Cynthia McKinney
January 2nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »You may recall former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney for a much publicized incident in 2006 where she assaulted a U.S. Capitol Police officer who attempted to verify her identity as she entered the Longworth House Office Building. Of course as her lawyer described it the Congresswoman was, “just a victim of being in Congress while black.”
I was working for a member of Congress at the time and found the entire episode thoroughly sickening. The U.S. Capitol Police are the men and women who stay behind when Congress is evacuated during an emergency, and some of them have paid the ultimate price to protect our freedom. I have a great deal of respect for their courage as well as their professionalism. This is why I and many others were pleased to see McKinney lose her seat for the 2nd time in that year’s primary.
It seems she’s at it again though, this time inserting herself into the conflict in Gaza of all places. Although, I guess it shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise since she’s been active internationally before: she participated in a conference in Germany endorsing various 9/11 conspiracy theories; attempted to attend a conference in Syria focused on the Palestinian cause; and in October 2001 wrote a letter to Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal, “in which she rebuked New York mayor Rudy Giuliani for returning the prince’s post-9/11 ‘gift’ of $10 million.”
Thanks to the good people of Georgia’s 4th congressional district however, she’s no longer doing all of this as a Member of Congress. And for that I will always be grateful.
Tags: 9/11, Cynthia McKinney, Gaza








