Current Event #6

For this week's Current Event I found an article in the Washington Post, “Stealth Candidacy,” about the Green Party Presidential nominee, Cynthia McKinney. Former congresswoman McKinney served with the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2007. McKinney is also recognized by many from being in the news in 2006 for hitting a Capital Hill police officer. Apparently the officer did not recognize McKinney as a member of congress and would not let her enter a building. On December 11, 2007, Cynthia McKinney formally announced that she was the Green Party's nominee for President of the United States. Although Georgia did not allow her to be on their ballot, 32 other states agreed to have her on theirs. McKinney's believes that there are spies all amongst us, so she is cautious with what she says to the public. She also does not keep her calenders filled, or does not answer her phone when called. Some citizens who are voting for her said that they have not voted for a President yet and for their first time they are voing for McKinney. This will be some Election! :)