Walter Fields

A small episode involving Maxine Waters and Carolyn Maloney, and a big question about race and seniority:

It wasn't just parochialism that prompted a Congressional Black Caucus member to threaten "Armageddon" if Carolyn Maloney beat out Maxine Waters for a committee slot.

Bio: Walter Fields is CEO and executive editor at NorthStarNews.com, and the former publisher of City Limits. He used to be political director of the New Jersey NAACP.

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A small episode involving Maxine Waters and Carolyn Maloney, and a big question about race and seniority

Late last month, Barney Frank’s announcement that he was retiring from Congress set in motion a miniature power struggle within his party that highlighted a dilemma for African-American officeholders, and voters.

Yes, it was a big deal that one of the House’s most outspoken and influential liberals was leaving, but this controversy was about something more parochial: who would get to replace Franks as the ranking party member on the powerful House Financial Services Committee. More

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on December 12th, 2011 12:30pm