New RNC Leader Michael Steele Gives His Acceptance Speech

Michael Steele has become the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee.

In remarks delivered during his acceptance speech he reflected: “As a little boy growing up in this town, this is awesome.”

Steele pledged to bring the GOP back to a competitive stance against the Democrats even though most political observers view the Republican Party as in the midst of shrinking in the numbers of its party membership.

"It’s time for something completely different and we’re going to bring it to them," Mr. Steele pledged. "We’re going to bring this party to every corner, to every boardroom, to every neighborhood, to every community. And we’re going to say to friend and foe alike, ‘we want you to be a part of us, we want you to be with us and for those of you who are going to obstruct, get ready to be knocked over.’ "

The outgoing GOP chairman, Michael Duncan remarked upon Steele's victory that: “Obviously, the winds of change are blowing at the R.N.C..”

Although Mr. Steele failed to mention his racial background during his acceptance speech; many see the acsention of an African-American to head the R.N.C. as a clear counterweight to the presidential election of Barack Obama.

During the campaign that led up to the election of Mr. Steele, the Republican's managed to mangle the publics' perception of how African-Americans are viewed by the power brokers of te GOP when one of the candidates for the R,N.C. chair, Chip Saltsman the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party distributed the widely ridiculed song on a Christmas CD entitled, “Barack the Magic Negro.”