Been following the news story about House Representative Cynthia McKinney? If not, she is a democrat from Georgia. Lets make no bones about it; she is an Arrogant Jerk. Congratulations Mrs. McKinney, you are my first Arrogant Jerk inductee. Welcome.
As an Arrogant Jerk myself, I fully understand why she would choose to strike the police officer. Honestly, who needs ‘em? Right? All they do all day long is watch for people to sneak into the congressional offices with some sort of weapon or harmful device. Other than working to protect our congress, what do to they really do? Who knows.
It seems that she slipped past security in a hurry to work. That alone is pretty normal. I have personally experienced security at the Cannon Building and have watched as congressmen walked past the gate while I was stripped to the bone and inspected thoroughly. No problem; we are all living in a post 9-11 world and this is commonplace. I wouldn’t expect security to give the third degree to the very people they are trying to protect.
And they have signs and tokens to assure each other that they are giving the pass to the right people. One of them is a small pin worn proudly on the lapel of any congressman (or woman). This is a part of their uniform, if there is one, and is what the security people look for if they have any initial concerns about who is skipping past the metal detectors.
Apparently McKinney was not wearing hers on the day she decided to hurry past the gate. I am sure she was thinking “Don’t you know who I am?” as the officer called to her. Arrogantly so, she ignored the officer’s request to “Ma’am, stop!” three times.
When the officer finally resorted to physically stopping her, she struck him in the chest with her cell phone clenching fist. It probably didn’t hurt as much as shock the officer, who, if an Arrogant Jerk himself, most certainly would have been justified to at least draw his weapon if not completely pulling a Jack Bauer on her.
The event alone does not necessarily qualify McKinney as an Arrogant Jerk. No, she was approaching it, but didn’t realy get into full swing until later, when she pulled the race card out faster than you can say ‘affirmative action’.
Yes, this was the moment I knew she was right for my first official blog entry. McKinney said later; “Let me be clear. This whole incident was instigated by the inappropriate touching and stopping of me, a female black congresswoman.†It doesn’t get any more Arrogant than that. It seems she has adopted several hallmark arrogancies, including the favorite “blame the other guy for the trouble I’ve caused” and the ever popular “its because I’m black”.
Her lawyer, James W. Myart Jr., followed with more arrogant baloney, saying “Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, like thousands of average Americans across this country, is, too, a victim of the excessive use of force by law enforcement officials because of how she looks and the color of her skin.â€
Really? Could he be suggesting that running past a security stop in a high-profile government building just a block or two from our nation’s capitol was NOT the problem? That rather the security officer just picked her out becuase she is black? What an idiot.
The icing on the cake also came from her attorney: “Ms. McKinney is just a victim of being in Congress while black,†Myart said. “Congresswoman McKinney will be exonerated.†Does she really need to be exonerated for being a black congresswoman? I think not. Let’s keep our eye on the ball…
The final votes for her nomination for Arrogant Jerk include her refusal to answer to Fox news when asked three or four times whether she actually hit the officer, the inclusion of fellow black racial victims Harry Belafonte and actor Danny Glover in her press conference (could that really have helped her cause? Only an Arrogant Jerk could think so). And her half-hearted near-apology on the House floor. Way to go you Arrogant Jerk.
