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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: hocndoc

“And that’s after Hughley said the Republican National Convention was “literally look like Nazi Germany,” and called Steele a “plastic” reaction to Obama by “them” (the Nazi Republicans who don’t care or know what Blacks are all about, or where they live).”

Thanks for posting the entire thing. Did you notice though that Steele seemed to agree with Hughley after he made those comments about Nazi Republicans? It was very strange. I am still not impressed with Steele during that interview. He did get a couple of good points in about the city of Baltimore..but that’s about it.


341 posted on 03/01/2009 10:56:20 AM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: LADY J
RNC Chairman Michael Steele will hold a press conference tomorrow before participating as a panelist at the State of the Black Union, hosted by well-known leader of the African-American community, Tavis Smiley.

Where is our "Black Union"? I never heard we had one.

342 posted on 03/01/2009 10:59:20 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: hocndoc
I watched it all and while I agree the original clip was perhaps too short to get the essence of it, Steele did a lot of pandering to the host and the other guest. Yes, he tried to explain what brought him to be a republican (since he was 17) and he had a few good points (Baltimore schools and Baltimore dems) but it wasn't really enough. At one point, Hughley said the RNC convention looked like “a nazi convention”...and Steele nods ‘yes’? WT?!

All in all I don't think it bode well for him.

343 posted on 03/01/2009 11:00:15 AM PST by tsmith130
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

When I hear Michael Steele speak he just doesnt seem to have any FIRE in his belly. That disturbs me a bit.


344 posted on 03/01/2009 11:02:53 AM PST by lilypad
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Steele   - - - >   Resign !


(or at least appoint an interim chair and go find yourself a pair)

345 posted on 03/01/2009 11:04:49 AM PST by tomkat
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To: tsmith130

“At one point, Hughley said the RNC convention looked like “a nazi convention”...and Steele nods ‘yes’? WT?!”

That’s what jumped out at me too! It was as bad, imho, as his comments about Rush. I was one of the Freepers trying to give Steele some room to find his leadership style...but if this is it...we are in some serious trouble.


347 posted on 03/01/2009 11:06:28 AM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: raptor29
How can you not be a fan of Rush, but think that speech yesterday was great? That speech was who Rush is, every day on the radio, every time he is interviewed, every time he expresses an opinion.

I like Rush, but I'm not a big fan because he carried water for W for 8 years, while he was wrecking the GOP and the economy.

348 posted on 03/01/2009 11:07:23 AM PST by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: penelopesire

This was live TV. How often have you had a similar experience?

He seemed to go out of his way to be polite and held his tongue for a while, but then regrouped and made his point that Hughley was wrong and why. Answering such a falsehood is not sound bite stuff. It takes time and organization. To hear the answer, takes time and organization, too.


349 posted on 03/01/2009 11:10:00 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: penelopesire
It was as bad, imho, as his comments about Rush.

Actually, I thought it was worse.

350 posted on 03/01/2009 11:11:14 AM PST by tsmith130
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To: tsmith130

2 against one. Live TV. A facade of politeness on the part of all, with an outrageous bunch of statements.

I have a nervous laugh at the most inappropriate times. Hopefully Steele will learn to react more quickly, but he pulled himself together rather quickly considering the fact that he was told he was nothing but the Republican reaction to Obama.


351 posted on 03/01/2009 11:15:23 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: mad_as_he$$

What kind of insulting comment is that? I have ADHD and sit and listen to rush all the time and get everything he says.


352 posted on 03/01/2009 11:15:51 AM PST by Halls (I am a patriot and proud of it)
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To: devolve

Thank you devolve


353 posted on 03/01/2009 11:15:58 AM PST by potlatch
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To: hocndoc
I viewed the interview. Steele, without ambiguity, stated that Limbaugh's speech was “incendiary and ugly”. Period. Steele, without an iota of doubt, meant to impugn Limbaugh's remarks.
354 posted on 03/01/2009 11:16:09 AM PST by jla (Sarah! sarahpac.com)
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To: Daveinyork

Yup.

I was hopeful when Steele was named, but decided the other day, when I received a plea in the mail for my “support”, that I would wait and see....

It sure didn’t take long : /

We need to just go ahead and regroup, because it is increasingly clear, that the majority of the bunch that is in DC, has no intention of serving the American people. Their entire focus is upon securing their power.

Tatt


355 posted on 03/01/2009 11:16:50 AM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." DorothyBernard)
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To: jla

As I said, it’s no wonder the media won the election. We carry their water for them, and use it to drown our own.


356 posted on 03/01/2009 11:18:01 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: PSYCHO-FREEP
Now that I have have had a chance to watch the replay, I saw nothing that would cause Rush's speech to be called incendiary.

He was spot on and he took some well-deserved shots at the Libs. So what?

If Steele is looking for comments that are indendiary, he should tell the moderates in the Party to quit ragging on Reagan and conservative thinking, as Rush suggests.

357 posted on 03/01/2009 11:18:45 AM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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To: hocndoc
but he pulled himself together rather quickly considering the fact that he was told he was nothing but the Republican reaction to Obama.

Yes, he did. He did well talking about himself or any attack on the reason why he is the head of RNC. But when it came to defending Republicans/Conservatives he failed...and that's his job!

358 posted on 03/01/2009 11:18:45 AM PST by tsmith130
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To: Federalist Patriot
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Mikey is a RINO.

359 posted on 03/01/2009 11:19:33 AM PST by dragonblustar (Once abolish the God, and the government becomes the God - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: hocndoc

LOL - Steele’s the one who jumped off the boat with a 100# wgt tied to his ankle.


360 posted on 03/01/2009 11:19:38 AM PST by jla (Sarah! sarahpac.com)
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