5 years ago
The Lieutenant Governor who wants to be Maryland's first black U.S. senator says as a black republican, he's heard the insults from liberals for years, but now he argues the politics of personal destruction, are getting just a little too personal..
?I'm a big boy. I can deal with it, but what offends me the most is that it's disrespectful," said Steele.
The quotes in question were on the front page of Washington Times this week, including one from Maryland Delegate Salima Marriot who said, Mr. Steele invites comparisons to a slave who loves his cruel master, or a cookie that is black on the outside and white on the inside. But Steele told reporters outside his Annapolis headquarters Thursday afternoon, this isn't just about him or even his party but the quality of Maryland's political discourse.
Steele however, doesn't deny this his chance to show voters he can take the high road, and Democratic state senator Delores Kelly says while she doesn't condone the racial insults from some in her own party, she calls the controversy a distraction from the real issues.
"I'm just saying if I were running I'd do everything I could to boost my name recognition in my own right," she said.
Written by Derek McGinty
