And, as they say, you can indict a ham sandwich, so the

Posted By: indictment means nothing so far. nm on 2005-09-29
In Reply to: My bet is Delay will be found innocent and Rove is old news. - Really?

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Tomy DeLay just indicted for conspiracy. - Lurker
- Isn't Fitzgerald's grand injury investigation into Rove, et al. - JR
  - Yes..cant wait - gt
    - Your drooling about this is NOT becoming. - nm
      - like watching bullies get theirs - gt
        My bet is Delay will be found innocent and Rove is old news. - Really?
        Rover is old news? - JR
        Oh, just hold that thought. - TM
        And, as they say, you can indict a ham sandwich, so the - indictment means nothing so far. nm
        If it makes you feel better - but in the real world, indictment is not a joke. - Zauber
- They're coming home to - roost! Yay!!! no msg
  - I thought this was America where... - SM
    - We were wondering if it really WAS America. - Zauber
    - Pretty weak charge if you ask me. - Rep.
      - I remember them. How could anyone forget. whoops sm - sm
      - Did the media jump all over... - SM
        Oh please:) The only thing the MSM media passes on... - Zauber
        You just make this up as you go along. There is no basis in fact to anything you say! - ?
        Occurs to me there's no basis in any of your attacks. - Zauber
        Isn't that the truth, even when faced with FACTS, gt just ignores them. - NM
        Sorry about that, gt:) - Zauber
        OMG, LOL - gt
        Frankly gt you are pretty disturbing all by your lonesome. I'd like to think - TM
        What, TM the new flavor of the day? LOL - Zauber
        Do YOU have a lonesome, MT? Or is TM one of the newer, dyslexic voices in your head? - Libby
        No is ybbil one of the voices in YOUR head. - TM
        I will not mock the typo. I will not mock the typo. - Zauber
        LOL. That was almost witty...about HALF. - Libby
        Dont let the door hit ya on the way out! - gt
        Yes, key word is FIGHT, you don't debate. You name call and badger, and when that fails - you try to run people off the board. nm
        Isn't that hilarious! The execution squad makes a complaint. - Zauber
        Failing that, the lot of them go to the other boad and try to run them off there. - TM
        I just visited the sewer that is the con board, MT. YOU are the one who - Libby
        In bizarro alternate universe where you live, please say these things? - ??
        Too bad your ESL status is preventing you from comprehending. - Libby
        Comprehend - Hatred here
- So happy here - gt

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Grand Jury Declines to Indict McKinney
Grand jury declines to indict Cynthia McKinney in connection with Capitol Police confrontation

WASHINGTON, Jun. 17, 2006
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer
(AP)

(AP) A grand jury declined Friday to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney in connection with a confrontation in which she admitted hitting a police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building.

The grand jury had been considering the case since shortly after the March 29 incident, which has led to much discussion on Capitol Hill about race and the conduct of lawmakers and the officers who protect them.

We respect the decision of the grand jury in this difficult matter, said U.S. Attorney Kenneth Wainstein.

His statement, released late Friday, also included support for the officer involved, Paul McKenna, and the Capitol Police. He said, This is a tremendously difficult job, and it is one that Officer McKenna and his colleagues perform with the utmost professionalism and dignity.

With that, Wainstein closed a case that has simmered with racial and political tension.

I am relieved that this unfortunate incident is behind me, McKinney said in a statement Friday night. I accept today's grand jury finding of 'no probable cause' as right and just and the proper resolution of this case.

The encounter began when McKinney, D-Ga., tried to enter a House office building without walking through a metal detector or wearing the lapel pin that identifies members of Congress.

McKenna did not recognize her as a member of Congress and asked her three times to stop. When she ignored him, he tried to stop her. McKinney then hit him.

McKinney described the encounter as racial profiling, insisting she had been assaulted and had done nothing wrong.

McKinney is black. McKenna is white.

She received little public support for that stance, even within the Congressional Black Caucus.

Wainstein, meanwhile, sought an indictment from a federal grand jury, with assault on a police officer mentioned in the filings as a possible charge. That is a felony that would require an indictment.

The grand jury then subpoenaed several House aides thought to have witnessed the encounter. McKenna, too, testified. The grand jury voted not to indict her. Prosecutors also could have charged McKinney with simple assault without having to seek an indictment.

Members of the black caucus privately urged McKinney to put the matter behind her. The next morning, she appeared on the House floor to apologize.

I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all, and I regret its escalation, and I apologize, McKinney, D-Ga., said April 6. There should not have been any physical contact in this incident.