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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 03:12 PM Aug 2012

At RNC, Michael Steele is man who doesn’t exist

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Steele was chairman when the party selected Tampa as the site of its 2012 convention. Steele was chairman when the GOP came roaring back after defeats in 2006 and 2008 to pick up 63 seats to gain control of the House in 2010, and also to gain six seats to greatly strengthen its position in the Senate. In addition, during Steele’s time in office, Republicans won key governorships in New Jersey and Virginia.

But at the University Club, Steele was not only not there; he wasn’t noted or referenced. In public remarks, no one said anything bad about him, and no one said anything good about him. He just didn’t exist.

“I have not been invited to the convention at all,” Steele says. “Their view is, the less we talk about him, we don’t invite him, we ignore him — it just didn’t happen. But those 63 seats in the House did happen. They may want to ignore me, but they don’t want to ignore what I did. It’s just sad.”

“I would have loved to have been there to salute the work of the party and see former chairmen,” Steele adds. “But I guess I’m not a member of that club.”

http://washingtonexaminer.com/at-rnc-michael-steele-is-man-who-doesnt-exist/article/2505914#.UD0W045rp5w

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At RNC, Michael Steele is man who doesn’t exist (Original Post) mfcorey1 Aug 2012 OP
They must be paying him an awful lot nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #1
Steeley Mike (R) forced to ride the back of the bus Berlum Aug 2012 #2

Berlum

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2. Steeley Mike (R) forced to ride the back of the bus
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 03:20 PM
Aug 2012

Deal with it Mikey. The Repubbies were only using you for your Useful Skin Color. Now that you are USED UP, you get tossed under the bus by the 1% just like all the other RepubliProle Suckers.

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