McKinney Interview with yourblackworld.com

There is a great interview with Cynthia McKinney by Tolu Olorunda at yourblackworld.com that is very much worth reading. McKinney provides some deep background biographically and pointedly states where she is coming from in her Power to the People Campaign for President with the Green party.

A few excerpts to wet your whistle:

In 2007, you decided to take a public stance against the Democratic Party. What was the last straw for you?

Basically, on my birthday, March 17 of last year, I spoke in front of the pentagon, and my position continues to be vindicated, because now, the Democrats are complicit in the FISA Bill, the continual funding of the war, and the removal of impeachment bills from the table; and all the basic needs of the American people (single payer health-care system, subsidies for education — so no child graduates with a student loan). Under the rulership of the Democrats and the Republicans, people don’t have what they need.

Why did you feel the Green Party was best suited for the brand of activism you’re involved in?

The Green Party has put support for reparations in its 2004 platform. They put recognition of the genocide against the indigenous people in this country on their platform. The put a statement against racial-profiling and police brutality on their platform. And this was all before I was ever associated with The Green Party. So I found a party that reflects my values.

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What is the fundamental bedrock of the “Power to the People” platform?

It’s the reconstruction manifesto, and we explain that we are in favor of the elimination of the drug-war, the elimination of prisons for profit, the elimination of U.S. militarism, a repeal of NAFTA and all other so-called free-trade agreements. We want a livable wage; we want a single-payer health-care system, and we want election integrity.

Read the entire interview here.

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  1. Dave S says:
    August 15, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    Great interview! She’s really on message. I’ve posted this at digg, digg it here:
    http://digg.com/search?s=cynthia+mckinney&submit=Search&section=all&type=both&area=all&sort=new

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