politics and language--again

[Victor]

In the Politico this morning:

" A month after Michael Steele became the first African-American
chairman of the Republican National Committee, key party leaders are
worried that the GOP has made a costly mistake — one that will make it
even harder for them to take back power from the dominant Democratic Party.

" Steadily becoming a dependable punch line, Steele has brushed back
Rush Limbaugh, threatened moderate Republican senators, offered the
“friggin’ awesome” Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal some “slum love,” called
civil unions “crazy” and promised more outreach to “urban-suburban
hip-hop settings” via an “off the hook” public relations campaign.

" He even threw a shout-out to “one-armed midgets.”

" That’s in just 30 days on the job — and that’s just the PR part.

The whole piece, complete with video is here.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19588.html

The VillageVoice blog goes in a different direction:

" The prosepect of having someone, however well intentioned, reinforce
widespread dim racial views in the GOP is a potentially miserable outcome.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/03/ailing_michael.php

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