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RNC's bridge to conservatives on shaky ground?
Friday, April 2, 2010 11:12 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote:A nearly $2,000 bar tab at a bondage-themed Hollywood night club has continued to cast a shadow on the Republican National Committee and has raised questions over the ability of its chairman, Michael Steele, to lead the party to victory in November 2010. Conservatives started criticizing Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, after he blasted radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh last year and later apologized. Some of the party faithful are also critical for his spending. And some fear he's not positioning the GOP well enough to hammer vulnerable Democrats in mid-term elections this fall. Republican strategist Mary Matalin, noting the recent club tab controversy's effect on the chairman, offered Steele advice, saying he "needs to take a step back and ... raise some money and do some turnout and get the job done." Matalin noted that he "could be a good chairman," but has to "clean up the act some." She added that Steele shouldn't step down, which would only lead to gloating from Democrats. A conservative leader who describes himself as Steele's friend was critical of the organization. "Increasingly, it appears that the RNC is tone-deaf to so many social conservatives ... whose homes they are calling every night looking for money," Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told CNN's Kiran Chetry on Thursday. Political analyst Bill Crane, with the public affairs firm CSI Crane, said that while the recent news is most likely to be a two- or three-day story, a string of other problems coming to light could have a big effect going forward. "If you have an unabated string of incidences -- minor or major -- then typically you will start to hear the leadership in the party say perhaps it's time for someone to step aside or perhaps it's time for new leadership. I don't think we're there yet," he said. Another minor incident came to light on Thursday, when it was reported that an RNC fundraising mail piece accidentally listed a phone sex number. The RNC blamed a vendor for the misprint, which gave the phone number with an 800 prefix instead of the Washington 202 area code. Forcing Steele to step down would not be easy. Candy Crowley, host CNN's "State of the Union," said that Steele's future is not determined by Republican and conservative leaders, but rather by the close to 170 members of the RNC.
Friday, April 2, 2010 11:16 AM
WHOZIT
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Dunno if anyone covered this, but what the hell:Quote:A nearly $2,000 bar tab at a bondage-themed Hollywood night club has continued to cast a shadow on the Republican National Committee and has raised questions over the ability of its chairman, Michael Steele, to lead the party to victory in November 2010. Conservatives started criticizing Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, after he blasted radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh last year and later apologized. Some of the party faithful are also critical for his spending. And some fear he's not positioning the GOP well enough to hammer vulnerable Democrats in mid-term elections this fall. Republican strategist Mary Matalin, noting the recent club tab controversy's effect on the chairman, offered Steele advice, saying he "needs to take a step back and ... raise some money and do some turnout and get the job done." Matalin noted that he "could be a good chairman," but has to "clean up the act some." She added that Steele shouldn't step down, which would only lead to gloating from Democrats. A conservative leader who describes himself as Steele's friend was critical of the organization. "Increasingly, it appears that the RNC is tone-deaf to so many social conservatives ... whose homes they are calling every night looking for money," Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told CNN's Kiran Chetry on Thursday. Political analyst Bill Crane, with the public affairs firm CSI Crane, said that while the recent news is most likely to be a two- or three-day story, a string of other problems coming to light could have a big effect going forward. "If you have an unabated string of incidences -- minor or major -- then typically you will start to hear the leadership in the party say perhaps it's time for someone to step aside or perhaps it's time for new leadership. I don't think we're there yet," he said. Another minor incident came to light on Thursday, when it was reported that an RNC fundraising mail piece accidentally listed a phone sex number. The RNC blamed a vendor for the misprint, which gave the phone number with an 800 prefix instead of the Washington 202 area code. Forcing Steele to step down would not be easy. Candy Crowley, host CNN's "State of the Union," said that Steele's future is not determined by Republican and conservative leaders, but rather by the close to 170 members of the RNC. (more at http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/02/michael.steele.fallout/index.html?hpt=T2) "I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "Hero", 3/1/10
Friday, April 2, 2010 11:20 AM
Friday, April 2, 2010 11:23 AM
MINCINGBEAST
Friday, April 2, 2010 11:25 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Oh, my, sometimes you are just TOO funny for words! Thanx for "posting" mine twice, with your leeeetle tiny comment almost invisible on the bottom... "I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "Hero", 3/1/10
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