"Yo, yo, check it!" Michael Steele Spent RNC Funds at a Topless Bondage Club

[Clio the Leo]

You just cant make this stuff up friends! :rofl:

RNC Spent Nearly $2,000 At Club With Topless Dancers

The Republican National Committee spent thousands of dollars at hotels and clubs in February, the Daily Caller reports.

According to FEC reports, the RNC spent $1,946.25 at Voyeur West Hollywood, which the Caller describes as "a bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex."

During the same trip, the RNC spent $9,099 stop at the Beverly Hills Hotel and $6,596 at the Four Seasons.

The RNC also spent upwards of $17,000 on chartered flights in February and more than $12,000 on limousines.

A spokesman for chairman Michael Steele did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/rnc-spent-nearly-2000-at-club-with-topless-dancers.php

[adigal]

1. More hypocrisy from the Values Party -

Which strip club do they think Jesus would like??? Fools.

[Robb]

2. I hear they have excellent hot wings.

:rofl:

This is what my men friends say about Hooters. They go there for the hot wings. :D

[MorningGlow]

16. Is that what the kids are calling 'em these days? n/t

[Whisp]

30. aka finger foods

:D

[Kdillard]

3. The gift that keeps on giving.

[liberalmuse]

4. Awesome!

Not that I'm surprised, but these Old White Men (Steele included) aren't exactly discreet, are they?

[tallahasseedem]

5. He has got to be...

a DNC mole.

[KingFlorez]

6. Spend a few more thousands, please

Hopefully, they'll be broke for the general election.

[phleshdef]

7. uh oh.

Please don't let him resign over this. We so need him to stay right where he is.

[AnneD]

8. Of course he would....

Just reaching out to the base. What's the problem.:spray:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. They claim to be the party of family values...

I'd like to see which family that is!

:crazy:

[Teaser]

10. I'd love to spend GOP dollars at just such a club

.

[Brother Buzz]

11. Michael Steele is a hip cat, you dig?

[Change Happens]

12. Any sex trips to places known for sex with little boys?

Costa Rica or the Dominican? Keep looking...

[jenmito]

13. Come on! This is clearly an attempt to take focus off the monstrous health care law that

was rammed down America's throat! No wonder they're obsessed with that type of language! :rofl:

[Mz Pip]

14. This thread needs

pictures!

i really really hope there was someone in that club with a camera phone. :rofl:

[DCKit]

15. To be fair, it's "Bondage Themed"

Either way, it's sure to sell well with "Teh Base". They lurves their fambly values.

Given that he's black, I don't expect he'll get off easy like the wide-stance, diaper clad, Appalachian hiking, page screwing Republics of the past.

[TwilightGardener]

17. I'm gonna be so sad to see him go. A live wire, that one.

[catgirl]

18. Here's a link to the breaking story

Found the link at Huffington Post.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/29/high-flyer-rnc-chairman-steele-suggested-buying-private-jet-with-gop-funds/

Jason Linkins at the Huffington Huff:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/29/voyeur-west-hollywood-mic_n_516903.html

The GOP deserves this guy.

[havocmom]

19. Thinking about printing the article, LOTS of copies

and posting on every bulletin board I can find!

Laundromats & apartment complex laundry rooms
(hell, I might make brochures and just drop some off each week)
Car washes
Grocery stores
Rest areas
Apartment buildings, especially those that have a lot of older residents
Town house commons, see above

Sure, they will be ripped down, but hey, we can make more :evilgrin:

[Change Happens]

21. +1

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. "Steele's former campaign finance chairman later alleged improprieties in Steele's handling of

campaign funds, which Steele denied."

Republican another word for hustler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Steele

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. How long is the RNC gonna let this guy embarrass them? I feel their pain...(nt)

[brooklynite]

23. Link to the FEC Report

http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/380/10990405380/10990405380.pdf#navpanes=0

Page 1781

[mstinamotorcity]

24. Way to go MIKE

we knew you had a good side, we just didn't know you liked to be spanked on it:spank: :spank: :spank: but there are some folks in America who will kick your ass for half the price:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[samsingh]

25. steele needs help

how many days before he resigns?

