Thread: Michael Steele - Open Mouth, Insert Foot...Again

At a Republican Party fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday, Steele declared that the war in Afghanistan "was a war of Obama's choosing" that America had not "actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in," in a response to an attendee's question about the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal -- which Steele called "very comical."

"The McChrystal incident, to me, was very comical. And I think it's a reflection of the frustration that a lot of our military leaders have with this Administration and their prosecution of the war in Afghanistan," said Steele. "Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama's choosing. This is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in."

Steele Says We Shouldn't Be In Afghanistan; Calls It Obama's War Of Choice | TPMDC

I'd say that Steele was drunk, except drunk wouldn't cover it.

Does Michael Steele honestly believe that the American people, will have forgotten why we were in Afghanistan in the first place, or who ordered US troops into the country? Really?

LOL. This would make a great Monty Python episode.

Just keep in mind who you would be rewarding if you vote for any Republican this November.

*facepalm*

Too bad for the Democrats that sometimes the "lesser of two evils" is the Republican.

Artur Davis took Alabama voters for granted and ended up losing the primary as the Democratic Gubernatorial candidate for that same reason. Both Democrats and Republicans alike should remember and learn from that mistake going into the elections this fall.

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Possibly Steele's statement is related to this thread.

Originally Posted by niteguy

steele says we shouldn't be in afghanistan; calls it obama's war of choice | tpmdc

i'd say that steele was drunk, except drunk wouldn't cover it.

Does michael steele honestly believe that the american people, will have forgotten why we were in afghanistan in the first place, or who ordered us troops into the country? Really?

Wow !!! WowZA WOW !! The GOP has become the BOP - Bufoons On Parade !! The Michael is THE BIG BOPPER ! !!! This happned in my state Connecticut The Michael was here and he was defending the Wretling Queen Linda at the Gopper fund raiser !!!

So let's get back to The Michael !! The Michael thinks that President Obama decided all by himself to invade Afghanistan way back when Obama was still being born in Kenya !!! Ok works for me !!!

And we thought that the Gooopers had only one idiot bafoon running around looking for Russia from her front porch so does The Michael see Kabul from his bathroom !!!

It's getting more and more dificult to take The Igloo Girl and The Michael seriously so they both go onto the BOP - Bufoons On Parade list !!

Go Michael go Bufoon On PARADE .. THE BIG BOPPER ! !!!

Originally Posted by Stefan Bandera

Wow !!! WowZA WOW !! The GOP has become the BOP - Bufoons On Parade !! The Michael is THE BIG BOPPER ! !!! This happned in my state Connecticut The Michael was here and he was defending the Wretling Queen Linda at the Gopper fund raiser !!!

So let's get back to The Michael !! The Michael thinks that President Obama decided all by himself to invade Afghanistan way back when Obama was still being born in Kenya !!! Ok works for me !!!

And we thought that the Gooopers had only one idiot bafoon running around looking for Russia from her front porch so does The Michael see Kabul from his bathroom !!!

It's getting more and more dificult to take The Igloo Girl and The Michael seriously so they both go onto the BOP - Bufoons On Parade list !!

Go Michael go Bufoon On PARADE .. THE BIG BOPPER ! !!!

No one has ever accused Michael Steele of being the sharpest tack in the box. I've heard more conservatives slam his ass than I've ever heard DIMS doing.

I am going to ask one thing, Stefan, but do you know actually who The Big Bopper was?

His name was J P Richardson Jr. He died along with Buddy Holley and Ritchie Valens in a plane crash, on February 3, 1959, also known as the day the music died.

Originally Posted by Shooterman

No one has ever accused Michael Steele of being the sharpest tack in the box. I've heard more conservatives slam his ass than I've ever heard DIMS doing.

I can't imagine why he was chosen to be head of the RNC then???...Can you?

Here's one call for Steele to resign over this, from the Weekly Standard.

Dear Michael,

You are, I know, a patriot. So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican party.

Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments, but I for one have never paid much attention to them, and have never thought they would matter much to the success of the causes and principles we share. But now you have said, about the war in Afghanistan, speaking as RNC chairman at an RNC event, "Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama's choosing. This was not something that the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in." And, "if [Obama] is such a student of history, has he not understood that you know that's the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan?"

Needless to say, the war in Afghanistan was not "a war of Obama’s choosing." It has been prosecuted by the United States under Presidents Bush and Obama. Republicans have consistently supported the effort. Indeed, as the DNC Communications Director (of all people) has said, your statement "puts [you] at odds with about 100 percent of the Republican Party."

And not on a trivial matter. At a time when Gen. Petraeus has just taken over command, when Republicans in Congress are pushing for a clean war funding resolution, when Republicans around the country are doing their best to rally their fellow citizens behind the mission, your comment is more than an embarrassment. It’s an affront, both to the honor of the Republican party and to the commitment of the soldiers fighting to accomplish the mission they’ve been asked to take on by our elected leaders.

There are, of course, those who think we should pull out of Afghanistan, and they’re certainly entitled to make their case. But one of them shouldn't be the chairman of the Republican party.