http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-maxine-waters-20110819,0,7897807.storyRep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) says it is time for President Obama to get tough with Republicans and push for more programs to help the poor, especially in the African American community. (Pabo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press / August 13, 2010)
As far as Rep. Maxine Waters in concerned, it is time for President Obama to get tough with Republicans and put together proposals that help the poor and especially the hard-hit African American community.
Speaking at a job fair in Atlanta on Thursday, the fiery Los Angeles Democrat said there was rising unhappiness among African Americans with the nation's first black president.
"There is a growing frustration in this country and in minority communities because the unemployment rates are so high," Waters said in televised remarks. She went on to cite home foreclosures and the increasing wealth gap between blacks and whites for "creating frustration and, yes, some anger" in the black community, which wants to see Obama take on his opponents.