Jay Bookman

By Redneck Convert

January 31, 2009 9:43 AM | Link to this

Well, it looks like My Republican Party went and named one of Those People to lead it.

When I first heard a new leader was elected I was pretty worked up and excited. I was already seeing the day when God would be back in the White House. No abortions. More tax cuts. Putting business back in charge. Family Values guiding us. The little stems would be safe from the scientists that want to use their cells for evil reasons and kill a bunch of babys.

Then I seen the guy on TV. Yup, blacker than the ace of spades. He could of come right out of the cotton fields. I like to fell on the floor.

Us rednecks spend all these years coming up with ways to keep Those People in their place, even switching to Republican, and here our party went and named one to lead us. We were the White Party. You could see it on TV with all the white faces at the convention. Now the people at the top turned everything upside down. I just can’t imagine how the good old boys up here will act when the leader of the Republican Party gets innerduced and they see one of Those People step up. I imagine Joe Bill will outright have a heart attack so I’m going to have to tell him about it real slow and easy to get rid of the shock.

That settles it. I’m switching to Libraritarian along with Raghead. The Republicans might gain 15 or 20 more votes from Those People, but they’ll lose alot more of us godly Americans. We went and joined the party to get rid of these equal rights laws and they turn around and betray us. You just can’t trust nobody no more.

It’s just disgusting. Next thing you know the party platform will be full of this equal rights junk and welfare and everything else Southren people hate. They’re even taking our party away from us. It won’t even be called the Southren Party no more. Where is old Strom when we need him? Why’d he have to up and die on us and leave us like this?

Have a good weekend everybody. It’s early but I’m hitting the PBR hard to dull the pain.

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 9:44 AM | Link to this

{{{{Under those circumstances, a Dawson win would have been disastrous for party image.}}}}

Yeah, it would have been just like having a white doctor from Vermont or where ever the hell Dean hails from.

{{{{Although he tried to deny it in his campaign for chairman, Steele is more moderate than many in his party’s base, and I wish him success in bringing them back a bit toward the middle.}}}}

Well, isn’t that sweet, he cares deeply for us.

How warm and tender, gee.

{{{{And legend has it that up in the stands that day, Alabama fans watched what Cunningham was doing to them, turned to each other and said: “Boys, we gotta get us one of those.”}}}}

One of those, eh?

You really do not realize how sick that is, do you?

I don’t see Condoleeza Rice as one of those, and I never will.

She is a human being that bleeds red just like all the rest of us.

But you keep right on with the hate and decisiveness, it’s what you libs are all about.

By mm

January 31, 2009 9:45 AM | Link to this

Jay,

Great analogy. The wingnuts don’t have an original thought in their heads. First, they put a woman on their presidential ticket to woo the women. Then they elect a black man to lead their party to woo the blacks. Next they will put an Hispanic in a high profile position. The electorate will see right through this. The GOP may change the face of their party, but they’ll never change their views.

By mm

January 31, 2009 9:50 AM | Link to this

Management,

Puhlease. You only care about Rice because she is a republican.

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 9:52 AM | Link to this

Racism and sexism lives…………..in the demoKKKrat party.

Tell us some more you …………….

By Mike

January 31, 2009 9:52 AM | Link to this

Redneck Convert -

Do you not see that your own bigoted stereotyping is just as ignorant and hateful as that which you are mocking?

I doubt it. Hateful bigots are rarely introspective. They are too busy judging others to see how ignorant they are themselves.

By Taxpayer

January 31, 2009 9:52 AM | Link to this

91 - 77 for Steele. Well, using Republican math, that’s half for and half against with the half against going for the guy that prefers frequenting clubs that ain’t integrated. I think the Republican party has two mandates and it’s as plain as black and white to me. So, will they elect Rush to lead the smaller half of the party. They could become even more regionally marginalized than they already are. Then again, that could be a good thing. Perhaps this new Republican party, the majority half, should cede the point that they just were not all meant to get along and let South Carolina secede and form its own party.

By birdwilliams

January 31, 2009 9:54 AM | Link to this

Yeah, Jay. The only reason we chose Steele is because he’s black. You are such an idiot, and that you don’t see the prejudice in your own writing here is astounding. Liberal writers must figure if they just keep saying ‘Racist. Racist.’ over and over again their readership will just ignore reality. Sadly, they’re probably right.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this

Just curious. Does anyone know how many African American DNC Chairman there have been?

Near as I can tell there only has been one (Ron Brown). Can any of the folks sneering at Republicans enlighten me as to the innate superiority of their party?

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this

Before I read your column this morning, I predicted to my wife that The Daily Show — likely in the form of Jason Jones — would say exactly what you said: “The Democrats got a black man to lead them, we Republicans need one too!” With Stewart being the straight person, showing pictures from the old white party they had up in Minnesota and saying “Is one person really going to make a difference when the rest of your party looks like that?” And Jason saying, “John, John, John! That was months ago. Our party now looks more like this…” and flashing a clip from some Bollywood movie.

“We’ll be right back.”

By Traci

January 31, 2009 9:59 AM | Link to this

It’s quite obvious what the “New Republican” game plan is. They did the same thing in Illinois with Alan Keys. It did not work then —- and it will not work now.

The Republican Party full of the hatred for people of color - gays & lesbians, and women - led by folks like Hatred Rebel rousing, and caring the Confederate Flag.

Can not overnight REBRAND itself.

What party will all the Haters and Good Ole Boys go to now?

They will not change. So….now, how will Rush and Sean make their little coded references to “minorities”?? No more - Good Ole Boy giving them the “wink-wink” and the thumbs up.

This is going to be a site to see —- how is Michael Steele going to make over this party.

Talkin’ about a Pig Wearing Lipstick!

By mm

January 31, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this

Mike,

Get back to us when the republican voters put a black in the presidential primaries and elect him as the presidential candidate.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:07 AM | Link to this

“By ByteMe January 31, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this With Stewart being the straight person, showing pictures from the old white party they had up in Minnesota …”

You do know that Minnesota is one of whitest states in the country, right? (89.3% white as opposed to 80.1% nationally).

It also has one of the smallest African American populations in the country (4.5% as opposed to 12.8% nationally).

My guess is that the Democrat party in Minnesota is plenty white too. But hey, who cares about facts when you are getting your hate on. And who cares what I say? I am not a registered Democrat, so I must be a racist.

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 10:07 AM | Link to this

Just look at this idiocy to see how KKKrippled demoKKKrats really are-

{{{{By mm January 31, 2009 9:45 AM First, they put a woman on their presidential ticket to woo the women. Then they elect a black man to lead their party to woo the blacks. Next they will put an Hispanic in a high profile position. The electorate will see right through this.}}}}

Does this^^ not perfectly describe the demoKKKrat party?

Republicans look for qualified people to run the government, regardless of color, you know, someone who can actually do the job of president, instead of just reading from the teleprompter. Someone who’s “stimulus” package won’t plunge the country into a depression, for instance.

{{{{By mm January 31, 2009 9:50 AM Management, Puhlease. You only care about Rice because she is a republican.}}}}

You are one dimensional, mmoron, a total waste of air, the next time you contribute any thing of worth to the discussion will also be the first time.

The Republicans were the FIRST ones to appoint a person of color to the highest level of government, the fifth in line to the succession of the presidency, and we did it in a time when we had ALREADY WON THE ELECTION.

Sick, unbelievably sick that we even need to have this discussion.

When are you liberals going to grow up?

