Michael Steele: White Republicans are 'Scared of Me'

[BurtWorm]

STEELE SCARES WHITE REPUBLICANS.... It's been a couple of weeks since the RNC's Michael Steele said something foolish and had to walk it back, so I suppose we were due for another gem.

Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele, who is known for making controversial statements, on Sunday said that white Republicans are afraid of him. <...>

The Republican chairman appeared on NewsOne's "Washington Watch" this weekend, a new Sunday political talk show aimed at a black audience. The host, Roland Martin, asked Steele how Republicans could reach out to black voters.

Roland Martin noted that he's long believed that white Republicans "have been scared of black folks."

Steele replied, "You're absolutely right. I mean I've been in the room and they've been scared of me."

From Steele's perspective, if he walks into a room of his fellow Republicans, and they're afraid of him, shouldn't that tell him a little something about his party's approach to diversity? Steele is the chairman of a major political party, a former Senate candidate, and a former lieutenant governor. Why, exactly, would a room full of Republicans be "scared" of him, unless he thinks his fellow party members are racists?

And from the party's perspective, Steele really isn't helping with that minority outreach effort. It's not exactly a pitch that's likely to resonate with minority communities: "Vote GOP, The Party That Finds Non-Whites Scary."

[anigbrowl]

1. Watch out, Ice Cube

[Berry Cool]

5. That's just how he rolls, baby. n/t

[Raschel]

6. He's off the chain!

[Jack Rabbit]

2. And they're scared of the President, too

Do you notice a pattern, Mr. Steele?

[LaPera]

3. "White Republicans"? Uh, how many would that be....just about all of them!

How many black republican senators are there? How many black congressman? How about black republican governors? Or how about black republican presidents?

Oh, right, just the stupid fucking republican token, you, the idiot Michael Steele!

[tblue]

4. The happy token affirmative action GOP sock puppet.

They are using him and he has to act like he likes it. What a sad little man.

[Raschel]

7. He's a kool kat.

:rofl:

[tblue]

12. He da man!

[Raschel]

13. Like, wow Daddio!

[beac]

8. Who ISN'T scared of you, Mr Steele? Your brand of straight-up-nuts is the kind no one wants

to get too close to. :scared:

[LaPera]

9. Are there really republicans who go this far into their life & never deal with black people? How can

this be?

[CreekDog]

10. Afraid he's going to come to their district and say something stupid?

rational fear. :D

[marmar]

11. The chameleon Michael Steele, everything to every audience....

Next he'll be in front of an all-white group of Repugs calling Obama a radical black nationalist racist.

Pathetic.