ENG: Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American politician, serving since January 2009 as the first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee. From 2003 to 2007, he was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, the first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland. During his time as Lieutenant Governor, he chaired the Minority Business Enterprise taskforce, actively promoting an expansion of affirmative action in the corporate world.
In 2006, Steele made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate, losing to Democrat Ben Cardin. He then served as chairman of GOPAC, the political training organization of the Republican party, was a political commentator for Fox News and a partner at the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf before making his ...
RNC chairman Michael Steele on Fox after meeting with Tea Party activists:MICHAEL STEELE TELLS FOX & FRIENDS: THERE "WAS NOT ANY TALK" ABOUT THE TEA PARTY "BECOMING OR CREATING A THIRD PARTY"In an interview earlier this morning on FOX News Channel's FOX & Friends, RNC Chairman Michael Steele spoke with co host Steve Doocy about the Tea Party activists, GOP "mistakes," and the future of the Republican Party. Steele said "there was not any talk about becoming or creating a third party," when he met with Tea Party activists. In addition, he said he finds it "amusing," that when he meets ...
Y'all know how much I like smacking around (rhetorically speaking) Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. He makes it SO easy. That's why when Steele not only does the right thing, but also says the right thing, I feel obligated to give him his props.Steele's vocal opposition to a proposed suicide pact -- otherwise known as the purity test for GOP candidates -- being considered at the party's annual meeting in Hawaii was a show of real leadership. In order to be considered conservative enough to qualify for the national party's money and support, candidates would have to agree ...
