Is Steele Still a Good Negro?

Engaging Rush Limbaugh’s caustic comments and characterizing his RNC role as one to piss people off may strip Chairman Michael Steele of his “Good Negro” status. “Good Negroes” don’t get too big for their britches or mouth off in the media when challenged. Limbaugh said of Steele earlier this week, “You are head of the RNC, not the Republican Party. It’s time for you to go behind the scenes and start doing the work that you were elected to do instead of trying to be some talking-head media star...”

Guided by ambition more than ancestry, Steele accepted the figurehead hat when he assumed the RNC chair. African-Americans, however, are not easily bamboozled, having realized the strategy to drive diversity front and center was conceived in deceit that even Ray Charles could “peep” from the grave – thus far, the makeover, which has attracted the likes of a breakout Republican rapper named Hi-Caliber, has hit an inclusive skid.

Steele’s “My bad, Massa” to Limbaugh, who 11% of Republicans consider to be the party leader according to the Rasmussen Poll, cancelled the modest applause his initial dismissal of Limbaugh as entertainer generated earlier. A statement attributed in a Washington Post article to the former Maryland Lieutenant Governor, "You cannot win in this country a statewide or a national election without the black vote" also signals political naiveté on a grand scale.

The RNC Chairman would be well advised to watch his back because field privileges can easily replace those currently limited to the house. That’s exactly what will happen should Steele heed Dr. Ada Fisher’s recent resignation request. Fisher, a national RNC committee member, who is also black, has suggested the ill-gamed Steele take his pseudo hip hop swagger elsewhere.