Maxine Waters covering her butt by going on the offense against Obama

[jenmito]

She was apparently on Mika and Joe's radio show where she said Obama has to clarify what took place between the treasury & Chris Dodd. She said he has some explaining to do! "Maybe the president is not up to speed but this has to be clarified." :wtf: Isn't she under some sort of investigation re: her husband's finances?

I hate starting this "concern" thread, but anyone who knows my posts knows I am NOT a "concern troll."

[FrenchieCat]

1. She's falling for it, as she sits in the Washington bubble.

[jenmito]

3. Why do the Dems. always eat their own?

[FrenchieCat]

5. Fear of superficial perceptions as dictated by the Corporate media.

[jenmito]

8. They're going to end up making Obama a one-term president.

[FrenchieCat]

10. They will only care after too late.

then they'll be another excuse.

[jenmito]

15. Sadly, you're probably right.

They don't recognize how good they have it and they're blowing it.

[Peacetrain]

16. Bingo

[treestar]

53. Exactly, repukes never worry about what anyone thinks or says of

them no matter how ridiculous they are.

[marshall]

29. In some cases they're too principled to avert their eyes

In other cases they are protecting themselves.

[Cha]

25. She needs to get out

more.

[polichick]

2. imo she meant that it's possible the President didn't know about...

...what went on between Treasury and Sen. Dodd.

SOMEBODY needs to clarify, that's for sure ~ and I still want to know who stripped Snowe-Wyden.

[jenmito]

4. That's not how it sounded when Andrea Mitchell just played audio of her saying what

she said. She sounded very accusatory.

[polichick]

6. I just heard it - yes, she's angry, but she was saying that the President...

...might not have been "up to speed" on what Geithner was doing with Dodd ~ it was Andrea who spun it in an ugly direction.

[jenmito]

12. Saying he may not be "up to speed" may be worse than knowing and covering it up.

She's supposedly going to be on MSNBC later.

[polichick]

14. I honestly think she was trying to suggest that the President might not have known...

Andrea jumped on it like a vulture ~ don't let her convince you.

[jenmito]

17. Well, we'll see as soon as she's interviewed.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Andrea MItchell-Greenspan should not be covering financial issues.....

cause the more she can point over there, her husband doesn't look so bad.
Conflict of legacy interest, IMO.

[polichick]

11. I agree.

[ErinBerin84]

13. she did lengthy reporting on the Fed the other day

I couldnt believe she did it with a straight face. I also remember Gregory reporting on Fannie Mae at the time of their bailout, without disclosing his wife's ties.

[jenmito]

19. She does EVERYTHING with a straight face...

due to all the botox.

[ErinBerin84]

22. hehe

I walked right into that one.

[HopeOverFear]

30. it's time for Jon Stewart to humiliate her ass n/m

[ErinBerin84]

7. I don't exactly disagree with what she said. I think it should be clarified.

But the fact that she had to go on Joe and Mika's show of all places (and that some have said she has her own explaining to do) kind of stings me. Couldn't she at least go on Rachel (maybe she has, and I missed it). It reminds me of Even Bayh gloating to Joe about his new "coalition".

[meli224]

18. what I don't understand is why is this ammendment

crap only being brought up now? If Snowe-Wyden were so outraged about it being taken out, why did they wait till now to bring it up? It all seems really fishy. I think these Dems are feeding into the game the repugs are playing. They don't care how they make the president look.

[ErinBerin84]

20. yeah, I agree.

[brianna69]

21. Democrats always eat their own

They never fail to do this. As I've said before, it is other democrats not repugs that are going to be the ones that cause the most problems for the administration. Democrats have been out in the cold for 8 years. We finally regain the Whitehouse with a mandate. Instead of acting like a team and watching each other backs to bring our economy back they fight and bicker among themselves for the cameras and stab the president in the back. I knew this would happen just a bit surprised it has happened so soon. Democrats bad mouthing the presidents budget(which would represent the most progressive agenda pursued in over 30 years, Now we have them not repugs trying to bring down the Whitehouse over this AIG business.It makes me sick.

[jenmito]

24. Exactly...

between Waters and Bayh and co., the Dems. will not be in the majority for long.

