If that's the case, why is he still RNC chairman? The GOP seems to be building their whole future on fear of a black man.

Such erudition. Such a putz!

I think it's attempted humor.

"Scared" might not be the right word,

If I were a white (or ANY color) Republican, I would be very scared of Mr. Steele...not because he's black but because he is flat out the worst chair of either party I've observed during my lifetime of following politics! GOPS...do yourselves a big favor and GET RID OF THIS DOOF! Or...do us Dems an even bigger favor and keep him!

This is actually quite revealing. Steele is absolutely right: white Republicans are truthfully very afraid of him or any other Black man. This bold declaration of reality indicates two very real problems under which Steele is operating. First, he has no social filter: he doesn't know how to mask his thoughts. He says whatever spins into and out of his head, knowing full well that it's the truth, but oblivious to the ramifications. Secondly, he's very aware that the party he loves hates him, but he's sworn to promote and enhance their agenda, even if it's to his detriment. The cognitive dissonance totally eludes him, which suggests to me that he has some serious self awareness and self esteem challenges. I don't want to be there when reality overwhelms his obviously fortified coping skills.

I'm not a shrink, but Mike Steele is one sick puppy.

I think he is Dave Chappelle in disguise. When Dave went MIA, he was prepping for this piece of performance art.

steele is a shameless panderer. always has been. it's how mickey s. rolls -- and it always gets him in trouble. he tells whomever he's talking to whatever it is he thinks they want him to say. and the next day he crawls on glass to kiss massah's boot in forgiveness.

like when he told homeboy dl hughley he's the "de facto leader of the republican party" and called limbaugh "incendiary" and "ugly". 24 hrs later he's tongue-waxing limbaugh's crack.

like when he told gq's lisa depaulo that abortion's "an individual choice". 24 hrs later it's time to pucker up for tony perkins.

not that there's anything wrong with that. as the biggest collection of watb's in the country, republicans really enjoy having an eager beaver like steele eating out of their diapers on a weekly basis. and they let him play "the captain". so everybody's happy.

The color of a repus doesn't determine their fear of Steele; their intelligence does.

Republicans reacted with glee when Joe Biden was selected as Obama's running mate. We were supposedly going to witness a non-stop string of verbal gaffs form the VP candidate. When that didn't happen during the Election, we were told that he would be embarassing Obama at every turn.

Didn't exactly turn out that way, did it?

Seems like we are seeing a non-stop string of dumbass remarks, just as Republicans predicted, only they're coming from the RNC Chairman, not the Office of the VP.

Guess you gotta be careful what you wish for.

This man is one of the least scary republicans that exist.

That's what explains their laughing behind his back.