On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Michael Steele stated that the majority of GOP primaries are open primaries. Jon Huntsman and Herman Cain aren’t exploring Democrats as a vast pool of curious voters. Polls indicate that Huntsman is the Republican who most non-Republicans actually would consider in the general election. (Watch Steele on this video link from the 1:00 [...]
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Michael Steele on Jon Huntsman and Open Primaries
Posted in politics, tagged Herman Cain, Huntsman, Michael Steele, Obama on November 17, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Crystal Ball: Georgia Reapportionment and 2012 Elections
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, democrats, Macon, Michael Steele, Obama, republicans, sanford bishop on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If crystal balls were real, I would look into one and tell Georgia what will happen with congress reapportionment and the 2012 elections (no need to state the obvious in safe seats.) Georgia 2nd District: Macon, Columbus and Albany will again be in this district and it will be Dem for the next ten years. [...]
Cynthia Tucker on Redistricting
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Blacks, Conservatives, Michael Steele, moderates, Newt Gingrich, sanford bishop on June 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cynthia Tucker’s recent column on race and redistricting is so correct. She wrote: If black covers think they have made substantial gains simply by having more black representatives in Congress, they’re wrong. They’d have more influence if they were spread through several legislative districts, forcing more candidates to court them. My county is divided between [...]
Moderates vs. Tea Party in Georgia
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, blue dogs, Chambliss, Isakson, Michael Steele, Obama, sanford bishop on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As quiet as it is kept, I have some close friends who are Black conservatives. Those people have had some sleepless nights over the direction of the Republican Party. One would think Black conservatives would be hot commodities with President Obama in the White House but that isn’t necessarily the case. The Tea Party Movement [...]
Michael Steele In Georgia: Shoot the Gift
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, blue dogs, Congress, Conservatives, Georgia, Michael Steele, republicans on September 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I caught RNC Chairman Michael Steele at two speaking events on Saturday and I couldn’t help but think what should have been. Steele nodded in agreement when I said that his Blueprint document from his campaign for chair was the forgotten outline for their success. In other words, they could be winning on facts, policy, [...]
Sacrifice: From Rangel to Chelsea’s Mother in Law
Posted in politics, tagged Clinton, Georgia, Jim Marshall, Mezvinsky, Michael Steele, Rangel, tea party on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You should take one for the team. That’s what a baseball player (like on the Bad News Bears) does when letting a pitch hit him. In the 90s, Chelsea Clinton’s new mother-in-law did just that to help pass Bill Clinton’s budget plan by one vote. As a congressional freshman, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky knew the plan was good [...]
Michael Steele: The Battles of “Scottland” and Black Watch
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Georgia, Honeycutt, Jim Marshall, Michael Steele, Obama on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When Michael Steele sought the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, he produced a glossy “Blueprint” outline for moving his party forward in a productive and positive manner. As a Black moderate, I was hopeful that the brother would do for their team what Obama would be doing for our team. Then, the anger started [...]
Cease Corp and Grand Torino: Michelle Obama and Clint Eastwood
Posted in Conservative, politics, tagged African Americans, Conservatives, Eastwood, gangs, Michael Steele, Michelle Obama, Obama on April 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Clint Eastwood’s film Grand Torino got to me last night. Seeing a veteran and retired autoworker single-handedly protect his community from domestic terrorists (thugs and gangs) reminded me of JFK’s question about what can you do for your country. In the last chapter of his life, Mr. Walter Kowalski was teaching negative and positive youth [...]
Michael Steele: African Americans Have No Reason To Vote for Republicans
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, GOP, Michael Steele, Pelosi, RNC on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Let me get this right: Michael Steele said that there is no reason for Blacks to vote for Republicans. Chairman of the RNC Michael Steele, the brother with the nice ties–nice neckties and evidentially nice cultural ties to my community for telling speaking his mind to us. That’s the Michael Steele who we moderates supported as [...]
Questions: Georgia Politics 2010
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, blue dogs, Congress, GOP, Michael Steele, newt, Obama, Tiger Woods on February 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
In my community, we say, “If you don’t know, you better raise your hand and ask someone.” With that sage wisdom (is that a redundant term) in mind, I ask these questions about Georgia politics. 1. Is the GOP counting on young voters and Black voters not returning to the polls this year? 2. Why [...]
