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Re: [mob] Cynthia McKinney Parkway petition
So.. you're upset that a politician pitted people against each other, in order
to force a wedge, that would excite people to action. Or for that matter,
that a young republican club was portrayed in an unflattering light.
It's been my general experience that the main purpose of any college political
group is to piss the living hell out of everyone not on their side, by
splintering and exciting on irresoluble issues, and otherwise trying to
provoke reaction. (Which makes for great political strategy.) The
conservatives have their godly (that would be the white christian god, not
those imposters, btw) mission to kill abortion doctors and teach only
creationism in schools funded by tax dollars from people of all beliefs, and
the liberals want equal medical access for all comrades.. er.. citizens and
endless welfare programs. See - I just started two arguments that will never
be solved, re-igniting everyone's political flame in just one (run-on)
sentence. Wasn't that fun? ;) (btw - that wasn't an actual invitation to
begin debate on the subjects.)
As for the naming of public constructions after political figures, I tend not
to worry about it too much, as in time the name of the place comes to outweigh
the memory of the person. I drove over Hoover Dam last weekend. I wasn't
thinking about the controversy that went into the name, I was thinking, "Damn,
this is a big dam" and "Hey honey, want to go to the Dam Giftstore?" ;)
(It's literally called "The Damn Giftstore" - hilarious.) Besides - all the
good road names have already been taken in any city worth driving in. What do
you want - yet another Peachtree? ;)
Aside - if you've never been to Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam, or the Grand Canyon
(soon to be renamed Bush Canyon), by all means - go! :) (Don't do the bus
tour - just rent a convertible off the strip (not the airport). Most of the
hotels have car rentals in the lobby.)
-Nordberg the weary of uppity politics
On Sat, 14 Sep 2002 09:36:20 -0500 Robbie Honerkamp <[email protected]> wrote:
Thus spake Glenn Everette ([email protected]):
Yes! A chance to have an actual discussion on Mob! Yay!
> I honestly don't understand why there is so much gut hate against this
> woman. Will someone please explain it to me?
On one hand, I like her because she makes the Democratic party
look like loons. On the other hand, I think she's more dishonest
than the average politician.
I had a personal run-in with her and Jesse Jackson when I was in
college. Jesse Jackson came to Georgia College in Milledgeville
to give a speech. The College Republicans (yes, I unfortunately
was a member of college Republicans along with Hugh) set up a
booth at the speech/rally to register voters.
Sometime during the hour before his speech, we were told by the
college that we were not allowed to register voters in that
particular building due to a state law. So, we simply passed out
registration cards and provided information on where people should
take them.
Mr. Jackson began his speech, which eventually railed against
'THOSE PEOPLE who would prevent you from exercising your right to
vote'. He went a little further to define 'those people' as
white Republicans, and we started getting lots of unpleasant
looks from the crowd.. We wisely left our table.
Mr. Jackson ended his speech with the proclamation that he was going
to lead a march to the Baldwin County Courthouse and demand that they
register any people who wanted to register to vote. After his speech,
while the marchers were grouping outsite the auditorium, Hugh, some
other CR folks, and myself spoke with Mr. Jackson and Cynthia McKinney.
My first impression of her was someone who was completely closed
minded towards all opinions other than her own.
So, they led their march to the courthouse.
The next day in the Milledgeville Union-Recorder, Cynthia had an
op-ed piece on the march. She wrote about how Jesse and her had
led the voters to the courthouse and Mr. Jackson had pounded
mightily on the courthouse doors, but that there was nobody there
to hear the cries of the people who wanted to vote. Never mind
that this all happened at about 8:30-9pm, long after business
hours.
The following day, another op-ed piece appeared, this time from the
Baldwin Country registrar who had a different take on the story.
Apparently her office had anticipated problems from the rally and
had stayed open late. She said that the marchers arrived, lined
up, and were registered to vote without any problems.
The next day, Cynthia responded. She said that while her original
op-ed piece might not have been accurate, she was just taking
'poetic license' (her exact words) with the events, and there was
nothing wrong with that.
It's things like that that put her on my bad list. Her father isn't
exactly an example of sanity either, yabbering on about a jewish
conspiracy against them.
> Do people understand that it means Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan
> throughfares would also have to renamed too. Yeah lets rename Turner field
I've got no problems with Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan roads/parkways
being renamed. But the petition in question only called for Cynthia
McKinney Pkwy to be renamed and that in the future government roads/
buildings/etc could only be named for people who had been dead five
years. I've got no problem with that- politicians using their power to
slap their names on roads and buildings is ridiculous. Having something
named after you should be an honor that other people decide to bestow
on you based on your actions. Turner Field wouldn't count under the
proposed law as Ted Turner isn't a politician (yet).
> while we're at it. I'm getting sick and tired of this conservative
> manipulation of the masses crap. Dang folks stop letting folk push your
> buttons for the sake of their own petty agendas. Besides any previous law
> would be grandfathered anyway.
The only reason Cynthia pushes my buttons is that she was in Congress.
Now that she's going to be a private citizen again she can say anything
she wants to.
Robbie