There is another Black person and woman running for president

The mainstream media hasn't covered this candidate that has the experience and a record of speaking truth to power.  Take a look at Cynthia McKinney's resume.

A former six-term Member of Congress from Georgia, Cynthia McKinney proved herself a courageous voice for the voiceless, unafraid to speak truth to power. Cynthia's Power to the People Committee is working to put Cynthia on fifty-one ballot lines!

Cynthia:

* Consistently opposed funding for bloated military and secret intelligence budgets;

* Introduced Articles of Impeachment for George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Condoleezza Rice;

* Introduced, championed, and passed in the U.S. House the Arms Trade Code of Conduct, prohibiting the sale of arms to known human rights abusers;

* Authored legislation to end the use of depleted uranium weapons;

* Passed legislation to extend health benefits for Vietnam War veterans still suffering the health effects from exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange;

* Challenged Pentagon Secretary Rumsfeld and Chairman Myers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the $2.3 trillion missing Pentagon money and on U.S.-sponsored war games taking place on September 11, 2001;

* Currently serves on (a) International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, (b) Brussels Tribunal on Iraq, (c) is participating in War Crimes prosecutions in Spain, and (d) is working with the Malaysian Peace Organization to criminalize war;

* Introduced legislation to eliminate federal subsidies for corporations taking jobs overseas.

Cynthia was never afraid to introduce legislation that showed her moral compass and where she felt our country ought to be. In that regard, after the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, Cynthia introduced legislation that would allow the survivors of the tragedy's victims to sue those responsible for the attacks as well as participate in the Victims Compensation Fund. She introduced legislation to establish a national living wage and she also introduced legislation to repeal the Military Tribunals Act. Her signature environmental piece of legislation was the National Forest Protection and Restoration Act which would have provided much-needed jobs and revenues for the restoration and protection of America's national forests. McKinney successfully authorized the USDA disparity study that demonstrated USDA discrimination against minority farmers. McKinney, like so many Americans, has long held Green values. McKinney is now proudly a Green.

Comments

[Aaron]

I don't remember all the details, but as I recall, Cynthia Mckinney engaged in a variety of bizarre behavior at one point in her political career, behavior that certainly called her judgment and good sense into question. She's not the one.

[[Victor Amenta]]

Aaron, thanks for checking in. I don't recall any bizarre antics, however I remember the media portraying her in that light. I do think the situation with the officer in DC could have been handled better by her. She may not be the one, but I think people need to know of her running in the race.

[Mr. Skeffington]

This is what Cynthia McKinney said at a campaign stop:

"Which brings us to why I'm running. And our charge must be to help voters understand that we're running to fundamentally change the structure of our country's politics. Five percent of the national vote puts the Green Party at the table of public policy making. When I first ran for Congress, it was dubbed the Year of the Woman, and we would say "We want our seat at the table." And when I got to Washington, I saw that it really is a table. And public policy is made at that table. Only thing is, because someone slipped the corporate lobbyists the keys to the room where the table is located, the lobbyists are inside the process and the public--in whose name and with whose resources the policy is made--are locked out. Achieving that 5% with the Green Party, will add another seat at that table of public policy making and the people who occupy that third seat (Green Party members like me!) will remove the doors from the rooms and invite the public to come in and see public policy made in the Sunshine.

Then we won't get these anomalies like politicians telling us they are against the war, but then vote to fund the war because they think no one is watching.

5% is not only victory for the Green Party, it represents a true victory for our country. And could be the beginning of the movement that our country so desperately needs. However, with ballot access being difficult for parties other than the major parties, it becomes increasingly difficult to get that 5%. And I'll tell you, I suspect that the majors like it just fine and dandy this way. Which is why I'm taking the lead in doing something I've never done before in order to have some election integrity for our country and values in public policy making that we've rarely had before. We need volunteers and fundraising so we can ensure ballot access that will bring us that 5%. Please visit us at www.runcynthiarun.org and inquire about how you can help us and the Party achieve ballot access in your or other targeted states."

[[Victor Amenta]]

Fantastic Mr. Skeffington this will become my mission as well.

[[Victor Amenta]]

Fantastic Mr. Skeffington this will become my mission as well.