The wingnut sites are all ablaze with Maxine Waters this morning,

[Jackpine Radical]

claiming she said 170 million jobs could be lost due to the sequestration.

Anybody know what she actually said, & what the context was? I looked on the Google but couldn't find much except the RW sites; no original source.

[southernyankeebelle]

1. Goodness, they get upset with her if she is breathing and says good morning.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Well, she's…uh…

BLACK, you know.

The wingnut who sent me the first email about this alleged story said something about her being a discredit to her race.

[southernyankeebelle]

6. Morning Jack. Yes I know. But lets face it they hate her no matter the color.

[OKNancy]

2. saw this - slip of the tongue

I just noticed a post by National Review On-Line contributor Charles C. W. Cooke about House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Water’s obvious slip of the tongue (she accidentally said 170 million , when she meant 170 thousand) when referring to the number of jobs that may be lost as a result of sequestration.

I think this was below your standards, and hope you’ll reconsider the post.

Eric Orner

Deputy Communications Director
Financial Services Committee
Representative Maxine Waters, Ranking Member

[Jackpine Radical]

7. I figured it would be something like that, but wanted solid information

so I could reply to the jerk who's making such a big deal of it.

[OldDem2012]

3. Update: Maxine Waters’s Deputy Communications Director Responds

I'm not in the habit of linking to this site, but it tells the true story....

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/341925/update-maxine-waterss-deputy-communications-director-responds-charles-c-w-cooke

QUOTE:

I just noticed a post by National Review On-Line contributor Charles C. W. Cooke about House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Water’s obvious slip of the tongue (she accidentally said 170 million , when she meant 170 thousand) when referring to the number of jobs that may be lost as a result of sequestration.

I think this was below your standards, and hope you’ll reconsider the post.

Eric Orner

Deputy Communications Director
Financial Services Committee
Representative Maxine Waters, Ranking Member

[Turbineguy]

4. For her

a slip of the tongue.

For them

a dream come true.

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Like Obama's 57 states. I'm still hearing that one.

[deutsey]

9. And everything Bush the Infallible ever said was directly from The Lord God

[sorefeet]

10. "A dictatorship would be fine

as long as I was the dictator" that wasn't a slip of the tongue.

[IrishAyes]

11. For some reason

... I'm reminded of my favorite Archie Bunker episode where he accidentally locked himself in his basement over the weekend while everyone else was gone. He was miserable in every possible way and toward the end, he fell on his knees to ask "God, if you exist, send me help. If you love me, show me your face!" (or words to that effect)

At that very moment George Jefferson comes hunting him and opens the basement door from the outside. Archie looks up at the figure silhouetted in light at the top of the stairs, and he screams "My God! Jefferson was right!"