--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > wrote: > > > > On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:58 PM, shempmcgurk wrote: > > > > > > > > No, there was no caption. > > > > > > In light of current events I thought the picture would speak for > > > itself. > > > > > > I was wrong. > > > > > > The point was: this is a picture of a racist and anti-semite and, > > > like former Klansman Robert Byrd, is a member of the Democratic > > > Party. > > > > Oh. Is she an elected representative? > > Yes, from Georgia (elected in 2004 by 64 percent in > a majority white district; she'd already served 10 > years in Congress but was defeated in 2002). > > She's something of a fringe-left nutcase, and she's > a favorite target of right-wingers like Shemp. > Google "Cynthia McKinney" and "racist" and you'll > see what kind of company Shemp keeps.
...then try googling "Cynthia McKinney" and "jews" and you'll see what kind of company Judy keeps... > > Here's a fairly balanced piece on her antics from > Slate: > > http://www.slate.com/?id=2064530 > > She has something like a 95 percent ADA voting record, > and she has fought hard for many progressive causes > (pro-union, pro-education, pro-abortion rights, etc.). > > The Capitol Hill police, it seems, have a history of > great difficulty recognizing her as a member of > Congress. She's currently embroiled in a dispute in > which she apparently smacked a Hill officer in the > chest after he grabbed her to stop her from entering > the building without passing through the metal > detector (members of Congress don't have to). They > say she doesn't wear her official pin. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
