Posted on 08/22/2002 4:01:21 AM PDT by backhoe
Cynthia McKinney, whose ill-considered remarks made her a disgrace to her sex, her race, and the people she claimed to represent, has been shown the door.
Voters in her Father district may want to review his remarks and history, and consider if they really want this man as a spokesman for them any longer...
Here is a cogent summary of Billy McKinney's quotes, compiled by member mhking. Check the links below to collaborate them:
Mr. McKinney has a history of such intemperate comments. In 1996, he came to his daughter's defense and called her opponent, Republican John Mitnick, a "racist Jew"--
11Alive made a point of re-running the footage where Billy McKinney responds to a question about his daughter's "fudging" of Andrew Young's endorsement: "That ain't nothin'. Jews have bought everybody. Jews. J-E-W-S."
He replied, "That ain't nothin'. The Jews done bought everything anyway. That ain't nothin'." When the reporter then said, Did you say 'Jews'?" The campaign manger replied, "That's right. Jews. J-E-W-S."
Billy's a former Atlanta cop who is now a state representative in a "disadvantaged" urban district (read "the ghetto"). He actually (and yes, this story is true and not an urban legend) pulled a knife on another legislator on the floor of the Georgia State House during a disagreement, threatening to "cut" the other representative. Billy got away with it with little more than a slap on the hand.
When Jihad Cindy's district was being realigned in the early 90's (the original 4th ran from DeKalb Co. in a narrow swath east toward Augusta, then southeastward toward Savannah, hugging the river, and in some places being only meters wide), federal hearings were held in Savannah. One of the people who testified against Cindy's position (that she should keep her gentrified, oddly-drawn, majority black district) was then-GOP Congressman Gary Franks from Connecticut (who at the time was the only black Republican in the House). When Franks emerged, the elder McKinney confronted Franks, and threatened to physically beat Franks.
Billy got off again.
So for him to say this was no big surprise. I actually would have been surprised if we hadn't gotten through the end of this without him opening his big, out-of-control mouth.
Here are some links to stories-- Hit the "cached" link to find Billy's name highlighted:
Voters Receive Mysterious Message (McKinney's last minute dirty ...
... To: Wyatt's Torch. "GaPeanut" reported on lucianne.com that he/she had heard Billy
McKinney say that on local news. I think that's the confirmation you want. ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/736118/posts - 49k - 20 Aug 2002 - Cached
Georgia Primary - Running Thread
... the question, said "Let the campaign begin," got in her car, and was driven away.
11Alive made a point of re-running the footage where Billy McKinney ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/736275/posts - 51k - 20 Aug 2002 - Cached
Sheila Jackson Lee, Limousine Liberal: Does she think the ethics ...
... father, Ga state Rep. Billy McKinney's response in sprited political
debate is to threaten to "cut" his opponent. I personally think ...
freerepublic.com/focus/fr/620788/posts - 73k - Cached
News/Activism by keyword MCKINNEY
... McKinney: Courage runs in the family. Posted by RobFromGa On Jun 9 11:59 AM with
49 comments Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | June 9, 2002 | "Billy" McKinney ...
freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/MCKINNEY - 58k - Cached
News/Activism by keyword CYNTHIA MCKINNEY
... drunk on power. The... (Election) Charges against (Cynthia AND Billy)
McKinney settled (she gets away with it). Posted by mhking ...
freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/CYNTHIA%20MCKINNEY - 49k - Cached
McKinneys 'guilty' of rescuing voters (BARF ALERT)
... Billy McKinney (D-Atlanta) -- were harassed by the DeKalb County Republicans,
who accused them of violating state election law. ... Billy McKinney. ...
freerepublic.com/focus/news/707022/posts - 13k - Cached
FReep Report: Cynthia McKinney's Veterans Town Hall Meeting May ...
... members go in. Around 12:30, Cynthia?s father, local rep Billy McKinney
came and harangued the gathered Freepers. He ending up ...
freerepublic.com/focus/news/685634/posts - 73k - Cached
Arab-American dollars shore up McKinney [Rep. Cynthia McKinney D ...
