Cross-posted by MsUnderestimated.
This has to be what can only be deemed as rounds #2, 3, 4 & 5 of the WWF of the political world. Cynthia is trying so hard to keep her belt, but it’s getting harder and harder. However, I wasn’t sure Hank was going to make it. Was he coughing to disrupt the cutest little jihadist in Congress as she spewed her blather from the inside of the skull-tightening braids on her head? Or did her hot air scorch the air around them both so bad that he couldn’t breathe? Don’t know. Neither one impressed me very much, but even as his incompetence is so profoundly displayed, the “lesser of two evils” argument needs to be thrown out of the window this time.
I don’t live in that district, but what I wouldn’t give to live there for just one day next Tuesday in November to vote for the Republican – whomever he/she may be – to keep either of these less-than-brainiacs out of the Georgia Congress. That being said, Georgia’s 4th District is and always has been Democratically controlled. Given that, I hope that the voters of that district “get out the vote” next Tuesday for Hank Johnson. Hank doesn’t look like someone who would smack a police officer who was just doing his job on Capitol Hill.
For round #1, see my previous post here. These new rounds, however, are TKOs by the moderators of the debate. I’m not sure either opponent won this one.
“The fact of the matter is….” (watch the videos to understand that oft-used opening to McKinney’s statements – it was akin to “well, you know.. like, it was so, I mean, so, like, you know, we were the evil, like country, like you know?) Can I have a dollar for every time she said that? Aw, shucks… okay.
This was VERY painful to watch. However, it was not only painful, but it was also – again – entertaining on cell-slapper Cynthia’s part. She is the queen of the “non-answer” coalition, and her biggest claim to fame in this debate and others, and by her own admission, is that she is the “#1 biggest critic of the Bush Administration.” Okay, so that puts you where in your political standing? It makes you no greater or higher in prestige than Pelosi, Dean, Boxer, Reid, Kerry, Kennedy, Murtha, and on and on and on. What? Are you guys all going to get into a fight to determine the WWF champion of who is THE biggest Bush critic? I think that can be won by the lunatic left collectively; so, no, Cynthia, you do not deserve a special place at the table of the Democratic party.
The Georgia Columbus Ledger had an AP piece on today’s debate:
Johnson says he is not a Republican pawn and he started running his race before the “ABC” – “Anybody but Cynthia” – campaign began. He said that of the more than 1,400 individual contributions his campaign has received, most were donations of $100 or less. Johnson said his campaign has identified only three contributions from known Republicans.“I can guarantee the public my allegiance is to the voters,” Johnson said.
The candidates for the 4th Congressional District squared off in a live hour-long debate aired on WSB-TV. It was the last televised debate before Tuesday’s runoff election.
In the July 18th primary, Johnson, an attorney and former DeKalb County Commissioner, came within 1,700 votes of McKinney to force a runoff.
During the debate, Johnson twice questioned McKinney about the March scuffle between the congresswoman and a Capitol Hill police officer, asking her to tell voters what really happened that day. McKinney said the grand jury had spoken on the issue and vindicated her.
“What is a woman to do when she is grabbed from behind?” McKinney asked. “The grand jury knows everything about that incident. Mr. Johnson wasn’t there and he doesn’t know anything.”
Johnson seized upon the Capitol Hill incident as an example of what he has called McKinney’s embarrassing leadership in office. While he has spent much of his campaign contrasting himself to McKinney’s outspoken, confrontational style, Johnson says he thinks voters believe he is the best candidate for the job and not just an alternative to the controversial Congresswoman.
“I think the ‘Anybody But Cynthia’ campaign has turned into the ‘We Love Hank’ campaign,” he quipped.
McKinney called herself the “Number One critic of the Bush administration” and urged voters to send her back to Washington.
“I stand in stark contrast to the Republican majority, and I’m proud of that,” McKinney said. “I promise to go to Washington and never be quiet.”
When questioned about the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and the need for an immediate cease-fire, McKinney said that every country has a right to self-defense, but that the U.S. should be doing more to encourage peace in the region and take more of a stand for human rights for Israeli and Lebanese civilians. Johnson said the U.S. should stand by Israel as its ally.
“It’s very difficult to call a cease-fire with a terrorist organization,” Johnson said.
To read the rest, and to watch the videos, go to MsUnderestimated’s original post.
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9:52 am [ Quote ]
Looks like a game show.
11:55 am [ Quote ]
Jimmy Carter Quacks Again…...
