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Michael Steele

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Michael Steele is a prominent Republican political figure from Maryland, known for his role as the first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), serving from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure, he focused on expanding the party's outreach to minority communities and modernizing its image. Steele has also been a vocal commentator on political issues, frequently appearing on various media platforms to discuss Republican strategies and policies. His insights often reflect a blend of traditional conservative values with a call for inclusivity within the party.

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Jan 31, 2022

He is a dangerous man. He is a very dangerous man.

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Jan 23, 2022

When you`re no longer held accountable for the things you do, the words you say, the actions you take, as an elected official, as someone empowered under our Constitution, an oath that you swore to uphold, if you`re not held accountable…

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Jan 23, 2022

It`s about retributive policy-making. It`s about how we use the system against those who turned us out of power.

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Jan 23, 2022

When the former speaker, Republican speaker of the House tells you that, come next year, and Republicans have the House and the Senate, people are going to go to jail from the January 6 commission, if you have got Steve Bannon and others…

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Jan 18, 2022

It`s a big deal, because now you`re going to have stuff coming out of the Trump administration for the public to see that shows the three things that John pointed out about a party and its leadership that don`t have a strategy, they`re…

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Jan 18, 2022

the big lie was, in fact that and that anyone out here still pushing it is lying to you and needs to be shut down.

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Jan 18, 2022

There`s no surprise there. The question becomes, I think, more narratively how the president goes out and convinces the country of that.

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Jan 13, 2022

There’s a reason why, in 2009 -- I believe was in 2009 -- I gave a speech at the National Press Club declaring that the Southern Strategy, the Nixonian Southern Strategy, was over.

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Jan 13, 2022

January 6 is not about the politics. January 6 is about the attention overthrow of our government.

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Jan 13, 2022

The political calculation very much that was made in the 1960s was made again, that that’s the salvation, that’s the salvation.

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Jan 13, 2022

We should be tired of this crap. We have seen this movie. We have heard the dialogue over and over and over.

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Jan 13, 2022

It’s incumbent on the rest of us to work past that. I just -- I cannot -- I cannot stress enough how profoundly important it is to understand what this November’s election means.

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