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American Family Association Wants Michael Steele’s Head
RedState ^ | 03/13/08 | James Richardson

Posted on 03/14/2009 8:10:45 PM PDT by james.richardson

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele should resign from his post immediately, according to the American Family Association’s new online survey.

In light of Steele’s regrettable GQ interview, AFA President Don Wildmon asked members if the beleaguered Republican chief should resign from his post, declaring the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland believes “abortion is a choice, and homosexuality is not.”

An overwhelming 94% of the more than 74,500 respondents answered Wildmon in the affirmative.

Likewise making their displeasure known, prominent social conservative luminaries characterized Steele’s mea-culpa as “very troubling.” Ken Blackwell, who formerly endorsed Steele after withdrawing from consideration for chairman on the fifth round of balloting, sternly instructed his former rival to “re-read the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, and the 2008 GOP Platform … or get out of the way.”

Both Chairman Steele and his socially conservative detractors, the number of which are growing by the thousands at AFA’s website, are sorely misinformed: The role of RNC Chairman is not one of a curator of opinion. Steele’s opinions on abortion and gay rights – whenever he settles on one – should have no influence on the implementation of sound strategies in his capacity as chairman.

Speculating perhaps that the “open,” candidate-centered campaign for chairman manufactured Steele’s present predicament by creating the perception that the candidates’ opinions actually mattered, Phil Klein writes, “in the end, it turned the race into more of a personality contest."

The premature calls for the forcible ejection of the first African American chairman of the RNC – like those by the AFA’s tunnel-visioned membership – only offer credibility to the maddening circular firing squad meme.

Steele assumed office January 30th, 2008 with the hope he could unite a fractured party and make sense of the current political climate. Rome, as they say, wasn’t built in a day, and similarly, the Republican Party will not be re-built in three short months.

In addition to besting Blackwell, darling of the social conservative movement, Steele also wrestled former RNC Chairman Mike Duncan out of the running.

Despite his ability to mediate intra-party disputes with ease and his reputation as a prolific and unrivaled fundraiser, critics of Duncan often cited his scanty public appearances and interviews as motivation to elect a more polished, camera-friendly communicator. To them I say: Eat your words. In fact, have a second helping.

Cross-posted at www.Skepticians.com.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afa; homosexualagenda; michaelsteele; rnc; rncchairman; socialconservatives; steele; steelemustgo; steelemustgp
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To: Cedar
GQ purported to quote words which were clearly WAY OUT OF CONTEXT. It's not like we don't have most of a decade's worth of discussion of the abortion issue as presented by Chairman Steele already on hand.

Frankly, I wouldn't trust a GQ reporter regarding anything ~ and certainly not what the RNC Chairman had to say.

61 posted on 03/15/2009 12:45:29 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

You have no reason to believe he was misquoted or taken out of context. No one is claiming that who was there. Not even Steele.


62 posted on 03/15/2009 2:16:04 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Cicero
The RNC has no voice in determining who is on a ballot. Zero, nadda, zilch.

You don't know what you are talking about.

63 posted on 03/15/2009 3:02:18 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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To: patriot preacher; OH4life

Sorry, but Katon knowingly belonging to a club with a ‘no blacks’ rule on it’s book is a deal breaker. It was really stupid and demonstrates a person who would have a huge burden on his back to start with and also demonstrates a person with POOR JUDGEMENT.


64 posted on 03/15/2009 3:04:39 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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To: DManA
Look, if I've followed your political career for years (Steele is nearly a local here) and years and know your positions and some Leftwingtard comes along and says "hey, he recanted, he says thus and so now", I'll already know that's BS ~ so when a puke comes along from GQ with an alleged interview with you, right off the bat I know not to trust GQ, but also to ask you "Hey, baby, did you mean 'that'".

So, someone's already pointed out the problem to Mr. Steele and he has elaborated on his answer and with certainty he is still against abortion.

"Context" in this case includes Mr. Steele's full life's history, not the few moments with a softporn peddler who asked for an interview.

Next time Steele will know to set a higher price and demand an editorial review.,P>Now, about Don Wildman taking pleasure in reading GQ, and all those old broads at CWA wallowing in the filth along with him, I think I've got an idea WHO some of our "not real Conservative Christians" are. They have some serious 'splainin' to do.

65 posted on 03/15/2009 3:10:04 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: ChicagahAl
You can't actually win anything without the so-called "religious right". They are a very large part of the base.

The people who try to win without the support of the "religious right" are called DEMOCRATS.

