Cynthia McKinney In The Campaign

[EMUJeff]

As the 2008 primaries heat up here is some info on one of the candidates. This is not an endorsement, but a starting point for research.An educated electorate is the only defense against tyranny. Happy voting!
This information comes from Votesmart.org
EMUJeff


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Biographical (http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26826)
Cynthia McKinney
Family: Divorced
1 Child: Coy.
Birth Date: 03/17/1955
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Home City: Lithonia, GA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Education:
Enrolled, Flagship Campus, University of California at Berkeley
MA, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
AB, University of Southern California, 1978.


Professional Experience:
Diplomatic Fellow, Spelman College in Atlanta, 1984
Political Science Professor, Clark Atlanta University
Political Science Professor, Agnes Scott College.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-2002, 2004-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 4, 2002, 2006
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1989-1993
Democratic Nominee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1986.

Organizations:
Board Member, HIV Health Services Planning Council of Metro Atlanta, 1991-1992
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Congressional Black Caucus
Democratic Regional Whip.

She was opposed in the Green Party most notably by Kent P. Mesplay. She has, however, been named the party's nominee.

[Harrison]

Wow, she has very impressive credentials, doesn't she?

I wonder, however, at the wisdom of people such as Ms. McKinney and Mr. Nader running for president and spending the campaign money when it seems nearly impossible to succeed. I guess it's more than the money.

[EMUJeff]

Position on issues, most recent...
From Activote.org
To obtain more detailed information please visit http://activote.ontheissues.org/AVA/Cynthia_McKinney.htm
EMUJeff

Consistent supporter of reproductive rights. (Feb 2008)
Supports human embryonic stem cell research. (Feb 2008)
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
We have plenty of money for programs; it's just misallocated. (Jan 2008)
Keep affirmative action in college admissions. (Feb 2008)
Supports gay adoptions. (Feb 2008)
Introduced MLK Records Act, to unseal assassination files. (Dec 2007)
Voted NO on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
US companies abide by environment & labor standards overseas. (Feb 2008)
Astounded at the corporate influence in Farm Bill. (Jan 2008)
Replace death penalty with life imprisonment. (Feb 2008)
Police take communities of color as rampaging ground. (Jan 2008)
Rethink prisons; reverse astronomical incarceration rates. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Legalize medical marijuana & needle exchanges. (Feb 2008)
CIA has admitted it was involved in drug-dealing. (Jan 2008)
Something wrong with $38B on education & $700B on defense. (Jan 2008)
No Child Left Behind aimed at dismantling public education. (Jan 2008)
Our public schools are in a serious state disrepair. (Dec 2007)
Declare US carbon-free and nuclear-free. (Feb 2008)
Implement Kyoto; raise CAFE; oppose drilling ANWR. (Feb 2008)
Leave the oil in the soil. (Jan 2008)
Protect ANWR; fund sustainable power sources. (Dec 2007)
Add organic farming, sustainability, and GM ban to Farm Bill. (Jan 2008)
Recognize Katrina victims as Internally Displaced Persons. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
Close the School of the Americas. (Feb 2008)
Targeted by AIPAC for opposing Israeli occupation. (Feb 2008)
Listen to advocates in Israel & Palestine, not to AIPAC. (Jan 2008)
Pressure government to refrain from interference in Africa. (Jan 2008)
No Fast Track; no MFN for China; no WTO; no CAFTA. (Feb 2008)
Repeal NAFTA & CAFTA to address immigration problems. (Jan 2008)
Put a stop to these "free trade" agreements, and quickly. (Jan 2008)
Long been a supporter of publicly financed elections. (Feb 2008)
Do better on gov't contracting for small & minority business. (Dec 2007)
Proposed proportional or instant runoff voting for Congress. (Nov 2006)
Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
Supports single-payer universal health care. (Feb 2008)
Take insurance companies out of health-care equation. (Jan 2008)
Affordable health care is a matter of national security. (Dec 2007)
Against rationing or voucher-based system of insurance. (Dec 2007)
Maintain habeas corpus; oppose Patriot Act. (Feb 2008)
we have not had truth about September 11. (Jan 2008)
Don't give up liberty in exchange for security. (Jan 2008)
Criticized excessive secrecy in 9/11 investigation. (Dec 2007)
No skilled worker visas; but no border fence either. (Feb 2008)
Corporations found scapegoats in "illegal immigrants". (Jan 2008)
Illegal immigration shouldn't be a labor policy. (Dec 2007)
Authored a living wage bill. (Feb 2008)
Unions essential to protecting wages & worker safety. (Dec 2007)
Running to institutionalize Green Party & Ten Key Values. (Feb 2008)
Oct. 2007: Resigned Democratic Party & joined Green Party. (Dec 2007)
Lost 2002 primary; sued against "open primary" & lost. (Dec 2007)
Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
Voted NO on $99 B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years. (May 2001)
Cut funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Feb 2008)
Immediate withdrawal from Iraq & from rest of world. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)

[LPTaxpayer]

I can't recall: What was the reason she was in the "high profile" press reports (I believe last year...or maybe 2006)?

Anyone remember?

[Harrison]

I honestly don't know.

[EMUJeff]

This might be what you are referring to, LPTaxpayer. In a news search this is what appeared most often. From Wikipedia...
At the end of the 2006 legislative session, McKinney introduced articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush as (H Res 1106), which makes three charges against Bush: manipulating intelligence and lying to justify the war in Iraq, failing to uphold accountability and violating privacy laws with his domestic spying program.
The second article also makes charges against Vice President Dick Cheney for helping to "fix" the intelligence in order to justify the Iraq War, and against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for making false statements concerning Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction program.
Because McKinney waited until the final day of voting before her term ended to introduce the resolution, the resolution was symbolic.

[EMUJeff]

I could have been either of these incidents as well...
Also from a Wiki article...
McKinney finished first in the July 18, 2006 Democratic primary, edging DeKalb County Commissioner Hank Johnson 47.1% to 44.4%, with a third candidate receiving 8.5%. However, since McKinney failed to get at least 50% of the vote, she and Johnson were forced into a runoff.
McKinney's loss is attributed to a mid-decade redistricting, in which the 4th had absorbed portions of Gwinnett and Rockdale counties, as well a highly publicized controversial run-in with a U.S. Capitol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Capitol) police officer.
In the runoff of August 8, 2006, although there were about 8,000 more voters than in the primary, McKinney received about the same number of votes as in July. Johnson won with 41,178 votes (59%) to McKinney's 28,832 (41%). CNN reported that during her concession speech, McKinney hardly mentioned her opponent but praised the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela.

[Harrison]

Wow!

[greenrenovator]

I can't recall: What was the reason she was in the "high profile"press reports (I believe last year...or maybe 2006)?


Anyone remember?Is it when McKinney struck a Capitol Police when the officer did not recognize her as a member of Congress and tried to stop her from entering a House office building when she did not present identification?

[Harrison]

Man, what a character!:omg:

[LPTaxpayer]

Thanks greenrenovator. That was the incident; and didn't she try to turn it into a racial issue?

(I tried to respond to your quote, but site doesn't seem to want me to do it that way.)