Steele refuses to distance himself from Glenn Beck’s ‘racist’ attack on Obama.
Steele refuses to distance himself from Glenn Beck’s ‘racist’ attack on Obama.
In his interview with Univision yesterday, RNC Chairman Michael Steele was asked his reaction to Glenn Beck’s now-infamous racist diatribe against President Obama. Recall, Beck said Obama is a “racist” who “has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.” (Beck has been unable to clarify what he meant by “white culture.”) Steele refused to offer even the slightest hint of criticism or dissatisfaction with Beck’s comments. Instead, he repeatedly defended it as “one man’s opinion”:
RAMOS: For instance, when you hear commentators like Glenn Beck saying that for him President Barack Obama is a racist, with a deep seeded hatred for white people, how do you react?
STEELE: That’s one man’s opinion.
RAMOS: Yes, but…
STEELE: That’s one man’s opinion.
RAMOS: But should you defend Barack Obama against these types of comments? I don’t know, it’s just a question.
STEELE: No, no, look the reality of it is when I ran for the United States’ Senate and I was called an Uncle Tom by leading Democrats in the country, when I was called a slave by Steny Hoyer who is now the majority leader in the House no one came running to my defense and no one seemed to think that that was racists at the time.
Watch it (en español):
Following Beck’s racist attack on Obama, ColorOfChange.org initiated a successful campaign to convince advertisers to drop Beck’s show. Approximately 80 companies have since deserted the right-wing television entertainer.
Topic Cloud
ArchivesBlog Roll
That’s like children of Alcoholics that cover up abuse. Steele is a “Stockholm syndrome” lunatic.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:13 pmSteele is such a loser.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:14 pmSteele: I think I’ll do what repugs do and just lie about the democrats and the questioner will forget what he was asking.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:16 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Steele: “when I was called a slave by Steny Hoyer…”
– - Whoa there, Steeley Mike, I’m gonna have to source you on that one.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pmkwsventures says:
Approximately 80 companies have since deserted the right-wing television entertainer.
Did any of those 80 move their ad dollars to the left-wing television entertainer, Keith Olbermann?
You’re projecting again – fascist hack.
Olbermann is a “newscaster”. You’ve confused him with Beck who has publicly stated he is “not” a newscaster and doesn’t need to fact check. Olbermann not only fact checks, but if something is in error issues retractions.
It’s OK. You Conservatives “always” play loose with the “facts” because you believe your “opinions” are facts. I’d suggest a good dictionary investment?
October 19th, 2009 at 7:20 pmkwsventures says:
——————————————————————————–
Approximately 80 companies have since deserted the right-wing television entertainer.
Did any of those 80 move their ad dollars to the left-wing television entertainer, Keith Olbermann?
They were already advertising on Olbermann’s show dork.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:23 pmWatch it (en español):
– - In Spanish, Steele comes off sounding like Bill Dana (”my name….Jose Jimenez…”)
October 19th, 2009 at 7:24 pmBut… Uh… What… The… Frack? Idiota.
Michael “Butt of Lead” Steele fumbles again.
Mikey, honey, nobody is asking you to stand up for President Obama. Our President can take care of himself. What is being asked of you is whether there is any distance between yourself and the views of a certain Glenda “Race Rage” Beck? I don’t think anyone should approve of your having been called a Tom and it probably wasn’t polite for Steny Hoyer to blow his nose on the handkerchief you usually use to wipe the sweat from your fevered brow (snark that); they should have been called out on it. OTOH, did some BROADCAST COMMENTATOR do that to you? That’s what is being asked of you, Mikey. Not whether or not you feel bad because those narsty ol’ Dems don’t play any more fair than you do.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:24 pmIt makes no difference who is a newscaster vs. entertainer. Steele just can’t seem to get on the right side of an issue or articulate an intelligent response. He defended Beck because he was afraid of the fallout from Fox if he criticized Beck. Instead, he should have diplomatically disavowed Beck’s statements. He is going to be tossed by the radical right because he is not conservative enough for them.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pmI’ve seen a long line of nutty RNC heads over the years, but Steele has got to be the biggest disaster ever. The guy just cannot stop making fool.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:34 pmArgggh! It’s “deep seated”, not “deep seeded”!!!!
