Black Republican elected head of the RNC

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They chose a Black man and why not? Keeping up with the Dems is important.

(Good luck to him, even though I disagree with everything he's about.)
 
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Michael Steele elected head of the RNC

Yes, we can say that he's Black without being politically incorrect. The GOP is trying very hard to find a base.
 

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Well, with the shape of the GOP, you'd never know. They might want to find fresh ideas from somewhere else.
 

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I've heard him speak a few times. He seems articulate, reasonable, and rational in comparison to some of the others. The GOP needs that just now.
 

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Well, with the shape of the GOP, you'd never know. They might want to find fresh ideas from somewhere else.

where is "somewhere else"? michael steele has been a prominent republican on the national stage for years and had broad reaching support during his last election try.

he was a key speaker at their 08 convention.
 

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Does anyone want me to change the title of the thread? It is a bit odd as it stands. Kind of a "department of redundancy department" thing.
 
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well, i suppose if you want to hold true to the OP's intent, it should be:

Republicans: "We got us a black person, too"

couldn't be any stupider than the current one, and the underlying statement being made.
 

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God, you're quick, William. I was about to edit that, too, after merging the two threads.

OK, now that it's all cleaned up, how 'bout that Steele guy? I once saw him shred a couple of Leftie Hollywood types on the Bill Maher show.
 
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God, you're quick, William. I was about to edit that, too, after merging the two threads.

OK, now that it's all cleaned up, how 'bout that Steele guy? I once saw him shred a couple of Leftie Hollywood types on the Bill Maher show.

he's a staunch conservative, and i think it represents a rightward shift, certainly from mccain. the republicans can't rebuild their party starting from the middle, but rather need to shore up the right.

and i would hasten to remind our esteemed original poster that republican administrations have nominated a black supreme court justice, the first black secretary of state and the first black female secretary of state.

so the underpinnings of the OP (that the republicans had to dig around to finally find a token black) is bullshit and insulting.
 

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and i would hasten to remind our esteemed original poster that republican administrations have nominated a black supreme court justice, the first black secretary of state and the first black female secretary of state.

Hey hey heyyyy, need I remind you that Anita Hill was black, and Thomas' appointment after her sexual harassment claim is a clear indication of their racist hate.

so the underpinnings of the OP (that the republicans had to dig around to finally find a token black) is bullshit and insulting.
 

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The big news isn't that the GOP elected a black man. It's that they elected a moderate. The right wing of the party (a.k.a. "the base") is not going to be happy.
 

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The big news isn't that the GOP elected a black man. It's that they elected a moderate. The right wing of the party (a.k.a. "the base") is not going to be happy.

IME just talking with people, there are more moderates than christian reich.
 
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Let's see now if Repubs can come up with some ideas, other than "Cut taxes!"

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Are you suggesting that the potential for "new ideas" is related to having a blackman heading the RNC?
 

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Are you suggesting that the potential for "new ideas" is related to having a blackman heading the RNC?

Utterly offensive, Toy. I simply meant to suggest that, now that they have a new leader, maybe they can begin a revival process they sorely need. You want to accuse me of being racist, have the balls to say so.

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Utterly offensive, Toy. I simply meant to suggest that, now that they have a new leader, maybe they can begin a revival process they sorely need. You want to accuse me of being racist, have the balls to say so.

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Sorry if you took offense, it reads as if none of the previous RNC leaders (white) were capable and that now that a black man was elected that new ideas were possible.
 

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You know what folks? We usually manage to offend each other openly enough. We probably don't need to read offense into each other's posts.

just a couple cent's worth.