66 posted on 03/15/2009 3:13:26 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

Next time Steele will know to set a higher price and demand an editorial review.,

This is not an internship. He’s supposed to be a professional politician. Make all the excuses for him you want but the whole sorry episode reveals this guy isn’t ready for a post like this.


67 posted on 03/15/2009 3:16:08 PM PDT by DManA
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To: mbraynard

In my state, people who go to precinct meetings have no say who ends up on the ballot either.


68 posted on 03/15/2009 3:17:50 PM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA

Look, you’re the GQ fan, not me. You and Don Wildman are free to go off in the corner and play with your copies if you wish ~


69 posted on 03/15/2009 3:26:05 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

You are a piece of work.


70 posted on 03/15/2009 3:27:49 PM PDT by DManA
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To: muawiyah
"You can't actually win anything without the so-called "religious right". They are a very large part of the base."

Having watched politics for many years, and having watched the so-called "religious right" for the same time; I don't believe that they are part of the "base".

They are a fringe group, that is nowhere near as large as they claim to be, and the only thing they can be counted on is to stay home on election day and scream that "America deserves whatever happens to it", because the rest of the country didn't listen to them.

Most of the "religious right" members aren't really right-wing politically, anyway. They tend to be populists, which is more like liberal-lite. They claim their "conservative" banner because of a few social issues, on which they tend to be, shall we say - extreme. Many of them are not economic conservatives, and now a lot of them have bought into the far-left global warming scam, as well.

The Republican party is going to have to figure out how to win without them. The first step is for Republicans to accept the fact that the "religious right" can't be counted on, and market accordingly.

71 posted on 03/15/2009 3:34:38 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Don't blame me. I voted for Sarah.)
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To: ChicagahAl
You are describe George W. Bush to a "t", but not the so-called "religious right".

How you could mix up the two can only be explained by your excessive reading of a Leftwingtard MSM newspaper.

Time to give it up ~ the net has everything you need.

72 posted on 03/15/2009 3:37:07 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: DManA

Time to inform yourself.


73 posted on 03/15/2009 3:37:54 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: mbraynard

Sorry, but Katon knowingly belonging to a club with a ‘no blacks’ rule on it’s book is a deal breaker. It was really stupid and demonstrates a person who would have a huge burden on his back to start with and also demonstrates a person with POOR JUDGEMENT.

_____________

Sorry, but Steele knowingly stating that abortion is merely a matter of “personal choice,” and yet homosexuality is NOT was really stupid and demonstrated a person who NOW HAS a huge burden on his back to start with and also demonstrates a person with POOR JUDGMENT.


74 posted on 03/15/2009 4:16:11 PM PDT by patriot preacher (To be a good American Citizen and a Christian IS NOT a contradiction. (www.mygration.blogspot.com))
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To: muawiyah

I think you’ve gone postal.


75 posted on 03/15/2009 4:49:40 PM PDT by DManA
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To: ChicagahAl
You are FOS. I voted for McLame just to vote against Zero. Forget it next time. keep nominating RINOs. I've voted for my last RINO.

Enjoy your stay in the wilderness. looks like you'll be there for a while.

76 posted on 03/15/2009 5:21:02 PM PDT by DirtyHarryY2K (The Tree of Liberty is long overdue for its natural manure)
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To: patriot preacher
The LAW makes abortion a matter of "personal choice". Eventually the LAW could make hunting down and eliminating abortionists and their enablers a matter of "personal choice".

You'll find that Mr. Steele does not agree with the idea of exercising the "personal choice" option in matters of life and death.

What you need to worry about here is the LAW ~ and how we need to change it so this does not happen.

77 posted on 03/15/2009 6:45:48 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: DManA
You should be so lucky.

I've got your name on my special list. Dat's cause you dMan who screwed up one too many times.

78 posted on 03/15/2009 6:46:37 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: patriot preacher

I agree with you.


79 posted on 03/15/2009 6:47:26 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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To: DManA
Uh - in every state, anyone can get on the 3allot. And in no state can the RNC keep someone off.

In New York, the county party chairmen get to decide who goes on the 3allot, and it's similar in PA. However, they rarely keep people off and even if they say no, you can collect a few signatures and get on anyway.

The RNC can provide resources to candidates - and that's a3out it. Almost everyone over there left to work on Romney's campaign - it didn't help him at all.

80 posted on 03/15/2009 6:50:08 PM PDT by mbraynard (You are the Republican Party. See you at the precinct meeting.)
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