We went over this just a few weeks ago.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:34 pmDo your own homework KWS then post the results, thx
October 19th, 2009 at 7:36 pmSteele keeps talking in outdated lingo and comes across as a cornball to everyone.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:37 pmXisithrus says:
Do your own homework KWS then post the results, thx
If Conservakkkriters were “capable” of doing their own homework they wouldn’t be conservatives! ;)
October 19th, 2009 at 7:39 pmActually I was expecting Beck to use Steeles apple pie as a code word for deep seated disrespect for white people.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:41 pmHistory has shown many who cow tow to evil. Slaves defended their masters, Jews worked for Hitler, minorities on Fox News smile while being racially attacks. Some do it for the money others because they want to be accepted. Ron Williams and remember Armstrong Williams who sold how their race for a buck and a smile. Steele is just plan stupid and it’s hard to find a complete idiot in any race. But it seems things are getting better as we’ve seen. Most Americans don’t know their relatives of the pass and many carried those secrets to the grave. Steele is a clown and has no respect for himself or others. Glenn Beck is a very sick man and the drugs and alcohol have destroyed his brain cells. Making a fool of yourself is one thing but the fake facts hurt those who don’t know. The GOP will bring down themselves. Even former Congressman/Morning Joe is looking to step back in the race. Let’s hope Attorney General Eric Holder doesn’t open up the murder of Morning Joe’s aide. Things might come out and Joe could be going to jail and not Congress.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:42 pmkwsventures says:
Did any of those 80 move their ad dollars to the left-wing television entertainer, Keith Olbermann?
Looks like actually “covering” the news – as compared to the rest of the right wing media blaring machine pays! ;)
In the first half of 2009, NBC Universal made $1.6 billion on revenues of $7.5 billion.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:43 pmMr. Steele
There is no reason for you to fear the sht flinging Baboon.
Yes. The Baboon is the spawn of Limpo, but even other so called “conservatives” including Limpo have described the Baboon as the fraud he is.
Why are you afraid of a 40 something yr. old drug addicted Baboon still crying because on his birthday his dad didn’t bring him a cake and didn’t buy him his “lassie” dog?
October 19th, 2009 at 7:44 pmkws-
?
steele’s the one jacking up your party’s situation, not olberman.
don’t let it eat it you that way, friend – it’s just a guy on tv, ok?
October 19th, 2009 at 7:49 pmOT: a must see on Frontline PBS:
The Warning
Thom Hartmann spoke of this show today… we are not out of this mess and it probably will get worse.
October 19th, 2009 at 7:55 pmSteele has morphed into the Stepin Fetchit of the white repiggie world.
October 19th, 2009 at 8:02 pmOlby Sucks says:
Ramos:debunked!
October 19th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
How so?
October 19th, 2009 at 8:23 pmSteele truly is displaying himself to be an utter moron.
October 19th, 2009 at 8:28 pmSTEELE: That’s one man’s opinion.
___________
Isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration, Michael?
Referring to Beck as ‘a man‘???
October 19th, 2009 at 8:30 pmI cannot find any reference to those “leading Democrats” who called Steele an “Uncle Tom”.
As for the “slave” comment, I found references to a comment on “slavish support of the GOP” by Steele. The person who made that comment, Steyn Hoyer apologized. As a matter of fact, Steele’s campaign released statements from leaders of the National Black Church Initiative that condemned Hoyer’s comments.
So someone was clearly upset and rushed in Steele’s defense.
Steele is playing fast and loose with the facts again.
