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townhall.com - 2/2/2009

Matt Lewis: Michael Steele and Bloggers: A Steele Curtain or an Olive Branch?

— 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... (more) Matt Lewis: Michael Steele and Bloggers: A Steele ...

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news.yahoo.com - 1/31/2009

Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! News

— 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 ... (more) Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! ...

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redstate.com - 1/30/2009

Congratulations To The Man of Steele

— redstate.com — Congratulations to Michael Steele on his victory in the hotly contested race for Chairman of the Republican... National Committee. The former Maryland Lieutenant Governor was not our first choice for this spot, given our concern that he was not the most ... (more) Congratulations To The Man of Steele

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Yglesias Award Nominee
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... "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 M00zlim contingent of the party. I am, perhaps, being too optimistic. But I maintain that you have to begin somewhere," - Ta-Nehisi Coates. ...

Steele, Diversity, and the GOP
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... I like Ta-Nehisi's thoughts on Michael Steele. Yes, Steele is a token pick who will fail to bring African-Americans into the GOP fold. And yes, Steele succeeds in the GOP despite his ...

Tokenism
Matthew Yglesias — By Brian Beutler Ta-Nehisi Coates writes: I think [Michael] Steele has a Sarah Palin problem. Remember the silly math that had Palin giving Obama fits for the votes of women? Ultimately, that line of attack fizzled because, I’d argue, a lot of women found Palin embarrassing–an obvious token who wasn’t ready for prime-time. I think Steele is twice the politician that Sarah Palin is. But the question remains–How does he get black folks to look at him as more than a token? I’m shocked– ...

Michael Steele: Token or Progress?
Feministing — ... . The question of whether he is a token or not is probably laughable considering the history of conservatives and their strategic use of people of color to further their agenda that rarely benefits the needs of people of color. But I have to say, I agree with Ta-Nehisi Coates, that while it is obvious that similar to Sarah Palin, Micheal Steele is a symbol, I can't really complain that they chose a black man to be the head of the RNC. It is as though, they want the joke to be on liberals, but the joke is kind of on them. As in they are playing into our agenda a little bit and ...