You knew that MSNBC's Keith Olbermann was just itching to slam Michael Steele's desperate attempt to camouflage the bigotry behind a social issue—same-sex marriage—as a bizarre supply-side cost benefit analysis.
Olbermann mocked the the incredibly ineffective and latest anti-gay chairman of the Republican National Committee chairman on last night's Countdown: "In this country, weddings are a $70 billion a year industry. B, billion, as in Bridezilla. Seventy billion. ... Legalizing gay marriage is a gold mine to jump starting a lousy economy. Like, say, the one you Republicans gave us."
ON THE FLIP SIDE, watch Olbermann tear Steele a new one.
I always try to catch Olbermann...that man is off the chain!
Thanks, I missed this last night!
Posted by: Talarico | 19 May 2009 at 12:47
Good, Steele makes no sense on anything. The way the GOP is always harping about how much they love and want small business to succeed, you would think that they would realize that marriage, gay or any other one is good for local economies.
But, now Steele is threatening to leave if he does not get control of the purse strings of the GOP, which means a daily joke would be lost!
Posted by: Luther | 19 May 2009 at 12:49
Steele knows what he is doing. It's not different from what Carl Rowe did for Bush to get him back in White House in 2004.
Use the gays to sitr up the stupid religious people who hate anyone that's not them.
These politicians are suppose to separate church and state.
Posted by: ATLboi | 19 May 2009 at 13:24
I love Olbermann and Rachel I catch them both some nights.
Posted by: Giselle | 19 May 2009 at 13:30
ATLboi, I agree, he's taking a page right out Rove's play book, and, rest assured, it will be the only issue the GOP runs on the next two election cycles.
Posted by: Luther | 19 May 2009 at 14:40
Doesn't this black man realize that economic impact was argued (more accurately!) as a major reason we should keep slavery? And it is as wrong now to put money ahead of humanity as it was then.
Posted by: john | 19 May 2009 at 15:08
...but I think the point of this is that ultimately Steele is clearly oblivious to how much of a token he REALLY is,
...and more importantly, how much of an Uncle Tom he is for the majority of stuff that he lets the GOP pin on him.
It's sad is what it is...
Posted by: Steven Austin | 19 May 2009 at 18:02