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Steele: No reason for black GOP base
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Posted on 04/21/2010 4:00:43 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Steele: No reason for black GOP base By: Andy Barr April 21, 2010 05:43 PM EDT

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told a group of students that African-Americans “don’t have a reason” to vote for Republicans.

Steele was asked Tuesday night during a speech to roughly 200 students at DePaul University why African-Americans should vote for GOP candidates.

“You really don’t have a reason, to be honest,” Steele responded, as was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. “We haven’t done a very good job of giving you one.”

Steele has made similar comments in the past, saying during an interview in November that some white Republicans are “scared” of him.

“I’ve been in the room and they’ve been scared of me,” said the first African-American chairman of the RNC at the time. “I’m like, ‘I’m on your side.’”

(Excerpt) Read more at dyn.politico.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: africanamericans; blackrepublicans; blackvote; rncchairman
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1 posted on 04/21/2010 4:00:43 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Wothless affirmative action case is now out and out trying to damage the party. For god’s sake can him.


2 posted on 04/21/2010 4:01:59 PM PDT by rmlew (There is no such thing as a Blue Dog Democrat; just liberals who lie.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Unbelieveable. I think he’s been in trouble with his job for awhile now.


3 posted on 04/21/2010 4:02:00 PM PDT by cubreporter (Rush is an American Patriot. He has been blessed with exceptional wisdom. Thank God for Rush!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

this guy has to be a Dem plant...he’s harder on Republicans than Carville was


4 posted on 04/21/2010 4:02:07 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Sub-Driver

“We freed you.” would be a start.


5 posted on 04/21/2010 4:02:07 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Sub-Driver

Unreal. The GOP always blows it, don’t they? I say “they” because I dumped the RNC, in particular, a few years ago.


6 posted on 04/21/2010 4:02:08 PM PDT by Carling (I'm a neo-McCarthyite ... Obama is a Communist.)
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To: Sub-Driver

How did this idiot become HEAD of the NATIONAL GOP? All he does is make it sound like the OPPOSITE of where you want to be.

And no one is afraid of him in a room, unless it’s a fear of someone who is tall (is he even tall.)


7 posted on 04/21/2010 4:02:13 PM PDT by Skywalk (Transdimensional Jihad!)
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To: Sub-Driver

They’re not going to anyway.


8 posted on 04/21/2010 4:02:44 PM PDT by MrChips (MrChips)
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To: Sub-Driver

No reason for Steele as RNC chairman.


9 posted on 04/21/2010 4:03:12 PM PDT by counterpunch (GOP: Government's Other Party)
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To: Sub-Driver

This dumb f******* idiot needs to be shown the door!!


10 posted on 04/21/2010 4:03:30 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Sub-Driver

Who’s side is he on??


11 posted on 04/21/2010 4:03:36 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Sub-Driver
Ok, that's it! Get him outta there!


12 posted on 04/21/2010 4:03:59 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Sub-Driver
There should never be a reason for a “black” to vote GOP. There should never be an attempt to get the vote of any race. GOP ideals should stand on their own and appeal to individuals of any race.
13 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:05 PM PDT by Mark was here (Fighting for freedom is never easy, especially when your enemies are merely fighting for free stuff.)
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To: Sub-Driver

We aren’t giving away enough stolen goodies!


14 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:20 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: BobL

Out on his own backside, is what side he should be on.


15 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:25 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Sub-Driver

Why do the Republicans want this guy on their team, much less as the top guy? What on earth has he produced that justifies putting up with his publicly announced embarrassment about being a Republican?


16 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:38 PM PDT by married21
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To: Sub-Driver

This guy needs to go yesterday. Besides his extravagant lifestyle on other people’s money and now this. This race baiting SOB needs to do the right thing and freaking resign already!


17 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:41 PM PDT by Blue Highway ("Judge me by the people with whom I surround myself" Barack Obama, Oct 15, 2008 Presidential debate)
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To: Sub-Driver

GOP just can’t seem to get it together. To be honest I would like to hear the entire speech. I just wonder if you have to hear the entire speech to understand why he said this.


18 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:45 PM PDT by Sprite518
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To: Sub-Driver

On a practical level, one only has to read what Dr. Sowell to understand that liberalism DESTROYED the black community (he grew up before liberalism, and that the ONLY reason he was able to become who he is).


19 posted on 04/21/2010 4:04:54 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Sub-Driver

Even Republicans (especially the ‘country club’ variety) cannot understand the basic belief of the power of the individual. We’re so far behind when it comes to teaching the ability and benefits of self governance.


20 posted on 04/21/2010 4:05:10 PM PDT by griswold3
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