A "Tea Party" the group responded to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), which at a forum Saturday for the unemployed in Inglewood said "the" Tea Party "can go to hell."
The event took place a day after new statistics were released showing that unemployment in California last month went up 12% from 11.8%. California's unemployment rate now the second largest in the country, behind Nevada to 12.9%, and unemployment is well above the U.S. average of 9.1%.
More than 1,000 people attended the "Summit of the kitchen table," which was designed to give unemployed people the opportunity to express and share their elected officials struggle to find a job.
Waters has criticized Republicans in Congress, saying: ". I am not afraid of anyone This is a difficult game can not be intimidated You can not be afraid And as for me ,..." Tea party "can go straight to hell."
Waters told the audience about job fairs Congressional Black Caucus is organized nationally, including such an event is scheduled for Aug. 31 in Los Angeles. She urged residents to continue their efforts to make government "a few large companies to help solve the problem.
"You have to join me to fight against it," said Waters.
A group contested waters Tea Party in a statement Monday.
"We had to call the Democrats 'terrorist' U.S. citizens and" kidnappers "and elect a Democrat now says he can" go to hell, "" Tea Party Patriots, the group said, according to The Washington Post ". ... It is necessary courtesy to their opponents? Maybe it's time for a new era of civility. ... The silence of the President on violations of civility has been deafening, but not surprising."
The organizers of the event Saturday he hoped would highlight the problems of chronic unemployment.
"There are righteous indignation that many of frustration," said Refugio Mata, communications coordinator for the good job LA, a coalition that advocates for working families and the summit organized kitchen table on Saturday. "We hope Congress will listen and focus on job creation."
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