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  • Just about every one of this man's so called "supporters" would be mortified if he dated their daughters, and would probably call the police.

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  • The aim of every political party is to attract more voters. What my party is doing is no different from what the Democrats did with Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama. But unlike the Democrats, we just chose qualified candidates who know how to make policy.

  • Ummm...

    Hilary CHOSE to run, she got the public to vote her as a candidate.

    Obama CHOSE to run and got the public to vote for him as President.

    Palin was PLUCKED out of Alaska and the public had no choice but to accept her as the nominated VEEP.

    Michael is PLUCKED out of a backwards "Republican Youth" group and the public has no choice but accept him leader of the Republicans.

    And what policy?! When was the last time the national GOP TRIED to make urban policy?

  • We don't have primary elections for VPs. All VPs are "plucked."

    Michael Steele chose to run and was elected by Republican delegates. Try to learn how we elect our party leaders.

    And if you wanna debate urban policy. I can think of several policies the Democrats push that hurt ALL Americans: Higher taxes, Affirmative Action, throwing money at education instead of reforming education.

  • Wow, so when I ask for Republican policy, you just say "I hate Democrat policy," the stance of Republicans when it comes to urban policy.

    Thank you for your comment about VPs. Seeing as you know that we don't chose VPs, I should hope you understand why other people consider Palin a token.

    And the public is what I am talking about, and in that sense, Steele is also a token. He ran for that job in 2006 and didn't get far. This time he got it and is the first black on the heels of Obama.

  • Lowering taxes, banning affirmative action, and reforming education are Republican policies that help people (such as myself) who live in cities.

    How was Governor Palin not qualified for the job? Hell, President Obama and most of the Democrats in Congress would fail high school economics.

    Check your facts, Chairman Steele ran for Senate in 2006. The RNC holds elections for Chairman in odd numbered years.

  • My state is Republican run and it has done nothing but hurt and ignore the city for 20 years. And I STILL don't recall any recent national reforms.

    Don't care about Palin.

    And lost.

  • My state, CA, is run by a Democratic legislature that doesn't live within its means. Now we're stuck with paying higher taxes b/c they can't control their spending. My hometown of San Francisco is even worse.

    You don't care that Palin knows more about economics than Obama and most Democrats in Congress? That sounds like a serious problem when we're in a recession.

    Steele ran for Senate in MD. The RNC chairman is elected by RNC delegates. Obviously, 2 very different electorates.

  • No, I just don't care. I don't care about either Democrats or Republicans because they are both bankrupt on ideas, plus, as a "conservative" I don't care what government does because they care about having control, not ideas. Not even policy.

    Look, you seem to be fairly, what's the word?, smart. XD

    So please, do you liek policy?

    Comment on my questions about the working poor and education. That will always interest me more than what a bunch of rich actors say to get more money and power.

  • I think there is a ridiculous amount of attention to a guy that has been in for a month or so. He is new like Obama and you have to give both more time. I am not into this "let's get rid of them" now nonsense which is a sign of desperation. Steele is a conservative but his job is not that. His job is to raise money, voter registration, being out there. A 50 state strategy is the way to go as Dems did this election. Steele needs far more time. He'll do fine. Black Repubs scare the Dems big time.

  • Yeah, his job is to raise money and voter registration. So then why did he fire the WHOLE STAFF, hasn't hired anyone new and been going on every interview he can for a month?

    Republicans have started freaking because he isn't doing his job.

    (Plus he's saying things that go against what Republicans stand for, which is extra lulz)

  • Give him time. The last guy was no bargain. His first test is at the end of the month in upstate NY with a special congressional election. Republicans should win that one. Gotta let him settle in a bit. Republicans ever get 20% of the black vote even and Dems. know they are in big trouble. Roughly at about 10% now or so. Interesting how it is OK to make racial remarks against a black Republican but a black Democrat? Oh, forget it. Hysteria. Too soon to judge Steele too hard.

  • Settle in? You have no reaction to him going a month of interviews without building a staff? I guess you have alot of faith in the guy. I'm cringing myself...

    And Steele isn't going to win any more of the Black vote saying the sort of embarrassing stuff he's said so far about Blacks and urban areas. He hasn't addressed a concern yet. In fact, he's been a bit insulting.

  • It all comes down to results. This election at the end of the month is important for him and the party. If they lose it- which I would be very surprised if they did- there will be a lot of talk about him. Hey, I did not vote for Obama but the guy has to be given more time as well. For a young woman you are really into politics. It can cause stress so you know, keep it all in perspective. Steele is a smart guy. I think Democrats right now are in more of a shaky situation. They have more to lose.

