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Hello, everyone. I've been out of the loop for a bit, as I'm on a vacation of sorts... and today is the first I've heard of Michael Steele.Of course this poster was saying this in jest. Liberals can't be that stupid and predictable can they? Once again, the lunatic-Left proves me wrong and they fell right into the hole.
Just curious as to what you guys think of him. At first, without reading anything about him, really, I thought, "great." But, after a minute, it just seems as though this could be spun by the Left negatively. They could easily say, "The only reason he's in his position is because Obama, the first black President, has just been elected." It could seem as if the national chairman was selected by poll.
From Politico:
“Clearly Obama’s success contributed to Steele’s victory,” said former Rep. Martin Frost (D-Texas), who served two terms as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “Had Obama not won, I can’t imagine the Republicans would have elected an African-American chairman.”Playing "Predict The Leftist Talking Point" is like playing baseball with arm-amputees: So easy you fall on the ground laughing.
Interesting blog you’ve got here. Relevantly, Michael Steele, born 1958, is a member of Generation Jones--the generation between the Boomers and GenXers--which has now taken over as America’s new leaders. Obama, and many in the team he has assembled, are Jonesers. The GOP is also now led by Jonesers, including Steele, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty and Mark Sanford. I’m a Joneser and totally relate to this identity, and all the recent big-time national media attention about Generation Jones. We’re not Boomers or Xers! I’ve read several articles recently that make a strong case for learning more about Generation Jones to grasp the changes we can expect now in politics and leadership.
ReplyDeleteSteele embraces his Generation Jones identity, and speaks about the importance of the new Generation Jones leadership, in this short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbbVe_Twui0
There is an op-ed about exactly this topic in USA TODAY this week: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm .
I’m very curious to see what Steele’s early weeks at this new job will look like.
Good video. Great article.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see if Sanford will try out a 2012 run. I'd just like to see more of him on a national stage period.
This is honestly the first time I've heard of Generation Jones.