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McKinney continued her disingenuous screed by saying, "It is, however, a shame that while I conduct the country's business, I have to stop and call the police to tell them that I've changed my hairstyle so that I'm not harassed at work."

Interestingly, the important business she conducts for our country includes House Resolution 4968 titled, "Tupac Shakur Records Release Act of 2006," which seeks, "To provide for the expeditious disclosure of records relevant to the life and death of Tupac Amaru Shakur."

My, what pressing business this model Congresswoman engages in. How on earth could our country function if the "records relevant to the life" of a gang-banging rap thug were to remain obscure? Yes, by all means, let's see his arrest record! I am sure it will illuminate the reasons why he should be nominated for a Nobel-freaking-Peace-Prize.

Just as ridiculous is the notion that in the post-9/11 world anyone -- congressman, senator or even the President of the United States -- would try to justify assaulting a police officer because they were "inconvenienced" by security measures restricting access to a sensitive location.

As noted civil rights activist Ward Connerly has said many times, the only way to move forward in the battle against racism is to "erase race." When one uses racism, especially in tandem with moral relativism, it serves as a retardant to race relations, racial harmony and everyone's civil rights.

Cynthia McKinney is not a victim of racism or gender bias. If anything, she is feigning victimization to escape being held responsible for her actions. Her insincere apology on the floor of the House, especially in the face of a possible Grand Jury adjudication, was predictable given the transparent and stunted mindset of the entitlement mentality currently plaguing our country.

That Cynthia McKinney is a race baiter is reprehensible enough; that she is race bating in her official capacity as an elected official is legitimately worthy of Congressional censure. Someone should make sure that Russ Feingold is paying attention to this.

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Frank Salvato is the managing editor for The New Media Journal.us. He serves at the Executive Director of the Basics Project, a non-profit, non-partisan, 501(C)(3) socio-political education project. His pieces are regularly featured in over 100 publications both nationally and internationally. He has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, numerous radio shows coast to coast and his pieces have been recognized by the Japan Center for Conflict. He can be contacted at oped@newmediajournal.us

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