Republicans can help boot McKinney

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 8.4.02 | Jim Wooten

[thucydides]

Very interesting stuff. However, I suspect it is so little known that it may not be the reason they want to be rid of her, so much as how she will hurt them with big dollar Jewish democrat donors in NYC and Hollywood.

[Amelia]

Have you seen this?

[Amelia]

I notice you don't think Republicans should take her seat. you just want a Democrat in there who doesn't cause trouble in the Democrat party.

That's a good point. I'm not in that district, so I can't vote for any of them - but there's a black Republican lady running that I think could go up against McKinney and/or Majette....

[mhking]

That's a good point. I'm not in that district, so I can't vote for any of them - but there's a black Republican lady running that I think could go up against McKinney and/or Majette....

As far as I know, none of the Republicans running is black. In addition, in that district, a Republican doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning in November, period.

McKinney is not only an embarrassment, she is potentially someone who is irresponsible as Leahy in terms of leaking confidential information. So given that choice, yes, I'd sooner take a less insane Democrat over McKinney any day.

[backhoe]

Yes, indeed, and it's already gone out across the aether to editors and opinionators.

[Amelia]

As far as I know, none of the Republicans running is black.

Try Catherine Davis.

[Catspaw]

But you adore Cynthia McKinney--a pro-Arab, pro-Islam, antisemitic ultra-liberal Democrat. You support her to the hilt. Changing the subject, Larry/Voegelin, doesn't go to your ardent support of McKinney. Why don't you answer THAT question before you attempt to dissemble so ineptly.

[Catspaw]

Yes, but there is no primary for a Republican in McKinney's district. There is a Dem primary. Voting for Majette gets McKinney out of congress.

[mhking]

Try Catherine Davis.

I'm very happy to see here there - needless to say, though, she hasn't got a snowball's chance of winning against McKinney, and just as doubtful a chance against Majette. If we were dealing with a different district; a different electorate, I'd might feel otherwise, but not in the 4th as it's presently composed.

[SJackson]

Why should republicans bother to solve the democrats' McKinney problem for them? She is a national embarrassment, and a terrible comment on what has become of the democrat party. Keeping her in the public eye is probably the best thing republicans so unfortunate to live in her district can do to help their party nationwide.

Because she's in a secure district, which may return her (over a republican) for years. And she sit's on the International Relations and Armed Services committees, where she builds seniority as we speak. Let another Dem start from zero.

[mhking]

Oh, there is a GOP primary there - in addition to Davis, Barbara Brunner Pereira and Cynthia Van Auken are the candidates in the 4th. None of them has any kind of real chance to do anything against either McKinney or Majette in November. Given that scenario, I would say that a crossover vote for Majette would be a much better alternative at present.

[SJackson]

While we are at it, do you know why Sandra Feldman wants Sami Al-Arian back in his South Florida classroom? The guy raised money for Hamas for crying out loud. Why does a good Democrat like Sandra want him teaching? Makes sense to me, I the head of the NEA (JEW) supports keeping the Arab guy in his job, I’d run out and vote for McKinney, just so I could be sure to have a hater of America on the Armed Services Committee. Of course, having someone who’s anti Israel on International Relations sounds good to you, doesn’t it. Worth screwing the country. That’s why you support her. The picture, from World Conference Against Racism, the US didn’t go, what do you think, cluster bomb or food ration? America really sucks to do something like that, doesn’t it. Yeah, go McKinney.

[Catspaw]

Oops, for some reason I thought there was no Republican primary.

[LarryLied]

I suspect it is so little known that it may not be the reason they want to be rid of her, so much as how she will hurt them with big dollar Jewish democrat donors in NYC and Hollywood.

The progressive/green/Naderite wing of the Democrat party knows. And so do Republicans. On May 22, 2001, Bush signed an executive Order banning the importation of "blood diamonds" originating from the RUF in Sierra Leone That was a shot over the bow of Tempelsman and the Israeli smugglers such as Col Yair Klein and Leonid Minin who supplied cutters in Belgium and Tel Aviv (Al Qaeda & Hezbollah were involved in this trade too).