October 19th, 2009 at 8:52 pmOS chupa el pene del burro y se acuesta con prostitutas enfermas.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:17 pmSteele refuses to speak out against racsim directed at Obama, by complaining he had racism directed against him. He doesn’t seem to recognize racism is wrong no matter what. At the same time by analogy he admits that the comments directed at Obama were racist, not sure any other Republican has gone that far. But is really ok, Steele probably doesn’t understand the meaning of what he says.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:36 pmOlbyLoser You are such a sick depraved piece of filth you disgust pondscum. Just STFU since you are too stupid for real conversation.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:39 pmOlby (at 23) thinks he proved what steele said is the truth by copying what steele said! What a fu(king idiot! Olby is the troll king! You reign supreme! (or should I say “rain” supreme your highness, I don’t want to confuse you…..HAHAHAHAHHA
October 19th, 2009 at 9:53 pmOlbyLoser is so stupid it is just a wonder
October 19th, 2009 at 10:05 pmSteele would invite the Heene family to give a speech on balloon safety and responsible parenting if he could only figure out why his pink plastic cell phone doesn’t work but squeaks every time you punch a number.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:26 pmEugeneDebs says:
OlbyLoser is so stupid it is just a wonder
OlbyTOOL’s only function in life is swallowing the stupid he sucks from Limpy when he gives him a blow job on his ass cyst.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:01 amI’m getting the feeling that OlbyTOOL is an attention troll.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:03 am@ 10. pags2 says: It makes no difference who is a newscaster vs. entertainer. Steele just can’t seem to get on the right side of an issue or articulate an intelligent response. He defended Beck because he was afraid of the fallout from Fox if he criticized Beck. Instead, he should have diplomatically disavowed Beck’s statements. He is going to be tossed by the radical right because he is not conservative enough for them. October 19th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
All true, pags2, except that he’s going to be bounced because he’s not goofy enough for them. You’d think he’s displayed enough bone-headed stupidity and weathervaning to Blimpo’s demands that he’d meet any ordinary conservative’s requirements for someone to fit the hack posting of RNC chair, but oh no, they probably want him to be just flat out over the top attack dog crazy – oh, sorry, that’s what you meant by “conservative enough”, isn’t it? (heh heh snark)
Ah, we live in interesting times…
October 20th, 2009 at 12:52 am@ 17. Jackie says: History has shown many who cow tow to evil. Slaves defended their masters, Jews worked for Hitler, minorities on Fox News smile while being racially attacks. Some do it for the money others because they want to be accepted. Ron Williams and remember Armstrong Williams who sold how their race for a buck and a smile. Steele is just plan stupid and it’s hard to find a complete idiot in any race. But it seems things are getting better as we’ve seen. Most Americans don’t know their relatives of the pass and many carried those secrets to the grave. Steele is a clown and has no respect for himself or others. Glenn Beck is a very sick man and the drugs and alcohol have destroyed his brain cells. Making a fool of yourself is one thing but the fake facts hurt those who don’t know. The GOP will bring down themselves. Even former Congressman/Morning Joe is looking to step back in the race. Let’s hope Attorney General Eric Holder doesn’t open up the murder of Morning Joe’s aide. Things might come out and Joe could be going to jail and not Congress. October 19th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Hi, Jackie. It’s kowtow; Chinese for bow down in prostration from a kneeling position. Cow tow is wandering around a pasture with Bossy on a halter. There are alternative spellings for kowtow, depending on whether one is representing Mandarin, pinyin, Cantonese, or another dialect, but none include cows.
Otherwise, excellent points.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:03 amI have a black friend I have had since I was in the 5th grade many, many years ago since I will soon be 77. My friend said that there is always some black person who is trying desperately to be white. This seems to describe Mr. Steele very well. Poor thing seems to sell out his own race every chance he gets. I really feel sorry for Mr. Steele. Most disgusting is the cartoon rendition of Mr. Obama in tribal dress with a bone in his nose. Pure racism well calculated to appeal to the vast Southern racist Republicans. So far, no rejection of this racist cartoon from Mr. Steele.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:06 amPssst! Hey, Mikey! Glenn Beck and his fellow Repukes hate black people!
And.um, Mikey? In case you didn’t know, well, I hate to break it to you, but – um, YOU’RE a black man, just like President Obama.
Ergo, Glenn Beck & Co. hate YOU, too.
Poor Mikey. Too stupid to get it. Seriously.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:08 am@ 5. Badmoodman says: Steele: “when I was called a slave by Steny Hoyer…” – – Whoa there, Steeley Mike, I’m gonna have to source you on that one. October 19th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
It was probably just some political slanging, where Steny said something to the effect of Michael Steele being a slave to the whims of Der Grande Republipimp Fubar, Rutch Blimpo.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:14 ammari2RR says:
… there is always some black person who is trying desperately to be white. This seems to describe Mr. Steele very well. Poor thing seems to sell out his own race every chance he gets. I really feel sorry for Mr. Steele.
Leftside Annie says:
Pssst! Hey, Mikey! Glenn Beck and his fellow Repukes hate black people!