There should be a sunset clause on the publication of comments by former Presidents who embarrass the nation. Depending on the failure rate of a presidency, or after a couple of dozen royal screw-ups, the former President should have no forum from whic…
12:19 pm [ Quote ]
McKinney called herself the “Number One critic of the Bush administration” and urged voters to send her back to Washington.
“I stand in stark contrast to the Republican majority, and I’m proud of that,” McKinney said. “I promise to go to Washington and never be quiet.”
Isnt she one of the least influential people in congress? She may “never be quiet” but it dosent mean she will get things done.
12:52 pm [ Quote ]
It is disgraceful that someone with the emotional problems, the casual disregard for the truth and with a violent nature can become a Member of the United States Congress, It is not unusual in our history and not confined to one party, but it is disgraceful that the voters would elect and re-elect people with such character.
Jimmy Carter is a very poor example of an ex-president; he has embraced every dictator he has ever met, he has never failed to speak against President Bush on foreign soil, he campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize and although the Nobel Committee gave it to him to stick it to America and Jimmy knew it, he took it anyway. The list of his misbehavior is long and shameful; and his building houses for the poor will never make up for his anti-American behavior.
2:23 pm [ Quote ]
If they were playing PRESS YOUR LUCK she should be getting THE WHAMMY four times till she is out
3:34 pm [ Quote ]
If you knew anything about elections, which you don’t, you would know that a vote for the Republican candidate can’t be placed until November. This is a runoff, you inept hack teeny-bopper piece of crap.
6:26 pm [ Quote ]
lala, you are right – However, after watching an hour of this crap, and editing same, I was only engaging in wishful thinking, I suppose.
Ms. U
7:34 pm [ Quote ]
Looks like a game show.
ROTFLMAO!
Agreed! I just hope she loses!
7:40 pm [ Quote ]
It is disgraceful that someone with the emotional problems, the casual disregard for the truth and with a violent nature can become a Member of the United States Congress, It is not unusual in our history and not confined to one party, but it is disgraceful that the voters would elect and re-elect people with such character.
Jimmy Carter is a very poor example of an ex-president; he has embraced every dictator he has ever met, he has never failed to speak against President Bush on foreign soil, he campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize and although the Nobel Committee gave it to him to stick it to America and Jimmy knew it, he took it anyway. The list of his misbehavior is long and shameful; and his building houses for the poor will never make up for his anti-American behavior.
Yes, it is disgraceful that someone with violent tendencies and a disregard for truth should achieve high office.
Especially when that person manipulates intelligence and lies to take the country into an illegal war which results in tens of thousands of deaths.
Kinda puts the whole cellphone bashing incident in perspective.
7:56 pm [ Quote ]
Especially when that person manipulates intelligence and lies to take the country into an illegal war which results in tens of thousands of deaths.
Manipulated intelligence? Sounds like you need to provide factual, concrete and specific evidence that President Bush INTENTIONALLY lied.
Otherwise, isn’t your statement considered slanderous?
8:06 pm [ Quote ]
Especially when that person manipulates intelligence and lies to take the country into an illegal war which results in tens of thousands of deaths.
Manipulated intelligence? Sounds like you need to provide factual, concrete and specific evidence that President Bush INTENTIONALLY lied.
Otherwise, isn’t your statement considered slanderous?
Sigh You need to catch up on your reading.
9:04 pm [ Quote ]
I suppose she will call a news confrence and whine she is a victim of racism just like most liberals do
10:55 pm [ Quote ]
McG
No, you need to stop talkin out your ass. If you have something factual, we’re all waiting to hear about it.
10:58 pm [ Quote ]
“Hank, your turn”
“Uh, yes, thank you – I’ll take violent Congresswomen for $300, please”
“Name a Congresswoman who recently made headlines for hitting a police officer and then successfully getting off by playing the race card?”
11:24 pm [ Quote ]
McG: Just because you choose to believe something doesn’t make it true. I am with Scooter, if you cannot provide objective, factual, documentary evidence of lies and wrong doing by the President;then you are basing your opinions on rumor and allegations, and that is not the act of a rational, intelligent person.
For you to prove Bush lied about anything, you have to prove he had evidence that overwhelemed the intelligence data he quoted; and therefore that he absolutely knew that something he said was untrue and said it anyway. There is a world of difference between being wrong or choosing certain evidence over others, and lying or deliberately trying to mislead.
Yes, there are many documents that appear to indicate Bush may have had contradictory information, but again that is not proof of lying even if the documents can be believed, and until and unless Bush has left office and the war on terror allows him to disclose all he knew, then all you have is your biased, partisan, subjective opinions and that is not evidence.
