This from the woman who wrote to a Saudi Arabian prince begging for the money that New York City rejected following 9/11. She lost her House seat in 2002 for stating several times that 9/11 was a Bush Administration conspiracy, and then her crazy father claimed that "the Jews stole her seat because she spoke out." Since returning, she's been fined for campaign finance violations and garnered more attention for stupid comments in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Now the nutter from Georgia assaults a Capitol Police officer who was just trying to do his job.
According to sources on Capitol Hill, U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) punched a Capitol police officer on Wednesday afternoon after he mistakenly pursued her for failing to pass through a metal detector.
Members of Congress are not required to pass through metal detectors.
Sources say that the officer was at a position in the Longworth House Office Building, and neither recognized McKinney, nor saw her credentials as she went around the metal detector.
The officer called out, “Ma’am, Ma’am,” and walked after her in an attempt to stop her. When he caught McKinney, he grabbed her by the arm.
Witnesses say McKinney pulled her arm away, and with her cell phone in hand, punched the officer in the chest.
McKinney’s office has not responded to requests for comment.
According to the Drudge Report, the entire incident is on tape.
Drudge continues, "The cop is pressing charges, and the USCP (United States Capitol Police) are waiting until Congress adjurns to arrest her, a source claims."
No charges have been filed. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider says that senior officials have been made aware of the incident and are investigating.
A statement attributed to McKinney has been released on the Internet, where she allegedly claims to have been harassed by Capitol Hill Police.
The statement's writer says that she has been harassed by white police officers she says do not recognize her due to her recently changed hairstyle.
"Do I have to contact the police every time I change my hairstyle? How do we account for the fact that when I wore my braids every day for 11 years, I still faced this problem, primarily from certain white police officers," the statement says.
The writer details the incident, saying, "I was rushing to my meeting when a white police officer yelled to me. He approached me, bodyblocked me, physically touching me. I used my arm to get him off of me. I told him not to touch me several times. He asked for my ID and I showed it to him. He then let me go and I proceeded to my meeting and I assume that the Police Officer resumed his duties. I have counseled with the Sergeant-at-Arms and Acting Assistant Chief Thompson several times before and counseled with them again on today's incident. I offered also to counsel with the offending police officer."
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=77991
Dick Williams, publisher of the Dunwoody Crier, told FOX News that McKinney has often complained of mistreatment of African-American members of Congress regarding security checks on Capitol Hill. Indeed, this is not the first incident with McKinney at a checkpoint, according to Slate magazine.
"In August 1993, during her first term in office, a Capitol Hill police officer tried to prevent her from bypassing a metal detector, as members of Congress are allowed to do. For years afterward, The Hill reports, the Capitol Police pinned a picture of McKinney to an office wall, warning officers to learn her face because she refuses to wear her member's pin. (And because officers are innately suspicious of a black woman with braided hair and gold shoes)," reports the online journal.
A spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert was quick to comment on the incident.
"On a day when the Democrats are promoting their national security agenda, it's probably not a good idea for them to allegedly strike police officers."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189553,00.html
Yeah, Atlanta voters sure chose well, didn't they? I guess every city needs a Marion Barry clone in office to represent all the stupid people who are allowed to vote. Notice how she completely denies any responsibility even though she wasn't wearing her ID pin as she was required to do. You'd better believe that she'd be the first one to screech if a terrorist or other non-elected crazy got into that building though.
And I hope that the officer sticks with it and charges her and sues her personally as well.
And for all the Cynthia fans out there, there was this stupid stunt of hers a couple of months ago too. Just more proof that she's out of her depth in Washington DC:
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 10:35 a.m. EST
Congressmen Ejected With Sheehan
The ejection of Cindy Sheehan and a congressman’s wife from President Bush’s State of the Union address for wearing T-shirts with political content garnered plenty of media attention.
But few noticed another, quieter drama unfolding as two members of Congress were also unseated – Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., and Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., both members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
McKinney has been accustomed to staking out an aisle seat and therefore assuring a network TV appearance with the president, according to Roll Call’s "Heard on the Hill” column.
So McKinney went to the House floor hours in advance of the speech, along with Jackson, and they snagged two choice seats in a section normally reserved for Senators.
Jackson then returned to his office while McKinney remained to hold on to the seats.
But three hours after Jackson got back to his office, he received a cell phone call from a frantic McKinney telling him that sergeant-at-arms staffers were kicking her out of the seats.
Jackson rushed back to the floor and told the officials: "Why are we reserving seats for people who [didn’t filibuster] Alito?” An official explained that was out of his control.
The confrontation continued for a few tense moments, but ultimately McKinney and Jackson moved away, avoiding a standoff with Senators who wanted the seats.
"Why do McKinney and Jackson go through all the trouble of saving seats for hours on end to shake hands with a president they don’t even like?” Roll Call wondered.
The reason, according to Roll Call: TV commercials are expensive and the Congressional Black Caucus, Jackson said, has been invited to the Bush White House only twice, so the State of the Union address is a chance to "show our constituents our proximity to the president."
He added, "They need to know their members of Congress have access to the president.”
www.newsmax.com
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