GOP Leaders Shut Steele Out Of New Initiative To Revive The Party
GOP Leaders Shut Steele Out Of New Initiative To Revive The Party
Last night, CNN reported that leaders of the GOP are launching an initiative called the National Council for a New America as a “new effort to revive the image of the Republican Party.” The party heavyweights spearheading the group include the House and Senate Republican leadership, including Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA); former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney; former Florida governor Jeb Bush; and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
Though the letter announcing the National Council promised an “open policy debate” with “not a Republican-only forum,” Cantor disputed the notion that the initiative is actually a move to shift the party away from far-right ideas. Speaking on CNN last night, Cantor admitted it is “not so much a rebranding effort,” but an avenue to “begin to lay out the solutions that Republicans have.” Watch it:
Conspicuously absent from the list of Republican heavyweights participating in the effort is current RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Steele was elected on a platform to rebrand the GOP, promising an “off the hook” public relations campaign. But after a string of missteps, conservatives are now pushing a resolution to revoke the Chairman’s power to dole out money.
Despite Steele’s historic election as the first African American to lead the GOP, the party appears to be marginalizing his power while building its image based on the recycled ideas of Newt Gingrich.
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April 30th, 2009 at 12:04 pmThey just keep making the tent smaller…. Probably not an effective strategy. Good for us, though.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:05 pmCantor admitted it is “not so much a rebranding effort,” but an avenue to “begin to lay out the solutions that Republicans have.”
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Alrighty then, Eric… and those solutions would be… ???
***crickets…***
Uh, Eric? We’re waiting… Eric? Where’d he go?
Anybody seen Eric? He CLAIMED he had some solutions here…
April 30th, 2009 at 12:05 pmHA! – another of his inscrutable tactical measures, I see…
..he is a sly one, that Mike.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:07 pmMore GOP lurching.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:07 pmlarkohio Says:
They just keep making the tent smaller…
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Pretty soon, they’ll be able to fit the entire F-in’ party into a men’s room stall…
April 30th, 2009 at 12:08 pm“Despite Steele’s historic election as the first African American to lead the GOP, the party appears to be marginalizing his power while building its image based on the recycled ideas of Newt Gingrich.”
key words:
April 30th, 2009 at 12:09 pmGOP; marginalizing; African American
Did I miss it or was no explaination for why the party image might need to be “revived”. Is that not in and of itself acknowledgement of a failure to succeed as is?
April 30th, 2009 at 12:11 pmNa,na,na,na,
April 30th, 2009 at 12:11 pmna,na,na,na
hey,hey, goodbye
Here are some suggestions for the Republicans’ Extremist Makeover from the 2006 “What Does GOP Stand For?” Contest.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:13 pmLots of sizzle, but almost no steak. The GOP seems to be all about marketing, but they haven’t put forth anything of substance since the election.
So I guess it really is pretty much like the 1994 Contract with America — a document full of rather lightweight ideas designed to sound good.
And Steele? Apparently his party neglected to tell him he’s just part of the marketing — mere window dressing — not someone elected to actually impart his own ideas.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:13 pm“begin to lay out the solutions that Republicans have.”
Bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla….translates to : TAX CUTS FOR THE UBER RICH
We already know your f’ing solutions, the are known as “Failed Policy”…
…so, NO, been there, done that…not going back.
Fcuk the Republicans
April 30th, 2009 at 12:14 pmThey keep changing the lipstick on that pig, but it still stinks.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:14 pmThe GOP’s Solutions for America:
1) Find Obama’s secret birth certificate.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:15 pm2) Outlaw homosexuality forever.
3) Lower the FICA cap to $0.00 for white Christian males.
4) Have the police arrest that black guy who keeps hanging around outside our meetings.
Hey, Repubs, you know how you could get us to take your “re-branding” effort seriously?
Get macho and use actual brands. They make tattoos look positively effeminate in comparison.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:15 pmAs if rebranding themselves is going to help. I’d love to see how this ‘revival’ pans out. Steele is nothing more than a token to them. Not only is Steele a token, he has become a problem child that they’re going to have a hard time silencing or getting rid of.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:15 pmPersonally Mr. Steele ,I’d be flattered .
April 30th, 2009 at 12:16 pmAt the rate they are going, soon it will be a Party of one.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:17 pmThat’s funny – NOW, all of a sudden, they want to ‘listen’ to the American people. DIDN’T THEY HEAR US ON 4 NOVEMBER 2008? They didn’t say which population of American people. Did they mean all of us anti-American democrats?