[Highway61]

23. Dodd has taken a beating

for exactly what? He was advised by Paulson's Treasury Department that restrictions on bonuses may not be legal and that they also would prevent companies from participating, so the media's reporting on this isn't spot on (what the hell else is new!)
The American people have the fucking attention span of a gnat...BUT, most can tell you who was last clobbered on Dancing With The Stars.
:wtf:

[jenmito]

26. Carlos Watson covering this now.

[Thrill]

27. Who needs Republicans when you have Democrats?

Can't believe she said this bullshit. This is on Bush. And thats the message Democrats should be getting out there

[jenmito]

28. You don't.

[ChuckTodd]

31. This is why Dems are gutless

This woman is under investigation all of the time. She needs friends in high places and she sells out her president. U would've had to waterboard repubs to sell out Bush is first 4yrs. It was hard to get them to criticize him at all until he got out of office.

[genna]

35. This is bogus.

All of what time Todd?

She is one Congress woman that stands UP and speaks out on behalf of her constituency in LA.


Asking tough questions is Congress' responsibility. If something was slid into a bill or taken out of a bill at the last minute after both House and Senate version had been passed, the issue is what interests were involved in adding/removing that provision?


Democrats, all elected Democrats, have to answer to their constituencies eventually. If Republicans have decided to pick individual Democrats apart because the direct attack on the president isn't working, then the rest of us have to have enough sense to ask whether there is smoke with the fire or there is something to the fire.

[genna]

32. What am I missing with Waters hearing the disconnect between

Dodd originally putting the no executive bonus awards as long as companies take bailouts AND Dodd taking away the amendment later suggesting Treasury told him his amendment would fail if he kept in that provision?

How is Waters falling for the okey doke?

How is Waters shifting focus from the media questioning her voting record and her husband's financial interests?

What is the web that holds these two or more things together?

[masuki bance]

33. Thanks for your concern.

[jenmito]

34. Don't even try it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8275248&mesg_id=8275248

[masuki bance]

36. wow.

just wow.

[jenmito]

44. You took the words right out of my mouth. n/t

[JimGinPA]

41. I'm Surprised That One Is Still Here Too

Just so they know...

[jenmito]

48. Thank you.

Who does s/he think s/he's fooling?!

[Skidmore]

37. She's on with Norah O'Donnell now and not exactly covering herself

with glory.

[babylonsister]

38. She's on now backtracking (I didn't hear her this a.m., but

she's defending Obama and Geithner). And Noron is a bellicose talking head. Making Maxine defensive.

[Parker CA]

39. Maxine does not enjoy Norah one bit. She just walked back some of her comments and then proceeded

to put Norah into place about her comments regarding the reality of every member of congress reading every page of legislature. I thought it was good, but she must have received a call to walk her earlier comments back a bit.

[Skidmore]

46. I don't think she put anybody in their place. In fact, she looked

like a weasel by trying to make it seem trivial that Congresspeople don't attend to the details of these bills they put up there.

[Hieronymus]

54. Maxine looked very defensive to me...

[Hieronymus]

55. Maxine looked very defensive to me...

[jenmito]

42. I saw that. Waters is NOW saying Obama IS "up to speed," and everything HAS

been cleared up!

[polichick]

45. Obviously, somebody called and told her that the President DID know...

...what Geithner was up to. I still don't think she ever meant to diss Obama.

[ChuckTodd]

40. Rahm must've got to her

She made sure to stand behind Obama in that lil segment. She also managed to sound like an idiot by admitting nobody read the stimulus package. I don't see why Obama's people just don't say the provision is unconstitutional and they thought individual companies would have sense not to give out bonuses at this time. Now thats a descent lie right?

[Hieronymus]

43. Maxine was just on MSNBC trying to defend the fact that she and others

don't read legislation they vote on. She tried turning it around on reporters etc. Not very professional ... but I never thought she was.

[jenmito]

47. Well, Norah O'Donnell thought she was going to get a big story with this interview...

with Waters still speaking out against Obama/Geithner, but she didn't get it.

[masuki bance]

49. Waters is a great legislator and you smearing her with claims that her

husband is "under some sort of investigation" and that she is attacking Obama are not helpful.

[jenmito]

50. Get lost. I searched your posts. You're not fooling anyone.

[masuki bance]

52. Way to change the subject.

Maxine is covering her butt? For what reason?

She has no reason to "cover her butt".

[Hieronymus]

51. Both those things appear to be true. Are we to never speak negatively

of Maxine Waters?