Cynthia McKinney (re-emerges) to speak (to liberal garden club)in Gainesville

AccessNorthGA.com ^ | November 15, 2003 | Ken Stanford

[H8DEMS]

GAINESVILLE - Former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney - a lightning rod of controversy while a member of the State House of Representatives and the U.S. Congress - will speak in Gainesville next Saturday, November 22.

McKinney was defeated in a re-election bid a year ago in the midst of a storm of controversy over comments about the President, while demanding an investigation of the terrorist attacks.

She will be the keynote speaker at a banquet at the Gainesville Civic Center marking the 53rd anniversary of the Newtown Florist Club.

The florist club began in 1950 as a place where people in the Newtown community could turn for flowers in times of illness or death in their families, but has evolved over the years into a civil rights/environmental justice organization.

"We are very excited to have Ms. McKinney join us as we celebrate our 53rd anniversary, as she is the embodiment of the spirit that guides us," said Newtown Florist Club President Faye Bush. "In addition, we will also recognize a number of individuals who battle tirelessly for social and economic justice, but go overlooked."

McKinney insists that when she became one of the first members of Congress to demand a thorough investigation of the events of September 11, she was vilified and targeted by Georgia and national Republicans. In fact, an estimated 47,000 Republicans voted in the Democratic Primary last year, helping force her out of Congress.

As a result, McKinney filed a lawsuit against the practice of "crossover" voting in Georgia.

However, an analysis of the votes cast in her race by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution later found that McKinney would probably have lost the primary anyway.

[Atchafalaya]

Evolution gone bad.

[backhoe]

-Jihad Cindy? McKinney won't go quietly... indeed, she may not go away at all...--

[river rat]

It appears that defeated Democrats need a stake driven through their hearts to get them to lay down and shut up...

Semper Fi

[self_evident]

The florist club began in 1950 as a place where people in the Newtown community could turn for flowers in times of illness or death in their families, but has evolved over the years into a civil rights/environmental justice organization.

Huh?

[H8DEMS]

Apparently, the club now fights racism and the KKK. Check out their website for pictures of flower power in action.

http://visitnewtown.tripod.com/

[self_evident]

Yeah i got that... it just seems a bizzare transformation. Kind of like saying "The tiddlywinks club... now a major power in international opinion making".

[PBRSTREETGANG]

She will be the keynote speaker at a banquet at the Gainesville Civic Center marking the 53rd anniversary of the Newtown Florist Club.

The Florist Club is low on fertilizer?

[FreedomPoster]

She's baaaack.

Ping your friends in Gainesville. Why couldn't she stay up in Yankeeland at Cornell?

[FreedomPoster]

lol. Excellent observation.

[backhoe]

She's baaaack.

Yep- the Bad Penny returns. The only consolation I derive from bigots like Cindy is that they impeach themselves with every nonsensical utterance. Only the already-biased, and foolish, believe people like her.

[.45MAN]

The don't fight stupidity or affirmative action..

[dansangel]

The florist club began in 1950 as a place where people in the Newtown community could turn for flowers in times of illness or death in their families, but has evolved over the years into a civil rights/environmental justice organization.

Isn't it just like those idiots to hide the real intentions of their radical, left-wing *club*?

As a former florist (my parents owned a shop in FL back in the 70's and 80's for which I did floral design) I take harsh exception of their hiding behind a decent group of legitimate business-people to force their whacked out agenda.

No wonder jihad-cindy is at the helm. I hope they all go down in flames.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Isn't it just like those idiots to hide the real intentions of their radical, left-wing *club*?

That is just an excellent point.

[dansangel]

That was the first thing that struck me - kind of like how they hide their true hateful agenda behind a wall of meaningless babble - "We're doing it for our country" (like the right wingers are doing *nothing* for it) - "We, as concerned citizens, need to bring order back to our government" (like the current administration has devolved us into chaos) - "We need to restore privacy and dignity to the citizens" (like the current administration has stripped each and every one of us of those rights - in other words, give a free pass to terrorism) - on and on and on ad nauseum.

I think you've ruined my day, ((((FP))))

;-)

[Guillermo]

In fact, an estimated 47,000 Republicans voted in the Democratic Primary last year, helping force her out of Congress.

Where did he get this number from??

[.45MAN]

Hey those numbers look a little brown to me. Hmmmm, now where did we get them... Yep! Pulled them right out....

[G L Tirebiter]

The florist club began in 1950 as a place where people in the Newtown community could turn for flowers in times of illness or death in their families, but has evolved over the years into a civil rights/environmental justice organization.

Sounds like the "Garden Club" in the dream sequence in The Manchurian Candidate.

[Sloth]

a civil rights/environmental justice organization... " individuals who battle tirelessly for social and economic justice"

Anyone who uses the terms 'environmental justice', 'social justice' or 'economic justice' can pretty much be dismissed as a Commie.

As a result, McKinney filed a lawsuit against the practice of "crossover" voting in Georgia.

Count every vote!

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Yep....and we need to wonder just what a florist club is up to when they mess around with politics????