Posted on 04/04/2006 1:50:57 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
In her embarrassing confrontation with the U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney has demonstrated that while she may have changed her trademark hairstyle, her personal style remains as offensive as ever.
McKinney has been sharply criticized — and deservedly so — for allegedly striking a Capitol police officer who stopped her from going around a security checkpoint, a perk allowed members of Congress.
According to police accounts, the officer asked McKinney three times to halt before putting his hand out to restrain her. That's when Capitol Hill police — who asked a federal prosecutor Monday to approve an arrest warrant for McKinney — say the outraged congresswoman hit the officer.
The officer apparently failed to recognize the DeKalb Democrat, who was not wearing a special lapel pin given to the 435 House members to help police identify them. In addition, McKinney sports a new hairdo.
A smarter, less arrogant politician would have smiled at the officer who stopped her, extended a hand and explained: "I'm Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney from the great state of Georgia, and I appreciate your diligence in keeping the Capitol safe. Next time, I hope you'll recognize me." She would have had a pal for life.
But why make friends when you can make headlines? Two days after the scuffle, McKinney faced TV cameras and stayed true to form, charging the officer with racism.
"The whole incident was instigated by the inappropriate touching and stopping of me — a female, black congresswoman," she said.
McKinney's haughty position — that every Capitol employee ought to know her by sight and that she should never have to endure checkpoints like the riffraff — evinces the arrogance and ego that voters expect from elected officials. It may be inconvenient for self-important people such as McKinney to stop and show their IDs, but it's essential in these scary times of terrorist bombings and anthrax attacks.
In 1998, two Capitol officers were killed by a mentally ill man who opened fire at the main tourist entrance to the Capitol.
In the past, McKinney has complained that she's mistaken for the "hired help" in Washington. In the next election, DeKalb residents can help clear up that confusion by putting an end to McKinney's employment with them.
And the "call boys" were under age also.
From the Atlanta Urinal and Constipation, yet....
LMAO! I thought the exact same thing!
To my suprise, I agree.
Thanks ... I've often thought the very same thing but never posted it.
Congress consists of 435 members of the House of Representatives and 100 members of the Senate.
Whenever Hannity has that crook on, I rapidly switch stations. I don't know what good Hannity thinks he is performing by having that agitating racist on, but arguing with someone like that is a waste of airtime. I suppose Hannity believes he's performing some sort of public service by airing "the other side", but Sharpton's other side is race-based reality-challenged hate speech. People like Sharpton should be shunned... not given a podium.
Source: Wirebreak Posted on 02/09/2000 08:10:47 PST by M. Peach
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was mistaken for a maid during last year’s peace negotiations for Kosovo in Rambouillet, France. According to a report in the "New York Daily News," the Secretary of State at first wasn’t recognized by the Albanian delegation when she walked into their room.
“One member of the delegation, who didn’t realize who she was, and probably thinking she was some cleaning lady because it was after midnight, simply said to her, ‘Give us five minutes and please go away,’” recalled Albanian diplomat Dugagjin Gorani in War on Europe, a British TV program. Instead, Albright exploded in rage, swearing at the group, according to the reports.
That is not what he got in trouble for. He got his wrist slapped for fixing Hot Bottom's parking tickets.
Maybe we could start a letter writing, poster etc. campaign:
"FREE OFFICER ____________"
i.e. "FROM THE IDIOCIES AND ARROGANCE OF WINDY MC COMMIE"
"SUPPORT OFFICER ____________--CONTRIBUTE TO HIS PENSION FUND AT ________________"
or some such. Should be worth some extra publicity and should really tweak the liberal idiots no end.
Given that
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES,
I'm sure there's more than sufficient room on the DIMRAT STUPID WAGON. And, if that gets crowded, I'm sure there's a DIMRAT STUPID TANKER we could find and heard them onto.
. . . because, clearly, DIMRAT TREASON AND STUPIDITY KNOW NO BOUNDS.
"Is Corrine Brown dumber than Barbara Boxer? Hard to believe."
Well, Traficant is gone.
The fact that she admitted to wrongdoing with her office's payroll via Hayes trip is also enough for the Ethic's Com. to act. That they will not but hand with baited breath on every Pub flub, is proof of reverse discrimination.
What does a dirty roadway implement have to do with that dimwit Congresswoman McKinney? 
~ Blue Jays ~
To paraphrase Leon Spinks, "Dat's why I got teefez".
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