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Gopher
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 Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject: RNC Elects M. Steele Chairman... |
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WASHINGTON -- Michael Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee on Friday.
Steele, the first African-American to hold the post, defeated South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson, 91-77, in the final round of voting among the RNC's 168 members. Only 86 votes were needed.
"This is our opportunity. I cannot do this by myself," he told the crowd at the annual RNC meeting Friday. "God bless you, and God bless our party. ... It's going to be a new day."
Steele also told his fellow party members that it will be a "great honor to spar" with President Obama... |
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Jandar
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Excellent post.
Nice title. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| The guy seems very reasonable. |
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Chuvok
Joined: 25 Jan 2009
Location: Russia
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Too bad he'll never be more than a puppet in the Cracker's evil game.  |
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mises
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| Too bad he'll never be more than a puppet in the Cracker's evil game. |
Like Obama? |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:46 am Post subject: |
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This will have little to no impact on the GOP's popularity with black voters. Most people don't even know who the party Chairman is, and I can guarantee you that more blacks have heard of Obamabucks than are ever gonna hear the name Micheael Steele.
www.obamabucks.net |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| This will have little to no impact on the GOP's popularity with black voters. |
How do you know this motive explains his election to the chairmanship? You seem to reduce all black politicians to cheap, insincere gimmicks, or simple tokens. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| On the other hand wrote: |
| This will have little to no impact on the GOP's popularity with black voters. |
How do you know this motive explains his election to the chairmanship? |
For the same reason that I think Democrats were likely thinking about boosting their support among blacks when they nominated Obama. (Though in that case the strategy was to get more blacks to the polls, since there was no need for the Dems to boost their numbers among blacks who had already decided to vote.)
And it's not just a black thing, Gopher. Mondale had his eye on the woman's vote when he chose Ferrarro, for example. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Those race-class-and-gender considerations exist, no doubt. But I reject reducing American politics -- or any other nation's politics, for that matter -- to such considerations. Far too cynical.
This is certainly something that the left dwells on, however. |
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On the other hand
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Those race-class-and-gender considerations exist, no doubt. But I reject reducing American politics -- or any other nation's politics, for that matter -- to such considerations. Far too cynical.
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I agree, it's not the only consideration, but I think that in certain cases, it's a major consideration.
I'm curious, Gopher. On a scale ranging from "completely irrelevant" at one end, to "the only relevant factor" on the other, how important would you say that Geraldine Ferrarro's gender was in Mondale's decision to select her for the ticket? I would put it right next to "only relevant factor" myself. I do agreee that she was probably otherwise qualified, but then so were a lot of other people. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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On the Other Hand: I can only guess re: W. Mondale's selecting G. Ferrarro; I have never looked at it in any detail. I assume, like you, that her "gender" had much to do with it, as their campaign ads probably subtly reflect.
Likewise, I think neither you nor any of us here, nor probably anyone else at all, has examined those 91 Republicans' motives in electing M. Steele chairman...
Would you call him unqualified? |
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On the other hand
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you believe him unqualified? |
I don't know much about him, but I'd assume that he's about as qualified a few dozen other guys were. The question then becomes which factors pushed him ahead of the pack. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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I assume many factors. How about "solid politician with strong leadership qualities," On the Other Hand?
It makes me uncomfortable that you seem to reduce black and other minorities' successes in American politics to shrewd market-segmentation strategies. Questions like these are akin to unscrambling an egg. There is much more than the one ingredient upon which you seem to want to focus.
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The Case for Michael Steele as Republican National Committee Chairman
After two consecutive election disasters, the Republican Party will not succeed by simply doing the same things over again.
At a time like this, it is absolutely crucial that the Republican Party elects a leader who understands and represents our state leaders.
More pointedly, in order for the party to successfully rebuild our badly tarnished image, we must install a leader who not only listens to the grass roots, but is also a leader who has walked a mile in their shoes. Lieutenant Governor Steele has been a member of the RNC as Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party.
Michael Steele has spent his adult life advancing Republican causes from the ground up. He's volunteered for Republican Candidates and causes for more than 20 years, as a precinct worker, county chairman, state chairman and statewide elected official, candidate for U.S. Senate and now as Chairman of GOPAC.
Michael Steele has been an innovator his entire career, from his days as a state chairman, to his term as Maryland's Lieutenant Governor, to his current role as Chairman of GOPAC.
Now in his race for RNC chair Lt. Governor Steele has published a detailed plan that outlines how he will reorganize the RNC: to put members and grassroots back in charge, attract the best and brightest professionals and start winning again for Republicans across the country. |
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A self-described Lincoln Republican. Michael S. Steele earned a place in history in 2003 when he became the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. His experiences as a successful elected conservative African-American Republican and his engaging speaking style have launched Steele into national prominence. His first major exposure was during an appearance at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Since then President George W. Bush chose Steele to be part of the U.S. delegation to the investiture of Pope Benedict XVI, and as a member of the Presidential Delegation to the Leon H. Sullivan Summit VIII in Tanzania. Steele has been an entertaining and eloquent guest on cable political talk shows such as HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher and Comedy Central�s The Colbert Report.
An expert on political strategy, fund-raising, PACs, and election reform, he is the current Chairman of GOPAC. He has served on the National Federal Election Reform Commission and the NAACP Blue Ribbon Commission on Election Reform.
Born in 1958 at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George's County, Maryland, Steele was raised in Washington, DC. He spent three years as a seminarian in the Order of St. Augustine in preparation for the priesthood, but, ultimately, chose a career in law instead. He earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1991.
He is currently a Partner in the international law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf in Washington, DC. From 1991�1997, Steele was a corporate securities attorney at the international law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in Washington, DC, specializing in sophisticated financial transactions on behalf of Wall Street underwriters. He also was a corporate finance counsel for the Mills Corporation and founded his own company, The Steele Group, a business and legal consulting firm. His writings on law, business and politics have appeared in The Washington Times, Politico.com, Townhall.com, and The Journal of International Security Affairs, among others.
Named a 2005 Aspen Institute�Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership and awarded the 2005 Bethune-DuBois Institute Award for his ongoing work in the development of quality education in Maryland, Steele also has served on a variety of boards and commissions including Export�Import Bank Advisory Board, the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, and the Republican National Committee.
Lt. Governor Steele serves on the Administrative Board of the Maryland Catholic Conference and is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Landover Hills, MD, where he attends mass regularly with his wife Andrea and their two sons Michael and Drew. |
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