Quote of the Day

"So people go to town halls, they go out to the community, and they're like this. [shakes fists] It makes for great TV. You'll probably make it tonight. Enjoy it."RNC Chair Michael Steele, responding to 23-year-old college grad/activist Amanda Duzak, who interrupted Steele speaking about healthcare at Howard University yesterday, to tell him about "her own mother who died of cancer six months ago because she couldn't afford her prescription chemotherapy medications. The audience applauded her." Steele accused her of trying to get on TV.


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