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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (6437)	4/1/2006 12:21:22 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 9838

Does anyone file a "suit" against muslims for chopping off heads?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (6437)	4/1/2006 5:35:59 AM
From: paret	Respond to of 9838

Lawyer Says McKinney a Victim in Scuffle Mar 31 2006 By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON A lawyer for Rep. Cynthia McKinney, the Georgia congresswoman who had an altercation with a Capitol Police officer, says she was "just a victim of being in Congress while black." McKinney awaited word Friday on whether she would be charged for apparently striking the officer after she entered a House office building this week unrecognized and did not stop when asked. Two law enforcement officials said it was unlikely a warrant would be issued this week. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Her lawyer, James W. Myart Jr., said, "Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, like thousands of average Americans across this country, is, too, a victim of the excessive use of force by law enforcement officials because of how she looks and the color of her skin." "Ms. McKinney is just a victim of being in Congress while black," Myart said. "Congresswoman McKinney will be exonerated." A spokeswoman for U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Members of Congress wear identifying lapel pins and routinely are waved into buildings without undergoing security checks. McKinney was not wearing her pin at the time, and the officer apparently did not recognize her, she has said. "Congresswoman McKinney, in a hurry, was essentially chased and grabbed by the officer," Myart said. "She reacted instinctively in an effort to defend herself." Several Capitol Police officials have said the officer involved asked McKinney three times to stop. When she did not, he placed a hand on her and she hit him, they said. Asked on-camera Thursday by WSB-TV of Atlanta whether she intended to apologize, McKinney declined to comment. A news conference scheduled for Friday morning was canceled. She had issued a statement late Wednesday saying she regretted the confrontation. "I know that Capitol Hill Police are securing our safety, and I appreciate the work that they do. I have demonstrated my support for them in the past and I continue to support them now," she said in the statement on her Web site. Actor, Danny Glover was expected to appear at an early-evening news conference Friday with McKinney at Howard University. That gave Republicans material to keep the criticism flowing. "Rep. McKinney appearing with the star of 'Lethal Weapon'? Not exactly the message you want to be sending," said Ron Bonjean, spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. In January, during President Bush's State of the Union address, Capitol Police drew criticism for first kicking anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan out of the House gallery, and then for evicting the wife of Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. The department is tasked with protecting the 535 members of Congress and the vast Capitol complex in an atmosphere thick with politics and privilege. The safety of its members became a sensitive issue after a gunman in 1998 killed two officers outside the office of then-Republican Whip Tom DeLay of Texas.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (6437)	4/1/2006 12:34:12 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 9838

Frank Rich compares Bareback Mountain not winning an Oscar to murder. ........................................................... "Call it Backlash Mountain. Spooked by declining box office receipts, Hollywood honchos are aiming to prove they can be as provincial and bloody-minded as any heartland homophobe. In Ang Lee's masterful Brokeback Mountain, two young men in '60s-era Wyoming fall into a forbidden relationship and are pulled apart by social pressures. One is beaten to death by thugs. Yet on Oscar Night the Academy cold-cocked this wrenching film in favor of hometown favorite Crash. Perhaps not since the beating death of another gay Shepherd from Wyoming (Remember him? Went by the name Matthew) has there been a less justified assault." — New York Times op-ed columnist and culture section adviser Frank Rich, April 1.