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Will Republicans Let SPLC Run RNC?

Posted on | November 20, 2010 | 6 Comments

During the Nov. 9 American Spectator gala in Washington, I had a chance to talk briefly to my friend RNC Chairman Michael Steele. There is, of course, a movement afoot to replace Steele, and Michigan’s Saul Anuzis has already declared himself a candidate for the chairmanship. Liberals are doing everything they can to demonize Anuzis:

[T]his week, the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed that Anuzis has defended and endorsed a vocal right-wing extremist named Kyle Bristow, who was the head of the Michigan State University chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (MSU-YAF). “This is exactly the type of young kid we want out there,” Anuzis said on a radio program in May 2007. “I’ve known Kyle for years and I can tell you I have never heard him say a racist or bigoted or sexist thing, ever.” . . .
Thanks to Bristow’s leadership, the SPLC — which tracks extremist groups — designated the MSU-YAF as a hate group in 2006. . . .
It should be noted that Anuzis’ defense of Bristow came almost a full year after MSU-YAF’s exploits were made public, and after the SPLC designated him as the leader of a hate group.

Kyle Bristow is a big, rowdy kid who is now in law school in Ohio. Anuzis’s defense of Bristow in 2007 — more than three years ago, when Bristow was still an MSU undergrad – cannot be plucked out context as evidence that Anuzis endorses everything Bristow has said or done.

Let’s hope that RNC delegates are smart enough to ignore such a cheap guilt-by-association trick.

Whether or not Steele is replaced — by Anuzis or anyone else — Republicans have got to stop letting their enemies exercise a veto. What the RNC needs as chairman is someone who speaks for the party and can raise a lot of money. Without prejudice toward either Steele or Anuzis, I nominate Ann Coulter.

Just to see the SPLC go completely batshit insane.

UPDATE: Dan Collins at Piece of Work in Progress informs us that Steele has reportedly hired his former personal assistant as “liaison” to the 2012 GOP convention in Tampa. For $15,000 a month.

UPDATE II: Brian Bolduc of National Review interviews Anuzis:

“There are literally thousands of major donors who have left the party and haven’t given to us in some time . . . I think we need a nuts-and-bolts person.”

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  • Winghunter

    Do you really want to raise a ton of money while hearing the right message without worrying about what the Communist Democrats whine?

    Make Palin the head honcho of the RNC and you’ll see it raining money!

  • Joe

    Steele is an nice enough guy. I wanted him to win as Maryland’s governor when he was running for that. But he is not the guy to be running the Republican Party. He lacks street smarts on what it takes to win races, raise money.

    You need a partisan for that. Which is why Howard Dean was effective for the Democrats. For all the crap Ron Emanuel has gotten, he would be good in that role for the Dems (assuming he cannot run for mayor).

    Personally, I think Sarah Palin would be awesome for the Republicans. I know, you want her to run for president. My advice is not yet, as much as I would enjoy her winning and making Andrew Sullivan’s head explode. Do the Republican leadership gig and then run later on.

  • Thrasymachus

    Republicans will continue to let their enemies exercise a veto because that is how the system works- “non-partisan” “civil-rights” groups decide who is acceptable, just a committee of mullahs decides who can run for office in Iran. As a result public debate and political action are severely restricted.

  • http://thepagantemple.blogspot.com/ ThePaganTemple

    Anne Coulter? Wow, I love that idea. I doubt it will happen though, but damn, that would be too cool. And here I thought I had a brilliant idea with Dick Armey as head of the RNC. I still think it would be a great idea, despite his old feud with Dobson. Think about it, he’s a former House Majority Leader, he has experience with the lobbyist culture, and he’s a major tea-party supporter. His range of experience can serve as a cohesive bond for most of the GOP factions.

    But yeah, if somebody can talk Coulter-or Malkin-into it, cool.

  • http://ak4mc.us/cms/ McGehee

    I’m thinking Tom DeLay, but I’m evil like that.

  • Doby6050

    Saul Anuzis…………..uh no thanks i’d rather have michelle malkin and dick armey is am amnesty shill

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