Steele won't debate Donny Deutsch

[babylonsister]

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Another rethug box of rocks here; can't think on his feet, at all.


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/09/steele-deutsch-questions/

Michael Steele ducks a debate with Donny Deutsch: ‘Whatever, whatever. Next question.’


Speaking on the Senate floor earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said the GOP obstruction to health care reform reminds him of similar obstruction that played out during the civil rights debate. The GOP has used Reid’s comments to manufacture a faux media controversy. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, co-host Mike Brzezinski called Reid’s remarks “unfortunate.” Her guest, RNC Chairman Michael Steele, said Reid needs to “check himself” and ripped him for being “out of touch,” “clueless,” and “ignorant.” But when MSNBC’s Donny Duetsch challenged Steele to defend his criticisms, Steele offered this weak and childish response:

DEUTSCH: I’m still trying to understand why the analogies he’s made are wrong. Obviously, the issue here is that any great change throughout history has the naysayers saying “it’s not time, it’s not time.” So why was that an irrelevant analogy?

STEELE: I won’t even dignify that with a response.

DEUTSCH: What do you mean, dignify? It’s a question, it’s a genuine question.

STEELE: Next question.

DEUTSCH: It’s a genuine question.

STEELE: Next question. Come on. I’m sorry, sir. I’m not going to sit here and say it’s an appropriate comparison to slavery.

DEUTSCH: He’s not. He’s comparing it to dramatic change, and the naysayers to change.

STEELE: Whatever, whatever. Next question.

DEUTSCH: That’s a great response. Very, very intelligent, brave response.

STEELE: It is. As was your question.

[rurallib]

1. Oh and BTW, Chairman Steele

those that are the current make up of your party, the fundies and the the segregationists, fought that change tooth and nail also.
They didn't want folks like you to vote.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. It was a fun moment. Steele has absolutely NOTHING.

Funny, though, it's the same sort of response Mika uses when she's backed into the corner of a discussion with no clue.

[sallyseven]

3. Mika has problems

She knows Reid was right and steele is crazey but her contract does not allow the truth. The media controls what their news readers asre allowed to say.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Plus Joe was out and Jeff Zucker was lurking about.

Good day for her to keep her head down.

[babylonsister]

5. I absolutely agree. This was a non-issue; mika was just trying to

create a controversy. Too bad Steele is too stupid to back himself up.

[niceypoo]

6. What an asshat...

I do agree that Reid needs to go, but for different reasons

[JDPriestly]

7. Steele's intellectual ability is very limited.

He can't help it. He can only say "No," but he can't say why he says "No." He repeats arguments thought up by his think tanks. And he therefore cannot answer a question until he checks with the talking points handed out by one of the think tanks.

[skippy911sc]

8. That is exactly right.

When he does offer his solutions they are nothing bur GOP talking points and no REAL solution. I watched this unfold this AM and it made me sick. Then I saw the head of the mafia er I mean studio and saw Donnie give him a bit of a hard time. Then there was a warning to Donnie from the Don towards Donnie. I am starting to really like Donnie, his old partner on CNBC, Kudlow is a real piece of work though.