And.um, Mikey? In case you didn’t know, well, I hate to break it to you, but – um, YOU’RE a black man, just like President Obama.
Ergo, Glenn Beck & Co. hate YOU, too.
You are both right. You might also say that Michael Steele has a deep-seated hatred of black people.
October 20th, 2009 at 1:28 am.
Dear Mr. Steele,
Even David Duke has an opinion…
… But it doesn’t make him right!
THE SECOND PART IS WHAT MR. STEELE REFUSES TO SAY!
WHY IS THIS?
XXOO
America
.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:15 am.
Q U E S T I O N:
Has Mr. Steele ever answered the question as to how he plans on getting more minorities elected?
.
October 20th, 2009 at 2:18 amVirtual Pebble says:
VP, thanks for the hilarious post. You made my day (and only two hours and 45 minutes into the new day here on the left coast).
October 20th, 2009 at 5:43 amThis is a nice situation for us.
In refusing to distance himself from Beck’s comments, Steele has revealed his cowardice and utter lack of integrity.
If, on the other hand, Steele had distanced himself from Beck’s comments, we would be enjoying another internecine right-wing food. It’s a win-win situation for us lefties. :)
October 20th, 2009 at 6:41 amErratum: internecine right-wing feud, not right-wing food. Bloody keyboard.
October 20th, 2009 at 6:42 amThey are both part of the problem, they are boomers:
http://americaspeaksink.com/2009/10/baby-boomers-the-virus/
October 20th, 2009 at 7:00 amCrap, I accidentally voted Sucky Olby up. Should’ve been down. Always, always down! There is nothing between the ears in the idi..’. cabeza.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:18 amSteele despises anyone who is not white.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:39 am@ 46. Willy says: … VP, thanks for the hilarious post. … October 20th, 2009 at 5:43 am
You’re welcome, Willy.
OTOH, with Michael Steele in play, we can hardly go wrong, and when you add the ongoing train wreck of the Republipimps, it’s a feast!!!
October 20th, 2009 at 12:49 pm@ 52. And I appreciate Jackie’s inadvertant set-up. VP
October 20th, 2009 at 12:51 pmI agree with brian san that freedom of speech does cross the line when it fuels racism and hatred. estetik On the other side of the spectrum are the gangsta rappers who promote killing of police officers and gang-related ideals and perspectives and you do see them called on the carpet when they get too far out in left field. burun estetigi Both sides are very dangerous. gögüs büyütme ameliyatlari Unfortunately, there are certain people who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck and hang on every word and that, to me, is a very scary thing. gögüs estetigi If I were to run across someone in a dark alley I knew was a big fan of either one of those guys, I would run the other way. gögüs küçültme ameliyatlari Glenn Beck started out, back before the election, speaking with integrity and nobility and even had a good idea here and there, but once Obama won, all of Fox News has been going nuts with paranoia, hate-mongering, and anti-patriotic banter. vajina daraltma ameliyatlari President Obama referred to his grandmother as a “typical white woman” (Huffington Post lazer epilasyon). If I had a African Grandmother and referred to her as a “typical black woman,” you would consider me a racist karin germe estetigi. On those ground alone, President Obama is a racist. estetik President Obama assumed without enough information that the cop acted stupidly in arresting a shouting, raving man who had attracted a crowd by his behavior (Police report) karin germe estetigi. Does that make Obama a racist or a “jobist”? Maybe he just doesn’t trust cops, and it’s not the fact that the cop was white saç ekimi. That I don’t know. What I do know is that if Officer Crowley had not be a highly-respected officer with a clean track record, he would have been forced to resign because of this this whole Gates incident, and maybe that was Professor Gates’ intent by publicizing his arrest. gögüs büyütme estetigi If we wish for an orderly society, then people in elevated positions (presidents, professors) need to encourage respect for those who keep the peace, not slander their attempts to protect our property gögüs diklestirme estetigi. I wonder how these kind of people really lead their regular life among us gögüs küçültme estetigi. These are the “career criminals”. Not because of this incident, but being in the public media and spreading nonsense, just to draw attention and make money in the name of “freedom of speech”. vajina daraltma ameliyati I see no difference between this guy and a murderer with no remorse.
October 26th, 2009 at 7:00 am