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Kaye_NY

(71 posts)
Mon May 1, 2017, 07:09 PM May 2017

Auntie Maxine and the quest for impeachment

The overflow crowd at Busboys and Poets was black and white and shades in between, yuppies in chinos and activists in message T-shirts, bubbling with excitement to hear from the special guest at the restaurant’s open mic night.

Instead of a poet or a musician, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) stepped onto the stage, showered with applause and cheers. Not many members of Congress could draw this kind of crowd — diverse and yet united behind a single goal. After taking a moment to thank the crowd for its greeting, Waters got right to the point.

“Donald Trump is someone that found his way to the presidency of the United States of America — I still don’t know how,” she said, drawing boos at the mention of the president’s name. “But he’s someone that I’m committed to getting impeached!”

The crowd exploded.

“He’s a liar! He’s a cheat! He’s a con man!” she said, each declaration punctuated by cheers. “We’ve got to stop his ass!”


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/auntie-maxine-and-the-quest-for-impeachment/2017/04/29/38a26816-2476-11e7-a1b3-faff0034e2de_story.html?utm_term=.dc23401d0a11#comments

I'm with her!
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Auntie Maxine and the quest for impeachment (Original Post) Kaye_NY May 2017 OP
'Auntie' Maxine? elleng May 2017 #1
Her supporters call her Auntie. tammywammy May 2017 #4
Thanks. elleng May 2017 #5
You go girl! apcalc May 2017 #2
She is a woman with balls. My kind of woman. You ROCK! BigmanPigman May 2017 #3
Male (or female) genitalia have NOTHING to do with courage or intelligence. Please drop sexism. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #8
Maxine is a beacon in the fog. No vacillation. Resolute. delisen May 2017 #6
She is persisting. Go Maxine! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #7
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