Riz Extra - The Green Party's Cynthia McKinney - 20 Oct 08

[mckinneyfoundation]

she Irish so she can't  be all bad .lol

[GeorgiaIsOnMyMind]

Love to Cynthia Mckinney from Pakistan.

[Rabattop]

green is the future ..no matter how long will take

[Ameelahnur18]

Ahh I was wondering why she was wearing a scarf. Although she didnt need to because even some of the Aljazeera female news casters dont cover their hair. She prob did out respect

[DaSkinnyApe]

green is the future

[crazyzabo]

Very articulate. I'm happy that I voted for Cynthia McKinney for President. I knew that there would be no corporate responsibility when I saw that AT&T had a huge suite at the democratic convention. Obviously, they would not be held accountable for facilitating illegal wiretaps.

[bonsmom]

Al Jazeera???????????????????????­?REALLY????????????? Aren't we at war with Radical Islam? Isn't Al Jazeera the publication of radical Islam? Does anyone here know the definition of TREASON?

What the hell is 'ecological wisdom' and exactly WHERE in the Constitution would one FIND it?

[BritishAussie]

@bonsmom Dude, calm down! If you don't know what ecological wisdom is, go and find out what is means first before you slam it as unconstitutional , you look like a fool.

[bonsmom]

@BritishAussie "Ecological wisdom & "Social Justice" sound warm & fuzzy but are not contained in our Constitution. As a Nation of LAWS, there are methods by which even the Constitution can be changed.

Ms McKinney, under the First Ammendment of the U.S. Constitution, is free to say whatever she wants.......to make statements on a network owned by the people we are at war with is, at least, inappropriate.

BTW...not, now, not EVER a 'dude'.

[maszlagma]

@bonsmom Al Jazeera is not the promoter of "radical Islam". It is an independent news station based in Doha, Quatar.

[bonsmom]

@maszlagma Gee, you could be right. I saw a clip of Hillary Clinton extolling the 'virtue' and value of Al Jazeera as a reliable news source for EVERYONE. I must admit that she might just be on to something if we compare that organization with ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and all of the other sychophant "journalistic" outlets; especially those in the US.

Thanks for enlightening me.

[maszlagma]

@bonsmom Well then in your opinion what is a reliable independent news source?

[y2zgt]

Vote third party. Green is good for true libs Libertarian party is good for strict conservatives who aren't authoritative.

[TheRobineggs]

wow i couldnt even pay attention to her word because i was trying to count how many times she blinks! how many times can one peerson blink while talks polotics

[submarinerDeep6]

this bitch is a racist muslim dick sucking commie pig

[txssseal]

What president are you crazy! She makes Obama look conservative. The green party could be the worst thing for this country. Granted I am all for being green and loving the enviroment, we all are, but just think about what the greens could do to our way of life as we know it.

[treehuggerdude4]

run cynthia run

lol

She is amazing!!! What a mistake not voting for her!!!!

:(

[txssseal]

Green party is a bunch of communists trying to take over our country by using the enviroment to scare us. Listen to all of yall Greens or should I say Reds.

[treehuggerdude4]

the green party is more complex than that. You should listen to more clips of cynthia mckinney. Shes really brilliant and would have made a fine president.

[BlingMasterFunk]

The idea is that we need to destroy the entire economy as we know it. We need to transform it from a monetary based economy into a resource based economy. Having an organization that fairly and equally distributes the global resources to EVERYONE, not JUST the "wealthy" countries is crucial. Without the need for incentives brought by monetary competitiveness will put a halt to the NEED for criminal behavior and so on. I understand this sounds "utopian" but technology can take us there.

[tovarco]

@BlingMasterFunk I am asking fellow Greens this. Should we come out as a party and demand that Obama take BP into conservatorship/recievership? I think this would really be something many progressives would agree with. Please let me know what you think. Good Idea bad idea indifferent? Maybe I could start a FB page for it. Go Green Party!

[BlingMasterFunk]

@tovarco i really love jacques fresco, i think everyone with this same idea as i am talking about should watch and read up on him.

[mysicta]

@tovarco

How the hell is this supposed to happen? Barry is the (p)resident, it won't be "his."

Do you have any clue what B.P. stands for? British. This is why you libs/commies are selling this country out and encouraging the bringing of a situation that will have us all in chains. Go Green Party? Go fucking America.

