Groups Seek To Oust McKinney From Committees

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 4/23/03 | Jeff Johnson

[Colonel_Flagg]

Thanks for the bump and this was my first press release as the newly appointed Director of The African American Republican Leadership Council(AARLC).

Congratulations and another bump for you! I've enjoyed reading your posts in the past.

Now, as a PR/media relations guy myself, I have a small tip for you. Call them "news releases".

Press releases are for press. News releases are for media.

My best to you and good luck.

[aristeides]

I guess I must have misheard Savage. Thanks for the correction.

[linn37]

I agree she needs to go

[mhking]

Kevin -

I'm glad we got to talk about this one on the phone yesterday.

Let me know if there is anything we can do to boost the word and rustle the foliage down here in Peach country to get this moving faster.

M

[mhking]

Does Georgia have a RECALL provision in its laws? That might allow McKinney to be removed by popular vote.

Unfortunately, even if we do have one (I'm not sure if Georgia has one or not), her district leans SO far to the left that there wouldn't be a snowball's chance for her to get recalled in a popular vote.

The only shot that we've got is her opponent in the July Democratic primary, former Georgia state court judge Denise Majette. Majette is a black woman who caters to McKinney's core constituency - poor & middle-class blacks in south DeKalb County, intellectuals around Emory University, and soccer moms in south Gwinnett County. However, Majette at least has some sense; especially when compared with McKinney.

Although, considering that McKinney and her father have a history of protesting vehemently when they don't get their way, I wouldn't be surprised if this summer's election is a sordid and contested affair after the fact. McKinney and her father, Georgia state senator Billy McKinney are charged with campaigning within a polling place during the 2000 election. The charge is under investigation.

If it comes out that the charges are able to stick (and I'm sure they will ultimately), then that is yet another mark against McKinney. Not only that, but it is a charge that the House Ethics Committee can not afford to ignore. McKinney will try to hide behind her race, but there are too many black folks (like Kevin Martin and myself with Project 21 and many others) who won't stand for it.

I don't know how long the state election board is due to sit on this though (with the state leadership under Democratic control who knows?).

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Thank you a ton for supporting Jim Talent!! I'm doing my part back here to try to get him elected too.

[Frohickey]

"... defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;...

[Zack Nguyen]

Here's my question: why is the GOP relying on an outside group to go after McKinney? Why are they not moving to have her censured, thrown off her committees, and possibly thrown out of Congress?

[jimfree]

I have always wondered what that "20 million listeners" that is attributed to Rush really means, and a week or so ago, Rush mentioned that "at this particular time ( 2:00 ) we have about 3 million people who are hearing this broadcast...."

I would guess other hosts have figures in proportion to that- if they claim "5 million listeners" the actual number tuning in for a particular show is about a sixth of that.

The 20 million is all of the listeners over the course of a week's broacasts. It is a metric that is very relevant to the advertising folks. A typical ad campaign is 3 weeks or more and they want to know how many people are ultimately reached.

[TheGrimReaper]

I swear this woman shares an IQ.

Yes, and she shares it with an amoeba.

[TheGrimReaper]

Her district was carved (85 - 90% black)...

Ditto for Sheila Jackson-Lee,
ditto for Maxine Waters,
ditto for Alcee Hastings....etc.

[Shooter 2.5]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT! The other thread mentioned that she was in a primaries race for her congressional seat. Why should we help the dems elect a better candidate? Heck, we should send the bimbo more money so that she's on TV 24/7. Once she wins the primary, then we can fight for the Republican candidate in the general election.

[backhoe]

Thanks for the clarification- knew it was ad-related, but for some reason thought it was about a different period of time.

[mhking]

Unfortunately, "our lady of the mouth" has a solid constituency that won't let a Republican candidate get even remotely close to her. In her five general elections the breakdown was as follows:

1992 (old 11th District - which went from Atlanta nearly to Savannah): McKinney 73%, Woodrow Lovett 27%

1994 (old 11th District): McKinney 66%, Woodrow Lovett 34%

1996 (after redistricting, and now in the new 4th District): McKinney 58%, John Mitnick 42%

1998 (4th District): McKinney 61%, Sunny Warren (black woman who is now the former head of the Gwinnett GOP) 39%

2000 (4th District): McKinney 61%, Sunny Warren 39%

As it stands now, there is NO announced GOP candidate for the 4th District. So it isn't as easy as you make it sound, unfortunately. Also as an unfortunate situation, I would much rather have a Democrat that makes even a modicum of sense than the court jester. Right now, she is doing nothing but make all of us in Georgia look like mindless hicks (although I'll admit that her core constiuency DOES fall in that category).

[hattend]

Have the pigs left the airport? Are they in the air?

[Betty Jo]

You ask about "some are saying Bush is doing treasonous things".....

Failure to close the borders of America,thereby letting untold numbers of Islamic terrorists cross over.

Failure to quickly round up the over 58,000 ME illegal aliens and deport them immediately.

Those are just two of the failures that sone say are "Treasonous".

[Betty Jo]

See my other replies here.Read all the "OLD" archive Alamoudi and Al-Amoudi and Cole articles.

[Betty Jo]

Americans are doing business to the tune of Millions of $$$$$$ with Saudi interests,including vey conservative Republicans.so maybe McKinney thinks she should also!

[Betty Jo]

No, Ohioman I was not in DC.

I was at home documenting my next allagation to the FBI.

Have you given your thoughts to them yet?

Do you devote hundreds of hours to research re:the terrorists?

Have you read any articles here on FR about Al-Amoudi and Alamoudi?

Have you read the ones about Bush inviting Alamoudi to his White House over and over?

Go to the archives and search and read.

Maybe then you will have a clearer understanding of my opinions.

[Betty Jo]

Well, since he dosnt have a son for a George Bush III, maybe his daughters will run.