Im not afraid of anybody. This is a tough game. You cant be intimidated. You cant be frightened. And as far as Im concerned the Tea Party can go straight to hell.
California Democratic Cong. Maxine Waters to a restless crowd over the weekend.
Cong. Waters told a Detroit gathering last week she was frustrated with the Obama Administrations approach to the economy. She urged voters to unleash her on the White House. But Waters directly aimed her ire at the Tea Party during a weekend forum in Inglewood Calif. Saturday. Watch the full news story and Waters comments at 1:47 of the video story here. urged Democrats to adhere to their own calls for civility after that the Tea Party can go straight to hell comment by Waters a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Mark Meckler & Jenny Beth Martin lead a national Tea Party group the Tea Party Patriots. They immediatly suggested President Obama should step in to put a check on the overheated rhetoric.Weve had Democrats calling American citizens terrorists and hostage takers and now an elected Democratic representative says that we can go straight to hell. The president and all leaders of the Democratic Party who have called for civility in the past are neglecting to censure their own. Is civility only required from their opponents? they asked in a statement.Video of her remarks was captured by the ABC affiliate in Los Angeles. Waters ratcheted up her rhetoric as she and other lawmakers were confronting the epidemic of joblessness in their home states. At the event they were faced with a series of questions from constituents about what the government can do to fuel job creation. Said Meckler & Martin of the Tea Party Patriots
Perhaps its time for a new-NEW era of civility. ... The presidents silence on these latest violations of civility has been deafening but not surprising.
