does she remind you of buckwheat?

i don't understand her at all.

apparently, this new hairstyle is the cause of it all. why not just go back to the braids and cornrows?

now i know to some people who initially read this, i will sound racist. i am not. i am simply countering mckinney's ignorant rhetoric.

a few days ago, a capitol hill police officer attempted to stop congresswoman mckinney, reportedly three times, when she attempted to bypass a metal detector in a hurry for a meeting. (congressional representatives are given a lapel pin to wear for quick identification but mckinney is notorious for not wearing hers.)

it's also been reported that when mckinney did not stop after three attempts by the officer, she was grabbed or touched in some way by the lawman. ya think? yeah.

but this is where the spin comes in. leave it to her.

she was stopped because she was a 'female, black congresswoman.' (mrs. mckinney... female and congresswoman are redundant, just to let you know.)

what the hell?

this isn't the first time she's pull this racist bullshit, either. at some point a long, long time ago - apparently in the sixties - she was with a white aide when someone in washington spoke to the aide assuming they were the official, not mrs. mckinney.

perhaps that is the attitude of some people. while georgia, especially mckinney's suburban atlanta's district, is largely black, congress remains largely white. it's a stereotype. it's unfair. it's unfortunate. but it doesn't mean that the world is against her.

instead of attitude, it could also be perception. does mrs. mckinney hold herself in a profressional manner? does she dress the part or look like she is going to the grocery store?

and the hair... oh, sweetie. certainly there's some queen in your corner that can help you. me and my friends have a saying for people who look unkept like you... your friends obviously didn't see you before you left the house. 'cause they surely would have told you to go back in and do something with that dime-store afro puff.

seriously, again... back to striking a police officer. suppose it was you or i who did this. we'd already be so far under the jail that it wouldn't matter.

i understand politics. i understand traffic. hell, i certainly understand waking up late. all of those things could have been precursors to her being late for her meeting and wanting to scoot right on by...

but, alas, there are rules to be followed and she broke them. those in congress are allowed to bypass security but are given a pin so officials will know it's not some random lunatic trying to breach a secure area. wear it and avoid the problem altogether!

further, she had the audacity to say that this officer should have recognized her! how arrogant! mckinney is famous - for all the wrong reasons - but i doubt the capitol hill police department knows her face (i'm sure they do now). out of all the hundreds of congressmen and congresswomen, this officer - at a governement building somewhere away from the capitol - should have recognized her. this isn't the matrix, sweetheart.

i strongly hope that a warrant is issued for her arrest and that she faces the same fines and punishment that any one of her constituents would face. it's only fair.

of course, she's called a press conference about this. ironically, though, she didn't mention it herself and she practically ran from the press and had her 'security' keep them off her while she hopped into an s.u.v. and driver pealed away. instead, she had friends and no-names tell how good she is. there was a man who gave a jesse-jackson-like speech where every other word rhymed. it was pathetic. little children, too young to vote, held signs in her support. tacky.

i tell you... she's an embarassment to me. she always throws the race cards, like most ignorant people. she has just been found to have wasted taxpayer money on a celebrity endorsement, paying for airfare and lodging. her voting record stinks.

did ya get a chance to see her on cnn yesterday? my, my, my.

if you see mckinney on your ballot, cross her name out and check the other box. any box. get her out of washington and back in the ghetto where she belongs.