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Michael Steele Blew $1,946 at S&M Club

Chairman uses RNC money to travel in style; suggested buying jet

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 29, 2010 12:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Michael Steele’s getting a real flogging this morning for lavish spending, but hey, maybe he likes it that way. On a recent trip to California, FEC records show that Steele enjoyed a $9,099 stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel, spent another $6,596 at the nearby Four Seasons and—get this—dropped $1,946 at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed topless nightclub.


Yelp reviews of the place describe bare-chested “dancers” acting out S&M scenes, a half-naked girl hanging from a net across the ceiling, and two girls simulating oral sex inside a glass case in the bathroom. And he's not even fundraising on these trips, insiders gripe, just recruiting candidates. Steele also spent $17,514 on charter flights in February alone, and once suggested the RNC just buy him a private jet, sources tell the Daily Caller.

Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, addresses the media at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.
Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, addresses the media at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.   (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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leocon
Mar 30, 2010 10:11 PM CDT
Dems---blah,blah---blah Repubs---blah,blah---blah Get a life, have some fun! This is how you buy endorsements and keep your jobs.
Landshark
Mar 30, 2010 9:13 PM CDT
THis is a highly sensationalized headline, I'm am personally glad that young RNC-ers can loosen up a bit...good on them...but does'nt sound like poor Michael had anyting to do with this...tied of reading BS...jsut give NEWS - Newser...not the boring political version of true-hollywood story.
DontLikeYou___
Mar 30, 2010 4:15 PM CDT
Liberal lie exposed and yet liberals still pretend it's true. You people are demented. Get a clue.
 

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