RNC Chairman Michael Steele speaks at Tavis Smiley's State of Black Union

Is this a kinder, softer, Michael Steele? This one is scarier then the last. I would rather have the old Steele back. At least I knew where he was coming from with his misplaced Republican honesty and loyalty. This one sounds more contrived and I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. Truly, the "Stepford" Republican. Michael, you just keep on hanging with Tavis. The public opinion is still out on Tavis also.

What do you mean the "public opinion is still out on Tavis also." By public do you mean the "Black public," the "Democrats" or "Black Democrats?" Are you yet another person that believes that all Black people are droids and have to believe the same way? I am a person who voted for Obama, but I am open to hearing difference in opinion. Politics is cyclical. Steele was right when he talked about Blacks voting for the Republicans and how the party left Blacks. Most people don't even realize that Nixon had a stronger civil rights record than Kennedy and when Kennedy finally made a move on civil rights he had to have his arm twisted, yet that, along with FDR, moved a majority of Blacks to the Democratic party. I've seen overt racism in the Republican party, but have also seen the pity parade of elitist white liberals who come in to a community and feel bad for the lower class and want to give and give with such low standards for people instead of teaching and having high expectations.

Great, my comment got a charge out of you. Michael Steele is still a two face creep.

talk, talk, talk, when do we eat? this constant bickering is what paralyzes and stagnates both parties and any forward movement for the country. the country is imploding and we sit hear arguing about who has been a better party to the black community. the fact of the matter is that the black and latino communities still have the largest dropout rate from school, a statistic that hasn't changed in over fifty years, the majority of latino's and african americans are still the least paid individuals in our workforce as well as the ones with no medical insurance or even access to health care. which begs the question...which party has really been there for either of these communities?

Michael Steele is not and will never be the de facto leader of the GOP, Rush Limbaugh is. Steele's words are meaningless and does not carry the same weight as Limbaugh's. Rush Limbaugh is the true voice of Republican conservatism.

Funny how he was there in an audience that could really care less what he had to say and the real leader of the GOP, Limabaugh, was at the coven, CPAC giving his speech. Although he was spot on with the fact that blacks should not just be giving the vote to Democrats. I say that since when it happens and the GOP is in office, we are left out.

Steeles said "Who would think that in 2009 you'd have two black men at the pinnacle of political power in this country,"----------He is not at the pinnicale of political power, he is a puppet.

Michael Steele removed all doubt regarding his self respect when he apologized yesterday to the grand wizard racist Rush Limbaugh. Steele is showing himself to be the quintessential "house negro."

Steele should do himself a favor and join the "Green" party, or the "Orange" party for that matter, it would have about the same level of consequence. Unlike EF Hutton, when Micheal Steele speaks, He's the only one listening in the Repuplican Party. Young Anikan Skywalker its not too late to come back from the "darkside".

He was the first and last GOP "leader" to show up, and, he was interesting got upiity and then put back in his place by the real leader of the party, although this whole event is old, stale and played out now. Other than Dyson and Rev Al keeping it real, some old same.

Irrelevant= Michael Steele= Tavis Smiley= GOP Minority outreach.

The more Michael Steele talks the more he sounds like a broken record. He comes off like a use car sales man. If Steele wants to engage the community, let him come to ghettos, the Harlems, the barrios and the rezervations so few republicans show up at.

Steele is right. We are not a monolithic people, and I wholehearty support his right to choose the politics of his liking. We should not bash Michael Steele because we don't agree with him. He's doing more to take on the racist GOP then many of our other Black leaders are doing. That is a fact. If he were an Uncle Tom, he would even show up to the event. He would spend his media time bashing Obama and hiding behind Bill O'Reiley's pant's leg.

Yeh Michael two black men at the pinnacle of power, you and Clarence Thomas.

Yeh Michael two black men at the pinnacle of power, you and Clarence Thomas.

Democrats are weak. They always have been. They are their own owrst enimie. And MS will captialize on this by pounding away on that fact. The democrats also have a weak voting block. IF it wasn't for ACORN....obongo wouldn't have been elected.