• May 27, 2012

The Black Guy Always Dies First: Michael Steele Drops Out of RNC Race

by Jack Stuef  4:04 pm January 14, 2011

Michael Steele dropped out of the race to run the RNC after a series of closed door meetings with every candidate except, as far as I could tell, Reince Priebus. [...]

Steele released his supporters — 28 in the last ballot — and asked them to “stand with me in supporting Maria Cino.”

“And now, said Steele, I exit stage right.”

He exited stage left. (That’s where his supporters where.)

[Weigel]

{ 70 comments }

nounverb911 January 14, 2011 at 4:15 pm

"The Black Guy Always Dies First"

Was Steele the crew member in the red shirt on "Star Trek"?

Serolf_Divad January 14, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Remember that episode where the guy whose left half of his face is black and the right side is white is trying to kill the guy whose left half of his face is white and the right side is black? Well, Steele is the extra at the beginning who says "they're jamming our frequency captain" and is never heard from again.

natoslug January 14, 2011 at 5:51 pm

Yeah, but that's when I thought I was the crewman that stays on the ship, and something is up there, and it kills me. But now I'm thinking I'm the guy who gets killed by some monster five minutes after we land on the planet.

finallyhappy January 14, 2011 at 7:33 pm

Frank Gorshin but who was the other guy?

Serolf_Divad January 14, 2011 at 4:15 pm

I think I speak for all of us here when I say that this video makes light of the depth of sadness we're all feeling at this news.

Jack, it's too soon, OK. Too soon.

metamarcisf January 14, 2011 at 4:17 pm

Michael Steele: The Snagglepuss of the GOP.

SmutBoffin January 14, 2011 at 4:17 pm

He was a blundering buffoon, completely ill-suited to making public statements and managing a staff of entitled children, but he wasn't (isn't, I mean) a terrible person, like most in his party.

StillGoinGreen January 14, 2011 at 4:48 pm

The party IS the person when you are talking about the refucklicans. When you choose to lay with swine, you too have pigshit for a blanket. Look at the dem party from far left to far right and tell me how wide the gap – now do the same for the refucklicans…

littlebigdaddy January 14, 2011 at 4:20 pm

It is a sad day for comedy! Still, anyone named "Reince Priebus" has potential in that direction.

SecretMuslin January 14, 2011 at 5:14 pm

To me, Reince Priebus sounds exacly like name of a tendon or some connective tissue in or around the pelvis.

SudsMcKenzie January 14, 2011 at 4:22 pm

Its tough out there for a Pimp

SorosBot January 14, 2011 at 4:23 pm

Don't worry, this is the now teabagger-dominated RNC; Steele's replacement should prove as much of a source of comedy as he was.

Rarian Rakista January 15, 2011 at 1:57 am

I'm sure they will find where they buried the bodies soon enough.

SexySmurf January 14, 2011 at 4:24 pm

First Tupac, then Biggie, and now Michael Steele.

Extemporanus January 14, 2011 at 4:24 pm

"COW, NEGRO, DOG, ALL DIE."

user-of-owls January 15, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Oh you prick. That's my go to move. Only one thing to do…

user-of-owls January 15, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Extemporanus

user-of-owls January 15, 2011 at 9:05 pm

The Negro-Cow-Dog.

PabaBritannica January 14, 2011 at 4:32 pm
elviouslyqueer January 14, 2011 at 4:33 pm

So, the engineer who was driving the train that ran over the cow, the dog, and the Negro finally died, eh? Quelle tragedy!

elviouslyqueer January 14, 2011 at 4:34 pm

GODDAMMIT EXTEMPORANEOUS. *stomps off*

Extemporanus January 14, 2011 at 8:59 pm

MOO MOO BABY, GET OFF DA TRACKS!

LionelHutzEsq January 14, 2011 at 4:34 pm

Another unemployed black person on the street. Crime around Bethesda is going to sky rocket.

LionelHutzEsq January 14, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Well, with Steele out, does anyone care who will be the Grand Dragon of the GOP?

cheaphits January 15, 2011 at 10:45 pm

Mostly just the bankers, the pimps and the preachers.

Oh, and the politicians, acourse.

samsuncle January 14, 2011 at 4:35 pm

RNC to Steele "get back to the house negro"!

LionelHutzEsq January 14, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Shouldn't that be "Back to the field with you, Kunta Kinte!"

CalamityJames January 14, 2011 at 4:49 pm

Ahem….Toby.

LionelHutzEsq January 14, 2011 at 7:10 pm

I know, I know, I know. I just thought if I did that, half the kids here would wonder what Toby Keith had to do with any of this.

CalamityJames January 14, 2011 at 7:24 pm

Are you kidding me?

Justice will be served
And the battle will rage
This big dog will fight
When you rattle his cage
And you’ll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
`Cause we`ll put a boot in your ass
It`s the American way

And if it's not enough that I actually had to taint my google search history, I also had to do quite a bit of research considering I didn't know the name of that horrible song. So please do not judge me for this having absolutely nothing to do with anything of any real pertinence and just give me the upfisting that has become my sole reason for living on a day to day basis.

samsuncle January 14, 2011 at 5:05 pm

Only the meek subservient negros were allowed to work in the master's house.

ulTIMum January 14, 2011 at 5:51 pm

… Or in the Supreme Court.

