Up until, really, Roosevelt, African-Americans largely voted ninety per cent Republican. That was the political origins, that's what their political voice was in the Republican party. During that history, that last sixty or seventy years of history, the Republican party effectively walked away from the community. They were afraid to really embrace civil rights even though they embraced civil rights legislation. And so it's not enough to just to put it on paper, you gotta actually show up and be in the community, and understand what that struggle was really about.
Up until, really, Roosevelt, African-Americans largely voted ninety per cent Republican. That was the political origins, that's what their political … - Michael Steele
Up until, really, Roosevelt, African-Americans largely voted ninety per cent Republican. That was the political origins, that's what their political …
- Michael Steele
The right to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. - Michael Steele
The right to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
[The healthcare bill is a] headlong rush into socialism....we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so they… - Michael Steele
[The healthcare bill is a] headlong rush into socialism....we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so they…
We are cooling. We are not warming. The warming you see out there, the supposed warming, and I use my finger quotation marks here, is part of the coo… - Michael Steele
We are cooling. We are not warming. The warming you see out there, the supposed warming, and I use my finger quotation marks here, is part of the coo…
Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job. - Michael Steele
Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.
My intent was not to go after Rush - I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh. I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. ... There was no attempt on my… - Michael Steele
My intent was not to go after Rush - I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh. I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. ... There was no attempt on my…
The reality of it is I think the GOP - Republicans and certainly conservatives - will partner with the Tea Party movement around this country. - Michael Steele
The reality of it is I think the GOP - Republicans and certainly conservatives - will partner with the Tea Party movement around this country.
Why do members of my party constantly go after the president personally? - Michael Steele
Why do members of my party constantly go after the president personally?
Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics. - Michael Steele
Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.
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