How come the Mckinny story is bigger then the perverts at DHS?

[MSgt213]

I mean really, even it Mckinny slap the crap out of a Capitol police officer. So what. Even if she is convicted what's the sentence going to be? 30 days in jail? I not defending hitting a police office but CNN and Wolf are making this out to be a hugh case.

[Joey Liberal]

1. That's why I boycott CNN

They have sold out.

[leftchick]

2. and why is it bigger than 15 US dead in 5 days in Iraq

and God knows how many hundreds of Iraqis? Because we live in dumb down land. :(

[babylonsister]

3. Or. DeLay. Or the overtuning of the ethics resolution. Or the war.

Or the asshat we have who is supposedly running this country. Etc., etc., ad nauseum.
CNN is a disgrace.

[LittleClarkie]

4. Well, that's the "liberal" media for ya

You were expecting better from Wolf? He's one of the worst.

[Karenina]

5. Because appealling to Americans'

racist, sexist and homophobic instincts is ALWAYS a winner. Repukes fucking children doesn't hold a candle even though the cases are legion.

[IsItJustMe]

11. Throw a flag in there and your complete.

[radio4progressives]

32. It's a false flag operation!

:rofl:

[radio4progressives]

31. yes, and it's working on DU... (incredibly)

[brentspeak]

6. The Repugs don't want the McKinney incident to go away

They probably have their staffers calling up CNN and FOX HQ every five minutes with more "details" concerning the incident.

:mad:

[FrenchieCat]

7. Cause it's "Their" media....

That's why!

[Sensitivity]

8. Called Party Discipline. Story should have been shut down day 1

Instead, we are letting the Pukes and MSM play the "cop poke" incident to the Max
to the detriment of real stories.

[IsItJustMe]

9. Tom Delay says so, thats why!

[AX10]

10. McKinney's an idiot for allowing this to happen.

She should have not hit the officer in the first place. Second, she shouldn't have started screaming racism. There is no indication of that. Also, DC is majority African American.

She only gave the Cable "News" (GOP Propaganda) outlets a chance to bash the Democrats. Things were going so well for the Democrats up until her stupid stunt.

[IsItJustMe]

13. I haven't walked in her shoes. I wasn't there. I am not God. There are

two sides to every coin.

[rpannier]

15. And sadly...

people have staked out positions on this issue without having all the facts. I have no idea what actually happened at the Cpitol Building. But, it never ceases to amaze me how people immediately start spinning a story with only the smallest bits of information (or misinformation).
I agree with your premise that there are two sides to every story. I just wish people would get more facts first and leave their emotions at the curve until the whole story has come out.

BTW: I'm not referring to you. I'm referring to others. It's just your post opened the door to letting me get my point in.
Thanx.

[IsItJustMe]

16. I can honestly see the situation where everybody involved in this is right

Very few things in life are black and white. Very few. Maybe he grabbed her to hard. Maybe she was being a buthole. maybe both or niether is true.

I can tell you this though, It's down right hard, if not imposible, to get into peoples heads and hearts and figure out what's going on.

Do you ever question why you feel a certain way about something? Sometimes we can even be decieving to ourselves.

[MSgt213]

14. I agree 100 percent, but my point is scuffing with police is or should be

low on the big scandal scale.

[radio4progressives]

34. here's another one!

I wondered how it would take...

[rpannier]

12. I don't think it's totally MSM on this one.

Look at the posts on DU. For every one on the Homeland Security story or on delay, there's about four on McKinney.
In addition, I think the situation at the Capitol Building has become needlessly vile in the way people describe it. I've read posts where the officer is "a racist pig" or "he is part of bushco" that this is all a secret plot to get back at the Dems for delay, etc. On the other side of the aisle, there are right wingers calling her "stupid" "arrogant" many of the know-nothings on tv have focused on the way she dresses, etc.
There just seems to be more emotion spent on the story at the Capitol and it's not entirely the fault of the MSM.
For my money, delay and the DHS story should be the focus, followed by Iraq and the Capitol Building story should be fourth.
One another personal note: If she wasn't wearing her ID, she should have been stopped. Anyone who has ever worked with the federal government knows when you're on a security detail visual recognition is not enough to just let someone pass through. Ask anyone who's ever been an MP. If you don't stop them, you are subject to being fired or severely reprimanded (civilian) or get an Article-15 (military).

[Karenina]

19. Rpannier, I ask you to consider this...

Rep. McKinney WAS stopped, showed her ID and went on her way. Exactly HOW did this become anything but an internal issue??? If HE was pissed he would have reported to his superiors. If she was pissed she could file yet another complaint.

HOW IS IT that the press got involved at all?

This is strictly an internal administrative problem. ;-)

[Geek_Girl]

17. It just seems really odd

That they haven't released the name of the cop. Makes it seem like a set up.

[guinivere]

18. I don't understand this either.

You would think that a perv preying on a "14 yr. old girl" would be way more important. Especially since the guy is from Homeland "Security".

[AmandaRuth]

20. Ask yourself

why no stories on Ann Coulter - voting fraud

Rush L - Drugs

Homeland Security Guy - perv

Answers are pretty obvious.

[Neil Lisst]

21. Hey! It's only news if a black woman does something that might fit

a stereotype of a white Republican!

so some perv works at the top of Homeland Security in the Bush admin?


WTF is going on!? This is serious business, in every way, and the OP is right. They're still acting like Cynthia's little spat with the Capitol cop matters.

tempest in a teapot!! typical rightwingers running around pissing and moaning about nothing

[NativeTexan]

22. Because McKinney won't keep her mouth shut and look at the bigger...

...picture! This is not all about her, and we can't take back Congress by defeating the Capitol Police either.

[RDU Socialist]

23. i think wolf blitzer's logic is "most of us do what doyle did, where's the

story here?"

[Placebo]

24. We know Wolf likes taking trips to secluded cabins.

I always assumed it was to have sex with the native flora and fauna.

But...I suppose it's also likely he goes there so no one can hear the little girls' screams.

[dave502d]

25. One word,Dem. n/t

[AnnieBW]

26. 3 Reasons

1) She's black
2) She's a she
3) She's a Democrat

The perv or pervs are White Male Repugs. They can get away with anything. Just ask the girl that got raped at Duke University.

[radio4progressives]

29. It's about 9-11 - but the cover up operatives are taking a racist tactic

and inflaming the issue to disguise the fact that want her to shut up about 9/11...

[Neil Lisst]

27. This is an easy call for me. She's on my team. Pubs hired the cops.

Who do you think hires these guys? It ain't the minority party. It's Denny Hasturd and his gang of criminals.

I stand with the Democrat who stands with me. Yall.

U-N-I-T-Y

say it again and remember to be it again

[high density]

28. I dunno. I just hide all the McKinney threads and ignore CNN as always

I feel happier now.

[radio4progressives]

30. How do you hide a Thread?

[Neil Lisst]

33. click that little box with the X in it by the topic title in the contents

[radio4progressives]

35. omg! thanks!