CALLER: It’s just like the LA Times said last year, or two years ago – he is the magic Negro.
MICHAEL STEELE: Yeah he is – [laughter]. You read that too, huh?
CALLER: Oh yeah. I read that too. And even when things go wrong, he still manages to come out smelling like a rose.
MICHAEL STEELE: Well, yeah. And it’s because he’s getting unprecedented coverage – cover – by the media.