I’m embarrassed to be an American, this kind of hate casually thrown around.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:11 AM | Link to this

“By mm January 31, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this Mike,

Get back to us when the republican voters put a black in the presidential primaries and elect him as the presidential candidate.”

Yeah because you guys have such a long history of doing so. LOL.

BTW: I am not a Republican, but feel free to label me one and ascribe all of you associated stereotypes to me. It is so much easier to spew mindless bigoted stereotypes than to answer any of the questions I have posed. How progressive of you!

By Vinny

January 31, 2009 10:16 AM | Link to this

With hate-filled rhetoric like Jay’s in print, who needs this fish-wrapper? AJC subscription - CANCELLED!!!

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this

Well after doing so more research it looks like the DNC has had one (that’s right, one) African American Chairman and he was elected twenty years ago.

Now the DNC has had one and the RNC has had one. What’s the big deal?

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 10:23 AM | Link to this

Mike: You’re not in touch with reality. That “party” they had in Minnesota was the national convention with delegates from EVERY state and the pictures showed exactly what they look like: Old. White.

Vinnie@10:16: Yay! Now go away and play with yourself, hon.

By Tom

January 31, 2009 10:23 AM | Link to this

Remember that LBJ had to cross the aisle to get the votes from the GOP to pass the Civil Rights Act and never forget that Bull Conner was a democrat. You are a typical biased, hypocritical democratic twit. Pack your carpetbag and go back to the liberal lunatic asylum that bred you.

By tony smith

January 31, 2009 10:24 AM | Link to this

Exactly how was Steele a member of a “whites only” country club? Come on….do you guys verify stuff or just grab it from other webpages?

By JAY BOOKMAN

January 31, 2009 10:28 AM | Link to this

Read it again, Tony. It says DAWSON was a member of a whites-only country club.

And Vinnie: Hate directed at whom?

By My Violin Gently Weeps

January 31, 2009 10:29 AM | Link to this

Bye, Vinny. Don’t forget to write. HaHaHa.

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 10:29 AM | Link to this

Tom: typical static thinking. Nothing changes in nearly 50 years, huh? The party of Lincoln is not the party of LBJ. Or of the future. It’s the party of the past. It needs to catch up.

And Mike: the big deal is that Ron Brown was the DNC chair not because he was a minority, which the D’s already had in their pocket, but because he was a smart well-connected politician regardless of his color. Mike Steele is clearly a token within the Republican Party and only barely beat out some knuckle-dragging racial neanderthals. Woo hoo! Party like it’s a victory!!

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 10:31 AM | Link to this

Is it not obvious America, that no matter what you do, it will never satisfy the hateful and decisive tendencies and rhetoric of the bigots and race mongers?

I haven’t seen this much hate spewed in America since demokkkrats like Al Gore, Sr. rode hard against civil rights legislation or Republican president Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves.

We are finding out who is the REAL problem in this country.

It is truly sick to be calling half of your own country racists just because they voted against an unqualified liberal demokkrat.

I agree with al-Gitmo, this ain’t gonna end well.

By Val

January 31, 2009 10:32 AM | Link to this

Well, ignorance sure seems to reign supreme here. The Republican party was the party who fought to free the sleeves. Abraham Lincoln - remember him? - was the first Republican president. Martin Luther King Jr and most of the original Civil Rights leaders were all Republicans. The Democrat party bred the KKK and George Wallace. The Democrats finally decided they couldn’t “ship all the black people back to Africa” so they came up with a different plan - keeping them enslaved on the government dole. How touching! And sadly most black people don’t see through this charade and are willing victims.

By AmVet

January 31, 2009 10:33 AM | Link to this

Mike,

Your strange assertion about innate superiority aside, it is an irrefutable fact that non-whites in this nation vote overwhelmingly against these absurdly misnamed “Big Tent” Republicans. And given the intractable course of this hijacked, hemorrhaging and anti-progress faux conservatism, likely always will.

Notwithstanding the Affirmative Action advocate who now “leads” the once Grand Old Party.

And the amazing thing is that a few of these voters are not even Cadillac-driving, welfare receiving baby machines!

The way I see it, IF he can fundamentally (get it?) marginalize the Credibility-free Wing of the Lunatic Fringe that has come to dominate the GOP, it will be a miracle akin to the parting of the Red Sea.

But I seriously doubt that the Oracles of Demagoguery — HeadRush, Pretty Boy Sean and Mannish Coulter — will quietly allow such mongrelization…

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 10:36 AM | Link to this

JAY, are we taking bets on how long until you have to close down commenting on this thread?

By Paul

January 31, 2009 10:37 AM | Link to this

Kinda funny - Jay writes a series of columns outlining how the Republican Party can become viable, buttressing his case with stats on minority population growth, the loss of Hispanic support since the McCain/Bush heyday and today, the difference between regional and national politics.

The the Republican Party takes some of the steps Jay outlines and the farleft posters post….. well, read it.

Jay, don’t they read your columns? Or remember what you wrote? Or is it just easier for them to pick up the old cue cards?

They might really be flummoxed if they read a transcript of what LtGov Steele (a Republican Lt Gov in Maryland?) said that day -

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:38 AM | Link to this

ByteMe -

On what do you base your assertion that Steele is simply a token pick? The fact that you hate Republicans? Please provide some argument based on facts, not your own intolerance.

Also, to what do you ascribe the fact that the party of most African Americans has had only one African American Chairman?

By Jen

January 31, 2009 10:41 AM | Link to this

Oh my god, this was the funniest, most ironic, and cynical, yet totally illuminating thing I’ve read all week.

Because, you know, it’s was Obama’s blackness that made Americans choose him and Hillary’s GENDER that made her almost the one we picked….after all, Sarah Palin was a brilliant substitute.

At least Chairman Steele belongs on the playing field.

By MAdMAd Donkey

January 31, 2009 10:43 AM | Link to this

Tell the new Chairman that he must learn from mistakes of corruption by unsuccessful government all over the world, to treat his position of power with hallowed reverence for the values that built this system and this economy and that he must never lose the way with systemic corruption and lack of fair play, major causes of economic and political underdevelopment all over the world! US Politicians will now be monitored more closely and judged more frequently, as a result of mistakes made during our last two term presidency and the essential unfairness getting PAC payoffs form the special interests lobbies. In this climate, who would want to run for public office and why? It isn’t a great position lately…sort of like being the board of directirs of a publicly owned company!

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:44 AM | Link to this

AmVet -

Well, as usual, you provide a lot of demagoguery and no facts. Let’s try again:

Why is it that the Democrats has had as many African American chairmen as the one you deem to be racist?

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:45 AM | Link to this

“By ByteMe January 31, 2009 10:23 AM | Link to this Mike: You’re not in touch with reality. That “party” they had in Minnesota was the national convention with delegates from EVERY state and the pictures showed exactly what they look like: Old. White.”

Well, I am in touch with reality, but I clearly misread your post. I was wrong.

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 10:48 AM | Link to this

Mike: Hate Republicans? Nah. Just what they’ve come to stand for in the past 8 years. The party of “follow our leader down the path to authoritarian socialism” and, of course, old white people. Gotta hate where they’re going, because it’s not good for the country as a whole.

Good use of “ascribe”. Kudos! (Seriously, most people would rather screw up the sentence than use that word.)

To what do you attribute the fact that neither party had a serious AA candidate for President until now? Or a serious woman candidate for President until now? The glass ceiling is there for them. The more that bust through, the better for everyone.

