McKinney Apologizes As Grand Jury Meets
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McKinney Apologizes As Grand Jury Meets
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury arrived Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to hear from two House staff aides about a scuffle last Wednesday involving a Capitol Police officer and Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney.
Meanwhile, McKinney, made a formal apology on the House floor for the incident, saying "there should not have been any physical contact."
"I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all, and I regret this escalation, and I apologize," she said to applause. McKinney also said she would support a House resolution introduced by Republicans to express appreciation for the work done by Capitol Police.
Set to testify Thursday were Troy Phillips, legislative assistant to Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., and Lisa Subrize, executive assistant to Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich. Phillips reportedly saw the incident in which McKinney allegedly beat a Capitol Police officer's chest after he supposedly put his hand on her arm to stop her forward progress after she bypassed the Longworth House Office Building metal detector.
Lawmakers are permitted to skip the security checkpoints if they are wearing a congressional lapel pin that identifies them as an elected official or if they are recognized by the police. The six-term Georgia Democratic congresswoman was not wearing her pin.
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And At The Same Time
McKinney Security Guard Knocks Elbows With Reporter
Thursday, April 06, 2006
WASHINGTON — Rep. Cynthia McKinney may have stood on the House floor Thursday to offer a mea culpa for a scuffle she had with a Capitol Police officer last week, but another incident with her private security guard moments earlier did not help de-escalate the flap.
A private security guard in McKinney's entourage got into a shoving match with Scott McFarlane, a reporter from WSB-TV in Atlanta, McKinney's hometown. The security guard threatened to throw the reporter's "a-- in jail."
In the incident, McFarlane tried to ask McKinney, as she was ascending the East Front Steps of the Capitol, if she had spoken to a grand jury when the guard and the reporter started elbowing each other. A grand jury is deciding whether to press charges against McKinney for an altercation with a Capitol Police officer last Wednesday.
"I'm going to put your a-- in jail next time you push me," said the retired Georgia State patrolman, who was about six inches shorter than the lithe reporter.
"Sir, do you work for the Capitol Police?" asked McFarlane, to which the guard replied no.
"Who are you a police officer with, sir?" McFarlane asked as McKinney, the guard and an aide quickly climbed the steps. (Strange thing is, McKinney's Bodyguard ISNT a Police Officer, and pretending to be a Police Officer can get you thrown in jail.)
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US Capitol Hill Police Seek Arrest Warrant For McKinney After Scuffle
US Attorney's Office Reviewing McKinney Scuffle
McKinney Decries 'Inapropriate Touching' By Capitol Police
Capitol Police Probe Re. McKinney Incident
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What kind of an apology was that? I am sorry this misunderstanding happened? She knocked a Capitol Hill Police Officer upside the head with a phone! Well in the chest. But she still ASSAULTED A POLICE OFFICER! Then she claimed it was because "She is a black woman in Congress". She didnt wear her pin showing the Police very quickly who she was, he stops her, (Not knowing who she was) grabs her arm before entering the building, (It's not like she may have had a bomb strapped to her body and was in a rush to get inside and blow up Congress or anything), like the Officer is going to know this, and then she claims "I was in a hurry I had to make an appointment". And now this half ass apology? Hell she IS the reason there was an "Escalation" as she put's it. She assaulted a Police officer, has played the race card in all of this,has pulled this kind of crap before, her bodyguard assaults a reporter outside, and her's was NOT a true apology. Throw her and her bodyguards butt's in jail!
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Crossposted, Trackbacked, Pinged, Linked With:
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Christian Pundits
CP brings up an interesting little known fact that when Cynthia McKinney on a trip to the USSR in the 1980's never felt more free than when she was in the Soviet Union!
American Values Under Attack
American Values, brings a hillarious twist to this situation
McKinney Apologizes As Grand Jury Meets
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury arrived Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to hear from two House staff aides about a scuffle last Wednesday involving a Capitol Police officer and Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney.
Meanwhile, McKinney, made a formal apology on the House floor for the incident, saying "there should not have been any physical contact."
