Michael Steele

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Michael Steele has made history in the political arena with two African- American “firsts.” He was the first black elected to a statewide office in Maryland, as the Lt. Governor in 2003. And after Barack Obama was sworn in as America’s first black president in 2009, Steele became the first black Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Known for being outspoken on controversial topics, he drew the ire of popular conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh and others within the GOP. He served as chairman until January 2011.

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What's Up With That?

GOP strategist and former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele doesn't understand why background checks for gun purchases is such a controversial issue. "I don't get the fear of registration," Steele said on MSNBC's The Daily Rund...

Fighting Words

Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is still angered by successor Reince Priebus' suggestion that Steele left the RNC fiscally unsound. "I kept my mouth shut for two years because, hey, I’m a party guy," Steele said on WMA...

Steele Strikes Back

Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele did not appreciate his successor Reince Priebus' suggestion March 18 that he'd left the RNC in a fiscal crisis. "He wasn't complaining about debt and concerned about debt when I was writ...

Talking Heads

Former RNC chairman Michael Steele is a frequent defender of the GOP faith on cable news programs. But he can't do it alone, so the RNC proposes to develop a national list of Black surrogates to have a high-level presence in African-American media...

Commentary: The Five Black People You Meet in GOP Heaven

If the GOP wants to attract African-Americans, they need to stop attacking other Black politicians.

Commentary: Watts Up?

The value of a GOP chairman’s ideas and willingness to push the party beyond its comfort zone is more important than his skin color, writes former GOP Chairman Michael Steele.
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