She was shafted by the republicans who were aided by a compliant media.
The Screwing of Cynthia McKinney
By Greg Palast, AlterNet. Posted June 18, 2003.
How the New York Times, NPR and others drove a U.S. congresswoman out of office based on a quote that was never uttered.
http://www.alternet.org/story/16172____________________________
At the risk of mucking up your post:
Cynthia McKinney
Rally Against the War
January 2003-
We are gathered here today, on this cold DC morning to prevent a war in the
hot, desert sands of Iraq.
In the bitter coldness of apartheid Cape Town, Bobby Kennedy spoke words of
hope to black and white South Africans, encouraging them to stand for their
ideals, act to help others, strike out against injustice, and sweep down the
mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Yet, in 1966, no one could foresee that Nelson Mandela, then apartheid's
political prisoner, would be sworn in as South Africa's President. And yet
he was.
The struggle against apartheid certainly didn't start with Bobby Kennedy; but
Bobby Kennedy did his part.
For justice. For peace. At home. And abroad.
Dr. King warned us that we have guided missiles and misguided men.
When Dr. King decided to speak out against an evil and unjust war, even
though he could be killed for doing so, he insisted that we speak for peace
in Vietnam and for justice throughout the world.
Knowing the consequences, Dr. King . . . did his part.
For justice. For peace. At home. And abroad.
And that's why we are here today. Even though this movement doesn't start
with us, each one of us will do our part.
For justice. For peace. At home. And abroad.
And in our quest for justice at home, Mr. President, we won't forget that
your brother trampled on the voting rights of the poor and of people of color
to put you in the White House today--a privilege you did not earn.
Where is your mandate, Mr. President, to take this country to war?
We won't forget, Mr. President, that while you push your plan to drill for
oil in Alaska, you still haven't told us the role that Enron played in
shaping your plan.
We won't forget that even John McCain has criticized the appearance of war
profiteering.
Mr. President, did you know that your new Treasury Secretary's company has
decided to sell all their ships to The Carlyle Group?
And in our quest for justice at home, Mr. President, we won't forget that
Halliburton received an unlimited contract of ten years? duration to supply
food and support to our troops who are fighting on the front lines of this
war against terrorism.
And our troops, our troops Mr. President.
We won't forget that while our troops get sick from Halliburton's food, one
of your first acts after declaring this War on Terrorism was to deny our
troops their high deployment overtime pay--even as you sent them to faraway
places all over the globe to fight at the front lines of this war.
It was cold last night, Mr. President.
And all across our country it was especially cold for the quarter of a
million veterans who sleep on our streets every night.
Our veterans are sick, Mr. President.
And instead of zapping our soldiers with drugs intended to turn them into
killing machines, why not fully fund health benefits for our veterans, like
you promised.
Money is desperately needed to take care of Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndrome,
depleted uranium, Lou Gehrig's Disease, cancer, infertility, memory loss,
birth defects, and the post traumatic stress syndrome that they suffer from
today.
Mr. President, amid the White House revelation of near record deficits into
the foreseeable future and near double- digit unemployment, it is clear that
fighting a war in Iraq cannot be the foremost national security issue at this
time.
In no other rich democracy on this planet do so many people have so little.
Yet, your proposed stimulus package will give billions more to the wealthy.
What about us, Mr. President, what about us?
The occupation of Iraq after the war is expected to cost some 50 billion
dollars, not including the cost of the war.
Mr. President, if you really wanted to leave no child behind just think what
50 billion dollars could do!
But look at you now, Mr. President, standing in front of the college doors,
looking more like George Wallace than the compassionate conservative George
Bush.
Too bad, the only way to finance a college education for far too many
Americans is to enlist in the military.
And so, Caspar Weinberger writes that the reason our military has more black
and Latino volunteers is that there is "a higher degree of patriotism" among
blacks and Hispanics "than among whites."
Well, we don't need Mr. Weinberger to tell us about patriotism. George
Washington in his farewell address of 1796 warned us about false patriots.
He warned us about those who wrap themselves in the flag and yet betray our
country's values.
We, gathered here, are the real patriots, holding America to her highest
ideals.
George Bush, Dick Cheney, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle. Where were you when
America needed you?
The President's spokesman dares to compare George W. to President Kennedy!
John F. Kennedy refused to go to war and lost his life.
Dr. King aroused millions against war--and lost his life.
Bobby Kennedy vowed to end the war--and lost his life.
And finally.
On this Dr. King Weekend, let us remember that there was a time when we were
loved around the world.
Loved, because like our fallen martyrs, when America saw wrong, we tried to
right it; when we saw suffering, we tried to heal it . . .
. . . And when there was war we tried to stop it.
The work that we do today is noble and good.
For justice. For peace. At home. And abroad.
Thank you.
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