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'''Cynthia McKinney''' (born March 17, 1955 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]])  is a former [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] United States [[Congress]]woman. She represented Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from 1993 to 2003, and again from 2005 to 2007. Prior to being elected to Congress, she served as a Georgia state legislator (1988-1992).

'''Cynthia McKinney''' (born March 17, 1955 in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]])  is a former [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] United States [[Congress]]woman. She represented Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from 1993 to 2003, and again from 2005 to 2007. Prior to being elected to Congress, she served as a Georgia state legislator (1988-1992).

McKinney was defeated in the 2002 Democratic primary after voting against the [[Iraq War]]. She was again defeated in the 2006 primary after creating a disturbance during which she struck a Capitol Hill [[police officer]] who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2006-06-16/politics/mckinney.grandjury_1_grand-jury-capitol-police-mckinney?_s=PM:POLITICS Grand jury declines to indict Rep. McKinney], ''[[CNN]]'', June 16, 2006.</ref> Depsite this she still ran for the [[United States]] [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket in 2008 with her running mate, Rosa Clemente.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432041,00.html Green Party Candidate Cynthia McKinney Goes Off the Deep End Again], ''[[FOX News]]'', October 02, 2008.</ref>

McKinney was defeated in the 2002 Democratic primary after voting against the [[Iraq War]]. She was again defeated in the 2006 primary after creating a disturbance during which she struck a Capitol Hill [[police officer]] who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2006-06-16/politics/mckinney.grandjury_1_grand-jury-capitol-police-mckinney?_s=PM:POLITICS Grand jury declines to indict Rep. McKinney], ''[[CNN]]'', June 16, 2006.</ref> Depsite this she still ran for the [[United States]] [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket in 2008 with her running mate, Rosa Clemente.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432041,00.html Green Party Candidate Cynthia McKinney Goes Off the Deep End Again], ''[[FOX News]]'', October 02, 2008.</ref>

McKinney has also been tainted by activities such as attempting to impeachment President [[George W. Bush]], supporting [[9/11 conspiracy theories]], and claiming that "the United States government systematically killed thousands of people during [[Hurricane Katrina]]".<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235637,00.html Rep. Cynthia McKinney Introduces Bush Impeachment Bill], ''[[FOX News]]'', December 08, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432041,00.html Green Party Candidate Cynthia McKinney Goes Off the Deep End Again], ''[[FOX News]]'', October 02, 2008.</ref>

McKinney has also been tainted by activities such as attempting to impeachment President [[George W. Bush]], supporting [[9/11 conspiracy theories]], and claiming that "the United States government systematically killed thousands of people during [[Hurricane Katrina]]".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235637,00.html Rep. Cynthia McKinney Introduces Bush Impeachment Bill], ''[[FOX News]]'', December 08, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432041,00.html Green Party Candidate Cynthia McKinney Goes Off the Deep End Again], ''[[FOX News]]'', October 02, 2008.</ref>

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