Cynthia McKinney announces bid for the presidency
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by DAA''IYA L. SANUSI
Special to the AmNews
Originally posted 12/7/2007
Cynthia McKinney was the keynote speaker for the 12th Dr. Donald H. Smith Distinguished Lecture Series at Baruch College on Wednesday, November 28, presenting to an equally noteworthy audience.
“She didn’t mention it in her talk, but the Honorable Cynthia McKinney has agreed to be the candidate for the presidency of the United States on the Green Party ticket,” Dr. Donald H. Smith broke the news at the end of the former congresswoman’s speech.
“The Green Party has always supported my candidacy, even when I was in the Georgia legislature,” she said. “Members of the Green Party were supportive of my efforts then, when nobody thought that I could run and win. Members of the Green Party were a part of the volunteers that put me into the state legislature, and when I ran for Congress over the years, members of the Green Party would come to Georgia and volunteer in the campaign.
“They [the Green Party] first asked me in 2000 and again in 2004 to become a part of their national drive. With the Democratic Party having left so many of its base supporters behind, the appeal of the Green Party was one that I could hear,” explained McKinney.
“It will take more than 43,000 signatures for the Green Party to get a ballot line in the state of Georgia, which is something we’re going to work very hard to achieve. I have a lot of support in Georgia, and I would love for them to vote Green in support of the key values the party has always had—economic justice, environmental justice, public policy—for the good of the future, not just the term of election.”
McKinney went on to say, “People know me as one who places great value on human rights, on justice at home and justice abroad, on peace, and sound fiscal practices for our country, so that we’re not losing $2.3 trillion and raising the debt limit while incessantly borrowing and spending that money on illegal wars.”
