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Green Party No 'Spoiler' for Obama, McKinney Says
CNS News ^ | 2-20-08 | Penny Starr

Posted on 02/21/2008 3:26:09 PM PST by dynachrome

College Park, Md. (CNSNews.com) - Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) said her bid for the White House as a Green Party candidate won't hurt Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton's chances for being the first African-American or woman U.S. president, respectively, because U.S. elections have been corrupted.

"Basically, what you are suggesting is by participating in the Democratic process the Green Party is going to become, quote, 'the spoiler,' " McKinney told Cybercast News Service at a rally Tuesday at the University of Maryland. "It is impossible to become a spoiler based on past experience when one examines the past.

"In the 2000 election, 6 million votes were not counted," she said. "They were cast but not counted. It is impossible that George W. Bush won the White House on 537 votes. That was constructed. That was contrived, and the Democratic Party failed to fight for the voters who voted it into the White House. In 2004, 3 million votes were cast but not counted."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: greenparty; insanitydefense; mckinney
You go girl!
1 posted on 02/21/2008 3:26:10 PM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

She’s my favorite.


2 posted on 02/21/2008 3:28:24 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: dynachrome
"In the 2000 election, 6 million votes were not counted," she said. "They were cast but not counted

Where does she get this figure? Dems, or in this case greenies, throw statistics around like they are facts when in reality they have no basis in fact at all, just something someone made up to try to prove a point.

3 posted on 02/21/2008 3:28:58 PM PST by calex59
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To: dynachrome

4 posted on 02/21/2008 3:30:49 PM PST by squidly
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To: dynachrome

At first I was going to say “She won’t hurt anyone’s chances, because she won’t get any votes.”

But after thinking about it... IF Obama wins more delegates but Hillary pulls a fast one and steals the nomination, a Cynthia McKinney ticket could pull significant numbers of angry black moonbat voters.

So I’ll give a hearty “+1” to your “You go girl!”


5 posted on 02/21/2008 3:30:53 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Retire Ron Paul! Support Chris Peden (www.chrispeden.org))
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To: dynachrome

Notice how the elections weren’t corrupt when she was winning...or maybe it’s that they were, but because she was winning, the corruption that led to her election was irrelevant. :-)


6 posted on 02/21/2008 3:30:55 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan ("Don't give up your ideals, don't compromise, don't turn to expediency..."Ronald Reagan, 1976)
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To: squidly

The hope of America....(snicker)


7 posted on 02/21/2008 3:39:50 PM PST by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance......)
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To: dynachrome
Finally, a third-party candidate the McCain Deranged can vote for.
8 posted on 02/21/2008 3:42:54 PM PST by Jacquerie
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

corruption never is mentioned when it’s in the dems favor..

“vote early, vote often”


9 posted on 02/21/2008 3:43:25 PM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info on joining.You DON'T have to ride to belong)
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I firmly believe all potential candidates for any high office of the government should be processed through a battery of mental status tests.

This woman needs help, seriously.


10 posted on 02/21/2008 3:44:54 PM PST by imintrouble
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

And don’t forget to empty the cemeteries


11 posted on 02/21/2008 3:47:35 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan ("Don't give up your ideals, don't compromise, don't turn to expediency..."Ronald Reagan, 1976)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan; All
"Me vote McKinney"

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12 posted on 02/21/2008 3:59:29 PM PST by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
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To: calex59

You know the U.S. has killed 600,000 Iraqis—Sharon Stone said so that’s how I know.


13 posted on 02/21/2008 4:00:37 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: dynachrome

Cynthia,Cynthia.....YOU as the Nutbag party CIC maybe,but ManBearPig as the candidate would be a Conservative dream come true!!! even Ralph has given up hopes of a D/G win!


14 posted on 02/21/2008 4:01:43 PM PST by Minnesoootan (attn John McCain,select a solid conservative VP,NOW!)
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To: squidly

she had to be on some performance enhancing substances during that era....


15 posted on 02/21/2008 4:04:52 PM PST by Minnesoootan (attn John McCain,select a solid conservative VP,NOW!)
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To: squidly

I only even clicked on this story so I could see that picture. Thanks. Anybody know how to make her eyes roll around? That is my absolute favorite.


16 posted on 02/21/2008 4:06:11 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: squidly

Clueless in a red dress and no place to ho!


17 posted on 02/21/2008 8:08:39 PM PST by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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To: squidly

I think she’s hot. I’d hit it!


18 posted on 02/22/2008 7:39:23 AM PST by HenpeckedCon (B. Hussein/Bernie Sanders-08)
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