Is this what happens when libs go WAY off the deep end?
or are they mostly like this to begin with?
McKinney Accuses Government of Slaughtering Prisoners, Dumping Bodies During Katrina
WASHINGTON: Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney claims the Department of Defense executed 5,000 prisoners with one bullet to the head and then dumped their bodies in a Louisiana swamp during Hurricane Katrina.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Green Party presidential candidate [and former Democratic Representative] Cynthia McKinney, known for her provocative statements when she was a congresswoman from Georgia, accused the Department of Defense this week of using Hurricane Katrina to cover up the slaughter of 5,000 prisoners.
At a news conference in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, McKinney claimed the Pentagon authorized the execution of the prisoners with one bullet to the head three years ago and then dumped their bodies in a Louisiana swamp.
McKinney said she heard the story from the mother of a National Guard soldier who said her son was assigned to help dispose of the bodies.
"And these were mostly males and her son was afraid to talk because he had signed a silence agreement," McKinney told the crowd. "So he only complained to his mother. But the data was entered into a Pentagon computer."
McKinney said she verified the story from "insiders" who wanted to remain anonymous.
"I suspect that these are prisoners. … So this investigation of the whole prison industrial complex is extremely important and it should not end with just a question of the nature of prisons in our country," she said to a captivated audience. "These 5,000 souls also need some justice too."
A Defense Department spokesman dismissed McKinney’s accusation.
"The claim is outrageous on the very face of it and doesn’t merit any further consideration," said Lt. Col. Les’ Melnyk. "It would be inconceivable that 5,000 people would go missing in America without anyone noticing it prior to this."
Psychologists and psychology professors contacted by FOXNews.com wouldn’t comment on McKinney’s mental condition, but they expressed shock at her assertion.
"Wow! What a conspiracy theory," one professor exclaimed before declining comment and hanging up the phone.
Dr. Celia Ward, a clinical psychologist in Washington, D.C., said she wouldn’t speculate on McKinney’s state of mind because McKinney heard the story from someone else.
"This sounds like a game of telephone," Ward said, explaining how a rumor can change as it passes from one person to another. "But to take something that has so many questions attached to it and to treat a rumor as fact is the basis for mass distortion. It’s really a good example of Swift-boating."
Ward said McKinney could have easily verified the story by checking prison records.
"This is the kind of rumor that warrants fact-checking," she said.
McKinney’s presidential campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
A member of the House for 12 years until 2007, McKinney is no stranger to controversy. Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, she suggested that President Bush knew about the plot in advance but failed to warn Americans because of his father’s business interests. Some political analysts say that statement contributed to her defeat in 2002.
After McKinney was re-elected in 2004, she tried to impeach Bush, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on charges that they lied and manipulated intelligence to justify the war in Iraq.
McKinney hit a career low point in 2006 when she was accused of striking a Capitol Police officer who grabbed her after she passed a security checkpoint without wearing a congressional lapel pin. She later apologized for the incident. She was defeated in a Democratic primary later that year and left the Democratic Party in 2007. She was nominated in July to run for president on the Green Party ticket. There are 245 other Green Party candidates running for office this fall.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/02/mckinney-accuses-government-slaughtering-prisoners-dumping-bodies-katrina/
Noah:
Are you vacationing in Egypt? You seem to be deep in denial.
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You got it.
This is what the rest of the far left loons would say, if they actually had the guts!
You’re really going to connect one woman’s crazy conspiracy theory with liberalism?
I’m sure conservatives don’t want to be overgeneralized and tied to the various kooks in their party. You could have made this into a really good discussion if you hadn’t insisted on sticking the partisan jab in there.
Its nearly as outlandish as claims that a third-rate dictator had weapons of mass destruction and was planning on nuking America through his ties with Al-Qaeda.
Oh, boy….another one of those urban legends. The fact that this never happened is beside the point. Nobody ever said that it happened. Nobody ever reported that it happened, and there’s not a single data point of evidence anywhere that it happened. What did happen was some people were turned back on bridge by some officers and there was a charge that some shots were fired, but nobody was killed or wounded or for that matter directly shot at. McKinney did bring this up, but she was only one of many folks that did. As we speak there’s an investigation of this alleged event, but there were never 5000 prisoners shot in the head and dumped in the swamp. Do the math. Even if you had 100 shooters for 5000 people figure out how many each shooter would have to shoot. Figure out about how long it would take. How many people would you need to guard the prisoners waiting to be shot? Holy @#$%….if you’re going to drive a swift-boat at least try to keep in some kind of logical water. Who posted this ‘question’? Why? Sometimes I wonder about you people!
To call Cynthia McKinney a blithering idiot would be paying her a compliment. She is done for as far as any meaningful political future is concerned. She needs some strong medicine.
When they go off the deep end, we end up paying $700b.
Most libs recognize her for the crackpot she is.
That’s almost like Republicans actually believing Obama is the antichrist muslim terrorist. But a little less stupid.
McKinney is crazy, everyone knows that…
What about the Cons who say that "fags doom nations" and that "God put me in charge"
I know, she didn’t even say god killed those people for their sinful lifestyle.
Wow, she has some serious problems.
"the plunge"
No. That is messed up. It shows how distrustful some people are of our government. Trust is what keeps things going smooth.
This is an issue of trust. Trust has been damaged. It cannot be denied.
Yes! The Liberal Democrats have proved that they will do anything to get what they want. They proved that in 2004, and caused the Banking Crisis of 2008. See Source below.