Steele Needs To Step Up

Argues Kevin Jackson, a conservative Republican blogger, about Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele (pictured): "Let me speak for conservatives who are afraid to say the obvious: Michael Steele is a bitter disappointment as RNC chair. Like many others, I had high hopes for Steele, however Steele is little more than a cheap alloy, and not 'steel' at all. He is smart and articulate, and as the first black Vice-President Joe Biden would say, 'That Negro is clean!' Maybe there is still hope? Admittedly I voted for Steele as Chairman of the RNC because he is black. There. I said it for all you who were thinking it. I pulled that one right from the playbook of the liberal ignoramuses—the intelligentsia. However, unlike the racist who voted for Obama because he was 'sorta' black, I am not racist at all. My vote for Steele was really a 'black guilt' vote for racist Democrats whose policies did not allow for the rise of a black RNC chairman until now. Like most of the non-black Democrats who voted for Obama, this black conservative I am sad to say is underwhelmed by Steele thus far."

Mr. Jackson continues his commentary: "What disappoints me most is Steele has no appetite, no passion for giving the Left serious beatdowns. Steele is the black version of 'more of the same,' when he is suppose to be Shaft. The Left is attempting to destroy the best country in the world, and Steele is throwing rocks in a gun fight. The people elected Steele to take on racism—and other crazy Leftisms—in a full frontal attack....Steele was elected to set the record straight about the Republican Party—from the perspective of a learned black man. He was to show the world that, unlike what racist Democrats would like us to think about black folks, there are blacks who come packaged with intelligence, drive, passion, enthusiasm, work ethic, and other conservative values. We are not all stupid liberals. We don’t all have our pants hanging down below our butts, and walk around holding our 'packages'. We do not all want to drive Escalades, and have a record label. Nor do most of us want to collect our 'gubment' checks, unless we happen to work for the evil empire. Simply put, there are many blacks who know that if we are victims, then we are most likely victims of ourselves…not America!"

More: "Here’s the wrap: It’s time for Steele to step up or step out. This weak-kneed, ankle-grabbing approach is not going to energize the base, nor will it provide outreach into the black community. Black people need to know the truth about their captors–slave owners known as Democrats. They need to know how the Democrats are playing them, and have the game explained. If Steele starts fighting like a man, and not like a sissy, then he will unleash those hidden conservative voices in the black community. Dissemination of the facts to blacks will give closeted conservative blacks a softer place to land. A tougher stand will empower non-black conservatives, who are tired of being called racists and elitists."