Showing posts with label Michael Steele. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Steele. Show all posts

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Michael Steele accuses Obama administration of planning to "rig the Census"

In an official statement today from Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, he says that "it seems the Obama Administration has plans to rig the Census results," because the group ACORN has been chosen to partner with the Census Bureau to help determine population counts.

Accusing the Obama administration of rigging the Census? That really seems beyond the pale, doesn't it?

Michael Steele's had a history of gaffes in his short tenure as RNC chairman but this is just really out there.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

New GOP chairman: "No, no, no" to civil unions

Despite some well-publicized calls for a more inclusive GOP, newly installed Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele rejected the possibility of any kind of legally recognized civil union for gays and lesbians. Appearing on Mike Gallagher's radio show, Steele responded to a question on civil unions by saying, "No, no no. What would we do that for? What are you, crazy?"

Read the entire article here.