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catnhatnh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:04 PM
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Michael Steele is toast.
It behooves every democrat to use the term "lynching" as often as possible. Because the teabagger's will drool in anticipation and any sane republican will commit hari-kari....
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:05 PM
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1. You are SO right!
I'm lovin' this shit.
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Cirque du So-What Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:18 PM
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2. Remember when repigs were upset at Democratic criticism of Condi Rice & Colin Powell?
They accused us of hypocrisy & racism - proving that they didn't 'get' it; our complaints were due to their performance, not their race. Once again, they've proven that they don't 'get' it - once, by putting Michael Steele in charge of the RNC as a misguided effort to 'reach out' to African Americans (thinking that Steele's use of urban slang was all it would take to win voters) and twice, by kicking Steele to the curb (in a very public, humiliating fashion) when he didn't achieve the piggies' goals. Altogether, I'd estimate that GOOPers have lost ground in their Quixotic quest for African American voters - making yet another instance where they just don't 'get' it.
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:36 PM
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8. That's right. OOh, the Democrats got Obama, we'll get a black guy too!
Now they are pissed at the black guy.

They Democrats have Hillary, we'll have to get a woman, let's pick Palin.

It's just so fucking stupid.

I agree with some other posters here. Play their game and call them on their racism since they project it on Democrats.

I've been reading a few posts on FR on Jews and didn't post them here, but DAMN! These people are fucking sick in their opinions on these subjects, yet they project that racism and anti-semitism on the left all the time. It's time to call the right out on it. Fuck them.
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:19 PM
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3. Okay, can you fill me in please?
What did he do this time? Thank you.
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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:30 PM
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7. It's too long to list, really. And that's just today
He said on ABC radio, I think, that if the GOP didn't like it, "fire me" and, until then, get out of the way and shut up.

And he lied by saying he'd written his book before he was RNC chair. Even though the book is almost totally about events that happened this year.

And the GOP leadership had a conference call with the RNC telling them to shut Steele up because he was hurting them. One aide called him a "fool" and another complained that he was "setting us back with his comments"

And he had to cancel an appearance on ABC because of an alleged emergency meeting at the RNC--a meeting the RNC spokesperson said was not happening.

And on and on.
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Raschel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 10:34 PM
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10. They want Steele to shut up but Palin (or her writer) can keep blabbing?
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kayla9170 Donating Member (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 11:52 PM
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13. It's called Affirmative Action.....
GOP style! It is the only thing they could do, get rid of the "Black" guy and keep the crazy lady from Alaska that can draw up a crowd of racist Teabaggers to listen to her anytime. :eyes:
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:19 PM
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4. what happened?
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 11:44 PM
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12. he said that the party can't win the house this year. :)
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-09-10 12:21 AM
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16. he's such a clown
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catnhatnh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:28 PM
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5. He's pretty much all gone...
Edited on Fri Jan-08-10 09:34 PM by catnhatnh
for writing a book and not bringing in enough cash. They are about to lose large and he is convenient. Just like a white guy running a losing team he pointed out flaws and that means he's gone...my best guess-less than a week.
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-09-10 12:22 AM
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17. Certainly before January 25
RNC has a scheduled winter meeting in Hawaii on January 25. They have a ton of stuff to hammer out between the rounds of golf and umbrella drinks.

Oh, but to be a fly on the wall.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 09:30 PM
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6. This is going to be very fun to watch. He's on MTP this Sunday. :)
Edited on Fri Jan-08-10 09:30 PM by tridim
Unless he cancels.
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 10:16 PM
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9. I agree. He will soon "decide to spend more time with his family."
Or go hiking the Appalachian trail, or something.

They just don't get it.

Lots of guys are black. Not all of them are Obama.

Lots of people are women. Not all of them are Hillary.

Lots of people have been considered for chairman of their Party. Not all of them are Howard Dean.

It seems incredible that the Republicans haven't figured this out yet, but there's no evidence that they have caught on so far.
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-08-10 11:20 PM
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11. He has been toast from the day he started
Now he is telling them to fire him if they don't like it. Gutsy move, and doomed to failure.
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-09-10 12:11 AM
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14. Nah. To them he's just a "token" anyway.
They know their base doesn't pay attention to anything he says. Rush is their real leader. Nobody listens to the (n-word) except for other (n-word)'s.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-09-10 12:13 AM
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15. I don't know, I don't think he's gone yet.
I think they'll wait until the worst possible minute to get rid of him, and then there'll be some sort of controversy when they do that will exacerbate everything.

Just because they're all so fucked in the head.
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shellgame26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-09-10 12:52 AM
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18. looks like he's gone rogue
:rofl:
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