Michael Steele to head GOP!

[epo]

Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/republicans;_ylt=AmxYdjT8aj_EMOPvoTMADMqs0NUE;_ylu =X3oDMTI1azgwdmd2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMTMwL3JlcHVib GljYW5zBHBvcwM3BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA21pY2h hZWxzdGVlbA--)

Michael Steele was elected Republican National Committee chairman on Friday, defeating the incumbent party chief and three other challengers over six rounds of voting to become the first black to lead the GOP. The former Maryland lieutenant governor takes over a beleaguered GOP as Republicans seek to rebound from back-to-back defeats in national elections that gave Democrats control of Congress and the White House.

Alright, I don't agree with a word that Steele has ever said...but good for the GOP for adding a bit of diversity to their leadership on the national level. I hope this sends a message to their leadership throughout the country.

[GregoryJoseph]

Very interesting indeed.

[lleeder]

I hope Young Jeezy is writing a new remix.

[jauble]

I hope Young Jeezy is writing a new remix.

bravo

[Thomas Merton]

The playing field has been officially leveled

No more excuses, quotas or guilt trips

Just sayin

[DarkHippie]

Isn't he a porn star?

[instrument]

Is he the same guy whose email account we used to dl the show?

[Yerdaddy]

http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/cec/CECimages/CECsuper.JPG

[Marc with a c]

there was a science teacher in my middle school named mr. steele he ate bugs and leaves.

[boosterp]

http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/cec/CECimages/CECsuper.JPG

At first I thought that too.

[Syd]

Fun fact, he ran one of the worst senate campaigns around in MD. Lost to a virtual unknown. He doesn't know how to engage new GOP (read: darker skin tone) voters any better than his predecessors.

[SP1!]

At first I thought that too.

Yeah it reeks of that but he has actually been a outspoken member for quite a while

[high fly]

Fun fact, he ran one of the worst senate campaigns around in MD. Lost to a virtual unknown. He doesn't know how to engage new GOP (read: darker skin tone) voters any better than his predecessors.


Heh heh heh, yeah, he tried to hide the fact that he was a Republican, implied he was a Democrat, bused in a bunch of black folks from Philly who didn't know better to help him, and falsely claimed he had the support of black leaders.

It's also another slap in the face to Bush, whose pick for the job was rejected...

[A.J.]

http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/cec/CECimages/CECsuper.JPG

http://walkingalongtherailways.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/token.jpg

[keithy_19]

http://walkingalongtherailways.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/token.jpg

I get it now!

[epo]

Heh heh heh, yeah, he tried to hide the fact that he was a Republican, implied he was a Democrat, bused in a bunch of black folks from Philly who didn't know better to help him, and falsely claimed he had the support of black leaders.

It's also another slap in the face to Bush, whose pick for the job was rejected...

Those "Steele Democrats" were damned funny....

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/images/Steele_Democrat_Sign.jpg

[TheMojoPin]

Those "Steele Democrats" were damned funny....

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/images/Steele_Democrat_Sign.jpg

That's Clay Davis' lawyer speaking at the mic!

[Dude!]

It's also another slap in the face to Bush, whose pick for the job was rejected...

Bush is yesterday's news
and politically impotent

you can let go now

[epo]

Bush is yesterday's news
and politically impotent

you can let go now

Calm down. Its ok....in the matters such as the head of the RNC, the Bush factor is still at play.

It'll be ok, the nation will forget George W. Bush in a good 20 years.

[El Mudo]

Fun fact, he ran one of the worst senate campaigns around in MD. Lost to a virtual unknown. He doesn't know how to engage new GOP (read: darker skin tone) voters any better than his predecessors.


