The Chairman Of the RNC Speaks Fails

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In an interview with Michael Steele, NPR’s Steve Inskeep repeatedly asked the RNC chairman to explain why Republicans keep defending Medicare at the same time they claim that the government is incompetent at running anything.

Steele grew frustrated with the questioning, telling Inskeep to stop being “cute” and “doing a wonderful little dance.” But even while admitting that people “like Medicare” and it’s “a valuable program” that’s “the last line of opportunity to receive health care for a lot of our seniors,” he continued to attack it as “bloated” and inefficient. “I’m not saying I like or dislike Medicare,” an exasperated Steele finally said. “It is what it is.”

At one point, Steele tied himself into knots trying to explain his view on the proper role of government after saying that “there are issues in the insurance market that we can regulate a little bit better”:

INSKEEP: Wait, wait — You would trust the government to look into that?

STEELE: No, I’m talking about the private — I’m talking about citizens. I’m talking about — (CROSSTALK)

INSKEEP: Who is it you — You said it is something that should be looked into. Who is it that you think should look into that?

STEELE: Well, who regulates the insurance markets?

INSKEEP: That would be the government, I believe.

STEELE: Well, and so what. Now wait a minute. Hold up. You’re doing a wonderful little dance here and you’re trying to be cute. But the reality of this is very simple. I’m not saying the government doesn’t have a role to play. I’ve never said that. The government does have a role to play; it has a very limited role to play.

INSKEEP: Mr. Chairman, I respect that you think I’m doing a dance here. I just want you to know that as a citizen, I’m a little confused by the positions you take because you’re giving me a very nice nuanced position here —

STEELE: It’s not nice and nuanced. I’m being very clear.

Are These Guys For Real?

Michael Steele
This dumbass says he wants to give the Republican Party a hip-hop makeover. No shit. He said it. Here’s a snip from a Washington Times article:

"Newly elected Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele plans an “off the hook” public relations offensive to attract younger voters, especially blacks and Hispanics, by applying the party's principles to “urban-suburban hip-hop settings.”

"The RNC's first black chairman will “surprise everyone” when updating the party's image using the Internet and advertisements on radio, on television and in print, he told The Washington Times."

“…We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles. But we want to apply them to urban-surburban hip-hop settings.”

“…we need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.”

“We don't offer one image for 18-year-olds and another for soccer moms but one that shows who we are for the 21st century.”

It doesn’t matter how much makeup this dumbass slops on the Republican Party, the fact remains that the GOP is plain coyote ugly. Make that double coyote ugly (That’s where you chew your remaining arm off because you know she’ll be angry and looking for someone with one arm).

By the way Mikey, you’re fifty-something years old; ain’t a brotha, sista, vato or ruca been born who will think you or your stiff Republican ilk is anything close to “off the hook.”

Oh, and about your claim that the Republican message won’t change with your audience: bullshit. You’ve already contradicted yourself unless, that is, you plan on patronizing your lily-white, Christian constituency with your new hip-hop makeover, slang or whatever you’re calling this pandering.

Bobby Jindal
Has anyone not seen Jindal giving the Republican’s response to Obama’s speech to Congress? If not, check it out here. Yuck. Anyway…After nearly two minutes of meaningless blather he got to what the fuck he should’ve been talking about form the beginning – the economy. Really Bobby - I couldn’t care less about your fucking family.

Jindal said the Republicans have a responsibility to be candid and offer better ideas regarding the economy. The trouble with that is they’re offering shit but the same old tired crap the Right has been drooling for years.

And hurricane Katrina? Aside from telling us what we already fucking know (that we can’t trust the government) what the fuck did that have to do with anything!?

One of the things he said that particularly pissed me off was “Instead of trusting us to make decisions with our own money, they passed the largest spending bill in history…” I’ve got news for you Slum Dog Dumbass, our country wouldn’t be in this fucking mess to begin with if it weren’t for crooked politicians, Republican deregulation of various industries, and Dumbya’s War.

Rather than dissect any more of this kindergarten-teacher-like feces, which would surely make my head explode, I’m going to get something to eat now.

Oh yeah, if you’ve ever seen 30 Rock, you’ll surely agree that Jindal’s speaking cadence and tone is virtually identical to actor Jack McBrayer's character Kenneth Ellen Parcel, the page. Watch this video and dare tell me they don’t sound the same. Someone’s voicing-over for someone!

PS
Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks Jindal sounds like Kenneth the Page!