Catalina Camia
USA Today
8/18/2011
Rep. Maxine Waters had a quick response to Rep. Allen West’s assessment that she and other black leaders are “overseers” on a “21st-century plantation.”
“It’s a little bit outrageous,” Waters, D-Calif., told MSNBC. “It’s a little bit ridiculous” and “hard to respond to.”
West, speaking on Fox News on Wednesday night, called himself a “modern-day Harriet Tubman” trying to lead black voters off the “plantation” — his description of the Democratic Party.
The freshman Republican from Florida, a Tea Party favorite, had been asked about the anger expressed during a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) town hall meeting in Detroit.
In a statement today, West stood by his remarks…
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H/T American Power where readers can watch the Fox News video of Rep. West.
Related: Fired-up Rep. Waters to Black Voters: We Don’t Criticize Obama Because You ‘Love’ Him at The Blaze.