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Re: [mob] Cynthia McKinney Parkway petition
Actually my problem with her is everything is racist, even if her opponent
is black, just like her, the voters are racist. We don't need people like
that in any kind of power. She would send her intern minions to sit in the
congressional halls before anyone else showed up, just so she could make
sure she had an isle seat. Not that the isle seat was better for her to hear
or do her duties any better, no she just wanted to make sure she was on TV.
Not what I want my taxes to pay for. Her father is even worse. They say they
want to get rid of racists, well they should be the first ones to go in my
opinion. Some of my faith in voters has come back in recent elections.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robbie Honerkamp" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [mob] Cynthia McKinney Parkway petition
> 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