  • In fact, when my city banned shady mortgage practices several years ago, the companies used their lobbyists and got the Republican legislature to overturn the ban, under the guise that government can't stand in the way of "the free market" and that people must WANT these subprime loans, so they should get them.

    Thank you free market for insisting that if con-men work in groups, they are untouchable.

  • Politicians on both sides of the aisle backed subprime loans. And then there are the idiots who went to the banks to take out loans they knew they couldn't pay back.

  • You are ignoring what I am saying to focus on a way to blame Democrats.

    Please, tell me what you think about "the free market" and the Republicans backing letting terrible companies do this under that principle.

    THEN saying that we shouldn't do anything to help the tricked and conned Americans under the principle of buyer beware.

    Fox News is calling these people losers, unsuccessful, and all sorts of hurtful things, because apparently you should watch a person get conned, then laugh.

  • I agree about Affirmative Action. It just fed into Blacks' pathos to have what the whites around them were having and caused them to abandon their own universities. Yet at the same time, the Republicans weren't willing to work with Blacks on their own turf because that would obviously hinder their Southern Strategy and they would lose the vote of racists in the South.

    If you care about education reform, please visit my page. It's my focus. And if you do, have more to say than vouchers. XD

  • What exactly do you mean when you say we aren't willing work with blacks on their own turf?

  • How exactly is Chairman Steele a joke? Have you even looked at where he stands on the issues?

  • ANY GOVERNMENT THAT IS CAPABLE OF GIVING YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED, IS ALSO POWERFUL ENOUGH TO TAKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE

    Democrats-give a man a fish feed him for today

    Republicans-teach a man how to fish, feed him for a lifetime

    its time for people to take responsibility for their actions and to take authority over their lives not the governement

  • Meanwhile the democrats will steal bait from the productive fish making them less productive and give it to the fish who are waiting for a handout, thus making more fish dependent and less productive members of the community and are more concerned about the rights of the invading sharks then they are their own lives.

  • yea and why is it that MLK was a republican who was fighting against southern democrats(at that time known as dixiecrats) who wanted to suppress his movement and why today Senator Robert Byrd, a former kleagle for the KKK as well as former leader for the Democrat Party is still in congress today??

  • Harlem had a thriving black business community until the LBJ's "Great Society"

    If they taught history in urban schools, people would know that the racist democrat party is the cause of many of our institutional and systemic problems.

  • DAMN STRAIGHT, FOOLISH54. Next to slavery and segregation, the Great Society was the most devastating blitzkrieg ever launched upon black America. The ruin endures today. This post made my morning. Many thanks!

  • How many of you are aware that Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican?

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  • Foolish54,

    You can also add that when the Civil Rights Act passed, it did so with greater Republican support than Democratic support.

  • The guys with the police dogs and fire hoses were Democrats.

  • I am not American but Steele is not my cup of tea..Mccain was better

  • We Republicans aren't against a sensible stimulus plan. The current plan that the Democrats offered contained ridiculous spending plans such as spending tens of millions of dollars on re-decorating federal offices, building dog parks, and teaching stupid adults how to use condoms.

  • now there's a black man id vote for president

  • What you are seeing my fellow black brothers and sisters is the next Black REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!

  • The Democrats have kept the black population enslaved by keeping them dependent on the government. They want to to take money from the small business owners who would provide jobs for black people and give it to those who produce nothing, The Democrats are the new slave masters of the black people, keeping them from being independent while using their votes to stay in power. Freedom comes with a price tag called responsibility. Freedom plus responsibility equals dignity.

  • Democrats started the KKK republicans freed slaves. Dems tried keeping blacks from having constitutional rights. And we all should know what one of the greatest republicans of all time Martin Luther King Has done for this country. Were not going away and we will fight to the end which will not come anytime soon.

  • You don't have a clue about what you are saying, why don't you stop listening to fucking brainwashed commies and stop avoiding facts, I know you liberals are afraid of facts but you need to grow some balls and use your brain. Belive it or not you have it for a reason.

  • dems are people that are waiting on a hand out and republicians are people willing to work,  the dems want to make everyone dependant on the goverment and they become weak

  • Hey some of my best friends are republicans and they arent racist at all.

  • Dumbass Republicans should have had him running for president in 2008, or at least on the ticket as VP. Instead they go with the pitifully ignorant Palin. The Republican party is an embarrassment to its principles.

  • Good to see Michael Steele get a position of honor. He is such a brilliant and good man. I hope someday we'll see him run for president.

