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Do you feel that as an african american you have a slimmer margin for error than nor chairman? >> the honest answer is yes. >> why is that? just is. barack obama has a slimmer margin. lot of folks do. it's a different role for me to play and others to play and that's the reality. >> neil: raising the bar because of his race. republican national committee chairman michael steel says he's held to a higher standard because he's black. ken blackwell joins me. we asked michael steele to join us and he was unavailable. we hope to get michael soon because it doesn't sound like michael but nevertheles...

Committee chairman michael steele addressed the recent criticism of the handling at the rnc. let's listen. >> do you feel that as an african-american you have a slimmer mar yin for error than another chairman would? >> the honest answer is, yes. >> why is that? >> it just is. it's barack obama has a slimmer margin. a lot of folks do. i mean, it is a different role for, you know, for me to play and others to play. and that's just the reality of it. i mean, but you take that as part of -- part of the nature of it. >> well can he weather the storm? joining it seems to me jonathan allen and lynn s...

Welcome back to "hardball." today republican national committee chairman michael steele addressed the recent criticism of the handling at the rnc. let's listen. >> do you feel that as an african-american you have a 3 slimmer margin for error than another chairman would? >> the honest answer is, yes. >> why is that? >> it just is. it's barack obama has a slimmer margin. has a slimmer margin. a lot of folks do. it mean's different role for me to play and others to play. that's just the reality of it. but you take that as part of the nature of it. >> joining me now lynn sweet, you first. was he s...

Bondage at a club in los angeles and will not resign and shares a common bond with the president, in fact. take a listen. >> do you feel that as an african-american you have a slimmer margin for error than another chairman would? >> the honest answer is, yes. >> why is that? >> it just is. barack obama has a slimmer margin. a lot of folks do. i mean, it's a different role for, you know, for me to play and others to play. and that's just the reality of it. i mean, but you take that as part of the nature of it. >> the white house responded to chairman steele, press secretary robert gibbs said, i...

Do you feel that as an african-american you have a slimmer margin for error than another chairman would? >> the honest answer is yes. >> why is that? >> it just is. barack obama has a slimmer margin. we all -- a lot of folks do. it means a different role for, you know, for me to play and others to play and that's just the reality of it. i mean, but you take that as part of the nature of it. >> and thanks for watching "the ed show" tonight here on msnbc. that was rnc chairman michael steele's first interview since the so-called bondage-gate incident. steele claims he has a slimmer margin of err...