McKinney says ads aren't negative

ATLANTA - U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney said her radio campaign ad comparing her challenger to an angry, out-of-control cop is not an unfair attack ad because it targets the judicial record that the opponent has touted in her own ads. <br> <br> Campaign manager Bill Banks said the radio spots, which accuse former DeKalb County judge Denise Majette of abusing her authority, are not negative. <br> <br> Banks said in a number of cases, Majette&#39;s record indicates she took actions that were harsh and vindictive. <br> <br> He said, ``What we&#39;re trying to do is get people&#39;s attention to her abuse of power.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> McKinney&#39;s campaign referred to a 1998 case in which Majette sentenced a woman who had been convicted of speeding in a jury trial to two days in jail and fined her one-thousand dollars. The sentence was later vacated by a higher court. <br> <br> The ad says, ``Abuse of power is sometimes an angry, out-of-control cop beating up a teenager in California. Sometimes it&#39;s an angry, out-of-control judge like Denise Majette.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Majette spokesman Bob Doyle said McKinney&#39;s charges are exactly the sort of over-the-top comments that people have come to expect from Cynthia McKinney. <br> <br> Doyle said, ``She divides, practices slash-and-burn politics and sacrifices her credibility in Washington. That&#39;s why Denise is running.&#39;&#39;