CNN reporting Rep. Cynthia McKinney struck a police officer

Officer filing charges against her. McKinney supposedly went around metal detector because she didn't have identification with her. Officer didn't recognize her and chased her. Said he tapped her on the shoulder to ask for ID and she smacked him with a cell phone. That';s the police officer's story anyway.

If she did, you're right.

I'm sure the story is straight. It's not like anyone in an authority position would hold anything against a woman who cares for us little chattering classes more than the rulers and their investor class. :sarcasm:

Rep. McKinney has been one of the few of our elected officials to stick her neck out and actually represent THE PEOPLE. She has been slimed before, and it sounds as though they are gunning for her again.

then the officer was right to follow her and question her...

sP

*AND* if the guard didn't know who she was, then they should have followed her and STEPPED IN FRONT OF HER to let her know that they needed to speak to her. That is of course, unless all of the rw sources that are being quoted are not saying that she took off in a sprint in an attempt to evade authorities :eyes:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032901981_pf.html



Sounds pretty damned stupid to me.

that I dont believe it.

I've been watching HNN. Didn't hear a word...

I should think that they would have video to back up the claim if it happened at the Capital Building.

I'd recommend a review of security procedures and policy. Looks to me like anywhere you have a metal detector and guards would be a good place to have a camera too.

If the guard waited until after they were out of camera range, I'd like to know why.

:kick: for Cynthia McKinney

and no one else heard him say that...

I will wait to hear both sides of the story, and CNN should have as well...

and shoot him in the face with a gun full of buckshot.

They quoted the guard and a rethuglican who said that they were a witness, then said that they didn't yet have McKinney's version/statement. It seemed like a swift job to me.

at that location.

bet it's a common occurence.

Interesting source for this.

The media and the Repugs will have this all over the news and Swiftboat her.....

The Dems are in a very sensitive time....they have to take all precautions to be and appear above the line on everything they do....and Cynthia as an African American knows that for a fact.....

Two steps up.....one step back....

hard fights.


GW smacks us in the face everyday and kills innocent people and he is still walking around laughing about wearing his speedo trunks in Mexico.

Go figure.

Cynthia....was one of the first to float the idea that * cabal knew that 9/11 was going to happen and did nothing to prevent it....

They are trying to destroy anyone that speaks out against them..

Like you say * has killed and maimed thousands with a lie....and jokes about looking for WMD's under his desk!!!

Even those who aren't as left as she should appreciate having her in Congress, for the sake of diverse points of view on the left and widening the spectrum of debate.

Some preemptive complementary LTTE's might be in order? Is anyone with me on this?

She is the best person in that rancid chamber of evil. It makes perfect sense that the fascists want to "get her."

the House Budget Committee on the mark up, and I really resent the "they're all worthless or evil" meme. The dems are fighting for all kinds of things and getting shot down on amendment after amendment by the evil pukes. So yeah, it's a chamber of evil, but that's because the repukes are in charge.

Peace.

with some links, etc

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2196028

grabbing her?

:yawn:

They'll probably start off with that one. ;-)

Coincidence, or did this come out of nowhere for another reason?

you felt threatened by them. McKinney was not in florida. slapping an office with a cell phone because you feel threatened by them is not the same as shooting the guy... what she did is not a crime. too bad she was not in florida. (and by the way the guy probably deserved it -- these booosh goons think they rule the world ... and if he was a white guy, he was probably also a white supremacist going after a black woman whom he thought he could step all over and drag the same way that cindy sheehan was dragged out of the congress). lots of ifs ... but then, i am taking the same license our dear leader takes when he makes his lots of "ifs", "spins", "lies", "propaganda", and "misperceptions." so there, now you have it!

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/

Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) punched a U.S. Capitol Police officer today after he mistakenly pursued her for failing to pass through a metal detector.

Members are not required to pass through metal detectors and the officer, manning a position at Longworth House Office Building, apparently did not recognize McKinney and didn't see her Member pin.

The officer called out "Ma'am, Ma'am," in an attempt to stop her.

When the officer caught up to McKinney, he grabbed her by the arm.

McKinney pulled her arm away, swung around, cell phone in hand, and punched the officer square in the chest, according to the witness.

McKinney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/032906/news7.html

McKinney in Altercation with Capitol Police officer
By Jonathan E. Kaplan and Josephine Hearn

A U.S. Capitol Police officer is considering filing assault charges against Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) after an altercation in which she allegedly hit him after he asked to see identification, according to a source familiar with the incident.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:50 this morning at the New Jersey Avenue and C Street entrance to the Longworth Building. As McKinney was entering the building, the officer stopped her and asked her for her ID.

McKinney allegedly hit him before identifying herself as a member of Congress and walking away, the source said.

The lawmaker's office would not comment on the incident.

Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for the Capitol Police, was unable to confirm the details of the account.

"The matter has been brought to our attention and is currently under investigation," she said.

