Posted on 02/01/2009 1:28:45 PM PST by cdchik123
Evidently he was interviewed, and they tried to corner him on Limbaugh. Steele incorporated the First Amendment into his reply, deflecting the attempt to pigeon hole him. He thinks well on his feet, and he will do right by us in this position. That’s my take on it.
He calls himself what ever is expedient. He has run as a Democrat; as a Republican, and as a populist.
AFAIK, everytime he has run as a Republican, the party has supported and endorsed the other Republican(s) in the race against him.
He can register and call himself what ever he wants, but that doesn’t mean he is claimed by the various parties.
Not really. Davy and Cynthia McKinney should hook-up, they can make some really hot anti-Semite love together.
I totally agree!
The RATs also seem to miss the point that no Republican will be caught dead endorsing former KKK leader Duke, whereas RATs have no problem endorsing former KKK Klegal Byrd every time he runs for office.
Seems "Republican" David Duke is none too fond of the GOP these days. Someone needs to forward this to the RATs who constantly hit us over the with Duke. They must be all warm and fuzzy inside knowing they share the same feelings about the chairman of the RNC that Duke does.
I agree that Steele was not my first choice or even my second, but his election IS a positive change for the GOP. Any outcome that did not result in Mike Duncan being reelected or Saul Anuzis (who has been an utter failure as Michigan GOP Chairman given the fact the RATs have run the state in the ground and he can't get any mileage out of that) is good for the party. I feel more optimistic going into 2010 and 2014 with Steele at the helm. His initial comments saying "bipartisanship is overrated" and hailing every Republican voting down Obama's stimulus are welcome, as are his plans to go toe-to-toe with Obama and work to repeal McCain-Feingold and that his biggest priority right now is to take back NY's 20th District.
Yes Steele is too cozy with the status quo and has unfortunately backed RINOs in the past, but the freepers claiming that Steele was the most liberal person the GOP could have chosen or that Steele is a "moderate" who is pro-abortion and anti-gun are nuts. Steele was a bit nuanced on these issues when ran for the U.S. Senate in ultra-RAT Maryland, but he is a solid conservative.
And no, Steele is not an "affirmative action" pick because Steele is well qualified for the job and has a record of leadership. Affirmation Action means someone gets the job over more qualified applicants because of their skin color, and while this was certainly true of the last RNC Chariman (Mel Martinez, who is a mediocre Bush-butt kisser who was in over his head as both Senator and RNC Chairman), is it not true of Steele -- who worked his way up through the party and has a great record. I'm sure the Dems will spin this as Steel being chosen so the GOP could have a black guy go up against another black guy. It's unfortunate it took this long for the GOP to name a black chairman (the GOP should have made history as the first party with a black chairman as they have made history in most other appointed posts), and yes the bad timing makes it look like desperation on the GOP's part -- but it's overdue and Steele was a top choice for the job long before Obama even announced for President.
Don’t loose sight of Steele’s job here. He won’t be voting on one piece of legislation. What folks are trying to infer is that Steele will put a litmus test on Conservative candidates and not support them if they are for gun rights, the death penalty, and oppose affirmative action. He isn’t going to do that.
He will be supporting Conservative candidates across this nation, and many of them will be more solid than he on those issues. He is going to be and administrator, not a gatekeeper.
The funny thing is, a Democrat wouldn’t have the slightest idea what you were talking about, if they read your comment. And yet, they voted for Obama for no other reason that he was black, and not a White Republican.
I am not sold on him although I do not dislike Mr. Steele. I cannot recall the exact interview he gave but IMHO he came off somewhere in the squishy middle. Let’s hope he is more conservative than that impression but I will wait to see what he does.
Well, where does Steele stand on GUN CONTROL?
Where does Steele stand on AFFIRMATIVE ACTION?
Where does Steele stand on the DEATH PENALTY?
I think you will find that he is
FOR more GUN CONTROL
FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AGAINST the DEATH PENALTY.
It is unfortunate that the GOP is choosing SKIN COLOR
OVER conservative ideology.
It's too bad this Duke guy is not expressing himself well. In other words Steele is another RHINO. He's like Powell. Steele is like J.C. Watts. The GOP has earned the label of being the “STUPID PARTY”.
McPain was another RHINO and so is Steele.
He is right about both but how he expresses himself undoes the truth he is saying. The GOP is using RACE to further RHINO ideology. It’s insanity.
I would like a second opinion from Kleagle Byrd.
David Duke is a wanker.
April 10, 2008
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay launches new web site
By Jim Kouri
Conservative icon Tom Delay and TCV Media CEO Nathan Tabor announced the launching of DeLay’s new web site TomDeLay.com. The unveiling of the new web site coincides with the release of the former Republican lawmaker’s new book, No Retreat, No Surrender: One American’s Fight.
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And you seem to be confusing Michael Steele with Mel Martinez. Martinez is both an affirmation-action pick and a RINO. Steele is neither. He is well qualified for the job with a record of leadership, and a solid conservative. I see no simularities between him and a centrist lightweight like Powell.
They will if he is denouncing any Republicans and/or portray him as a die hard Republican
Damn! I can’t beleive the party didn’t OK this choice with Duke before it was finalized. /sarc
I have a lot in common with him other than being in politics.
What are the odds that the Dims got Duke to come out of hiding, just for this?
We could face anything and get through it, come hell or high water.
Right now we are a ship with nobody to steer it. Soon we will be aground and watch the finger pointing begin.Thats when the thing and his fascist program will be revealed for all to see. What do we do then? That is the question.
I give the thing about 16 months , tops, before his mask will fall and we get to see what desperate ugly truly is.
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