swamppolitics.com - 2/2/2009
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by Frank James
Now that Michael Steele has been chosen to be the first black chair of the Republican National Committee, maybe he'll appropriate more of the language of black protesters from a few decades ago for the Grand Old Party. That could fun.
It was Steele, of course, who first ...
ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com - 2/2/2009
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ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com —
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
townhall.com - 2/2/2009
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townhall.com —
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...
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Matt Lewis: Michael Steele and Bloggers: A Steele ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/31/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
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! ...
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