Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited responds

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 13, 2009 06:17 PM

Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited (a.k.a. Maxine Waters) is spitting mad about the attention her business ties and conflicts of interest are receiving.

She issued a massively long statement today lashing back. You can read it here.

Cliff Notes version:

I am proud of my role as a race-based shakedown artist.

And all you all who dare question my crony husband or me are RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST!

If you are in the L.A. area, you should know that Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited will be holding public meetings on the porkulus.

Got questions for her?

Go!

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) is scheduled to host two town hall meetings Saturday in the L.A. area to allow members of the public to share their views on the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package and how it might affect them, their families and the community.

The first meeting is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon at the Inglewood Public Library at 101 W. Manchester Blvd. in Inglewood.

Another session will follow from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Little Theater at Los Angeles Southwest College at 1600 W. Imperial Highway in Los Angeles.

– Ann M. Simmons

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  1. #1
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:26 pm, zorro said:

    Excellent work exposing Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited for the corrupt public servant she is. (Is it racist to call her a public servant?)

  2. #2
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:28 pm, txvet2 said:

    Forget it. Nobody white of a non-approved skin tone and/or conservative is going to get in the door.

  3. #3
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:30 pm, EdDantes said:

    There’s no “majority” race in the US anymore. Even whites make up less than 50% of the US population now, so doesn’t every bank count as a minority bank???

  4. #4
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:42 pm, mattymatt10 said:

    Good heavens, when someone has to come up an explanation that long, you know they’ve been busted.

  5. #5
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:46 pm, escondidoguy said:

    Maxine Waters is the poster child for all the self serving black leaders that are nothing but charletans. They prey on their own race while demonizing the white straw man. Her’s is the face of evil and deceit. Her rants over the years have been tirades of mumbo-jumbo that spewed forth ignorance and self agrandisement. She is continually re-elected by a small number of people that have a monetary vested interest in keeping her propped up. Her mouth is bigger than her constituency.

  6. #6
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:48 pm, BOB said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:30 pm, EdDantes said:
    There’s no “majority” race in the US anymore. Even whites make up less than 50% of the US population now, so doesn’t every bank count as a minority bank???

    Not Yet.

  7. #7
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:48 pm, William Amos said:

    ACORN will be there to spout her praises no doubt.

  8. #8
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:49 pm, travlinman said:

    Her ethics are as evident as her beauty. Someone needs to inform the Congresswoman that Halloween is in October… huh? What do you mean she looks like that all of the time? That face (truly enhanced by the lovely outfits she wears) could stop one’s heart.

  9. #9
    On March 13th, 2009 at 7:04 pm, richardbo said:

    I’m surprised she didn’t accuse the CIA of causing this problem.

  10. #10
    On March 13th, 2009 at 7:15 pm, Old Tanker said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:49 pm, travlinman said:
    Her ethics are as evident as her beauty. Someone needs to inform the Congresswoman that Halloween is in October… huh? What do you mean she looks like that all of the time? That face (truly enhanced by the lovely outfits she wears) could stop one’s heart.

    As Fred Sanford once said; “Ester, I could shove your face in some dough and make gorilla cookies!”

  11. #11
    On March 13th, 2009 at 7:25 pm, Paul Revere said:

    I’m surprised she didn’t accuse the CIA of causing this problem.

    Give her time.

  12. #12
    On March 13th, 2009 at 7:44 pm, Khyris said:

    From her statement, OneUnited is:

    a minority owned community bank that was given an “outstanding” lending rating from its regulator for its lending activity in underserved communities in Los Angeles, where traditional banks have refused to lend

    In other words, she just came out and ADMITTED her responsibility for pushing subprime loans of the lowest standards. I actually live on the street where her “meeting” will be held. Her meetings are pretty standard… she bloviates, then she selects a few shills to ask rhetorical questions that serve no purpose but to praise her, and then she goes home. I once asked her a real question, and rather than answering it, she asked me where I lived. Answering her, she said “well you ain’t even in my district so you should count yourself lucky you don’t have to face the hardships black folk have to face.” considering my next-door-neighbor IS in fact in her district while I am not, I think having security escort me out was a bit ridiculous. Never did get an answer to my question.

  13. #13
    On March 13th, 2009 at 8:09 pm, right_on said:

    It would be a pretty simple affair to catch her in a lie…someone should ask her, point blank, if she is hiding anything. When she responds “no,” then ask her if she is lying. Again, she will say “no.”

    Then state that since she is wearing that wig, she is, in fact, hiding something (her hair,) and that she just lied about it. See?

    OMG…it just realized that I sounded like a liberal! Curses!! Never mind…

  14. #14
    On March 13th, 2009 at 8:39 pm, no2pcbs1 said:

    maxine waters has always been ethically challenged, so the race card comes in handy. she’ll even admit to relationships with banks she helped because questioning her is racist. all she really is, is a parasite.

  15. #15
    On March 13th, 2009 at 8:43 pm, vickisoup said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:28 pm, txvet2 said:
    Forget it. Nobody white of a non-approved skin tone and/or conservative is going to get in the door.

    Isn’t it sad that you went “there” first? I did, too! Man. We are really up to here with it all, aren’t we?
    It’s a shame.
    :(

  16. #16
    On March 13th, 2009 at 8:45 pm, Mercy4Me said:

    Somebody should throw some green slim on her like they did that British guy, and then snatch her wig of her head.

  17. #17
    On March 13th, 2009 at 8:51 pm, vickisoup said:

    OK; and now this.
    Folks, this is only the beginning of the Obama administration’s work to effect “social justice” on this country.

