Ep. 81 - Michael Steele (Live)

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2016

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, talks with David about the three years he spent in a Catholic seminary, his first job in politics working for Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, and the challenges he faced as leader of the Republican Party. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:18.9	About the same time that America was making history by electing the first black president,
0:23.6	the Republican National Committee, made some history of its own by electing its first
0:29.0	black chairman, Michael Steele, Michael served during a particularly tumultuous and profitable
0:35.4	period for the Republicans.
0:37.0	He was chairman during the 2010 elections before he was deposed by Ryan's prebus.
0:44.1	Today, he's a commentator on MSNBC.
0:46.2	He also was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago, and he
0:50.6	returned recently for a podcast in front of a live audience.
1:08.4	So now, Michael Steele, for Axvile O'Files, who have downloaded this podcast, you should
1:17.4	know that we are coming to you at a live podcast, except it's recorded, from the City
1:24.2	Winery in Chicago.
1:26.4	So we have a bunch of friends here tonight.
1:35.0	Those are the friends.
1:37.2	And even though this is a podcast, because we have an audience, I feel like I need to explain
1:42.6	why Michael's finger is all wrapped up.
1:46.2	And he has an injury and the middle finger of his left hand, and it's permanently cast,
1:52.9	as I said, in the Trump position, bitten by a dog.
2:01.5	I think I held it up too long.
2:04.8	My dog and I got into an argument on Sunday, and he won.
2:08.9	So I don't want anybody to take offense.
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