McKinney Votes Getting Robbed

by **thurnandtaxis** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:06 pm

In her case I would say that 90% of her "co-workers" are bought-off, complacent, complicit fat-cats. McKinney's general floor behavior puts all of them to shame. They are the ones who should be censured for not holding this administration responsible for the wholesale attack on civil liberties, the declining health and welfare of the working classes, and our disgaceful imperialist foriegn policy!

by **thurnandtaxis** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:48 pm

Add this performance to her amazing grilling of Rumsfeld on Dyncorp, 9/11 wargames, and missing pentagon trillions <a href="http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/march2005/240305mckinneygrills.htm">www.prisonplanet.com/arti...grills.htm</a> and you can see why she is considered such a disruption to "business as usual." <a href="http://www.cynthiaforcongress.com/blog.php?id=22">www.cynthiaforcongress.co....php?id=22</a> <blockquote>Quote:<hr>July 13, 2006 $21 Billion Missing, and Counting: See Cynthia McKinney on the House Floor Balancing Our Bank Book: The Missing $9 Billion and More Washington, DC Statement from the Floor by Rep. Cynthia McKinney June 21, 2006 Transcript: I know at some point each month or from time to time all of us have had to balance our bank accounts. Now, if the discrepancy is $9 dollars, we might just ignore it, figuring we made a small error somewhere. If it were $90 short, most of us would at least take time to recalculate and discover the error and call the bank. If the statement is $900 off, we will probably be down at the bank visiting the manager. If our account were missing $9,000 we would be on the phone to our lawyer. At $90,000 it would probably mean we had been working at Enron or invested in some very bad stock. If $900,000 were missing from an account, there would probably be a call to accountants, the IRS and our creditors before long, or else we might be a CEO for a large corporation or stock market executive who lost a bonus. When $9,000,000 shows up missing, that usually means contract overruns or fraud, and a government audit is inevitable. A Congressional committee might look into an unaccounted expenditure of $90 million and we would read about it in the New York Times. When $900 million goes missing, corporations collapse, mergers are cancelled, contracts are terminated, inspector generals are appointed, contractors are sometimes banned or fined, charges are brought to court, and people usually begin to notice. I point all this out to ask what should happen when we find out that $9 BILLION is discovered by an official investigation to be unaccounted for in our contracting accounts for the reconstruction of Iraq, relating to one corporation, Halliburton and oil revenues? Apparently this administration thinks very little should happen, because there has been no further investigation, appointment of a special inspector, a charge against a person responsible, or any penalty or ban on that corporation, which continues to make massive profits from privatization contracts with the US military, despite evidence of overcharging, minimal accountability for funds, incompetence, and abuses of international and civil rights. And if that doesn't concern us enough to act, should we pause over recent revelations of an additional $12 BILLION in unaccounted funding shipped as currency in $100 bills directly to Iraq from the Federal Reserve? Worse yet is the story we are learning from the funds we can account for and how they have been spent or misspent, stolen or wasted, and how little they have improved the lives of the Iraqi people they are supposed to help. The expenditures for this war continue to grow at a rate that is putting our country into levels of spending and debt never seen before. Don't the American people deserve a full accounting of where their tax dollars are going at a time when more is being spent to allegedly improve the infrastructure and lifestyle of the people of Iraq than here at home?<hr></blockquote> Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thurnandtaxis>thurnandtaxis</A> at: 7/19/06 1:58 pm

