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It's....McKinney! |
2008-07-13 |
![]() CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Green Party, which captured far less than 1 percent of the vote in the last presidential election, chose former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney as its 2008 presidential candidate on Saturday. McKinney, 53, will be joined on the ticket for the November election by vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente, a hip-hop artist and activist. So that should really cut into Obama's support...right? McKinney received 313 out of 532 votes cast at the party's nominating convention in Chicago, party spokesman Scott McLarty said. Who else got votes? Zippy the Pinhead? Mister Ed? Voldemort ... In 2004, the Green Party drew 119,859 votes, or 0.1 percent of the total, finishing in sixth place behind the two major parties and three other third-party tickets. But they've got...hiiigh hopes...they got hiiiiigh hopes... McKinney served six terms in Congress and lost her 2006 bid for re-election. She was the first black woman to represent Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives. I'm just glad she won so I can keep using that picture. |
Posted by:tu3031 |
#9 Nut case - She'll fit right in |
Posted by: Chief 2008-07-13 22:05 |
#8 I see they have aimed and fully gotten the entire foot this time. Nice of them to go so far off the graph to ensure they don't pull voters from Obama-messiah. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-13 17:03 |
#7 Check out GrouchyOldCripple - he's known and loved Cynthia "McCommie" for years.... http://grouchyoldcripple.com/ |
Posted by: Clavirong Peacock1212 2008-07-13 15:51 |
#6 Actually, I think she's the perfect choice... For the Greens. |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-13 10:23 |
#5 Wonder what those J-E-W-S think about this! |
Posted by: Rev Billy "Ill cut you" McKinney 2008-07-13 09:43 |
#4 Shush...I think she's about to have a brain fart. |
Posted by: tipper 2008-07-13 08:21 |
#3 heh. She's got Teh Craaaaazy going on, doesn't she? |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-07-13 08:12 |
#2 I thought she was a democrat? why is she green now - oh maybe she just wants attention and power. Though I'm not sure how he green party provides these. |
Posted by: Hellfish 2008-07-13 07:49 |
#1 Hey! Don't insult Mr Ed cause, "Mr. Ed will never speak unless he has something to say." |
Posted by: ed 2008-07-13 07:47 |