Waters: Probe 'birthers and the teabaggers' at rallies for racist views

[stephanie]

By Michael O'Brien - 09/16/09 12:10 PM ET
The media should investigate the racial views of conservative activists like the ones who descended on Washington last weekend, one liberal congresswoman said Wednesday.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said that it's not enough for African-Americans to levy allegations of racism against the right-leaning protesters, and that the media must look into their views.

"I want those people talked to; I want them interviewed," Waters told the liberal Bill Press Radio show in a podcast. "I want journalists to be all over those rallies and the marches with the birthers and the teabaggers."

"What I'm looking for is the very people who carry the signs who are referring to the policies in very, very strange ways like 'Obamacare' and 'Barry Obamacare with Kennedy,'" she said. "What I've been interested in is hearing from those people that everybody's referring to -- everybody on the Mall, in the rally."

Tens of thousands of conservative activists took to the National Mall last weekend to protest the Obama administration, specifically its stance on healthcare reform. Examples of incendiary rhetoric touching on racial overtones from some protesters have emerged on blogs in the days since the rally.

"I think it's not enough for African-Americans to say what they think, what they suspect," Waters said. "I think that if you put the microphones in front of them, if you do the interviews, they'll tell you what they believe, what they think."
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/59015-waters-media-must-investigate-right-wing-protesters-for-racism

[CSM]

By Michael O'Brien - 09/16/09 12:10 PM ET
The media should investigate the racial views of conservative activists like the ones who descended on Washington last weekend, one liberal congresswoman said Wednesday.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said that it's not enough for African-Americans to levy allegations of racism against the right-leaning protesters, and that the media must look into their views.

"I want those people talked to; I want them interviewed," Waters told the liberal Bill Press Radio show in a podcast. "I want journalists to be all over those rallies and the marches with the birthers and the teabaggers."

"What I'm looking for is the very people who carry the signs who are referring to the policies in very, very strange ways like 'Obamacare' and 'Barry Obamacare with Kennedy,'" she said. "What I've been interested in is hearing from those people that everybody's referring to -- everybody on the Mall, in the rally."

Tens of thousands of conservative activists took to the National Mall last weekend to protest the Obama administration, specifically its stance on healthcare reform. Examples of incendiary rhetoric touching on racial overtones from some protesters have emerged on blogs in the days since the rally.

"I think it's not enough for African-Americans to say what they think, what they suspect," Waters said. "I think that if you put the microphones in front of them, if you do the interviews, they'll tell you what they believe, what they think."
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/59015-waters-media-must-investigate-right-wing-protesters-for-racism

Maxine should take a little black pill. The only rhetoric touching on racial overtones has come from libs and dems calling the protesters racists.

[Little-Acorn]

Maxine should take a little black pill. The only rhetoric touching on racial overtones has come from libs and dems calling the protesters racists.

They have to call them racists. They can't call them wrong, since they're right and the socialists know it.

Calling us racists diverts the need to examine what we're saying about their agenda. It's the only thing they can do.

[Monkeybone]

Waters said. "I think that if you put the microphones in front of them, if you do the interviews, they'll tell you what they believe, what they think." You mean like how they disagree with the policies and the spending of the last few years?

I think that she just wants to play 'Gotcha News' and hope to get that sound bit that is just right... or will they just edit it to appear racist like the guy carrying the AR-15

[Gaffer]

They just want to stop that annoying free speech. Get some thought police out there and shut those people up.

Myself, I'm proud to be a right wing, racist, bigoted, enemy of the state.

[Monkeybone]

Exactly Gaffer. You wanna label me? Then go ahead and label me.

[Binky]

They have to call them racists. They can't call them wrong, since they're right and the socialists know it.

Calling us racists diverts the need to examine what we're saying about their agenda. It's the only thing they can do.


:clap::clap: By hollering racism, they are creating a diversion so they can go ahead with their agends without the people hanging off their shoulders, so to speak....and those people are great at keeping below the radar going undetected.