CPAC’s Gay Porn Star Honoree Matt Sanchez
Max Blumenthal passes on word "several gay blogs revealed late yesterday" that Marine Reserve Corporal Matt Sanchez, winner of the Jeanne Kirpatrick Academic Freedom Award at this year's CPAC, "was known during his halcyon days as Rod Majors, a majorly well-endowed gay porn star." In his spare time, he was "a $200-an-hour male prostitute who advertised himself as an ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 7, 2007 13:59
An Open Letter to CPAC Sponsors and Organizers Regarding Ann Coulter
Conservatism treats humans as they are, as moral creatures possessing rational minds and capable of discerning right from wrong. There comes a time when we must speak out in the defense of the conservative movement, and make a stand for political civility. This is one of those times. Ann Coulter used to serve the movement well. She was telegenic, intelligent, and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 5, 2007 09:08
CPAC Candidates Criticize Columnist Coulter
The major candidates for the Republican nomination have criticized columnist Ann Coulter for controversial remarks she made at this year's CPAC. Three of the leading Republican presidential candidates on Saturday denounced one of their party’s best-known conservative commentators for using an antigay epithet when discussing a Democratic presidential contender at a gathering of conservatives here. The remarks by Ann Coulter, an author ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 4, 2007 08:32
CPAC Straw Poll
The results of the CPAC 2007 Presidential Straw Poll: Mitt Romney 21% Rudy Giuliani 17% Sen. Sam Brownback 15% Newt Gingrich 14% Sen. John McCain 12% Combining first and second choices: Rudy Giuliani 34% Newt Gingrich 30% Mitt Romney 30% The Little Miss Attila poll, based on her perceptions of "the men's speeches, aplomb in handling questions, and skill in courting the bloggers": Giuliani Gingrich Romney Brownback These three measures are equally valid ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 4, 2007 08:16
CPAC – Mitt Romney
Governor Mitt Romney came by Bloggers Row after his CPAC speech and I got the chance to shake his hand and ask him a few questions. His pitch, like that of most candidates, is very high level and platitudinous: Cut government spending, change the culture of Washington, increase efficiency, reach across the aisle, and so forth. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 2, 2007 17:25
Ann Coulter Calls John Edwards ‘Faggot’
Ann Coulter just finished her stand-up routine. I missed the first part of it, so I'm not sure what the dumbest thing she said was. She needs to update her material, though, since she's making Phil Donohue jokes. Hint: No one under 40 has any clue who he is. (The joke, in the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 2, 2007 16:17
CPAC – Jim Gilmore
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore came by to shake hands and I managed to talk to him one-on-one for a few minutes. His term preceded my having moved back to Virginia in 2002, so I mostly knew him from his time as RNC Chair and a few appearances on the Sunday shows. He was quite impressive. What ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 2, 2007 13:48
CPAC – Romneybots and Browbackshirts
I rather like Sam Brownback but don't consider him a plausible presidential candidate. I find Mitt Romney rather smarmy and opportunistic, even by politician standards. Until arriving at CPAC, though, I had no ill feelings about either of them. After two days of barely being able to walk around the convention center ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 2, 2007 11:24
CPAC – Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich visited Bloggers Row this morning. Unfortunately, I had another commitment and missed him. Michelle Malkin has a photo and quick synopsis of the visit.Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 2, 2007 11:20
CPAC 2007
A few photos from the first day of CPAC 2007: Bloggers Mary Katharine Ham, Ed Morrissey (obscured), Robert Bluey, and Jack Yoest. Bloggers Philip Klein, Moe Lane, Erick Ericson, and Senator Mitch McConnell Flipper, who has been running around quietly reminding people that Mitt Romney has been inconsistent in his political positioning over the years. No word on who is sponsoring him ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 16:43
CPAC – Stephen Glass, 10 Years Later
Robert Stacy McCain highlights the role CPAC 1997 played in "one of the major journalism scandals of the 1990s, when Stephen Glass of the New Republic was discovered to have fictionalized several articles he wrote for that magazine."Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 16:02
CPAC – John Cox
The CPAC bloggers have been invited to a "Cocktail Reception / Free Food" wherein we can, "Get face time with a Presidential candidate to discuss [our] shared conservative ideas and principles!" Who is this generous candidate, you might ask? Rudy Giuliani? Mitt Romney? Sam Brownback? Susan Ducey? Sadly, not a candidate of that status. It's John ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 15:37
CPAC – Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin has joined us on Blogger's Row. Her fan base is now stopping by for photo ops. Her Hot Air colleague Bryan Preston is with her but is drawing no more fanboy interest than the rest of us.Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 15:00
CPAC – Mitch McConnell
Jon Henke arranged for a few of us to briefly meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after his address at CPAC. He declined bait to take shots at Harry Reid. Indeed, he was quite gracious in pointing out what a hard job his counterpart has, trying to pass legislation with only 51 votes (50, with Tim Johnson in ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 14:38
CPAC – Richard Viguerie
Veteran conservative strategist Richard Viguerie stopped by after his CPAC speech and talked to the assembled bloggers. He has made no secret of his disgust with the current crop of Republican presidential candidates and is urging conservatives to withhold their support from all of the Big Three. The Politico's Jonathan Martin asked him several questions, mostly trying to get at ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on March 1, 2007 14:18
