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 dont 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 dont have a reason, to be honest, Steele responded, as was first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. We havent 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.
Ive been in the room and theyve been scared of me, said the first African-American chairman of the RNC at the time. Im like, Im on your side.
(Excerpt) Read more at dyn.politico.com ...
Wothless affirmative action case is now out and out trying to damage the party. For god’s sake can him.
Unbelieveable. I think he’s been in trouble with his job for awhile now.
this guy has to be a Dem plant...he’s harder on Republicans than Carville was
“We freed you.” would be a start.
Unreal. The GOP always blows it, don’t they? I say “they” because I dumped the RNC, in particular, a few years ago.
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.)
They’re not going to anyway.
No reason for Steele as RNC chairman.
This dumb f******* idiot needs to be shown the door!!
Who’s side is he on??
We aren’t giving away enough stolen goodies!
Out on his own backside, is what side he should be on.
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?
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!
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.
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).
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.
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