[areafiftyone]

FROM YAHOO

WASHINGTON - Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., expressed "sincere regret" Thursday for her altercation with a Capitol police officer, and offered an apology to the House.

"There should not have been any physical contact in this incident," McKinney said in brief remarks on the House floor. "I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all and I regret its escalation and I apologize."

McKinney's comments came after the case had been referred to a federal grand jury for possible prosecution.

She had previously insisted she had done nothing wrong, and accused police of "racial profiling." She is African-American and the police officer is white.

[maryz]

"There should not have been any physical contact in this incident," McKinney said in brief remarks on the House floor. "I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all and I regret its escalation and I apologize."

"Physical contact" here being when he "touched her inappropriately"? IOW, But, Ma, he started it. But she does regret its "escalation" -- does that mean her hitting him or the Capitol Police unaccountably making a fuss?

[Hank Rearden]

She had previously insisted she had done nothing wrong, and accused police of "racial profiling." She is African-American and the police officer is white.

I love this crap!

Note that she is definitely not "black" and he is most assuredly not "European-American". More puffed-up PC nonsense.

[Carolinamom]

There should have not been any physical contact in this incident.

Hers or his? Ambiguious to the max.