Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With "Fried Chicken And Potato Salad"

[CatWoman]

The Young Republicans convention was held in Indianapolis last weekend and their election of a racist, middle-aged woman as President isn't the only controversial item to come out of the GOP gathering.

Local Republican blog Hoosier Access was able to get RNC Chairman Michael Steele to sit down with a group of bloggers and they taped the conversation. The old gaffe-o-matic (or as I like to call him, the Republican Joe Biden!) answers a question from a gay person of color in this clip about the GOP's diversity outreach.

Yes, that's right. To lure African-Americans into the GOP, Steele is offering "fried chicken and potato salad." Since he mentions Republicans should also be reaching out to the LGBT community, I wonder what stereotype he's going to offer us? Buttplugs and Birkenstocks?


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bil-browning/steele-gop-woos-blacks-wi_b_231534.html

[DinahMoeHum]

1. This is a joke, right ???? Unfuckingbelievable.

Steve Gilliard, where are you now that we need you????

[SoxFan]

2. What, no watermelon and Colt .45?

What a tool.

[CatWoman]

5. LOL

And free tap dancing lessons

[XemaSab]

25. May as well throw in a sack of crack and some hoochies

:banghead:

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

41. I love fried Chicken, Potato Salad, Watermellon, and Colt .45 ...

Then again... I'm expected to :D

[CreekDog]

3. I like fried chicken and potato salad too

but i don't think any i could get from a politician would affect my vote.

[izquierdista]

11. You haven't tasted Steele's recipe

Probably has the date rape drug in it.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

40. Or perhaps some Kool-aid to wash it all down.

:puke:

[roguevalley]

42. no pun intended but that is what's for dinner at the house tonight.

how out of touch with reality is this man? I am speechless.

[PA Democrat]

4. What, no watermelon?

:sarcasm:

[time4me2fly]

66. Cadillacs????

[Hepburn]

6. What an asshole...

...and that is a good point about him.

:puke:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. That's right Republicans. Keep running on that 1860 election platform.

[helderheid]

8. He actually said that?!??

[blogslut]

9. I just don't get that guy

Oh well. Keep talking, Steele. Never, never shut up.

[BlooInBloo]

10. (Shakes head) Psst! Hey Steele! They'll never like you. They're laughing at you.

[CatWoman]

28. *smooch*

:hi:

:)

[BlooInBloo]

44. Hiya hon!

:loveya:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. To be fair though, the person who asked the question started it with 'I'll bring the collard greens"

It sounded like.

Steele was just dumb enough to escalate it. Also, Steele started the idiocy with "Y'all".

[spiritual_gunfighter]

24. Yeah

he reacted to what the reporter said first, what it shows is that Steele is a complete idiot but this wasn't something that originated with him. Just to be fair.

[Richardo]

13. "Buttplugs and birkenstocks!"

:rofl:

What a campaign slogan! :rofl:

:hi: CW!

[CatWoman]

29. Uncle Richardo!!

:hi:

[time4me2fly]

65. And don't forget the free mullets offered by Supercuts!

:rofl

[redqueen]

14. Wow.

*sigh*

[Cognitive_Resonance]

15. Steele has got to be a deep-cover plant

on a mission to hasten the demise of the Republican Party. Anybody hear him muttering "...miles to go before I sleep..."?

[RandySF]

16. Oh.My.God.

[pinto]

17. Ah geez. n/t

[Ikonoklast]

18. Can I just lie and eat some free food?

I'll bring enough people with me to their meetings to bankrupt their ass.

But since I'm white, and sticking with the stereotypes, it'll have to be bologna on white with mayo.

[gleaner]

63. Or the other white stereotype..

Grilled Cheese sandwiches and Twinkies with a cherry coke.

[Mojambo]

19. This guy is fucking priceless!

It's hard to imagine a Democratic infiltrator posing as RNC doing more damage to the Republican party than Michael Steele.

[pscot]

20. He could woo me

with fried chicken and potato salad, and I'd vote Democrat with a full belly.

[Contrary1]

21. And he was able to work in that old standby "One nation under God"...

when talking about how the Repubs were responsible for the freeing of slaves.
Wonder how many of these nutjobs know that the original Pledge of Allegiance was penned by a Socialist.

[Hydra]

22. I'll take some of that Fried Chicken and tater salad!

I don't have to register as a republican first, do I?

[dropkickpa]

23. He is pure comedy gold

May Zeus strike the repugs down with lightning if they ever get around to replacing him.

[Oilwellian]

26. Could he BE more of an idiot?

Good grief.

[WI_DEM]

27. Spoken like a true Uncle Tom.

[Orsino]

30. His remarks were unfairly taken out of context.

You have to consider the fact that Steele is a lying whore.

[Cha]

31. So they elected the racist fuck, audra

shay to make sure Black AMericans got the message.

