Why Would Cynthia McKinney Slug a Cop?
by James Buchanan
Normally I would have no sympathy for a minority politician who went berserk and belted a law officer. The image of a Black woman wailing away at a cop is another hallmark moment for our modern Babylonian Congress. In all probability she will get away with this latest episode, which would have ended the career of a White politician. The issue however is not as clear cut as it may seem at first glance.
Cynthia McKinney is in many ways a typical Black Congressperson, demanding a bigger welfare state, insisting on more tax money from working Americans for the mostly minority non-working class. But why was she singled out? Out of all the minorities in Congress, why was there an incident with her?
Cynthia McKinney has been one of the few people in all of Congress, who is willing to tell the truth about Israel. She doesn’t like its long history of abuse of the Palestinians and she doesn’t like rewarding the Israelis with our tax money. She was targeted by the Israeli Lobby and was voted out of office, but came back and won reelection. She is one of the most well-known members of Congress and it is almost impossible to believe that a police officer assigned to the White House would not recognize her. (more…)