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The Maroon Page 8 Monday, November 4,19196 by arthur w. conquest iv world & local news co-editor McKinney Battles Mitnick And Media The U.S. Supreme Court, based on the unconstitutionality of giving niggers too much power, recently redrew the pre dominantly Black 11th District, a deci sion which made it extremely tough for U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia to retain her seat in Congress. Her newly drawn district, the 4th is about Is it Billy McKinney, who has no power with which to de grade and exploit a race based on his prejudices? Or is it Congress who finds time to condemn Khalid Abdul Muhammed but won't con demn racists like David Duke, Rush Limbaugh, or Bill Clinton, for that matter. two-thirds white. But her biggest ob stacle hasn't been winning over the vot ers, it has been avoiding the ire of the Atlanta news media. Controversy sparked when McKinney's father, State Rep. Billy McKinney spoke out against the politi cal tactics of her challenger, Republican John Mitnik. Billy McKinney, represent ing his daughter's re-election campaign in a political forum at the Ebenezer Bap tist Church attacked Mitnick, calling him a "racist Jew." His remark was pre cipitated by Mitnick's attempts to smear Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as an anti-semite and paint Cynthia McKinney in that same image. Mitnick has repeatedly accused Louis Farrakhan of being anti-semitic and Congresswoman McKinney of being one his chief supporters in government. He twisted McKinney's refusal to sup- Rep. McKinney r port a congressional resolution con demning Nation of Islam spokesman Khalid Abdul Muhammad, in 1994, into evidence of her approval of anti semitism. In fact, McKinney refused to vote for the resolution because she be lieved that Congress had no authority to denounce someone of exercising their fundamental right of free speech. The Atlanta media, which has a repu tation for stirring up controversy in the Black community, blasted Billy McKinney as a "racist" and a "bigot." They transformed his remark about one man into a slander of an entire people. Since when has "a Jew" meant "those Jews?" It is obvious that the media has a problem with a Black man who stands up to speak what he believes and who is not afraid to call a "duck" a "duck." Furthermore, the media should look more closely at who they label "racist." Is it Billy McKinney, who has no power with which to degrade and exploit a race based on his prejudices? Or is it Con gress, who finds time to condemn Khalid Abdul Muhammad but won't condemn racists like David Duke, Rush Limbaugh, or Bill Clinton, for that mat ter. In an October 16 editorial in the At lanta Constitution, that exposed Edito rial Page Editor, Cythnia Tucker as an Aunt Jemima "knee-grow," Tucker wrote "If McKinney loses, she will have been defeated by racism - but not by the remnants of an old-fashioned racism of Southern whites. She will have been de feated by the racism that emanates from her own campaign." Wake up, honey! Its 1996, racism is alive and well, in no small part due to your employer, media mogul Anne Cox (net worth $4.1 bil lion). Tucker, you are clearly trying to make yourself look good in front of your 1 Master by denouncing your sister . . . and Black folk still ain't free. Twelve million American kids never had a choice.Won’t you choose to help them? Call Second Harvest. Americas food bank network.at 1-800-532-FOOD. SECOND HARVEST HUNGER'S HOPE