I suspect Michael Steele will now try to go the way of Arlen Spector, I personally don’t want him in the Dem party! I would suggest that Steele, Bachmann, Palin, Sanford, Perry, Jindal, etc., start their own party by listening to the same old lunatic fringe in their pro-American red sectors.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:17 pm“New America” sounds like revolutionary talk. I thought conservatives wanted their “Old America” back, or at least their Leave It to Beaver image of America. Wish they’d make up their minds.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:17 pmBwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Anybody got a clue for these – hummm – BOZOS?????
April 30th, 2009 at 12:18 pmLooks like they’re ready to dump the chump.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:19 pmToo bad, he’s a great asset to the Democratic Party.
The Republic of Hymenoptera Stupidity Says:
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larkohio Says:
They just keep making the tent smaller…
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Pretty soon, they’ll be able to fit the entire F-in’ party into a men’s room stall…
ROFLMAO
April 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pmIf they’re too incompetent to organize a re-energizing campaign, how are they thinking they can run a country? Face the terrorists?
Actually, that’s how we can defeat the terrorists: Have them elect republicans to run their organizations. They’ll be outta business in a matter of weeks….
April 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pmThe only ‘rebranding’ the Publicans need is with a red hot iron to the butt cheeks.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pmWith the letter W.
Did Stepford Mitt bring the New Coke or the Zima to the party?
April 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pmIn all fairness, it’s possible that their first meeting is scheduled at an all-white country club.
PEACE
April 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pmhormiga brava chavez Says:
As if rebranding themselves is going to help. I’d love to see how this ‘revival’ pans out. Steele is nothing more than a token to them. Not only is Steele a token, he has become a problem child that they’re going to have a hard time silencing or getting rid of.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:23 pm————————————————————–
You got that my friend.It will like racism if they get rid of him so they`ll do the next best marginalize him and move on with e Newtster and his new old program with a new name,that only the the re-pukes have is the “audacity of Nope” and tax cuts for the wealthy and nothing else.
Mike (hip hop) Steele is Black
Need i say more.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:25 pmHow can you revive a party that is based on conservatism? Do they know what the hell CONSERVE means? The whole party uses information from the PAST to try and fix things that are happening right now. They don’t come up with new ideas, they are ANTI-PROGRESS. They think things that worked in the 60s apply to today. What a bunch of morons. Lets make a time capsule and send them all back to the 1800’s.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:26 pmOT, but i just saw this on the googlenews page:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co has reached a deal to become a partner in the popular Hulu video website founded by NBC Universal and News Corp, the media company said on Thursday.
um, does billo know that his war on NBC is… what?
makes me wonder if those folks are even more in cahoots than this…
curious…
April 30th, 2009 at 12:26 pmRush is not gonna be happy that they didnt kick McCain out and will be demanding they do so before kissing his pilonydal derrier
April 30th, 2009 at 12:30 pmThis is like the tenth iteration in three months of “we’re a brand new Republican party! Everything’s different! We’re coming back with a new angle!” followed by complete incapability to explain what they’re going to do different, followed by an admission that they haven’t abandoned any of their old, failed ideas whatsoever.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:31 pmIt is hard to feel much of anything about a story like this because I feel no ownership or engagement with the Republican party. It occurred to me, however, that these are people who decided they wanted a life, a career, in public policy and public service, and I’ve suddenly grown resentful. As a party that represents the opposition of my own political goals, they do frankly still owe me something. They do still owe me challenges and alternatives. They owe me competing solutions. They fail miserably, parroting the SoS I heard from them since I’ve been a little kid.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:32 pmIf disgraced GOP hacks like Gingrich represent the face of “Fresh, new GOP ideals” then the Dems can make plans to be in charge for a long time.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:32 pmI’m more stunned by the fact CNN expects us to grade Obama on the swine flu epidemic. What is there to grade him on, his ability to avoid catching it?
April 30th, 2009 at 12:33 pmdbadass says: Did Stepford Mitt bring the New Coke or the Zima to the party?
LOL!!!
Actually, neither. As a Mormom, the Mittster wouldn’t want to encourage using either caffeine or alcohol. I’m figuring he just brought a jug of 2% milk.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:33 pmHey, check this out:
This is gonna get awesome!
