March 29, 2006
A Congressional source e-mails that Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D – GA) slapped a Capitol policeman this afternoon after attending a Democratic press-op unveiling their new plan for national security. Al though not confirmed, the object she hit the police officer with was apparently a cell phone. McKinney was apparently entering her office building when a policeman stopped her because she was not wearing her pin that would identify her as a congresswoman.
UPDATE (5:45 PM EDT) : The Drudge Report says she will be arrested after Congress adjourns for the day.
UPDATE: CNN picks up the story …
Suitably Flip is also on top of this.
Jeremy-Gilby-dot-com linked with The McKinney Kefuffle
Expose the Left linked with Cynthia McKinney’s Non-Apology Apology
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5:40 pm [ Quote ]
Is there a video link?
5:56 pm [ Quote ]
So when is she going to be arrested and charged with assault?
6:05 pm [ Quote ]
Let me try to understand the neocon thought process . . .
Cheney shoots hunting partner in face: NOT newsworthy
Cheney has a silly rider for public appearances: NOT newsworthy
Republicans’ favorite lobbyist Abramoff sentenced: NOT newsworthy
Democrat has alleged incident with security officer: NEWSWORTHY
Sharon Stone yacks about something: NEWSWORTHY
MediaMatters toilet clog: NEWSWORTHY
Hannity and Levin blindside Alec Baldwin: NEWSWORTHY
Senator Kerry has a silly rider for public appearances: NEWSWORTHY
Senator Clinton doesn’t “spy on political opponent”: NEWSWORTHY
6:18 pm [ Quote ]
Slick Willie getting a slick willy in the ovum office. NEWSWORTHY
6:24 pm [ Quote ]
Landon, no one suggested that the Cheney hunting accident was not newsworthy. The Dems and the MSM going Ape S#!t and suggesting there was somehow a conspiracy to keep the story from hitting the media is what was not newsworthy.
And let me try to understand the whacked-liberal logic…
Dismissing the story and ignoring the subject to make irrelevant points…OK
Addressing the Issue at hand in the comment section of a certain post…not OK
I’ve never met a whacked-liberal that has stayed on topic while making a coherent argument. All we ask is that you try harder.
6:25 pm [ Quote ]
Yeah dylanoid, comparing an accident that Laura Bush (never elected to any office) had as a teenager, to an elected US Congresswoman punching a police officer… yeah that’s the same.
6:27 pm [ Quote ]
Landon, lets see if this gets as much coverage as the Cheney hunting accident…
6:28 pm [ Quote ]
Oh yeah, a tickle slap is bigger than manslaughter. Thanks. Next you’ll be saying the refs robbery of the Seahawks in the last Superbowl was worse than 9/11. Get real.
6:28 pm [ Quote ]
Yeah “Pickles” Bush’s fatal car crash is none of the public’s business, same as Dumbya’s and Cheney’s multiple DWIs.
6:30 pm [ Quote ]
If a bogus land deal investigation of a former first lady is fair game, then the current first lady’s shady past killing her ex-boyfriend should also be fair game.
6:30 pm [ Quote ]
McKinney’s mouth is usually what usually gets her into trouble, she is now using her fist! McKinney is one who claimed President Bush was in on the 9/11 attacks. “A complete investigation might reveal” that “President Bush or members of his administration have personally profited from the attacks of 9-11.” Unfortunately McKinney won’t be making a profit for punching an honest cop for doing his job!
6:34 pm [ Quote ]
“A complete investigation might reveal” that “President Bush or members of his administration have personally profited from the attacks of 9-11.”
She didn’t say WOULD reveal, she said MIGHT reveal. And she is right. Hullo Halliburton!
McKinney is right: We need a full and thorough INDEPENDENT investigation of 9/11.
6:36 pm [ Quote ]
punching an honest cop for doing his job!
Even that bomb-thrower Drudge is reporting that the cop erroneously pursued McKinney for not passing through a metal detector. I’d say Ian’s “selective editing” qualifies him for a job at Fox News!
