Posted on 03/05/2009 9:23:17 AM PST by SolidWood
Michael Steele should resign as Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, according to a committee member from North Carolina.
In an e-mail to fellow RNC members obtained by The Hill, Dr. Ada Fisher, North Carolina's national committeewoman, said Steele is "eroding confidence" in the GOP and that members of his transition team should encourage him to step aside. Fisher added Steele's personal e-mail address to the e-mail.
"I don't want to hear anymore [sic] language trying to be cool about the bling in the stimulus package or appealing to D.L. Hughley and blacks in a way that isn't going to win us any votes and makes us frankly appear to many blacks as quite foolish," Fisher wrote.
Fisher, who is one of three black members of the national committee, backed South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson, whom Steele edged out in the final round of voting to win the chairmanship in late January. She has voiced repeated opposition to Steele, sending dozens of e-mails to committee members even after Steele won election slamming him for any number of chips that have fallen awry.
Fisher’s call for Steele’s resignation comes amid growing frustration in the GOP that the new chairman’s repeated gaffes are hurting the party.
It remains unclear just how much trouble Steele may be in with his own membership. While several RNC members have told The Hill that Steele remains popular with their bases, Washington-based strategists are grumbling, an attitude that is slowly filtering down to the states.
Steele appeared over the weekend on Hughley's CNN show, where he fought back against the assertion that radio host Rush Limbaugh was the "de facto leader" of the Republican Party. Steele said he himself was the de facto leader and called Limbaugh an entertainer whose program's content was "incendiary" and "ugly."
On Monday, Limbaugh shot back, saying on his show that Steele was not the leader of the party and that many conservatives would "hang up" when Steele's RNC came calling for contributions.
"Limbaugh has already promised that 'His Conservatives' won't be giving to the RNC. I would suggest to you that that is a real bet," Fisher wrote. "If we can't raise money and continue to allow the alienation of the few varifiable [sic] red states remaining, we are foolish."
Steele later said he had reached out to Limbaugh to clarify his remarks, insisting he meant no offense. But the incident elicited crowing from Democrats, who for weeks have pursued a strategy seemingly designed to elevate Limbaugh to the front of the GOP line. Democrats would enjoy contrasting themselves with Limbaugh's assertion that he wants to see President Obama's economic policies fail.
Calling the Limbaugh-Steele clash a "Republican Horror Show," Fisher expressed what some other GOP strategists have until now only said privately: "I have never seen such ineptness in our GOP leadership," Fisher wrote. "And I though we handled the 2008 elections very poorly."
Fisher could not be reached for comment Thursday morning, while the RNC did not immediately have comment on her letter.
Yup.....and we are falling right into their trap. It is a feeding frenzy out here and the dems keep chumming the waters. We fall far it every time.
Wake up folks.
Obama supporters say the same exact thing, about Obama.
Steele was used to set up Rush. Rush was set up. I know you get it but apparently some posters don’t. If the dems can manipulate Steele on a third rate talk show, he’s not going to provide strong leadership to get conservatives back and to succeed in 2010 to trounce the european socialist dems.
Haley Barbour was the best, the smartest, the most fearless! No one will ever be as good.
I heard the same. We should now consider it old business and now move on to bigger and more important items on the agenda. Do I hear a 2nd?
Affirmative action doesnt work for the GOP either.
Hip like the Governator, yeah!
Steele has made a couple of mistakes, but I wouldn't describe the above comment as one.
NO THANKS! Another RINO. No more, no more idiots who “misspeak”, who don’t have an original thought in their pea brain, who do not understand the Constitution and how this country was founded. Which reminds me FReepers:
We live in S. Central Texas. Today I had a very reliable fence man, landscaper, etc. to give me an estimate on a ranch/old style fence. He’s has outstanding business sense. We walked and talked of options, styles, details, etc. He’s from Zacatecas, Mexico, yes, he’s here LEGALLY. He speaks English very well, I also speak Spanish, we had a great time.
He is proud of this country, he reminded my wife and I about the principles that this country was founded on (we knew that but we dared not interrupt out of sheer delight). He was almost moved to tears at what a blessing this country and Texas has been to him and his family, he enumerated many blessings. This dear patriot could teach HS level of US history as well as economics (we discussed that too).
I will FIGHT for immigrants like Mr. Carrillo and I know you would too. Today my faith was greatly restored by this man’s testimony honoring his country, the USA not Mexico, he made that very clear. It will be a hard struggle (we all agreed) but it can be done. He’s been through worse. Just thought you’d enjoy reading of such a person.
Regards
I’m sure Steele is not the genius you are and you would have really put Hughley in his place, but one might think that attempting to obliterate and destroy (instead of strengthen) people on our side, might be a teeny bit self-destructive. Maybe not, but then it’s impossible to tell the Democrats from “conservatives” on this thread.
The way I see it is, Rush is first and foremost a teacher. He is able to explain things in a way that a person doesn’t need a 3rd year law degree to understand.
Next he does truly love this country and as we are observing now, he is willing to put his career on the line for it.
Next, he cares deeply about ALL people in this country and he does his best to inspire everyone to be the best they can be.
I have never heard Rush say something that was mean, or attack someone on a personal level.........unless they start playing with him that way.........then, things like ballerina’s get their toes stepped on, and big men get taken down to size.
Did your Tourettes kick in?
I have to agree...it makes me squirm when Steele says this stuff, it's so awkward.
You may be on to something there...who is this lady?
Think of it as replacing McClellan as leader of the Army of the Potomac. Hopefully with a US Grant.
Except, unlike McClellan who brough the Army of the Potomac into an excellent state of readiness, Steele hasn’t done anything for the ‘Pubbies.
There's certainly a fine line between criticizing Steele and destroying him and some here clearly cross that line. But wouldn't you agree that Steele is certainly responsible for this situation with his Nazi and Rush comments, or lack of comments?
Good Lord, read the friggin’ thread.
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