A weeklong canvass of the party’s governing board by POLITICO revealed 88 members who have decided not to vote for Steele, either opting to support one of his opponents or simply ruling out Steele as a choice in the race.
But this is TEH POLITICO after all. They treat everything like a horse race and are completely blind to the complex and malleable factors that go into voter preferences. For example, everyone in the RNC will change their minds tonight when they see Michael Steele’s inspiring step-dance routine. [Politico]
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Moo! Moo!
everyone in the RNC will change their mind tonight when they see Michael Steele’s inspiring step-dance routine.
RNC, you've been served!
oh, NOW it's on….
This is a slippery slope. Once the RNC begins purging the idiots from the party, they're likely not to have many members left.
Once the fetus is out of the jar, it's almost impossible to put it back in.
Oh, we really must start using that phrase on a regular basis.
Not that it's ever appropriate, but that's never stopped me before.
This is an obvious ploy by the 88 throbbing members to get more field trips to the lesbian bondage strip clubs out of Steele in exchange for their votes.
You've hit the nail on the head!
And here I was thinking that Grassley was just hung over.
But only if the lesbians are teenaged boys or have penises (penisii?).
How terribly apropos. Republicans don't know what they want, but they are sure as hell against something.
DEAL THE RACE CARD,
LukeMichael. Off the bottom of the deck!/Obi-Wan
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That's right; beat those bitches like they stole somethin' from ya', Mike.
But he has buns of steele!
So…let me see if I – a benighted left-tard – understand this: the RNC – not to be confused with the RINONC, I suppose – is going to replace its demented/manic afro/hip-hop chairman with a demented/manic good-ole-boy-girl/C&W chairman?
1. Have I got this right?
2. Do I care?
Michael Steele will be a huge loss to Jon Stewart and Daily Show. (wonkette.com too) We can only hope they pick someone with the right potential — a Palin or a Gingrich. But in the best of all worlds — Party Chairman Glenn Beck. "Tears of a Clown" will be the new party anthem.
It's the Politico; why did I read the comments?
One guy said, "Politico is doing their job providing the red meat articles for the extreme lefts" Uh, has he even read the site which has an obvious right-wing bias in everything it prints?
Then there are several wingnut who RANDOMLY CAPITALIZE various PHRASES or EVEN WHOLE sentences and hurts the eyes.
And one guy claims that liberals are stupid, then says as examples "Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Al Greene from SC, or Barack Obama". But the right wing is not racist, right.
You know, Politico does bend strongly to the right from the topics it chooses to report on to the vocabulary and talking points its uses as standards, but what I've noticed is that even stronger than it's ideological lean is that it's central characteristic is its religious devotion to sensationalism of even the most inane events and things.
It's essentially a really tacky and catty blog masquerading as a serious take on politics. To me, it's even worse than Fox, which while it still nominally keeps the pretense of being "fair and balanced" even its viewers now that it's not even trying, anymore. Politico is just offensively inherently dishonest about it's mission and standards.
Gentry Collins in blackface doing Jolson or GTFO.
Ooh! How about Mike Steele in whiteface doing Gentry Collins?
That's the Young Eagles afterparty.
In a surprise move, the RNC is nominating Stepin Fetchit for chairman.
You mean "re-nominate," amiright?
And why not? After the summer of hate, the Rethugs no longer have to keep up even the slightest pretense that they're not a pack of hateful bigots. Blame the black guy and move on.
For a moment, I was wondering what would happen to Michael Steele if he is in fact voted out–after all, he is not enough of a wingnut for FOX to take him, and my guess is he would be bored if he ended up as a highly paid lobbyist…
…but I've got it! There is an organization where a team with a losing record, with the assistance of questionable rule – enforcement, is advancing to the next level while two teams with solid winning records are over and done for the season. America, meet the new NFL commissioner, Michael Steele…
Steele in the NFL commissioner's chair & Dubya in the MLB commissioner's chair would kill sports in America as we know it.
"For a moment, I was wondering what would happen to Michael Steele if he is in fact voted out"
He'll retire to spend more time at his cabin.
We can be assured of one thing – whoever emerges will not be anywhere near as fun and entertaining as Michael Steele. It will be interesting for about seven minutes to see which incompetent child buggering sociopath gets the job.
You have just crystallized the essence of any Republican primary election: "It will be interesting to see which incompetent child buggering sociopath gets the job". If I could give you a billion upfists it wouldn't be enough. Wow, just fucking Wow! I am humbled by your snark good Wonketteer. Thanks!
Hail fellow, well met!
I don't know. Michael Steele and his rag tag gang of lesbian bondage club goers might just be the spark that the GOP needs to make it in this new decade.
Mmmm, could it be Ascension Day? They'll be celebrating it in Columbia with Guinness record line of blow.
Racist GOP is racist if they don't reelect Chairman Fetchit.
I've always said the one thing a stock-car needs is hydraulics.
Juan Pablo Montoya was ahead of his time.
I thought Quick Tally already dropped out of the race. Or was that Gentry Collins?
What a week, Zsa Zsa Gabor in danger of losing a leg, USS Enterprises in danger of losing its gayness and teevee machine comics in danger of losing RNC Chair Michael "Slappy" Steele.
1) Broken hip;
2) Abandon ship;
3) Aspiring "Pip" (Gladys Knight has announced open auditions)
The fun never stops!
The Great Carsoni lives!
Steele will appeal to the 'urban' RNC members. He's a go with the 'urbans'. The 'urbans' will carry him to victory. After all, he's an 'urban' himself. 'Urban' is all he knows. Once an 'urban' always an 'urban'.
Ann Wagner running for the position named her "favorite bar" when they asked her what her "favorite book" was. They should hire her – she'll be a better, more logical transition from Steele to the Future. Now if she's got a taste for leather and harnesses and strap-ons, the transition will be all the smoother.
Michael Steel said his favorite book was (are you ready?) "War and Peace" – and he even quoted the opening line: (ahem) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
Fucking priceless. See? Comedic gold. How can they give up on Michael Steele? He's a National Treasure.
Goodnight, sweet Prince (of) George's County and veritable chocolate god of the Potomac. Goodnight, you prince of Maryland, you king of the Middle-Atlantic Kingdom. Fare the well, you hapless cad, you "very, very urban" gentleman, and and may Flights of (the) Conchords sing thee to thy rest forever and ever, amen.
More pee-ness points. This thing don't get up by itself.
And now Cheney is headlining fundraisers for his opponents! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!
From the New York Times: "A few days before Christmas, former Vice President Dick Cheney emerged from several months of a self-imposed political sabbatical to headline a fund-raiser for Maria Cino, a party operative and Bush administration official who is running to replace Michael Steele as head of the Republican National Committee."
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