  • So according to your brilliant logic, Chairman Steele is less black, and I'm less Asian because we're Republicans? How racist of you...

  • If the GOP hates anything that isn't WASP, then why I was welcome at every Republican Convention I've attended even though I'm a Chinese/Vietnamese American and a Buddhist? Why did my College Republican club have no problem electing me an officer even though I'm not WASP?

    What's your definiton of a self-respecting person of color then? I'm dying to hear your brilliant explanation.

  • I'm a black independent. I worked hard to help Obama get elected. I will tell you however Michael Steele is not a sellout. I have seen him defend those who support Farrakhan. His appointment is good. Democrats take black people for granted because we will vote for them no matter what. The democrats don't have any more regard for black people than do the Republicans. At least now the Democrats may have to compete for our vote, thus may have to at least pretend to address our interests.

  • Why is it that we Republicans of color are sell-outs? Is Chairman Steele any less black because he's a Republican? Am I any less Asian because I'm a Republican? I'm dying to hear your brilliant explanation...

  • If the GOP is racist, then...

    ...why was the GOP founded on the principle of abolishing slavery?

    ...why did the GOP overwhelming support the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

    ...why does the GOP believe in a colorblind society where a person's character matters more than their skin color?

    ...why did my College Republican club elect me, an Asian American, an officer?

    ...why did my College Republican club elect a Mexican American our chairman?

    I've yet to see you address these facts.

  • Once again, you have no proof that the GOP supported Apartheid.

    Prominent members of the GOP were against the MLK holiday because adding a paid holiday for gov't employees would be expensive, a holiday to honor a private citizen (since MLK never held public office) would be contrary to longstanding tradition, and b/c MLK opposed the Vietnam War.

    Show me proof that the GOP celebrated after Katrina hit.

    Why does it matter where African American delegates from the GOP come from?

  • Please learn how our Presidential elections work. The GOP won fair and square in 2000 and 2004. Once again, you got any proof we cheated?

    I fail to see how defending America from terrorism is needless or racist. My family experienced the horrors of terrorism first hand in Vietnam. We were glad America defended us then and we're glad America is still defending us now.

  • If the Republicans stole the elections, then don't you think the liberal media would've hammered them on it? Do you really think they would've given up on such a juicy story?

  • You're asking me if I did the research? You're the one who ignored the historical facts that the GOP was founded on the principle of abolishing slavery, and that the GOP overwhelming voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

    Do you know how the media works? If there was an actual effort on the part of the GOP to rig elections, do you seriously believe the media and the Democratic Party would've ignored it?

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  • So we're racist even though you're the one calling minority Republicans such as myself sell-outs. Who's judging people based on their skin color now? How racist of you...

  • There's racism in my party right now?  Why was I welcome to every single Republican Convention I've been to then?

  • I'm not the one ignoring the facts about my party. I'm not the one posting racist insults calling all minority Republicans sell-outs and Uncle Toms.

  • If you say my party is racist, then you're calling everyone who represents my party (including us minority Republicans) racist.

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  • Care to quote where I said that? Oh wait, you can't since I never said the Democratic Party is racist. It's amazing how stupid you are...

  • Please name a racist American policy that the GOP supports.

  • Apartheid wasn't an American policy. It was also abolished years ago.  I thought you were the one who judges the GOP based on what they do now.

    How was liberating 25 million people racist?

    What was racist about winning 2 presidential elections fair and square? You said the GOP cheated, but neither the liberal media or Democratic Party complained which tells me the GOP didn't cheat.

    If McCain/Palin's campaign was racist, then why did they let me work on their campaign?

  • 1. Prove that the GOP supported Apartheid.

    2. Saddam screwed with us for 12 years. No one lied except Saddam. And you failed to explain how liberating 25 million people was racist.

    3. I see you're still ignoring how the liberal media didn't follow up on those 3 guys which tells me there was no GOP conspiracy.

    4. If McCain/Palin's campaign was racist, then why did they let me work on their campaign?

    5. Actual racist policy in the US: Affirmative Action (supported by the Democrats).

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  • I fight for a colorblind society where a person is judged by his/her character instead of the color of his/her skin. How does that make me racist?

    You have no business calling anyone a racist when you're the one posting racist comments such as calling us minority conservatives sell-outs and Uncle Toms.

    I love it when fools like you resort to calling us conservatives racists when you fail to back up your arguments with facts.

  • I repeat... If there was an actual effort on the part of the GOP to rig elections, do you seriously believe the media and the Democratic Party would've ignored it?