by **OnoI812** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:13 pm

perhaps Sepka meant censored? Rep McKinney Special Order Censored??? By Rep Cynthia McKinney 9-11-5 I mentioned the word impeachment on the House Floor Thursday late afternoon, but I don't see it in the official Congressional Record transcript. I was chided by the Speaker that it was out of order to question the President's motives. I didn't question motives, I questioned actions: from lack of actions on Katrina to cutting the budget of safety net programs, to rewarding the rich to the detriment of all the rest of us. This transcript directly from the Congressional Record is mangled and omits that word!!!! I can't believe this. Please read the attachment (I don't normally do attachments) and see if I missed it. If I hear back from you that it is, indeed, missing, then I will say the word repeatedly on the House Floor upon my return to force them to put my words as I say them in the Congressional Record. In this talk, I discuss Katrina, the State of Black America, the State of Hispanic America, poverty in America, and the Katrina timelines being developed that will keep us from falling victim to the White House spin. In addition to explosive information given to me from investigative journalists and whistleblowers, there is one particularly pernicious development taking place: bioweapons labs under water with who knows what having been released into the environment. People desperate for jobs must be informed what the heck has been unleashed in the devastated areas as a result of Katrina. Anyone involved in cleanup must have this information before entering New Orleans. I shudder to ponder all the ramifications of Katrina. Although I didn't finish my remarks, and I'm told they also shut the microphone off as I was concluding my remarks--something I don't remember ever having been done to a Member before--I think you get the message here that high crimes and more than misdemeanors have been visited upon the American people. I hadn't heard that Mckinney had been censured over the way that policeman accosted her, so I tried checking ...lots of calls for her to be censured coming from every rightwing nutjob publication on the web, here's one from April:  The fact that Cynthia McKinney’s defiance contrasts with Tom DeLay’s concomitant departure seems to reflect a chasm between the two parties. Although Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer tepidly distanced themselves from McKinney yesterday, no Democratic Congressman has condemned her actions, much less have her colleagues censured her or stripped her of her seats on the Armed Services and Budget Committees. Conversely, House Republicans deposed Tom DeLay as Majority Leader after politically motivated prosecutor Ronnie Earle indicted DeLay – listing no evidence in support of said indictment. The damage these rumors, none of which have yet been proven, did to his reputation convinced DeLay to withdraw from his House race, sidetracking or interring his political career via presumed guilt. ...But I came up goosegg when trying to find a link that she actually had been censured. In fact when you type in McKinney censured into GoogleNEWS you'll get no returns , zero, zippo , nada , zilch. It does say this though... Did you mean: mckinney censored ? So it seems they censor her on the floor, and then fill her mouth with words she did'nt use, when it comes to the media... Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=onoi812>OnoI812</A> at: 7/19/06 3:28 pm

by **sunny** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:35 pm

Sepka, if you were a person as besieged as Rep. McKinney, you wouldn't look before striking someone coming up behind you.

by **TroubleFunk** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:50 pm

Honestly, don't get me wrong, I am not behind sepka on this one, no way. McKinney is a fine person and I'm behind her 100%. But if I was this person: "As a controversial congressperson, you have received numerous death threats from fanatical wingnuts who are in the habit of calling their opponents traitors and demanding for them to be hung, gassed, or dragged before a firing squad" Then this would NOT be my mindset: "As you are concentrating on the days agenda, walking along, probabaly not paying much attention to the noise around you". I would be terrified and completely ill at ease. Every noise would set me off. There is no way I would not hear what was going on. If anything I'd be MORE likely to go off on someone who grabbed me from behind (especially if it was a damn cop). That just didn't make any sense to me. Whatever caused her reaction, it's fine with me. But it probably wasn't a lack of wariness.

by **sunny** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:38 pm

troublefunk, you might relax a little in such a heavily guarded area, as the guards are there especially for the likes of you. At the same time, someone grabbing you from behind might get the old adrenaline pumping.

by **yesferatu** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:08 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>Unfortunately: The media loves to paint her as some Crazy Uppity-Black Woman.<hr></blockquote> Which is why they can be so blatant in their theft. It will keep the actual issue out of the news since the media will focus the story on her "instability and crazy rhetoric". I doubt the name Diebold will be mentioned by them as part of the story. Just focus on the crazy nigger bitch, is the way they will run with it. And don't think I am putting words in their mouth for shock value. That IS what this is all about: it's about ameriKKKa.