6:41 pm [ Quote ]
Always with the Halliburton…
Memo to dylanoid: the inaction and failures of the Clinton Administration led, in large part to 9-11
http://fromopinionnation.blogspot.com/2006/03/bill-clintons-failures-led-to-911.html
6:45 pm [ Quote ]
She should have done the right, honorable, Christian thing:
Told him to go fuck himself, preferably on the Senate floor.
6:49 pm [ Quote ]
Did some one mention cars
cough
Kennedy
cough
6:50 pm [ Quote ]
LMAO @ scarshapedstar . . . more BS from the party of “honor and dignity” eh!
7:01 pm [ Quote ]
Did “the dylanoid” even read the article they linked to? Man, bring up a argument and trash it in the same breath. Hey, did you run the Kerry campaign?
7:03 pm [ Quote ]
Yeah, I read it, and it’s another non-story. Funny, Republicans on the hill are up in arms about illegal immigration, but Ian the coward Shwarz thinks Sharon Stone and Cynthia McKiney tickling a cop are bigger issues. Exposing the left with—distractions, double-standards, misinformation and hypocrisy. Cute!
7:04 pm [ Quote ]
If I were that cop I would have punched McKinney right back in the face and then she would have received the standard knee in the back, handcuffed and then placed in the squad car.
7:05 pm [ Quote ]
If a paparrazi had video or picture of this, they would be instantly famous.
16scarshapedstar Said:
March 29, 2006
She should have done the right, honorable, Christian thing:
Told him to go fuck himself, preferably on the Senate floor.
Thanks for insulting my religion. You now have 0 ZERO 0 credibility on this site. Period.
As far as the story goes, the lady is a royal schmuck, so is Ted Kennedy, so was Laura Bush when she was 17. Everyone makes mistakes when they are teenagers, lots make mistakes when they have been drinking (uncle Ted), but I’m sorry…a congresswoman slapping a COP is so damn STUPID! she should be punished for being an out of control schmuck.
7:08 pm [ Quote ]
9the dylanoid Said:
March 29, 2006
Oh yeah, a tickle slap is bigger than manslaughter. Thanks. Next you’ll be saying the refs robbery of the Seahawks in the last Superbowl was worse than 9/11.
There is a line to be drawn with immaturity, and I think you cross that when you denigrate human life
7:09 pm [ Quote ]
dylanoid, do you know the difference between:
Halliburton
and
Hally Berry
7:13 pm [ Quote ]
Breaking News: Moonbats Inc. running low on Midol.
7:13 pm [ Quote ]
Ian, do you always get such dumbass liberals on your site?
7:16 pm [ Quote ]
http://www.michellemalkin.com/mt/oct05-tb.cgi/4207
Can we get a story on this site that may interest the liberals enough to actually make them debate. The link above is worthy, I think.
7:18 pm [ Quote ]
Sorry thats a jacked up link. Go to www.michellemalkin.com and check out the story about the Afghan man, and others in his scenario….Also, the Mexicans have taken the flag pole at a Florida apartment complex.
7:23 pm [ Quote ]
Just watch…the shakedown brothers (Rev Al and Rev Jesse) will come to Cyndi’s aid, professing that the cop only picked on Cyndi because of racial bias and turn this into a “crime” of bigotry on the cop’s part.
Cyndi needs to resign from the House in disgrace. She cannot represent her district if she cannot control her temper and thinks that she is not subject to all of the rules that apply to everyone else…just because there is an Rep. before her name.
You loopy libs…answer that one without going into hyperbole on anything else. If you respond by attacking the other side, than your are only admitting that I am absolutely 100% right and Cyndi should resign.
7:26 pm [ Quote ]
The cop should have arrested her on the spot, if it was anyone else they wouldnt be allowed back to work and arrested when work for the day was done.
7:28 pm [ Quote ]
If a capitol hill cop can’t handle scuffle with a female senator without whining like a little bitch, he ought to resign and get a job as a walmart greeter.
7:28 pm [ Quote ]
Liberals accuse conservatives of using “yeah, but this is worse” arguments but the only people I ever see do it are the liberals.
