Facing Bipartisan Criticism, RNC's Steele Asks If Race Is Factor
Posted February 9, 2010
"Why? Is it because Michael Steele is the chairman, or is it because a black man is chairman?” he wonders. Maybe he could compare notes with Obama.
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