| Michael Steele gave an interview to GQ. He talks about his parents, becoming a priest, voting for Democrats. It's pretty interesting. Some of my favourite parts, and remember, this is the CHAIR of the RNC....I'm thinking maybe he didn't read the platform: On gay rights (after saying gay marriage is a states-rights issue): Do you think homosexuality is a choice?
Oh, no. I don’t think I’ve ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a water tap. Um, you know, I think that there’s a whole lot that goes into the makeup of an individual that, uh, you just can’t simply say, oh, like, “Tomorrow morning I’m gonna stop being gay.” It’s like saying, “Tomorrow morning I’m gonna stop being black.”
On bipartisanship: Do you think bipartisanship can work?
No. [pause] Look, I’m sorry, I know this is, you know, la-la land and Rodney King time and we all wanna get along, but that is not the nature of American politics. That is not the nature of politics, period. I don’t know if refreshing’s the word, but to hear someone say bipartisanship doesn’t work—
It doesn’t work! I mean, I understand the ideal of it. But at the end of the day, this is a game of winners and losers. This is zero-sum. Your winning is my losing. My winning is your losing.
On abortion: Are you saying you think women have the right to choose abortion?
Yeah. I mean, again, I think that’s an individual choice. You do?
Yeah. Absolutely. Do pro-choicers have a place in the Republican Party?
Absolutely! How so?
You know, Lee Atwater said it best: We are a big-tent party. We recognize that there are views that may be divergent on some issues, but our goal is to correspond, or try to respond, to some core values and principles that we can agree on.
And finally: You mean your Starbucks hasn’t closed yet?
No, my Starbucks has not closed. And it better not! You cannot close a Starbucks in a black community. We’ll riot!
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