Oh man, grab the popcorn, sit back and enjoy the train wreck that is Michael Steele:
“We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles,” Steele told the Washington Times. “But we want to apply them to urban-suburban hip-hop settings.”
“It will be avant garde, technically,” he said of the new public relations team he’s signing on. “It will come to the table with things that will surprise everyone – off the hook.” He also added: “I don’t do ‘cutting-edge.’ That’s what Democrats are doing. We’re going beyond cutting-edge.”
Word to his mother.
I can think of nothing more avant garde than rapping Republicans. If I was talented, it would be cool to put together a mix of some of the Republicans’ greatest hits.
‘Beyond cutting edge’ to…decapitated?
I knew Steele had lost his mind when he called for the bling-bling to be removed from the stimulus. Oh, this is going to be cringe-worthy.
The GOP is being run by Urkel. This is going to be great.
Setting is Steele Family Dinner
Dad: Yo, what’s up?
Son: Dad!
Dad: Just keeping it real.
Son: You’re embarrassing me!
Dad: What’s a matter, homie?
Son: Just stop it, please!
BTW, this conversation happens often at the Casa de Nemski.
Word.
The comments on this story at Josh’s site are hysterical!
I just know that this is the come back that Vanilla Ice has been waiting for.
But it just boggles the mind that Steele thinks that the GOP’s problem is one of branding and counterprograming. OTOH, as one of the commenters at TPM points out, the GOP and some of the current hip-hop popular subjects do have some overlap — guns, big cars, and gay-bashing — so there is a bit of a chance for it to work….
Steele should do stand-up!
Anyways, I hear he wears his cod piece on the outside.
1-2-3
If you’re down wit da GOP
And you want to get to the tip-top
Stop the intellectual violence and hip-hop
Why-O!
There was another somewhat hopeful news story that Hip Hop artists and black urban youths were starting to substitute “president” for the n-word.
They were greeting each other with “How you doin’, president?” and saying things like “In this neighborhood, these are all my presidents”.
One rapper complained that there weren’t many words that rhymed with “president.”
He is pure comedy gold. Michael Steele’s Def GOP Comedy Jam, Fridays at 9 on Fox News.
Nice attempt at humor but Mr Steele is correct to make the effort to move principles into things people understand in their daily lives.
The recent election was not an ideology election but a ‘competence’ election. The voters made their choice and the GOP needs to offer a relevant and better choice.
I’m hoping that Steele starts wearing the MC Hammer balloon pants.
I got 2 torture tables and a microphone…
Somebody
Anybody
Everybody
Scream!
4 words for the right honorable Mr. Steele:
Don’t believe the hype.
Oh, I was hoping that he would start sporting a grill that says NOBAMA in diamonds…..
Can’t Touch This!
We are currently having our platform translated into Ebonics and jive.
So far we have the following:
Yo! Bitches needs to keep they babies.
I gots the right to pop a cap in yo ass if you break in ma crib.
Haliburton is da shizzle.
We can’t adequately translate “Whites only Golf Club” yet, but we will work on that and get right back to ya on that.
It’s merely style over substance. Again. Worse, they will never pull this off in a million years.
It will be like when my Mom kept saying “You know it, girlfriend.” So bad, and so wrong in so many ways.
Geek, how about Whitey got game? Or not. 😉
Isn’t MC Hammer shilling for one of those outfits that rips you off for your gold?
Wonder if that is a new GOP fundraising thing.
2 torture tables and a microphone is classic, LG.
Perhaps they are planning to fight the power?
I really want to Rudy singing “911’s a joke in your town”
LOL!
I’m worrying that we are giving them way too many ideas, though…..
I also think that this new approach means that Bill O’Reilly will have to make nice with Ludacris now…..
As I laugh my way through this thread I can’t help but think how insulting (and transparent) Steele’s new vision is. Stereotype much?
This may be the model they’re going for…
LOL, Cassandra!
Hey Pandora, this just seems so much like the whole Palin thing — if we get a woman on our team, we will just dominate!
Of course, they haven’t learned yet that the business of inclusiveness is not optics.
How much hip-hop do you need to say NO?
Hey, I thought this reminded me of something. Honestly, they’ve learned nothing.
There was another somewhat hopeful news story that Hip Hop artists and black urban youths were starting to substitute “president” for the n-word.
They were greeting each other with “How you doin’, president?” and saying things like “In this neighborhood, these are all my presidents”.
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AWESOME, revolutions do follow elections. ..er I hope this wasn’t a joke because it really does spell a sea change in persistent negative self imaging.
I’ve got some rhymes of my own for the GOP.
(with apologies to Run DMC)
Mike Castle sucks!
He is a liar.
That sucka, M.C.,
Should just be fired!
I like the use of M.C.
Heard that Olbermann called Steele Notorious GOP last night….still looking for the video…
I have gotten more joy out of this thread than I got heartburn yesterday on the other threads. Thanks.
I love it – Notorious G.O.P. Will they go gangsta?
all my shorties
and all my hoes
gonna say this fast
not a bit slo
killin all the brownies
that’s my style
lock’em in jail
for a while
hatin on races is what we do
we don’t like anyone unless your a jew
goin to war
don’t need a reason
just gonna do it because killin’s in season
bustin a cap straight in yo ass
that’s all I got fo now I have to go serve mass
Oh jeebus….please stick to Funiculì Funiculà!
😉
“Whites only Golf Club”
Crackers at the Club
All above
Tiger kicks their ass
What a Gas
Club Crackers is good.
I prefer Oyster Crackers meself. But the 4 pack of CCs with cheese is a tasty treat!
Oh dear — I forgot that Mitt Romney gave this strategy a try out almost a year ago.
I’d like to change the line All Above to While above 🙂
Oh dear. I forgot all about Romney’s “Who let the dogs out?” Woof, woof. Awkward!
Awkward is charitable.
But maybe fixable if he had selected the right alarm clock to wear around his neck that day.