. . . Upon further reflection, while the moniker “Mad Dog” is appropriate Mattis, it is not for Waters. It was given Mattis as an honorary title for his battlefield leadership. One would not wish to diminish it in any way. Thus, to give a moniker to Waters, perhaps we should consider the 1979 dystopian action film “Mad Max.” After all, that movie was about chaos evolving in the wake of societal collapse. By her inciting words, “Mad Max” Maxine is promoting America’s societal collapse. . . .
Posted By Lt. Col. James Zumwalt "Having a “mad dog” in your corner during a fight can be good or bad depending upon the battlefield involved.
"A mad dog, unleashed upon a foreign battlefield to do America’s bidding in combat, is good. Fighting militants in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004, Marine general and now Secretary of Defense James Mattis was respectfully given the name “Mad Dog” for being more determined than a determined enemy to win.
"But a mad dog unleashed upon the political battlefield is bad. It denies the American public a substantive and civil discourse on issues. With the rabid rage heard from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., we see characteristics of a mad dog that mindlessly urinates upon civility, refusing to rationally debate diverse political views.
"The Democratic Party has obviously lost control of “Mad Dog” Maxine who recently added another bite to her bark. Ever since President Donald Trump took office, she has incessantly clamored for his impeachment. She does so while remaining hard-pressed to offer up concrete evidence upon which to justify impeachment, other than her personal opinion. Adding to her repertoire, Waters now howls encouragement to her minions to confront members of the Trump administration whenever and wherever they may be encountered in public.
"In October 2017, Waters threatened the president with the statement, she would “take Trump out tonight.” She later claimed it was “ridiculous” to view it as a threat, but any reasonable interpretation does. Yet, no voice within her party spoke out against her.
"At a June 23rd rally in Los Angeles, Waters whipped up supporters, instructing them: “Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.”
"Few people are willing to confront a mad dog on the prowl. However, Trump is not one of them. While suggesting Waters is a “low IQ individual,” he also tweeted a warning to her to “be careful what you wish for.”
"But, for the most part, there again has been dead silence from congressional Democrats about the political feeding frenzy Waters seeks to stir up. Save for a half-hearted comment by Nancy Pelosi, no one dares cast Maxine’s “call to arms” as being inciteful and a danger to our republic. All appear afraid to “be still the Waters.”
"Pelosi proved unwilling to unequivocally condemn Waters as she sought to give Maxine’s comments a justifying “spin”—done against the backdrop of lyrics from “America the Beautiful.” Pelosi said, “In the crucial months ahead, we must strive to make America beautiful again. Trump’s daily lack of civility has provoked responses that are predictable but unacceptable. As we go forward, we must conduct elections in a way that achieves unity from sea to shining sea.” A call for harassment or violence against non-violent government officials is never justified, and Pelosi irresponsibly failed to get that message out.
"One must consider whether Maxine’s endless rage and ranting against Trump might have an ulterior motive. We need remember that her flagrant disregard in the past for ethics once earned her the title of one of the most corrupt members of Congress. More recently, her effort to funnel campaign funds to a campaign worker that just so happens to be her daughter has raised eyebrows, particularly as it puts the daughter well on her way to millionaire status.
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"Waters still stands by her activist call to harass Trump administration personnel. What she fails to understand is there will always be those who take such a call to an extreme. Once she lets the “cat out of the bag,” she has no control over how it is manifested."
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