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Bachmann gives out ‘Bachmann 12′ jerseys at CPAC

By | 02.11.11 | 2:39 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Further fueling the speculation that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) may be making a bid for the White House in 2012, she handed out jerseys with “Bachmann” on the front and “12? on the back at a reception Thursday evening. As promised, Bachmann also gave away

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At CPAC, Bachmann bashes ‘Obamacare’ and Pelosi, offers everyone a free drink

If there one way to win the coveted presidential straw poll at CPAC, it’s to offer everyone in attendance a free drink. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who’s rumored to be running in 2012, kicked off the conservative gathering on Thursday with a rousing speech bashing “Obamacare” and Rep. Nancy Pelosi that More…

Marco Rubio will not attend CPAC

By | 01.31.11 | 10:41 am

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will not be attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington next week, reports Alex Leary:

Mitch Daniels inclusion at CPAC draws criticism from conservative groups

By | 01.11.11 | 4:42 pm

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has drawn the ire from sections of the socially conservative base over their decision to allow gay-rights groups to take part in the event.

But today, outside organizations found a new reason for boycotting CPAC: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ speaking slot. More…

Pawlenty, Bachmann confirmed to speak at CPAC

Two potential GOP presidential contenders from Minnesota have signed on to speak at February’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, both a staple of past CPAC events, will again speak at a  conference that’s never without controversy. Last year, Sarah Palin dropped out, More…

Report: Mitch Daniels to speak at CPAC

By | 01.06.11 | 2:40 pm

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels — and rumored 2012 GOP presidential hopeful — will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington in February, reports Politico’s Jonathan Martin:

Indiana Gov Mitch Daniels will attend CPAC, speaking to the annual conservative confab on Feb. 11, a source tells POLITICO.

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Social conservatives back out of CPAC given the inclusion of gay conservative group GOProud

By | 12.28.10 | 3:27 pm

WorldNetDaily reports that the inclusion of GOProud, a gay Republican — or, in WND parlance, a “homosexual activist” — organization, in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has caused the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America to announce they will skip the next conference, which will be More…

WorldNetDaily’s Farah: ‘Today I Pronounce CPAC Dead’

By | 03.08.10 | 9:17 am

Joseph Farah, who sparred over the “birther” conspiracy theory with Andrew Breitbart at the National Tea Party Convention, pens a lengthy column — a promo for his own convention — attacking CPAC organizers for not holding a birther panel. It’s interesting in the same way that the More…

American Family Association Goes After CPAC, HotAir.com

By | 02.23.10 | 5:29 pm

Via Ben Smith, I see that the America Family Association’s Bryan Fischer went nuclear over CPAC’s inclusion of GOProud and included some surprisingly hard swipes at HotAir.com, whose chief blogger Ed Morrissey is one of the best-liked people on the right. How to gauge that? Not only did More…

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…