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*sighs & winces* Cynthia McKinney's in the news, again. Apparently she's not conceding her defeat, and she's challenging the election results, suggesting fraud. She's also cleaned house, firing her media staff at her Georgia office, and letting other staffers go both here and in Washington. Not really surprising, considering the recent media coverage associated with both her, and her campaign (see clip below):

*shakes head* Fox News coverage aside (we now which side butters their bread, right?) this is decidely unwise. Now, to be fair, these gentleman are volunteers, not paid McKinney staffers. Volunteers who are also members of the New Black Panther Party, and are familiar with the spotlight, as well as controversy. And the fired communications director said he advised her to "do some things" (such as distancing herself from some individuals perhaps?) and avoid some others...and she didn't take all of his advice.

HOWS-N-EVER, there is a point at which Ms. McKinney's rebelliousness (note: I did not say revolutionary-ness) has crossed the line of effectiveness. It was probably right after the security guard scuffle, but the actions afterward just keep pushing her further and further toward ineffective. I can't imagine how she'd get anything possibly done, while handling all these media "scandals", "attacks" or whatever she's calling them this week. I don't live in the 4th district, so I'm not directly affected by her defeat. But I somehow find myself cringing every time her name is mentioned in the news...thinking, "oh dayum, what now?!"

As a black women, allegedly conscious, politically aware, and sensitive to issues involving racism, and the machinations of politricks....based on her recent publicity, both her actions with the security guard on capitol hill, her response to those charges, the actions of her staff and physical altercations with the press, her attributing all of this to the "plight of the political black everywoman" and then, on top of everything else - her Non-conceding concession speech (where she spends more time attacking her opponents & George Bush, than actually supporting the new Democratic candidate), then this latest ...I really want McKinney to go sit down. Seriously. For a while. And think about how any of this serves her district (vs. being very self-serving).

In this instance, a political time-out is long overdue.