11:58 pm [ Quote ]
An Honest Broker with Terrorists…
Please choose one of the following, Israel or the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Not so for Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of Georgia….
12:06 am [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
The accuser is always the one in a debate that needs to provide evidence in order to back up the accusation. Do you have evidence of “Bush Lied, People Died” to back up your accusation? I would be interested to see links to what you cite as evidence rather than the one-line sentences such as, “You need to catch up on your reading.” Honestly, I am interested in the evidence you may site.
And to anyone in general, I ask of anyone here (out of curiosity) if any of you had ever read this article.
1:26 am [ Quote ]
McG
No, you need to stop talkin out your ass. If you have something factual, we’re all waiting to hear about it.
Read Richard Clarke’s book.
5:47 am [ Quote ]
Latest News On Fidel Castro…
Current conjecture among medical experts is that Fidel Castro has widely metastatic colon cancer and either did not survive the surgery announced by Cuban officials, or — if he survived — will be dead within a matter of a few weeks.
The con…
7:37 am [ Quote ]
McG
No, you need to stop talkin out your ass. If you have something factual, we’re all waiting to hear about it.
Read Richard Clarke’s book.
(spit out my morning coffee – came through my nose)
OH
MY
GOD
That’s what you’re basing your knowledge on?
Let me get the Ipecac for us…oops, no need, it just happened naturally.
7:38 am [ Quote ]
An Honest Broker with Terrorists…
Please choose one of the following, Israel or the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Not so for Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney of Georgia….
Ouch! – very nice post! LOVE IT!
7:40 am [ Quote ]
Umnumzana – post # 15 – it’s a thing of beauty. Very nice, indeed.
McG – so, how’s that feel to be holdin your ass in your hands?
7:42 am [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
The accuser is always the one in a debate that needs to provide evidence in order to back up the accusation. Do you have evidence of “Bush Lied, People Died” to back up your accusation? I would be interested to see links to what you cite as evidence rather than the one-line sentences such as, “You need to catch up on your reading.” Honestly, I am interested in the evidence you may site.
And to anyone in general, I ask of anyone here (out of curiosity) if any of you had ever read this article.
I bow, before thee! Great link! Thanks.
9:21 am [ Quote ]
Especially when that person manipulates intelligence and lies to take the country into an illegal war which results in tens of thousands of deaths.
Manipulated intelligence? Sounds like you need to provide factual, concrete and specific evidence that President Bush INTENTIONALLY lied.
Otherwise, isn’t your statement considered slanderous?
Sigh You need to catch up on your reading.
Nice evidence. You must have been reading a transcript from the Daily Show perhaps?
9:24 am [ Quote ]
McG
No, you need to stop talkin out your ass. If you have something factual, we’re all waiting to hear about it.
Read Richard Clarke’s book.
Isn’t he the guy who tried to tell us how much the Clinton administration cared about terrorism. But somehow let them all in during the 8 years he was POTUS. Or how he threw himself in the way of the USS Cole investigatoin because he didnt’ want to have a state sponsored terrorist organization implicated?
10:05 am [ Quote ]
McG
No, you need to stop talkin out your ass. If you have something factual, we’re all waiting to hear about it.
Read Richard Clarke’s book.
Isn’t he the guy who tried to tell us how much the Clinton administration cared about terrorism. But somehow let them all in during the 8 years he was POTUS. Or how he threw himself in the way of the USS Cole investigatoin because he didnt’ want to have a state sponsored terrorist organization implicated?
Don’t forget he was also the guy who said it was ok to send OBL’s family back to saudi arabia when we had them in custody here. Also all of 9/11 could have prevented because he left a memo on GW’s desk. Because obviously for something that important a memo is going to do the job.
Also McG, for someone who claims to have a lot of proof you never seem to provide any links.
11:55 am [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
The accuser is always the one in a debate that needs to provide evidence in order to back up the accusation. Do you have evidence of “Bush Lied, People Died” to back up your accusation? I would be interested to see links to what you cite as evidence rather than the one-line sentences such as, “You need to catch up on your reading.” Honestly, I am interested in the evidence you may site.
And to anyone in general, I ask of anyone here (out of curiosity) if any of you had ever read this article.
Now there’s an interesting concept. If only the preznit had applied the same logic – actually proving Saddam had WMDs rather than assuming it – a whole bunch of people would still be alive.
