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Early on in his term, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele committed a supposed gaffe when he said that Republicans should engage in “off the hook” outreach to ”suburban-urban hip-hop” communities.
Comedian Stephen Colbert quickly picked up on this, challenging Chairman Steele to a rap battle on live television. The Chairman quickly agreed, but the exchange never actually occurred. In lieu of the Chairman’s appearance, the Colbert Report put together a ingenious compilation of Steele video clips, set to a beat.
But the Chairman isn’t satisfied with the outcome.
“My boys whip me for that all the time,” Steele told FrumForum. “But the rap battle’s gonna happen.”
It might not happen in the next few months, he says, but sooner or later, Michael Steele is going to drop rhymes on Comedy Central with Stephen Colbert. Steele is confident – it might not have been the best time to do it when Colbert first issued his challenge, but when it happens, the Chairman thinks he has the skills to beat him.
TAZ // Jan 29, 2010 at 7:18 pm
He really doesn’t need to keep reminding the base he’s BLACK, they are well aware, and already hate him for it.
pieteronvashon // Jan 30, 2010 at 2:49 am
I’ll put my $ on colbert.
am // Jan 30, 2010 at 9:24 am
Good Lord TAZ. You are one, sick, GD racist, nasty pig.
Just. Hateful.
ynot4tony2 // Jan 30, 2010 at 12:50 pm
So far, Taz, the only one here I see peddling hate is you. It’s not Republicans that are obsessed with race…it’s the Democrats.
What about former KKK members serving in the Senate? Democrats 1, Republicans 0. What about current or recent Presidents that attended a racist church for 20 years? Democrats 2, Republicans 0. What about racist Vice Presidents who have made unfavorable comments about Indians and African Americans? Democrats 2, Republicans 0. What about current and former Presidents who have been sued for suppressing the African American vote? Democrats 1, Republicans 0.
Color doesn’t matter for Republicans, genius. We simply resent elevating and then shielding an unqualified candidate simply because of the color of his skin.
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sinz54 // Jan 30, 2010 at 3:24 pm
TAZ: He really doesn’t need to keep reminding the base he’s BLACK, they are well aware, and already hate him for it.
PROVE IT.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”
— Carl Sagan
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