If it looks like an asshole, talks like an asshole, and smells like an asshole, then it's probably Michael Steele
Last night RNC Chair Michael Steele spoke at Howard University and managed to alienate everyone in the audience (save for the all-white Young Republican contingent, who had reserved seats in..you got it, the front rows) when he insulted a young woman whose mother had just died of cancer by…comparing her to crazy Republican town hall whack jobs.
Duzak, a 23 year old Towson University grad, stood up, against the rules and out of turn.
“My mother died of cancer 6 months ago because she could only afford three of her six prescription chemotherapy medications,” she projected. “There are 50 million people in this country who could end up like my mom, suffering or dying because they do not have adequate health care. Everyone in this room and everyone in this country should have access to good health care.”
The room woke up and other than those glaring from the front, the applause was wall to wall. But it’s Steele’s response that makes this moment both newsworthy and a terrible comment on his character. After saying that he believed in a mature, honest discussion and not in shouting, Steele said, “People are coming to these town meetings and they’re like [he then shakes].” He then looked and gestured right at Ms. Duzak and said, “It makes for great TV. You’ll probably make it tonight, enjoy it.”
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