Posted on 08/01/2006 10:00:19 PM PDT by carlo3b
McKinney, Johnson face off in televised debate
ERRIN HAINES
Associated Press
ATLANTA - Nearly a month ago, Rep. Cynthia McKinney's podium twice sat empty as her two opponents in the July 18 Democratic primary election debated each other and made McKinney an issue.
On Monday, the 4th District congresswoman did not miss the opportunity to face Hank Johnson - who trailed her by only 2,000 votes in the primary election and forced a runoff -in the first televised debate before the election.
During the half-hour debate, Johnson called McKinney "a desperate candidate seeking to distort truth to gain re-election." McKinney accused Johnson of being beholden to developers and special interests when he was a DeKalb County commissioner, and warned voters he would serve Republican interests if elected to Congress.
"I represent the people," McKinney said when asked about campaign contributions from out-of-state donors. "I don't have Republicans giving me votes, and I don't have Republicans giving me money."
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Since the primary, McKinney has touted her record of service to her constituents - including her work to provide millions for quality of life initiatives in DeKalb County - as well as her outspokenness on national issues like the war in Iraq and the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Johnson, an attorney and former DeKalb County commissioner whose old district was in the heart of McKinney's core constituency, has continued to criticize McKinney as an embarrassment to those she represents in the 4th District. On Monday, McKinney bragged that political Web site Congress.org rated her first among Georgia House Democrats in the sub-category of legislation, though many of her colleagues had no score.
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"I take my job very seriously and my constituents know that," she said. "He's going to go up to Washington and basically be quiet."
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Everyone on FREE REPUBLIC who lives or knows anyone who lives in the 4th District of Georgia should vote for Johnson. Cindy Sheehan is backing McKinney. Her and her father are anti-semites. She is against America and Israel, enough said.
Why? Is she blacker than Hank Johnson?
They are both African American. She can try the race card but it will be a laugh.
Nice. Republicans ain't people, isn't that so sensitive?
Oh she will use the race card to say he is nothing more than a puppet of the white race
McKinney - the gift that keeps on giving.
" Hank, you betta back that train up, or I'll hit you wit my cellphone!"
You better not laugh, that could be a HATE CRIME!!!
For her, connecting Hank Johnson to Republicans IS akin to playing the race card.
You can almost hear her shouting "1.21 gigawatts!" can't you?
Did she assault him during the debate? She is good at that.
"The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man. He rose Germany up from the ashes." -- Louis Farrakhan (1984) who campaigned for congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in 2002
"Now that nation called Israel, never has had any peace in forty years and she will never have any peace because there can never be any peace structured on injustice, thievery, lying and deceit and using the name of God to shield your dirty religion under his holy and righteous name." -- Louis Farrakhan who campaigned for congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in 2002, 1984
More on Cynthia McKinney
http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1508
I laugh at that Buckwheat look-a-like everytime I see her bug eyes and fat arse.
She is an embarrassment to the human race and the people of her District should hang their heads in shame.
"Vote for me. Or I'll cut you, mutha."
One of these days, I'm sure we'll have Ebonics spell-checkers. In the meantime, I'll do my humble best.
;^)
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