Southern Politics: Energy and Vision
Posted in African Americans, Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, energy, GOP, Michael Steele, palin, Thomas Friedman on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A vision without resources is a hallucination” is a good quote from Thomas L. Friedman’s book Hot, Flat and Crowded. The quote could easily apply to the efforts of a small group to Black moderates in the South who seek to improve political and public policy relations through diversity and dialog with the conservatives. It’s [...]
President Barrack Obama Won Tuesday’s Elections
Posted in African Americans, Conservative, politics, tagged blue dogs, Michael Steele, Obama on November 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Election night this and early analysis that is fine but my opinion of Tuesday’s results are deliberate, measured, and after deep contemplation. (Okay, my dinosaur of a computer was having hard drive issues.) And the winner is: President Barrack Obama. (Somebody up there really loves him.) If the Democrats did well in the elections, the [...]
Cadillac Records and Politics: Marketing the Blues
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Cadillac Records, democrats, Georgia, GOP, Michael Steele, Obama on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The cable channel Starz is playing the movie Cadillac Records and I watched it while thinking about politics past and present. The film, based on Chess Records, chronicles the musical careers of Leonard Chess, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Chuck Berry, Etta James and Little Walter. Chess decided to start a blues label to get paid [...]
Black Republicans and The Fox News Article: The Plot Thickens
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Fox News, GOP, Michael Steele, Obama, Raynard, republicans on October 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After the interesting Fox News article about Black GOP candidates, conservative political consultant Raynard Jackson wrote a column that goes into details regarding his concerns. Black Republicans Running >From Race Raynard Jackson Black Republicans running for various offices this election cycle seem to be running from race while running their race. This is one of [...]
Tardy For the Party: President Obama, Michael Steele, Blue Dog Democrats
Posted in politics, tagged blue dogs, Georgia, healthcare, Limbaugh, Michael Steele, Obama, Olympics on September 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4JAUz-cYs&feature=related With a nod to the ladies of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, “Don’t Be Tardy For the Party” should apply to some folks in the political arena also. First, Kim should understand that the song is as much her tune as the GOP is Michael Steele’s operation. Kandi is the wizard behind the curtain [...]
Blacks Who Actually Vote
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, healthcare, Michael Steele on July 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
On Meet the Press this weekend, NPR’s Michele Norris made an interesting point about Americans and the Healthcare debate. MS. NORRIS: But outside of the Beltway there’s an interesting data point here that people involved in the process talk about, the fact that some 90 percent of the people who voted actually have health insurance [...]
Can Michael Steele and John Boehner Stop GOP Self Destruction?
Posted in African Americans, Georgia, politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Boehner, democrats, Michael Steele, republicans, Sotomayor on June 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I keeping hearing the hook from rap anthem “Self Destruction” when I think about Obama’s concerns for our community. With elements of Kennedy’s “Ask not what this country can do for you” classic speech, President Obama and his lovely family will outline the formula for better living for those who care about themselves and how [...]
Michael Steele and Red Dogs
Posted in African Americans, Georgia, politics, Republican, tagged GOP, Michael Steele, republicans on May 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
While speaking at the Georgia GOP State Convention recently, RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s statements included: The chairman said he had inherited leadership of a party that was “stuck in a 1980s philosophy, using a 1990s strategy to win campaigns.” The Republican demand for orthodoxy and purity, Steele said, risks making the party irrelevant to “the [...]
Michael Steele and General Petraeus: The Empire Strikes Back
Posted in politics, tagged Michael Steele, Petraeus on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, Michael Steele was solid on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. He honestly outlined how their party got off track from their core Reagan era principles and what they would need to do to get their swagger back—which does not including becoming imitation Democrats at all. The good news is he has a plan but the [...]
Michael Steele and the Georgia congressional playbook
Posted in Georgia, politics, tagged blue dogs, Isakson, Michael Steele on March 13, 2009 | 9 Comments »
When it comes to political agendas, east is east and west is west and never shall they me. Different groups support candidates and incumbents for different reasons. To avoid awkwardness and drama, the various supporters might need separate rallies and meetings. For example, the Blue Dog Democrats in the Georgia congressional delegate enjoy traditional Democrat [...]
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