[mysicta]

@BlingMasterFunk

The same people that got us here will be the ones operating those machines you wish for so bad. ...

[BlingMasterFunk]

@mysicta 1) well the answer to that is you... me and everyone else. the same people you speak of is ourselves. technology has always been an extension of what we can not do or what we've needed alleviated in our lives. if you think a bunch of mindless robots are going to take over the planet you are sorrily mistaken. i am saying that we need to rely on ourselves and our technologies like GOOD agricultural practices. (unlike mcdonalds and tyson) OBAMA does NOT have any of these answers...

[BlingMasterFunk]

@mysicta 2) but no politician does for that matter. and to tell you the truth the machines will be operating themselves, no one will be controlling them if you really want to go there. i just really think that we need to seize control of the money system FIRST, before we can move forward any further because you all know as well as i do that the ones with the money in this current time are less then favorable in making healthy decisions for the rest of humanity.

[kindly4real]

I think it is sad that so many times, when people get behind something that they believe in that it begins to control them. Global Warming is just another ploy by the World Banking System to exploit us further. I think her intention are good but I also thing she has been caught up in the momentum of the Global Warming Myth.

In this story, Global Warming is the Boogieman and the Government is the Hero. What we dont see is the Bankers behind the curtain, controlling all the smoke and mirrors.

[dromycatcher]

why is she wearing a veil???? Is it to show 'respect' to muslims??

[Hilldebrand]

first of all a viel comes down infront of the face. second of all muslims whear hijabs. and that is not a hijab,it is just a scarf, Its like Saying FDR wore a Fedora to show respect to the mafia

[dromycatcher]

first of all, not all muslim women wear their 'hijab' in the same way and secondly, what r u trying to say? That you believe she's wearing this 'scarf' by coincidence during an interview with aljazeera, or for fashion reasons??????

[newinsouthwark]

'greening of the environment...the federal reserve isn't federal'

Get a grip, Cynthia.

[gilgamesh1962]

From Wiki:

"Federal Reserve System is subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. It is not "owned" by anyone and is "not a private, profit-making institution". It describes itself as "an independent entity within the government, having both public purposes and private aspects".[7] In particular, neither the Federal Reserve System nor its component banks are owned by the US Federal Government." Cynthia did her homework, maybe you should too.

[DofaDofah]

Wow McKinney is a retard. If American political system is corrupt them why is Obama ( a black man) elected as President. And for that matter, why then is she being a black women allowed as a congresswomen. McKinney is racist, antisemitic bigot and ofcource a part of the Green Part because her tiny brain has been fried from the green she smoked. Thanx Al Jizzeera the only arab news channel that offers you fair and balance coverage (ie FOX NEWS)

[oldjoe5]

The American political system is NOT corrupt?

[DofaDofah]

Yes IMO it is. Notice my sentence structure is an hypothetical.

[oldjoe5]

No, it's rhetorical

[DofaDofah]

Are you are trying to impress or me? A full sentence, with a small explanation will help, or can the whole thing - because quite frankly it doesn't matter.

Peace.

[mboress]

i voted for cynthia based on enviromental issues. iraq is not only an illegal war but a serious long term enviromental issue. i want troops home now and that makes me unamerican.

i dont think so. its just the opposite.

[astmapiippu]

Is this kind of two party system anywhere else than in the US?

[ReggieGeneral]

I voted for Cynthia.

[walstreetpro]

yea but she is for weed motherfucker arent you sick of paying a 100 a quarter for some decent shit not no fucking mexican bulolshit real fucking weed vote this black women in she also believes in a living wage fuck waiting for a bitch ass employer for a shitty raise i wont a gaurantee raise that i know what it will be i just heard her say infrastructure i had that idea 8 months ago really we need me forpresident i would say fuck the rich people

[nvlawman]

I'm the Independant American Party Candidate for Clark County Comissioner, Dist. A, Las Vegas, NV and i voted for Mckinney.

[nvlawman]

I meant Commissioner, oops.

[1diocracy]

Zionist-Jews own the United States.

[JamboCordoba]

A joke right? Antisemitism is just Marxism for racist dumbasses.