By JAY BOOKMAN

January 31, 2009 10:51 AM | Link to this

Val at 10:32 writes:

“The Democrats finally decided they couldn’t “ship all the black people back to Africa” so they came up with a different plan - keeping them enslaved on the government dole. How touching! And sadly most black people don’t see through this charade and are willing victims.”

I see variants on that argument all the time: The reason that 90-plus percent of the black vote goes Democratic is because the Democrats are fooling black voters and hooking them on welfare. Because, of course, black voters are too stupid and lazy to know better.

There’s a second part of that argument: It places the responsibility for the Republicans’ poor showing among minorities on everybody BUT the Republicans. It’s the black voters’ fault for not seeing how great the Republican Party really is; it’s the Democrats’ fault for keeping black Americans on their plantation.

In that narrative, the Republicans themselves have no responsibility or blame for how they’re seen by others, and thus no need to change. And thus they don’t.

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 10:51 AM | Link to this

Mike@10:45: Admittedly, it was an oblique reference on my part.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:52 AM | Link to this

And in the battle of political correctness, in which the challenge is to appoint party chairmen who are African American, it looks like the score is 1-1.

Looks like a tie to me. But hey, I’m no mathematician.

By KYJurisDoctor

January 31, 2009 10:54 AM | Link to this

While I wish Michael Steele good luck in his new position, I see his selection as a ploy for the GOP to make Blacks and other minorities feel like the party is suddenly pro minorities and anti racists.

Please color me “UNIMPRESSED”.

Until the party adopts SUBSTANTIVE steps rather SYMBOLIC ones to address its INHERENT problems, it might as well be whistling DIXIE! OsiSpeaks.com

By KYJurisDoctor

January 31, 2009 10:55 AM | Link to this

While I wish Michael Steele good luck in his new position, I see his selection as a ploy for the GOP to make Blacks and other minorities feel like the party is suddenly pro minorities and anti racists.

Please color me “UNIMPRESSED”.

Until the party adopts SUBSTANTIVE steps rather SYMBOLIC ones to address its INHERENT problems, it might as well be whistling DIXIE! OsiSpeaks[dot]com

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:55 AM | Link to this

ByteMe -

Yes, you hate Republicans. Read your posts.

I agree that women and African Americans (along with a lot of other groups) have been kept down by bigotry. This has been to the detriment of our country, and the recent movement in the other direction is a very positive development.

Can you answer my question now?

By Mike

January 31, 2009 10:58 AM | Link to this

JAY -

Why has the DNC elected the same number of African American Chairmen as the racist GOP? Should’t the disparity be much greater in order to claim the moral high ground?

The tie is particularly egregious, as there are far more African American Democrats from whom to select than there are African American Republicans.

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 11:00 AM | Link to this

Oh, by the way, let us all gaze upon the struggles that blacks have to overcome to succeed in America-

{{{{Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican.

Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election in Maryland include pelting him with Oreo cookies during a campaign appearance, calling him an “Uncle Tom” and depicting him as a black-faced minstrel on a liberal Web log.}}}}

Yeah boy, ain’t the Republicans racist?

By mm

January 31, 2009 11:01 AM | Link to this

Management,

I’m ashamed you are an American also.

By JAY BOOKMAN

January 31, 2009 11:02 AM | Link to this

BYTEME asks: “JAY, are we taking bets on how long until you have to close down commenting on this thread?”

Well, so far I haven’t had to take down a single post — not even close. I understand this is a touchy subject, but everybody’s being responsible so far and I appreciate it.

By mm

January 31, 2009 11:09 AM | Link to this

Management,

“You are one dimensional, mmoron, a total waste of air, the next time you contribute any thing of worth to the discussion will also be the first time.”

That’s rich, coming from the most incoherent, babbling fools on this blog.

By Jen

January 31, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this

I’ll admit it…I hate Republicans, at least I hate Republican POLITICIANS and POLICY. I happen to like a lot of citizen Republicans, at least personally.

In my 34 years of life and 14 years of paying attention to politics I’ve hated everything they’ve stood for and the posturing they do that seems so transparent to me.

The more money I make…the more I hate Republicans and their lies. It escalated after my son was born 7 years ago and I started to really think about the future for my child.

Now, scuse me while I go run 8 miles with my sexy new Garmin Forerunner 405. See you all at the ING Half Marathon!

By Ima Lazy Loafer

January 31, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this

Interesting Statistics-freeloaders for Obama!

Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul , Minnesota , points out some interesting facts concerning the Presidential election:

Number of States won by:

Democrats: 19

Republicans: 29

Square miles of land won by:

Democrats: 580,000

Republicans: 2,427,000

Population of counties won by:

Democrats: 127 million

Republicans: 143 million

Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:

Democrats: 13.2

Republicans: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: “In aggregate, the map of the territory Republican won by Republicans was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the country. Democrat territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare.

Professor Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the “complacency and apathy” phase of Professor Tyler’s definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation’s population already having reached the “governmental dependency” phase.

Apathy is a great danger to our freedom.

Does this surprise anyone who believes one should actually work for a living and NOT depend on government handouts???

By AmVet

January 31, 2009 11:17 AM | Link to this

Mike, I always get a tad confused when others like you speak for me. My failing, I know. But who exactly am I deeming racist?

And granted, no plethora of data, facts or evidence in that last post of mine. If you read me regularly, you know I never bother with such trivia.

No matter. If you fail to intentionally grasp the fact that one man in a political party does not a movement make, if you stick your head in the sand and believe that one piece of minutiae is somehow compelling, if you honestly feel that the GOP is very attractive to more than just rural and southern white males (and their subservient godly wimmen), there is no amount of data, facts and evidence I can provide that will help with your apparent racial paranoia and attempts to portray the GOP as inclusive as all other political groups. The facts simply don’t support it.

Did you see the faces at the GOP convention in Denver? A sea of lily-white.

The Dem convention in St. Paul? Not so much. In fact not at all.

So put your racial parity eggs in one basket, that’s OK.

That there are blacks in the GOP is a good thing, Mike. MAYBE the Affirmative Action Man of Steele can slowly, very slowly, talk a tiny bit of sense into the white oligarchy that runs the Republican Party.

Yeah, riiiiight…

By Mike

January 31, 2009 11:18 AM | Link to this

Jen -

There are plenty of mindless partisans who feel the same way about Democrats. You are all the same.

At least you are honest about your mindless hatred.

By Wellstone

January 31, 2009 11:21 AM | Link to this

Bigotry is a generic term that doesn’t quite describe the past 400 years of the African-American experience in this country, mike. Maybe if you had said “impoliteness” or “failure to heed Ann Lander’s weekly advice in local newspapers”, you would have nailed the country’s progress on the perpetual antebellum reign of the tanning salon market.

By Mike S.

January 31, 2009 11:23 AM | Link to this

Why is it that whenever a black person is a Republican or a conservative , they are called “turncoats , uncle Tom’s , etc..” The right ignores race , the left obsesses over it. The left uses race as a weapon and a cover to promote ideology. What does one have to do with the other unless you believe that “some” people can’t get by without assistance. How racist that position is.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 11:24 AM | Link to this

AmVet -

You deny deeming Republicans racist, then proceed to give a treatise on why they are “lily-white” racists.

You are a very confused person, but that is not news too me.

Keep on hating :)

BTW: It is really amusing that you start out complaining about “others speaking for me” and then go on to speak for me. When did I say anything close to what you are accusing me of saying about the GOP? I am not a Republican and have made no attempt to make any claims about them.