I wouldn't call Ben Cardin an "unknown"...he was a 9 term US Congressman, and was in the MD House for close to 20 years

[KnoxHarrington]

More fun facts about your new RNC chairman:

On other fronts, though, Steele's a questionable choice. He hasn't displayed a ton of political acumen -- he's won elected office only once, and he didn't head that ticket. He lost the aforementioned Senate race, and, before that, couldn't even win a GOP primary for state comptroller; he placed third, in fact. His tenure as head of the Maryland party wasn't brilliant, either, and he repeatedly had trouble recruiting candidates. (In his defense, it's not easy to be a Republican in the state.) Along the way, he's made some serious missteps: He got in trouble in 2006 for making some unguarded remarks disparaging then-President Bush to a group of reporters. His name was supposed to be kept off the comments, but when it quickly became obvious who was responsible, Steele tried to lie his way out of the gaffe. Also in 2006, he attracted unwanted attention when, speaking before a Jewish group, he compared stem cell research to medical tests that the Nazis conducted on prisoners during the Holocaust.

And on his academic career:

. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and then got a law degree from Georgetown University, true. That said, though, he initially flunked out of Hopkins, and while he did pass the bar in Pennsylvania, he failed it in Maryland. His record as a businessman wasn't stellar, either. A consulting firm he founded never turned a profit, and was a serious drain on his finances. Shortly after he began his run for lieutenant governor, Steele ran into trouble because of a $25,000 loan his sister had given to his campaign for comptroller that he'd never paid back. Then, there were revelations of an additional $35,000 in personal debt, as well as more than $100,000 he'd taken out of two retirement accounts in order to support his family, leaving a balance of less than $600 at the time the news broke. He suffered further embarrassment over his finances when it was revealed that the Republican Party was paying him a consulting fee of $5,000 a month during his campaign for lieutenant governor.

Yeah, just the man to lead the GOP into the 21st century.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/30/steele/index.html

[Syd]

I wouldn't call Ben Cardin an "unknown"...he was a 9 term US Congressman, and was in the MD House for close to 20 years

He's an unknown to the majority of MD -- Steele was second man to a relatively popular governor and had a considerable amount of GOP money behind him in that election versus a Bodymore guy with less money. Granted winning there (bodymore) is important, but Steele basically did nothing of importance.

[keithy_19]

More fun facts about your new RNC chairman:



And on his academic career:



Yeah, just the man to lead the GOP into the 21st century.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/30/steele/index.html

Oh my god! He's a...a...a POLITICIAN!

[TheMojoPin]

Oh my god! He's a...a...a POLITICIAN!

Come on, keithy. Those banket generalizations are so lazy. Trying to be politically jaded, contrary to what some want to think, isn't cool at all.

[keithy_19]

Come on, keithy. Those banket generalizations are so lazy. Trying to be politically jaded, contrary to what some want to think, isn't cool at all.

Not trying to be cool sir. I'm just stating a fact. Politicians work rooms. Obama did it. Bush did it. Steele did it. They all do it. You play to the crowd you're speaking too.

[TheMojoPin]

Not trying to be cool sir. I'm just stating a fact. Politicians work rooms. Obama did it. Bush did it. Steele did it. They all do it. You play to the crowd you're speaking too.

There's that and then there's dragging the Nazis into things, which makes anyone sound stupid. That's difference between playing to the crowd and moronic, poorly thought out pandering.

[keithy_19]

There's that and then there's dragging the Nazis into things, which makes anyone sound stupid. That's difference between playing to the crowd and moronic, poorly thought out pandering.

I agree. It' a stupid comment he made. It wasn't very well educated and is so off base that it's laughable. But I bet it made people in the room listen a little closer.

I'm not defending it. I don't care for the guy. But it's a widespread thing.

[TheMojoPin]

I agree. It' a stupid comment he made. It wasn't very well educated and is so off base that it's laughable. But I bet it made people in the room listen a little closer.

I'm not defending it. I don't care for the guy. But it's a widespread thing.

No, THAT is not a widespread thing on this level.

[keithy_19]

No, THAT is not a widespread thing on this level.

Using imagery that is completely out of bounds and radical to make a point isn 't used in politics?

He was/is dumb for making those remarks. Just as people who compared Bush to Hitler were/are dumb.