... Democratic state Rep. Billy McKinney, made anti-Semitic remarks during
her re-election campaign for Congress. The congresswoman ...
freerepublic.com/focus/news/704163/posts - 69k - Cached
Democrat Implies Sept. 11 Administration Plot
... state Rep. Billy McKinney, entered a polling place on election day in
November 2000, pled for votes, and harassed poll watchers. SLF ...
freerepublic.com/focus/news/665949/posts - 43k - Cached
Do you know when the Billy McKinney runoff is going to be held?
Great idea! That's one reason I put things on this board- so others can reference them.
Do you know when the Billy McKinney runoff is going to be held?
I have read it's in 2 weeks- but have not confirmed that.
Thanks very much... we only have a 2 week "window of opportunity," but maybe we can do something with it.
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HR 1153 - McKinney, James Edward "Billy" Day; proclaim February 23, 1998 |
A RESOLUTION proclaiming February 23, 1998, as James Edward "Billy" McKinney Day in honor of his birthday; and for other purposes.
Brooks, Tyrone (54th) | Davis, Grace W (48th) | Heckstall, Joe (55th) | ||||
Stanley, Lanett (50th) | Stanley, Pamela A (49th) | Sinkfield, Georganna T (57th) | ||||
Status Summary | HC: | SC: | LA: 02/23/98 | H - Passed/Adopted |
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House | Action | Senate |
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2/23/98 | Read 1st Time | |
2/23/98 | Passed/Adopted |
HR 1153 LC 19 3856 A RESOLUTION 1- 1 Proclaiming February 23, 1998, as James Edward "Billy" 1- 2 McKinney Day in honor of his birthday; and for other 1- 3 purposes. 1- 4 WHEREAS, the Honorable James Edward "Billy" McKinney was 1- 5 born on February 23, 1927, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of 1- 6 the late Ann Turner Lewis; and 1- 7 WHEREAS, he was reared and educated by his grandmother, Mrs. 1- 8 Annie Bell Dixon; and 1- 9 WHEREAS, he was destined from birth to become the legend 1-10 that he is; and 1-11 WHEREAS, 1927 was a very good year, for instance: 1-12 (1) Four horses retired from the Atlanta Police 1-13 Department. They were Dan, Prince, Monk, and Rabbit; 1-14 and 25 new ones were purchased; 1-15 (2) Twenty-five police officers were hired; 1-16 (3) A day was declared "Lindberg Day" in October; 1-17 (4) Georgia Law No. 317 was enacted to define who are 1-18 persons of color and the prohibition and prevention of 1-19 intermarriage; and 1-20 (5) Clifford Mitchell Walker, who was a member of the Ku 1-21 Klux Klan, was Governor. He succeeded Lamartine G. 1-22 Hardman. 1-23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 1-24 REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body in recognition 1-25 and celebration of his 71st birthday hereby proclaim 1-26 February 23, 1998, as "James Edward 'Billy' McKinney Day." 1-27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 1-28 Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 1-29 appropriate copy of this resolution to the Honorable J. E. 1-30 "Billy" McKinney. -1-
I'm certainly not surprised at Billy's ego-boosting proclamation. The sponsors are the "usual suspects" - Tyrone Brooks, of course, another long-time race-baiting local house member and Cynthia's campaign manager. He may have had enough of Cynthia, however, playing for the press her telephone message to him regarding Andy Young's supposed defection from Jihad Cindy . . .
IIRC, LaNett and Pamela are sisters representing adjoining districts. I used to have some contact with them, because their districts were part of the neighborhood association I chaired for awhile back in the late 80s/early 90s. They struck me at the time as nice ladies and well-meaning but not the sharpest knives in the drawer; I think they are just "going along to get along" with the traditional power brokers in their neck of the woods (Brooks & McKinney). Georganna Sinkfield ditto. Grace Davis is gone now, I don't know Joe Heckstall at all.
If you go here you can look at the sort of legislation these people are sponsoring and get a good idea of where they are coming from. This particular group seems to vote in lockstep with Brooks and McKinney a significant part of the time.
However, they are (like Earth in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) "mostly harmless". The ladies are actually quite nice to deal with and are just trying to do right by their districts, which are poor and relatively powerless (it used to be a talking point in our neighborhood association that the 49th and the 50th have more toxic waste sites, landfills, dumps, and sewer plants than any other districts in the city.) Tyrone is a loud talker but has not to my knowledge been a physical threat to anyone or anywhere near as hateful as McKinney.
Besides, none of them are up for re-election at the moment.
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