Steele To Emerge From Self-Imposed Isolation
Michael Steele will be speaking tonight to the Colorado Republican Party -- his first public appearance since he stopped doing interviews amid a series of gaffes about:
• Calling Rush Limbaugh an "entertainer" whose rhetoric is "incendiary" and "ugly" -- and then apologizing to Rush and praising his leadership.
• Declaring that he was "in the business of ticking people off."
• Saying in the GQ interview that abortion is an individual choice, then quickly backing off after it was published. This one really got the base angry -- for example, his former RNC rival (and then a supporter) Ken Blackwell said Steele needed to re-read the Bible.
• And just for extra comedic value, Steele said he was a fan of Frank Sinatra and the "Pack Rats."
Dick Wadhams, the chairman of the Colorado GOP, told the Denver Post that Steele's comments about abortion being an individual choice "have been a topic of conversation," but that he hasn't gotten any "angry phone calls" about it. "I think he was real quick to clarify what he said," said Wadhams.
The question that many people will be looking out for: Will Steele end up clarifying anything he says tonight?
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March 20, 2009 1:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seriously.
Why now? The public is "outraged" over Wall St., conservatives are trying to make political hay over Obama's Special Olympics remark, and Republicans are blaming Obama for AIG. Why put Steele out there at all? He's going to attract an unusual amount of attention because of all the other things he's said.
March 20, 2009 1:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good news for obama and the dems. Bring on the clowns I say. I can't wait to hear the next gaffe. Hopefully, it will drown out some of this aig circular firing squad bs. Anything to drown it out, please.
March 20, 2009 2:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Be careful what you wish for, MichaelA. The cable bobbleheads are blathering about the very unfortunate Special Olympics remark.
March 20, 2009 2:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh brother. Had to figure that was going to happen. Steele's performance can't come soon enough.
March 20, 2009 2:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Got to be more careful when I eat lunch and read at the same time. I read the title, "Man Of Steele To Return From Fortress Of Solitude", and promptly spewed Coke Zero out my nose. Managed to miss the key board.
March 20, 2009 1:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Agree. That is a great headline ...
Extending the metaphor : which super-villain is The Man of Steele's nemesis, The Leader ? The Fat Guy - you know, the giant flaming Nazi gasbag ...
March 20, 2009 2:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's a tough one, but here are a few additional suggestions:
1) Ann Coulter as "Infectious Lass" from the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
Spontaneously generates infectious diseases. Aim and control leave something to be desired. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Substitute_Heroes
2) Sarah Palin as Rainbow Girl
"Possesses the ability to wield the power of the emotional spectrum, causing unpredictable mood swings....able to create a pheromone field, that surrounds her in coruscating light resembling a rainbow, giving her an irresistible personality to everyone. She does not fully understand her powers and uses them more for fun".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Girl
March 20, 2009 3:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Excellent !
I encourage this line of thought ... Gingrich is definitely straight out of a comic book ... walking jokes, all of them.
March 20, 2009 10:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
For the last time, could someone in journalism please bring this up in a national forum, with this Steele character... and ask him to COMMENT ON IT?
Rush Limbaugh USED TO REFER TO HIMSELF AS "JUST AN ENTERTAINER"!
Reason: when he first began his program in syndication, the novelty of having a strident, mean propagandist spread over America's airwaves brought some criticism, as one might well expect. When confronted on his lies or just plain inappropriate talk, it was always, "What? WHAT?Folks... I'm just an entertainer! I'm just a warm and fuzzy teddy bear! [etc.]!"
Now, it's a goddamned insult??? These asswipes are shameless.
CONFRONT STEELE ON THIS.
March 20, 2009 2:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
(... er... confront him after he apologizes, of course! :-)
March 20, 2009 2:33 PM | Reply | Permalink