see the material about AWOL and illegal firearms charge that have been added to the article). I will not however allow content from an attack site remain in the article, nor the continued cherry picking of purely negative material from sources that contain broad content about Rush. -- The Red Pen of Doom 23:41, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

text: Who called the Wash Times an attack site? -- The Red Pen of Doom 00:00, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

text: Perhaps using a sandbox (or this discussion page) as a place to put a draft of material to get a couple of sets of eyes looking at it before adding material to the article itself? -- The Red Pen of Doom 19:07, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

text: It is always more productive to focus on actual content to be added/removed/modified for articles than wonder off on discussions about users intent. -- The Red Pen of Doom 23:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit warring 

message: I find Red Pen's considerable hovering over this page to be most interesting.  I want to note I could have put a much greater amount of detail about HR 45 in the edit I did, but I didn't want to be excessive.  However, in the spirit of peace, I placed the information in the actual article about the bill and simply added the link.  I don't think even Red Pen could object to that.J appleseed2 (talk) 22:53, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: HR 45 is one piece of proposed legislation in the career of a politician. WP:UNDUE. -- The Red Pen of Doom 23:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: H.R.45 Edits

message: This article is woefully incomplete and uninformative.  Is there a legitimate reason why Mr. Rush's membership in the Black Panther Party in the 1960s isn't even mentioned in passing?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.205.63.85 (talk) 22:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black Panther Party 

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Bobby Rush's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "jbcdnyt":
From Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama: 
From Early life and career of Barack Obama: Becker, Jo and Drew, Christopher, "Pragmatic politics, forged on the South Side", The New York Times, May 11, 2008, retrieved July 16, 2008
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 00:13, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Bobby Rush]] 

message: The simple fact of the matter is that Mr. Rush was convicted of a felony quite a long time ago. However, not including it in this article despite the fact that it has been reported by multiple mainstream news organizations and is in fact public record, should not be acceptable simply because some editors don't want to hear it. NPOV and the removal of bias in general is essential to maintaining the quality of Wikipedia. NPOV does not mean presenting everyone's point of view equally regardless of facts. Not wanting significant events (such as a felony conviction) to be included in an individual's biography cannot be substantiated by asserting it's inclusion as evidence of a "hit job", "attack", or "POV". It is unquestionably significant, and should therefore be included in the article. Simply saying he served time in prison for "x" reason is not adequate. The word "felony" must be included.
24.60.214.65 (talk) 03:33, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Convicted of a Felony