Republican National Committee's first African American Chairman, Michael Steele, reached for something Wednesday morning that he accuses the Democrats of pulling whenever things get tough - the race card.
Steele appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday to discuss his criticism of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who had compared opponents of health care reform to those who tried to slow down the abolition of slavery.
As previously reported, Steele said "it was an ignorant moment for Harry Reid." He said that when Democrats get in a fix, "they play that race card, that slavery card, that civil rights card."
CNBC commentator Donny Deutsch challenged Steele's reaction Wednesday, asking him, "Any great change throughout history, the naysayers say 'it's not time, it's not time.' So why is that not a relevant analogy?"
"I won't even dignify that with a response," Steele answered curtly . "Next question."
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