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Race-hustler Maxine Waters endorses Hillary

By Michelle Malkin • January 29, 2008 01:06 PM

Today’s birds of a feather entry: Race-hustler Maxine Waters is set to endorse Hillary Clinton in a conference call today. Maybe Hill will put a little Selma-style flavor in her voice today to celebrate. I came to know and loathe Waters when I lived and worked in Los Angeles. Here’s the column I wrote about Democrat pandering to Waters in August 2000. It still stands today:

The Party of Maxine Waters

She is one of the most self-serving, hate-filled, race-obsessed politicians in America. The Democratic Party doesn’t just embrace her. It kneels at her feet.

Los Angeles Congresswoman Maxine Waters reigned supreme this week when Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman appeared before a black audience to “explain” himself. The Connecticut senator’s sins? Opposing affirmative action and supporting educational vouchers that benefit minority children. Lieberman, once a courageous voice for equal opportunity, has now been schooled: Pander hard and keep your dissenting thoughts to yourself.

After throwing a hissy-fit in the press because she had not been personally consulted about Al Gore’s veep picks (“I never had the opportunity to talk to anybody about it before he was decided on as the vice presidential choice,” she whined), Waters gave her benediction.

The skilled publicity hound dissed and then kissed Lieberman for the cameras; a cheek-to-cheek photo of the couple appeared in newspapers across the country.

Waters is not a marginal figure in Democratic politics. She has been at the center of the action for two decades. She has served on the Democratic National Committee since 1980. She led the Congressional Black Caucus. She was a key leader in five presidential campaigns and seconded the nominations of Sen. Edward Kennedy (1980), Rev. Jesse Jackson (1984 and 1988), and President Bill Clinton (1992).

Yet, in contrast to the media’s wide coverage of GOP presidential nominee George W. Bush’s primary-season visit to Bob Jones University, hardly a word was seen or heard reminding Americans of Waters’ ugly history of race-baiting rationalizations and rhetoric.

This is a woman who excused the 1992 Los Angeles riots as a “rebellion.”

This is a woman who called the violence in L.A. “a spontaneous reaction to a lot of injustice and a lot of alienation and frustration.”

This is a woman who, instead of coming to the aid of Korean grocers and other minority business owners in her district whose lives were destroyed by looters, made sympathetic statements such as this:

Waters

“There were mothers who took this as an opportunity to take some milk, to take some bread, to take some shoes. Maybe they shouldn’t have done it, but the atmosphere was such that they did it. They are not crooks.”

And this: “One lady said her children didn’t have any shoes. She just saw those shoes there, a chance for all of her children to have new shoes. go–amn it! It was such a tear-jerker. I might have gone in and taken them for her myself.”

This is a woman who danced the electric slide with Crips and Bloods gang members, and then noted in her official biography that “Many young people, including those in the hip-hop music community, praise her for her fearless support and understanding of young people and their efforts at self-expression.”

This is a woman who visited the home of Damian Williams, the infamous thug who “expressed himself” by hurling a chunk of concrete at white truck driver Reginald Denny and performing a victory dance over the innocent bystander.

This is a woman who rose to power by badmouthing the white “Establishment,” and then shamelessly abused it to secure an ambassadorship to the Bahamas for her husband – a former pro football player and car salesman whose main qualification was having traveled to the island for a vacation.

This is a woman who repeatedly excoriates “the white press” whenever negative stories about black politicians appear.

This is a woman whose main accomplishment in Congress after five terms has been to bully the House Veterans Committee into hiring two black members to its staff.

Democrats spent much of their national convention in L.A. deriding Republicans for fostering an “illusion of inclusion.” But at least the GOP doesn’t include in its leadership a snarling bomb-thrower who exploits every opportunity to play the race card and cash in on collective guilt and fear. Some liberals may try to distance themselves from Maxine Waters’ extremism, but Sen. Lieberman and the Democratic Party don’t have the guts to wipe the lipstick stains of racial demagoguery off their trembling cheeks.

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#1

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:16 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

This woman is despicable. And to think she gets elected over and over and over again, and collects a hefty six figure income for doing basically nothing.

Must be nice.
#2

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pm, RedRepub said:

Who can forget her referring to Solomon Smith Barney as “Solomon Smith Barney Frank” in a press conference. The press chuckled , but no one called her on it.

A good example of the “Pass the Mashed Potatoes” mentality Bernard Goldberg wrote about in his book “Arrogance”. One avoids criticizing blacks out of fear of being called ‘racist”.

There’s also that time Sheila Jackson Lee referred to the Pacific Ocean when trying to say the word “specifically”.
#3

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pm, TexasTiger said:

Michelle:

Bless your heart for not posting her picture. My retinas thank you.
#4

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pm, BOB said:

That’s as disgusting as being endorsed by Ted Kennedy.
#5

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:29 pm, max said:

Hillary must have promised her a cabinet position…
#6

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:33 pm, hatelibs said:

Gender over race?
#7

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:33 pm, realitycheck said:

Sen. Lieberman and the Democratic Party don’t have the guts to wipe the lipstick stains of racial demagoguery off their trembling cheeks.