Jackie Kucinich contributed to this report.

Wether you like the Cap police or not, they're there to protect the MEMBERS!!!!!

For God sake, all she had to say was, I'm Rep. McKinney, here's my pin, and I'm sorry, I didn't bring my ID today. How damn hard is that?

NO! She has to get all huffy because somebody didn't RECOGNIZE HER?

It was a stupid move, and the only one it's going to hurt is HER!

...arm from behind? If you were grabbed from behind, how would you react?

IMHO, the only one getting huffy is you.

:popcorn:

security, and apparently didn't respond when the Cap Officer called Ma'am, Ma'am?

A little explaination in a time of questions can go a long way.

I live in Ga., and I respect Cynthia for her bravery in the way she speaks and isn't afraid of criticizm. But I also suspect she thougt EVERYBODY KNOWS ME! She's just like that.

There are always such things as NEW Cap Police ya know!

This is similar to when Ted Kennedy was prevented from boarding a plane from DC to Boston...the same flight he's taken for many, many years! He was told his name was on the no-fly list! Now, I would have thought EVERYBODY in National Airport would know Ted, but he didn't smack the attendant!

Sometimes you really do have to have control of your emotions.

I don't know a lot of detail about what happened.

But I can't imagine responding by hitting someone.

She is my Congresswoman... I've seen the police in action before and there's no way I'm taking his word over hers. I'll wait to see what she says about this incident.

she would have totally denied it by now. Heck, even if she did it, her office should release some kind of statement. The total silence is worrisome & seems to suggest that they are worried about the potential liability effects of such a statement.

ETA: McKinney's office released a statement in which she regreted the "unfortunate confrontation" w/a Capitol Policeman. It looks like it's true. http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ga04_mckinney/incidentstmt.html

http://www.townhall.com/blogs/capitolreport/TimChapman/story/2006/03/29/191807.html

Notice how they say the "GOP House Staff". Anyways here it is.

_____________________________________________________________________________

GOP House staff have sent out an email claiming Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney hit a capitol hill police officer today.

John Hawkins has this:

According to a source on the Hill, Cynthia McKinney was entering the building - a cop asked her to wait b/c he was screening people and she smacked him.

Bizarre...

UPDATE: From the Hotline Blog:

Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) punched a U.S. Capitol Police officer today after he mistakenly pursued her for failing to pass through a metal detector.

Members are not required to pass through metal detectors and the officer, manning a position at Longworth House Office Building, apparently did not recognize McKinney and didn't see her Member pin.

The officer called out "Ma'am, Ma'am," in an attempt to stop her.

When the officer caught up to McKinney, he grabbed her by the arm.

McKinney pulled her arm away, swung around, cell phone in hand, and punched the officer square in the chest, according to the witness.

McKinney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

What in the world is wrong with this woman?

Lets wait for a real source.

When the officer caught up to McKinney, he grabbed her by the arm.

McKinney pulled her arm away, swung around, cell phone in hand, and punched the officer square in the chest, according to the witness.

McKinney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

know who it is...

:popcorn: :popcorn:

gender so of course they will make a big deal of this.

I would imagine she has to be very, very careful and is always on the alert.

Of course he didn't...and funny there were all kinds of REpublican witnesses who will back him up.:sarcasm:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1153AP_McKinney_Scuffle.html

Members of Congress do not have to walk through metal detectors as they enter buildings on the Capitol complex. They wear lapel pins identifying them as members.

McKinney routinely doesn't wear her pin and is recognized by many officers, the police official said, adding that she wasn't wearing it when she entered a House office building early Wednesday.

By one police account, she walked around a metal detector and an officer asked her several times to stop. When she did not, the officer tried to stop her, and she then struck the officer, the official said.

....Is it possible she just didn't hear the officer, and/or was concentrating on the phone conversation?

Just because the police official stated that "McKinney routinely doesn't wear her pin", doesn't necessarily make it so, does it so?

And which officer is responsible for the so-called "police account"? Would it happen to be the same officer that tried to stop her by grabbing her arm from behind?

:popcorn:

Openly states that the American people are going to have to realize that their government is a crime syndicate. {paraphrasing} She's quite outspoken about 9/11, so it doesn't surprise me that she's under considerable pressure.

They wrap themselves in sssssssrightousness and claim they own the world.

They are bullies and greedy slum lords and the killers of innocent people.

Cynthia was exactly right!

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/14216562.htm

snip
Republicans circulated an e-mail noting that McKinney's party the same day announced an election-year "affirmation" of their commitment to shoring up the nation's security.

"On a day when the Democrats unveil their national security agenda, it's probably not a good idea to allegedly strike a police officer," said Ron Bonjean, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.
snip

Please, spare us the trash

STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT!!!

SUPPORT FEINGOLD!!!

:patriot:

cause if you've got "do" a little violence, might as well go for the "gusto".....

Girl after my own heart!