McKinney's Words Continue to Haunt

AJC ^ | August 26, 2002

[Shermy]

Statements made by State Representative Billy McKinney last week continued to reverbrate Monday, with two groups trading volleys over who owed whom an apology.

The controversial comments followed 11Alive asking McKinney about his daughter, incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) using an old endorsement from former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young.

"That ain't nothing. That's nothing," he said. "Jews have bought everybody. Jews... J-E-W-S."

McKinney went on to lose the Democratic primary for the state’s 4th District to former state court judge Denise Majette. Some analysts said the statements, with their polemical tone, coupled with past controversy over September 11, may have caused McKinney to lose her congressional seat.

Upset over controversies involving the McKinney camp, the Jewish community reportedly donated heavily to Majette’s campaign. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) also demanded an apology.

At a Concerned Black Clergy (CBC) meeting Monday morning, members recognized the elderMcKinney who was in attendance but CBC President Rev. Timothy McDonald said it was not their place to offer an apology on his behalf.

He, instead -- referring to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (APAC) reported involvement in Majette’s campaign -- said it was the Jewish community that owed an apology.

“I think the Jewish community should be giving an apology to the African-American community for APAC and what it has done in the 4th District here and the state of Georgia. Certainly, we do not condone any kind of racism or profiling or racial statement but the Jewish community historically has been an ally of the African-American community, but most recently those bonds have bene desperately strained,” he said.

Deborah Lauter of the Anti-Defamation League said APAC does not endorse candidates, and that they do not fund candidates as a group. She said she’s disappointed by Rev. McDonald’s comments.

“We have nothing to apologize for. The Jewish community, just as members of any group, should feel proud about getting involved,” she said.

Despite the controversies, both sides agreed that through dialogue that these conflicts could be worked in the future.

McKinney faces a run-off against challenger John Noel for the Democratic nomination in the State House District 44 race. The election is scheduled for September 10.

[Shermy]

The race baiting continues, ignoring why voters voted agasint Jihad Cindy, and hopefully will so against her monstrous father. All paranoid, lefty-sourced deflections.

[angkor]

Cindy and her Pa, a couple of insane racist anti-Jews (e.g. Nazis), looking for their racist constituency to save their racist Nazi butts.

Tel me where to send seom anti-Cindy money, and I'll transmit ASAP.

[aristeides]

I don't understand what McDonald thinks Jews should apologize for.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I still can't understand why any thinking Jewish person would vote for the Nation Socialist Democratic Worker's Party (NSDWP), also known as the Democrats.

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[stainlessbanner]

Jihad Cindy and her Daddy should be on Springer.

[Guillermo]

I love to see this. Infighting among opponents is great.

That being said, the arguments of these blacks are absolutely absurd. DENISE MAJETTE IS A BLACK WOMAN TOO!

And, why is it racist to support a candidate against an imcumbemt black? Do "black seats" exist in Congress and whites are not allowed to "meddle" in those races? Is that what they're trying to say?

[TontoKowalski]

I think the Jewish community should be giving an apology to the African-American community for APAC and what it has done in the 4th District here and the state of Georgia.

Hey, all you runaway Jews! Get back on the plantation!

[FairWitness]

Despite the controversies, both sides agreed that through dialogue that these conflicts could be worked in the future.

From my "Webster Handy College Dictionary":
Dialogue. 1. A conversation between two or more persons. 2. Speeches spoken in a play.

The left's idea of dialogue is the latter definition, with themselves doing most of the speecifying.

[AnAmericanMother]

Here ya go:

John Noel's campaign website

Thanks to "King Roy" Barnes's redistricting, I now live in the 44th. Ugh. John is a trifle on the liberal side, as I've mentioned on other threads. But I think he can be reasoned with (I've already taken him to task on the "smart growth" issue, and I don't believe he realizes the socialist implications of that phrase). Plus, he is a doggone sight better than Billy, who went Preston Brooks one better by threatening another representative in the well of the House with a knife. . . .

Other threads:

Billy McKinney Struggles to keep State House Seat

Billy McKinney - Show Him the Door Next?

[Utah Girl]

I heard McKinney's comments on Laura Ingraham's radio show the other night. The FOX reporter was trying to clarify something, and he told her that the Zionists had influenced Cynthia McKinney's loss, when the reporter pressed, he said "Do I have to spell it out for you?" and then did.

[Dialup Llama]

>I don't understand what McDonald thinks Jews should apologize for.

For existing.

[AnAmericanMother]

I re-read your post more carefully . . . I see that you were asking where to send anti-CINDY money. Cindy has already been beat like the bad Arab rug she is, but we still need to defeat her father (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree) who was forced into a runoff against a challenger. September 10th is zero hour . . .

[What Is Ain't]

“I think the Jewish community should be giving an apology to the African-American community for APAC and what it has done in the 4th District here and the state of Georgia. Certainly, we do not condone any kind of racism or profiling or racial statement but the Jewish community historically has been an ally of the African-American community, but most recently those bonds have bene desperately strained,” he said.

I.E. You J-E-W-S shouldn't take off your opinion Burquas until we tell you to.

[aristeides]

Do "black seats" exist in Congress and whites are not allowed to "meddle" in those races? Is that what they're trying to say?

I think they're saying more than that. Arabs apparently, even if they're white, are allowed to meddle, at least as long as they meddle on the right side. I'm not sure how they decide which is the right side, if two candidates are both black.

[Dialup Llama]

>McKinney's Words Continue to Haunt

A better title is:
McKinney's Words Continue to Hurt

[Mfkmmof4]

But let a Republican say those words and it would be front page news.

[jedwardtremlett]

Maybe it would.

Or, maybe more telling - these words were spoken by a african-american, rather than a white guy. If a white guy went around blaming his daughter's loss on Jews, he'd be bitchslapped, and rightfully so. But if a member of a minority slams another minority, well, the outrage is not there.

This goes back to the absurd notion that people who are themselves the targets of racial prejudice cannot themselves be prejudiced. I know from personal experience that that's just not true.

(I smell a column coming on)

J