<snip>>>

"On Wednesday, Shay—a 38-year-old Army veteran, mother, and event planner from Louisiana who has been endorsed by her governor, Bobby Jindal—was holding court on her Facebook page, initiating a political conversation by posting that “WalMart just signed a death warrant” by “endorsing Obama’s healthcare plan.” At 1:52, a friend named listed as Eric S. Piker, but whose personal page says his actual name is Eric Pike, wrote “It’s the government making us commies… can’t even smoke in my damn car… whats next they going to issue toilet paper once a month… tell us how to wipe our asses…”

Two minutes later, Piker posted again saying “Obama Bin Lauden is the new terrorist… Muslim is on there side … need to take this country back from all of these mad coons… and illegals.”

Eight minutes after that, at 2:02, Shay weighed in on Piker’s comments: “You tell em Eric! lol"

<more>>>>
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-06/new-gop-racist-headache/

<snip>>>

"ChattahBox)—Audra Shay, a promoter of despicable hate and racism now serves as the national chair of the Young Republicans organization. The delegates tapped 38-year-old Shay to lead them in a vote of 470 to 415 over the weekend, effectively endorsing hate, racism and bigotry as the now and future platform of the GOP."

<more>>>
http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/07/12/facebook-racism-lol-er-audra-shay-wins-bid-to-chair-young-republicans/

[Mike Daniels]

37. I saw an article that asked the question..."How healthy is the state of the Young Republicans...

when the elected president of the YR is 38 years old?". I think the age out for the group is 41.

[varelse]

32. For some strange reason, my head started to hurt

:banghead:

Could it be all that cognitive dissonance?

[Cha]

33. And, Michael Steele is no republican VP Joe

Biden..more like zell miller.:silly:

[Atman]

34. You know, I can't stand Steele, either, but I think this is being way overblown.

If you listen closely, the person asking the question says "I'll bring the collard greens" to which Steele then responds with "I'll bring the fried chicken and potato salad. Inasmuch as that I didn't even know "potato salad" was some sort of ethnic stereotype food, why is Steele's response so shocking? Or racist? It's not as if Steele was just offering up the remark by itself as a way to lure people to the party. That's a misrepresentation of what transpired on the tape.

.

[Mike Daniels]

35. Palin/Steele or vice versa for 2012

Seriesly (sic), you couldn't ask for a better comedy road show.

The only negative is the possibility of them winning.

[guitar man]

36. What a dipshit

Everybody knows that mashed potatoes and cream gravy go much better with fried chicken than potato salad does....and where's the cole slaw? What a fucking eeedjut!! :eyes:

[DFW]

38. What's for dessert? Watermelon?

On the other hand, just surprise me.

[charlie]

39. Man, I love this guy

I hope they make him GOP head for life. "Minority outreach" under Steele is going to require running shoes and a tranquilizer gun.

[Lugnut]

43. Is this guy for real?

I was expecting a link to The Onion.

[graywarrior]

45. Why not just have republican senators in black face tap dancing.

[Doctor_J]

46. The man is fucking brilliant. No one's ever tried that before

With Steele and Palin as their braintrust, we're doomed

:rofl:

[KingFlorez]

47. Oooh, did you hear dat? I's joinin' the Republicans so I's can get me some chicken!

Oh, lawdy, I's just so excited. Thank you, Massa for offerin' me some chicken.

[Wednesdays]

48. This is from The Onion, right?

Right?

[Cognitive_Resonance]

49. You just can't make this stuff up. nt

[PretzelWarrior]

50. it's starting to become a foregone conclusion that Steele is a DEM plant

how in their right minds could the GOP continue to have such a caricature at their helm who does nothing but drive voters to the Democrats.

[JitterbugPerfume]

51. I have been embarrased about

what white people have said about blacks, but this is the first time I can remember being embarassed about what a black man said about his own race

[Spirochete]

52. Whose side is he on?

He's the next best thing to having Bob Boudelang as the RNC chair.

[Vinnie From Indy]

53. Buttplugs and Birkenstocks

Is that like Bed & Bath?

[varelse]

54. I hate this thread

it's making me hungry :(

and I'm a vegetarian :grr:

[Number23]

56. I do too but for different reasons.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

55. Wasn't this in response to a white journalist asking if he was going to use collared greens?

[varelse]

61. Did some idiot really ask him that?

Wait... why would that surprise me? :banghead:

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

62. Apparently so.

People have said it wasn't the reporter but someone standing near him. There is video somewhere.

[Iggo]

57. The name Fuzzy Zoeller comes to mind. (n/t)

[Occam Bandage]

58. There are few times when "out of context" is a legit excuse.

This is one of them.

[Tabasco_Dave]

59. What! No grape Soda?

Cheap bastards.:sarcasm:

[OneBlueSky]

60. Kool Aid!. . . gots to have Kool Aid! . . . n/t

[time4me2fly]

64. It's weird because I heard it on the radio and thought it was the NAACP he was addressing

It actually sounded like people were groaning in the audience; they sure didn't seem to be laughing it up with him. And I think he said other things, also.

[spanone]

67. comparing steele to Biden is an outrageous insult to Joe Biden