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McKinney faces arrest over security incident
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 03/31/06 | BOB KEMPER

Posted on 03/31/2006 4:42:16 AM PST by rhema

Capitol Hill police are expected to seek an arrest warrant next week for Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia, who was involved in a physical confrontation with a Capitol police officer Wednesday, police and legal authorities said Thursday.

Officially, the investigation of the incident, in which the DeKalb County Democrat allegedly struck a police officer who tried to stop her from going around a security checkpoint, is ongoing, said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for Capitol Hill police.

However, police have notified the federal prosecutor's office in Washington that they will be seeking an arrest warrant after the investigation is complete next week, said police and legal authorities, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because the investigation was not yet complete.

McKinney ignored a reporter's questions Thursday as she walked into the Capitol, before word of the planned arrest warrant. She could not be reached for comment later Thursday. . . .

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 109th; alqiadaoperative; antiamericanmckinney; congressionalwackjob; cynthiamckinney; mckinney; needsadrugtest; nutbag
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To: Muzzle_em
NOT photoshopped ...
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81 posted on 03/31/2006 5:24:26 AM PST by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: kitkat
Yes, but they were about to go through a checkpoint at an airport WITHOUT stopping.

but she wasn't driving. If you're in a cab and the cab driver starts driving like 100mph and gets pulled over by the police the passenger doesn't get a ticket.

82 posted on 03/31/2006 5:24:29 AM PST by Echo Talon
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To: sgtbono2002; DaGman
In her district her getting re-elected for life is pretty much a no brainer.

Don't be so sure. She got booted once before in a primary, and this July Hank Johnson (a commissioner) is trying to take her out.
http://www.hankjohnsonforcongress.com/about.html#

83 posted on 03/31/2006 5:24:44 AM PST by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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To: Bigs from Michigan
No chance that charges will ever be pressed..... Reasons...

It's the 'different strokes for different folks' law don't ya know!!!!! That law exempts females, blacks, congresscritters, and illegal aliens......

84 posted on 03/31/2006 5:25:25 AM PST by eeriegeno
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
he should have incapacitated her even if the police man had to use fatal force.

Well, not that far...but he certainly should have put her on the ground and cuffed her.

85 posted on 03/31/2006 5:26:48 AM PST by EricT. (CA conservatives only serve to inflate the number of electoral votes won by the Dems.)
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To: rhema

Counting down till the race card is played.....


86 posted on 03/31/2006 5:26:59 AM PST by patriot_wes (papal infallibility - a proud tradition since 1869)
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To: maggief

87 posted on 03/31/2006 5:28:53 AM PST by veronica ("A person needs a sense of mission like the air he breathes...")
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To: rhema

Was she wearing her pin this time?


88 posted on 03/31/2006 5:29:19 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: maggief

2 clowns... appropriate pic.


90 posted on 03/31/2006 5:31:28 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: rhema

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.


92 posted on 03/31/2006 5:34:01 AM PST by VRWCmember
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To: Galtoid

Women who keep their old hairstyles, for twenty years are so, are trying to relive a happier time in their past. Nevermind that they look ridiculous, as mature adults.


93 posted on 03/31/2006 5:34:21 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife ("Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny. "--Aeschylus)
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To: rhema
This woman needs to be dealt with. FNC had a story on this morning about how she forced her way into a meeting/hearing where a former Israeli official was in attendance--Barach maybe? She was with a friend who had no security clearance but she insisted. She got in with her friend. She's a bully who insists on always getting her way. In consequence, she is a danger to everyone around her and our country as a whole.

The rules, at a very minimum, should be changed so that all Members of Congress should go through a metal detector. This is war time.

94 posted on 03/31/2006 5:34:24 AM PST by twigs
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To: Coop
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/shooting/condolences/condolence1.htm

I was thinking about this story when I posted the policeman should have taken her down.



Remembering U.S. Capitol Officers
Washington post.com
Tuesday, July 28, 1998



Capitol Police officers John M. Gibson, left, and Jacob J. Chestnut were killed during Friday's shooting at the U.S. Capitol. Donations may be mailed to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund, at 119 D St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20510. Readers' condolences are posted below.
95 posted on 03/31/2006 5:35:41 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO")
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To: veronica

http://www.11alive.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=78032

McKinney Plans News Conference


Last Modified: 3/31/2006 6:45:34 AM



U.S. Capitol Police say there is surveillance video of a confrontation between an officer and Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, but they say the video will not be released.


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McKinney’s staff members are defending her by distributing a clip of her from the new film “American Blackout.” McKinney is showing the filmmaker around the capitol grounds, and a security officer fails to recognize her at first, and stops her.

“That’s just typical of the type of treatment I receive. It’s typical. So, I’m not surprised and I’m not offended,” McKinney said. “Okay. Thank you. Some things never change. That’s what Tupac said.”

(snip)


McKinney's office says that the Representative will speak in a press conference on Friday at 11 a.m. 11Alive.com will carry that press conference live.





97 posted on 03/31/2006 5:37:14 AM PST by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: maggief

The picture accurately represents her constituency.


98 posted on 03/31/2006 5:38:18 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: shadeaud

Do you think the guy is still going to have a job?


99 posted on 03/31/2006 5:38:40 AM PST by Cheapskate (America , -- -- -- -- Yeah!)
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To: maggief
“That’s just typical of the type of treatment I receive. It’s typical. So, I’m not surprised and I’m not offended,” McKinney said. “Okay. Thank you. Some things never change. That’s what Tupac said.”

And here comes the race card! :-)

100 posted on 03/31/2006 5:40:45 AM PST by Coop (Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
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