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McKinney: Officer At Fault
11alive.com ^ | March 31, 2006 | Michael King

Posted on 03/31/2006 4:22:30 PM PST by Cecily

In a Friday afternoon news conference, Georgia Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-4th) said that the altercation between she and a Capitol police officer was started by the officer "inappropriately touching and stopping" her after she walked past a security checkpoint.

Prior to the news conference that, at times, seemed more like a church revival meeting, one of McKinney's lawyers, James W. Myart Jr. said that her problems with police are racial in nature.

“Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, like thousands of average Americans across this country, is, too, a victim of the excessive use of force by law enforcement officials because of how she looks and the color of her skin,” Myart said. “Ms. McKinney is just a victim of being in Congress while black.”

McKinney’s office on Thursday afternoon, released a video clip from the independent documentary “American Blackout,” in which McKinney is questioned by a Capitol police officer who does not immediately recognize her. In the clip, she implies that the questioning is because she is black.

(Excerpt) Read more at 11alive.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; mckinney
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To: mombonn

Is McKinney going to be appeased because of the color of her skin?


41 posted on 03/31/2006 4:37:12 PM PST by peacebaby (wasting my time standing in the waiting line)
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To: Republican Red

she wasn't safe when so many folks crossed over and voted her out... .


42 posted on 03/31/2006 4:38:16 PM PST by peacebaby (wasting my time standing in the waiting line)
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To: jazusamo

Also interesting to note not a single other democrat house member (that I saw) was with her.


43 posted on 03/31/2006 4:38:17 PM PST by Brytani (Someone stole my tagline - reward for its return!!!)
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To: Brytani

LOL...The rest of the RATS don't want to be within miles of her.


44 posted on 03/31/2006 4:39:57 PM PST by jazusamo (Excuse me Helen, I'm answering your first accusation. - President Bush)
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To: Cecily
Video whatever doesnt matter. She was supposed to be wearing a pin or some form of recognition to which she wasnt. This idiot and her lawyer as usual want to make it a racial issue. When you dont have a leg to stand on and you are black it is all about race. No wonder this country and the black community are in such a terrible state. Damn a bunch of excuses abide by the rules or law and in general you will have no problem.
Hell, I am about to the point I wish an officer would allow a suicide bomber in there. Maybe it would stop some of the Controversy,Crap and Confusion! The whole darn bunch think they are Prima Donnas.
45 posted on 03/31/2006 4:40:55 PM PST by gunnedah
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To: Dog
Whomever she is getting legal and political advice from she should FIRE THEM.

I doubt that she takes advice from anyone other than, perhaps, her father. When in the 2000 election she was defeated in the Democrat primary by another black woman, Cynthia's father Billy--a Georgia state politician who has race cards up every sleeve--was asked why she lost. As it was hard to claim racism when the winner was the same race as Cynthia, he blamed her defeat on the Jews.

46 posted on 03/31/2006 4:41:04 PM PST by catpuppy
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To: ncountylee
Sadly, this disgusting turdette will get away with assault by playing these race and gender cards.

Yeah, too bad the officer wasn't a black female, then she wouldn't have any cards to play.

47 posted on 03/31/2006 4:41:52 PM PST by gop_gene
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To: Brytani
Hmmm...walks around a metal detector, doesn't stop when requested by the cop.

He would have been justified in tasering her, IMO.

48 posted on 03/31/2006 4:41:56 PM PST by gogeo (The /sarc tag is a form of training wheels for those unable to discern intellectual subtlety.)
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To: eureka!
They are setting up a huge "historical profiling by race" defense.

And of course HER history of punching police officers isn't a historical pattern. After all, she's just a helpless little woman with no power and no way to protect herself. It's not like she's a member of the most powerful deliberative body in the world....oh, wait. Never mind.

49 posted on 03/31/2006 4:41:58 PM PST by American Quilter
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To: catpuppy

"has race cards up every sleeve"

what black politician in Georgia doesn't - or didn't, with the exception of Herman Cain?


50 posted on 03/31/2006 4:45:50 PM PST by peacebaby (wasting my time standing in the waiting line)
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To: Cecily

That video has probably disappeared ala the Rose Law Firm files.

Put Cindy and Naomi Campbell in a cell together. Ignore screams.


51 posted on 03/31/2006 4:47:06 PM PST by TheSpottedOwl ("Life is a box of chocolates. Eat them before they eat you ".---me.)
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To: Republican Red

what we really need is to hear from the widows of the Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty. That would be an interesting interview...


52 posted on 03/31/2006 4:47:26 PM PST by SAMS (Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
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To: Cecily

She is a good example of the dark downside of gerrymandering.


53 posted on 03/31/2006 4:49:48 PM PST by Past Your Eyes (Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
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To: caisson71

How long do you think it will be before she turns up on Oprah?? They can share their horror stories, Oprah can go on again how she couldn't buy a scarf in Hermes 'cause she's black....had nothing to do with the fact that it was quittin time and no Parisian is going to work past the clock!!


54 posted on 03/31/2006 4:50:33 PM PST by SAMS (Nobody loves a soldier until the enemy is at the gate; Army Wife & Marine Mom)
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To: All
Just found this list of shame:

List of celebrities who donated to Cynthia McKinney

Actually, the list includes everyone who's ever donated to McKinney, if you click the letters at the top and bottom.

55 posted on 03/31/2006 4:52:50 PM PST by dollar_dog
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To: JZoback

seems between the senate and house there are over 600 members of congress. 635 I think. The cap police are supposed to recognoze each and every one of them on sight each day, no matter what the are wearing or the new hairdo this lady constantly has? That seems to be kind of a high standard to hold the cap police to. Maybe instead of learning to recognize all of the members, they should just get trained to recognize the black ones?


56 posted on 03/31/2006 4:53:33 PM PST by milwguy
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To: Cecily

She's lucky. In most countries, bulling through a police checkpoint is a quick ticket to a pistol-whipping at best, or more likely, the morgue. The fact that she wasn't shot or beaten bloody speaks highly of the restraint used by the officer, IMHO.


57 posted on 03/31/2006 4:54:07 PM PST by M1911A1
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To: dollar_dog

Couldn't get past the "A"'s, but the celebrity roster is not surprising. When the hell are these people moving to France?!


58 posted on 03/31/2006 4:55:57 PM PST by TheSpottedOwl ("Life is a box of chocolates. Eat them before they eat you ".---me.)
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To: M1911A1

Never mind other countries, what do you think would happen to us if we resisted a police officer for any reason, much less hit him? We would be face down on the floor in handcuffs, that's what.


59 posted on 03/31/2006 4:56:39 PM PST by Cecily
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To: dollar_dog
Holy crap!

As a follow up to the celebrity donor list, look at all these Arabic names of donors to McKinney's campaigns. Hello!

60 posted on 03/31/2006 4:56:56 PM PST by dollar_dog
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