April 30th, 2009 at 12:35 pmFace it, if Steele was the head of the Democratic Party, we’d be calling for his head too. It’s not racism that is driving the repubs to dump him. It was racism however, that drove the repubs to put him in that position in the first place…
April 30th, 2009 at 12:35 pmThe re-pukes don`t like change they are reactionary as opposed to Dems who are proactive and try to tackle problems as they happen.The re-pukes don`t stand for anything but tax cuts for the wealthy, war mongering,racism, hatred, bigotry and all of this while spewing forth their Reich wing Christo fascism HYPOCRISY.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:35 pmThis pachyderm flu seems to infect the cerebral cortex…
April 30th, 2009 at 12:36 pmReviving this sad excuse for an American political party is impossible as long as the same old faces (Newt, Rush, Boehner) are in charge. What this patient needs is a complete personality and moral transplant and a completely new face to boot. I’m not sure there is any hope of survival. Consider the party DOA.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:39 pmElBruce Says:
Hey, check this out:
ElBruce, couldn’t help noticing that “comments temporarily disabled” on the article. Hilarious!
PEACE
April 30th, 2009 at 12:40 pmOuch, Can you say Contract with America part Du???
We all know how that turned out with the poping of the zit called the Bush admin. These guys just can’t move on, have to keep reliving those glory days, only problem is they were only glorious in their own minds.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:42 pmElBruce – Yes it is! Talking about extra drama?! Steele is not going out without a fight.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:43 pmProgressive Republican says:
Ummm, in case you haven’t noticed, progressives are the absolutely LAST thing the GOP wants in their lot.
Specter gone-demonized by the base for being “liberal”(moderate)
Snowe-could she be next?
Collins?
Only “real” Americans(Flush Limpdick, Trannie Coulter, Faux snooze, Joe the nonplumbing taxcheat, Caribou Barbie the Biblethumper) are allowed to play in their sandbox
April 30th, 2009 at 12:43 pmJust think how awesome it would be if you could get Michael Steele and Sarah Palin into a brainstorming session about the new identity for the GOP.
The ideas they came up with would be off the hook with that patriotism which is so admired now a days.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:43 pmWhy re brand?Why not come up with some new ideas instead of”NO’.These guys are a hoot, they are so conservative that they have no new ideas except re branding which tells me it`s the “same ol same”, man the tent is getting smaller and smaller, hell pretty soon they`ll have the back seat empty in the tiny clown that they drive around in, just Becky, Newtster and Flush and all three will have their own steering wheel…..
April 30th, 2009 at 12:47 pmmisspelled. Should be:
Contract with America part DUH
April 30th, 2009 at 12:49 pmToday’s Republicans = Cluster F#$@
April 30th, 2009 at 12:50 pmCan they please, please, please bring in Bachmann to aid in their re-branding??? Adding that piquant lunacy is the Only way you could possibly improve this particular freak show.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:50 pmNational Council for a New America
What could the GOPers offer us in terms of a “New” America?
New Unemployment of 20%?
April 30th, 2009 at 12:51 pmNew deregulation legislation?
New international hatred for America?
New wars – one with Mexico and another with Venezuela?
New tax cuts for the rich?
New corporate welfare?
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Wasn’t her OpEd in yesterday’s NYT her ‘warning shot accross the bow’ to repubs??? That’s how I interpreted it.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:51 pmSame clowns; different circus. Newt, Rush, Boehner, Bachmann, and Palin are dragging the GOP carcass around “Weekend at Bernie’s-Style.” No matter how hard they try to prop it up–it’s still dead.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:52 pmrebranding effort?
How about renaming the party after a couple of prominent Repugnicans that symbolize what the GOP is all about? May I suggest the DICK Party in honor of Nixon and Cheney?
Besides, most of America has been referring to the party as a bunch of dicks anyway, so why not?
April 30th, 2009 at 12:53 pmWhat a bunch of idiots! Already young people hate them, women can’t stand them and now they are going to kick out their most prominent African American who is Chairman? For what? Talking like an idiot? ALL of them sound like idiots! Great move GOP! You are truly the way of the Whigs.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:55 pmIt looks like “token boy” Steele is “off the hook” with the good ole’ boys, I knew Steele would be capped and traded sooner rather than later.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:57 pmThey should make up some snappy uniforms. That’d be sure to work.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:59 pmI thought that the regressives had allready begun working on their New America. Formerly known as Texas.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:01 pmGOP = Gone Out to Pasture
April 30th, 2009 at 1:02 pmWait a minute!
April 30th, 2009 at 1:03 pmWhy wasn’t “Joe the Plumber” invited?