"I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all, and I regret this escalation, and I apologize," she said to applause. McKinney also said she would support a House resolution introduced by Republicans to express appreciation for the work done by Capitol Police.
Set to testify Thursday were Troy Phillips, legislative assistant to Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., and Lisa Subrize, executive assistant to Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich. Phillips reportedly saw the incident in which McKinney allegedly beat a Capitol Police officer's chest after he supposedly put his hand on her arm to stop her forward progress after she bypassed the Longworth House Office Building metal detector.
Lawmakers are permitted to skip the security checkpoints if they are wearing a congressional lapel pin that identifies them as an elected official or if they are recognized by the police. The six-term Georgia Democratic congresswoman was not wearing her pin.
Read Full Story Here
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And At The Same Time
McKinney Security Guard Knocks Elbows With Reporter
Thursday, April 06, 2006
WASHINGTON — Rep. Cynthia McKinney may have stood on the House floor Thursday to offer a mea culpa for a scuffle she had with a Capitol Police officer last week, but another incident with her private security guard moments earlier did not help de-escalate the flap.
A private security guard in McKinney's entourage got into a shoving match with Scott McFarlane, a reporter from WSB-TV in Atlanta, McKinney's hometown. The security guard threatened to throw the reporter's "a-- in jail."
In the incident, McFarlane tried to ask McKinney, as she was ascending the East Front Steps of the Capitol, if she had spoken to a grand jury when the guard and the reporter started elbowing each other. A grand jury is deciding whether to press charges against McKinney for an altercation with a Capitol Police officer last Wednesday.
"I'm going to put your a-- in jail next time you push me," said the retired Georgia State patrolman, who was about six inches shorter than the lithe reporter.
"Sir, do you work for the Capitol Police?" asked McFarlane, to which the guard replied no.
"Who are you a police officer with, sir?" McFarlane asked as McKinney, the guard and an aide quickly climbed the steps. (Strange thing is, McKinney's Bodyguard ISNT a Police Officer, and pretending to be a Police Officer can get you thrown in jail.)
Read Full Story Here
US Capitol Hill Police Seek Arrest Warrant For McKinney After Scuffle
US Attorney's Office Reviewing McKinney Scuffle
McKinney Decries 'Inapropriate Touching' By Capitol Police
Capitol Police Probe Re. McKinney Incident
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What kind of an apology was that? I am sorry this misunderstanding happened? She knocked a Capitol Hill Police Officer upside the head with a phone! Well in the chest. But she still ASSAULTED A POLICE OFFICER! Then she claimed it was because "She is a black woman in Congress". She didnt wear her pin showing the Police very quickly who she was, he stops her, (Not knowing who she was) grabs her arm before entering the building, (It's not like she may have had a bomb strapped to her body and was in a rush to get inside and blow up Congress or anything), like the Officer is going to know this, and then she claims "I was in a hurry I had to make an appointment". And now this half ass apology? Hell she IS the reason there was an "Escalation" as she put's it. She assaulted a Police officer, has played the race card in all of this,has pulled this kind of crap before, her bodyguard assaults a reporter outside, and her's was NOT a true apology. Throw her and her bodyguards butt's in jail!
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Crossposted, Trackbacked, Pinged, Linked With:
Casting Pearls Before Swine
Mark raises the question: Is Playing The Race Card a form of Terrorism?
Christian Pundits
CP brings up an interesting little known fact that when Cynthia McKinney on a trip to the USSR in the 1980's never felt more free than when she was in the Soviet Union!
American Values Under Attack
American Values, brings a hillarious twist to this situation
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 11:01 PM
3 Comments:
I hope she gets charged. I want to hear her give that excuse to a judge. I want to watch while her fellow representatives defrade her.
Time,
Defrade? I just want her and her bodyguard punished for assaulting the very people that are trying to protect her and the rest of Congress!
If the Police Officer didnt recognize her and just let her pass on through, suppose she had a bomb strapped to her body and detonated it right there in the halls of Congress? Just imagine that one.
Anon,
Dont try to get a Playboy in Indonesia. You wont get to see any naked pictures.
You would be so dissapointed.
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