by **thurnandtaxis** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:48 am

<a href="http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/072006/news3.html">thehill.com/thehill/expor...news3.html</a> <blockquote>Quote:<hr>McKinney faces runoff; CBC divided By Jonathan E. Kaplan and Josephine Hearn Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) will face DeKalb County Commissioner Hank Johnson in the Democratic primary runoff next month with little money and only tepid support from her colleagues on the Hill. In Tuesday’s primary election, fewer than 1,500 votes separated McKinney and Johnson, who held the sixth-term lawmaker to just 46.9 percent of the vote, according to the Georgia secretary of state. Johnson received 44.5 percent and John Coyne, a white businessman, finished a distant third, with 8.6 percent. The outcome surprised political observers in Washington and Georgia and threatened a repeat of the 2002 election upset. That year McKinney lost her primary to Democratic challenger Denise Majette, the eventual election winner, by 14 points, a dismal showing for an established incumbent. McKinney regained her seat in 2004 after Majette pursued a Senate nomination. Several observers expressed surprise that McKinney did not win the nomination outright Tuesday. “It’s a shocker in every respect,”said former Rep. Buddy Darden (D-Ga.), a practicing attorney in Atlanta. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) said, “I had no idea she had a race.” McKinney now faces an uphill battle to hold on to her seat and Johnson is the likely front-runner, political observers said. “[McKinney] is in a very difficult position. A well-known person tends to get all the votes they’re going to get the first time around. That’s the history,” a knowledgeable CBC lawmaker said, predicting that Johnson would get Coyne’s votes. Merle Black, a political scientist at Emory University in Atlanta, said, “An incumbent who is forced into a runoff is a serious sign of weakness. Johnson’s vote will go up, he’ll raise a lot of money, and the momentum has gone over to Johnson.” McKinney may have been hurt by a bizarre incident this spring in which she struck a U.S. Capitol Police officer with her cell phone after he did not recognize her and asked to see her identification at the entrance to a House office building. A grand jury declined to indict her. She also failed to appear at two televised debates leading up to the primary. Black lawmakers, who are among her most loyal supporters, had mixed reactions to the results of the race. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) predicted that most of her congressional colleagues would not rally to her aid. “Some will, but a great majority will distance themselves. It’s called ‘avoidingitis,’” he said. “We avoid her. Cynthia won’t approach people beyond her real friends.” But others were more sanguine. Rep. Albert Wynn (D-Md.), chairman of the CBC’s political action committee, said the group would continue to support McKinney. “The first principle of the CBC PAC is to support our incumbent members. ... If she’s an endangered incumbent, we’ll do everything we can to protect her,” Wynn said. Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.), chairman of the CBC, said that he was “surprised and disappointed” and that he would give to McKinney’s campaign. “I don’t think anybody viewed that she was in a distressed race. ... I was personally disappointed. She’s an outstanding representative. She represents her district well,” Watt said. One CBC member denied that McKinney had been damaged politically by her much-publicized tussle with police. “I don’t know anybody here who’s pure as the driven snow. Everybody has baggage. Everybody,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). “Obviously, [Johnson] knows how to be political. The congresswoman will have to redouble her efforts.” Black noted that turnout in the district had dropped to 60,000 voters from 95,000 voters in 2004. McKinney lost 20,000 votes from 2004; her total vote dropped to 28,000 from 48,000. She and Johnson ran evenly in DeKalb County, the district’s largest county, but she lost in Gwinnett and Rockdale counties. “She’s so polarized the district that half who show up will be opposed to her,” Black said. Johnson’s campaign aides were elated with the result and announced yesterday that they had earned an endorsement from the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). “There were plenty of naysayers, but we just knew,” said Carole Mumford, Johnson’s campaign manager, reacting to the tally. “It was a good effort on a shoestring budget. No humble pie is required. We are just moving on from here. People now know differently.” Johnson spoke with Coyne on Tuesday evening, but the two men did not discuss the possibility of an endorsement and, with contingency plans in place for the runoff campaign, Johnson hit the ground running. In a television news interview yesterday, he challenged McKinney to more debates. Johnson and McKinney will have to regroup for the 18-day sprint to the runoff. At the end of June, McKinney had raised $244,896 and had just $43,000 on hand, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, which tracks campaign contributions. Johnson was just as strapped, having raised $129,000, and has $13,000 left in the bank. “This by no means [indicates] that she won’t be coming back,” Darden said. “The runoff is all about who you bring back.” The winner will face Republican Catherine Davis in November.<hr></blockquote> "a shocker" indeed. where's the mention of deibold's vote fraud? Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thurnandtaxis>thurnandtaxis</A> at: 7/19/06 10:59 pm