12:33 pm [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
The accuser is always the one in a debate that needs to provide evidence in order to back up the accusation. Do you have evidence of “Bush Lied, People Died” to back up your accusation? I would be interested to see links to what you cite as evidence rather than the one-line sentences such as, “You need to catch up on your reading.” Honestly, I am interested in the evidence you may site.
And to anyone in general, I ask of anyone here (out of curiosity) if any of you had ever read this article.
Now there’s an interesting concept. If only the preznit had applied the same logic – actually proving Saddam had WMDs rather than assuming it – a whole bunch of people would still be alive.
Yet you still haven’t shown any links or anything to evidence.
1:09 pm [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
The accuser is always the one in a debate that needs to provide evidence in order to back up the accusation. Do you have evidence of “Bush Lied, People Died” to back up your accusation? I would be interested to see links to what you cite as evidence rather than the one-line sentences such as, “You need to catch up on your reading.” Honestly, I am interested in the evidence you may site.
And to anyone in general, I ask of anyone here (out of curiosity) if any of you had ever read this article.
Now there’s an interesting concept. If only the preznit had applied the same logic – actually proving Saddam had WMDs rather than assuming it – a whole bunch of people would still be alive.
Yet you still haven’t shown any links or anything to evidence.
And neither did the preznit before he killed 50,000 iraqis and 3000 americans. Got it, nimrod?
1:41 pm [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
I am still interested in the links you will cite as evidence to back up your accusations that pile on without evidence thus far. It would be much appreciated and perhaps impressive for a change.
2:07 pm [ Quote ]
Nimrod, been along time since someone called me an x-men character, whatever. The point all you do on this site is shout crap out of your mouth and never back anything up with a coherent arguement or link to facts or anything like that. Everything on the planet is bush’s fault because you say so, therefore you don’t have to provide evidence, or you just insult people who disagree with you.
And i was under the impression that the terrorists were the ones murdering people, you know the ones putting cars in bombs in crowded markets and blowing up women and children. How many cart bombs has Bush personally made?
This is why your side isn’t in power, they can never see who is truly responsible for problems and are so blinded by hatred for one man that they throw all forethought and logic out the window.
I guess you’ll call me an asshat or something in your rebuttle to this.
3:40 pm [ Quote ]
Mel-icious Intent…
I’m not really sure how many times Mel Gibson will be thrown under the bus. What he said was boneheaded, vile, racist, and the Jewish component of the entertainment industry wants blood. No apology is enough, and forgiveness is out of the questi…
8:08 pm [ Quote ]
What is the difference between a leader and a ruler?
I was just wondering ‘cause I often see the dictator of Saudi Arabia called a leader but hardly ever a ruler. Ya see I always taught a leader is someone who is chosen by the group to be in charge of the body politic. A ruler is not chosen but imposed from above. Hmm, I guess the people of Saudi Arabia, China, Cuba all chose their political heads. I should go back to college and speak to them about my Political Science professors. It seems that I was misinformed about certain definitions. Gee it must be me since it appears that the media use the terms interchangeably. Next time I meet a Saudi king I’ll have to remember to ask him what percentage of the vote he got in the kingdoms most recent election.
And what’s up with the use of militant vs. terrorist? I was led to believe that a militant is someone who takes up arms in a struggle against another armed group. …
Read the rest at:
http://amassachusettsrepublican.blogspot.com
11:03 pm [ Quote ]
McG(ubbin),
I am still interested in the links you will cite as evidence to back up your accusations that pile on without evidence thus far. It would be much appreciated and perhaps impressive for a change.
Didn’t you get the memo ? This blog is dead. Deader than a norwegian parrot.
Go do your own research.
11:05 pm [ Quote ]
Nimrod, been along time since someone called me an x-men character, whatever. The point all you do on this site is shout crap out of your mouth and never back anything up with a coherent arguement or link to facts or anything like that. Everything on the planet is bush’s fault because you say so, therefore you don’t have to provide evidence, or you just insult people who disagree with you.
And i was under the impression that the terrorists were the ones murdering people, you know the ones putting cars in bombs in crowded markets and blowing up women and children. How many cart bombs has Bush personally made?
This is why your side isn’t in power, they can never see who is truly responsible for problems and are so blinded by hatred for one man that they throw all forethought and logic out the window.
I guess you’ll call me an asshat or something in your rebuttle to this.
Let me think… Vanilla Coke? Not bush’s fault. Indonesian tsunami? Not bush’s fault. Red Sox winning world series? Not bush’s fault.
think….
Rebuttle? You’re an asshat.