Steele Explains His ‘Urban-Suburban Hip-Hop’ Strategy: I’m Going To Create ‘A Little Hip-Hop Storm’

[sarah553807]

Last February, RNC Chairman Michael Steele got widely mocked when he told the Washington Times that he wanted to apply the Republican Party’s principles “to urban-surburban hip-hop settings.” Guest hosting Bill Bennett’s radio show today, Steele explained to a caller exactly how he planned to reach out to those “settings.”

“I’m working up a little game plan for the fall that would allow me to spend some time on a number of BET channels as well as Radio One Cathy Hughes, her network,” said Steele.(Because you know,that's the only channel AA watch).Steele added that he plans “to actually visit some of these colleges and universities and have a conversation.” Steele said he planned “a little hip-hop storm”:

STEELE: What it’s about right now is your health care, ability for you to run a small business and grow it to a major business. Defining wealth in America. What I like to call creating legacy wealth that is generational. Empowering you to put your kids in schools that actually educate them as opposed to dumb them down to go out and be, you know, not very productive members of society. So, you know, these are important conversations to have. I’ve just been struck by the fact that this president has not addressed those issues in a meaningful way, in the black community especially. So, I’m looking forward to doing that and causing a little hip-hop storm, if you will.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/17/steele-hip-hop-storm/#comments">Think Progress

[zonkers]

1. Not to be confused with a little R&B storm, blues storm or a Trip Hop storm.

[WI_DEM]

2. this guy is the gift that keeps giving.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. Oh I know!

[alsame]

11. Sometimes I really think he's undercover, working for

our side.

[AspenRose]

4. He's going to be disappointed

Quite a few blacks can't stand BET and I hope TV One wouldn't want anything to do with him

[IntravenousDemilo]

5. Is it just me, or does Michael Steele just not realize how desperately uncool he is? n/m

[rurallib]

6. "His name is Steele and he's the Chair

He wears horn rimmed glasses and has no hair
But with the kids he's a big hit
'Cause they love to laugh at this dumb shit"

My first rap - how's it look?

[HopeOverFear]

8. *applause* very good

very good

[fortyfeetunder]

9. good start

I am on the phone and trying not to laugh while in conversation....

[tanyev]

7. There goes Hurricane Michael, hip-hopping his way through the GOP.

You be da man, Michael!

[traxster]

10. Most middle class professional blacks don't watch BET...

So if he is trying to get the upcoming middle/high school voters, then have at it. That who watches BET mostly anyway.

How can someone black be THAT clueless. I know alot of conservative blacks who are not as clueless as he is. And what schools is he talking about that "dumbs down" blacks? Oh, and have fun trying to step foot on an HBCU. I would love to see him go and try to stand up to what Republicans stand for?

I think he doesn't think black people are all that bright.