Up until some Democrat kills an ex-boyfriend with a car, they can do nothing wrong. Because Laura Bush is worse.
Cool.
Slap him again, Cynthia! You’ve earned it.
7:31 pm [ Quote ]
Up until some Democrat kills an ex-boyfriend with a car, they can do nothing wrong. Because Laura Bush is worse.
Does it really matter who gets killed with the car?
coughTed Kennedy*cough cough*
7:31 pm [ Quote ]
There was no error about it—she wasn’t wearing her pin. This isn’t the first time an incident like this occurs. I wonder if she will be saying that the “man” making her wear the pin is racist.
7:32 pm [ Quote ]
The cop should have arrested her on the spot
I think they’re extra-cautious after screwing up publicly in arresting Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young at the State of the Union address.
7:32 pm [ Quote ]
good call on the shakedown brothers nocoen… that wouldn’t be surprising at all…
as for the thedylanoid... The point is, what does Laura’s have to do with running the country? She had a car accident (not “manslaughter” you lying douche) when she was 17, and isn’t an elected official. It’s not that it wasn’t bad what happened, but it has nothing to do with this, and then you want to accuse me of a ridiculous comparison! Are you F-ing insane or something? YOU MADE THE COMPARISON! I simply mocked it genius. If you really want to talk about car vehicular manslaughter we can talk about Ted Kennedy if you’d like, but otherwise I’d STFU if I were you.
7:39 pm [ Quote ]
I bet she does Ian, that’s terrible what makes her think she is above the law? She slaps, punches, or whatever she did to the cop who was trying to protect HER from harm.
Liberal Lunatics
7:45 pm [ Quote ]
randy:
I was the one who made the vehicular manslaughter comment, not dylanoid [of course its hard to tell, because Ian has deleted the posts]. My point was that Pickles wasn’t charged with anything as distasteful as vehicular as vehicular manslaughter because, like Dumbya, she was born into a wealthy and powerful family in Midland TX. Is that clear enough for you to understand?
Vehicular Manslaughter
n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving or speeding.
[Pickles Bush ran a stop sign, which is both illegal, and grossly negligent]
7:51 pm [ Quote ]
So I guess you’re going to continue to dodge my point landon? Why are you whining about that when the story here is an elected official punching a police officer… Regardless of the truth about the Laura Bush incident, what does one have to do with the other? And why are you bringing it up but ignoring Ted Kennedy? You’re just a liberal dispatched from one of the left blogs to come start sh** on a conservative blog to bring the level of discourse down… that’s what you people are all about… I noticed you came with a partner dylanoid… shocking
7:59 pm [ Quote ]
randy:
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean we’re not all against you! =)
8:05 pm [ Quote ]
Anyone hear how David Gregory is taking the news that Cynthia McKinney has still, after 8 hours, not issued a comment?
8:11 pm [ Quote ]
If a capitol hill cop can’t handle scuffle with a female senator without whining like a little bitch, he ought to resign and get a job as a walmart greeter.
If a US Congresswoman can’t handle the security designed to protect her ass, in which she misses no oportunity to complain is lax, and is too good to wear her lapel pin or simply inform the cop without resorting to violence (she is a member of the peace party after all) , ought to resign and get a job with the mob.
8:58 pm [ Quote ]
If a capitol hill cop can’t handle scuffle with a female senator without whining like a little bitch, he ought to resign and get a job as a walmart greeter.
Oh, I see…
So, assaulting a police officer up to certain point is ok…it just makes the officer a wimp?
(*start sarcasm*) I guess that’s my fault for not understanding. (*end sarcasm*)
9:01 pm [ Quote ]
Anyone hear how David Gregory is taking the news that Cynthia McKinney has still, after 8 hours, not issued a comment?
I joked the same thing earlier in my post on this (Expose the Left’s trackbacks haven’t been working for me for some reason)
http://www.rightwinged.com/2006/03/unhinged_rep_cynthia_mckinney.html
What say you David Gregory?
