Chicago Tea Party Rejects Michael Steele
April 10, 2009 at 12:14 pm Leave a comment
RNC Chairman Michael Steele now says that he “never asked to speak” at the Chicago Tea Party whose organizers publicly rejected him. Paul Bedard reports:
I called the RNC, which said that Steele plans to be in Chicago for a party meeting and was just interested in getting info on the event and the attendees. “He’s in a daylong meeting anyway, so we weren’t ever going to be speaking,” said an official. “It was just a ‘Hey, we’re going to be in town’ call.”
Well, after we E-mailed Don’t Go, organizers there must have realized the news value of their claim. They put out a news release titled: “RNC Chairman Denied. Steele Not Wanted to Speak at Chicago Tea Party.” The RNC’s reaction: “They’re just having a little fun.”
Hi Kelly,
As I mentioned on the phone the other day, I very much appreciate the fact that Chairman Steele is now finally starting to reach out to the true grassroots side of the free-market movement in America. Unfortunately, it appears that he has only just decided to reach out after realizing how big the movement has gotten and how much media is now involved.
That said, we’re still excited to know that Chairman Steele will be in Chicago and we hope, after knowing that he’ll be in the city, that he’ll stop by and mingle with the Americans who will be rallying on April 15th. This will also present a fantastic time for Chairman Steele to LISTEN to what we have to say and perhaps gather some thoughts on what the RNC needs to be doing moving forward.
With regards to stage time, we respectfully must inform Chairman Steel that RNC officials are welcome to participate in the rally itself, but we prefer to limit stage time to those who are not elected officials, both in Government as well as political parties. This is an opportunity for Americans to speak, and elected officials to listen, not the other way around.
I do hope that Chairman Steele will join us as a regular American in protest of Government spending and extreme taxation.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Regards,
-Eric Odom
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