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Maxine Waters under scrutiny for bank ties
LA Times ^ | 3/13/2009 | Richard Simon and E. Scott Reckard

Posted on 03/13/2009 1:44:18 AM PDT by markomalley

Rep. Maxine Waters, one of Los Angeles' most enduring liberal politicians, has come under scrutiny because of bailout funds that went to a bank in which her husband had owned stock and served on the board.

Waters was a senior member of the congressional committee dealing with the financial crisis when OneUnited Bank -- one of the nation's largest minority-owned institutions -- received $12 million in bailout funds.

Her husband, Sidney Williams, served on the bank board until early last year and held at least $500,000 in investments in the bank in 2007, the most recent year for which public financial disclosure statements are available.

A month before Congress enacted the bailout program, Waters helped set up a meeting between the chief executive of the bank, representatives of other financial institutions and Treasury officials.

"When a member of the financial services committee calls, you pay special attention," said Jeb Mason, who was a high-ranking Treasury official last fall.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: 111th; bailoutcrisis; bank; corruptdems; cultureofcorruption; democrat; democrats; democratscandals; ethics; funnymoney; greed; madmax; maxinewaters; probe; sidneywilliams; waters; williams
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To: RandallFlagg

That was Barbara Lee, not Maxine.


61 posted on 03/13/2009 8:57:20 AM PDT by txrangerette (Just say "no" to the Obama Cult.)
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To: markomalley

RACISM!


62 posted on 03/13/2009 9:08:42 AM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: markomalley

Maxine Waters needs the Martha Stewart treatment, then removal from office.


63 posted on 03/13/2009 9:11:00 AM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Nothing...repeat...NOTHING...will come of this. NOTHING ever does with Democrats.

Especially black racist democrats.


64 posted on 03/13/2009 9:13:20 AM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: MrB

The funny part is that she’s probably the elite cream of the crop in the district she represents.

And that isn’t much.


65 posted on 03/13/2009 9:16:30 AM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: freekitty

It is amazing how illiterate demrat politicians magincally become wealthy.


66 posted on 03/13/2009 9:26:19 AM PDT by dools007
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To: markomalley

Who cares, she’s black, she’s a Dem and she’s a woman (did I mention she was black?) and that means get outta jail free.


67 posted on 03/13/2009 9:29:30 AM PDT by hattend (Sarah Palin has run a fishing business, a city, and a state. All Obama has done is run his mouth.)
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To: unkus

I dunno, the speakress is a bloomin idiot herself.


68 posted on 03/13/2009 9:42:25 AM PDT by ichabod1 (I am rolling over in my grave and I am not even dead yet (GOP Poet))
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To: ichabod1

You’re certainly right about that. They are all disgusting.


69 posted on 03/13/2009 9:45:25 AM PDT by unkus
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To: doug from upland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrA9zj94NuU


70 posted on 03/13/2009 9:48:40 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: dools007

My thoughts exactly.


71 posted on 03/13/2009 9:52:24 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: unkus

They remind me of the corrupt blacks that the carpetbaggers installed in congress during reconstruction.


72 posted on 03/13/2009 9:53:05 AM PDT by ichabod1 (I am rolling over in my grave and I am not even dead yet (GOP Poet))
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To: MindBender26
"I maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. So I call it a rebellion.”

Perfect! So, when we get tired of it and throw them out -- literally -- WE can maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. And WE, the PEOPLE, call it a rebellion.

73 posted on 03/13/2009 9:54:08 AM PDT by AnglePark
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To: markomalley

Sidney ,, you have one helluva family thing going.. but then so do many corrupt dems.


74 posted on 03/13/2009 9:56:23 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: ichabod1

You’re right. One would think they would wake up just a little bit. They have been used and abused so much that they become abusers and don’t even realize it.


75 posted on 03/13/2009 9:57:58 AM PDT by unkus
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To: doug from upland

Love all your stuff Doug, thanks.


76 posted on 03/13/2009 9:59:17 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer (I have a Pal in Sarah)
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To: Dixie Yooper

The Mighty Media Monolith always avoids stating the party, and says “Rep.” for Representative, as opposed to Senator, because they are HOPING the masses will mistake it for REPUBLICAN!


77 posted on 03/13/2009 10:07:01 AM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: Dixie Yooper

I really mean my previous comment! I have a liberal friend who worked at the Miami Herald, and he gleefully said they have doing that at least since Nixon ran for Predident, to make Republicans look bad!


78 posted on 03/13/2009 10:10:02 AM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: markomalley

I posted this on another thread yesterday, and I feel that its worth repeating here:
““ms” Waters is also a viscous attack dog when it comes to defending ACORN and Fannie and Freddie. ANY time there’s anything going on remotely touching on ACORN, Fannie n Freddie, that CBC biotch is right up there in it. I dare say “Ms.” Waters is as corrupt as Barney Frank and Chris Dodd. Not to mention she is PART of a system that has beggared people she says she was trying to help and she ACTIVELY assists in keeping Black people both ignorant and dependent on Government. All so she can stay in her cushy Congressional Position.

If I were one of her black supporters I would be out to smack that evil twit right the heck out of congress for her betrayal of the Black American Community.

Is that a strong enough condemnation?”


79 posted on 03/13/2009 10:32:33 AM PDT by Danae (Amerikan Unity My Ass)
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To: river rat
One would think that the lack of honesty, ability, integrity, intelligence, morality and loyalty to the Republic shown by the overwhelming majority of elected black politicians would perhaps convince non-blacks that voting for blacks was not in their or the Republic's best interests....

This is a sad but true observation.

80 posted on 03/13/2009 10:32:54 AM PDT by tflabo
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