By Hillbilly Deluxe

January 31, 2009 11:25 AM | Link to this

Isn’t ironic that some of those who preach tolerance are among the most intolerant?

By AmVet

January 31, 2009 11:27 AM | Link to this

To the non-Goofy Goober,

Too bad cows, sheep, chickens and pigs can’t vote, huh?

A “conservative” landslide!!!

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 11:27 AM | Link to this

Mike: Thought I responded to your questions, but perhaps I did not. Re-ask and I’ll try to respond if that’s what you want.

As I said, I don’t hate Republicans as individuals. I just can’t stand what the party has come to stand for, which is authoritarian socialism, something that I think we agree is bad for the country as a whole.

On a more amusing note: Did you hear that Bush was going to try to keep Rove from testifying before Congress about the 2005 attorney firings by claiming “Executive Privilege” even though Bush is no longer the President? Should be an interesting court case if it even gets that far.

By @@

January 31, 2009 11:28 AM | Link to this

(((And legend has it that up in the stands that day, Alabama fans watched what Cunningham was doing to them, turned to each other and said: “Boys, we gotta get us one of those.”)))

Stereotyping, jay? Belittling Michael Steele because he’s a black conservative instead of a black democrat? Because he’s what you liberals call an Uncle Tom…….a Sambo?

You liberals are constantly defining what you “think” conservatives are without having a clue.

Michael Steele is a conservative who believes in the abilities of ALL Americans to achieve. Unlike you liberals he doesn’t drum into the minds of “select” groups, that they’re unable to achieve on their own……constantly telling them that without the government’s assistance, they have little hope.

Naaahhhhh, I remember when Michael Steele was passed up by Bush for RNC Chair in favor of Mel.

Pithed me off, and that was BEFORE “Baaalack Obama” showed up on the scene. Your DNC Chair was WHITE Howie screaming “WE” can do it FOR YOU, but you can’t do it on your own.

You libs, in my opinion, could learn a little bit about moderation. A little less condescension and a little more faith in what ALL Americans are capable of without YOUR help.

Today’s column makes you look like the back end of your liberal JackBoot’sA$$.

I define you as DISGUSTING and predictable. I had no doubt that you libs would USE Michael Steele’s race to diminish his conservative principles.

Congratulations!

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 11:29 AM | Link to this

Hillbilly: Preaching can do that to you.

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 11:34 AM | Link to this

{{{{Why have the 1996 reforms worked, when three decades of prior reform efforts failed? The answer is that the new reforms were the first to fundamentally change the incentives single women faced under federal welfare programs. Before 1996, the main federal welfare program — Aid to Families with Dependent Children — had been in place since the New Deal. Under that program, a single mother was eligible for cash and noncash benefits so long as she had low earnings and a child under the age of 18. Previous efforts to move recipients from welfare to self-sufficiency focused only on providing employment and job-training programs, but left the basic benefit guarantee intact.-Wall Street Journal}}}}

At a time in our history when DEMOCRATS are once again looking to expand dependency, reduce opportunity, return us to undignified failure, rampant crime, fatherless children and all the other pathologies of the New Deal, let’s all take a moment to laugh out loud at the 10:51 comments.

{{{{Why have the 1996 reforms worked, when three decades of prior reform efforts failed?}}}}

Because of Republicans forcing democrats to change their poverty stricken campaign promises to minorities into tangible participation in normal functioning society, that’s why.

And don’t listen to me, hear what the pinko media and Clinton had to say about it at the time-

{{{{But over time, the system became increasingly unpopular. Political opinion turned against the idea of anyone getting rewarded for being idle. Social critics said welfare was responsible for a permanent underclass of people living off government checks because the incentives to go to work were so weak.}}}}

And you know what is really sick? democrats got what they wanted, their votes. What will you get?

Housing projects, anyone?

By ByteMe

January 31, 2009 11:41 AM | Link to this

Poor @@ forgot to take her Midol.

By Jen

January 31, 2009 11:43 AM | Link to this

Hey, Mike, just like you, dude. You seem to hate on a lot of people, but maybe it’s just personal. Only, in this case it means hating on a bunch of faceless screen names, which is lonely and sad.

By Bosch

January 31, 2009 11:44 AM | Link to this

I wonder which region McConnell was talking about.

On another note: some Republicans are working to get this stimulus package through this weekend - Susan Collins, who I have always admired is actually trying and instead of just taking the approach of most Republicans who are acting like children who are holding their breath until they turn blue (and will pass out) because they didn’t get their way - she’s acting like a grown up and working on this.

Collins is a real GOPer - and she’s not bad looking either. Maybe those who are so in love with Palin should look at her - or Olympia Snowe. They may be a little older, but I’ve always liked older women, they just make more sense.

By Jim Cricket

January 31, 2009 11:47 AM | Link to this

Okay, @@, please edify us all, we’d love to know: what is the conservative platform?

By getalife

January 31, 2009 11:48 AM | Link to this

He ran with blue signs with his name and Democrat under his name.

He believes if he can’t win cheat.

He will fit right in but his party is gone.

By Bosch

January 31, 2009 11:51 AM | Link to this

The Republican Party has gone the way of the Democrats in the mid-90s.

Steele is a definite change in the right direction. I could get behind a lot of Republicans (currently none here in this state) if they would actually act fiscally responsible - re-think this ridiculous notion of trickle down economics and get off the Jesus train.

By JAY BOOKMAN

January 31, 2009 11:53 AM | Link to this

“In electing Michael Steele as the new Chairman of the Republican National Committee, the Grand Old Party has demonstrated a capacity for renewal and revival. After today, no fair-minded observer can believe the stereotype of the Republicans as the party of old white men.”

— James Pinkerton, Fox News contributor and columnist for The American Conservative

Sean Hannity, talking with Steele on Fox last night:

“HANNITY: And then, when you finally won, I was watching right here at Fox and the chyron, in other words, those words at the bottom of the screen said first African-American chair of the Republican National Committee.”

Hmmm. Yet if you believe several posters above, the only people who even noticed Steele was black were us liberals. So does that mean that Hannity and Pinkerton are … liberals?

By CommunistAJC

January 31, 2009 11:56 AM | Link to this

What republicans have done for blacks:

• Lincoln-freed the slaves. • Reagan made MLK day a national holiday. • W named TWO blacks to secretary of state. Rice and Powell • Steele head of the RNC.

What democrats have done for blacks.

• First black/white president. • Robert Byrd- Grand Wizard of the KKK. • George Wallace- governor of AL who ordered hoses on black marchers in Selma, AL. • Bull Conor- hosed blacks in AL.

Hmmmm.

AmVet, Cows and chickens? Well, your democrat party has the illegal aliens, dead people and felons voting. So which is worse?

By fed up

January 31, 2009 11:56 AM | Link to this

I don’t see anything wrong with naming Michael Steele…he’s very intelligent and for some of these posts to paint all republicans with the same brush is as ignorant as painting all democrats with the same brush. What difference does it really make that Mr. Steele is black? If he can unite the party and bring more people to the party that’s the goal, right?

mm you are a really vicious person. To say that Republicans hate black people, gay people, etc. That’s bizarre to say the least.

I don’t vote strictly on “party lines” I vote for who I think would do the best job, regardless of their party affiliation be it republican, democrat or libertarian. Guess that would make me an independent.

Bottom line is that we need at least 2 parties and ideally 3.

