Steele Agrees Obama "Is The Magic Negro"

While hosting Bill Bennett's radio show Friday morning, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele appeared to agree with a caller that President Obama is "the magic Negro."

CALLER: It's just like the LA Times said last year, or two years ago -- he is the magic Negro.

STEELE: Yeah he is -- [laughter]. You read that too, huh?

CALLER: Oh yeah. I read that too. And even when things go wrong, he still manages to come out smelling like a rose.

STEELE: Well, yeah. And it's because he's getting unprecedented coverage -- cover -- by the media.

Steele's amused reaction is somewhat surprising. When former RNC chairman Chip Saltsman released a CD including a parody song "Barack The Magic Negro" in January -- inspired by the same LA Times article -- Steele said it "doesn't help at all ... it reinforces a negative stereotype of the party." Saltsman withdrew from the race to remain chairman in the wake of the scandal.

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[Retrofuturistic]

It's all about the appearance--- fancy office, fancy clothes, fancy jewelry. Never mind that there is no substance or no skills beneath the outward appearance, or that the man cannot compose a literate sentence. All you have to do is be able to schmooze.

[tbone99]

hell, Steele doesn't even have to make sense - he just has to be black

[SmallChange]

Michael keep it coming the longer you stay as chairman of that defunct party the better it is for the rest of us. Thanks for my daily chuckle, you can't make this stuff up!

[BigAl72]

Obama uses magic, and Steele uses witchcraft!

[AmazingChicken]

IMHO it shows just how ill-fitting the role is for Mr. Steele. Fish riding a bicycle.

[zlohcuc]

Steele proves nearly every day by his clueless observations that he is a vacuous numbskull. Snappy dresser though...

[davispty5]

All style, no substance.

[futate01]

what style?

[my2girls]

That guy is a walking/talking disaster!

[Seattlelite]

He's the gift that keeps on giving.

[carolinhouston]

Hmmm . . . so what does that make Michael Steele? I have an idea, but I won't post it.

[Thirdstone]

Jive Turkey.....

[babyboomerorig]

This is great, Steele....YOU be the one to add to the racial bias reigniting in this country.

[nowarpleez]

I love Michael Steele. Listening to him speak makes me so happy :)

[Tugar]

EMBARASSED TO NO END...

I WAS LISTENING TO THIS CALL WHEN IT CAME INTO THE "MORNINGS WITH BILL BENNETT "TALK-RADIO SHOW, AS M. STEELE WAS SITTING IN FOR B. BENNETT.

AS A BLACK PERSON, I CANNOT SAY ANYTHING EXCEPT;

MICHAEL STEELE IS A DISCREDIT TO EACH AND EVERY BLACK PERSON IN AMERICA ! AND HE IS JUST WHAT THE GOP NEEDS TO KEEP LOOKING LIKE WHAT THEY ARE...

MICHAEL STEEL IS A JOKE AND THE GOP ISN'T FAR BEHIND HIM !

[jayaur]

Everyone loves a "Circus Clown"

[HLL]

If President Obama is magical, what does that make you, Mr. Steel? The opposite magical. Tragical.

[Samirah1368]

GOOD ONE

[SmallChange]

Oh no you di-ent!!!

Michael keep it coming the longer you stay as chairman of that defunct party the better it is for the rest of us.

Thanks for my daily chuckle, you can't make this stuff up!

[Malkin71]

Seriously, though....

Steele was a one term Lt. Governor. He was the most qualified candidate? They didn't have a former Governor? Senator? Congressman?

It was blatant that they picked Steele because he was black in the wake of Obama's election.

For a party that hates affirmative action and quotas...

[danonchalant1]

It was either him or Katon Dawson. You know, the politician from South Carolina that once belonged to a Whites only club?

[RobertHenryEller]

The party does like tokens, however.

[harriscrl3]

When will huffpost learn stop wasting space talking about republicans hypocrisy its a given they are hypocrites as they breathe. Thats their slogan.

I think we are witnessing a different era with rethugs whereas in the past they were hypocrites it wasnt as plain as it is today. I think its because of Obama when we compare rethugs to him we can see their hypocrisy plainer than we could in the past. Thats what happens when you have a President with little or no hypocrisy and you put hypocrites in his midst.

Carol