Posted on 05/23/2011 5:26:04 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
In an interview with PressTV of Iran, former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney said the Tea Party movement “was definitely hijacked.” McKinney, making her first visit to Iran to attend an anti-terrorism seminar, told her interviewer that there was “tremendous pressure inside the political process to make sure that the voters stay aligned inside either the Democratic or the Republican parties, because both of those parties have been captured by special interests.”
McKinney suggested the Tea Party was an example of a grassroots movement “hijacked” and then “corralled back into the Republican Party fold so that these could then stay where the powers that be would like them to be.” McKinney said Sarah Palin was a key part of that effort:
"The people of the Tea Party were originally angry about the direction of their country. And who would not be angry at the direction that the United States has taken now? They initially said that they would vote neither Democrat nor Republican; that they were independent voters. And then what happened? The powers that be sent Sarah Palin in, and corralled this group of independent voters, and captured them again for the Republican party."
McKinney also told PressTV that as a member of Congress from Georgia, the most powerful special interest she faced was the “pro Israel lobby.”
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Who is this lady and does she have any idea what she’s talking about?
Wow. A sitting U.S. Congresswoman goes to Iran and bashes both Israel and a private citizen by name. Of course, given that it’s McKinney, it shouldn’t surprise anyone.
This should be called “The pot calling the kettle black!”
‘former Congresswoman’
literal insanity
Oops, thanks. :-)
Next stops in her tour include:
* a visit to the San Fernando Valley to attend an anti-pornorgraphy seminar;
* a visit to N. Korea for an anti-communism seminar;
* a visit to Wall St. to addend an anti-bailout seminar;
* a visit to Detroit, to attend an anti-unionism seminar.
Late evening laugh PING!
I honestly do not know why ANYBODY gives a rat’s ass what this piece of shit says.
She is no longer in Congress. She was beaten in the 2006 Dem. Primary by Hank “Guam is about to tip over” Johnson.
Cynthia McKinney is to politics what a grease trap is to a fast food restaurant.
Even scarier is that it seems the more intelligent contestant won that contest.
Thanks for the giggle. This woman should be committed.
Has she ever uttered an informed, sane word? Not that I’ve heard.
I’ve already popped my “stoopid” rant this week, so I’ll just say McKinney isn’t just stupid. She’s dehydrated rock hard stupid. Trans-stupid stupid. Think of the most stupid person you’ve met, and she is FAR stupider than that! By a LOT!
Wow, that Palin is pretty powerful. She can capture millions of independents and force them to vote Republican? Make that another reason why she should be our nominee!
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