ElBruce Says:
They should make up some snappy uniforms. That’d be sure to work.
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W/ nice, crisp brown shirts? And some cool arm bands? Lapel pins?
April 30th, 2009 at 1:03 pmLividLib Says:
Wait a minute!
Why wasn’t “Joe the Plumber” invited?
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he had already booked a pole dancing gig…
April 30th, 2009 at 1:05 pmWhy call it National Council for a New America?
Because “the KKK” and “the He-man Women Hater’s Club” were allready taken.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:06 pm…
if it ain’t mike steele
it ain’t republican.
’nuff said.
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April 30th, 2009 at 1:10 pmElBruce says:
snappy uniforms- as in brown-shirts & jackboots? They’ve already been there/done that.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:14 pmSomeone should tell Steele that he is the wrong color to be a leader in the GOP, a party whose members are wrinkled, wealthy and white. In fact many of them are so religious that they are waiting for the heavens to open to them, for the Jews to convert and climb the golden stairs with them, and (here’s the joyful part) the remainder of the humanity (the black, brown, red, yellow and white unbaptized) to be swept away or burn in eternal Hell.
I sure do miss conservatives. Too bad they became Republicans.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:16 pmUncle Tom is locked out of his own cabin.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:20 pmLet’s see………GOP’s version of a New America:
April 30th, 2009 at 1:24 pm1. No taxes.
2. No blacks
3. No gays
4. No Jews
5. No Muslims
6. No furriners
7. And, definitely, no poor people
This is all part of Steele’s “master plan”… keep watching kids… ;)
April 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pmThis is how the teabaggers in charge treat all minorities. they treat all minorities like steeley damn.
this little stunt won’t work for the teabaggers either.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:25 pmThe New GOP:
Givers
April 30th, 2009 at 1:33 pmOf
Poverty
.
G(no)P…
… No to Steele!
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April 30th, 2009 at 1:35 pmGov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) had been invited to the join the National Council for a New America, she has not responded to the request.
I don’t understand why she can’t just twitter them her answer on her new twitter account. “Yes” and “no” are both less than 140 characters.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pmLL ~ and ‘You Betcha’ is also < 140 characters…
April 30th, 2009 at 1:54 pmShe’ll respond on Twitter,
“Thanks but, no thanks.”
22 characters.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:05 pmduh; day late and a dollar short…
April 30th, 2009 at 2:05 pmCantor???? oh he’s going to pivot?
Well stranger things happen in the world of science, but gee him being a spokesperson for a “constructive” GOP, thats a stretch!
Why keep Steele out of it? He’s as bad for the party as the others have been. The ones organizing this shindig are mostly the reasons why the republicans are where they are. How are they going to get anything to change? too funny.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:09 pmMy god these idiots are really making my head spin. “we dont need to change, we just need a better way to get our message out.” We have new bold, fresh ideas on how to get America back on track. Yada, yada, yada. Just because this crap worked in 2000 and again in 2004, doesn’t mean that it will work again. Now the dingbat GOP will be using facebook and twitter to “reach the young voters.” Geez, what a bunch of idiots.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:15 pmIt’s hard to revive a dead elephant.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:50 pmHow can you have an official meeting of the Repub party and not invite the head of the repub party (Steele) as well as any living past presidents (Bush) ?
April 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pmStill waiting for Steele to go on TV and say “nuh uh! Oh no they di’nt!”
daveincolorado Says:
Why keep Steele out of it?
For some reason that I’m having a hard time putting my finger on, they’re finding it difficult to accept his leadership. I can’t imagine why they keep trying to buck him. There just seems to be something indefinable about him that they don’t seem to get along with…
April 30th, 2009 at 4:22 pmNational Council for a New America. Hmmm…
New America.
So they admit that the America we knew and loved was destroyed by Bush & Co.?
Sweet!
April 30th, 2009 at 5:33 pmWow, Shit Soup is new and improved!
April 30th, 2009 at 5:39 pmElBruce Says:
Still waiting for Steele to go on TV and say “nuh uh! Oh no they di’nt!”
daveincolorado Says:
Why keep Steele out of it?
For some reason that I’m having a hard time putting my finger on, they’re finding it difficult to accept his leadership. I can’t imagine why they keep trying to buck him. There just seems to be something indefinable about him that they don’t seem to get along with…
I’m thinking it might be some sort of superficial reason.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:47 pmLibertyLover Says:
I’m thinking it might be some sort of superficial reason.
Something like that. Maybe they don’t like bald people?
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