  18. #18
    On March 13th, 2009 at 8:56 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    a minority owned community bank that was given an “outstanding” lending rating from its regulator for its lending activity in underserved communities in Los Angeles, where traditional banks have refused to lend

    Not to split hairs but actually “it had been criticized by regulators in 2007 for failing to lend enough money to lower-income residents….” according to the NYT (http://tiny.cc/wVGLD.)

  19. #19
    On March 13th, 2009 at 9:39 pm, Dimsdale said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 7:44 pm, Khyris said:

    (snip)

    ….Answering her, she said “well you ain’t even in my district so you should count yourself lucky you don’t have to face the hardships black folk have to face.” ….

    (snip)

    One has to wonder why, in the eons that she has “served” her district, “black folk” are still facing all of those hardships. I would be willing to speculate that her district has never seen any significant improvement in conditions. Kinda like the tenements “served” by Obama in Chicago.

    Heck, you are lucky you don’t have to listen to her bloviating, lying butt, er, I mean, face.

  20. #20
    On March 13th, 2009 at 9:47 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited (a.k.a. Maxine Waters) is spitting mad 27/7 besides talking too much and long. As this is a Minority Bank do they use only Minority funding sources or is the Man helping here?

    I have been seeing the racial divide growing wider in this country for years, wider and more vehement, more dishonest.
    Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited (a.k.a. Maxine Waters) is as guilty as any and on this earth will probably get away with it in these Politically Correct times. But there will be justice for those who incite to violence, impoverish their own families and kin for profit. Sadly a lot of good people will suffer in the meantime.

    Congresswoman Bank of OneUnited (a.k.a. Maxine Waters) is much worse than buffoon or fool although she is those. Maxine Waters is a completely cynical, dishonest race baiter and grifter. Not to be judgemental of course, absolutely not, but may the Fires of Hell be her reward.


    Keep the change-I’ll keep my guns

  21. #21
    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:08 pm, right_on said:

    Vickisoup #17-

    Yeah, his name says it all…

    NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous

    …but not no mo’!

  22. #22
    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:33 pm, thefoundingfathers said:

    Washington DC— Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-35) released the following statement:

    “I have been an outspoken advocate for minority communities and businesses in California and nationally for decades. Recent press reports have raised questions about my advocacy on behalf of minority banks. Ultimately, however, these articles only revealed one thing: I am indeed an advocate for minority banks.

    What Kerosene Maxine meant but didn’t say:

    “I have been lining my pockets with thousands of dollars and enriching myself. My public schooled dumbed down constituents are none the wiser, until now. Therefore, you have forced me to spend some of my dirty dollars to defend myself so I can be re-elected. I have spoken so much double speak that the voters in my district don’t realize I am helping myself and not them. If they figure me out I will lose my cash cow public office”

  23. #23
    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:34 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:49 pm, travlinman said:

    Her ethics are as evident as her beauty.

    :lol:

  24. #24
    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:59 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    She has a husband?

  25. #25
    On March 13th, 2009 at 11:22 pm, CleanGuy said:

    I can’t WAIT to see the videos of the townhall meetings on YouTube! Let’s see if they can beat the vids of Rangel, Mirtha and that jerk Chicago council member!

  26. #26
    On March 13th, 2009 at 11:38 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:59 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    She has a husband?

    Eunuchs need love too.

  27. #27
    On March 14th, 2009 at 2:42 am, prendad said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:59 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    She has a husband?

    Is he blind?

  28. #28
    On March 14th, 2009 at 6:46 am, EdDantes said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:48 pm, BOB said:
    On March 13th, 2009 at 6:30 pm, EdDantes said:
    There’s no “majority” race in the US anymore. Even whites make up less than 50% of the US population now, so doesn’t every bank count as a minority bank???

    Not Yet.

    Sorry Bob, I put US instead of “California,” as non-hispanic whites are a minority there. Thanks for the correction.

  29. #29
    On March 14th, 2009 at 8:52 am, WarTip said:

    Nothing like the politics of unity division to help us get past all this racism huh? And what about the bank owner’s wife’s home? The bank owned cars? The million(s) in Water’s owned stock?

    Nothing to see here … especially not any change for the better no matter how much you may hope for it.

  30. #30
    On March 14th, 2009 at 11:07 am, babiesgrandma said:

    It bears repeating:

    Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself.
    Mark Twain

  31. #31
    On March 14th, 2009 at 12:10 pm, cabrerski said:

    Maxine Waters, public servant.

    She expects the public to serve her.

  32. #32
    On March 14th, 2009 at 1:31 pm, rightisright said:

    On March 14th, 2009 at 2:42 am, prendad said:

    On March 13th, 2009 at 10:59 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    She has a husband?

    Is he blind?

    and deaf?

  33. #33
    On March 14th, 2009 at 6:09 pm, Mark said:

    NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE! *

    * Exceptions for: anyone with large CASH contributions, or who can kick back money to my Husband for “services rendered.”

  34. #34
    On March 15th, 2009 at 12:01 pm, jbirish said:

    “I did not attend the meeting, and thus did not participate in the conversation.”

    What makes her think that absolves her of the charges made against her? One doesn’t have to attend the meetings etc. to influence and pander! Couldn’t get past that remark, so can’t remark on the rest of the tirade.
    What a moron, pleading her case to the other morons.

  35. #35
    On March 16th, 2009 at 9:08 am, RedDog said:

    JAIL TIME! NOW!

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