Michael Steele is an incredible speaker. I was fortunate enough to hear him a couple of weeks ago in North Carolina and was mightily impressed. In the speech he gave he made the point that in his years attending Democrat functions he noticed they offered lots of hope, but that Republicans offered opportunity. Now he is urging the GOP presidential candidates to talk not about hope in their upcoming debate, but to talk about their plan for action. It is really good advice. I know that Fred Thompson ruled out being a VP, but as far as I know Steele hasn't.
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What the media wishes Obama... (Below threshold)1. Posted by kim | May 12, 2007 9:33 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What the media wishes Obama were, Steele is.
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1. Posted by kim | May 12, 2007 9:33 AM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 09:33
2. Posted by GeminiChuck | May 12, 2007 9:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Fred Thompson for president - Michael Steele for VP provides incredible balance. gc
2. Posted by GeminiChuck | May 12, 2007 9:39 AM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 09:39
3. Posted by kathie | May 12, 2007 11:14 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Couldn't agree more with GeminiChuck.
3. Posted by kathie | May 12, 2007 11:14 AM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 11:14
4. Posted by langtry | May 12, 2007 11:54 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
4. Posted by langtry | May 12, 2007 11:54 AM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 11:54
5. Posted by Amy | May 12, 2007 1:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'd LOVE to see a Fred Thompson/Michael Steele ticket. That would be tremendous.
5. Posted by Amy | May 12, 2007 1:21 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 13:21
6. Posted by Mike | May 12, 2007 1:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The difference between Obama and Steele is that Steele is actually black and actually thinks for himself instead of just parroting the standard liberal lines and talking about hope. Obama is an empty suit who has risen this far because of the color of his skin. Steele, on the other hand, is one of the rare black men these days who has actually been discriminated against and experienced racism.
6. Posted by Mike | May 12, 2007 1:40 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 13:40
7. Posted by ted | May 12, 2007 2:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
They're you go, that's the ticket, "Romney-Steele '08" -- a d i s a s t e r for the Dems!
7. Posted by ted | May 12, 2007 2:00 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 14:00
8. Posted by ted | May 12, 2007 2:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And after seeing video of Thompson speech in California last week, I'd say he is definitely out of it. Looks too old, too tired, too haggard, not enough hair, boring, not exciting/enthusiastic, etc.
8. Posted by ted | May 12, 2007 2:03 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 14:03
9. Posted by jp2 | May 12, 2007 3:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Steele, on the other hand, is one of the rare black men these days who has actually been discriminated against and experienced racism."
Says an incredibly racist (and ill-informed) man. What an awful thing to say.
I hope you aren't counting Steele's "Oreo" "incident" as discrimination.
9. Posted by jp2 | May 12, 2007 3:43 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 15:43
10. Posted by kathie | May 12, 2007 4:16 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I was not very impressed with the California speech, but I have read many of the things he has written and was very impressed. I think with some refinement he could be very good. He says very important things in a very disarming way. Like, government is growing hugh while politicians are shrinking. Now put that into a policy. Lower taxes, no ear marks, etc. Another, Mexico's largest export is it's citizens. We need to look at boarder control. Next to Hillary who positively shrieks every word, I think he could be very effective and not offensive. We could do with a little low key about now. Add Michael Steele, a good ideas man, integrity, good person, smart. I think a great ticket. Also I think he could attract Dems the way Ronald did.
10. Posted by kathie | May 12, 2007 4:16 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 16:16
11. Posted by Mike | May 12, 2007 4:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes, the Oreo incident was an example of a racist attack on Michael Steele. The "Uncle Tom" and blackface slurs are other examples. All perpetrated by liberal Democrats I might add.
Steele has faced more racism and discrimination than Sharpton, Jackson, and Obama ever have.
11. Posted by Mike | May 12, 2007 4:28 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 16:28
12. Posted by bryanD | May 12, 2007 6:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Right! Hype a black version of Bush. The guy had to talk tough on securing the border in his last campaign, but it still boils down to serving the corporatist impulse to import (legally) Mexicans because Americans are supposedly lazy and not willing to work for wages already depressed as the result of 20 million illegal aliens already here. In other words, the fake "comprehensive immigration reform".
Definitely a country club Republican who betrays his big business group-think with such jargon as "efforting". (I'll never forget "efforting".)
12. Posted by bryanD | May 12, 2007 6:21 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 18:21
13. Posted by kim | May 12, 2007 7:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hey, bD, WalMart is gonna gitcha, gitcha, gitcha.
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13. Posted by kim | May 12, 2007 7:48 PM |
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Posted on May 12, 2007 19:48
14. Posted by Soupy2c2 | May 13, 2007 8:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
thompson and steele wow that would get me off my sofa I like that ticket!!!
14. Posted by Soupy2c2 | May 13, 2007 8:02 AM |
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Posted on May 13, 2007 08:02