Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pamutambo wake waFebruary 28, 2009, apo vachikurukura nezvekuedza kweRepublican National Committee kuwana mukurumbira pamwe nenharaunda yevatema, Hughley akataura maonero kuna Sachigaro weRNC Michael Steele uye rapper Chuck D. Hughley akacherechedza, achitaura nezvekupararira kwevachena vevashandi ku
2008 Republican National Convention, "Zvitendero zveRepublican Party zvinoshamisa uye zvinoratidzika kuva zvinodziya uye zvinogamuchirwa. Asi pandinoriona richishandiswa - sokunge kuti hamuna kufanira kuenda kure zvikuru kupfuura Republican National Convention....Zvaitaridzika chaizvoizvo seGermany yeNazi. Chaizvoizvo. Ndiri kutaura kuti, kwete bedzi kuti hatigamuchirwi - kwete bedzi kuti hatigamuchirwi, asi ivo havatombofungi zvatinofunga. Ndiwo maonero andinozviita... " Sachigaro Steele akapindira, "Zvakanaka ndiri pano zvino, uye wakarurama". Kuenzanisa kwaHughley kwakatsoropodzwa nemutauriri anochengetedza Andrew C. McCarthy, uyo akaidana kuti "chirevo chinonyomba". Steele akagamuchirawo kutsoropodzwa kubva kune vanochengetedza kwechikamu chimwe chete, zvese nekuratidzira kubvumirana naHughley, uye nekutaura kwaakaita pakutanga pachiratidziro, achirasa muparidzi weredhiyo Rush Limbaugh se "muvaraidzi", uye achidana nhepfenyuro yake yeredhiyo "inopisa" uye "yakaipa". Mushoropodzi weConservative Michelle Malkin akanyora kuti mashoko aSteele "akatamba zvakanaka mumaoko ekuruboshwe", nepo nhengo yeRNC Ada Fisher, achidudza zvataurwa naSteele pachiratidziro, akadaidza Steele kuti arege basa.