"Beaten but unbowed"? No. She isn't worthy of even paraphrasing the poem "Invictus."
Posted on 08/08/2006 11:25:08 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Rep. Cynthia McKinney is controversial and outspoken, independent and unrepentant, all of which have endeared her to a dedicated corps of loyal supporters in her metro Atlanta district -- but not to a majority of her fellow Democrats who turned out in Tuesday's primary runoff.
For the second time in three election cycles, McKinney was defeated in a Democratic primary in Georgia's 4th District, this time by Hank Johnson, a former DeKalb County commissioner who thumped her by a margin of 59-41 percent.
Despite her defeat, McKinney was unbowed, unleashing a stemwinder of a concession speech in which she barely mentioned her opponent but praised leftist leaders in Cuba and Venezuela, took aim at the efficacy of electronic voting machines and offered several swipes at the media.
"Members of the press, as well as our political leaders, don't give us explanations that explain, or conclusions that conclude," McKinney said. "There comes a time when people of conscience are compelled to dissent."
Before she began her remarks, she played the song "Dear Mr. President," an anti-Bush anthem by Pink, and sang along, somewhat out of tune, with its critical lyrics.
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Many people who would be contributing most by picking up roadside litter, instead go into politics.
We're going to miss Ms. McKinney alot. She puts on a good face for the Drats :(
LOL!
"Rep. Cynthia McKinney is...outspoken..."
Really? By whom?
"Beaten but unbowed"? No. She isn't worthy of even paraphrasing the poem "Invictus."
"Tell me again folks, how much are we going to miss this clown?"
Uh... zero. Two very good things happened tonight in the DemonicRat party.
1) This She-bitch lost.
2) Lieberman is now forced to become an Independent.
Not one whit.
And she most assuredly is NOT the captain of her fate. Oh, wait a minute...maybe she is at that. LOL
I'd love to see her try!
Maybe Hugo's got a spot for her somewhere...
An independent what?
Looks like CNN disagrees. They know how bad she was for the Dems.
An independent what?
IDIOT
Walking again? Good news X 2 on this thread bump!
That's not a slap. That's a good, ol' fashioned BELTING.
Now she knows how the DC cop felt!!!
I don't understand what kind of idiot would vote for a person like her to begin with...
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