I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…

Maybe, seeing the results of the Bush White House, your just projecting a bit of guilt against somebody who did more than register polite dissents. At the same time, of course, most of your writing flatens everything by singling out the Dem’s cental sin: no balls. You can go off and congradulate yourself on how “complex” your views are. But you can’t chew the radical gum and walk at the same time; and you’ve long since even tried getting out of your chair.

McKinney accepted a $2000 contribution from American Muslim Council founder Abdurahman Alamoudi…. (who said in a 2000 pro-Palestinian rally): “I have been labeled by the media in New York as being a supporter of Hamas. …I wish they added that I am also a supporter of Hezbollah.”

Around the same time, McKinney also criticized then–New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani for refusing to accept a $10 million donation to the city from Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal. (For the donation)…the prince wanted the US to acknowledge some responsibility — in part for its support of Israel — for the September 11 attacks. …Soon afterward, McKinney wrote a letter to the prince criticizing Giuliani and expressing agreement with Alwaleed’s observations. (She asked him to give her the $10 million.) Al-McKinney

Ahmed, I think that plenty of people with Arab names are quite involved in the political process in America. Some good and some not. But, we’re currently fighting a war on terror led against us by Islamic terrorists–not James Zogby and his friends, and we should be aware of their attempts to buy influence. Perhaps, you should be more concerned about their intentions and what they say rather than what I simply reported as fact. Your claim to beng offended doesn’t cause me to drop my guard.

Hey Woody I’m one of those sneeky American citizens with an Arab name. Does that mean that I shouldnt be allowed be to involved in the political process? Should we be as suspicious of candiates with contributions coming from people with Jewish, Chinese, African American or European names? And I’ve never known James Zogby to be an “islamic fundementalist? perhaps you could elaborate

Jon Stewart made a compelling argument that Brownback is a vagina.

Reg, I second ur words on her. She must go PRECISELY because her “positions” overlap with some of ours (though I dont share her propensity to use public funding to lavish favors on Scientologist Isaac Hayes).

Woody, you little sneak, you! So you’re spending weekends working on the McKinney campaign, eh? I can see why!

Mavis, no you cant count on me for anything. Unlike KOS, I’m not a political consultant. Instead, Im a cranky old man who reserves the right to be inconsistent, irrational and contadictory. I’m sure I will disdain Johnson after he’s election. Right now, I disdain McKinney more.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/25/dick-morris-iraq-civil-war/

Beyond that, there does seem to be a BIT of a pattern when it comes to any black woman who gets an office or job in a Democratic Administration. They are tagged as nuts, until the political pressure gets intense enough that they get fired, then they become martyers cast aside by the evil Clinton.

What, will you accept nothing but a political Bill Cosby? (He’s SO nice, He never brings RACE into it; we’d almost have him as a guest in our own home!) Is this the kind of crazy that was willing to stand up to Bush during the post 9-11 years of our national, self inflicted labotomy? That’s a crazy we could have used more of.

“Progressive,” as a political characterization, I assume, is intended as a joke.

“Everyone wants Wallace,
Friendly Henry Wallace,
In the White House . . . “

If any of you liberals want a reason to support Al-McKinney, consider the large numbers of contributions that she gets from people with Arab names. You, not me, just have to like someone who is on the side of Islamic fundamentalists and opposes Israel.

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/687739/posts

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/290

http://boortz.com/nuze/200407/07212004.html#cynthia

I think Marc is grown-up and can grasp irony – even at his own expense. Wasn’t intended as an “anvil”, just a ribbing.

And I didn’t tag – or “tar” – McKinney as insane. I called her an obnoxious flake and a flaming embarrassment. I don’t think she’s close to being insane – just a person with spectacularly poor judgement and a penchant for wild overstatement. (There are a couple of people in Congress who might actually be crazy – I’d have say that Sam Brownback is a candidate for a mental exam, based on his recent performance with talking frozen embryo cartoons and Katherine Harris appears to need some counseling.)

The reason I’d like to see McKinny replaced is precisely because she takes a lot of positions that I agree with, while also saying and doing other things that are obnoxious or stupid with some consistency. Not much of a help to have her as convenient target for the right. I’d have no particular objection to her if she were just someone who spent most of their time holding a sign outside the Crawford ranch. And if she were an equally obnoxious right-winger – like Jean Smith – in a safe Republican district, I’d probably want to see her win the primary, just to give a Democrat a shot. For the record, I don’t think Simon and Horowitz are insane either. I think Simon is a guy who is very limited but doesn’t know it and Horowitz is a consummate opportunist who’s turned his own lack of judgement and a humdinger of a guilt-complex (that he probably should have consulted a mental health professional about) into a marketing opportunity. Neither one is any more analytically competent or politically sophisticated now than they were when they were running around touting Mao or the Panthers. It’s no crime to have been less than wise in one’s youth, but to shift gears politically as you get older or attempt to reflect on events and still manage to lack any discernible judgement or growth in wisdom – and still consistently hang your hat with the pettiest and shallowest of ideologues – is pretty pathetic.

Also, since a charge of jooo-hate has now been made against some unnamed congressfolk for not signing on to a pro-Israel carte blanche (and who aren’t either the coincidentally black and female lunatics or those performing the ritual task of representing Arabs), I’d be interested in a list identifying them and at least a shred of evidence.