[bigdarryl]

26. Isn't this guy married ?

[jenmito]

40. Yup! With kids!

[jenmito]

27. MSNBC just mentioned it and will be covering it soon!

:rofl:

[Hepburn]

28. Too sweeeeeeet!

:rofl:

Repuke Family Values...!!!!

[kjackson227]

29. MSNBC is about to report it now. Can't wait to see Keith...

tonight. I'm sure he'll have a lot of fun with it too.

[flpoljunkie]

31. Somebody's got some splain' to do!

:evilgrin:

[chat_noir]

32. Palin's black leather dominatrix outfit at McCain rally....

things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmm?



Twitter: @buzzflash: With all that leather Palin was wearing in AZ, is she running for president or chief dominatrix of the Tea Party?


http://twitter.com/buzzflash

[discopants]

33. I want to know how you spend almost $2K for one evening at a strip club?

That's either a really big tip or a whole lot of drinks.

[kjackson227]

35. probably has a private lap dance room reserved only for him :)

[old mark]

45. ...or some "special services" for Mr. Steele and friends......nt

[boppers]

69. Oh, that's easy. Round of drinks for everyone, in a 100 person club: $1,000.

Two rounds: $2,000.

Heck, just doling out rack money for a tiny group of 25, with each of them getting 20 bucks of ones, is $500.

[and-justice-for-all]

34. Heuchler!!! nt

[Whisp]

36. I wonder how/if CNN will cover this:

Blitzer: the RNC is accused of staying in a hotel with dancers and strippers. Is this really true?

Guest: Yes, the documentation/receipts are authentic and places members in this hotel.

Blitzer: But what if these receipts were planted by the Democrats? Can we be ab-so-lutely sure. I just want to be fair here.

Guest: There is no question, with the papers and witnesses we have that top RNC members engaged in some of thse 'activities' at the hotel.

Blitzer: Could it be a set-up? Maybe the performers are really liberals and trapped them. I jsut want to be fair here.

Guest: No, Blitzer, you dumb fuck. It is how it appears to be.

[jenmito]

39. Contessa Brewer already mentioned it on MSNBC and will be covering it soon. n/t

[goclark]

43. +++ 1000

Britzer is so transparent ~ always "keepin it fair and balanced."
:puke:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

48. The only thing that I would disagree in your reenactment is that

the guest will not call Blitzer out on his whorerishness.

[Whisp]

54. it would be edited out ;)

but i'm sure some get so exaperated with the stupid idiot they lose it and call his bullshit but we never get to see the juicy stuff. Must protect the propganda machine.

[Whisp]

37. I wonder how/if CNN will cover this:

Blitzer: the RNC is accused of staying in a hotel with dancers and strippers. Is this really true?

Guest: Yes, the documentation/receipts are authentic and places members in this hotel.

Blitzer: But what if these receipts were planted by the Democrats? Can we be ab-so-lutely sure. I just want to be fair here.

Guest: There is no question, with the papers and witnesses we have that top RNC members engaged in some of thse 'activities' at the hotel.

Blitzer: Could it be a set-up? Maybe the performers are really liberals and trapped them. I jsut want to be fair here.

Guest: No, Blitzer, you dumb fuck. It is how it appears to be.

[Qutzupalotl]

38. Limousine Conservative.

Conserving what, exactly?

[NoSheep]

41. Oh this makes my entire month! I wish this were April 1st-he'd be the king of fools

:nopity:

[jenmito]

42. Coming up on MSNBC next!

[jenmito]

44. MSNBC just got a response from the RNC and will read it after the break. n/t

[Aristus]

46. John Ryan, your table is ready!

What a douchebag. He had THIS at home:...



and went out to sex clubs... :eyes:

[jenmito]

47. RNC Response:

"This was a reimbursement made to a non-committee staffer. The chairman was never at the location in question, he had no knowledge of the expenditure, nor does he find the use of committe funds at such a location at all acceptable."-Doug Heye, RNC Communications Director


I was looking on the web for a link to back this up, and found an article from Feb. February 23, 2010:

RNC defends spending habits under Steele
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 06:01 PM ET

From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby

GOP donors have been privately critical of RNC chairman Michael Steele.


