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CPAC 2012 to feature Allen West

By | 11.04.11 | 5:31 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The American Conservative Union announced today that Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, will be a featured speaker at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which will be held in February in Washington, D.C.

Calling him a “true patriot,” ACU chairman Al Cardenas lauded West in a press release More…

Florida Gov. Scott, Lt. Gov. Carroll added to CPAC FL roster

By | 09.13.11 | 4:47 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Though there were no signs of Gov. Rick Scott or Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll on the initial agenda of CPAC Florida, the two have recently been added to the event.

Florida CPAC stacked with big GOP names

By | 08.30.11 | 5:22 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A slew of big-name conservatives will appear at the first ever regional Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando on Sept. 23. Confirmed speakers include Mitt Romney, Ann Coulter, Marco Rubio, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. Florida CFO Jeff Atwater, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam More…

Ann Coulter Winks at the Birthers

By | 02.24.10 | 8:01 pm

The conservative author who makes a living offending liberals takes a tiny step into the land of Obama birth certificate theories with a throwaway line in her new column.

If they could, Americans would cut the power to the Capitol, throw everyone out and try to deport them. (Whereas

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Ron Paul Victory Shows Ideological Hardening Ahead of 2010

By | 02.22.10 | 10:29 am

The news that Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) had won the 2010 CPAC presidential straw poll was leaked early, to soften the blow. Before GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio had even begun to click through a Powerpoint presentation that shared the results, reporters were informed of Paul’s easy, More…

Ann Coulter Offends Liberals, Film at 11

By | 02.20.10 | 12:28 pm

Ann Coulter’s speeches at CPAC are simultaneously the least surprising and the most headline-ready parts of the conference. Every year, the lines to get into the ballroom start more than an hour before the speech; every year she dishes out six or seven one-liners that horrify liberals. Ted Kennedy was More…

Tea Party Movement Arrives With Beck’s CPAC Appearance

By | 01.14.10 | 9:17 am

Ken Vogel and Michael Calderone muse on the meaning of Glenn Beck’s starring role at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which they argue “marks a new level of personal political engagement” from the talk show host. If anything, it marks the Tea Party’s move to the center of the More…

Bachmann, Coulter, Gingrich Make the Rounds at Restoration Weekend

By | 11.23.09 | 4:51 pm

Conservative activist David Horowitz’s Restoration Weekend, a pricey four-day Palm Beach celebration of conservative ideas, just wrapped up. I wasn’t there, but I followed some of the action from people who were, chiefly blogger Steven Rosenblum and CPAC director Lisa De Pasquale.

Some of the speakers:

Sarah Palin Thanks Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh

By | 11.17.09 | 2:03 pm

In the acknowledgments of “Going Rogue,” Sarah Palin gives a hearty and extended thanks to conservative media figures, using only their first names.

To some media professionals whom I admire because you don’t let anyone tell you to sit down and shut up, please keep making the idiots’ heads spin.

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Curt Schilling Hearts Ann Coulter

By | 09.02.09 | 6:53 pm

As long as people are discussing the possibility of legendary Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling running for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, they should check out his blog. From August 8:

Ann Coulter might be extreme, but damn the woman is intelligent in ways that piss so

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