It doesn't shock me though to know that he said that. A lot of people, rather dumbly, view stem cell research as an evil act. He was playing to a crowd and he made the comparison linking a certain evil with another "evil".

He's an idiot.

[TheMojoPin]

Using imagery that is completely out of bounds and radical to make a point isn 't used in politics?

He was/is dumb for making those remarks. Just as people who compared Bush to Hitler were/are dumb.

It doesn't shock me though to know that he said that. A lot of people, rather dumbly, view stem cell research as an evil act. He was playing to a crowd and he made the comparison linking a certain evil with another "evil".

He's an idiot.

Yes, and the people that compare Bush to Hitler aren't on the same stage he's on or held the offices he's held.

And stop dancing around it...it's not a "certain evil." It's THE evil. It's a hack move that's so hack and intellectually dishonest that it has its own "law."

[KnoxHarrington]

Not trying to be cool sir. I'm just stating a fact. Politicians work rooms. Obama did it. Bush did it. Steele did it. They all do it. You play to the crowd you're speaking too.

If you're trying to let him slide on his "Stem cells are like the Holocaust" comment, it doesn't work. That's well beyond the pale. There's playing a room, and just being a total moron.

Or, else, being such a "politician" that you'll say anything, and that's even worse to me. If you don't believe that, and you say that to placate the room you're in, you're a scumbag. Good thing he didn't end up speaking at an Aryan Nations convention.

[keithy_19]

Yes, and the people that compare Bush to Hitler aren't on the same stage he's on or held the offices he's held.

And stop dancing around it...it's not a "certain evil." It's THE evil. It's a hack move that's so hack and intellectually dishonest that it has its own "law."

That's true. The people who compared Bush to Hitler aren't on the same stage as Steele.

Steele shouldn't have made these comments. I'm not dancing around anything. He made a incredibly asinine comment and he deserves to be called out on it. If I were a republican, I wouldn't want him leading my party.

It just doesn't surprise me that a politician, no matter how dumb and off base it is, would make a comment like that.

[keithy_19]

If you're trying to let him slide on his "Stem cells are like the Holocaust" comment, it doesn't work. That's well beyond the pale. There's playing a room, and just being a total moron.

Or, else, being such a "politician" that you'll say anything, and that's even worse to me. If you don't believe that, and you say that to placate the room you're in, you're a scumbag. Good thing he didn't end up speaking at an Aryan Nations convention.

I'm not letting him slide. And if you're that kind of 'politician', you're a scumbag. He is a scumbag. Either way you look at it he's a dick.

I'm not trying to defend him. There's no defense.

[high fly]

If you're trying to let him slide on his "Stem cells are like the Holocaust" comment, it doesn't work. That's well beyond the pale. There's playing a room, and just being a total moron.

Or, else, being such a "politician" that you'll say anything, and that's even worse to me. If you don't believe that, and you say that to placate the room you're in, you're a scumbag. Good thing he didn't end up speaking at an Aryan Nations convention.



It is amazing that after all these years of others making similar Hitler and Nazi comparisons, that people in the public eye have not figured out they should avoid using them for comparison.
It won't be long before some other dumbass comes along and repeats that dumbass mistake...

[keithy_19]

It is amazing that after all these years of others making similar Hitler and Nazi comparisons, that people in the public eye have not figured out they should avoid using them for comparison.
It won't be long before some other dumbass comes along and repeats that dumbass mistake...

Exactly.

[El Mudo]

He's an unknown to the majority of MD -- Steele was second man to a relatively popular governor and had a considerable amount of GOP money behind him in that election versus a Bodymore guy with less money. Granted winning there (bodymore) is important, but Steele basically did nothing of importance.



How could he be "unknown" the to the majority of Maryland if he'd been a 9 term congressman and delegate for an additional 20 years?