By Paul

January 31, 2009 11:58 AM | Link to this

Bosch

Mrs G posted below the Rep proposal raises taxes. Given your 11:51 I’ll post the reply here:

[[Raise taxes how? I thought the Republican proposal cut the 10 percent marginal rate to 5 percent and the 15 percent rate to 10, which affects the lowest-level taxpayers. Also sought to shield many middle income families from the Alternate Minimum Tax.

Listen to Sen Conrad and other Dems - they sound more like the House Republicans in their comments about their concerns over the nonstimulus, special interest provisions than they sound like House Democrats.

Which is why the bill faces a massive do-over with Senate Democrats.

House Republicans and Senate Democrats. Who’da thunk?]]

Jay

[[So does that mean that Hannity and Pinkerton are … liberals?]]

Change you can believe in?

By Mike

January 31, 2009 12:05 PM | Link to this

Jen -

The difference is that I criticize individuals for the statements they make. People like you hate whole groups of people that you lump together as a homogeneous lump. In your case, you hate people who are Republicans without taking into account the fact that they are individuals who are just as likely to be “good” or “bad” people as Democrats. I am not so silly as to think that any political party holds any high ground.

Not certain why I am lonely and sad and you are not. Must be because I am not in lockstep with your views. Whatever makes you feel good about yourself.

Byteme -

The question you didn’t answer:

“Why has the DNC elected the same number of African American Chairmen as the racist GOP?”

Haven’t gotten any of the GOP haters to answer that basic question that gets at the root of the whole thread.

By Priceless

January 31, 2009 12:06 PM | Link to this

This is so ironic what a year. Pres Obama Commander-In-Chief and Steele commander of the RNC this reminds me of the movie (White Man Burden) a must see. The African-American/Black/Muslim are now in charge and what a pleasant change. I enjoy seeing the new world order and now the racist caucosoids must bow down to the negroids. Priceless..

By fed up

January 31, 2009 12:11 PM | Link to this

Priceless not sure I understand your post. Nobody needs to bow down to anyone.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this

Bosch -

How can you view your “Jesus train” comment as anything but religious bigotry? Do we have to share your particular spiritual views to gain your acceptance?

By Mike

January 31, 2009 12:14 PM | Link to this

fed up -

I agree. It is difficult to tell to which form of racism Priceless subscribes.

By Bosch

January 31, 2009 12:14 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I just saw Susan Collins and Ben Nelson (D) on CNN talking about the stimulus package.

Part of their argument (which I agree with ) is some of these projects do very little to actually stimulate the economy. They are good projects that I think are worthy of funding - like preparing for a flu pandemic, but I don’t think they belong in the stimulus package.

It would certainly hurt the economy if there was a massive flu epidemic (lost productivity) but in my opinion, let’s get to that later.

STD prevention - yes, I think that’s a concern, but not for the federal government.

Do the Republicans have an alternative plan? I haven’t seen it. In my opinion, they’ve had their chance of tax cuts for the rich and corporations, and it didn’t work. It might work if they were also for oversight and more regulation, but apparently they don’t care about that (as we’ve seen).

The Republicans have had their chance. And maybe with new leadership, they can make those changes, but all I’ve seen the Republicans do is whine.

I think Steele is a good move on the GOP part and I think Obama will listen to him - not just because he’s black, but because he’s moderate, which is a good thing.

By Paul

January 31, 2009 12:18 PM | Link to this

Bosch

Do the Republicans have an alternate plan? Well, if they keep the stimulus part, get close to Pres Obama’s targets on the split of projects and tax cuts, then whittle out a good chunk of the nonstimulus stuff like you outlined - and join with Sen Dems and forget about pride of authorship - well, I think that sounds reasonable.

By Priceless

January 31, 2009 12:21 PM | Link to this

Did you ever watch White Man Burden it is a movie you can get it from any video store it is a must see and then you will be able to understand my comment until then you will be in the dark.

By Bosch

January 31, 2009 12:21 PM | Link to this

Mike,

No, you don’t. But I’ve seen lots of religious people trying to push their religion into politics and legislate morality, and none of them have a “D” after their name.

By Bosch

January 31, 2009 12:25 PM | Link to this

Paul,

And if they (Sen Repubs) agree to strict government oversight to keep a watch on our money - then yeah, that does sound reasonable.

I’ll be interested to see how that website www.recovery.gov works out.

By fed up

January 31, 2009 12:29 PM | Link to this

I might be wrong but I thought that the House Repubs were not even consulted on the bill. A lot of this so called stimulus package is nothing more than a spending package. Cut the BS out of it and get a real stimulus passed or let the chips fall where they may. I think the stimulus has about 20% in tax cuts and Obama himself wanted at least 40%…..cut corporate taxes and bring the jobs back to the US. Most of the so called tax cuts to individuals are nothing more than rebates and rebates to people who don’t even pay taxes. That’s BS. The so called stimulus passed last year hasn’t really done a #*%( thing.

By AmVet

January 31, 2009 12:30 PM | Link to this

Commie, you slow-learner! How many times have I told you I voted AGAINST Gore, Kerry AND Obama? How many times?

How often have I indicted Slick Willy here for his fiscal irresponsibility and political shenanigans?

How many times have I indicted the Democrats for being equal participants in the American Politburo?

I’ve voted for Jill Chambers, A Republican twice, because her Dem opponents were laughably bad.

I voted for Ronnie (and hated myself for weeks) because I couldn’t stomach pulling the lever for Fritz and T!ts. (I know I’m a rude, crude and socially unacceptable punk.)

The partisans desperately want to pigeon-hole me. And everybody else they disagree with. The problem of course is that they can’t find a big enough hole.

However, let me ask you, since you brought it up, have you ever voted against a Republican in your life? If so, whom? (or is it who?)

Mike, keeps saying he’s no Republican as well. It’s not something to be ashamed of, is it?

Let me guess, he’s a Libertarian!

A sea of lily-white faces at a convention of lily-white candidates and he cannot even bring himself to admit it.

None of the GOP leadership really wants to either, Mike. But the non-Darwinists FINALLY realize that if they don’t evolve, its extinction time.

Need proof?

The past two elections:

Dems - 61

GOP - 4

They lost both chambers of Congress and the Whiter House. And worse yet! Soon the Supreme Court will be stacked with baby-killing, terrorist-coddling, income redistributionist, moral equivocating liberals!!! (It seems I left a few other descriptors out)

OUCH!!!

I wonder just how many millions of non-whites voted nationwide against all of those ever-tolerant, compassionate conservatives?

On the surface, Steele appears to be somewhat moderate. (At least compared to the other horrible choices!) He is anti-abortion but at least doesn’t appear to favor polluting the US Constitution with moronic amendments like the neo-cons do.

And I can tell, just like him, Mike, you’re a big Affirmative Action kinda guy, right? Just like the other “conservatives” here, I’m sure.

Let’s ask ‘em!

Affirmative Action? Yeah or Nay?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Yeah, Mother Teresa! Please do enlighten us about what it is that makes a REAL “conservative”! I, along with others, have been asking for many months and we’re dying to know!

But I all we get is…………………………………………………….

The Laughable Ostrich Party.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 12:36 PM | Link to this

“By Bosch January 31, 2009 12:21 PM | Link to this Mike,

No, you don’t. But I’ve seen lots of religious people trying to push their religion into politics and legislate morality, and none of them have a “D” after their name.”

Well, can you name some Republicans that try to push their religion into politics? (And spare us the trope that the only reason that one can be opposed to abortion is due religious belief.)

Obama cites his religion as frequently as Bush ever did.

Couch it however you want, you clearly despise any who don’t share your views of religion. I can see that as base bigotry, and I am not even on ” the Jesus train”.

