He’s going right into the mouth of the beast.
Beck had Sharpton on the other night.
I have never understood what it is that people see in Sharpton. I don’t criticize Steele for trying, for facing people who are going to naturally see him as a sell-out, at least some of them. What would be really cool, would be if he would go to a Sharpton event and take Colonel West with him. Now, that would be worth the price of admission just to see it.
I remember talking to a black preacher a couple of years ago, and he came out with a very ugly remark about Condoleeza Rice. It shocked me, but I knew that many blacks tend to see any black Republican as a sell-out (why is a tribute to the mind-control magic going on over at your local public schools, I suppose). I smiled and told him, you’re talking to the wrong guy. I’m in love with that lady. It surprised him, and he started back-pedaling. It had never occurred to him that there was anyone who didn’t hate Ms Rice.
Thats what Steele is up against.
You make a good point about taking Colonel West there with him, he might actually win a few over.
Steele has more detractors here on FR than he will find at that Sharpton event. They’ll call him an Oreo or Uncle Tom, just not a Rino.
He seems to have a favorable rating of about 1% on most FR threads - most want him to resign, get a spine or just ‘shut up’.
By going into the belly of the beast (Sharpton’s crowd)shows he’s got guts.