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As a black Republican, Michael Steele is used to taunts and attacks. Over the years, he has developed skin that is not only black but thick as well. "I'm not an elephant for nothing," he notes. Steele, the lieutenant governor of Maryland, will need that elephant's skin for the campaign he has just launched. He's running for the U.S. Senate, hoping to succeed Democrat Paul Sarbanes, who is retiring after five terms.
On the day he announced his Senate candidacy, all hell broke loose. Steve Gilliard is a popular blogger in New York, running a left-wing site called The News Blog. He ran a doctored photo of Steele, depicting him as a hideous minstrel. The caption ...
Source: HighBeam Research, A horse of a different color: Maryland's Michael Steele and the...