Posted on 08/28/2002 8:24:55 AM PDT by CodeWeasel
When a reporter asked Rep. Cynthia McKinney's father, state Rep. Billy McKinney, why his daughter was having such a tough go of it against her opponent in the Georgia Democratic primary, he whipped out that old canard about the Jews controlling everything. And in case the reporter didn't get it, he spelled it out for good measure: J-E-W-S.
Many of McKinney's supporters, including Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tex.), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, have blamed the congresswoman's loss on the fact that Jewish voters from outside the state contributed heavily to McKinney's primary opponent, a politically moderate, African American, former judge named Denise Majette. The national media in particular has eagerly glommed onto the issue.
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*Both* candidates "very qualified" and "very intelligent"??? What is this guy smoking?
Whatever it is, it must be some really strong stuff
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