My former Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney, apparently, is in trouble with the Capitol Police for walking into her office without ID, and then ignoring security demanding that she stop at some check point charlie or something. What a surreal news story, from our world of fake news. My favorite part of this "news" story (I swear Jon Stewart is planting items like this in the "legitimate" journalism world!) is this:
"Black clergy and lawmakers came to the defense of the firebrand congresswoman on Monday. McKinney smiled as her supporters heaped praise on her leadership and her new look — her trademark cornrows replaced earlier this year by a curly brown afro."
And check that new look. You so crazy. I think I wanna have yo baby.
Not even in the Hillary days of $uper Dooper Doo$ have i read such BS! "Heaped praise on ...her new look... a curly brown afro" You have got to be kidding me. This is the news. And check out that photo. Why do all politicians cross this threshold?? Cynthia obviously has crossed into Rockstardom, at least in her mind and in the minds of her circle. I honestly have no idea why anybody would want to go into "public service" these days ...much less journalism.
I honestly like McKinney, and I'm glad she got her second chance, after Denise Majette was defeated by the Georgia Republican Machine... but really, is this your moment in the sun, Cynthia?
Here's the full story I saw today on Yahoo news. Enjoy:
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U.S. Attorney Reviewing McKinney Case
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police on Monday sought an arrest warrant for Rep. Cynthia McKinney after she tangled with a uniformed officer last week. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein said he was reviewing the merits of the case.
"We are working with Capitol Hill police to fully understand and appreciate the incident," principal assistant U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
McKinney framed the matter in terms of race. "The issue is racial profiling," McKinney, who is black, told CNN.
Neither Phillips nor the police department would say what charge was being sought against the six-term Democrat or when any warrant for her arrest might be issued.
In a statement, Capitol Police said it "has referred its investigative findings to the U.S. attorney." Filing such an affidavit is the first step in obtaining an arrest warrant. Only if Wainstein approves the affidavit can Capitol Police officials ask a judge to issue the arrest warrant.
Wainstein could clear the way for a warrant. He also could turn the case over to a grand jury, even without a warrant, or he could decline to go forward with the case.
McKinney spokesman Coz Carson acknowledged the investigation.
"We're aware that the wheels are turning in Washington," Carson said. "We have no control over what they decide to do. We will make the appropriate statement and take the appropriate action once we know where they're going."
For her part, McKinney said she expects to represent her suburban Atlanta district for many years.
"Rest assured, I am doing the work they sent me to Washington to do. Nothing is going to keep me away from my responsibilities," McKinney told a crowd of supporters in Atlanta on Monday.
McKinney, 51, scuffled with a police officer on March 29 when she entered a House office building without her identifying lapel pin and did not stop when asked.
Several police sources said the officer, who was not identified, asked her three times to stop. When she kept going, he placed a hand somewhere on her and she hit him, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
McKinney issued a statement of regret for the incident but no apology. She and her lawyers have repeatedly declared that she was a victim of inappropriate touching and racism and said they were considering pursuing civil action against the officer.
She and her attorneys have refused to say whether she hit the officer as alleged. James Myart Jr., her lawyer, suggested in a CNN interview that McKinney had acted in self-defense.
Black clergy and lawmakers came to the defense of the firebrand congresswoman on Monday. McKinney smiled as her supporters heaped praise on her leadership and her new look — her trademark cornrows replaced earlier this year by a curly brown afro.
Her supporters tried to minimize the incident — which they called political, not criminal — but they also suggested it was an example of racial profiling. They called publicity surrounding the episode a distraction that is being used by "her enemies" to keep the congresswoman from performing her elected duties.
The Rev. Darrell D. Elligan, president of Concerned Black Clergy, called McKinney competent, courageous and committed.
"She has our support unconditionally," Elligan said. "She is not a threat to the security of our country."
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Associated Press Writer Errin Haines contributed to this report from Atlanta.
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On the Net:
Rep. Cynthia McKinney: http://www.house.gov/mckinney/
Concerned Black Clergy: http://www.concernedblackclergy.com
Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials: http://www.gabeo.org
Look at these guys! They are almost full grown birds already! I expect it will only be a couple of days now and they'll be gone forever. Fly little birds, Fly!
There are so many places here in Athens where time just doesn't seem to matter. I went here today for "breakfast" at 3 o'clockish. When you go into this joint, there really is hardly anything there to let you know that it is 2006. About the only thing that could give one a clue is the wrappers on some of the gum, candy bars, and mints they have next to the cash register. I love places like this, because they are total anachronisms, morphing and not caring about time in a good way. Click on the title of this post to go to their webpage. The Miller's have a business raising really good organic free-range chickens locally; i've bought 4 now at Seaman's (the local anachronistic grocery store...wonder if i can take pictures in there?? It's not as cool as Superior Foods on Highland in Atlanta was... no crystal chandeliers over the meat counters or anything... but still Seaman's is pretty cool and totally unupdated in 50 years or so) and roasted them at home.
