Guest Hanratty Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: many LOLs to come. unless they're actually good at it, but I can't imagine. Link (CNN) — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says his party is going to launch an "off the hook" public relations campaign that will update the GOP’s image by translating it to "urban-suburban hip-hop settings." The new GOP leader told the Washington Times that the party’s defeat in states like North Carolina and Virginia made it clear they needed a new approach. “We need messengers to really capture that region — young, Hispanic, black, a cross section…” he said in an interview published Thursday. “We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles. But we want to apply them to urban-surburban hip-hop settings.” He added, jokingly, that “we need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.” Steele described the new multi-platform PR offensive as “avant-garde, technically. It will come to [the] table with things that will surprise everyone — off the hook.” Asked whether that meant cutting-edge tactics, Steele demurred. “I don't do 'cutting-edge,’” he said. “That's what Democrats are doing. We're going beyond cutting-edge.” Steele, who began a massive personnel overhaul at the RNC shortly after his election, said he has started meeting weekly with congressional Republicans. He said he’ll be gathering input from House and Senate leaders, not giving instructions — but criticized national Republican leadership’s focus on party unity as a top priority, saying the failure to devote itself instead to developing fresh faces had cost the GOP. “We missed the mark in the past, which is why we are in the crapper now,” he said. “We had the White House, the Senate and the House and were not building a farm team over the last years. We could have been ahead of Democrats and their 50-state strategy.” Steele dismissed the assessments of some Republicans that he needs a deputy to handle areas like logistics, fundraising and candidate recruitment. “I can run this organization just fine,” he said. “There will be no deputy chairman, period. …People who said I can't make the trains run on time never gave a reason. I say to them, 'Stuff it.' “I am not afraid of being held accountable for my leadership,” he said. “The idea I am somehow going to handicap myself before I begin is nuts. I am not going to buy into this mind-set among a few people who probably have never run anything but their mouths.” Steele defeated a crowded field last month, including sitting RNC chairman Mike Duncan, to claim the party’s top spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 cool story bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thec Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 dick cheney will breakdance on iraqi orphan livers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnTqs Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 lol those republicans are at it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 hrmm .. well it's on the huffington post and and the washington times ... but it still reads like an onion article to me .. i'll wait till it's on olbermann ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pilcat Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest hahathhat Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 it still reads like an onion article to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 YEA HIP HOP SETTING LETS DROP IT GOP IN THE HOUSE I WANT ALL MY ONE-ARMED MIDGET PREZZIES RAISIN THE ROOF BUT NOT THE TAXES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 YEA HIP HOP SETTING LETS DROP IT GOP IN THE HOUSE I WANT ALL MY ONE-ARMED MIDGET PREZZIES RAISIN THE ROOF BUT NOT THE TAXES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drahken Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 President please, like this whack shit would work on a hardcore President. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « African American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 eneewun hir xee eric holder blak historee munth speetc.. ?? // anyone here the eric holder black history month speech .. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 it was an odd experience ... now i don't disagree with the lecture .. nor the schooling he unleashed apon those from his department in attendance .. i chuckled a little at the feigned humility in the context of history ... but it perhaps open the door a touch to the possibility that the obamas teammay nor suck after all ... maybe ... they have been tiptoing up till nao .. but this was a major shift from the nuanced positioning they've been doing so far ... this schooling on the prior and continued fooling .. link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 link - (couldn't find transcript from brief search ...) .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 This will complement the widespread "shooting brown people" campaign they've started over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 so do they use a cannon ... i hope there's a net ... at the other end ... do they store them next to the midget caravan ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Quixote Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 remember when the republicans tried taking away Hillary's supporters by bringing along an empty-shell who happened to be a female, but had completely opposite and un-representative views of said demographic? this is their second attempt. i sense fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 heh ... hillary was/is madkeen status quo ... she's evil even ... no point feeling sorry for ... but yeah i sorta get ...perhaps .. if you were comming from a certain position ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 the GOP is so screwed. this will only break up the party more than it already is. it'll be fun to see how the wingnuts react to all the RINOs running things,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 hardly ... they are looking for a marketing position ... which won't ultimately stop the base from voting for them ... it'll just reposition there message along the usual lines dependent apon the prevailing conditions ... so you just lose ...you go all out negative... wait a couple of years for something minor apon which you can sink your teeth into ... go for it ... the plebs will respond ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 what i'm saying is that the base will vote repub whatever ... as ideologically ... they hate poor people .. the swing voter is all you are really pitching too ...and being what they are .. it ain't hard ... 'oh no taxes ... national security ... economic management .. blarh dee fucking .. blarhb ..' ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I wish I could find that old snl commercial (gotta be 15-20 years old now) that starts out by panning through 3 or 4 ethnic/gender/age diverse people saying "I'm so-and-so, and I'm a Republican," then zooms out to show them flanked by 500 or so identical middle aged white guys in black suits, striped ties, and glasses. "The Republican Party, get to know us!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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