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Cynthia McKinney

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (March 17, 1955- )
    US Representative from Georgia (January 3,1993-January 3, 2003, January 3, 2005-January 3, 2007)

Why she might be annoying:

    She struck a Capitol Police officer who tried to stop her from going around the metal detectors in the House office building (March 29. 2006).
    She was not wearing the lapel pin that identified her as a member of Congress and ignored all requests from the officer to stop.
    She played both the race and sexism cards.
    She claimed the incident was caused by the officer's 'inappropriate touching.'
    During the 2002 Democratic primary, McKinney reportedly called opponent Denise Majette a 'Tomette' (a female Uncle Tom)
    In 2000, McKinney said that Al Gore never had 'more than one black person around him at a time.' At the time, Gore's campaign manager was black.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She made a carefully worded apology in front of congress concerning the metal detector incident (April 6, 2006).
    She successfully challenged House rules requiring Congresswomen to wear dresses.
    She submitted legislation to declassify the government's secret files on the Martin Luther King assassination.
    White House security officials reportedly mistook McKinney's white aide for her.
    After Hurricane Katina, she inquired of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, 'Why shouldn't you also be arrested for negligent homicide?'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 78 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 41 Votes: 56.10% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 207 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 86 Votes: 68.60% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 267 Votes: 61.05% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1773 Votes: 64.02% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 801 Votes: 67.79% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 1845 Votes: 82.66% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 518 Votes: 81.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 1486 Votes: 74.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 617 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1100 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 721 Votes: 79.33% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 7654 Votes: 76.40% Annoying