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| Rep. Cynthia McKinney to face criminal charge?; ...update | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 3 2006, 07:59 AM (240 Views) | |
| The 89th Key | Apr 3 2006, 07:59 AM Post #1 |
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I can't believe they're actually bringing sex and race into the issue... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/31/mck...tion=cnn_latest WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Georgia, faces possible criminal charges for a Wednesday altercation with a Capitol Police officer, one of her lawyers said Friday that the real issues were "sex, race and Ms. McKinney's progressiveness." In a news conference featuring actor Danny Glover and singer Harry Belafonte, McKinney said she would be exonerated and that "this whole incident was instigated by the inappropriate touching and stopping of me, a female, black congresswoman." She had little else to say, citing the ongoing investigation into her allegedly striking a police officer after he failed to recognize her at a security checkpoint and tried to stop her from passing. One Republican congressman dismissed the star-studded news conference. "Rep. McKinney appearing with the star of "Lethal Weapon"? Not exactly the message you want to be sending," said Ron Bonjean, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Asked Friday if Capitol Police intended to bring charges against the congresswoman, Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said only, "I know we're still investigating." The 51-year-old legislator was surrounded by more than two dozen supporters at the Friday news conference, some carrying handwritten placards that read "Recognize our congresswoman" and "Is Cynthia a target?" During the conference, held at historically black Howard University in Washington, civil rights attorney James Myart said his client was "assaulted" by a Capitol Police officer, whose name the department refuses to release. "Because she was assaulted and placed in impending fear of her safety, she responded," he said. "This case has just begun and we're going to fight, and we're going to use the U.S. Constitution." Myart said McKinney would seek a criminal investigation against the officer, and a civil lawsuit against both the officer and the Capitol Police is being explored. However, McKinney's other attorney, Michael Raffauf, downplayed the possibility of pressing charges against the officer, saying, "Not every assault deserves to be criminally prosecuted." Myart further called the incident racial profiling and said there was "no excuse" for Capitol Police not recognizing his client, and Raffauf said she was stopped solely because of her race, gender and politics. "It is the job of the Capitol Police to protect members of Congress. As a part of that job, they are to know who those members are," he said. "Whenever you put a police officer out on the street, he is supposed to know his job." Members of Congress are allowed to bypass the metal detectors and security checkpoint. They are supposed to wear a lapel pin that identifies them as lawmakers. McKinney acknowledges she wasn't wearing one when she was stopped, but concurred with Myart that police should know who she is. "The pin is not the issue," the six-time congresswoman said. "The issue is face recognition." Glover and Belafonte refrained from addressing the facts of the case and said they were there to support McKinney. Belafonte said he did not know what happened during the Wednesday incident but wanted to make sure the matter was handled on "a very fair and very square basis." "We've watched her be abused in the past, and she's overcome, stood strong," the outspoken Belafonte said. "We're not going to be absent or indifferent to the fact that she may be abused again." Added Glover, "We're not here to judge the merits of the case, but here to support our sister." Representatives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and National Organization for Women also spoke on McKinney's behalf. McKinney represents a majority black district on the east side of metro Atlanta. She was first elected in 1992, but lost the seat in 2002. She regained it in 2004. The congresswoman, who said she has had problems with Capitol Police not recognizing her in the past, demanded and received an apology from Bill Clinton's administration in 1998 after White House guards stopped her. |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 3 2006, 08:06 AM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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'The issue is face recognition'. Silly cow. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Dewey | Apr 3 2006, 08:48 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Isaac... PLEASE do not post any more pictures of that woman. :lol: |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| The 89th Key | Apr 3 2006, 09:27 AM Post #4 |
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| Larry | Apr 3 2006, 11:11 AM Post #5 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Obviously she isn't aware that they all loo..... ![]() (just a joke.....) McKinney is an embarrassment to the State of Georgia, to Congress, to black people, and to mankind in general. This isn't the first time she's played the race card - it's her old standby. There are more brain cells in a typical ear canal cleaning than she has available. |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| The 89th Key | Apr 3 2006, 11:12 AM Post #6 |
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I find that sexist. It's WOMANkind. Don't you know your herstory? |
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| Larry | Apr 3 2006, 11:13 AM Post #7 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Hey!....... didn't she used to play on the Our Gang series?...........
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| George K | Apr 3 2006, 02:08 PM Post #8 |
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Finally
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| The 89th Key | Apr 3 2006, 02:31 PM Post #9 |
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I like the member since and valid until parts!
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| George K | Apr 3 2006, 04:15 PM Post #10 |
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Finally
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There's More: McKinney Admits Misusing Taxpayer Money WASHINGTON -- Rep. Cynthia McKinney admits that she broke government rules by spending money to fly a celebrity to Atlanta. Channel 2 Action News has uncovered documents showing McKinney, D-Ga., spent about $1,000 of taxpayer's money to fly singer Isaac Hayes to Georgia to help dedicate a new office in Atlanta. The money came from a fund members of Congress are supposed to use for office supplies. Using the money to pay for Hayes' airline ticket and hotel expenses is a violation of strict congressional rules. Those rules state that taxpayer money can only be used for "travel by Members, Members' employees and vendors. A vendor is an employee of a private company that provides maintenance and support for equipment and software..." Watchdog groups call taxpayer-funded celebrity travel a blatant waste of taxpayer money. McKinney staffers say they will reimburse the congressional fund for the cost of Hayes' flight and hotel room. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| JBryan | Apr 3 2006, 06:12 PM Post #11 |
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I am the grey one
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That card has no limit. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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