Cynthia McKinney Professions : Former United States Representative Born : March 17, 1955 Browse All Authors Top 31 quotes by Cynthia McKinney Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyles. We are saying no to wars and corporate takeover and the IMF loans that gobble up people and their resources. Cynthia McKinney gathering war people We are way more powerful when we turn to each other and not on each other, when we celebrate our diversity, focus on our commonality, and together tear down the mighty walls of injustice. Cynthia McKinney wall powerful teamwork The American people might have a criminal syndicate running their government. Cynthia McKinney government running people What is... disturbing to me is that many of these pro-Israeli lawmakers sit on the House International Relations Committee despite the obvious conflict of interest that their emotional attachments to Israel cause... The Israeli occupation of all territories must end, including Congress. Cynthia McKinney emotional attachment israel Ever since I came to Congress in 1992, there are those who have been trying to silence my voice. I've been told to "sit down and shut up" over and over again. Well, I won't sit down and I won't shut up until the full and unvarnished truth is placed before the American people. Cynthia McKinney voice silence people If deliberate distortion of reality by corporate media could be effectively prosecuted in the United States, the entire industry would be behind bars. Cynthia McKinney united-states media reality How is it that we can entrust the solutions for the problems that confront our country today to those who are complicit in their creation? Cynthia McKinney problem today country Every dollar that is printed should not represent a debt to private bankers. It should represent an investment potential in the common good, in the common needs of our country. Cynthia McKinney dollars country bankers It is at this moment, when things appear so bleak that we must redouble our efforts and not give up. We must believe that we can remake the world in a more peaceful reality. Cynthia McKinney giving-up believe reality The situation in the United States is becoming more dire for average ordinary Americans, and the last thing we need to do is to spend money on death, destruction and war. Cynthia McKinney lasts average war Al Gore's Negro tolerance level has never been too high. I've never known him to have more than one black person around him at any given time. Cynthia McKinney tolerance black levels It now becomes clear why the Bush Administration has been vigorously opposing congressional hearings. The Bush Administration has been engaged in a conspiracy of silence. Cynthia McKinney hearing administration silence African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us. Cynthia McKinney african-american healthy littles Images of burning Red Cross and UN buildings struck by US bombs contrasted with images of thousands of desperately poor Afghan women carrying sickly and starving children out of Afghanistan as they flee the might of the US military is tearing at international public confidence in our war against terrorism. Cynthia McKinney military war children We don't really know who killed Martin Luther King. We don't really know who killed Bobby Kennedy. We don't really know who killed John Kennedy. We don't really know who killed Tupac Shakur. Cynthia McKinney john-kennedy bobby-kennedy kings Eight generations of African-Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market. Cynthia McKinney eight rights years Voter caging and voter ID laws exist to disfranchise voters. Cynthia McKinney voter-turnout voters law I can't be calm when I drive through sections of Atlanta that look more like Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, than America. Cynthia McKinney atlanta america looks Yes, the Green Party is committed to a healthy environment. But the Green Party is not solely committed to just that. Cynthia McKinney green healthy party To any honest observer, Zimbabwe's sin is that it has taken the position to right a wrong, whose resolution has been too long overdue--to return its land to its people. Cynthia McKinney zimbabwe land taken Similar Authors Bud Shuster former-united-states-representative Bruce Vento former-united-states-representative Brian Baird former-united-states-representative Artur Davis former-united-states-representative Anthony Wayne former-united-states-representative Anne Northup former-united-states-representative All Authors
