OK, Who TF is Michael Steele..?
drewnice
5,465 Posts
and how TF did he just get selected as Chairman of the Republican National Committee?
I need answers. 
drewnice
5,465 Posts
and how TF did he just get selected as Chairman of the Republican National Committee?I need answers.
Comments
1. Lt Gov of Maryland
2. I'll give you one guess...
2) Mad panderation
You've got that one[/b] and we've got this one[/b]...
I am incorporating this phrase into my daily verbiage.
He was elected Lt Gov in a mostly democratic state.
If I recall in MD you vote for the ticket. So you vote for governor/ltgovernor same as president.vicepresident.
The year he won was a republican year. The Dem candidate thought if she emphasized her middle name (Kennedy) she wouldn't have to do anything else.
If I recall correctly he only served one term, but was well liked.
He was repeatedly mentioned for Vice President and was connected in the Republican party.
I wouldn't call it pandering. The Republicans had a choice between him and the guy who was sending around Obama The Magic Negro song. No doubt they picked the more qualified candidate.
I'm sure some Marylander will fill in the blanks.
pka the author of "A Bound Man: Why Obama Can't Win"
True story.
They also had the option of the guy who belonged to the whites-only country club.
Also, the Keyes comparison is a little bit unfair. Steele has his problems, no doubt, but unlike Alan Keyes, he isn't batshit crazy.
This is kinda bugged.
I need some exercise.
I think the choice was the least of several evils and he's probably fairly competent and will help in finding the party's identity over the next few years.
But if you come at the king, you best not miss.
More of Michael Steele's greatest hits can be found here (along with a bonus reference to The Wire.
More stories of absolute failure coming out of the RNC, please. Keep us posted.
But all the Republicans who lost their election want to change the out look of the party. They want to be seen as a serious alternative to the Democrats. Someone like Steele who is opposed to the death penalty, supports small business and boosts minority business, is a lawyer and understands how both government and party politics work, was a smart choice.
If you all noticed the color of his skin others will too.
Some will say; the republicans are inclusive and not racist.
Some will say; mad panderation.
If he does a good job you will rarely hear his name mentioned again in the next 4 years. Who is he replacing?
If he does a great job you will hear about him as much as you heard about Howard Dean.
NAGLe like Lindsay...
Total f*ckin prick.
Danger.
basically he was a smiling black face that the Republicans used to put a street-friendly spin on then-governor Ehrlich's aggressive cuts into social spending. his racial utility to the party couldn't have been more blatant: during the campaign in Baltimore city and PG County (DC suburb with large Af-Am population), the signs read "Ehrlich/Steele" and in the countryside they just said "Ehrlich." campaign appearances followed the same pattern, natch.
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g o p nagl over the TN frontrunner dude who sent out that xmas parody cd ala rush-0
Well the one in the House already have. 100%.
Either the Senate will follow suit or will load it down with enough pork and tax cuts to get it passed.
After what the house did, the Ds should just say we are taking the tax cuts and other sweeteners we put in for you out.
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You, sir, are playing yourself.