By TW

January 31, 2009 12:37 PM | Link to this

Perhaps not as transparent as the Palin attempt at catching the Hillary vote, this move still reeks as a move made by those who don’t have a clue.

It’s not that Hillary is a woman so much as it is her undertanding of ‘love they neighbor’.

It’s not that Obama is black so much as it is his undertanding that ‘love America’ takes more sacrifice than a bumper sticker.

And while Palin was clearly a stab at the superficial, let us hope that Steele may ,in fact, understand the party’s need to shift. And if he does, and if he succeeds, he will be credited with returning the right to our country’s debate.

By fed up

January 31, 2009 12:41 PM | Link to this

amvet is there something wrong with being a libertarian? Just asking.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 12:45 PM | Link to this

AmVet -

I am not a member of any political party. I vote my mind and am adult enough to recognize that all political parties have good people among their membership.

I voted for Clinton twice and voted for Bush twice. I thought that the mindless partisans who destroyed Clinton were idiots and I thought that the mindless partisans who destroyed Bush were also.

As for the rest of your mindless screed, you do yourself a disservice to assume what policy views people take. Try basing your assessment of me on what I say, not a bunch of mindless and ignorant stereotypes

Also, you might want to cut down on the shouting in caps and overuse of exclamation points. It only reinforces the notion that you are unstable.

By Chad Harris

January 31, 2009 12:54 PM | Link to this

Celebrate the inevitable March to a Democratic 60 Seat Majority in the Senate Coming Soon

Steele isn’t going to make a scintilla of difference in the rabid base spurred by their delusions who think Bush did a fantastic job with his

Steele on Katrina: “‘We became so powerful in our ivory towers, in our gated communities. We forgot that there are poor people.’”

Steele on Iraq:

People want an honest assessment from the administration,” “and they want to hear the administration admit … it didn’t work, so we’re going to try a Plan B.”

That never happened.

As comentators have noted:

Steele bused in homeless people from Philly to hand out phony Democratic sample ballots with his name on them. He talked out of both sides of his mouth about Obama. And he compared stem cell research to slavery and the Holocaust. And that’s just for starters.

On the issues where Steele makes sense like Iraq and racism the Rethug party will simply ignore him. Palin preached a racist bigoted stupid and narrow minded message. Steele is going to have an impact on her like a gnat on a freight train.

We’re still looking at a delicious a$$ tee yo ub 2012 if Jindal, Palin, if they are dumb enough, and Romney. Yawn upon Yawn. We’ll crush them. The message is not going to change.

I’d challenge Jay Bookman to tell me how in 2012 he expects the Republican message to change in their primary or in the general against Obama. I’d challenge Jay Bookman to tell me what the ticket will be that will make any difference.

Even the RNC chair as has been said many times in the past two days thinks the Rethugs are racist bigots.

By Bosch

January 31, 2009 12:58 PM | Link to this

Mike,

I clearly despise anyone who doesn’t share my belief? How do you figure that? Wow, you are stretching there.

But, Sonny Perdue - won’t let communities vote on Sunday alcohol sales, for one. Said he’d veto any measure to the contrary that came across his desk.

And, I’d have to look up specific people and I really don’t feel like it - but the GOP has lead legislation to push through measures such as no federal funding for stem cell research, banning gay marriage, more restrictions for abortion, and faith based initiatives just to name a few. I call that legislating morality, maybe you don’t.

Surely you can’t deny that, but maybe you can. Who knows. Maybe I’m wrong, it wouldn’t be the first time.

I am certainly cynical about fundamentalists (of all religions). I’ve mentioned it several times here. It’s not bigotry, that’s pretty harsh, if I hated all fundamentalists, I’d hate my mom, and I think she’s great. I’m celebrating her birthday tonight, which reminds me I need to buy her some flowers.

Ask Commie, we’ve discussed this before, and I think he’d back me up, but I don’t care what you believe, just keep it out of politics and law.

Maybe we have a difference in definitions, that’s certainly possible, but that’s how I see it. And you can call me whatever, it doesn’t matter to me.

By getalife

January 31, 2009 12:58 PM | Link to this

I remember that game. Sam was great and the first to leap into the end zone from about the three yard line over the top of the defense.

By AmVet

January 31, 2009 1:06 PM | Link to this

Nope, fed up, I love their stance against Reagan’s idiotic war on drugs. And they are generally also big right to privacy guys. And they don’t share myopic views on abortion, same-sex marriage, and civil liberties like the fake conservatives do.

All good stuff.

But the term is very complicated and has numerous schools of thought.

However I believe, many of those who blow their own horns bout it, like Kneel Boar-tz, are also big pro-invasion and occupation chickenhawks. And are really just cut ‘n run Republicans.

And that is something I just can’t stomach.

Thanks for the invaluable (and FREE!) grammar tips and the “diagnosis”, Dr. Mike.

Perhaps you should see if Bill Frist has any openings!

By math major

January 31, 2009 1:07 PM | Link to this

I never knew deductive reasoning like that was possible, Bookman. Throw in the onomatopoeia and you’ve got a real troll fest.

You truly are the king of the trolls. (Hmmm)

what a dope, honestly.

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 1:12 PM | Link to this

{{{{By Bosch January 31, 2009 11:44 AM On another note: some Republicans are working to get this stimulus package through this weekend - Susan Collins, who I have always admired is actually trying and instead of just taking the approach of most Republicans who are acting like children who are holding their breath until they turn blue (and will pass out) because they didn’t get their way - she’s acting like a grown up and working on this.}}}}

I take back what I said at 11:34 and resubmit-

“demoKKKrats AND Susan Collins are working to restore the impoverished underclass with all the New Deal pathologies that Republicans worked so hard to eliminate.

Sorry for any confusion.

~~~~~

{{{{By JAY BOOKMAN January 31, 2009 11:53 AM Hmmm. Yet if you believe several posters above, the only people who even noticed Steele was black were us liberals. So does that mean that Hannity and Pinkerton are … liberals?}}}}

I’m pretty sure that the most noticeable difference would be that Hannity did not say “we went out and got one of those people.”

Know what I mean?

~~~~~~

{{{{By Priceless January 31, 2009 12:21 PM Did you ever watch White Man Burden it is a movie you can get it from any video store}}}}

Let me guess, a bunch of guilty white liberals mau mauing themselves for crimes of other people, right?