9:01 pm [ Quote ]
landon, you have sucessfully succeeded in trolling this post with your Googled definitions of vehicular manslaughter…what do you think….everyone but you is an idiot? Get a life landon. How old are you anyway.
9:05 pm [ Quote ]
I think dylanoid & landon are joined at the lips. Their nonsensical rants have been all over this site today. Should leave soon though, mommy says it’s bedtime.
9:08 pm [ Quote ]
Hehee I just check in here every few days to see where you nutjobs get your crazy ideas . . . keep up the great work, gang!
9:28 pm [ Quote ]
Grab your popcorn and watch the Cynthia McKinney highlight video clips:
FL 2000: was “a scheme that was ooked in a backroom by rich and powerful white people”
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15172_Cynthia_McKinney_on_Voting&only=yes
DEFENSE: “we need sanctions against Halliburton”, we “still don’t tell us the whole story about what happened exactly on September 11” (implying Bush/Halliburton conspiracy), Iraq is not being rebuilt – “they have no infrastructure, they have no water, they have no electricity.”
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15246&only
DEFENSE: “we darn had to do what we had to do today to take it to the streets, to fight this administration’s War Machine”, “we already had some of these crazy, stupid votes…targeting Iran..”, “when they (Bush/oil companies) finish with the Middle East, then they’re gonna go to China and Russia”, “it’s being waged for a small clique of people who are making a ton of money off of war!”
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15228&only=yes
MILITARY RECRUITMENT: “we also need to be in these schools, teaching the juniors and the seniors about making sure they fill out the [Selective Service] forms so that they can document their conscientious objector status now
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15189&only=yes
A member of Congress discouraging kids from enlisting? Rich and powerful white people conspired to steal the FL 2000 election? War in the Middle East was not to combat terror, but a scam for corporate profits? Iraq is not being rebuilt? How can a person like this be elected to Congress? Have the Democrats no shame?
9:53 pm [ Quote ]
Um no
They never had any shame
And never will
oh and
Cough
KENNEDY
Cough
9:54 pm [ Quote ]
Maybe she got tired of being called a “pussy democrat”. Or maybe her pin was the wrong color or the cop gave her the wrong hand sign
9:57 pm [ Quote ]
dylanoid,
We have done exhaustive investigations behind 9/11. By the way, liberalism is a mental disorder!
10:00 pm [ Quote ]
Bush isn’t doing enough for Homeland Security
!!
Um… unless that means making sure people pass through metal detectors…
In which case they deserve to get slapped
10:27 pm [ Quote ]
Well we havent been attacked in 4 1/2 years Bush must be doing something right.
10:54 pm [ Quote ]
[...] McKinney’s office has released the following response to today’s incident: [...]
11:10 pm [ Quote ]
MariesTwoCents: The whole “we haven’t been attacked in 4 1/2 years” is nonsense.
Democrats could use the same logic: How many times were we attacked when Clinton was in Office?
Maybe if a Democrat was President, 9/11 wouldn’t have happened.
Democrats could easily say that Richard Clarke warned the Bush administration about Al-Qaeda, but they ignored him.
And besides, gov’t investigators only last week were able to smuggle material used to make a dirty bomb into the US - that could have very easily been a terrorist. So how safe does that make you feel.
11:27 pm [ Quote ]
“Democrats could use the same logic: How many times were we attacked when Clinton was in Office?”
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000; President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
11:51 pm [ Quote ]
Cusano: How many times were we attacked on US soil?
1993 WTC Bombings – those responsible were hunted down and arrested – unlike Bin Laden.
I’m surprised you missed these:
1995 Oklahoma City Bombing – those responsible were hunted down and arrested – unlike Bin Laden
1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing – those responsible were hunted down and arrested – finally. Score one for Bush
Or do non-Muslim terrorists not count?
8:23 am [ Quote ]
“At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against America,” Clinton insisted in a 2002 speech to a New York business group. “So I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him, though we knew he wanted to commit crimes against America.”
Clinton knew Bin Laden wanted to commit crimes against American but still didnt bring him in when he had the chance?
