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Oh shit, yo! You know who simply did not care for Michael Steele’s “seniors’ bill of rights”? Well, yes, of course: seniors. But also Republicans, who had to call a Secret Republican Meeting for purposes of going around the room, counter-clockwise, and everyone saying one thing they hate most about Michael Steele. The most popular answer: any time he involves himself in policy, in any way. Upon hearing this, Steele responded with his famed composure: “And at one point, Steele, a Washington native, said that his upbringing in the ’streets’ made him a fighter and that he was determined to continue fighting and aggressively defending the party.”
John Boehner, John Kyl, and Lamar Alexander and some other haters cornered Michael Steele in a proverbial rainy, menacing-looking alley—an alley on one of the streets, somewhere!
The plea was made during what was supposed to be a routine discussion about polling matters and other priorities in House Minority Leader John Boehner’s office. But the session devolved into a heated discussion about the roles of congressional leadership and Steele, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting. [...]
Elected Republicans urged Steele to focus on the governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia and other political matters, such as fundraising, rather than on attempting to establish party policy. [...]
The RNC, according to one source, was planning to roll out more policy initiatives.
Policy initiatives do not just “roll out,” as it were. They are rolled out by HIP HOP ITSELF. What does everyone want Michael Steele to do, un-grow up in hip hop??
[POLITICO]
Oh, Michael Steele!
Hey there boy, just get out there in the fields, bale up the votes and bring them to the big house. Don’t get all uppity on the white and orange folk.
The party of no says No, yo.
I can’t actually believe he lasted this long. If nothing else, Steele is at least preventing Republican leadership from expressing their hatred of the coloreds. Once he’s gone, there will be nothing stopping them, and they can finally get in touch with their base.
Just who is this “multiple people” guy they a citing as a source for this brain trust meeting?
I think their problem is that you if you actually try to explain Republican policy you sound like a fucking retard, which isn’t Steele’s fault at all. It’s just that he’s too much of a retard to realize what a retard he sounds like. I bet they’re wishing they had gone with that white supremacist dude, instead!
Because the Repub lawmakers are doing such a bang-up job of making policy themselves, they decided to get all grammar school on Steele’s ass. His feelings are soooo hurt now.
God I love a good pocket square on my black republicans.
At the meeting, Boehner and Kyl urged Michael Steele to return to the duties for which he was hired: standing in front of RNC HQ holding a hula-hoop.
When keepin’ it unreal going horrifically wrong.
However, being slapped down by idea-less, pasty assholes may just bring him to some sort of self-respect crisis point (also known as a “Homey the Clown Moment”) that could entail his beating Flash Tan Boehner with a cane.
Michael Steele was raised on the streets…the corner of Retard Blvd. and Stupid Avenue…
We need Michael Steele theme music. Since it’s appropriate to this post, how about “Roll Out” by Ladacris??
Oh crap, does this mean Politico won the day (or the morning) again?
Michael Steele gets taken to the woodshed for caring too much. Poor Michael Steele. He should just go back to the streets where empathy is so very useful.
Michael Steele is the only bald man left in the world who lets that horrible, gnarly hair on the sides and back of his head grow, which makes him look like the skeezy & skeevy used car salesman that, deep down inside, he really is.
By Steele’s own account, “the streets” of Petworth were pretty well insulated from strife. But I’m sure the Republican leadership assumes that every black man grew up in Harlem, so fair play to him to use that. The mistake is, Republicans don’t give a shit about that kind of thing…
The RNC, according to one source, was planning to roll out more policy initiatives.
And by “roll out” they meant “apply heavy pressure to areas of nonconformity”. Possibly with the end goal of said policy being the same goal for cheap carpet: apply it in a way so that ultimately no one notices it.
The conversation went something like this: Look buddy, we’re willing to overlook the fact that you’re black as long as you shut the fuck up and be a good little token.
At least fighters win 40% of the vote.
That only gets you elected in countries ending in “stan.”
After the meeting, Boehner described Steele as ‘uppity’, while Steele mumbled something about ‘that great orange honky’.
My God, I’m on Steele’s side in this, and it makes me feel so dirty!
Poor Michael. I think he realizes that this is his last political gig, ever, so he can’t let it go, no matter how bad it sucks, and the Republicans are all, well, we can’t fire the guy because then we’d be racists, so let’s just make his life as miserable as possible and hope that he quits, and the circle goes round and round and things get worse and worse, but nobody can let go.
HAHAHAHAHA
Guppy06: Yes, he should have free rein to make an ass of himself as much and as often as he wishes. Other Republics can. It’s discrimination because he is a chocolate swoop!
Which streets did he grow up in? Cause there’s a big difference between, say, the streets of Beverly Hills and the streets of Compton.
“I’m from the streets, man! G-g-g OP!”
PsycGirl: Nice.
Howard Dean, god bless ‘im, almost came to the same fate for almost the same reason. But he learned to keep his mouth shut until the end of his term as DNC chair. Everyone knows that the party leader is not supposed to get involved in policy, just raise money, preferably in unmarked bills.
They see me rollin
Out They Policies
Patrolling they tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
My music so loud
I’m swangin
They hopin that they gon catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Tryin to catch me policyin’
Kiss of death: Boehner told Mikey to concentrate on Dancing with Teh Stars.
JadedDIssonance: And now I’m going to think about Michael Steele out ‘n swangin’ all day. Thank you: I was hoping to not have any boners for a year.