Such a poetic turn of a phrase Michelle! Well done – you’ve outdone yourself again!

As for Ms. Waters, she’s pretty moonbatty, even by California standards.
#8

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm, walterc said:

max said:
Hillary must have promised her a cabinet position

Wouldn’t be surprised. Probably DHS or HHS.
#9

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:37 pm, John Ansell said:

Makes me think of White Water.
#10

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:38 pm, John Ansell said:

I mean water gate.
#11

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:39 pm, Laree said:

John Ansell,

Funny you should mention Water Gate Matt Taibbi writes for Rolling Stone, Hillary Clinton the new Nixon?

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18074823/the_new_nixon
#12

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:44 pm, mnmike said:

That should give Billary the black and insane vote.
#13

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:48 pm, Glamchild said:

Cabinet position?

Oh no no no no. That’s an insult. Waters won’t accept anything less than Vice President.

Hillary’s got a lot of fences to mend, so it makes perfect sense.
#14

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:56 pm, Perfesser said:

This is the same Congress-person that accussed the CIA of selling crack to her constituents in South L.A.?

(Sacremento Bee – 10/8/96)
#15

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:59 pm, novaculus said:

Max, waltere, Glamchild-

I know, I know, I know! A NEW cabinet level department: The Department of Identity Politics! That would open many more opportunities for pandering and exploitation.
#16

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:03 pm, Armigerous said:

Yea,Congressgirl Maxine is the type of person who kinda makes me want to wave my Confederate flag in her face and dare her to do something about it
#17

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm, John Ansell said:

LOL Laree. Thanks.
#18

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm, J S Ragman said:

#16 Armigerous

I can see it now, “Shut up, white boy! Shut up, white boy!”

Oh wait, that’s New Orleans.
#19

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:27 pm, Mookie said:

On January 29th, 2008 at 1:39 pm, Laree said:

John Ansell,

Funny you should mention Water Gate Matt Taibbi writes for Rolling Stone, Hillary Clinton the new Nixon?

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/18074823/the_new_nixon

Matt Taibbi’s columns are an absolute must-read. He’s brilliant.
#20

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:31 pm, neo-connette said:

Another reason not to vote for her!
#21

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:43 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

Makes me think of White Water.

Can you say that on this thread?

Ditto neo-connette!

Soap imagines them getting together and Shrill is puttin on her best southarn drall ya’all.
#22

On January 29th, 2008 at 2:59 pm, Blind_Mule said:

Maxine Water’s, huh, well now Billary has the support of the Progressive Caucus, what a suprise, Maxine has been on the membership list for many year’s, but you can’t find the list on DSA (Democratic Socialist of America) website anymore it has been taken down since Rush exposed them.

Now the list and the caucus is payed by our tax dollar’s is’nt that nice.

http://cpc.lee.house.gov/index.cfm?ContentID=166&ParentID=0&SectionID=4&SectionTree=4&lnk=b&ItemID=164
#23

On January 29th, 2008 at 3:36 pm, CarpiJugulum said:

She is proof positive that EOE is nothing more then a quots system. She has absolutely no qualifications for any job other then to run her hateful mouth. If I were Billery I would distance myself from her. She is the worst kind of racist out there. A liberal of color. This means that she can do no wrong in her eyes and when caught, scream like Howard Dean and shrill oppression.
#24

On January 29th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, doppelganglander said:

I’m so happy I’m a conservative so I don’t have to choose between voting my skin color or my chromosomes. I can just vote for the best person.
#25

On January 29th, 2008 at 5:45 pm, right_on said:

Michelle, your forgot the “We yo’, mama’s! We yo’ aunties! We yo’ sistas!” speech she gave after her black constituents rampaged in LA, burning, looting, and killing their neighbors, because of the color of their skin. This racist speech preceeded Rodney King’s famous, “Can’t we all just get along!” statement.
#26

On January 29th, 2008 at 6:46 pm, Barry F. said:

Michelle:

Bless your heart for not posting her picture. My retinas thank you.

I concur with Tiger. Thank you, Michelle.
#27

On January 29th, 2008 at 9:41 pm, Laree said:

Meanwhile N.O.W. tears Teddy a new one.

Ted Kennedy has women troubles sorry that is redundant.

http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=6285
#28

On February 5th, 2008 at 3:07 am, Bogtrotter said:

“This woman is despicable. And to think she gets elected over and over and over again, and collects a hefty six figure income for doing basically nothing.”

Of course she gets elected again and again. Look at how D.C.’s crackhead former mayor is revered. Look at the mayor of Detroit. Look at…..heck with it, the list is endless.