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Home Front: Politix
McKinney Fails To Show Up At Two Debates
2006-07-12
From Drudge...
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D) failed to appear at two televised debates over the weekend, fueling criticism from two opponents who are challenging the controversial incumbent in a July 18 primary in the Georgia's 4th District.

CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY reports: DeKalb County Commissioner Hank Johnson and architectural firm project manager John Coyne, who are challenging McKinney, debated Saturday on WSB-TV and also participated in a second debate Friday that was sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club and which will air tonight at 7 p.m. Johnson's campaign said that McKinney's absence was a "slap in the face" to her constituents.
McKinney prob'ly has nothing to worry about, having a firm lock on the 2-digit IQ vote in her district.
Posted by:Fred

#10  1 - meets the critera of 'People may think you're stupid, but once you open your mouth, you remove all doubt'.

2 - if Georgia has the option of write in, how many 'empty chair' votes will be cast?
Posted by: Uninetle Spinesh9362   2006-07-12 17:01  

#9  Mike, that woman was Denisse Majette. Many speculate the only reason she won (the primary, where she beat McKinney for the Donk ticket) was because enough North DeKalb voters switched parties (from Repubs to Demos) and voted in the Donk primaries. Georgia law allows you to "switch" parties (if you're a registered member) and vote in the other party's primary.
Posted by: BA   2006-07-12 14:07  

#8  With a little luck maybe she won't show up for the election either.
Posted by: Iblis   2006-07-12 12:56  

#7  Well, if I looked like that I wouldn't want to be seen in public let alone on TV!
Posted by: Gir   2006-07-12 11:17  

#6  She got un-elected back in the 2002 primary, but the lady who unseated her (can't recall the name; by all accounts, she's a grown-up, rational liberal Democrat) ran for senate instead of for re-election, and Cynthia sneaked back in.
Posted by: Mike   2006-07-12 10:07  

#5  Got the Crazy Eyes, Sideshow Bob haircut.
I can see why she's reelected...
Posted by: tu3031   2006-07-12 09:46  

#4  We'll be right black.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-07-12 09:43  

#3  If she were to be tragically killed in a fully televised, firey I-285 high-speed crash tomorrow morning, she'd she still win re-election. She's the Robert Mugabe of Atlana.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-07-12 01:24  

#2  Hey - she was busy! It takes a professional team hours to get her hair to look like that!
Posted by: Grogum2898   2006-07-12 01:22  

#1  Maybe she was really there in mind only
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-12 01:00  

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