The Screwing of Cynthia McKinney (excellent commentary)

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Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

True conviction is a dying trait in your average politico (forgive my jaded soul).

I typically won't vote either. http://www.4ranters.com/detail.php?id=30

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

And your "impression" of her, as this article tries to argue, may be highly contrived by a misrepresentation in the press.

Yep. Admitted that. I may delve deeper if she gains another position of power. I'm all for the politically insane person that's willing to speak her mind... I just trust in the free market of politics and media to give her a chance if she desires it and is in any way qualified...

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

I too, despite being a Left-leaning Green..

Eeew.... Surely you mean to say you like Tom Green because he's left-handed, right? Say it ain't SO?!?!?

We'll have to talk about that...

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

I wasn't calling you a racist per se, but I felt the remark was borderline.

I got that... I was just making sure you knew that about me, so you wouldn't have to sort all my posts throught the ol' "Wonder if he might secretly be a Racist?" -Filter....

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

And God bless her for not being a typically weak-willed Democrat who's scared to say what they believe. She made the ultimate political sacrifice for it, too.

I generally find myself wishing Democrats would actually say what's REALLY on their minds myself. I think they'd get even fewer votes if people heard them really admit where they want America to go.

I find her actions to be less of a noble sacrifice than, as you indicated (<~~I reference this later,) foolish, prideful posturing based on her own overly generous self-image. That's the image that really turned me off to anything she had to say, really. If she's truly such a wonderful person... well, then I guess there a lot of Atlantans that hate her, as I do, for the sole sake of a terrible marketing and PR portion run by Black Panthers. hehe... I know better... just thought I'd throw that in there....

In your research, what did you come up with to make THAT issue seem less like political suicide in itself, BTW? You are no better than the company you keep, right?

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

Other variables were involved, however. I knew folks who went down to help campaign for her, Greens and other Lefty types, and they all said the same thing: She underestimated how far her enemies would go. NOBODY mobilizes voters like Republicans, period. I can admit this as a VERY partisan individual.

Don't forget that up to this point, she had been a very successful politician. She felt confident, and what I have heard is that she essentially got a little cocky about it.

Funny how EVERYBODY got involved in that relatively unimportant race, isn't it? She was extremely disliked, and intensely supported, is my view of that. Folks were coming out of the woodwork to lie about both sides of the issue... Quite a fitting end, really. I'm glad she went out, and I expected a bang, actually... Quite rewarding....

I wonder what you mean about Republicans mobilizing voters? Conservative voters typically have jobs to go to and aren't thinking about changing things... hence less motivation to change things at the polls.

This is not a reflection on my views of the GOP, mind you... I know what they actually stand for and all that, but I'm speaking from the point of view of Johnny GOP-Voter... Far more folks identify with the R-s and don't cast votes than those that vote D-.

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

Can I see a source on that?

I heard it reported enough, that a source should be easy to find. Around here, nothing is circulated as fact in conservative circles until the rampantly left (<~~~~W A Y over there) AJC has reported it. At that point, NOBODY would say it's biased right...

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

Time permiting, perhaps. I dunno, gang beatings aren't quite my thing.

NONO... I'm saying that there are some grumblings of the same sort of yours over there, but it is a predominantly GWB-boosting board, and there's been no real dialogue along those lines till, actually, just yesterday...

Here's a link: http://www.newsfilter.org/forum/show...&threadid=6520

The starter has the most posts on the board. You won't find yourself in a gang beating. I think you'll appreciate the effects of your input, as well... I think you'll see Newsfilter isn't as stereo-typically right is right as you might think...

I know I'M not...

Originally Posted by KevinTheHerbivore

And politicians over using the soundbite.....NEVER!

hehe... You only hear what they WANT you to hear... that's what's so funny to me about Cindy the Commie trying to spin the image she created had created for herself once voters started thinking "post 9/11"...