RNC Chair Michael Steele On Black Folks, Fried Chicken And Potato Salad

At the Young Republicans national convention Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele stated that he would welcome black persons to the Republican Party with "fried chicken and potato salad." Earl Ofari Hutchinson notes, "The shoot from the lip Steele with a wry smile and a chuckle told a questioner that he'll get more black folk into the GOP by ladling out scoops of potato salad and every black's favorite, fried chicken to them." Hutchinson also asks whether the GOP bribed Steele with a bucket of fried chicken, and "did Steele polish off his fried chicken gorge by slurping away at a big slice of warermelon?"