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Michael Steele : Some white Republicans are scared of me
Hot Air ^ | November 08, 2009 | ALLAHPUNDIT

Posted on 11/09/2009 2:00:34 PM PST by RobinMasters

Actually, he never says “some.” I’m adding that to give him the benefit of the doubt. Raw Story’s transcript of the exchange:

STEELE: Education and the economy. Education and jobs. Education and small business.

MARTIN: But your candidates got to talk to them. One of the criticisms I’ve always had is Republicans — white Republicans — have been scared of black folks.

STEELE: You’re absolutely right. I mean I’ve been in the room and they’ve been scared of me. I’m like, “I’m on your side” and so I can imagine going out there and talking to someone like you, you know, [you're like,] “I’ll listen.” And they’re like “Well.” Let me tell you. You saw in Christie and you saw in McDonnell a door open because they went in and engaged. McDonnell was very deliberate about spending –

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: affimativeaction; steele; stupidnotscary; stupidpeoplearescary
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To: RobinMasters; ml/nj; firebrand; ExTexasRedhead; Liz; romanesq; AmericanGirlRising; theothercheek; ..
Michael Steele: Some white Republicans are scared of me.

I didn't seem to notice that at the GOP convention last year, when Steele gave that outstanding "Drill, baby, drill!" speech. White (and other) Republicans have no problem with Steele when he resonates with them on the issues. Problem is that too often Steele deviates from what we think should be the Republican message. He's not the only prominent GOP politician who does so, but his job title is essentially "chief Republican", so he has to be more circumspect with what he says.

The Democrats are self-destructing now, so the GOP showed last week that it can win regardless of Steele's rhetorical gaffes. I, for one, don't see any urgency in replacing him as RNC chair. Just as wins and losses are the bottom line for a sports coach, electoral success or failure are the bottom line for a party chair. So far, the GOP is doing well in that regard under Steele, or maybe in spite of him. And as things stand now, the GOP stands to do well next year, so there's no need for Republicans to go overboard in criticizing him at the present time.

61 posted on 11/09/2009 5:49:11 PM PST by justiceseeker93
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Ping!!!


62 posted on 11/09/2009 5:52:45 PM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93

Not really. We just don’t like RINO scum...


63 posted on 11/09/2009 5:54:52 PM PST by Czar (Life Member -- NRA)
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To: RobinMasters

The color of Mr. Steele’s skin has NOTHING to do with what scares me about him. What scares me is, what’s going to come out of his RINO mouth next? How did this guy ever become the “leader” of the RNC?????


64 posted on 11/09/2009 6:00:35 PM PST by jeepers creepers
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To: RobinMasters

Mr. Steele can kiss my lily while kiester.


65 posted on 11/09/2009 6:00:41 PM PST by Senator_Blutarski (No good deed goes unpunished.)
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To: RobinMasters

“Michael Steele : Some white Republicans are scared of me”

Yeah—scared that you’re going to keep screwing up to the point of blowing the elections next year which should otherwise be a cakewalk for Republicans.

Quit making a fool of yourself and further damaging the party.

Show you have integrity and resign now.


66 posted on 11/09/2009 6:05:21 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: RobinMasters

For a story such as this the editors should lift the restriction on profanity & racial slurs. I find myself unable to comment without them.


67 posted on 11/09/2009 6:11:51 PM PST by rae4palin
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To: justiceseeker93

You stated it well. Steele has made some avoidable gaffes, but few of them are major. Most of them are insider stuff that the grass roots doesn’t care much about anyway.


68 posted on 11/09/2009 6:18:12 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Liberal sacred cows make great hamburger)
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To: RobinMasters

Mr. Steele is a major political dummy. The Rinos found him on the short bus. All that mattered is that he is Black and to a Rino this means all Black people will vote for them.


69 posted on 11/09/2009 8:09:18 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: RobinMasters

I think he’s mistaking PANDERING for scared.

Michael Steele isn’t scaring anyone, the only thing we’re scared of is you destroying the Republican party. Don’t worry Mike you’re well on your way to irrelevancy. Every time this clown opens his mouth he inserts his foot.

See Mike, I’m treating you like any other RINO, I’m not pulling any punches or pandering to you because you’re black, you big nerd. No money for the RNC, just to individual conservative candidates.


70 posted on 11/09/2009 8:15:40 PM PST by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: RobinMasters

Steele has to go. The Democrat party has more than enough race pimps for all of us.


71 posted on 11/09/2009 8:16:18 PM PST by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: justiceseeker93
As I posted on the other thread on this topic, I think he was trying to be polite.

I'll add to that in saying I think he is aware of the desired Republican goal of attracting more black voters, so when he is talking with a black man, as here, he doesn't want to seem disagreeable to a fellow black man, and when someone asks him if the two new Republican governors reflect badly on Obama, he says no, so as not to offend other blacks.

He has two easily conflicting goals: to present the GOP favorably and not to appear an oreo to his own people, which would turn them away from Republicans.

I don't have the animosity toward him that others seem to have, disappointed as I was in the support of Scozzafava. He is in a very tough spot, because of the necessity of defeating the dems and because of the built-in conflict in his job. MHO, anyway.

72 posted on 11/09/2009 9:33:41 PM PST by firebrand
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To: RobinMasters

How long is he RNC for?


73 posted on 11/10/2009 10:00:01 PM PST by napscoordinator
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