The GOP is Doomed
Posted by dpolitico on February 19, 2009 · View Comments
I am a Republican. (Seriously, I am) However, I have absolutely no faith in the current GOP and no faith that they will ever become the party that I thought they should be. (Doesn’t conservatism in public policy mean less government interference and doesn’t that mean government staying out of the way of a woman’s right to choose? A loosing proposition in the current GOP).
I was just about to give up on them forever when the new, and improved, GOP Chairman Michael Steele promised to deliver an “off the hook” pr offensive aimed at the hip-hop crowd. From the Washington Times, via Huff Po:
The RNC’s first black chairman will “surprise everyone” when updating the party’s image using the Internet and advertisements on radio, on television and in print, he told The Washington Times….
“There was underlying concerns we had become too regionalized and the party needed to reach beyond our comfort” zones, he said, citing defeats in such states as Virginia and North Carolina. “We need messengers to really capture that region – young, Hispanic, black, a cross section … 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.”
In classic Republican speak, Steele goes on to say he doesn’t do “cutting edge” but is going beyond “cutting edge.”
I know Steele wants to appeal to the hip hop crowd , but he’s Vanilla Ice compared to Barack Obama (who is not exactly T.I.). It’s like watching your parents (or Will Smith) try and rap.
Once again, the GOP has proven it knows how to focus on the relevant issues of our time. Go ahead, try and compete with the most popular black figure of the last century on his own turf. Make sure you send Sarah Palin in there to talk to the hiphoppers. Now that’s a conversation I want to see.
Doomed!
