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RNC CHAIRMAN SAYS WHITE GOP VOTERS ARE AFRAID OF BLACK PEOPLE
The Republican National Committee’s first black chairman has a message for white voters: Fear me not.
While speaking on NewsOne’s “Washington Watch,” Michael Steele was asked how the Republican Party could reach out to African American voters.
During Steele’s response, host Roland Martin pointed out that “white Republicans have been scared of black folks.”
And that’s where Steele once again went off the deep end.
“You’re absolutely right. I mean I’ve been in the room and they’ve been scared of me,” Steele said. “I’m like, ‘I’m on your side’ and so I can imagine going out there and talking to someone like you.”
Umm… what? Did the RNC chairman just accuse white Republicans of being a bunch of racists?
Of course, this isn’t Steele’s first flub.
Since becoming chairman in February, Steele has gotten into a very public spat with conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, agreeing that President Barack Obama is “the magic negro,” telling GQ magazine that women have a “right to choose abortion.” Oh, and who can forget that awful RNC website launched last month?
Maybe it’s time for the RNC to begin looking a replacement for Steele.
Flub? What flub? Accusing white Republicans of being racist is not a flub. Accusing ALL white Republicans of being racist would be a flub, but Steele was making a generalization. And an absolutely accurate one. The overwhelming majority of white Republicans are racist. They don’t want to admit it publicly, and they feign indignation (like this article), but if you don’t like being a part of a group generally characterized as racist, find a new party because the GOP is knee deep in it.
OMG: I’ve been surfing around trying to locate the latest copy of the healthcare bill, and I’ve run into so many websites that are absolutely infuriating. Here’s what I’m weary of hearing and reading:
1. Presumptions that people – purple, green or orange – don’t have an ounce of brains in their heads to assess a situation regardless of color – Maybe, just maybe, Michael Steele – people just don’t agree with your politics regardless of what you look like! And this latest faux pas isn’t exactly helping people gain confidence in you as a leader!
2. People who think a person is racist if they don’t support Obama’s agenda. What is ironic is that those shouters are actually racist themselves. All they can see is the color of Obama’s skin and claim that he is African American (isn’t that the basis upon which white folks are presumed racist?); the dominant gene for skin color will manifest the darker color – its science. However, genetically, Obama is more Caucasian than he is African-American! That’s the pot calling the kettle black – btw: this idiom is not of racist origin – lest someone assume it is.
3. Presumptions and sweeping generalizations about white folks and black folks.
4. Presumptions about Christians (I am one)
5. Presumptions about Republicans (I lean that direction)
6. People who don’t understand the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence (in context of history, and the attempt of the founding fathers to craft a guidance document to avoid repetition of their tyrannical history – ie. too much gov’t control)
7. People who would save the animals and support aborting babies – I personally have no intention of funding abortions if they are included in the healthcare bill – I’ll go to jail first as a conscientious objector before I pay taxes to fund murder (go find a video of what is happening to the baby when it is being murdered in the womb – it should sicken you – envision yourself as that baby – what if someone did that to you at this very moment – you would call it murder – and that’s because it is – at any stage of life!).
8. People who believe that healthcare will be “free” or “better” by passage of this bill. There are irresponsible people, whether they have healthcare or not, who will not take care of themselves or their children.
9. People who think gov’t isn’t insidiously infringing itself upon the lives of Americans – The gov’t is doing just that – it will be clearer in about a decade if we keep heading in this direction – and all those who got on this bandwagon and didn’t fight against it will be mourning. Call the direction of gov’t whatever you will – socialism, big gov’t, whatever – it will be a sad state of affairs if America continues along this path. This all isn’t new – it’s been building over time – no matter who is in power in D.C. – pathetic. It is a repetition of the Roman and Persian empires collapse – large debt; large numbers on the dole; complacency.
10. People who think one party is better than the other – they are both full of puppets and pawns and power seekers – delusional – they think they are “in control”.
Our job is to weed through candidates; study them; interview them; ask them hard questions if we don’t want someone in D.C. who doesn’t truly represent our values.
In turn, we have to examine our values – what are they; why are they; how strongly they are held; can we be moved? Then read and research, read and research – keep searching for truth – learn from experiences (i.e. history) – don’t be swayed by outward appearance, silver tongues, and gleaming smiles in any party.
Con men smile.
[...] CT his mom is from Northern VA race isnt talked about in this household- like Michael Steele said- black people can be scary. The quotation below is from Professor Vittrup of Texas Woman’s University who did a survey [...]
[...] Steele also launched as awful RNC website last month and just this week came under fire for saying that white Republicans are afraid of black people. [...]
[...] Steele also launched an awful RNC website last month and came under fire for saying that white Republicans are afraid of black people. [...]
[...] CT his mom is from Northern VA race isnt talked about in this household- like Michael Steele said- black people can be scary. The quotation below is from Professor Vittrup of Texas Woman’s University who did a survey [...]
[...] Steele also launched an awful RNC website last month and came under fire for saying that white Republicans are afraid of black people. [...]
[...] Steele also launched an awful RNC website in October and came under fire for saying that white Republicans are afraid of black people. [...]
[...] Steele also launched an awful RNC website in October and came under fire for saying that white Republicans are afraid of black people. [...]