Washington (CNN) – Michael Steele's handling of Republican National Committee's bank account is under fire once again, thanks to a Politico story out Tuesday detailing some of the committee's expensive habits during Steele's tenure.

The story compared last year's RNC's financial disclosures with committee paperwork from 2005, the last comparable year before a midterm election, and concluded that Steele not only took in less money than his predecessors, but also spent nearly twice as much on items like car services, charter flights and fancy meals.

"Michael Steele is an imperial chairman," grumbled one GOP fundraiser to Politico.

But Steele adviser Doug Heye is defending the party's money management under Steele, a record that has irked a number of top Republican donors who have sought out other party committees when cutting checks ahead of the midterms.

"We are focused on two things, raising money and winning elections," Heye, the RNC's communications director, told CNN. "In the past year we have raised over $90 million, we have sent money directly to state parties and have won three statewide elections," he said, referencing gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey along with Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate special election.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/23/rnc-defends-spending-habits-under-steele/?fbid=VXmlsvCf70v :rofl:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

49. A Non-Committee Staffer?

Really now?

[jenmito]

50. I doubt it's true. He's spinning like a top. n/t

[jenmito]

56. "We are investigating the expenditure in question..."

I wonder if they're going to "have to" go back to that club to "investigate." :rofl:

[newtothegame]

51. Racist. nt

[Cha]

52. Good.. less money to send out lies in the mail. Now

he can get his ass on tv and explain this!

[babylonsister]

53. I love that the newz is covering this. Ooooops! nt

[jenmito]

55. They're giving it heavy coverage!

:rofl:

[DrToast]

57. Misspent money and sex? Oh yeah, news shows love this shit.

This will be a big deal.

[jenmito]

58. David Shuster just reported that MSNBC asked Steele's team to identify the person responsible

for the money spent at the club and to explain what the person was doing for the RNC. So far, no response. :D

[flpoljunkie]

59. TPM is reporting that it's one Erik Brown who brags about hanging out with Michael Steele on Twitter

Late update: The Daily Caller pegs the person who spent the money as one Erik Brown of Orange, Calif. Brown owns a direct mailing firm and has tweeted about hanging out with Steele. (Here's the cached link. Brown's Twitter account was deleted today.)

http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:e5a8mBg1j3kJ:twitter.com/Erik_Brown+%22erik_brown%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

And, according to the Caller, Brown's firm has done work for Steve Poizner's California gubernatorial campaign, to the tune of $10,000.

Neither Brown nor a spokesperson for Poizner immediately returned a request for comment.

Late late update: RNC spokesman Doug Heye, on Fox News just now, said the party has gotten a commitment that the money will be repaid. Heye wouldn't name who spent the money.

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/rnc-spox-were-investigating-expenditures.php

[jenmito]

65. Thanks. I saw that reported on CNN. I searched the name but I spelled it "Eric" instead

of "Erik." Strange that Heye won't name who spent the money.

[HughMoran]

60. So?

Can't they have a little fun from time-to-time? :D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

61. "We'll watch you make out, but no way you're getting married."

Hypocritical assholes.

[golfguru]

62. I heard that bondage club has a great chef and

superb food! Steele was there to eat not gawk at the strippers <sarc>

[zulchzulu]

63. Did Mikey have the Choke The Chicken Platter? n/t

[saltpoint]

64. Mr. Steele is a one-man fun house, isn't he?

[ncteechur]

66. Steele Gone Wild! nm

[yellowcanine]

67. He proly just stopped in for sandwiches and beers with a few friends.

Ya really can't make this shit up.

[saltpoint]

68. I for one eagerly await Nancy Grace's coverage. I hope it will be one

of her 2-hour Panel specials.

Panel members might include, but would not be limited to, Mark Sanford, Franklin Graham, Liza Minelli, Laura Schlesinger, Alberto Gonzales, and Joan Rivers.

Ordinarily we're busy at our house when Nancy Grace airs but we'd clear the schedule out to watch that.

And now, here's a tune dedicated to those Republicans Gone Wild at the GOP National Committee -- the Rolling Stones with "When the Whip Comes Down."

[thelordofhell]

70. G.O.P.-----Girls On Parade

:spank: