New R.N.C. Chairman Wants a ‘Hip-Hop’ Party

[Joanne98]

Soon after his election as chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele pledged to “bring this party to every corner, to every boardroom, to every neighborhood, to every community.”

Apparently, he wasn’t kidding.

The public relations campaign Mr. Steele has planned is going to be “off the hook,” he told the Washington Times in an interview published on Thursday.

“We want to convey that the modern-day G.O.P. looks like the conservative party that stands on principles,” Mr. Steele said. “But we want to apply them to urban-suburban hip-hop settings.”

And Mr. Steele, isn’t leaving anyone out, including, he joked, “one-armed midgets.”

Though the newspaper reported that Mr. Steele declined to offer specifics, he plans to put together a public relations team to give the Republican Party the equivalent of an extreme makeover. It’s part of a larger overhaul of the committee that he set in motion several weeks ago.

The new re-branding effort he said, “will be avant garde, technically. It will come to table with things that will surprise everyone — off the hook.”

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/new-rnc-chairman-wants-a-hip-hop-party/

You can put lipstick on a pig BUT...

[DS1]

1. Just nail them on throwing parties when there's tons of work to be done

Game set match

[BurtWorm]

2. It's already in every boardroom.

:wtf:

[kirby]

3. Mitch McConnell Bust'n a Move...

Hell, the party has already busted a cap in the middle classes ass.

[Stevenmarc]

4. just because hip hop has it's fair share of misogynists and homophobes

doesn't make them ripe for the picking by the Republicans.

[BuyingThyme]

5. Just keep talkin', Michael.

[pepperbear]

6. wow, too bad mccain didn't think about that. he could've used this guy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VxYvGbWwyw

[islandmkl]

7. i can see it now: "Yo, homeboy...dems is stealin' your cash and shit...

better get up with the 'pubs while you still got some stuff..."

[tridim]

8. That's phat!

:eyes:

[sufrommich]

9. Rod and Todd say:

That's supercool,Daddio!!!!!

[HamdenRice]

10. They already did and adopted mascot, "Reagraham Lincool"

Did you see the new mascot on the Daily Show? Anyone have a still?

[kirby]

13. Here...

[baldguy]

11. Well, MC Hammer isn't busy.

[biopowertoday]

12. Well, it worked for Obama

didn't it? From what I can see from the article Steele is taking a page from the Obama campaign.
Not saying it will work but it will draw some over.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

18. Except that the Democratic Party has traditionally fought for the rights of minorities since the 60s

Steele isn't talking about changing anything about their platform. He's only talking about changing the exterior. He wants us to vote against our interests because of this new facade he's putting up.

[tanyev]

14. Yo, yo, yo, yo!

Lindsay Graham and John McCain have been waiting for an event where they could wear their matching athletic suits and backward caps. Michael Steele says, "Don't forget the bling-bling."

[Earth_First]

15. And Mr. Steele, isn’t leaving anyone out, including, he joked, “one-armed midgets.”

WTF does that mean?

Please don't tell me that Steele is more "in the loop" than I am...

[KamaAina]

16. It means, if you had Feb. 19 in the "When will Michael Steele put his foot in his mouth?" pool,

you won. Congratulations!

[tabbycat31]

17. take a class in demographics 101

please, you are making a fool out of yourself and the party (not that there's anything wrong with that)