Cynthia McKinney...
One of the most important things my parents taught me was to listen and play by the rules. Apparantly Cynthia McKinney wasn't taught that lesson as a child. So many times, people's troubles are brought upon themselves because they simply don't adhere to the rules that are in place. Case in point Cynthia McKinney.
From what I've heard and read, members of congress are not required to walk through metal detectors. They wear some type of pin on their lapels to indicate they are congressmen and congresswomen. Well according to the Capital police, who's job is to keep members of congress safe, secure and protected, McKinney routinely doesn't wear the lapel pin.
This is just me, but this is how I would have handled the situation. Had I forgotten my pin, and one of the Capital police tried to stop me, I would have stopped. I would have explained who I was, offered to show ID, and tried to resolve the situation like an adult. How did Cynthia McKinney choose to handle the situation? She ignored the repeated requests to stop. Then when the Capital police tried to stop her, she struck the officer in the throat with her cell phone.
Was her pride hurt that someone didn't recognize her? It's not like she is one of the more famous members of Congress. She's far from a house hold name. I could see where the capital police could have mistaken her for Tempest Bledsoe from the Cosby show. So Ms. McKinney, how dare you ridicule the Capital police. Im sure if some crazed person made their way past security and ended up attacking a member of Congress, she would be the first person to scream that the Capital police aren't doing their job. We all know people like Cynthia McKinney. The person who screams at a waiter when they get their order wrong at a restaurant, the kind of person who feels the need to make a scene if it's too cold or too hot on an airplane. The person who talks on a cell phone during a movie, and then gets mad at people for shooshing her.
And why does she feel the need to have a press conference and invite Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte? What do they have to do with anything? But most importantly Cynthia, wear your damn lapel pin!!!
From what I've heard and read, members of congress are not required to walk through metal detectors. They wear some type of pin on their lapels to indicate they are congressmen and congresswomen. Well according to the Capital police, who's job is to keep members of congress safe, secure and protected, McKinney routinely doesn't wear the lapel pin.
This is just me, but this is how I would have handled the situation. Had I forgotten my pin, and one of the Capital police tried to stop me, I would have stopped. I would have explained who I was, offered to show ID, and tried to resolve the situation like an adult. How did Cynthia McKinney choose to handle the situation? She ignored the repeated requests to stop. Then when the Capital police tried to stop her, she struck the officer in the throat with her cell phone.
Was her pride hurt that someone didn't recognize her? It's not like she is one of the more famous members of Congress. She's far from a house hold name. I could see where the capital police could have mistaken her for Tempest Bledsoe from the Cosby show. So Ms. McKinney, how dare you ridicule the Capital police. Im sure if some crazed person made their way past security and ended up attacking a member of Congress, she would be the first person to scream that the Capital police aren't doing their job. We all know people like Cynthia McKinney. The person who screams at a waiter when they get their order wrong at a restaurant, the kind of person who feels the need to make a scene if it's too cold or too hot on an airplane. The person who talks on a cell phone during a movie, and then gets mad at people for shooshing her.
And why does she feel the need to have a press conference and invite Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte? What do they have to do with anything? But most importantly Cynthia, wear your damn lapel pin!!!
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