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Hello fellow FReepers, been ill today, feeling much better now. Below is some info on McKinney's competition Denise Majette. Looks like McNutt has not been doing her job so well and neglecting her duties. Maybe you'll get some ideas from it for your campaign, I know we will here. Again, we are so proud of all of you there in GA, this is the greenest I've seen Kentucky in awhile, hehehe! Mom_Grandmother PS: The pictures are wonderful and those twins are adorable. God Bless all of you.

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http://www.majetteforcongress.org/news.php?articleID=11

April 10, 2002

Congressional Candidate Majette Asks: Where is the Representation for Dekalb County in Washington?

Elizabeth Wilson

ewilsonpr@earthlink.net

DECATUR (GA) –Denise Majette, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 4th District, read with concern the recent reports that the CEO of DeKalb County is going regularly to Washington, D.C. to lobby on behalf of the county: to negotiate for resources essential to the county’s economic growth. Additionally, the county is paying $96,000 to a lobbying firm to assist in this effort.

“The citizens of DeKalb should really appreciate the foresight and assertiveness of CEO Vernon Jones. Equally, they should join the concert of other residents already questioning ‘isn’t that what we pay our member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives to do?’” Majette asked.

“DeKalb County taxpayers are essentially paying twice for services which should be provided by the incumbent [Cynthia McKinney] – and for which she is being paid,” said Majette. “I am pleased that CEO Jones is undertaking these efforts, but he simply should not have to be doing so. He said, “We weren’t a player. We weren’t even in the game…” as far as recognition in Washington is concerned. All citizens of the county should be concerned and, quite frankly, upset that so little is being done on behalf of DeKalb by the current Congressional representative.”

The article notes that in Cobb County, for example, “…officials rely on their representatives [Bob Barr, Johnny Isakson] to help them get grants and make county leaders aware of issues that could impact Cobb.”

“Why do we not have that same kind of representation? ” Majette asked. “If the incumbent were less focused on getting her picture in the papers and on television and more concerned with her constituents, taxpayers would not be billed for this $96,000 contract.”

“I hope voters in the 4th Congressional District will respond to this kind of news with a real determination to elect a representative who will provide responsive and responsible leadership; someone who will be seen in the public as a team player at the table with other business and local leaders, working hard toward reaching consensus to insure the growth and prosperity of the county. That is what I have pledged to provide if elected,” Majette concluded.

Majette stepped down from her judgeship on the State Court of DeKalb County on February 1 to run for Congress. After graduating from public schools in New York, Majette went on to earn a degree in history from Yale University and her juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. Majette and her husband, Rogers Mitchell, and their sons have lived in Stone Mountain for nearly 20 years.

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Any religion that sanctions suicide as an acceptable form of murdering Jews and other "infidels" has abandoned any claim on morality. No religion that justifies hijacking commercial jets to fly them into buildings has any claim on the hearts of decent people anywhere.

McKinney supports the Palestinians in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict