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GOP Chairman Michael Steele Calls Limbaugh Comments "Incendiary and Ugly" - Video 2/28/09
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | March 1, 2009 | BrianinMO

Posted on 03/01/2009 6:10:49 AM PST by Federalist Patriot

Here is video of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele talking with CNN's D.L. Hughley last night, and calling comments made by Rush Limbaugh during his speech to CPAC "incendiary and ugly." Steele said Limbaugh is not the de facto leader of the Republican Party, and that he is an "entertainter."

This is exactly the point Rush Limbaugh was trying to make in his speech. Republicans need to stop worrying about what the D.L. Hughley's think! They will never like conservatives or Republicans, because they are liberals! Steele should not have disavowed, in effect, what Rush said. He should have hammered home the core principles set forth by Limbaugh in his speech. . . . . (Watch Video)

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: conservatism; cpac; gop; limbaugh; rinopurge; rnc; rncchairman; steele
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To: Federalist Patriot; All
Well all you Michael Steele groupies, I hope you're happy about this latest development. If it was a black conservative Reagan Republican you were jonesin' for, you COULD have had Ken Blackwell out of Ohio (who has MORE experience than Steele), but noooooooooo you had to give your heart to Michael. Well enjoy it baby, 'cause now you're hitched.
101 posted on 03/01/2009 6:51:00 AM PST by mkjessup (You're either with our Constitution, or you are with TKU ("The Kenyan Usurper"). CHOOSE!!!)
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To: mel
Boy are you clueless. To review for the MILLIONTH time, Operation Chaos was PRECISELY about keeping Obama out of the White House. Jeez. This crap is worse than the Dems spouting about the "Reagan-era deficits." It's a lie that just keeps going, I suspect, advanced by the Paulista wing.

And you must be one of the five listeners to the subs---because I notice everywhere that when Rush isn't on, the radios go off.

102 posted on 03/01/2009 6:51:24 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: ripley; Reagan69

Actually, Steele did use the words, but he used them separately while being interrupted and talked over.

So what if the Rush is “incendiary?” So what if some of what he says is “ugly?”

Someone needs to light a fire under the Republican Party and tell the world the ugly truth. It’s a shame Steele gave these people the opportunity to embarrass him and that Steel didn’t shout them down and say my second sentence above.


103 posted on 03/01/2009 6:51:30 AM PST by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org (I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.))
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To: hinckley buzzard
"Frankly, I wouldn't take this too seriously. Steele will be glad to have Rush on his side when the time comes. This is, to be honest, a black guy talking ya-ya with other black guys and that kind of "dialog" never yields anything terribly useful."

I disagree! As the leader of the Republican party - there should not be one way to speak to a black audience & another way to speak to a white audience.

Isn't the idea to elect Republicans to defeat the ideas of Obama & the RATS, instead of agreeing with them?

104 posted on 03/01/2009 6:51:34 AM PST by LADY J
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To: steelyourfaith

Ditto! Rush did an excellent job of putting forth the conservative point of view, explaining victim mentality, and the damage the entitlement programs have done to minorities.

How could ANYONE have found fault with any aspect of his speech. Apparently Michael Steele is NOT the guy to lead the GOP out of this ditch it is in.


105 posted on 03/01/2009 6:51:55 AM PST by Joann37
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To: Federalist Patriot

“READY! FIRE! AIM!” Steele is a dumbass.


106 posted on 03/01/2009 6:52:10 AM PST by LiberConservative
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To: omega4179

What’s wrong with “incendiary”? Steele didn’t say it is wrong to be incendiary. The problem is that *Steele* wasn’t incendiary.


107 posted on 03/01/2009 6:52:57 AM PST by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org (I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.))
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To: Federalist Patriot

Dump Steele and the GOP after all they gave us McCain and defeat...let’s all be Conservatives with brass nuts!


108 posted on 03/01/2009 6:53:17 AM PST by gitmogrunt (the stupidity of the American people never ceases to amaze me.)
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To: lonestar
Except that won't fly anymore. Rush is an "entertainer" the way Ronald Reagan was an "actor" when he was President. Been there, done that. Rush has evolved into THE Tom Paine of the American liberty movement. He's no more an entertainer than Paine was a "newspaperman."

The "entertainer" moniker is a weak and feeble attempt to do to Rush what the "b-actor" label was meant to do to Reagan: distract from his real position and his ideas.

109 posted on 03/01/2009 6:53:31 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: omega4179

Oh, and good-bye.


110 posted on 03/01/2009 6:53:52 AM PST by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org (I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.))
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To: Federalist Patriot

COLOR me, not surprised.

Not in the least.

As Chairman of the RNC, exactly how much damage can Mr. Pro-Affirmative Action do? What can this guy influence, or outright mandate?


111 posted on 03/01/2009 6:53:53 AM PST by EyeGuy
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To: Federalist Patriot

Looks like Steele is becoming a real genius—at discouraging contributions to the RNC.


112 posted on 03/01/2009 6:53:57 AM PST by libstripper
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To: penelopesire

Just watched the video. Steele made a mistake by trying to marginalize Rush. Like Jindal he will rebound. But please Michael, don’t make any more mistakes like this!


113 posted on 03/01/2009 6:53:59 AM PST by techno
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To: hocndoc

How about “ugly” it means racist.


114 posted on 03/01/2009 6:54:24 AM PST by omega4179 (Jindal MMXII)
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To: Federalist Patriot
Sometimes the truth is ugly...and Mr. Steele, this is one of those times.

Barack Obama is an abject marxist in league with a group of far letist, sicialist and marxist activist...as well as in league with about every group supporting every manner of depravity and perversion imagineable.

It's time to call it like it is and take our country back.

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN HIS OWN WORDS

NOW WE KNOW WHAT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER DOES

OBAMA, THE STOCK MARKET, AND ENERGY

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S UPBRINGING

IT'S TIME FOR A RETURN TO THE OLD SCHOOL

115 posted on 03/01/2009 6:54:29 AM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68

“You RINOs need to leave the Republican party ASAP! You should resign NOW!

signed,
A true conservative”

Thank you for contacting the Republican National Committee. We certainly
appreciated your email, and will include your thoughts in our report to
the Chairman. Please do not hesitate to contact us in the future with
any of your thoughts, opinions or observations.

Office of Constituent Services

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116 posted on 03/01/2009 6:54:49 AM PST by Walmartian
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To: Toespi
It is truly beyond belief.

The beltway types---and that includes pols like Steele whose very livelihood depends on the Washington/NY Axis---have completely been co-opted by the left.

117 posted on 03/01/2009 6:54:56 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: Federalist Patriot

At the time, some people considered the American Revolution “Incendiary and Ugly,” too.


118 posted on 03/01/2009 6:55:13 AM PST by Rocko (Mymindisaragingtorrentfloodedwithrivuletsofthoughtcascadingintoawaterfallofcreativealternatives)
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To: Federalist Patriot

Okay. This leaves no doubt that Steele is a dangerous RINO.

What bunch of RINOs chose this twerp to head the RNC anyway? Somehow I lost track.

Thank you.


119 posted on 03/01/2009 6:55:37 AM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: All

With a whiner like this:

GOP Chairman Michael Steele Calls Limbaugh Comments “Incendiary and Ugly”

the Stupid Party is doomed. I am deadly serious- if they don’t embrace Rush’s optimism & ideas, and try more of the “just get along,” “bipartisan” crap, they are doomed to the sidelines forever.
Why vote for Democrat Lite ( Rhino ) when you can get the real thing?


120 posted on 03/01/2009 6:55:50 AM PST by backhoe (All across America, the Lights are going out...)
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