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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:18 PM
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Cox news undecided about pressing charges against McKinney staff
But this is from Fox ... no link and no second source...

This relates to her new bodyguard contact with Atlanta reporter and claiming to be a cop.
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:22 PM
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1. Link- McKinney Bodyguard Shoves Channel 2 Reporter
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/8512318/detail.html

>>WASHINGTON -- As she was heading into the U.S. Capitol to apologize for a run-in with a police officer, a bodyguard for Rep. Cynthia McKinney shoved and threatened a reporter for Channel 2 Action News.

Reporter Scott MacFarlane was trying to question McKinney as she entered the Capitol.

As the group moved across the Capitol grounds McKinney's bodyguard tried to block access to the congresswoman.

At one point the unidentified bodyguard and MacFarlane bumped into each other.

The bodyguard then shoved the reporter telling him, "I'm going to put your ass in jail."

When asked if he worked for the Capitol Police the bodyguard responded, "I work for Ms. McKinney.
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Janice325 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:34 PM
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6. Well, gosh oh golly!
That station in Atlanta was one of the first ones in the country to mention her "misuse of funds" regarding Isaac Hayes on April 3.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/8442213/detail.html
Coincidence, maybe????

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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:40 PM
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7. Historically they have been a reasonably liberal news outlet
I woulod expect they would report any campaign fund violation by a local politician... This is the second one for McKinney in about 20 years and both relatively minor so it shouldn't be a big deal but they did have election watch dogs pushing the story so they had to cover it some.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:26 PM
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2. well Faux News will mull this over for awhile
before moving on to the more important news of Katie Couric moving to P.M. news.
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:29 PM
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3. They have not mentioned Libby ....
They went McKinney to Immigration to carrying flags to school.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:46 PM
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8. Libby? I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that name.
Nor the names of the pervs in the Department of Homeland Security. It's all just liberal bias, you know. Secular progressives hate America, so sayeth Bill O'Reilly.
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:49 PM
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9. I know the bias..but damn I would have thought today Libby would be top 2
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 05:02 PM
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12. doncha know? if they don't talk about it, it doesn't exist
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EllieGreen Donating Member (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:29 PM
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4. *Rolls Eyes*
I was watching Channel 2, and not one mention of the station pressing charges.

Leave it to Fox to make up a news story.
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:32 PM
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5. I think it would be foolish for Cox to press charges
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Janice325 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 04:58 PM
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10. I went to the station's website, clicked on the link about the
reporter and watched the whole report. IMO, the station is just trying to muckrake more crap because it's in McKinney's area.:puke: I watched (and heard) the reporter run after her. Then I watched the reporter's story.
Just my two cents, though.
Here's the link for today's story (hopefully):

www.wsbtv.com
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paul_fromatlanta Donating Member (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 05:00 PM
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11. I don't have audio on my PC... were there any "facts?"
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oblivious Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 05:53 PM
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13. Here's a video of the bump.
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Thorandmjolnir Donating Member (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-06-06 06:10 PM
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14. LOL, thats it?
Thats the big new thing.

Not much happened. Funny thing is, that when a paparazzi does it to a celebrity, we all think the Paparazzi is at fault. Same here?
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