How ironic that the House Minority Whip is also in the very small minority (as in the ONLY one) of House Democrats who side with the Capitol Police (the very men and women who risk their lives every day they come to work for those same thankless House Democrats) in their conflict with Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D — GA):
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), 4/4/06: [E]very one of us who visits the Capitol or any of the office buildings…have a responsibility to fully cooperate with every member of the Capitol Police…They are doing their jobs. We need to help them.
Ben Johnson at FrontPageMag has one of the best and most comprehensive takes on the reprehensible Rep. Cynthia McKinney (and other Lefties who attack Cops and then play the victim card):
Although the Capitol Police ruled the “officers acted in a manner consistent with the rules of decorum enforced by the Department in the House Gallery for years,†the police rushed to apologize to her. Sheehan accepted with characteristic grace and refinement, calling it “the biggest crock of horse manure ever.â€
Thus, a far-Left spokeswoman who nearly disrupted “America’s speech†on national television received an apology for her troubles.
Perhaps emboldened by how quickly the police caved in even though they were in the right, last Wednesday the equally left-wing McKinney reportedly slapped a policeman in the chest with a cell phone. Witnesses say when she walked around a Capitol security barrier, the policeman called to her to stop three times, then placed his hand on her arm to get her attention. McKinney ignored his calls, then struck him in the chest, according to most with a cellular phone.
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I recently wrote the following about the plight of America’s black men:
You know, take some of the responsibility for their own moral failings, rather than perpetuating the “victim†excuse.
This malady is obviously not just isolated to young inner-city black men, but it’s obviously just as endemic in upper-crust, affluent Washington DC black women.
Rep. McKinney should not only be ashamed, but her colleagues should be vocally and morally outraged. But more than that, Rep. McKinney should be in jail for assaulting a police officer who was doing his job. Hopefully that will happen very, very soon.
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Stupid yes, crazy, maybe, morally bankrupt – not quite. She’s got the arrogance of a white male and the sensitivity of a black female – not a healthy combination in a self-important congresswoman. It’s fun to watch how twisted the right-wing panties are getting over this little incident, though.
Perhaps that’s because we don’t consider assaulting a cop and then playing the race/victim card to be a “little incident”.
But, hey, that’s just the way my momma raised me.
It was a stupid thing to do, no doubt, but it’s not like she kicked the crap out of him – it was a little scuffle – technically an assault, but not exactly anything I would make a big deal out of if it happened to me.
Are you one of the guys who called the Abu Ghraib abuse no worse than a fraternity prank?
You may enjoy the Rude Pundits take on it – http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2006/04/mainstream-medias-niggering-of-cynthia_05.html
I think he pretty much hits the nail on the head, in his own inimitable fashion.
Lock her up and give the key to Nancy Pelosi.
Look, Robbie neither you or I were there. We don’t know what the cop did and we don’t know what McKinney did. Instinctively, I’ll go with the cop because McKinney has shown herself to be a jackass before (not as bad as her father though, a Georgia state Senator in his day…)
But in the end we don’t know.
As for your complaint that the left doesn’t police it’s own you might check out one of the 800 post Daily Kos entries on the topic. Granted many take McKinney’s side- but many don’t.
Preston — “we weren’t there”? Come on! When did waiting on a person to be convicted of a crime suddenly become an ethos on the Left, rather than just vilifiy the (conservative or Republican) person upon any accusation of wrong doing?
I wasn’t there when Tom Delay did any of the things he’s been accused of (but not yet convicted), either — nor were you or anybody else on the Left who is screaming for his head. Tom Delay at least had the integrity to step down — he might end up being one ethically bankrupt politician, but I’ll take ethically bankrupt over morally bankrupt any day (it’s sad that we seldom have a third, positive choice in our political canidates, Right or Left).
I can’t and won’t find any excuse for a member of Congress to attack a Cop, a true servant of the people, and then refuse to accept any accountability.
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And, YES, I do find it to be an issue of moral bankruptcy. First, striking an officer. That puts you pretty low on my list of People with Morals. But then to claim he’s also a racist, and how dare he not know who you are!?!?!
Makes her a cretin of the lowest sort.
Tom Delay at least had the integrity to step down
That’s laughable. Particularly after reports that he intended to step down even before the primary but wanted to allow the GOP heirarchy to choose their own candidate. One last favor that good ole Tom can sell.
When did waiting on a person to be convicted of a crime suddenly become an ethos on the Left,
Whatever. It would be less of an issue if the Republicans weren’t always standing before a judge and jury.
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