Time For The Grand Old Party To Get Young And Hip Says RNC Chair

In a sincere effort to grow the ranks of the G.O.P., Michael Steele plans to go hunting (after all, he has nothing against hunting, just scary-looking rifles) down in “da hood” and at the local raves for new prospects. While DNC Chair Howard Dean has been rather successful for the other side with his “Fifty State Strategy”, I’m not quite convinced Mr. Steele is going to have a lot of success with his new outreach program with a “It’s hip to be a conservative” message to a bunch of kids when the prevailing party of the conservatives is called the “Grand Old Party”, but hey — I could be wrong — I frequently am

Some “snips” from The Washington Times piece penned by Ralph Z. Hallow (and the guy didn’t even need help writing it unlike most MSM reporters who do):

“Newly elected Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele plans an “off the hook” public relations offensive to attract younger voters, especially blacks and Hispanics, by applying the party’s principles to “urban-suburban hip-hop settings.”

The RNC’s first black chairman will “surprise everyone” when updating the party’s image using the Internet and advertisements on radio, on television and in print, he told The Washington Times. …”

(Snip!)

… “There was underlying concerns we had become too regionalized and the party needed to reach beyond our comfort” zones, he said, citing defeats in such states as Virginia and North Carolina. “We need messengers to really capture that region – young, Hispanic, black, a cross section … We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles. But we want to apply them to urban-surburban hip-hop settings.” …

I can just see it now — LL CoolJ; Fitty Cent — new “Get Out The Grand Old Party Vote” spokesmen. Hold up. Wait. I guess I can’t really see that happening upon second thought.

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