Michael Steele (black former Lt. Gov of MD) to play Obama in debate prep for McCain

[MidwestTransplant]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122204781847961747.html

Also Obama to shoot hoops before debate, McCain to nap.

[Happyhippychick]

1. Is that because they both wear glasses?

:sarcasm:

[Cha]

15. Works for mccain...stupid failures.

fucking mccain.

[Tansy_Gold]

2. Are you f***ing kidding me?

I simply have no words.


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[Unsane]

3. Robert Byrd to play McCain for Obama

[SuperTrouper]

5. No, Strom Thurmond will play McCain for Obama

[orestes]

16. Zombie Thurmond?

[billyoc]

4. Good. Steele is a dunce.

:rofl:

[Bicoastal]

6. What's so strange about that?

After all, I hear that Obama is using Casper the Friendly Ghost in his debate prep....

[MissWaverly]

7. puhleese, Steele is no comparison

If he really wanted to practice, he should have gotten Tavis Smiley.

[sharp_stick]

12. John McCain does not want to lose

a practice debate, that's why he picked Steele. Smiley would beat him senseless and it would be a better example for what is about to take place three times starting this Friday.

[MissWaverly]

25. oh, yeah, I forgot, he wants a virtual experience

kind of like Westworld, we all know what happened there.

[JimDandy]

35. No kidding! Are blacks just interchangeable to McCain?

Steele was for the Diebold/Premier electronic voting machines - the ones that didn't even have a paper record. What a louse.

Now Tavis is intelligent, worldly, down to earth, religious, and a good debater.

[MorningGlow]

8. ROFL

"Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden is preparing for the debate with his Republican rival, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, by practicing against another female governor, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan. The campaign selected Gov. Granholm, who like Gov. Palin is also a sports mom and former beauty-pageant winner, to make sure Sen. Biden doesn't comes across as sexist or superior. The McCain campaign is having some trouble finding the right person for Gov. Palin's practice sessions. Sen. Joe Lieberman was considered, but dropped for being insufficiently fiery and loquacious to do a good Biden impression."

[Cha]

21. Yeah, good luck finding someone to replace

Biden. And, who is Obama getting to practice for mccain with? lynn westmoreland?

[Meshuga]

9. At first I thought it was a joke

But I guess it isn't. Steele is a jackass, BTW.

[CakeGrrl]

13. He's the tool who was on Real Time the other week

telling people to "get used to" Vice President Palin.

:puke:

But really...do they need McCain to stare down a black guy to see if he really loses it? Otherwise, I don't know what use that guy will be based on his RW babbling talking point spew.

[Meshuga]

20. Was he on Real Time?

I have had to listen to his bullshit here in Maryland. Steele is a tool and completely full of shit.

[MissWaverly]

27. he was also a keynote speaker in 2004 RNC

then when he ran for Senator, he tried to claim party doesn't matter.

[blondeatlast]

10. Laughable. There's no comparison unless you're ra--ah, I get it now. McCain is racist. nt

[Yavin4]

11. Why Does McCain Need A Black Guy for a Stand-In?

Ponderous.

[Stop Cornyn]

14. I guess that's better than the original plan of having Lieberman in black face ...

[Captain Hilts]

17. He got a good amount of votes from black voters in MD. He must know something.

Al Wynn's herd.

[skipos]

24. I guess when your party is generally & understandably loathed by blacks

Steele's whopping 25% of the black vote seems impressive.

[Captain Hilts]

26. He was a totally shitty candidate. Al Wynn's herd voted for him.

It's great to have Donna Edwards, a progressive, in there instead.

[skipos]

28. No doubt. nt

[FrenchieCat]

18. Michael Steele is 1/2 White and came from Hawaii?

Cause if he isn't and if he didn't, then he's not any closer to "Obama" then McCain is.
This pick is just plain dumb and racist on McCain's part. Michael Steele is so uncool and unlike Barack until it ain't even funny. :eyes:

[Max_powers94]

19. why does John have to used a blackman??????

[Alhena]

22. Why not just some black guy off the street? (j/k)

[JackBeck]

23. I wonder if McCain will throw Oreos at him. n/t

[bushmeister0]

29. Is this the same Steele who hired homeless folks from Philly to fool black voters

in MD?

The WaPo:

"The workers were assigned to hand out fliers that appeared to be designed to trick blacks into voting for the two candidates, who were both subsequently defeated.

Republican leaders have defended the workers' hiring and their distribution of the fliers in majority-black precincts. The glossy fliers in red, black and green -- colors that represent black empowerment -- featured pictures of County Executive Jack B. Johnson, former county executive Wayne K. Curry and former U.S. Senate candidate Kweisi Mfume, all Democrats, under the caption: 'These are OUR Choices.'

In fact, none of the three endorsed Ehrlich, and only one, Curry, endorsed Steele. Some political analysts believe that disappointment over the fliers, part of a strategy to pull in critical black voters, cost both Ehrlich and Steele precious votes instead of adding to their support."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/15/AR2006111500929.html

What a scumbag!

This says a lot about McLamebrain!

[blondeatlast]

30. One and the same. nt

[PCIntern]

31. WTF! I need a new keyboard...

he has to practice staring/not staring at a black guy?

Listen...Obama's 'exotic' since he's from Hawaii, why not this guy:

[alcibiades_mystery]

32. I was expecting

[Basement Beat]

33. omg...I hope video of this gets leaked

I soooo have to see this.

[EffieBlack]

34. Maybe Steele is the only black person he knows

And since they apparently think it's important for McCain to practice debating a black man - why the skin color would make a difference to McCain is beyond me - he was the only choice.

[PlanetBev]

36. Beyond belief and human comprehension

This crowd doesn't have an original thought between them.

They hear that Biden is rehearsing with Gov. Granholm, so they feel that they have to get a black guy to rehearsal with.

[samuraiguppy]

37. he should have used Alan Keyes--

he even has experience debating Obama!!!


:rofl: