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Michael Steele Biography

Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American conservative political commentator and former Republican party politician. Steele served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007; he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. As Lieutenant Governor, Steele chaired the Minority Business Enterprise task force, actively promoting an expansion of affirmative action in the corporate world. Steele also served as Chairperson of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from January 2009 until January 2011; he was the first African-American to serve in that capacity.

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There is no struggle, rift, fight between those who claim the banner of the tea party and those who are in the Republican Party. We work together.

Fight, Fighting, Party, Republican, Struggle, Tea

Secure our borders first. Let us know and let us make sure the American people know that we're taking care of the important business of dealing with the illegal immigration into this country. You cannot begin to address the concerns of the people who are already here unless and until you have made certain that no more are coming in behind them.

Care, Country, Dealing, Illegal, Important, People

Just because a black man is running the RNC doesn't mean black folks are going to, 'Oh, OK, I will be a Republican. ' Just as with the election of President Obama. All the problems and concerns that are very important to African Americans don't get solved overnight.

Black, Mean, Men, Overnight, Running

Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.

Created, Government, History, Jobs, Mankind

Congress must also enact pro-growth policies that encourage the economy to expand: like making tax relief permanent and repealing the death tax.

Death, Economy, Enact, Growth, Policies, Relief

What the Republican National Committee did to Ron Paul was the height of rudeness and stupidity for this reason: Why would you alienate an individual who has the ability to attract a new generation of voters, who are already skeptical of your institution but are willing to at least listen through the vehicle of this individual and the words that he is saying? Why would you alienate them, get on the floor and not let them speak? Not have his name go up on the board and see the number of electoral votes that he receives? This is crazy!

Crazy, Names, Numbers, Reason, Speak, Voters

We don't need to allow any more Nancy Pelosies to wind up in Congress.

Allow, Congress, Nancy, Needs, Pelosies, Wind

We need to increase access to health insurance through Health Savings Accounts and high deductible policies, so individuals and families can purchase the insurance that's best for them and meets their specific needs.

Access, Individual, Needs, Policies, Saving, Specific

You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It's not the law-abiding citizens, it's not the person who uses it as a hobby.

Control, Country, Gun, Hobby, Law, People

We are cooling. We are not warming. The warming you see out there, the supposed warming, and I use my finger quotation marks here, is part of the cooling process.

Finger, Process, Quotation, Quotation Marks, See, Use

Oh, no. I don’t think I’ve ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a water tap. Um, you know, I think that there’s a whole lot that goes into the makeup of an individual that, uh, you just can’t simply say, oh, like, “Tomorrow morning I’m gonna stop being gay. ” It’s like saying, “Tomorrow morning I’m gonna stop being black.

Gay, Makeup, Morning, Stop, View

In order to achieve optimal economic growth, Congress must adhere to sane spending guidelines while promoting smart policies devoted to growing businesses and creating jobs.

Congress, Creating, Devoted, Jobs, Smart

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.

Look, Looks, Play, Playground, Playgrounds, Plays

Up until, really, Roosevelt, African-Americans largely voted ninety per cent Republican. That was the political origins, that's what their political voice was in the Republican party. During that history, that last sixty or seventy years of history, the Republican party effectively walked away from the community. They were afraid to really embrace civil rights even though they embraced civil rights legislation. And so it's not enough to just to put it on paper, you gotta actually show up and be in the community, and understand what that struggle was really about.

Effectively, Party, Rights, Struggle, Voice

Why do members of my party constantly go after the president personally?

Party, President, Members, Constantly