  • All fantastic points! thanks for making them.

  • I agree with you.

  • Congratulations Chairman Steele!

    And to those ignorants fools who believe the Republican Party is racist... You forget the fact that the Republican Party was founded on the principle of abolishing slavery.

  • Apartheid was a South African policy dumbass.

    And here's another fun fact...

    Vote totals for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by party.

    Senate

    Democratic Party: 46-21 (69%-31%)

    Republican Party: 27-6 (82%-18%)

    House

    Democratic Party: 153-91 (63%-37%)

    Republican Party: 136-35 (80%-20%)

    Learn some American history before you open your mouth.

  • If you make a statement, you better have the evidence to back it up.

  • Where's the evidence then? Link me to a news article from a reputable source.

  • And Martin Luther King Jr was a republican.

  • fuck Republicans.

  • You Democrats are the racists. Crystal Mangum, Tawana Brawley, rap music,quota systems, affirmative action, calling people "sellouts" and "UNcle Toms," Black Panthers, Nation of Islam. And how come none of you Dumbocrats can explain why the DNC leadership is all white?

  • Democrats are pure evil. Just look at who they rally for: Copkillers, gangbangers, terrorists, rape hoaxers, vulgar rappers

  • The DNC is the party of hate, fear, and deception. The DNC claims to care about the poor, but they support higher taxes and call everyone else stingy while they're sipping champagne in private jets.

  • Yeah, and I suppose the Democrats who call minorities "sellouts" and "Uncle Toms" are not racist.

  • Dumbocrats hate successful minorities. Liberalism contributes to mob rule mentality and infringing of rights. Just ask those Duke lacrosse players.

  • You Dumbocrats are the party of idiots. You can't vote unless someone pays you!

  • This is a nice change. I hope the Republican Party can get back on track and be a little bit more inclusive so Dems will stop bullying minorities into voting for them with the "Republicans are racist" line.

  • I don't see it that way at all.

    Dems use empty labels such as token, Uncle Tom, sell-out, etc. to describe any non-white Republican who threatens their dominance of the minority vote. I for one am sick of everyone believing that not being white automatically bars someone from being able to agree with Republican philosophy.

    I can point to many Republicans who care about Civil Rights and aren't racist. Look at George HW Bush for starters.

  • You racist Democrats are the ones who call blacks "sellouts" and "Uncle Toms."

  • I hope this guy is a good choice, and I hope he can get the party to work together with the democrats. We need to stop this right/left bickering and get to work for the good of the country.

  • Michael Steel deserves this. He was the LT Gov of my state of MD and is a great man.

    Of course he had Oreo cookies thrown on him at political rallies (yeah there's racial sensitivity for you)

    Its not going to make me join the Republican party any time soon, but at least I can say I respect the head of the RNC.

  • Congratulations Michael.

  • But can he Fight?

  • Why do liberals hate Fox News and Rush Limbaugh? Because more people watch them than any George Soros-owned media outlets. But it doesn't matter because the fascist left hates free speech and criticism so they want to make the media more like Cuba's, where the government controls everything and anyone who dissents gets thrown in jail. The only sheep here are you and George Soros media conglomerate supporters.

  • Also have you notice how liberals haven't once mentioned how "HISTORIC" Steele's election is? I didn't expect it, it was just to further point out the hypocrisy of them in regards to race. They are way to transparent.

  • LIberals only care about DIVERSITY when it is in their favor. They are truly two faced frauds at heart. They can give a rats ass about diversity, tolerance or compassion, its all a front. They are the ones that judge people based on race just liket they are doing with Steele right now. If a Republican was to use the exact same words that liberals are using against still. They would call that Republican a Racist until their lungs collapse. A bunch of hypocrites to the 10th power.

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  • Your the racist Daritto for saying that people had to vote for a person just because of the color of Obama's skin. Look in the mirror before you judge others my hypocritical racist friend.

  • The only fool is you Daritto. only you.

  • Typical liberal. You hate it when minorities are successful.

  • Bring us something different? If that means more into a liberal leaning direction - count me out.

    If the Republicans continue that way - as they have started to put their feet in that direction - the shoring up of other options might need to be looked at that would actually uphold conservative values.

  • I forgot to say - Congratulations Mr. Steele.

  • I dont know why a black republican who has good solid conservative values: Faith, Family, Country, strong defense, personal responsibility ect. is somehow a "good-slave" or or an "uncle Tom." You must be a Jesse Jackson, blame all the white people and the government for your poor decisions and lifestyle. Go Mike Steele!!!!!!!