Ok y'all, it is 2 pm on a Saturday, and i'm just getting up. Why you ask? No, I didn't go to a disco till sunup. No, I wasn't burning the candle at both ends. No, I was merely returning from a trip for work, and I didn't get to bed till, oh say 4:30 am or so. All I was doing was returning from Little Rock to Athens Ohio. Ok, it is almost 800 miles, not exactly close. But my meetings were done by 3 pm Friday, and if it had been 1938 or something, I could have gone to the train station and gotten on a train to St. Louis, then Indianapolis to Columbus. Or to Memphis, then to Nashville, Frankfort, and on to Athens. I could have had a nice dinner on the train, a drink or two and a card game with Richard from the office, and then slept in a berth, waking up at a normal morning hour and being in Athens, refreshed and ready for a day. In need of a shower no doubt, but ready at 8 am for a normal day. Instead, thanks to "progress," I have lost half a Saturday. Missed my Pilates class this morning and a few installments in the Athens Film Fest that happened this morning. Instead, I got to sit in the Little Rock airport for hours, then the DFW airport for hours, and then drive my last hour and a half from 2 till 3:30 in the morning, all because of a little weather, and the k-martification of air travel since 9/11. Sheesh. "Progress" is a bill of goods we've been sold for generations now, folks. I want passenger train travel back, and I want it back NOW, and I think General Motors and Firestone should have to pay for it. Diminishing options and choices in life are what "progress" sounds like to me, often. I'd gladly give up all the Blackberries and iPods of the world for a few options when it comes to travel. And much as i like my Beetle, i'd gladly drive it over a cliff if i had another way of getting around. Ok, going to have my breakfast now, at 3 pm.
Well boys and girls, I went to see Ms. Vaginal Creme Davis perform at Ohio University Friday night. It is kinda like Pride week here, with various events happening around (but no parade). There was also a dance party at Casa Neuva Cantina (love that place) last night, and a cookout this afternoon at a park just on the edge of town, neither of which i checked out. Ms. Davis was quite enough pride for me this year. This drag queen's claim to fame is that she was the emcee for like 30 seconds in the scene from Tales of the City in which Michael Mouse enters the underwear dance contest at The Endup. I can't remember her to save my life, but i certainly remember Michael's dance (it was to Never Can Say Goodbye). Well, she was VERY entertaining, and she brought a whole collection of experimental films and shorts that she's made with her comrades and accomplices over the span of her 25 year career. Some of them were very poignant and raw, in that community access tv channel kind of way. Click on the title of this post to link to her website. I wish she'd get those films on her website, some of them are so seriously twisted and hilarious in their social commentary. Two of them just killed me; one about Tom Cruise, another about Dr. Laura Schlessinger.
And creepy too. Click on the title of this entry to get shivers up and down your spine.
This is 51 Madison Avenue, Athens. It is a fabulous Frank Lloyd Wrightesque gem, nicely built in '68, beamed and tongue and groove construction EVERYWHERE, even at all the floors. It has a cool open riser stairs that go thru all levels, with a planter space at the bottom center that is perfect for a plant we already have. The kitchen and baths need some updating / moding-up, but overall it is perfect. It even has a bank of my dream house bunk rooms, all made out of wood, with one window, one door, and space just for a double-decker bunk and a closet. And it has the most interesting, cool, and original fireplace i've ever seen. It is so perfect perfect PERFECT! Steven even saw the pics online the other day and said make an offer on it if it looks good. It is our dream house. The only thing not perfect? Someone made a deal on it this morning. Thanks Carole. We're moving at the speed of molasses. Oh well, i guess it's not her fault. But goddamn it all to hell.
A couple of the little Robin Chickadees hatched today! They look like little puffs of fuzz, hardly anything to them! They can barely move and hold their mouths open. I'm sure in another couple of days i'll be able to hear them squawking through the screen door. Aren't they just precious?
Well, yesterday when i went out to go to lunch, lookie what i found. Some crazy people in my office had too much time on their hands yesterday morning (while i was slaving away on my deadline!), and decided to turn Beezlebug into a ladybug, complete with antennae and eyelashes. Helen, I think, was the instigator (that's her in the picture). She has one too, just like Tricias, so i think that might have had something to do with her "idea." She's a sweetheart. Geez I feel so special!
What do these clever titles all have in common? Why they are all entries in the upcoming Athens International Film & Video Festival. I've read about Citizen Dog and Almost Normal, but never realized the director of Almost Normal went to OU, right here in Athens. Click on the title to read all about it. I can't believe this little town has such an astounding Film Fest. And I can walk to most of the venues. Can't wait.
I was telling my Mom and BC the other day on the phone that a bird has inhabited the awning on my front porch...brown belly, charcoal otherwise... but i wasn't sure what kind of bird it was. Mom suggested a Robin, and sure enough, i just looked in the nest and it is chock full of Robin's eggs. Everytime i open the front door or go to get the mail, the mama bird flies away, not too far, and then comes right back (i watch her out the window or thru the screen door). I'll have some chirping babies soon!
My former Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney, apparently, is in trouble with the Capitol Police for walking into her office without ID, and then ignoring security demanding that she stop at some check point charlie or something. What a surreal news story, from our world of fake news. My favorite part of this "news" story (I swear Jon Stewart is planting items like this in the "legitimate" journalism world!) is this: 
