Posted on 03/27/2017 6:27:21 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Media outlets have labeled Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) as the new Democratic leader for millennials to rally behind.
Various publications have been revving up coverage of Waters as a millennial icon after the congresswoman abruptly left a confidential meeting with FBI Director James Comey, claiming he did not have any credibility.
In late January, Elle magazine published an article titled, "Congresswoman Maxine Waters Will Read You Now." The article talks about Waters' impressive "shade"–meaning the ability to underhandedly insult people–calling her "this week's Shade Bae."
"I'm tempted to elect Congresswoman Waters as this week's Shade Bae, but shade is subtle. Waters doesn't have time for subtlety. Waters knows that desperate times call for shadier measures. She is reading this town for filth," Elle says.
Waters has said she identifies with millennials, even saying that she was once a millennial, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
"I was a millennial once. No longer of course, but I love what you're doing," she said, before telling millennials to "stay woke."
Waters was born in 1938, however, which makes her ineligible to be a millennial.
The Huffington Post also reported on Waters as an idol for millennials, writing about how millennials refer to Waters as "Auntie Maxine."
"Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Ca.) has been on a roll during her crusade against President Donald Trump. And her tone, as many social media users noticed, has been quite auntie-like, " the Huffington Post reported.
"Waters has made plenty of headlines before, the past few months have pushed her into the spotlight for millennials and their political discussions, where she's now known, lovingly, as ‘Auntie Maxine,'" the Huffington Post reported.
Mashable held an interview with Waters on Friday regarding her millennial icon status.
Water's belives Millenials are drawn to her by our outspokenness.
"[Millennials] like the outspoken way that I handle dealing with the issues," Waters said. "They like the no-holds-barred confrontation. A lot of young people don't have a lot of faith in politicians. You can't depend on what they say. They talk in circles. They don’t speak the kind of language that has truth to them. I'm speaking differently."
Waters has been quite vocal with her social media accounts, especially on Twitter. Her tweet warning her followers to "get ready for impeachment" has garnered 44,000 retweets and over 100,000 likes.
Maxine Waters ✔ @MaxineWaters Get ready for impeachment. 8:56 AM - 21 Mar 2017 44,408 Retweets 106,210 likes
Waters' Twitter followers increased from 33,000 to 199,000 after abruptly leaving the meeting with Comey.
This woman is certifiably nuts.
I would follow a Jim Jones before having anything to do with her !
Compton CA’s Finest?
She has nice nails, but needs a bag over her head
SHE’S A %#%!@%@%@#!
These people are insane.
I am hoping she is the Democrat nominee for President in 2020. I will support her candidacy (but vote for Trump).
Waters has visited Cuba a number of times, praised Fidel Castro, and demanded an end to the U.S. trade embargo.
In 1998 Waters wrote a letter to Castro citing the 1960s and 1970s as “a sad and shameful chapter of our history,” and thanked Castro for providing help to those who needed to “flee political persecution.”
In 1998, Waters wrote an open letter to Fidel Castro asking him not to extradite African-American activist Assata Shakur.
After a woman drowned during an attempted escape from Cuba to the U.S. in 1999, leaving a six-year-old son, Elian Gonzales, who survived and requested asylum in the U.S., Waters called on President Bill Clinton to return him at once to Cuba.
On August 20, 2011, while at a town hall, Waters stated, “This is a tough game. You can’t be intimidated. You can’t be frightened. And as far as I’m concerned, the ‘tea party’ can go straight to Hell ... and I intend to help them get there.”
In a 2017 discussion with MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes, Waters said President Trump’s friends and advisors are “a bunch of scumbags.”
The article talks about Waters’ impressive “shade”–meaning the ability to underhandedly insult people–
Who feels insulted by anything a moron says?
I too FULLY support Marxine for President in 2020.
RUN! Marxine! Run!
Now, that's some ivy-league journalism, right there, I tell you!
Yes, 1000 A.D..............................
They claimed she and her husband helped a company get government bond business, and her daughter Karen Waters and son Edward Waters have profited from her connections.
Waters replied that "They do their business and I do mine."
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) named Waters to its list of corrupt members of Congress in its 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2011 reports.
She was accused of using her position to prevail upon officials to meet with OneUnited Bank without disclosing that she and her husband had significant stock holdings in the company.
Since she was on the Financial Services Committee she largely had the role of determining where TARP funds would go. 12 Million in TARP funds went to OneUnited without her ever disclosing that she had a financial stake at the company.
Citizens Against Government Waste named her the June 2009 Porker of the Month due to her intention to obtain an earmark for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center.
In 2010, Waters came under investigation for ethics violations and was accused by a House panel of at least one ethics violation related to her efforts to help OneUnited Bank receive federal aid.
Waters' husband is a stockholder and former director of OneUnited Bank and the bank's executives were major contributors to her campaigns.
In September 2008, Waters arranged meetings between U.S. Treasury Department officials and OneUnited Bank, so that the bank could plead for federal cash. It had been heavily invested in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and its capital was "all but wiped out" after the U.S. government took them over. The bank received $12 million in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money.
The matter was investigated by the House Ethics Committee, which charged her with violations of the House's ethics rules in 2010.
On September 21, 2012, the Democrat-controlled House Ethics Committee completed a report clearing Waters of all ethics charges after nearly three years of investigation.[
Isn’t Auntie Maxine racist?
Like Aunt Jemima or Uncle Tom?
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