“The anger that you see expressed out there in Los Angeles, in my district this evening, is a righteous anger, and it's difficult for me to say to the people, "Don't be angry." When people are angry and enraged, they do do senseless things. They do act even sometimes out of character, and that's why it is the responsibility of America to try and avoid putting people in these kinds of situations.” PeopleTryingKindSometimesCharacterAmericaDifficultResponsibilitySituationAngryEveningLos AngelesRighteousRighteous Anger Author:Maxine Waters
“Many other cities could go the way that Los Angeles went last night unless the president is willing to step in and take some strong action in terms of letting people know that he cares about this issue.” PeopleKnowsWayCareActionLastsNightStrongPresidentTermCitiesStepsIssuesWillingLos AngelesLast Night Author:Maxine Waters
“I think that people should do what their heart and soul tells them to do.” PeopleThinkingShouldHeartSoulHeart And Soul Author:Maxine Waters
“I know some people like to follow the tradition, and that's who they are. That's not me.” PeopleKnowsTradition Author:Maxine Waters
“I just think the American people had better understand what's going on. This is a bunch of scumbags. That's what [Russians] are!” PeopleThinkingBunchScumbags Author:Maxine Waters
“All of these people who are organized with these oil-and-gas interests, that's in the administration and friends of the President of the United States [Donald Trump], these back channeling that you see. These are a bunch of scumbags. That's what they are.” PeopleStatesPresidentInterestUnitedUnited StatesTrumpOilBunchAdministrationOrganizedGasChannelingOil And GasScumbags Author:Maxine Waters
“The president of the United States who has a history of firing people who get close to, you know, him and his allies like Flynn, and like Miss Yates, he will fire them if he believes somehow they're getting too close to him in the investigations. I believe that the president of the United States should not have fired Comey in the middle of an investigation.” PeopleBelieveI BelievePresidentMissing Author:Maxine Waters
“I think that when you saw Donald Trump absolutely calling Hillary Clinton crooked, the "lock her up, lock her up," all of that was developed. I think that was developed strategically with people from the Kremlin, with Vladimir Putin.” PeopleThinkingClinton Author:Maxine Waters
“I am so offended by Trump. I spend an awful lot of time helping to educate people about who I think he is and the danger that I think he is to this country. I will be working on those issues and trying to expose this president. I think that's important work.” PeopleThinkingTryingImportantCountryHelpingPresidentDangerEducateOffended Author:Maxine Waters
“Let's take a look at NAFTA. Trump said that NAFTA was a bad deal and he was going to get rid of it in the first 100 days. Now, that's also off the table. He's made a lot of promises that he can't keep. He has distorted information. I do not think he should not be president of the United States. And I think our allies and people in other countries are looking at America and saying, "This can't be. How did this happen?"” PeopleThinkingCountryPresidentPromise Author:Maxine Waters
“If you call it a riot, it sounds like it was just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason. I maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. So I call it a rebellion.” PeopleIfsReasonSoundCrazyStupidBunchNo ReasonRebellionBad ThingsAcceptableRiotCrazy PeopleStupid Liberal Author:Maxine Waters
“I've been in this struggle for many years now. I understand racism. I understand that there are a lot of people in this country who don't care about the problems of the inner city. We have to fight every day that we get up for every little thing that we get. And so I keep struggling.” PeopleYearsLittlesCountryProblemCareFightingCitiesStruggleRacismDon't CareGet UpLittle ThingsInner City Author:Maxine Waters
“Policy, for the most part, has been made by white people in America, not by people of color. And they have tended to take care of those things that they think are important. Whether it's their agricultural subsidies, or other kinds of expenditures that are certainly not expenditures for poor people or for people of color. And so we have to band together and keep fighting back.” PeopleThinkingKindHas BeensMadeImportantCareTogetherAmericaFightingWhitePoorPolicyColorBandTake CarePoor PeopleExpendituresSubsidiesFighting Back Author:Maxine Waters
“It's time for the bully pulpit of the White House to bring the gangstas in, put them around the table and let them know that if they don't come up with loan modifications and keep people in their homes that they've worked so hard for, we're gonna tax them out of business.” PeopleIfsKnowsHardHomeHouseWhiteTaxesTablesCome UpWhite HouseBullyLoanPulpitModificationGangsta Author:Maxine Waters
“This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty” PeopleWayYearsWarRealNationsChangePoorDealsPovertyColorApproachPoor PeopleGreat ChangeWaging WarWar On Poverty Author:Maxine Waters
