Green Party chooses their Presidential Candidate

JaJae · 07-13-2008, 10:19 AM

McKinney running for president as Green candidate - CNN.com

(CNN) -- The liberal environmentalist Green Party nominated former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential candidate Saturday.
Cynthia McKinney represented a suburban Atlanta, Georgia, district for six terms as a Democrat.

McKinney, 53, held off three rivals to win the party's nomination during its convention in Chicago, Illinois. She picked journalist and activist Rosa Clemente as her running mate.

She's the one who assaulted a federal security guard who asked her for ID before entering a government building. Later her entourage assaulted numerous photo journalists as her political career was coming to a close because a boom mic accidentally bumped one of her staffers. During that entire charade she was firing off conspiracy theories about 9/11 and all kinds of silly stuff. I can't say I'm surprised the Green Party would nominate a psycho, but it does make me laugh a bit.

There's been talk about whether a black woman with a lever will help her steal votes from Obama and if she'll have the effect on Obama that Barr would have on McCain.

SoFlaJDM · 07-13-2008, 10:23 AM

she can steal complete states from obama and it wouldn't make a difference... barr is MUCH more of a factor

kinggovernor · 07-13-2008, 10:28 AM

When I think of the Green Party I don't think of Cynthia McKinney, it kind of surprises me.

kinggovernor · 07-13-2008, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

she can steal complete states from obama and it wouldn't make a difference... barr is MUCH more of a factor

Georgia is going to be interesting

JaJae · 07-13-2008, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by kinggovernor

When I think of the Green Party I don't think of Cynthia McKinney, it kind of surprises me.

The foundation of most environmentalist movements is anti-corporatism. McKinney definitely fills that bill. Also, the Green Party is looking to keep the name it made for itself. With the political expediency of Barack Obama as a black candidate pulling out new voters the Green Party likely wanted to get in on that action. The fact that she's a female to pick up the disgruntled Hillary supporters I'm sure is just icing on the cake. The Green Party just wants a percentage of the votes. They know they can't win, they've been in the game long enough to know this. What they want is to make their party seem significant through any means. I guess that includes nominating a wacko.

kombayn · 07-14-2008, 06:52 AM

Cynthia McKinney is an anti-semitic, pro-reparations, and controversial. She chose Rosa Clemente as her Vice President, to me they're running as the Black Panther Party. The Green Party screwed up big-time, McKinney will get 200,000 or lesser votes. Barack Obama should worry about Ralph Nader and Bob Barr, both are making splashes as Independent Candidates.

Charles Martel · 07-14-2008, 09:33 AM

I heard the spokesperson for the Green Party....calling the FISA vote 'extreme' on the part of Obama. Noting Obama's shift to the "right" not a shift to the center.

And then in consistent form...again exposing how irrelevant they are...make a decision that will further expose how irrelevant they are.

I'll submit this would be called an implosion by the media should it be the Republican Party. Obama is losing support from liberal groups, having a lot of trouble convincing Hillary voters(who many seem have a personal vendetta), and flip flopping like a billfish on the wire.

Where is all this supposed support coming from, what is Obama's base? What is his true platform other than oppositon to anything he sees or hears? Or copycat platforms such as faith-based initiatives?

I wonder if the Green Party would like to "cut his nuts off" as well?