townhall.com - 2/2/2009
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Michael Steele frequently reads blogs at 2 o'clock in the morning. ... At least, that's what he told me a few months ago during our first (and only) blogger conference call conversation. His interest in blogs rings...
news.yahoo.com - 1/31/2009
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WASHINGTON The Republican Party chose the first black
national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of...
three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than "the dawn of a new ...
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Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! ...
ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com - 2/2/2009
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It's tempting to go all roflerz over the
RNC's selection of Michael Steele as chairmen. But I...
think the proper response is a salute. I have no idea whether Steele will be any good, but I think his selection marks the start of excising the Obama is a ...
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Some thoughts on Michael Steele
thenextright.com - 2/1/2009
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Congratulations Chairman Steele! Your election is not only
a decisive victory for a new brand of leadership,...
but presents a significant opportunity to rethink the modern political organization. The people you hire at the staff level will be setting ...
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Memo to Chairman Steele: Organizing RNC 2.0
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Michael Steele and the Victory of Grassroots Over Gatekeepers
The Next Right —
My friend Matt Lewis blogs this morning that:
Unlike the Democrats, who in 2005 followed the lead of bloggers and elected Howard Dean chairman, the 168 members of the RNC seemed to pay little attention to the concerns of conservative bloggers, who were among Steele's harshest critics. But while Steele clearly didn't need the support of bloggers to become RNC chairman, he certainly can not afford to alienate them if he hopes to be deemed a successful chairman (where the support of 168 insiders will matter much less than the support of bloggers).
I found the assessment that Steele had little support among ...
Daily Digest: What Progressives Want (and What They Should)
techPresident —
Should the Left Root for an Organizing for America Collapse?: One of the hottest questions in participatory politics right now has to do with the future of Organizing for America, the DNC-housed organization that evolved out of the Obama campaign. It's a discussion happening on techPresident. Is OFA a president-centric monolith that rips agency and authority from the grassroots, reaching around the mainstream press to direct followers on how to pass and promote an agenda they did nothing to create? Or can OFA be a loose and nimble people-powered vehicle for expression by a hyper-engaged citizenry? Zephyr ...
2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle?
Blogometer —
February 02, 2009 2/2: First Geithner, Now Daschle? Liberal bloggers were outraged by the news that Barack Obama 's nominee for HHS Sec., ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD), failed to pay more than $128K in taxes. Lefty bloggers are complaining that Daschle "embodies everything that is sleazy, sickly, and soul-less about Washington" and are describing his actions as "impossible to defend." A number of liberal bloggers are calling on Obama to withdraw Daschle's nomination, and some are floating ex-DNC Chair Howard Dean 's name as a potential replacement. However, others argue that Dean ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Obama picks Gregg for Commerce - Announcement Tuesday
Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at a huge cost to Republicans and the larger Senate.
The run-up to the nomination has focused on backroom deals, from New ...
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realclearpolitics.com 3/6/2009 — At this point, I'd say yes. I think Steele has an inflated idea of what his role as RNC Chairman is - and this misconception might interfere with his true task. What's the purpose of the RNC? Is it to...
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rushlimbaugh.com 3/2/2009 — RUSH: I was not going to talk about Michael Steele. I have had e-mails from the Drive-By Media. I have had interview requests to be on television shows to talk about Michael Steele and what he said about my speech Saturday night. He was on CNN and I ...
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thenextright.com 2/10/2009 — The power of the chairman to impact the future of the party is, to a degree, limited. Michael Steele will be able to attract a range of people that other candidates may not have been able to. But there is one area in which the Chairman's race ...
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Aside from his ...
Steele Under Fire
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 3/12/2009 — In an interview with GQ, the Republican National Committee chairman was asked about his views on abortion and homosexuality, and in both cases gave answers that could give heartburn to conservatives.
Michael Steele Shows Some…Steele
themoderatevoice.com 12/11/2008 — While I don’t agree with him on every issue, I have like Michael Steele. The former Lt. Governor of Maryland is running for the leadership of the GOP. There have been rumblings from some “true believers” that because of his work in ...
Liberals ramp up pro-stimulus campaign —
First Read 2/2/2009
From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroThe liberal consortium -- made up of groups like Americans United for Change, key labor unions, and MoveOn -- that's running TV and radio ads urging GOP senators to ...
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