Damn!!! Now that a black guy runs the RNC all of the black people will vote GOP!

[KansasVoter]

This really sucks for 2010 and 2012!!!

[Avalux]

1. And no one will be able to say they're racist anymore!

:silly:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Ha!

You know, there are some folks here who will believe you!

This is hilarious!

:rofl:

[totodeinhere]

3. He's the next token black after Rice and Powell. n/t

[underpants]

4. Yeah ...uh.. how'd that woman vote go 2 months ago?

Michael Steele vs Obama...how would YOU vote?

[democrattotheend]

6. 56-43 Obama

Still, let's not completely dismiss any impact Michael Steele might have. He won 25% of the black vote in Maryland when he ran for Senate in 2006. That may not seem like a lot but it's a scary number...in many states a Republican who wins 25% of the black vote would win in a landslide. I'm not too worried, because people don't vote based on the party chair, and we still have Obama and that's so much more valuable than Michael Steele. But the fact that the GOP at least recognizes that they need to try to be a little more diverse is a good thing for the country but kind of bad for us.

[marimour]

8. i agree.

I think that Steele could have a net positive impact on their strategy in congressional elections. He will try to make the RNC more inclusive. The thing is I think that the Repubs voted him in for all the wrong reasons, and the base will fight Steele's changes.

[underpants]

12. I get that and I agree but the RNC chair basically handles the money

having read "How to rig an election" by Allen Raymond I learned that Haley Barbour ( who comes off well, for a Republican, in the book) basically just exerts power with the purse.

Steele is basically a pundit now anyway so they may have him on the air more than others have (even Dean)...we'll see.

They HAVE to do something to cut into black and Latino numbers -not making a demographic the kissing cousins of terrorists would help but they, of course, went with perception over hard work or reality

[crimsonblue]

5. racism has been cancelled. YAY!

[BattyDem]

7. But all the racist white people won't

They just lost a large chunk of their base. :rofl:

[Bucky]

9. Stop racializing everything. Did it never occur to you Steele got the job cause he's best qualified?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I slay me! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[KansasVoter]

13. LOL....I was ready to argue with you until the laughing icons showed up!

[annabanana]

10. Just as much of an insult as picking Palin to get all the women...

Yes. They are that clueless.

[Dan]

11. can't wait to vote GOP ;)

[Sultana]

14. .

They totally have my vote. :woohoo:


:sarcasm:

[calico1]

15. Just like I wanted to vote GOP when

Gonzo was AG!


And just as a former Hillary supporter I was very tempted to vote for McCain when he picked Palin as running mate. I almost did! I mean...it's the same thing, right?


We should be worried!



:rofl:

[Baltoman991]

16. I'm still

waiting for him to respond to why he said running as a Republican for Senator in Maryland would hurt him so he tried to trick low information voters into thinking he was a Democrat. Being from Maryland and following that race shows me that Republicans have really lost their way if they think this is the best man for the job.

[MajPayne2]

17. Bullshit. Not this black dude

My Italian wife would kill my black ass! Not to mention, I have the capability of educated thought.

[MadMaddie]

24. That's what I am saying MajPayne2...

The Repugs are so stupid they think Black America is going to jump on the wagon because they have a black man in front of the camara.

Lookie Here, Lookie Here....we got us a black man!

Only problem is he is powerless. The puppet masters are pulling the strings. I think Steele is going to get a rude awakening.....

I bet the Repug party splits...just as they did back in the day. There are hardcore racists and they will not identify with Steele.

Welcome to DU!!:hi:

[northernlights]

18. fools! they should have picked Palin

then they could've gotten the wymmenz vote. That's a bigger block than black! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[traxster]

19. The only difference I see is that they probably won't pass out the Obama bucks in 2012

Other than that, the republicans need to get over thinking that identity politics won't work. They tried it with Palin and it didn't work.

I have heard some of his interviews and what comes out of his mouth is just like what comes out of every republican's mouth.

[CitizenPatriot]

20. Oh, yeah -- this is gonna work

What's even more pathetic than this blatant attempt at copying a phenomenon is the stereotypical, formulaic and completely lacking in creativity interpretation of said phenomenon. The utter failure to get the point. Americans fell in love with Obama's IDEAS. The color of his skin was a bonus:-)

The cool thing is that this guy probably has his own clothes, so as frontmen go, he's a bargain.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. The Repukes will never get it. None of the token Negroes they put forth ever made us

vote for them. We are not stupid people; I wish people would stop insulting our intelligence. We know what the fuck is up!

[Estrella Del Mar]

22. Colin Powel is an exception

Exit polls showed he would have beaten Clinton.

[Raineyb]

28. They must think we're as stupid as they are

It's not the fact that they're a bunch of old white men with crappy ideas on how to govern. It's their crappy ideas are bad for us. Putting a black face on it doesn't change that.

Regards

[Hawkowl]

23. Just like the NBA!

Seriously, the rethuglicans really think that. "Look! We've got a powerful black guy too!"

[Radical Activist]

25. It worked real well when they ran Alan Keyes against Obama for Senate.

[cooolandrew]

26. We're doomed they're clealy more racially inclusive now. Oh no, it's all over, help.>

Although surely the clearest sign will be when more African Americcans get elected to their party. Get a feeling it might be a while.

[cherish44]

27. Blacks overwhelmingly voted Democratic before Obama came on the scene

Want to be reminded why the don't vote GOP? Google Jesse Helms or Strom Thurmond, you'll catch the drift...(yeah they're both dead guys but their ideals live on in the GOP)

[skeewee08]

29. He got my vote....yeah RIGHT! When will they learn,

the rethugs are always decades behind on everything.

[dkofos]

30. No, just the stupid , naive, and easily duped.

Some things never change.

[Honeycombe8]

31. OH, NOES!!!!! The Dems are in troubles!!!!!! (not) nt

[zulchzulu]

32. Just like all whites vote for the white guy!

Or...

[JerseygirlCT]

33. I know!!!! They discovered our top secret strategy!!!! nt

[benld74]

34. What are the odds he's another Slappy?

[mkultra]

35. but what party will the bigots vote for?

[Juche]

36. What % of the public know who Steele is or that he is black

If this is an attempt to win over low information voters, you have to consider that low info voters won't follow this issue anyway. Something like 40% of the public couldn't recognize a photo of Dick Cheney back when he was VP, so chances are only a tiny minority of people will follow Steele or what he does (I'd be surprised if 15% of voters knew who he was and what he was just elected to). Low info voters won't even follow this info, so this pandering by picking a black guy to whitewash the fact that the GOPs base is made up of bigots won't work.

[VPStoltz]

37. Two things:

First: Steele squeaked out a victory over a guy who had to quit an "whites only" club just last September so he run for the post.
Second: Steele is on recorded with the quote, "Bush is my home boy!"
I only wish I could think of something erudite to say about this perplexing situation.

[Lex]

39. All I know is, it will be interesting to watch this 'move' play out

over time.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

38. Yeah, just like blacks voted for Steele against his white Dem opponent in 2006... NOT!

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006//pages/results/states/MD/S/01/epolls.0.html

[DailyGrind51]

40. When monkeys fly out of Limbaugh's ass!

[sampsonblk]

41. LOL

That's just how stupid they are