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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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Aug 18, 2020

This goal here is to declare this election of fraud, he's setting it up, just be prepared to do with it.

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Aug 17, 2020

This galvanization is because folks are now seeing the story, reading the story, hearing the story the way we have lived it in our neighborhoods and our communities for generations.

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Aug 17, 2020

They wanted to privatized the Postal Service, right? So this was to deconstruct the Postal Service.

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Aug 17, 2020

Put everything back in that you took out. Put the post office -- put the postboxes back in the neighborhoods that you took them from. Put the high-speed machines back in the post office where they were located.

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Aug 13, 2020

This is the kind of stuff that this campaign, this country, this time cannot tolerate.

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Aug 13, 2020

I think they just kind of say it is what it is. We've heard that right. And they are finding relief. And they're finding information from those who can help them get through this thing.

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Jul 17, 2012

Put out as much information as you can. Even if you don't release 12 years' worth of tax returns, at least three, four, five.

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Jan 11, 2012

It sounds as if you're attacking, you know, capitalism and the free-market system, and that's not what we're about. So to attack that to me is inconsistent with who we are and what we believe.

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Dec 12, 2010

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has broken his silence and says he will, in fact, seek a second term.

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Dec 12, 2010

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele has broken his silence and says he will in fact seek a second term.

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Oct 27, 2010

President Clinton's actions to have Kendrick Meek withdraw from the campaign sends a chilling signal to all voters, but especially African-Americans. One can only imagine the response if the Republican leadership tried to force out of the…

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Oct 26, 2010

All these little fake Tea Parties that he's backing and supporting need to step it down and step away and step out of the way.

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Oct 26, 2010

I'm here to make it very clear, stop your perpetrating. Stop your faking. Stop your pretending. Mr. Grayson, you are no friend to Tea Party.

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Jul 13, 2010

Accusations that the Tea Party movement is racist are -- quote -- 'not only destructive. They are not true.'

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Jul 4, 2010

Keep in mind, again, for our federal candidates, this is a war of Obama's choosing. This is not something the United States can actively prosecute or wanted to engage in.

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Jul 4, 2010

This is a war of Obama's choosing. This is not something the United States can actively prosecute or wanted to engage in.

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Jul 1, 2010

The chairman clearly supports our troops but believes success in Afghanistan requires, quote, "the ongoing support of the American people."

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Jul 1, 2010

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is in trouble again. Leading conservatives are calling for his resignation after Steele characterized the war in Afghanistan as, quote, "Obama's war" and suggested it is unwinnable.

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Mar 28, 2010

With proof of tens of thousands of dollars in party donations spent on limos and private jets, even a bondage-themed night club, GOP bigwigs are outraged.

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Jan 10, 2010

The thing about it that's interesting is that, when Democrats get caught saying racist things, you know, an apology is enough. If that had been Mitch McConnell saying that about an African-American candidate for president of the United…

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Jan 10, 2010

The thing about it that's interesting is that when Democrats get caught saying racist things, you know, an apology is enough. If that had been Mitch McConnell saying that about an African-American candidate for President of the United…

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Nov 3, 2009

The Republican renaissance has begun. It has begun in earnest, in which we put our faith in the hopes and dreams of the American people to rebuild our economy from the bottom up, not the big deficit-spending plans and policies of the…

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Nov 3, 2009

I don't see a victory in losing seats. I'm not in the business of division and subtraction. I'm in the business of multiplication and addition. I want more Republicans going to Congress. So I don't get to do that particular dance of -- and…

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Nov 3, 2009

Republican renaissance has begun. It's begun in earnest, in which we put our faith in the hopes and dreams of the American people to rebuild our economy from the bottom up. Not the big deficit spending plans and policies of the politicians…

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