[Mariansblog]

On Tues, Nov 4 we'll vote for Cynthia and v.p. partner Rosa Clemente. Their candidacy is HISTORIC - 2 *Afrodescendant Women of the Americas* - both of whom are offspring of Black ancestors enslaved in the Americas; unlike Barry Soetoro/Obama who allows the public to confuse him with people of a distinctly different ethnic background. His father flew on an airplane to the U.S. from Africa. His mother was a white American. Those who don't get the enormous difference probably shouldn't be voting.

[clod8]

You said it

[Mariansblog]

Cynthia McKinney served 4 yrs in the Georgia state legislature before she was the first Black American woman elected to U.S. Congress from the state of Georgia. She was then elected to Congress SIX times for a total of 12 years. Which is more than can be said for persons posting insulting and disparaging remarks to this site abt the former congresswoman. Her son and both her parents all have now joined the Green Party. That is the way the Greens will advance within the Black American community.

[treehuggerdude4]

i hope she runs again. If she does, im willing to campain for her

[antidote2010]

If Americans would realize that the Green party is a wonderful political representation of the American values, they would cast more votes for them. However, the American media is too myopic to focus on them.

[afrisimo]

WELL SAID Breakso. SHE DID TWO TAPING THAT DAY. ONE FOR AL JAZEERA ENGLISH AND ONE FOR AL JAZEERA ARABIC. OUT OF CULTURAL RESPECT FOR THE NEWORK AND ITS AUDIENCE. The last time I saw Hillary and Chelsea Clinton wear hijab, no one questioned why. Obama, McCain, Giuliani etc wore kippa out of cultural and religious respect. Why is it any different for Cynthia McKinney does it?

[olivemike81]

This woman used to be a Democrat. I guess when she was with the party she must have been "against peace" as well. By the way this woman is a joke. One day she forgot her congressional pin and when a guard asked her for it she went fucking nuts and then blamed the incident on racism.

[mad3moyer]

That is one thing that bothers me about a number of third party candidates. When they hold office for years under one of the major parties, and then leave their party only AFTER they can't win an election. Had she won her seat in Georgia's 4th district last year as a Democrat, she would have never joined the Green Party (the Green Party had been asking her to join them since 2000).

[oaklandgreens]

Good point moyer, but we things happen for a reason, perhaps she didn't get elected so she could join the green party, timing is everything. we have to be supportive. if we want things to improve we have to support attempts and encourage others. being attacking doesn't nurture growth and development. have you seen our video for her, or the documentary called "3rd Eye Wisdom"? check it out

[afrisimo]

Check her voting record during her twelves years in congress, it was totally Green. The National Forest Protection and Restoration Act she introduced in congress said it all.

[chavista62]

If I were a Yank, Cynthia would have my vote.

What Barak stands for - I aint got a clue.

But we all know what John would do - he wants to "Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran". Just as he killed bombed thousands of Vietnamese and would have done likewise to Cuba had John F Kennedy changed his mind. Now McCain wants to do it again. He plans to send further US troops to both kill and die for the sake of ceaseless and immoral US military machine.

Lets hope Cyndy succeeds in San Francisco.

[mitchelljazz]

McCain/Palin '08!!

[TheMackAce]

She's one crazy Bee-otch.

[afrikaDR]

ur obviously a smart person...

[TheMackAce]

extremely

[antidote2010]

I don't see how she's crazy? You probably voted for George Bush!

[TheMackAce]

@antidote2010

I don't vote. Im sane enough to know that the elections are rigged and our vote doesn't make a difference.

[antidote2010]

I disagree that "The elections are rigged." Yes, there had been SOME voter fraud in the past; but the fact is: you will never be counted if you don't vote!

Don't throw your hands up and give up, that's defeatist.

[TheMackAce]

@ antidote2010

The same national and multi-national corporations and banks own all the mainstream media outlets, finance all the top candidates and control some of the voting machines. Thats when its easy to say that elections are rigged. Its not being defeatist, its being albe to face the cold hard facts.

[waaavvvyyy1]

i dont vote either and yes ur vote doesnt matter. the only vote taht matters is who you choose to represent ur state

[bgturk]

LOL, why is she wearing a headscarf?

[lookatdoor]

She's just being respectful of other people's culture.

[kimpunkrock]

Nothing she is saying is Insane. What the heck is wrong with people. Everything she is saying is true. Head scarfs are worn by old white ladies too ya know, they have NOTHING to do with Arabs. Racist fools.

