Michele Bachmann’s Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
A string of misadventures for the congresswoman.
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At CPAC, The Marriage Fight Is Over
Opponents of gay rights spoke to a nearly empty room, while supporters had a standing room–only crowd. “We cannot be at war with America on issues of fairness, on issues of equality,” conservative Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin says.
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CPAC Straw Poll Crown Returns To The Pauls
Rand Paul picks up where his father left off.
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Pamela Geller: CPAC’s Muslim Board Member Is ‘Worse Than Al-Awlaki’
Another year, another attack on Suhail Khan
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Fab Or Drab: CPAC Edition
Get your conservative on!
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What Country Poses The Greatest Threat To America?
BuzzFeed asked dozens of CPAC attendees that question. A snapshot of the grassroots’ view on foreign policy.
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NRA Organizer: We Don’t Want “Anti-Gunners” To Vote
Recommends a big sign that says “Pro gun? Go Vote.”
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Who’s On The Conservative Mount Rushmore?
At CPAC, Ronald Reagan, Jesse Helms and a few others make the list.
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Ben Carson’s Rising Star Shines At CPAC
Conservatives jump to their feet when he jokes about a run in 2016.
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Newt: GOP As ‘Mired In Stupidity’ As It Was In 1976
Tough words from Gingrich at CPAC.
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Democrats Try And Fail To Catch Conservatives Cheering Ashley Judd’s On-Screen Death
CPAC crowd unmoved by the big moment, video shows. No gotcha here.
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Donald Trump Gets Better Reception From Media Than From Conservatives
The Donald is fawned over by partisan bloggers and headline-hungry reporters at CPAC. The actual attendees were not as excited.
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Republican Mega-Donor Foster Friess Urges Moderate Path On Gay Rights
“My number one issue is: How do we support them and rally behind the gay community to make sure it’s safe for them, just, to live?” he said of international dangers. Uncertain on DOMA.
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Two Schools Of Foreign Policy Compete At Conservative Conference
Back to Benghazi? Or: “Too many American wars?
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It Was A Huge Mistake Not To Invite Chris Christie To CPAC
BOOM!
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"Gay Patriot" To Decide By Mid-April Whether To Challenge Lindsey Graham
The gay conservative is considering taking on the senior South Carolina senator in 2014. He also is taking on gay progressives — and defending DOMA.
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Rand Paul, Marco Rubio Square Off At CPAC
While Rubio sticks to a traditional approach, Paul’s libertarian, reformist message gets the crowd going.
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Marco Rubio Avoids Talk Of Immigration Reform In CPAC Speech
Florida Republican stuck to climate change and marriage equality. “Just because I believe states should have the right to define marriage in the traditional way does not make me a bigot,” he said to applause.
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Go-GOProud Boys (And Ladies) Move On From CPAC, Take On The Party
GOProud’s executive director: “This event tonight was, in a way, a culmination of [a] three-year controversy with CPAC, and our allies showed up today to show their support. … [T]here are a significant number of influential people in the conservative movement who support us.”
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Rubio Is Top Veep Pick Of Conservative Activists
At regional conservatives conference in Chicago, the Florida Senator takes a commanding lead in straw poll.
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Another Problem At Conservative Conference: Whorishness
Inspired by Erick Erickson’s take on the hard-partying nature of young men at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Melissa Clouthier deplores the other big problem at the right’s annual gathering: “whores.”
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Erick Erickson Scolds Young Conservatives For Treating CPAC Like Spring Break
He saw them buying condoms with his own eyes. An actual young conservative says Erickson’s view of what happens at the Conservative Political Action Conference is a little over-the-top.
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Shopping With The Gingriches
Callista prefers Neiman Marcus. She shops, he reads, say the salespeople in the Tysons Corner Mall.
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Word Cloud: Romney Found His Conservative Credentials At CPAC
Romney reminds conservative activists 24 times that he’s one of them. That’s just a bit more than usual.
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After Social Conservative Detour, Romney Looks Back To Economy
He hopes to move on from the conservative political action conference, and back to his core message.
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Video: Palin’s Dr. Seuss Poetry
We aren’t red Americans, we aren’t blue Americans, we are red, white, and blue — and President Obama we are through with you.
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Video: Palin Takes On Occupiers
A few protesters tried to disrupt Sarah Palin’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference today. They didn’t last long: the crowd (and Palin herself!) chanted “USA, USA” at the occupiers as security removed them.
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Conservatives Praise Palin’s CPAC Speech On Twitter
“Feels like Sept 3 2008 again…”
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Palin On Obama: “WTF”
Palin and an adoring audience chanted “USA, USA” at a couple occupiers trying to mic-check her big keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. This crowd loves her.
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Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Locks up conservative activist vote.
