04-04-2006, 09:31 PM
Well we havent had a politically charged thread here in a while - so its time to stir the pot a bit.
I've been following this on another board, and to be honest I'm really dissapointed how politicians in this country act. Its a shame that some people cannot stand up and take responsibility, and continue to make a complete and total ass of themselves in the public eye.
Unfortunately, she will probably get re-elected for "keeping it real" and "standing up against the man".
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Apparently there was an interview with Wolf Blitzer, in which he brought up statements that she made - and she accused him of twisting her words, yet they replayed the tapes and confirmed those were her words.
I've been following this on another board, and to be honest I'm really dissapointed how politicians in this country act. Its a shame that some people cannot stand up and take responsibility, and continue to make a complete and total ass of themselves in the public eye.
Unfortunately, she will probably get re-elected for "keeping it real" and "standing up against the man".
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Quote:An unconfirmed 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.
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Quote:"Because she was assaulted and placed in impending fear of her safety, she responded," he said. "This case has just begun and we're going to fight, and we're going to use the U.S. Constitution."
Myart further called the incident racial profiling and said there was "no excuse" for Capitol Police not recognizing his client, and Raffauf said she was stopped solely because of her race, gender and politics.
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Quote:Her supporters tried to minimize the incident -- which they called political, not criminal -- but they also suggested it was an example of racial profiling. They called publicity surrounding the episode a distraction that is being used by "her enemies" to keep the congresswoman from performing her elected duties.
Apparently there was an interview with Wolf Blitzer, in which he brought up statements that she made - and she accused him of twisting her words, yet they replayed the tapes and confirmed those were her words.