Mikey is a RINO.
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)
(Excerpt) Read more at freedomslighthouse.com ...
“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.
Where is our "Black Union"? I never heard we had one.
All in all I don't think it bode well for him.
When I hear Michael Steele speak he just doesnt seem to have any FIRE in his belly. That disturbs me a bit.
(or at least appoint an interim chair and go find yourself a pair)
“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.
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.
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.
Actually, I thought it was worse.
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.
What kind of insulting comment is that? I have ADHD and sit and listen to rush all the time and get everything he says.
Thank you devolve
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
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.
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.
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!
Mikey is a RINO.
LOL - Steele’s the one who jumped off the boat with a 100# wgt tied to his ankle.
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