Michael Steele tells Washington Post to "Eat It" - God I love it!

Fox News ^ | November 5, 2006 | Transcript

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I've not come to them as a Republican or a Democrat, as an African-American, or anything other than who I am, and that is someone who believes in public service, who wants to go to Washington to try his best to make a difference in a town that has forgotten where people live and how they live and what they go through every day.

So that's not color. That's not party affiliation. That's real life. And I've been speaking to real life for the last year and a half, and the people of my state are responding to it. ..

...It is absolutely pitiful, and that's nothing more than what the Baltimore Sun said about me four years ago, that I bring nothing to the table but the color of my skin. They were just a little bit more sophisticated in their ignorance.

My conversation with the editorial board didn't go the way they wanted it to go because I wouldn't kowtow and answer the questions the way they wanted me to answer them. I'm my own person. I don't care about the Washington Post. .. not going to get me elected. The Washington Post is not going to prevent me from getting elected.

They're a bunch of folks, as I told them in the interview, who sit in an ivory tower, who have no clue what real life is about out here. It's easy to pontificate when you don't have to put a vote on the line, when you don't have to look a voter in the eye and let them know what you really think, so what — they come after me.

.... So clearly, I must be winning this race, and the Washington Post will have to write that headline, "Steele Wins", and then eat it....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Well, get out and vote and tell the LIBERAL media and anti-American butt-heads to "eat it."

[Alia]

WOO-HOO! Michael Steele!

Saluting him with a moment away from the keyboard, bumping in Conga Line..

[Dog Gone]

My wife and I fell on the floor laughing when Steele said that.

[RasterMaster]

[FreeAtlanta]

Amen, I wish I was in his state. Regardless, I will get out and vote straight Republican. The anti-American media has inspired me.

[Sisku Hanne]

I LOVE this man! Go Michael Steele!!!!

[bmwcyle]

Good for him!

[conservative in nyc]

What ticked off Michael Steele about the Washington Post?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

So did we!

[johnny7]

DBM Menu for Wednesday, November 8, 2006: Crow Casserole

[Clintonfatigued]

ROFL- nice to see someone tell the Washington Post what they can do with their pontificating!

STEELE FOR SENATE!!!!

[psjones]

Black republicans get a lot of flak, black democrats get to be on the cover of time and newsweek. No, no bias here.

[kinoxi]

Barack Obama is entitled to his opinion, and we'll discuss that when we meet on the Senate floor.

:)

[Dog Gone]

What ticked off Michael Steele about the Washington Post?

They wrote an editorial saying that he had no ideas and hadn't accomplished anything.

[republicanwizard]

I wouldn't know...haha

[onyx]

He's going to win!
He's absolutely fantastic!

[Enchante]

Oh, how I wish someone would run this headline on Wed. am after Steele wins:

"STEELE TO WAPO: EAT IT!"

[edpc]

I must be winning this race, and the Washington Post will have to write that headline, "Steele Wins", and then eat it....

I hear the Wednesday edition is a great side dish for this:

[CMailBag]

Perhaps you can lend that pic to the weakly mags for next week's cover photo.

[Leto]

We need a man like that in the Senate.

[Clintonfatigued]

His victory speech will be an inspiring moment.

[cgbg]

What ticked off Michael Steele about the Washington Post?

Perhaps their arrogant attitude that they are the only ones who know what black people are supposed to think? :-)

[conservative in nyc]

They wrote an editorial saying that he had no ideas and hadn't accomplished anything.

Good grief. It definitely does sound a lot like this:

By contrast, Mr. Ehrlich's running mate, state GOP chairman Michael S. Steele, brings little to the team but the color of his skin.
(Baltimore Sun, November 3, 2002)

[texicali]

shows what the posties don't know...Steele rules!

[ANGGAPO]

White Republicans get lots of flack also. But Mike Steel is right and I suspect that he will do a fine job in congress.
He got my vote.

[big'ol_freeper]

"He's a magnificent bastard too. Both him and Rove. God I love it so."

[MamaLucci]

Good on Steele........congress is sorely lacking in people
on either side of the aisle who will tell it like it is.
Go Steele!

[Gabz]

DelMarVa Ping for a great Michael Steele article.

Go Steele Go!!!!!

[onyx]

Indeed!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I don't think of Steele as a black man, just a man who will be governor. The left likes to play to stereotypes, whilst they claim they show no prejudice.

[RasterMaster]

Not mine...feel free to share FAR AND WIDE!

[Republic]

Absolutely delicious! Grinin from ear to ear! Good for this good man!

[ElPatriota]

My conversation with the editorial board didn't go the way they wanted it to go because I wouldn't kowtow and answer the questions the way they wanted me to answer them. I'm my own person. I don't care about the Washington Post. .. not going to get me elected. The Washington Post is not going to prevent me from getting elected.

WP: Boy... I think this guy needs a lesson!... we are "The MSM" and we rule!..

Ok everyone... let's do a LOOOUUUUUD cheer! :)... and a one...and a two...and a three....

[libbylu]

He said they did TWO editorials. Was best part to me. he said "who does two editorals against some one? They must be worried about me winning" or something to that effect. I wish I could vote for him.

[Jimmy Valentine]

The Post has been studiously rude in their commentary about Steele. They have said that his skin color is what has propelled him thus far, not his ability or his track record as Lt. Governor of Maryland.

All dammned rubbish of course, but the Wash. Post has dropped all pretense of fairness in their reportage long since.

They will go down financially before all is said and done.

[sonic109]

Sounds like a rare breed of politician who actually has some balls and some common sense as well. I admire the man greatly.

[Dog Gone]

I don't think of Steele as a black man, just a man who will be governor.

Maybe after he's been elected as a senator!

[jimbo123]

[Torie]

I went out on a limb to "predict" a Steele victory a few days ago. It is still a longshot, but well, I just did it. I poked my divining rod into the ground, and just felt the spirit emanating into me.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

He he he......no kidding.... W. Post tanks.

[onyx]

Cardin is a jerk --- bland and old.

Steele has vitality and he's the much more likable of the two.

I think he'll win.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Sorry. I was reading an article about my governor, Perdue. Pull my post.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

"They're a bunch of folks, as I told them in the interview, who sit in an ivory tower, who have no clue what real life is about out here. It's easy to pontificate when you don't have to put a vote on the line, when you don't have to look a voter in the eye and let them know what you really think, so what — they come after me.

Or when they don't spend any time in Maryland...or outside the Washington Beltway...

[finnigan2]

Well, well. It looks like Osama Yomama Obama has some competition within the black community in the charisma department. Do you suppose that Time Magazine will do a cover story on him after he's elected senator?

[Miss Marple]

I might be wrong, but I do not get the feeling of futility that I had back when Dole was running in 1996. It's nothing more than intuition, but darn, I really feel like Tuesday will be an ok day for us.

Did you get to go to Rome? I would appreciate your thoughts in freepmail when you have time.

[Dog Gone]

No biggie. We knew what you meant.

[NearlyNormal]

My wife and I fell on the floor laughing when Steele said that.

Ditto .. at no time before had I (and my wife) been so glad I had already swallowed my coffee!

[Torie]

All true. Maryland demographics are really tough however. It will take a fair number of Dems to invest in Steele as an interesting growth stock, particularly blacks, but also some whites. Maybe the apparent receding of the Dem wave will give Steele just enough space to accomplish that.

[Palladin]

The WaPo hates to see a black man get so "uppity". They are all racists at heart at the Post.

[onyx]

I can easily visualize black democrats keeping quiet but voting FOR Steele on Tuesday!