Talk about gross negligence.
8:27 am [ Quote ]
Oh and by the way jagoffs, Ian never said that Sharon Stone should recieve media coverage. That is actually posted under Comedy, but seeing that this is the left we are dealing with, there is no such thing as a sense of humor. Hillary too hot to be president? You’ve got to be kidding.
11:25 am [ Quote ]
Randy asked:
“as for the the dylanoid… The point is, what does Laura’s have to do with running the country?”
That’s what I asked you and your pals years ago when you wasted my tax-dollars and loads of valuable government time on an inquisition of a former first lady’s supposedly criminal land deal when there never was anything there.
Again, if it’s okay to waste my tax dollars on an unelected first lady’s past, then surely you would agree that vehicular manslaughter by the current first lady—if that’s what you call targetting and running down an ex-boyfriend with a car and killing him—is manslaughter, it could be murder.
We need to investigate.
We investigated the land deal.
Now let’s investigate a KILLER.
It would be fair & balanced. And who knows, me just might get the truth and get a CSI episode out of the deal.
Again, be honest and tell me what is worse: a tickle slap? or a legal land deal? or running down an ex-boyfriend with a car and killing him?
Be honest Randy…
11:27 am [ Quote ]
I never heard about that death. Is that true? Can that snopes website be trusted? Or is that another Kos liberal webpage? Thanks, Matt in Iowa.
11:28 am [ Quote ]
And if it is true, then we should reopen Ted kennedy’s murder of that girl on Martha’s Vineyard too.
11:31 am [ Quote ]
Neal, you asked if I knew the difference between:
Halliburton
and
Hally Berry
Do you know the difference between Hally Berry and Halle Berry?
11:39 am [ Quote ]
The accident involving Laura Bush is very true. Mrs. Bush talked about it openly in an interview on TV; she talked about it and acknowledged it. That is much more than Ted Kennedy can say…he can’t own up to his stuff. So basically, our first ladies has more cajones than the senator from Massachusetts.
Again, if it’s okay to waste my tax dollars on an unelected first lady’s past, then surely you would agree that vehicular manslaughter by the current first lady—if that’s what you call targetting and running down an ex-boyfriend with a car and killing him—is manslaughter, it could be murder.
You ididot…she did not “target” him and “run him down”. Go back and read about what happened…it was a total accident and a fluke that it happened to be her ex-boyfriend.
She has admitted it, she didn’t run, and she has dealt with it head on. Can we say that about the guy who was drunk, swam off, waited until the next morning,etc?
Oh yeah, the problem with him lacking testicles…
1:20 pm [ Quote ]
In response to: landon (March 29, 2006 )
This Conservative’s thought process on the issues you raised:
Cheney shoots hunting partner in face: Newsworthy, but not non-stop 2-3 weeks newsworthy where it’s nothing but complaining Cheney’s people went to a small newspaper instead of CNN/MSNBC/*insert favorite big network here*. Certainly not 2-3 week long conspiracy nutjob showcase newsworthy. Accidents happen when you use guns and you and your hunting party are not careful enough.
Cheney has a silly rider for public appearances: don’t care either way
Republicans’ favorite lobbyist Abramoff sentenced: Newsworthy
Democrat has alleged incident with security officer: Newsworthy. Shows potential security concern with the Capital. If police are to assume anyone they don’t recognize who is rushing by without standard visible ID is a congressperson, it would be fairly easy to get people in who shouldn’t be there. Also reflects negatively on the Represenative for breaking the law (committing battery on a Police Officer). Battery is still battery, no matter the physical level of the strike. Also not 2-3 weeks non-stop newsworthy and probably won’t be because of the immigration thing.
Sharon Stone yacks about something: Sharon Stone annoys me, so I usually tune her out whenever she crops up. File this under “Don’t care”
MediaMatters toilet clog: don’t care
Hannity and Levin blindside Alec Baldwin: kinda funny because I think Baldwin is a douche. If what Hanity said about Baldwin pulling out of an agreement to be on his show was true then Baldwin’s a bigger douche. File this under “Entertainment news”
Senator Kerry has a silly rider for public appearances: Don’t care
Senator Clinton doesn’t “spy on political opponent”: Don’t know enough about this one to make a judgement.
