> Cynthia McKinney censored in congressional record- Is someone afraid of the word IMPEACHMENT?
15 September 2005, 06:31
Rep McKinney,
It sounds like you run the media in this country, or at least agree wholeheartily with the majority of them. The fires of San Diego burned a complete circle around my house a few years ago. Three of my neighbors and may friends had their whole house burnt. Everyone here complained about the too little, too late response as well. No one ever gets there quick enough with enough people and enough money and enough equipment when you are scared and in danger. But that’s the natural evil in people to focus more on the bad instead of the good. Too few want to focus on the good around them. Too few wants to be thankful for the positive things that are in their lives. Being content doesn’t get people re-elected. Complaining gets them media coverage. We look like a bunch of idiots to the rest of the world because the media 99% of the time only covered the complaining people. There’s a time for making improvements when you see problems. But for you to only insinuate that because you are black you should be able to rob the government and essentially always deserve free money from other hardworking taxpayers is an offense to working black people who have a sense of decency, morality and an ethical conscience. Black rappers and government people ought to be teaching self-respect, and respect for authority figures in our young kids lives. They ought to be teaching responsibility, faithfullness, discipline, perseverence, honesty and other character traits that are trues worthwhile values in life that will bring poor people out of the difficulties of a rough neighborhood. These are the sticks that will rebuild a greater New Orleans.
Rep McKinney,
It sounds like you run the media in this country, or at least agree wholeheartily with the majority of them. The fires of San Diego burned a complete circle around my house a few years ago. Three of my neighbors and may friends had their whole house burnt. Everyone here complained about the too little, too late response as well. No one ever gets there quick enough with enough people and enough money and enough equipment when you are scared and in danger. But that’s the natural evil in people to focus more on the bad instead of the good. Too few want to focus on the good around them. Too few wants to be thankful for the positive things that are in their lives. Being content doesn’t get people re-elected. Complaining gets them media coverage. We look like a bunch of idiots to the rest of the world because the media 99% of the time only covered the complaining people. There’s a time for making improvements when you see problems. But for you to only insinuate that because you are black you should be able to rob the government and essentially always deserve free money from other hardworking taxpayers is an offense to working black people who have a sense of decency, morality and an ethical conscience. Black rappers and government people ought to be teaching self-respect, and respect for authority figures in our young kids lives. They ought to be teaching responsibility, faithfullness, discipline, perseverence, honesty and other character traits that are trues worthwhile values in life that will bring poor people out of the difficulties of a rough neighborhood. These are the sticks that will rebuild a greater New Orleans.
Lambritch V. Jonesmoblee, Escondido, Ca