[bgturk]

I was wondering because I've never seen her wear a headscarf before.

[ratonnewmex]

go Cynthia! you ROCK

[kimpunkrock]

Yeh, I do see what u mean though about her wearing it for the first time on Al Jazeera. She probably did it out of respect, which is ok by me.

[bgturk]

Yes, I appreciate that too. But given how islamophobic Americans are, that could undermine her campaign.

[kimpunkrock]

Yeh I hear you about that. Unfortunately it probably doesn't matter because third party candidates never get enough votes. I am voting for her anyway cuz actually Obama scares the crap out of me. Even though I am sure he is going to win and I am glad but he puts people in a trance and that scares me.

[bgturk]

If I could vote, I would vote for her too, since Ron Paul isn't running.

[olivemike81]

Let me tell you. McKinney isn't going to lose because of anything like islamophobia or racism, or sexism or anything remotely like that. She is going to lose for really one big reason.....SHE'S RUNNING AS THE GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION!!!!!!! So please don't act like the few thousdand votes she gets, around the country, has anything to do but with the fact that no one gives a crap that she's running. She could be a white pastor and she'd lose.

[electango]

After 8 years of Bush's craziness, America needs anything but his whackjob.

[Irtidad]

What's with the Hijab? lol. Maybe she thinks that's what Al-Jazeera expects. Little does she know that Al-Jazeera regularly employs unveiled foxy ladies (such as Ghida Fakhry), even on the Arabic-language channel.

[mengwise36]

You do realize that Arabs did not invent headscarf, right?

[Irtidad]

Yes... I don't see how that's relevant.

[mengwise36]

Because as soon as you saw the headscarf, you call it a Hijab. What if she just covered her head like the African women? I did see her do that once.

[breaks0]

Bugger. She's wearing a hijab as a sign of cultural respect to the network and its audience. As much as I love France, this isn't France, so what's the big fucking deal?!

[mengwise36]

Well said.

[dromycatcher]

that is STUPID. Women are supposed to wear a hijab int he muslim world because they are considered to be the ones to take responsibility for men's sexual urges. BVy showing socalled respect for their cultuure, she is disrespecting herself as a woman.

[eecruz]

it is just a scarf people! jackie o wore them all the time. she looks beautiful.

[photofu]

yea i'm with cynthia. she is better than, barack, and insane.

[ratonnewmex]

YEAH tofu!

[zwfwrestling]

I voted for this woman yesterday in early voting

[Lichele1]

Way to go Green Party!

[scoobyDx]

watch this shit:

watch?v=6nc-DouFzYM

she's nuts

[mengwise36]

Why is she nuts? She did not say she saw 5000 bodies. She did not say she knew for sure these were prisoners.

[MoralObserver]

I don't vote for anyone who thinks we're a democracy. We're a republic.

[vktrsx]

MoralObserver: The reason the US is a republic is because the founders wanted to protect their elite status from the "mob" (us). Over time, this has been twisted to make us believe that we're a part of that exclusive club, but whatever gains we've made have been hard won. We get duped into defending that ancient mantra even though it doesn't serve us.

Put aside your archaic devotion to the 18th century. Jefferson said to scrap the constitution every generation and write one that fits the times.

[MoralObserver]

Democracy = Mob law rule. Enjoy.

[mengwise36]

And we also should not have a standing army. What's is you point?

[angrymuslimgirl]

Why is she wearing hijab? Anyway, love to her. She is AWEsome.

[neotoy]

Any party system is idiotic! Candidates should run as view-diverse individuals, not as representatives of contrived "values" packages that don't exist in the real world. People are not black and white, politics is not black and white, so why are candidates always black and white? It's two dimensional and deceptive, a country based on such things cannot endure!

[Renegen1]

good points. I present you the russian "democracy" after the fall of the USSR. At first it was individuals, and every single week polls swung 10%. A candidate could go from 0% to president, and it happened. A party system creates loyalty. Today you have a party system in Russia, and democracy is pretty much dead. Having a true democracy doesn't benefit the elites at the top, they want loyalty of voters and free reign to do as they wish.

[mengwise36]

Actually the "values" packages do exist in the real world. That is part of the problem.