There is a large fight going on in the Democrat party between the DLC and the progressives. The Jewish Democrats after McKinney are DLC types. The progressives broke away in 2000 to vote for Nader.

We should encourge this split, not help the DLC unseat the minority which causes them so much pain.

Didn't see any Democrats helping us recall McCain, did we?

The forum McKinney gave which enraged the DLC is on her website here:

Covert Action in Africa: A Smoking Gun in Washington, D.C.

There are people conning conservatives on FR. Check out THIS THREAD and you will see. Some of the same people here who are making the ridiculous charge that I support McKinney are trying to shut down a discussion of Democrats donors such as Marc Rich being involved in the Olympic cheating scandal.

[LarryLied]

In addition, in that district, a Republican doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning in November, period.

In 2000, McKinney won 60 to 40. I say fight for the seat. Don't knock out McKinney and get a Democrat running who will win in a landslide. Make Democrats squirm.

Make Jewish Democrats put their money behind the GOP challenger (isn't there a HUGE shift to the GOP among Jews?)

McKinney is a pariah in the party. If she wins, they won't give her squat. And that is great for Republicans. It will cause friction everyday she is in congress. And who knows, we might pick up a seat if that sea change in the Jewish vote is really occurring (the vote means little but the PR and the $$ means everything).

Many on this forum are telling freepers everyday how Jews they know are coming over to the GOP in droves. Let them prove it. Let them back McKinney's GOP challenger.

[timestax]

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[dighton]

The Jews are always to blame, dude. Lazar Kaganovich, diamonds, Palm Beach, Trotsky, chapped lips, the heartbreak of psoraisis, ring around the collar.

;-)

[hellinahandcart]

McKinney is a pariah in the party. If she wins, they won't give her squat. And that is great for Republicans. It will cause friction everyday she is in congress.

Believe me, I see the possible advantages of this strategy. But we're just going to have to use it on someone else, some other time. It's personal with me. I have wanted McKinney's head since she wrote that letter to the Saudi Prince last fall. And I must have it, Larry.

Surely the Democrats have another embarassing thorn in their side that we can work to keep IN office. But I gotta have McKinney.

Let them back McKinney's GOP challenger.

They could also back Majette's GOP challenger as far as I'm concerned, in the general election. I want McKinney knocked out in the primary. That way I can hear her grieve for a few months longer.

[Catspaw]

Oh, that McKinney screed? Did you actually read where those folks testifying came from? Let's see:

But you can find the McKinney screed over at Muhammad Farms: 

Don't miss the essay by Louis Farrakhan on that site.

And it's over here at Truthout.com:

They're big fans of McKinney, as well as Barbara Lee and a number of ultra-lefty--one dare say commie--legislators and commentators.

And then there's Jane Farrell Roberts, McKinney's special guest at that hearing, and your hero, especially because she's attacking Tempelsman. I especially like this part of her bio:


1973-76 National Director of IDA - coordinating educational campaigns on third world issues - funded by aid agencies, World Council of Churches Program to Combat Racism, Methodists, Catholics and other bodies.

Refresh my memory, Larry--wasn't it the World Council of Churches that helped Elian Gonzalez go back to Cuba?

Strange friends you have, Larry Lied/Voegelin, strange friends indeed.  Republicans?  Naw.  Greenies and Commies--you bet.

[Amelia]

Oh, there is a GOP primary there - in addition to Davis, Barbara Brunner Pereira and Cynthia Van Auken are the candidates in the 4th. None of them has any kind of real chance to do anything against either McKinney or Majette in November. Given that scenario, I would say that a crossover vote for Majette would be a much better alternative at present.

Not being in the district, I won't have a say in it anyway, but I'd like to see Davis as the GOP candidate, because I think she's the only one who'd have any chance at all.

That being said, if the choice is between McKinney & Majette only, for Intelligence Committee reasons, I'd prefer to see Majette win, and for embarrassing the Dems, I'd rather see McKinney.

I'm still thinking that the GOP is missing a big chance in Georgia though--there have been several state issues over the past several years, redistricting being the latest, which rural Republicans and urban black Democrats have teamed up on, saying that the "Good Ol' Boy" white Democrats have ignored their issues. Seems to me there's an opportunity there....