For most of the last 20 years, two men dominated the role of America's designated enemy. Two names were constantly at the top of "greatest foe in the world." Those two men were Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq, and Osama Bin Laden, leader of the terrorist group Al Qaeda.
So, in response, in 2008, Americans elected as president a black Democrat named Barack Hussein Obama.
Obviously, the Republicans had to fight back. They needed a leader of their own who could counter the obvious advantages Obama had. So they figured they could best use a black man of their own, so they chose Michael Steele to head up the Republican National Committee.
Unfortunately, Steele was mediocre at best. So, after two years, they decided they'd focused on the wrong aspect of Obama as the source of his mojo. Steele was set aside, replaced by a man with an even more unusual (if not downright sillly) name of Reince Priebus.
I presume it was because Millard Fillmore was unavailable and Engelbert Humperdinck was not interested.
Hey, it could work. Here in New Hampshire, the Democrats were quite successful using that gambit. In the 1980's, a state rep named Dudley Dudley ran for Congress, under the slogan "Dudley Dudley -- Worth Repeating" and "Dudley Dudley -- Congress Congress." She was doing pretty good, too, until her opponent tagged her with "Dudley Dudley -- Liberal Liberal." And then a couple of years later, we actually did elect for a couple of terms "Dick Swett."
Honest. He's a devout Mormon, and his father-in-law was the late Tom Lantos. Look it up.
The Republicans tried to fight back, but Fergus Cullen and Ovide LaMontagne didn't quite get as far as Swett.
So good luck, Chairman Priebus. Hopefully, your opponents will be too busy learning how to spell and pronounce your name to foil your plans.
So, in response, in 2008, Americans elected as president a black Democrat named Barack Hussein Obama.
Obviously, the Republicans had to fight back. They needed a leader of their own who could counter the obvious advantages Obama had. So they figured they could best use a black man of their own, so they chose Michael Steele to head up the Republican National Committee.
Unfortunately, Steele was mediocre at best. So, after two years, they decided they'd focused on the wrong aspect of Obama as the source of his mojo. Steele was set aside, replaced by a man with an even more unusual (if not downright sillly) name of Reince Priebus.
I presume it was because Millard Fillmore was unavailable and Engelbert Humperdinck was not interested.
Hey, it could work. Here in New Hampshire, the Democrats were quite successful using that gambit. In the 1980's, a state rep named Dudley Dudley ran for Congress, under the slogan "Dudley Dudley -- Worth Repeating" and "Dudley Dudley -- Congress Congress." She was doing pretty good, too, until her opponent tagged her with "Dudley Dudley -- Liberal Liberal." And then a couple of years later, we actually did elect for a couple of terms "Dick Swett."
Honest. He's a devout Mormon, and his father-in-law was the late Tom Lantos. Look it up.
The Republicans tried to fight back, but Fergus Cullen and Ovide LaMontagne didn't quite get as far as Swett.
So good luck, Chairman Priebus. Hopefully, your opponents will be too busy learning how to spell and pronounce your name to foil your plans.
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"Reince Priebus"<b... (Below threshold)1. Posted by 914 | January 15, 2011 2:16 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Reince Priebus"
Is that French for Greek?
1. Posted by 914 | January 15, 2011 2:16 PM |
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Posted on January 15, 2011 14:16
2. Posted by Woop | January 15, 2011 2:16 PM | Score: -6 (14 votes cast)
Nice to see a conservative admit that Steele was chosen principally because of his skin color.
Why else would racists get rid of the man that lead their party to it's biggest victory in 80 years?
2. Posted by Woop | January 15, 2011 2:16 PM |
Score: -6 (14 votes cast)
Posted on January 15, 2011 14:16
3. Posted by 914 | January 15, 2011 2:23 PM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
I would surmise rino's picked Steele. Not conservatives.
3. Posted by 914 | January 15, 2011 2:23 PM |
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Posted on January 15, 2011 14:23
4. Posted by Jeff Medcalf | January 15, 2011 3:25 PM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
I know I'm feeding the trolls, but I expect better trolls, so I'll try (probably fruitlessly) to educate woop on reading comprehension and history: the name "Steele" was being compared to the metal "Steel". As in, that man has a backbone made of steel. Except that Steele didn't. Didn't have a backbone made of anything more rigid than jello, and didn't lead Republicans anywhere. He was dumped because the people who did lead the Republicans to victory were opposed by Steele the entire way, to the point that he supported candidates who lost Republican primaries after they lost.
I know nothing about the new guy, but I do wonder if, given the success of the TEA Party on the Right and the netroots on the Left, the parties matter quite as much these days as they used to. Independent groups organized around principles rather than party seem to be getting quite good at fundraising, recruiting and the other things that the political parties exist to do. It may be that the party system is becoming less relevant, or that these parties are becoming less relevant (which wouldn't be a shame, since they do such a poor job at representing the views of their constituents). Regardless, I really wonder if the party chairmen really are going to be seen as important a decade from now.
4. Posted by Jeff Medcalf | January 15, 2011 3:25 PM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on January 15, 2011 15:25
5. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | January 15, 2011 3:29 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
"Priebus"
Sounds like a conflation of "Prius" and "Bus".
As such, Democrats ought to love the guy.
5. Posted by Jeff Blogworthy | January 15, 2011 3:29 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on January 15, 2011 15:29
6. Posted by Jinx McHue | January 15, 2011 4:26 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Lather. Reince. Repeat?
6. Posted by Jinx McHue | January 15, 2011 4:26 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on January 15, 2011 16:26
7. Posted by GarandFan | January 15, 2011 5:33 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
"Why else would racists get rid of the man that lead their party to it's biggest victory in 80 years?"
Hey, ass wipe. They won, no thanks to anything Steele did. He was replaced because he didn't perform.
Can you say the same of you Obamassiah worshipers? And who was the last BLACK man head of the DNC? Hell, they had to MAKE A PLACE for the black guy in the Congressional pecking order. A MAKE WORK job. So two WHITE people could occupy the #1 and #2 spots.
7. Posted by GarandFan | January 15, 2011 5:33 PM |
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Posted on January 15, 2011 17:33
8. Posted by Mike Hunt | January 15, 2011 5:50 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
I don't see anything funny about those names.
8. Posted by Mike Hunt | January 15, 2011 5:50 PM |
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Posted on January 15, 2011 17:50
9. Posted by Dick Hertz | January 15, 2011 5:50 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Me, neither.
9. Posted by Dick Hertz | January 15, 2011 5:50 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on January 15, 2011 17:50
10. Posted by Hugh G. Rection | January 15, 2011 5:51 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Ditto.
10. Posted by Hugh G. Rection | January 15, 2011 5:51 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on January 15, 2011 17:51
11. Posted by Todd Lerfondler | January 16, 2011 10:23 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
You guys are making way too much of this name thing.
11. Posted by Todd Lerfondler | January 16, 2011 10:23 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on January 16, 2011 10:23
12. Posted by clearmind | January 16, 2011 11:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Of course we're making to much of the name game. After all he did lobby FOR the Obmacare Bill for his clients, so making fun of his name is likely going to continue. A slogan might be "Right price Reince"
They could have selected Hugh Jidette and really made it fun.
12. Posted by clearmind | January 16, 2011 11:58 AM |
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Posted on January 16, 2011 11:58
13. Posted by Hugh Jeffencok | January 18, 2011 3:25 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hugh Jidette? Never heard of him.
13. Posted by Hugh Jeffencok | January 18, 2011 3:25 PM |
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Posted on January 18, 2011 15:25