Posted on 02/02/2006 2:51:12 PM PST by WestTexasWend
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) returned home to Georgia on Sunday from a triumphant weekend at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, where an award-winning documentary about her life premiered.
Her mood quickly soured, however, when she found the front yard of her district home littered with VCR tape in an apparent act of vandalism.
“Obviously, someone wants to send a message that they know where I live and can have access to my front yard to do unkind things,” she said in a statement released by her office.
The incident has been reported to police.
According to a release from Sundance, the film, “American Blackout,” is a “stylish hard-hitting documentary that recounts the fascinating career of Rep. Cynthia McKinney and the suppression of the black vote historically and during the recent presidential elections in Florida and Ohio.”
The film is directed by Ian Inaba, the creator of Eminem’s controversial “Mosh” video, released only days before the 2004 elections.
Appearing in the film are Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.), John Conyers (D-Mich.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio).
On Saturday, the documentary won a Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award for documentary films.
“We are pleased with the success of ‘American Blackout’ at Sundance Film Festival and hope everyone who cares about our country will make a point to see it,” McKinney said.
Oh my. Litter in the front yard.
Why doesn't it make front page news when the kids TP'd my trees?
Which is it? Littering or vandalism..they ain't the same thing miss Drama Commie
She probably orchestrated the whole incident herself.
Has she blamed it on the Jews yet?
My thoughts.
How many Conservatives would
A. See the movie
B. Become enraged by it
If we attacked everyone who blamed us for everything,we would be doing this full time.
She is a crank.
PS...someone keyed my new truck. Must be a Liberal who is pissed I had a GB sticker on my bumper
Did you call Officer Barbrady?
Good point I wouldn't discount. Her ilk has been caught doing self inflicted "hate crimes' a few times
Cindy oh Cindy, did all those rascals spell your name right?
Wow crime of the century. How will she rebuild after such devestation?
Am I missing something here, or does this weird woman have even less sanity and credibility than Lyndon LaRouche? Why is a (so called) documentary on her winning any kind of award?
How about Bush?
The author of this article sounds like he was laughing his a** off as he wrote this.
Being the optimist I thought maybe someone draped the tape in a friendly manner to celebrate her film. But that would be a glass half full view and that is one a Dem. could never have. And if the person was doing it as a fun thing they certainly aren't going to admit it now.
An award winning documentary of Cynthia McKinneys life called American Blackout? Man: You just cant make up stuff like this.
Cynthia's mind has been blacked out since birth.
What kind of award did it win? The BET waste of an hour award?
Good Lord. Someone really, REALLY needs to be given something productive to do.
Probably ol' Tubbie blamed it on Hurricane DeShawn. There may not be two less-qualified people in all of congress than Tubbie and McKinney. And no it's not based on the color of their skin, but rather, the lack of content of their character.
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