Posted on 06/19/2007 7:52:13 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3
Rep. Maxine Waters says our voices have been muted by right-wing talk shows defining us, rather than we defining ourselves. When you mention race, you get accused of using the race card and race baiting. Many elected officials started backing off.
They were being called race baiters, and the progressive community wasn't defending them. When you talk about this president's tax breaks for the richest one percent, you're accused of being divisive and putting the poor people against the rich. I wish we COULD pit the poor people against the rich. Look at what America discovered about poor people when Katrina happened. And the rest of the world looked at Katrina and said "Oh no, these are the folks with their great democracy who try to tell the rest of the world how to run their countries." Katrina exposed this nation for its hypocrisy. People who run to New Orleans to party don't look behind the French Quarter.
Poor people, Waters said, don't have a lot of representatives. Right wing Congress Members with poor people in their districts don't represent them. But it appears that a discussion of poverty is getting back on the agenda. People ask who I am supporting for President. I'm not supporting anyone yet, because they're not talking about poverty or race. The closest to it is John Edwards. But we've got a long way to go. We've got to stop liking candidates becuase they're cute or because they stop by your church, etc. Don't worry about who can beat the Republicans. "The Republicans are dead in the water, and we need to put our foot on their necks and drown them." We need to decide which candidate will act on our behalf.
(Excerpt) Read more at scoop.co.nz ...
She seems to be sing from the lott hand book, she must be his newest convert.
Thank you right wing talk shows for doing what needs to be done via sensible yet effective promotion.
Maxine Waters finds this form of expression an attack on her style.
She’s an angry black lady......that’s all she is.
The Voting Right Act: supplying congress with the most radical “people of color” since 1965.
McKinney, Waters, Jackson-Lee, Watt, Rangel, the list is endless.
You mean, the people who actually PAY taxes? Gee, what a concept.
Maxine supports communists and Cop killers.
‘Nuff said.
Slippers, I doubt she could even work the velcro.
Dayyyummm!!!
So?
They don’t use velcro on the restraints yet.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~~~~~~~~~
If she was ever taken seriously, this might cause some outrage.
Where is the extreme barf alert?
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah.
Why is this woman still around?
With Maxine, I figured it was understood:) Sorry.
Rep. Maxine Waters:
a December 2004 LA Times investigation revealed how members her family have made more than $1 million in the previous eight years by doing business with companies, candidates and causes that Waters has helped. Before publication of the Times investigation Waters declined to be interviewed, but said of her family members:
“They do their business, and I do mine.”
Stinks to high heaven Ms Waters.
Notice the new mantra, “right-wing talk shows” ???
You’ve suddenly heard it a LOT this week.
And so begins the push for “the Fairness Doctrine”, and government imposed censorship...
“Watch it, Sucka.”
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