--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 3, 2006, at 4:49 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > Oh. Is she an elected representative? > > > > Yes, from Georgia (elected in 2004 by 64 percent in > > a majority white district; she'd already served 10 > > years in Congress but was defeated in 2002). > > Oh, okay...I didn't recognize her, not havng seen her picture in a > while. > > > She's something of a fringe-left nutcase, and she's > > a favorite target of right-wingers like Shemp. > > Google "Cynthia McKinney" and "racist" and you'll > > see what kind of company Shemp keeps. > > What a surprise. > > > > > Here's a fairly balanced piece on her antics from > > Slate: > > > > http://www.slate.com/?id=2064530 > > Thanks. > > > > > She has something like a 95 percent ADA voting record, > > and she has fought hard for many progressive causes > > (pro-union, pro-education, pro-abortion rights, etc.). > > > > The Capitol Hill police, it seems, have a history of > > great difficulty recognizing her as a member of > > Congress. > > So they harass her? Seems like a lawsuit could take care of that, > especially if they do it fairly regularly.
What a surprise. Sal taking sides with an anti-semite and a racist. > > > She's currently embroiled in a dispute in > > which she apparently smacked a Hill officer in the > > chest after he grabbed her to stop her from entering > > the building without passing through the metal > > detector (members of Congress don't have to). They > > say she doesn't wear her official pin. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
