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McKinney still hasn't apologized:
McKinney wasn't backing down from the argument. She charged anew that racism is behind what she said is a pattern of difficulty in clearing Hill security checkpoints.
"This has become much ado about hairdo," she said Wednesday on CBS's "The Early Show." McKinney, a Georgia Democrat, recently dropped her trademark cornrows in favor of a curly brown afro.
I guess McKinney wants Blacks to have a special right (which people of other skin colors don't have) of being able to hit policemen. Throw the book at her.
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#2Isn't it interesting that Rep. McKinney apologized only after two Congressional aides, who were witnesses to the confrontation, were subpoenaed by a federal grand jury?
Why is the Congressional Black Caucus so silent on this matter; it is offensive to all people of color (and anyone else) to blame racial profiling when it is evident that a person is guilty of a transgression. Such behavior should not be tolerated as it undermines genuine instances of racial bias which do exist.
Playing the race card should be exposed for what is is: to divert attention away from personal accountability, inadequacy, and criminal behavior.
#3Dear Everyone,
OK. Last week I was upbraided for not attaching a link which I did not know existed. It was an honest mistake.
I said I was new to this (both blogs and the computer!) and tried to put a link into my last commentary.
I made the effort , but It didn't work!
OK. I'll work on this when I return next week from a business trip!
A.M.
#4Hi A.M. I fixed your link. The easy way to do it, is to copy the link URL to the clipboard, select some text in your comment here, and click the Link button right above the comment entry box. Let me know if that works on your system. And thanks for the great comments!
And Along Comes McKinney,,,
I live in Alexandria, VA and conduct educational student tours throughout the Washington, DC area.
Often during a tour, I need to visit various federal buildings for personal business or to conduct my middle school students to their respective Senator's or Representative's office. We are all required to go through security several times a day. All the officers on Capitol Hill are pleasant, professional, and efficient.
Naturally, I have seen Senators, Representatives, staff members, VIP's, and people of all nationalities, backgrounds, and gender, bypass or go through security literally thousands of times. Most of the members of Congress not only flash their badges, but flash a smile.
Security has been heightened and tightened during the twenty-five years I have been in the tour business. The first time I experienced heightened security was after the Marine barracks were bombed in Beirut in 1983. In 1998, shortly after I left the Capitol with a group, a gunman entered and killed two Capitol Police officers (Officer Jacob Chestnut, and Detective John Gibson). The near attack of September 11th, the subsequent problems with anthrax, and unidentified packages have made security tighter. The US Capitol Police are on high alert, strained, and over-worked.
And then along comes McKinney!
She bounded in, sweaty and unkempt, wearing a jogging suit, but not her lapel pin. She did not stop or pay attention to the officers and when an effort was made to physically stop her (as is their duty and right), she responded by hitting the officer over the head with her cell phone!
Her sense of entitlement overrode common sense and good manners.
It only takes three or four seconds to flash one's ID.
She was unprofessional, ill-mannered, and unladylike. She had absolutely no regard for the responsibility these officers have towards our legislators - even giving their lives.
Playing the race card and victim to cover up one's arrogance and unprofessionalism is provocative. It is a self-serving and divisive ploy. Not only is she refusing to take any responsibility for this incident, but she is exploiting it to increase her standing in the eyes of her constituancy. After all, isn't it an election year?
She owes an apology to both the US Capitol Police. She should be censured by her colleagues.
Isn't it a pity she represents law abiding constiuants.
Yes, throw the book at her!
And it wouldn't surprise me if the U.S. Capitol Police decide that ALL members of Congress (Senators and Representatives) will be required to go through security screening in the future because of her actions.