by **Sepka** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:55 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>In her case I would say that 90% of her "co-workers" are bought-off, complacent, complicit fat-cats.<hr></blockquote> Granted that the vast majority of representatives (career politicians in general, actually) are are in it for the money. Being on the make is still less shameful, IMHO, than attacking a policeman. -Sepka the Space Weasel

by **Sepka** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:02 am

Onol812 said: <blockquote>Quote:<hr>But I came up goosegg when trying to find a link that she actually had been censured. <hr></blockquote> I have to apologize. I was quite sure that I'd seen a report that she'd been censured. -Sepka the Space Weasel

by **thurnandtaxis** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:15 am

Mention of the Deibold claim <a href="http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/071906/mckinney.html">thehill.com/thehill/expor...inney.html</a> <blockquote>Quote:<hr>Rep. McKinney forced into runoff, Reed loses By Jonathan E. Kaplan Georgia voters punished two candidates tarred by controversy in Tuesday's primary, defeating former director of the Christian Coalition Ralph Reed, and forcing Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) into a run-off. In a vote that stunned political observers, McKinney barely edged DeKalb County Commissioner Hank Johnson, but fell short of the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, McKinney had 28,518 votes, Johnson had 27,082, and businessman John Coyne collected 5,216, Johnson, who is African American, will face McKinney in an Aug. 8 runoff. Tuesday's vote is viewed as a clear rejection of McKinney's late March scuffle with a Capitol police officer and it could also be an indication that the congresswoman's decision not to participate in two televised debates was a mistake. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution endorsed Johnson days before the race. The winner of the runoff is all but assured to win in the general election this November against Republican Catherine Davis. As the votes were being tallied, the McKinney campaign put out a release claiming that the Diebold electronic voting machines were malfunctioning and that "lawyers for the campaign have been alerted." Asked if McKinney will pursue legal action, campaign spokesman Jocco Baccus said Wednesday, "No decision has been made." "The battle's engaged and I intend to win," said McKinney early Wednesday. She had planned to celebrate a victory at 11 p.m. Tuesday night, but those plans were put off. The McKinney-Johnson runoff will occur on the same day of the contentious Senate Democratic primary in Connecticut where Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) is facing a major battle against Ned Lamont (D). Lieberman has said he will run as an independent if he loses to Lamont.<hr></blockquote> Does it seem to everyone else that the tone of the article is to make the claim seem specious in light of the "security guard issue" and the lack of the AJC's endorsement? Sepka, of course you'll disagree, but then it seems like you're saying it's better to take from the pork barrel than strike at the swine. Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thurnandtaxis>thurnandtaxis</A> at: 7/19/06 11:18 pm

by **Sepka** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:55 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>Sepka, of course you'll disagree, but then it seems like you're saying it's better to take from the pork barrel than strike at the swine.<hr></blockquote> As a general rule, I'd have to say that it's less wicked to steal than to commit violence against people. -Sepka the Space Weasel

by **OnoI812** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:46 am

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>As a general rule, I'd have to say that it's less wicked to steal than to commit violence against people.<hr></blockquote> I so totally agree, That swine should have never assaulted and detained the people's representative, and he should be brought up on full charges of violating article 1, section 6* of the US Constitution. *The origins of this provision stemmed from fears that Members of Congress might be arrested or detained in order to prevent them from casting a specific vote, or out of sheer harassment by their enemies. Freedom from "arrest" has been interpreted to mean also from detention or delay during an attempt at civil law enforcement <a href="http://www.c-span.org/questions/week145.asp">www.c-span.org/questions/week145</a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=onoi812>OnoI812</A> at: 7/20/06 1:06 am

by **stickdog99** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:00 pm

With black box fraud-o-matic machines, they don't need anything but a semi-plausible narrative. McKinney will lose. So it was written. So it shall be.

by **thurnandtaxis** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:36 pm

<blockquote>Quote:<hr>With black box fraud-o-matic machines, they don't need anything but a semi-plausible narrative. <hr></blockquote> Couple that with the media smear campaign and is it any wonder so many of us feel doomed when trying to figure out how to fight the madness that has taken control of the hearts and minds of this country. McKinney, who's as flawed as any of us, is one of the very few whose actions have given me any shred of hope that we can penetrate this darkness. I guess character assassination is a better fate for the individual targeted than the "real thing", but the effect on our country is about the same.

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