Entertaining, I’ll bet.

~~~~~~

{{{{By Chad Harris January 31, 2009 12:54 PM I’d challenge Jay Bookman to tell me how in 2012 he expects the Republican message to change in their primary or in the general against Obama.}}}}

I can help with this one.

Just imagine for a moment, October 2012, when the country is in a massive depression, Oblahma has spent every last bit of China’s money, giving it all to the crackheads and other assorted ACORN deadbeats, and there ain’t one Republican name on any of the failed “stimulus” pork spending sprees.

Cakewalk for Palin, dude!

“Succeed,” baraKKK, succeed!

By @@

January 31, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this

jay @ 11:53

I don’t like identifying ANYONE by race. I didn’t like it when Obama’s “race on race” was promoted by the media and I’m not liking how Michael’s race is being promoted either. An individual should stand on their own merit/record, not their race. Obama’s record was manufactured when in reality he had very little, if anything to show in accomplishments.

You, as a member of the RACE-FOCUSED media are GUILTY of the division that plagues WE THE PEOPLE.

I’ve been a fan of Steele’s because his is a positive message, well articulated. He has a delightful sense of humor and is smart in his approach to campaigning. He’s able to slough off personal attacks by liberals (i.e. Uncle Tom….Sambo) because he’s confident in who he is, not because he’s been led to believe he’s not entitled to have confidence without the support of THE MEDIA and GOVERNMENT.

KMA!

Getalife:

Studies have shown that the color blue has a psychological impact on the voter. It serves to reassure……has a calming effect.

The incident with the “Steele Democrats” signs?

Former Prince George’s County Executive Wayne K. Curry and five fellow black Democrats on the county council excoriated their party yesterday and endorsed Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, a Republican, for U.S. Senate.

“The [Democratic] Party acts as though when they want our opinion, they’ll give it to us. It’s not going to be like that anymore,” said Mr. Curry, who in 1994 became the county’s first black executive and remains influential in the mostly black and heavily Democratic county.

Mr. Curry and the lawmakers said Democratic leaders repeatedly have snubbed the black community and their county, noting the lack of party support for the Senate campaign of former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chief Kweisi Mfume, who lost the Democratic primary to Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin.

They were Steele Democrats.

Leftists on this blog! A waste of time.

Your “selective” racism exposes you for closet racists who are all to eager to let the democrat elitists in Washington take care of your nasty business.

DISGUSTING!

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 1:15 PM | Link to this

{{{{US President Barack Obama’s offer to talk to Iran shows that America’s policy of “domination” has failed, the government spokesman said on Saturday.}}}}

{{{{“This request means Western ideology has become passive.}}}}

Here in America, we call it “spineless.”

Now go take your lashes, little libbies.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 1:15 PM | Link to this

Bosch -

Yes, when you sneer about people needing to “get off the Jesus train”, you are professing your hatred of those who don’t share your spiritual beliefs.

For every example you cite, I can point out a Democrat corollary. Many Democrats cite morality as an argument against the death penalty. Are they foisting their spiritual views on us as well?

AmVet -

No grammar lesson intended. Just pointing out that your “debate: style makes you appear unstable. Looks like Reagan’s “war on drugs” (also continued by Bill Clinton) was not effective enought to help you.

By Mike

January 31, 2009 1:20 PM | Link to this

Anyone notice that the headline at every news site in the country has the successful Iraqi elections as their headline.

The AJC? No mention whatsoever. They clearly have too much invested in American failure there to tell the truth.

By Marie

January 31, 2009 1:23 PM | Link to this

Congratulations, Chairman Michael Steele

“not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” Martin Luther King Jr.

That is exactly what the republican party stands for. African Americans will find no favor here, for their skin color like the democrats but by their character. This is what true equality is about the democrats keep minds and hearts enslaved. Finally the people are no longer kept impoverished by welfare and public schools but are coming out of it.

Long live the Republic and Freedom for all !! Soar like a eagle.

By AmVet

January 31, 2009 1:39 PM | Link to this

Dr. Mike (the quasi-Republican?),

Just like the neo-cons, whenever you try being witty it just backfires!

Trust me. I met Ferris Bueller, I worked with Ferris Bueller. And you sir, are no Ferris Bueller!

Stick to what you do best - provoke, insult, judge and look down your long nose at all sorts of folks here who don’t toe your line. And omit any tangible evidence to support your “claims”. (outside of Minnesota, you betcha!).

I’ve given you numerous undeniable facts to support my assertion that you are blind about the racial makeup of the two major parties.

You have provided nary a scintilla of data to refute it.

Nary, nothing, nada, zip.

Why? Because you have nothing to fall back on, other than your self-righteous “observations”.

That and your obsession with the new RNC chairman.

And though the reasons are obvious, go ahead and live in your dream word where blacks are too stupid to realize that they are enslaved by the evil liberals and can’t see that the Party of Lincoln offers a second Emancipation.

Laughable.

Like it or not, the rest of the country has already moved on without you clenched fist boys.

And after the recent end of our long national nightmare, it feels great…

By JAY BOOKMAN

January 31, 2009 1:40 PM | Link to this

@@ at 1:14 writes:

“I don’t like identifying ANYONE by race. I didn’t like it when Obama’s “race on race” was promoted by the media and I’m not liking how Michael’s race is being promoted either. An individual should stand on their own merit/record, not their race. Obama’s record was manufactured when in reality he had very little, if anything to show in accomplishments.

You, as a member of the RACE-FOCUSED media are GUILTY of the division that plagues WE THE PEOPLE.”

This, from the very same @@ who earlier referred to “Baaalack Obama.”

By Snake Pliskin

January 31, 2009 1:46 PM | Link to this

Republicans were once the Demokkkrats. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20030127/mcwhorter

By @@

January 31, 2009 2:15 PM | Link to this

…..and the Baaaaa was meant to signify the sheeple mentality of the dem party.

Those who would follow the dem party in their nasty racist policies.

This may be difficult for you to understand, jay, but I think Obama is a racist because of his “own” policies. He repeats the party mantra “without us (the party) to do your bidding, you’ve got nothing.”

“The soft bigotry of low expectations” — a Democratic food staple.

KMA!

By fearless fosdik

January 31, 2009 2:16 PM | Link to this

Mike your 1:20 PM post is NOT CORRECT…Are you making stories up?

What is the the reaction of the Washington Post “Polls Close in Iraq Elections Held Amid Tight Security”… The Chicago Tribune says NOTHING! The Tulsa World NOTHING! The Dallas Morning News NOTHING! The New York Times “Pointing to a New Era, U.S. Pulls Back as Iraqis Vote.”

So mike where are all of these headlines You say “Anyone notice that the headline at every news site in the country has the successful Iraqi elections as their headline. “The AJC? No mention whatsoever. They clearly have too much invested in American failure there to tell the truth.

Perhaps it’s you who needs to start learning to tell the truth..MIKE!

By JAY BOOKMAN

January 31, 2009 2:26 PM | Link to this

And that strange “L” in Baaalack Obama”, @@?

That was supposed to stand for “liberal” or something?

Because certainly you would never have tried to draw attention to the man’s race. You’ve already told us that you would never stoop to doing such a thing, and that you have disdain for any who might.

By @@

January 31, 2009 2:26 PM | Link to this

….and also, jay! In the second sentence of your first paragraph, you identified Michael Steele as a black man.

Do you, in your “elevated” intellectual capacity as a journalist, think we’re blind?

His color is of no consequence. It’s the man and his principles I supported.

I’m a white conservative. Which matters most to you, the fact that I’m white or the fact that I’m conservative?

You really don’t get it!

By AJC/DNC Management

January 31, 2009 2:28 PM | Link to this

{{{{Science funding concerns raised!!!!-Urinal/kult of baraKKK}}}}

Oh no, not the Neanderthal Repuglicon thing again-

{{{{The ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee wants Congress to reconsider new funding to the National Science Foundation amid allegations that top staffers spent long stretches of their day surfing the Internet for pornography.}}}}