And Governor Ehrlich was NEVER popular...he beat stupid Kathleen Kennedy Townsend by like 5 points, and was out after one term

[epo]

I don't know if people have noticed, but Steele is currently in a shitload of trouble with the "Limbaugh"-wing of the party. After Rush started talking crazy he appeared on the DL Hughley show last month:

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During that appearance he referred to the "entertainer" Rush Limbaugh delivering ugly and incendiary words about President Obama. He also refuted the notion that Limbaugh was the "defacto" head of the Republican Party.

This of course caused an uproar in the party and basically caused Michael Steele to apologize:

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But Steele's apology didn't stop at that: (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19517.html)

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says he has reached out to Rush Limbaugh to tell him he meant no offense when he referred to the popular conservative radio host as an “entertainer” whose show can be “incendiary.”

“My intent was not to go after Rush – I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh,” Steele said in a telephone interview. “I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. ... There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership.”

...Steele, who won a hard-fought chairman's race on Jan. 30, told Politico he telephoned Limbaugh after his show on Monday afternoon and hoped that they would connect soon.

“I went back at that tape and I realized words that I said weren’t what I was thinking,” Steele said.

So does this mean that Rush Limbaugh is the head of the Republican Party? Because it's damned obvious to me that Michael Steele isn't.

[boosterp]

This happened when Dean began as the DNC chair, but this guy faces worse than Dean did, he does not even have the support of fellow black republican higher ups.

[epo]

This happened when Dean began as the DNC chair, but this guy faces worse than Dean did, he does not even have the support of fellow black republican higher ups.

Dean's struggles were with the old Clinton guard and were mostly behind closed doors, with the exception of Begala & Carville whining about the 50-state strategy.

Steele to my shock, surrendered his nuts to Limbaugh on a public stage. Very strange.

[Syd]

How could he be "unknown" the to the majority of Maryland if he'd been a 9 term congressman and delegate for an additional 20 years?

And Governor Ehrlich was NEVER popular...he beat stupid Kathleen Kennedy Townsend by like 5 points, and was out after one term

Cardin is an unknown to PG and Montgomery -- you know, half the state that had never heard of him. Also Ehrlich was popular up until he got tossed for being a Republican/tangentially related to Bush.

[epo]

Rumor: Steele May Face No Confidence Vote (http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/03/10/steele_may_face_no_confidence_vote.html)

Republican insiders tell Political Wire that a no confidence vote on RNC Chairman Michael Steele is likely to be called after the NY-20 special election on March 31 -- regardless of whether Republicans win the seat or not.

Katon Dawson, who came in second in the January RNC vote, is said to be quietly organizing a vote and is getting the support of several state party chairmen who want to dump Steele.

Now this is purely a rumor, but its tasty shit. If the RNC dumps Steele in favor of Katon Kawson...a man with former segregationist links...it would be pure gold from my perspective.

[Dave's Cackle]

Rumor: Steele May Face No Confidence Vote (http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/03/10/steele_may_face_no_confidence_vote.html)



Now this is purely a rumor, but its tasty shit. If the RNC dumps Steele in favor of Katon Kawson...a man with former segregationist links...it would be pure gold from my perspective.

...and the GOP used to claim the Democrats were self-destructive. I'd LOVE for the RNC - the main money raising arm of the GOP - to ditch their first black leader, after 4-8 weeks, for a middle-aged southern white guy who is in favor of segregation and was a member of a whites only country club only a few years ago.

[K.C.]

Duke Phillips would have been a better choice.

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[A.J.]

I'd LOVE for the RNC - the main money raising arm of the GOP - to ditch their first black leader, after 4-8 weeks, for a middle-aged southern white guy

Oh good -- something different in GOP leadership.

[epo]

Maybe the republicans should replace Michael Steele with Meghan McCain:

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[A.J.]

Maybe the republicans should replace Michael Steele with Meghan McCain


I'd totally kiss her fat ass. (http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0309/Meghan_McCain_Kiss_my_fat_ass.html)

[epo]

I'd totally kiss her fat ass. (http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0309/Meghan_McCain_Kiss_my_fat_ass.html)

She actually seems to be the most rationale voice that party has right now. Which is a scary thought......................