It’s never too early for a fresh blingee:
http://image.blingee.com/images17/content/output/000/000/000/5f7/524254664_1702519.gif
two times on minus one is gonna make it ayyyitte, pchhhh, yeah.
Street fight!
Should I insert a song from “West Side Story” here?
Ya down with GOP? (yeah you know me)
I hate Steele and I hate Boner. Kyl hates Steele because he thinks Steele stole his final “e”. anyway, I also hate guys with two first names like Jon Kyl and Lamar Alexander(but what kind of name is Lamar?)
He can roll out policy, but it better roll out with those spinning, Latrell Sprewell rims on it. Otherwise, it will have no street cred.
the problem child: How much of it is Steele personal ability of being a dumbass (which admittedly is legendary) and how much of it is the job description? What the fuck has the Republican leadership in Congress done lately? All we’ve seen since ‘08 is Jindal bitching about vulcanology and Joe the Congresscritter getting his 15 minutes of fame. They’re making Harry Reid look effective!
Redhead: The streets of Beverly Hills are only supposed to be compared to west Philadelphia.
Time to start working on that autobiography, Mike. You’ve only got 4 months.
How “street” are you, when your most dramatic tale of encountering random violence is a purely fabricated account of having had cookies thrown at you? He’s about as ghetto as an episode of “Happy Days.” E-e-e-yyy!!
Didn’t he say he didn’t “do policy?” I guess he actually “does” it in the way he “does” his hooker beyotches: he fucks it up badly.
Keep up da fight Michael. You iz da bomb! word!
Michael Steele’s street cred consists of:
1. hi-top fade yearbook photo
2. own’s ALL of the Tony! Toni! Toné! albums
3. called Denzel Washington on the phone and left a voicemail
Can Steele tap dance like Sammy Davis Jr.? I mean when Sammy was alive of course.
Guppy06: “They’re making Harry Reid look effective!”
Ummmm…I wouldn’t go that far.
Guppy06: Jindal has a problem with Leonard Nimoy?- because I can’t believe he understands vulcanology- it is science- or is that the reason he is bitching?
Now that The Airing of Grievances is over, who will wrestle Steele in the Feats of Strength ritual?
Guess they just realized that Steele was black, not just some white Republican in black face.
Doesn’t this make you long for a new NBC sitcom, The Fresh Prince of C Street? In Baltimore Maryland born and raised, preaching Reaganomics is how I spent most of my days…
Guppy06: Haha I didn’t see this reply until after my own Fresh Prince joke. And yes, Fresh Prince is dated, but so are the Republicans.
He looks like he’s doing a soft-shoe there, in that photographic representation of Mr. Steele. Shucking, and Jiving, even, in that amusing negro way. Dance, Mr. Bojangles, Dance.
I hope he aggressively defends them into oblivion.
You be da man!
This alleged meeting is just a cover story for a truly diabolical GOP plan. The idea is to set up a meeting between Steele and Rahm wherein Mike says to him with a completely straight face, “I’m from the streets, man!”
The administration will be brought to a state of paralysis as Emanuel lies on the floor helplessly convulsing in paroxyms of laughter.
The conversation hit a brick wall when Boehner yelled, “What the fuck are the ’screets?’ “
I consider the position of the Republican leadership in re: Michael Steele.
They keep Mr Steele in there, doin’ his hippity hop thing, keepin’ it real for the moderates left in the party. Not a lot of them left, but still, there are some. OR they can dump him, replace him with that fat white supremicist guy that makes the the 23%ers all giddy, but almost all of them who are ever going to vote are already doing so, so no gain to be had there.
I consider the position of the Republican leadership in re: Michael Steele, and it warms my heart.
Let’s get right to the point: Steele is a moron.
Steele actually asked John Boehner if Wayne Brady was gonna have to choke a bitch, which confused everyone, including Steele.
MMS: Plural? Get real.
and then they all gave him a donkey punch.
60+ comments and not a single “Nigga, pleaze!” ?
WTF Wonkett?
If Mikey is a “street fighter,” I’m chief warlord of the Gangster Disciples.
Technically, a meticulously landscaped suburban cul de sac is still a “street.”
OK,this may be petty but I’m gonna make the most of it. I HATE those damn baggy one-size-fits-all suits Steele wears. I mean, what the hell? Is he a Talking Heads fan with fantasies of reprising the “Stop Making Sense” tour as David Byrne? Does he get them at Good Will, thinking “Damned if I’m gonna spend a half hour picking out something that fits right–this one’s huge–it’s sure to fit me! Win!” No, you LOSE, Mikey, as always you do.
loupgarou: Steele’s suit is made of bullet proof armor. If da shit hits da fan AR15 style, he retracts into his suit like a turtle.
Walnuts, check. Chesnuts, check. But what if you got nuts on your chin, Michael?
Seems to me they put Steele in place but he forgot he’s just a place holder. No one told him it’s okay for him to talk.
Any decision to cut Commissioner Steele loose will have to be weighed against how it will play with the ministers. Of Westboro Baptist Church.
As with some others here, I almost feel sorry for Steele. It’s not because anything he put out policy-wise is destined to be instant FAIL (because anything any Republican puts out can’t be anything but FAIL), but because he’s finally realizing he’s a tool in every sense of the word, being utilitized for a single, narrow purpose.
Silly, Steele; you’re not a leader; you’re a tool of the Southern Regional Confederate Party (formerly known as the GOP)