Michael Steele

Greg Sargent flags a Michael Steele interview on Univision, in which the chairman of the Republican National Committee deflects a question about whether, per Glenn Beck, President Obama hates white people.
No, no, look, the reality of it is when I ran for the United States Senate and I was called an Uncle Tom by leading [...]

Zachary Roth has a short write-up on Michael Zak, the amateur historian who wrote the “Heroes” section of the new GOP.com, which focuses to a confusing degree on obscure 19th century black Republicans. Zak’s involvement with the site was no secret — he is credited at the bottom of the biography pages — but I’m [...]

Eric Kleefeld sees the 40th president referred to as “Ronaldus Magnus” on the GOP’s new Website and wonders what’s going on. While it’s strange to see the phrase there, it’s not like the GOP just invented it — Rush Limbaugh has popularized the “Ronaldus Magnus” nickname for years. And I’ve heard it from Sean Hannity [...]

After a day of surprisingly loud mockery, the RNC has changed the name of Chairman Michael Steele’s blog, formerly known as “What Up?” The new name:

The long-in-the-planning beta launch of the new RNC website is being greeted with some predictable snark from liberal blogs — a lot of it directed at Chairman Michael Steele’s blog, “What Up?” I am surprised that the launch missed this line in Steele’s inaugural blog post:

The Republican National Committee has issued a political response to the president’s Nobel Peace Prize, blasting the Nobel Committee for denying the prize to unnamed “tireless advocates” and attacking the president’s domestic record. The quote, from RNC Chairman Michael Steele:
The real question Americans are asking is, “What has President Obama actually accomplished?” It is unfortunate [...]

Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams is positioned to become a credible Obama critic, if he picks up Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s seat.

Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news.
Most of the health care headlines today center on the reactions to President Obama’s speech to Congress last night. Thirteen percent of American households tuned in, and among those who watched, support for Obama’s health care plan jumped 14 percent. Most congressional Democrats responded favorably, with [...]

An uneasy mix of town hall meeting and self empowerment lecture, Michael Steele puzzled some members of the crowd at Howard University.

During Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s speech/town hall meeting Tuesday at Howard University in Washington, a 23-year old college grad/activist named Amanda Duzak got up to ask Steele an angry question about health care, along the lines of the questions Democrats have been asked at town halls in August. Steele wasn’t flustered, but he [...]