Tag: "CPAC 2009"
Conservative Women Are Beautiful!
I’m still sorting through all the photos and notes I took while I was at CPAC last week and I realize that I still have a few good pictures to share with you. One of the truths of conservatism that you see in obvious display at CPAC is that conservative women are flat-out beautiful. I’d [...]
A Tale of Two CPACs
Rick Moran has some harsh words for conservatism. But conservatism has gone off the rails, becoming in some respects a parody of itself. A philosophy that is all about honoring and conserving tradition while allowing for change that buttresses and supports important aspects of the past, has been hijacked by ideologues who brook no deviation [...]
CPAC Interview with Ali Hasan, Muslims for America
While I was at CPAC, I had the chance to speak a couple times with the folks from Muslims for America. I was able to get a brief interview with one of the founders, Muhammad Ali Hasan about his group and what he and his fellow members are doing. I admit that when it comes [...]
CPAC Day 3 – The Coulter Club
Ann Coulter is a for-real rock star, especially among young conservatives, many of whom have been standing on line behind me for the past hour just to get her autograph. That doesn’t include the people who were lining up at 11:45 for her 12:30 speech. Yes, fully-fledged members of Generation ADHD were standing patiently for [...]
CPAC Day 3 – The Recovering
Yesterday was a light posting day for me for a couple reasons. First, I was a lot less mobile around the convention because I walked my legs off on Thursday (Icy Hot is your friend). Second, I had met most of the people I really wanted to meet so I wasn’t pressed to go dashing [...]
CPAC Day 2 – The Newt!
I had the opportunity to sit in on an informal talk given by Newt Gingrich, Saul Anuzis, and Rick Berman of American Solutions (Saul is a very useful guy who gets around quite a lot) on Newt’s “12 American Solutions”. They’re doing interesting stuff, working off of a premise that seems obvious but apparently isn’t. [...]
CPAC Day 1b – Rule 5 Blogging
In keeping with Stacy’s Rule 5, I want to toss up a couple hastily-edited photographs from today’s festivities (at least the ones I have ready so far). You’ve already heard a bit about Skye. Well, here she is, partially-eclipsed by a large and happy man: Then, thanks to Stacy, here’s Michelle Muccio. More Rule Five [...]
CPAC Episode Ia: Is That Who I think It Is?
It is impossible to go more than 30 steps around here without meeting someone you “know” and it is really easy to turn a 20-minute walkabout into a 45 minute expedition. I learned this first-hand as I briefly parted from Skye to make my way outside for a cigarette, walked around the corner and… …Holy [...]
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