[HBox]

I don't care what weird things she has hanging on her head, I would do Meghan McCain in a heartbeat. I don't even think she's fat. Chubby, yeah, but not fat.

[high fly]

"Michael Steele to head GOP!"

They shoulda gone with Alan Keyes.........

[Jujubees2]

Did anyone else catch Steele's interview with CNN about running for President? Steele said he would be open to it if that's what GOD wants.


Steele: Open to prez run if that's 'where God wants me to be' (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/25/steele-open-to-prez-run-if-thats-where-god-wants-me-to-be/)

[Death Metal Moe]

Oh, so THAT'S what's Steels has been up to. I was wondering why he didn't post here anymore.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y245/njdmmoe/SteelsNewSig.gif

[A.J.]

Did anyone else catch Steele's interview with CNN about running for President? Steele said he would be open to it if that's what GOD wants.


Steele: Open to prez run if that's 'where God wants me to be' (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/25/steele-open-to-prez-run-if-thats-where-god-wants-me-to-be/)

He should pick Palin as his running mate so she'll have someone to pray with. Apparently that's very important to her.

[KnoxHarrington]

He should pick Palin as his running mate so she'll have someone to pray with. Apparently that's very important to her.

That's a huge problem for the GOP: they've been playing so long to the religious nutbars in the party that they forget how nutty this all sounds to everyone else.

[epo]

Hmm.....a magic negro huh?

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I know he's under fire....but is he seriously trying to get fired now?

[CurseoftheBambi]

i guess proof he's out of touch with himself? kinda like the rare black face in the teabagging rally's who i guess werent that offended with what they saw to rethink being there.

[IMSlacker]

New Republican Party site crashes hours after launch (http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/10/13/new-republican-party-site-crashes-hours-after-launch/)

There’s a metaphor lurking in here somewhere. The same day GOP Chairman Michael Steele unveiled a new online home for the Republican Party, the website apparently crashed, leaving users unable to log on to GOP.com.

The site was meant to rival the digital operation run by the Democrats and President Barack Obama, who used social networking to great effect in the 2008 elections. GOP.com has a YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr presence, and an array of blogs, including the “What Up” blog, which will be penned by Steele himself.

"What Up" blog?

Oooph.

[badmonkey]

New Republican Party site crashes hours after launch (http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/10/13/new-republican-party-site-crashes-hours-after-launch/)



"What Up" blog?

Oooph.

*cringe*

[IMSlacker]

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[epo]

Exclusive: RNC document mocks donors, plays on 'fear' (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/33866.html)

The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and a promise to "save the country from trending toward socialism."


The strategy was detailed in a confidential party fundraising presentation, obtained by POLITICO, which also outlines how “ego-driven” wealthy donors can be tapped with offers of access and “tchochkes.

Michael Steele is my favorite.

[epo]

FEC report details lavish Republican spending, including nearly $2,000 at Voyeur West Hollywood (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/rnc-spends-money-on-private-pl.html?wprss=44)

The Republican National Committee gave nearly $2,000 to a Southern California GOP contributor for meal expenses at Voyeur West Hollywood, a lesbian-themed California nightclub that features topless dancers wearing horse-bits and other bondage gear, according to newly filed disclosure records.

The RNC said Monday it is investigating the disbursement of the money to Erik Brown of Orange, Calif., who has donated about $10,000 to GOP candidates and is listed in public records as the CEO of Dynamic Marketing Inc., with offices in California and Washington. Brown did not immediately respond Monday to messages left by telephone and e-mail.

The Feb. 4 nightclub disbursement was included as part of the RNC's monthly expense reports filed with the Federal Election Commission last week. The reports also included tens of thousands of dollars in expenditures for luxury jets, limousines and posh hotels, prompting further criticism from Democrats and some Republicans over the spending habits of RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

I hope Michael Steele keeps that job forever.

[hanso]

prompting further criticism from Democrats and some Republicans over the spending habits of RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

The rest are into BD/SM