Michael Steele next RNC chairman

Source: MSNBC

Michael Steele wins RNC chairmanship race
Former Maryland Lt. Governor to be first African-American chair

WASHINGTON - Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele beat out South Carolina GOP chief Katon Dawson in the sixth round of voting at Fridays Republican National Committee meeting Friday, becoming the first African-American chairman of the party.

The two Republicans fought for the national party chairmanship Friday after Mike Duncan, former President George W. Bush's hand-picked national GOP chief, abandoned his re-election bid in the fact of dwindling support.

Duncan's departure ensured a fresh face at the beleaguered GOP's helm as Republicans seek to rebound from back-to-back defeats in national elections that gave Democrats control of Congress and the White House.



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There's about to be a MAJOR earthquake!

and grab our ankles...or at least the followers of the consevative (bowel) movement will..

Oliver Willis blogged it:

CNN Gives Michael Steele His Wannabe Wish
November 2nd, 2006 | 10:19 pm | 2006 Election, Ben Cardin, Conservatives, Maryland, Michael Steele, Republicans

I can’t completely blame the techs at CNN for their gaffe. Michael Steele has signs up declaring him to be a Democrat, tries to pretend he’s never been a Bush supporter, while wearing a jumpsuit that apparently had him from head to toe in Democratic blue.

Of course they’re going to think he’s a Democrat.



But like the Spice Girls sang, Michael Steele is a “wannabe”. He’s a right-wing Republican, who is against stem cell research, against a woman’s right to choose, against affirmative action, and for the Iraq war. That he supports a party that works night and day against blacks and other minorities also shows that he’s a failure as a black man, but he’s too ashamed to fly under their banner no matter what the mindless sheep who pimp his candidacy say (and of course CNN was too chicken to call him on it). You get the feeling Michael Steele would say anything to get elected.

http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/11/02/cnn-gives-michael-steele-his-wannabe-wish/

was going to be a Democrat year. When he got called on it, he claimed "Steele Democrats" was like "Reagan Democrats." Jerk.

am watching it..what a surprise:spray:

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to have Rush play a tune in his name.

They need a Whites Party. A Billionaire's Party. A Christian Party. AND a Moderate Party!

Split! Split! Split! Split! Split! Split! Split! Split!

The Eisenhower moderate wing of the Republic Party can hold their meetings in my basement, with lots of room to spare.

retrospect than it was in reality. Eisenhower was a racist who gave us Tricky Dick and Vietnam.

I think that says everything

didn't identify him as a Republican, and the campaign handed out thousands of "Steele Democrat" yardsigns and bumperstickers

This choice may say a lot about the upcoming Republican playbook

We aren't. This is gonna backfire.

Maybe the GOP can't but WE can tell a Thurgood Marshall from a Clarence Thomas. We can tell a Barack Obama from an Alan Keyes or a Michael Steele. We can tell genuine leadership and representation from blatant political PANDERING.

The rank and file will love it. It proves they are not racist. They love it when a minority is in a leadership role. It shows everyone how "inclusive" they are. Just as long as the minority knows his or her place and stays there. Remember, they are the party of equality. Just as long as everyone stays in their place.

They know it's so!

hot fetid gasbags and mass brainwashing.

From that point on, he was just another negro.

What a loser. I don't think he did a blasted thing when he was our Lt. Governor. I guess the rethugs are getting the leader they deserve.

Let's hope he's as big a loser as the RNC Chair!

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...what my African American friend just said about Steele's appointment :blush: :crazy:

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at least from "their" point of view..but he just might surprise those old white guys

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Even when it's directed at someone "we" don't like.

"Oreo" is a slur, cut it the fuck out please.

Where Michael Steele claimed he was pelted with Oreo cookies onstage when he was speaking in front of a black audience. Of course, the claim was never substantiated, but it made good fodder for those who harp on those ku-waazy Negroes.

It's disgusting and offensive and needs to stop.

If you feel the post was racist or offensive, why not just alert the mods.
They are very good at cleaning up racist and offensive post.

Short of that is attempts to hi-jack a thread or get it locked for flame baiting.

That stinks. I don't care how you frame it.

