Posted on 08/03/2010 1:32:09 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Waters: Race Is Element in Ethics Charges
The national Democratic Party is spending $50 million this year to mobilize the so-called Obama surge voters of 2008 – which means, in part, turning out huge numbers of African-American voters in November.
The effort probably wasn’t helped today when U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters took to the airwaves of black radio stations across the country to say that the House ethics charges being brought against her are the unjust result of her advocacy for black Americans.
Moreover, the California Democrat seemed to suggest that her ethics hearings, likely to come in September in the leadup to the elections, could turn on race.
House investigators have accused her of seeking federal help for a bank where her husband served on the board. Waters says she was standing up for black-owned banks in general – and is now being attacked for it.
Appearing on the Rev. Al Sharpton’s show, Keepin’ It Real, Waters said it was time “to stand up and be proud of the fact that we’re representing our people, we’re representing our issues, and we’re not taking a back seat because somehow somebody believes that every time we move to be an advocate we’re doing something wrong.”
She concluded: “This is the time to take it on.”
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Seems race is and has always been what Waters is about.
Were she not a black woman do ya think she’d ever gotten elected?
Were she say a white Irish American in her district!
“Race Is Element in Ethics Charges”
Sure as hell is.
Maxine is a flaming racist taking advantage of her position to hurt innocent white families.
Pig.
So is Mz. Waters claiming that corruption is a right for blacks?
Is there any other game in town according to these thugs?
“payback is a b*tch.”
The Republicans don’t have the brass ones that are required.
Thanks
Will the plantation mentality ever go away? I guess not when you can always use it as an excuse to cover up ones lack of ability or corruption. The Egyptians held the Israelis captive for a lot longer those racist swine/s
She will get the slap on the wrist like Rangel did. Washington DC is corrupt and not our friend. NOVEMBER, hopefully, will be our response to them.
You can’t drain the north half of the swamp while leaving the south half just as bad as it always was.’
I thought Pelosi, the most powerful woman in the world (riiiiggggghhht) already drained the swamp.
The most revealing fact of this whole episode is that Maxine has had more work done than Joan Rivers. If I didn’t know better I might think from the video head shots she is not a day over 34.
The swamp is segregated. The trivial black part is now being drained to relieve the pressure on the important white part.
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