Cynthia McKinney Vulnerable in the Primary
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's altercation with a Capital police officer will probably cost her. Whether charges are brought against the Georgia congresswoman have not been decided her public image has taken a hit.
Last Wednesday McKinney reportedly hit a security officer at a security checkpoint at the entrance to a House office building when confronted about going around a metal detector.
After the incident McKinney has stated in interviews that the security workers should be able to recognize every House member by face.
For those who have never been to Washington, a security officer sees several thousand people per day on top of the 535 members of Congress. To make additional demands on these servants is impractical. McKinney comes off as self-serving and ignorant of the responsibilities of the security personnel for making such a demand.
In a CNN interview on Monday McKinney stated that the incident was the result of "racial profiling" and was "instigated by the inappropriate touching and stopping of me, a female black congresswoman."
This didn't have anything to do with race. Capital police wouldn't be doing their job if they allowed an unidentified person into the building who bypassed security measures. In 1998 there was a shooting that took the life of two of their coworkers in an incident that started out in the same manner as McKinney's (story).
McKinney lost her seat in Congress the last time she made controversial comments in an election year. She didn't take her seat back by defeating the person who first beat her. She got the position as her successor tried to get a Senate seat.
Denise Majette defeated McKinney in 2002 but vacated the seat in an unsuccessful bid for the Senate in 2004. She is currently listed as a candidate for Georgia's State Superintendent of Schools. This new controversy may cause her to change gears and reclaim her seat from McKinney.
I just have one word of advice for Congresswoman McKinney. As a member of Congress you are a servant of the people. A servant of the people should be neither seen nor heard. Their very existance should only be recognized through the good works in which they had their hand.
Last Wednesday McKinney reportedly hit a security officer at a security checkpoint at the entrance to a House office building when confronted about going around a metal detector.
After the incident McKinney has stated in interviews that the security workers should be able to recognize every House member by face.
For those who have never been to Washington, a security officer sees several thousand people per day on top of the 535 members of Congress. To make additional demands on these servants is impractical. McKinney comes off as self-serving and ignorant of the responsibilities of the security personnel for making such a demand.
In a CNN interview on Monday McKinney stated that the incident was the result of "racial profiling" and was "instigated by the inappropriate touching and stopping of me, a female black congresswoman."
This didn't have anything to do with race. Capital police wouldn't be doing their job if they allowed an unidentified person into the building who bypassed security measures. In 1998 there was a shooting that took the life of two of their coworkers in an incident that started out in the same manner as McKinney's (story).
McKinney lost her seat in Congress the last time she made controversial comments in an election year. She didn't take her seat back by defeating the person who first beat her. She got the position as her successor tried to get a Senate seat.
Denise Majette defeated McKinney in 2002 but vacated the seat in an unsuccessful bid for the Senate in 2004. She is currently listed as a candidate for Georgia's State Superintendent of Schools. This new controversy may cause her to change gears and reclaim her seat from McKinney.
I just have one word of advice for Congresswoman McKinney. As a member of Congress you are a servant of the people. A servant of the people should be neither seen nor heard. Their very existance should only be recognized through the good works in which they had their hand.
posted by PoliticalNut at 12:53 AM
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She made an apology today.
"There should not have been any physical contact in this incident," McKinney said in brief remarks on the House floor. "I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all and I regret its escalation and I apologize." -Congresswoman McKinney
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