The "Oreo incident" was Morgan State universities way of telling Mr. Steele. Come on now, your not THAT damned black. It had nothing to do with him being black. It had everything to do him making hsi race a campaign issue. Apparently Obama has learned from that. He refused to allow hsi race become a campaign issue. In his visit to Baltimore he had the morgan state university chior rocking the crowd. Not a single cookie was thrown. That's because Obama ran as a man.Mike Steele ran as a BLACK man. Both were historical elections.

Republicans had a woman on the presidential ticket. The only AA in the GOP is now the head of the RNC. Their going for the women's and minorities' vote. LOL! Lot's of luck with that.

trying to get the female vote. Ha. Ha. They just keep trying to keep up with Democrats.

Making assassination plans already?

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It is a mixed bag of happy and bewilderment. For some reason some of them think he isn't conservative enough because he is black. Some others are happy because "Steele earned this unlike Obama".

Well I am off to the shower to decontaminate.

As I recall, the vote was up to just 168 people to decide who to pick. Kind of funny next to Obama's 69 million votes.

They are really paranoid about DU trolls too. They think that anyone making racist comments are DUers.

:think:

What fucking condescension! I'm white and that just pissed me off.

Overall most people are happy.

Perfect!

First Palin because they thought just having a woman on the ticket would equate having Hillary on the ticket.
Now an African American because the Obama is in the White House.

The whole thing is just so transparent.

The good that will probably come from this is that this will probably drive a lot of old school GOP members from the party. I can't wait to see how Limbaugh & Co. spin this.

Also the real superman should sue them.

That man is such a f*cking idiot, he'd have made them lose every election for the next 10 years.

At best, he'll lose races IMO. At worst, he'll further anchor the already sinking republican ship :) Win win for our side!

The campaign paid him enough to save his home from foreclosure.

... and Oreo's I have not herd it yet

An Oreo cookie has two dark wafers with white frosting in between. Years ago, "Oreo" was used as a slur against blacks who were seen (especially by other blacks) as trying to hard to emulate whites -- they were black on the outside but white on the inside. I don't think this usage is nearly so common as it once was.

In 2002, when Steele was running for Lieutenant Governor, there was a gubernatorial candidates' debate. Beginning five days after the debate, some Republicans alleged that Democrats had been handing out or throwing or rolling Oreo cookies to mock Steele. Other eyewitnesses dispute the (inconsistent) Republican charges. You can see further details of the incident on or .

They are way too obvious.

Steele seems IMO to be the best choice for us because he's already married himself to hate radio and we know that when they run the party - as they've been doing since McCain was picked e.g. Palin - they pull it further to the right thus throwing more votes our way.

I'm sure that at least some RNC votes today were done to show that "this aint your father's republican party" but the novelty of Steele's race will wear off in extremely short order once he sets out to placate the hate radio base. He's also less accomplished than republicans said Obama was, IMO - from a skill-set standpoint he seems to be an extremely poor choice.

This could change, but for now I'm happy with Steele.

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was parodying the way most republicans view African Americans. TB would never seriously use that word, and it would probably be wise not to accuse other members of being freepers.

they are still the same hurtful words that people have to read and be subjected to.

Privilege doesn't confer empathy I guess.

but if you are going to bring this up to the person doing it, it will probably have a greater effect if you don't call them a freeper at the same time

Please show me where I called someone a freeper.

and should have been more specific and said that the person who did make the freeper reference shouldn't have. Sorry for the confusion. :hi:

that are at issue. :hi:

Maybe David Duke will be the next head of the NAACP.

It will only be time for he says something incredibly stupid.

In 2006, he compared stem cell research to Nazi experimentation.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020902540.html

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You see, KKKarl is going to the KKKlink.

I watched the first two rounds of voting on c-span,I noticed as the cameras panned the room,there were five blacks there,Steele,and three other men and one woman.Happy hunting Mr Steele.

a republican he's nothing but toxic lies and rush limpbaughs.

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think they'd be too embarrassed to do this, but NOOOOOooooooooo.

demise of these regressive hacks. That would have been a rapid downward spiral I would have enjoyed watching.