Maxine Waters: ‘Black People, You Better Be Controversial,’ Play the ‘Race Card’

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WATERS: "Let’s work with people who have the passion and who want to do it, and who understand how important it is. There are plenty of them in our communities, but guess what? We don’t associate with them because we think they are too controversial. Black people, you better get controversial. You better be controversial. (Applause) You better call it like it is. We've been shut down, because others have defined this. When they said to us about 10, 15 years ago, 'Oh, she’s playing the race card.' You should say, 'Yeah, and I’ve got a lot more I'm going to play.' (Applause) Don’t run away from it. And that’s what happened. We stop calling a racist a racist because they said that that’s all you do. You don’t do anything else. Don’t let these people intimidate or scare you. You’ve got to get in the fight and you’ve got to be in the fight to make some sacrifices, to understand when you’re winning, to continue to work, to make things happen. And I want to tell you it is time to take off the handcuffs."