10:01 am [ Quote ]
[...] Hattip: Expose the Left statement: “Earlier today I had an unfortunate confrontation with a Capitol Hill Police Officer. It is traditional protocol that Capitol Hill Police Officers secure 535 Members of Congress, including 100 Senators. It is the expectation of most Members of Congress that Capitol Hill Police officers know who they are. I was urgently trying to get to an important meeting on time to fulfill my obligations to my constituents. Unfortunately, the Police Officer did not recognize me as a Member of Congress and a confrontation ensued. I did not have on my Congressional pin but showed the Police Officer my Congressional ID. [...]
2:45 pm [ Quote ]
McKinney has been recognized as a ‘Howdy Doody Looking Nimrod’.
11:20 pm [ Quote ]
Let’s see Representative McKinney:
1. Asaulted an officer of the law during performance of his duties. The officer probably has power to stop by whatever means necessary ANYONE on the Capitol grounds.
2. Called a big news conference with famous and not-so-famous attendents on hand to show supoort for her actions.
3. Did not apologize to the officer or the Capitol Police.
4. Did not deny that she committed an assault by hitting the officer with her phone.
5. Blamed the officer by calling him and all other white officers on the Capitol Police force racists implying that a black officer would have incompotently let her go throug the checkpoint whether he recognized her or not.
What kind of person behaves this way? We all know.
The officer, instead of nicely asking her to stop, should have drawn his weapon and shot a couple of rounds over her head to get her attention. It is worth noting that two of his fellow officers had been killed in the line of duty a couple of years before.
I hope that they prosecute this woman. She committed a crime.
4:57 pm [ Quote ]
The congresswoman, Representative McKinney, has forgotten that she is supposed to serve the people, and believes representing the people is about her, not about serving and respecting hard working people. She should be abour ensuring people are safe, obeying rules, & obeying laws. Her self-serving behavour which included assult & battery, should be punished just like an ordinary citizen, or a federal employee and employee would punished.
11:48 am [ Quote ]
I’m not racist.
I’m not a Republican.
I’m not a Democrat.
I AM an ordinary US citizen.
Cynthia McKinney should NOT have punched the officer, regardless of her frustrations with alleged racial profiling and harrasment. As a public servant, she is expected to uphold the highest standards of conduct and expected to set an example. There are legal means that she or anybody can use to address alleged misconduct by police. She should have been arrested once the session was over. If that had been any other white or black person, they would have been handcuffed on the spot. The fact that she is a congresswoman gave her special constitutional rights at that moment. I question her intelligence for striking a Capitol police officer at a time when national security is the most important issue our country is facing. These men are responsible for protecting the Capitol… an important American symbol of democracy, and a target of 9/11 terrorists. Why would a member of Congress, white or black, man or woman, attack the capitol police at this time in our nation’s history? Not smart. She could have diffused this whole situation by just apologizing for her MISTAKE and bad judgement. Instead, she chose to play the race card and set a bad example. If a U.S. Congresswoman plays the race card everytime she messes up, then black people all around the country are surely to follow suit. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, ADMIT IT! Why, when people mess up, do they always try to lay blame elsewhere instead of where it belongs, on themselves.
I also find her arguments confusing. She is attacking the practice of using a pin as identification. I agree with her. The issue should probably be addressed. That still doesn’t explain why she DIDN’T where her pin and/or why she struck an officer.
She then talks about her hair. If a popular white congressman of 20 years suddenly shaves his head and then goes into the Capitol and tries to walk around the metal detectors without wearing his pin, he would be stopped. Anybody who changes their appearance will most likely be stopped, isn’t that to be expected? And that still doesn’t explain why she struck the police officer.
I find this all quite humerous. Charge her and sentence her to 60 days community service. End of story. If her constituents wish to keep her in office, then that’s their problem.