EdFlintstone January 14, 2011 at 4:36 pm

The futures market in lesbian bondage strip clubs just collapsed.

LionelHutzEsq January 14, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Yes, but with the latest round of RNC chairs, the futures on gay bondage clubs has grown quite turgid.

Negropolis January 15, 2011 at 10:19 pm

How the hell did I post relatively the same thing before you, but you ended up with all the pee-ness?

LionelHutzEsq January 15, 2011 at 10:49 pm

It's Elvis all over again.

Negropolis January 16, 2011 at 1:07 am

Not only does the black guy die first, but he also doesn't get the credit he so rightfully deserves.

DashboardBuddha January 16, 2011 at 3:07 pm

There will always be stiff competition in that market.

Negropolis January 15, 2011 at 2:51 am

While the futures market in gay bondage strip clubs has just skyrocketed.

CalamityJames January 14, 2011 at 4:39 pm

Can I just say how proud I am of the new class of Wonketeers? Bravo, Freshmen, bravo.

Beetagger January 14, 2011 at 4:39 pm

He's goin' back to his crib in the hood. Probably Chevy Chase. Cause that's how he rolls.

HolyMaracas January 14, 2011 at 4:58 pm

"Mission Accomplished"

sarjo January 14, 2011 at 5:01 pm

Zippin up his boots, going back to his roots.

MinAgain January 14, 2011 at 5:03 pm

With a name like Reince Priebus, it has to be good. Or maybe that only works for jelly.

Barbara_i January 14, 2011 at 5:07 pm

0:57 in to the video was the brown note. Gotta run and take a shower.

Bonzos_Bed_Time January 14, 2011 at 5:08 pm

So is Maria the one who likes to party in her kitchen?

Cuz' that's pretty cool, although less urban.

OneYieldRegular January 14, 2011 at 5:09 pm

Just how does one pronounce the usurper's name, anyway? Is it "Raince," "Rance," "Rince," "Ranch"? "Raynche"? "Ree-Inchee?" "Reyoncé?" Anyone?

straighteight January 14, 2011 at 5:15 pm

I can't wait for the reign of Cool Ranch Priapus.

LesBontemps January 14, 2011 at 5:24 pm

Give him da mic, yo, lessee what he brought.

alanwillingham January 14, 2011 at 5:18 pm

I still can't tell if that is a sad lesbian with a wobbly tongue in the video, or just some love struck guy whose boyfriend told him to practice blowing that thing until he gets it right. Either way, there is warmth and affection to experience if you can just grit your teeth long enough to find it…. I wasn't ; )

Pragmatist2 January 14, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I hereby declare that the new RNC Chairman — Reince Priebus — will forever be referred to by me as "Reeses Pieces."
Much easier to pronounce and has a lot more color to it.

AKbum January 14, 2011 at 6:21 pm

Prince Rebus?

sati_demise January 14, 2011 at 8:42 pm

filled with the goodness of HFCS!

Negropolis January 15, 2011 at 2:53 am

How 'bout "That Dumb-ass Cheesehead Reeses Pieces"? He needs a title, Prince Rebus would be nice, too.

nounverb911 January 14, 2011 at 5:26 pm

Didn’t Toyota just announce another recall of the Priebus?

SayItWithWookies January 14, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Today both the RNC and the hood are a little whiter.

natoslug January 14, 2011 at 5:46 pm

Yes, but the Bigot Tent just got a little bigger. You need to listen more closely when they do their tent talk.

simplyblue7 January 14, 2011 at 5:50 pm

nooooooo!!! is this the end of the Michael Steele .gif ???? say it ain't so!

el_bosco January 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm

It was the best of times it was the worst of times.

Thedongsofwar January 14, 2011 at 6:10 pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

macvalentine January 14, 2011 at 6:11 pm

E Reince Priebus Unum will now be printed on all American monies.

Redhead January 14, 2011 at 7:34 pm

But NOW how are those lesbian bondage strippers supposed to afford tuition?

finallyhappy January 14, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Don't send him back to us here in MD- he already ran and lost for Senate in a campaign known for typical GOP dirty tricks. Maybe he and his former boss- the ex-gov who just lost again- Ehrlich can work together helping corporate America screw us just a little more.

CalamityJames January 14, 2011 at 9:32 pm

"He exited stage left. (That’s where his supporters where.)"

Where?

Oh Jeebus on Xenadrine and I'm the one unemployed!

mrblifil January 14, 2011 at 10:16 pm

He exited so he could rience all that Priebus out of his mouth.

Too soon?

Negropolis January 15, 2011 at 10:18 pm

Nay, maybe not soon enough, even.

mrblifil January 14, 2011 at 10:28 pm

I liked him better when he was doin' the Humpty-Hump.

Negropolis January 15, 2011 at 2:47 am

Negroes can be present in the tent, but only along the perimeter, and they have to construct the tent, too, unless there are some nearby Mexicans.

Blendergoathead January 16, 2011 at 12:52 am

I'm sorry, but I'm having that same kind of mental freeze as I did when I first heard who Walnuts had picked as his VP candidate… "Sarah… *who*?"

And then I cry.

Sophist FCD January 16, 2011 at 3:27 am

The Black Guy Always Dies First

And just when he was about to dramatically rally the troops, too. So sad.

Goodnight, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy beltway sinecure.

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