ehehehehe, can one think of a better way to fritter away your massive government funding than cruising for internet porn, RushnCrap, anyone?

And before we go pinning this on the Republicans-

{{{{NSF’s Arctic System Science (ARCSS) program is an interdisciplinary effort to understand the physical, geological, chemical, biological, and social and cultural processes of the Arctic system; how they interact with natural systems elsewhere; and how they may contribute to or be influenced by global changes. The program’s goal is to advance the scientific basis for predicting environmental change—from seasonal to centuries—and to help to formulate policy options to deal with anticipated impacts of global change on humans and society brought about by climate change.- National Science Foundation}}}}

Yep, junk scientists.

Go figure.

By @@

January 31, 2009 2:39 PM | Link to this

Your party is “L”ack-ing the essential understanding of what true equality means and how it can be achieved.

Certainly not through political favors from those who hold the people’s power in their grasp.

Of that you can be assured.

By My Violin Gently Weeps

January 31, 2009 2:48 PM | Link to this

Shouldn’t that comment from @@ have been “…Baaarack…” instead of “…Baaalack…” in order for @@’s comments to retain any level of credibility?

Then, there’s Andy and his KKK talk. He sure does like to bring up the KKK a lot. I mean a WHOLE LOT. Most people with that sort of fixation, have it as a result of years of thinking about KKK and other stuff.

Finally, why haven’t any Republicans talked about the inter-party line split in their vote. I mean, clearly, only 54% of the Republicans voted for Steele. Why is that? What differentiates Steele from the others? What policies and philosophies keep the other 46% from voting for Steele? I mean, a Republican will be the first to point out that a mere 54% of the vote is hardly a mandate. Come on now, don’t be shy.

By @@

January 31, 2009 3:14 PM | Link to this

Weepy:

A good many of those who didn’t vote for Steele were sold on Duncan, thinking he was tried and true. Another segment was those influenced by the younger vote who support Azunski !?! for his “twitter” skills. Other insiders had a problem with Steele because he’s not a registered RNC member.

Hope that satisfies your curiosity as to why, LACKey.

By HW

January 31, 2009 3:29 PM | Link to this

The Republican party will find success for the right reasons - promoting strong values. This CAN be accomplished with a new, more inclusive perspective. Small minds, bigotry, etc - please find a new party - we don’t need you dragging this one down.

By Jen

January 31, 2009 3:40 PM | Link to this

Mike!!!* I’m BAAAAAAAAAAACK. I just ran 8.38 miles in an hour and 10 minutes and I feel really awesome. Actually, I didn’t just run it. I finished a little after 1. I ran along the ING Half route and ended up by Centennial Park where my husband and son picked me up and then we went had had falafel. And I had a beer. A Peroni. I earned it after burning 900 calories in a single day.

I saw so many people out while I was running and that was really wonderful.

Some of them might have been Republicans. That’s fine. I don’t hate them for that.

I just hate those awful posturing greed-lusting Republican POLITICIANS.

Now, excuse me while I go take a nice long soak with a few more cold beers and a nice book (Agate Hill, in fact, recommended to my by my Republican mother).

Don’t spend your whole of this gorgeous Saturday on this blog, Mike. Go spend it with your family and friends, if you’re really not as lonely as you seem. Better use of your time.

By Jane

January 31, 2009 3:50 PM | Link to this

How sad that the great majority of posts see Steele as a black man, primarily.

He’s a moderate, and many in the party think that is the way to go in our strategy. The fact that he is black is a nice bonus. If everyone were so hot to vote for a black man, why did Blackwell do so poorly?

This is silly, in my opinion.

By Chad Harris

January 31, 2009 4:00 PM | Link to this

Purdue is a quintissential example of a Bulldog education. He leaves Georgia trashed as Bush left the country trashed.

Highways worse than ever and costing Jawjaw businesses by the ton because of it.

Education abominable.

The water problem—praying to what or whom for rain lkike an idiot, and getting none; and then spending hundreds of thousands on a court case that the US Supreme Court ended by denying cert. on Friday Jan. 9, 2009 leaving moron Purdue with nada except money waste.

The Bush Solicitor General recommended that the Court not take idiot Purdue’s case and it took his recommendation. the fight over Lake Lanier will shift to the U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Fla., which is hearing mutidistrict litigation among Georgia, Florida, Alabama and the federal government. The first briefs in that case are due later this month, with an oral hearing about April. That will mean more hundreds of thousands thrown away by Purdue in failed litigation costs.

Soon there will be a Dem 60 vote filibuster proof majority in the US Senate—so much for Suxby Chumpuss the senile old white man and the “firewall.

By My Violin Gently Weeps

January 31, 2009 4:31 PM | Link to this

@@ calls those eyes yet @@ cannot see. So sad. This @@ does not address the “L” versus “R” because it was a reflexive thing — something that has been ingrained since @@ was but a little lassie. Then @@ merely glosses over the RNC election without a word about Dawson. Such a blatant ignorance of that which is right before one’s eyes clearly indicates a strong hidden desire to deny one’s innermost self. It’s time to come out of the closet, @@.

By notadittohead

January 31, 2009 7:30 PM | Link to this

But, we digress. Back to the issue; Jay’s article about Michael Steele. Perhaps JB’s stupidest rant to date. The only thing that saved our 7 day delivery subscription to AJC is my spouse loves “Mark Trail”. AJC subscription department, are you listening? This fool is taking you down….

By David Caldwell

January 31, 2009 8:30 PM | Link to this

2 big difference-Micheal Steele is qualitfied to be Chairman to be chairman, unlike Barry has not qulifications to be President/ What you elected is a Black Jimmy Carter=from down your way. I gave it 2 months before people said what the “f***” did we do. Actually its taekn about a week!!! Alsdo if not for the bogus Bank Meltdown-McCain would of won-he was winning when the earth was about to blw up.

By ucanthandlethetruth

January 31, 2009 11:02 PM | Link to this

…how did humpty from the “humpty dance” become RNC chairman?!

By Steelehead

January 31, 2009 11:10 PM | Link to this

Funny, some of these comments. I seem to recall reading a lot about Clinton’s people crying about Obama’s growing victories only because he is black. Geraldine Ferrano just happened to voice it publicly and got lambasted for being a “racist”. So it’s ok for the Democrats to push a black man as president and brush aside that he’s their token piece to beat the GOP - but it’s clearly racist for the GOP to push a moderate Republican, put a minority face on the party to reach out to other conservative minorities? Is it also wrong to have an Indian-American and Vietnamese-American as GOP? Bobby Jindal and Joseph Cao fairly won their elections - and oh, BTW, Michael Steele was Lt. Gov of MARYLAND, a state very well known as a den of Democrats. This move is a great move for the GOP - to bring itself back moderation, reach out to core conservatives who might have been turned off by the past 8 years as well as the independent conservative voters who were turned off by the last 8 years.

oh, and BTW, I’m a conservative asian republican - so enough of the BS racist crap. I really hate hearing white people talk about racism. You’re friggin WHITE. shut the hell up. you’ll never ever face racism in this country. beat it.

By RepBast1984

February 1, 2009 4:00 AM | Link to this

Let’s be fair, the Democrats chose one of Those People as late as this past election. The Democratic Party did not want to elect a black person either, until they saw themselves taking blow after blow by the GOP. And they’ve never had a great history with minorities, either.

Remember, the Clintons were “mugged” in South Carolina?

I’m an Asian Conservative Republican as well and am very proud of fellow Asian GOP-ers like Jindal and Cao who are starting to make headlines. While I agree that minorities like myself may be victims of racism more often than members of the majority (especially minority conservatives), whites, too, can be the victims of racism. But the last de jure racism in this country exists against us to keep us out of colleges and universities: Affirmative Action. The rest of racism is de facto, which we suffer from as well.

The future of the Republican Party is not the Bush neocons who are ok with soaring deficits, inflation and out of control spending so long as we’re strong on national security. The future of the Republican Party are real conservatives, budget deficit hawks who are more worried about the effects of so-called stimulus packages and the spending over the past decade that led the GOP away from its truly conservative roots.