Ann Coulter Calls Obama ‘Least Dangerous’ Hussein
Ann Coulter's speech this year wasn't on the official CPAC docket but was instead sponsored by the Young America's Foundation and others. Still, there was a packed house with long lines that I wouldn't have bothered to stand in were I not able to bypass them with press credentials. As is her shtick, she threw plenty of grenades and ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 8, 2008 17:08
David Horowitz at CPAC
CPAC presented the Blogger of the Year Award to Ace of Spades and the Journalist of the Year Award to Mark Tapcott, editorial page director of the Washington Examiner and proprietor of Tapscott's Copy Desk. Both are quite deserving. I got there early and was "treated" to a 20 minute rant by David Horowitz on the evils of ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 8, 2008 14:09
McCain’s CPAC Reconquista
Mark Steyn reports that the only McCain supporters he spotted at CPAC were illegal aliens disguised as college kids: I arrived at CPAC just before Mitt began to speak and was struck by the number of young student-ish types milling about in McCain T-shirts. While my minder went off to check her coat, I was loafing around the lobby, heard ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 8, 2008 07:50
John McCain CPAC Speech
John Hawkins, Joy McCann and I just wasted half an hour trying to get in to the McCain speech but, even with media credentials, we couldn't. Something about the fire code. I don't feel too bad: Clarence Page was there getting turned away with us, along with several less notable journalists working for mainstream media ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 7, 2008 15:11
Mitt Romney Quits Race at CPAC (Updated)
Just got signed in at CPAC and the big news is that Mitt Romney is dropping out of the race. He's using his speech here to announce his withdrawal. His spokesman, Kevin Madden, has confirmed the rumor. Laura Ingraham is introducing him now, using the speech to bash McCain. One wonders if all of CPAC will be ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 7, 2008 12:42
CPAC Blog Feed
Our friend "N.Z. Bear" has set up a CPAC Bloggers feed to track posts about the conference. It should be a great resource for near-real-time coverage. I'll try to get over there around lunchtime to catch Mitt Romney's speech and get back over for John McCain's speech this afternoon if I can swing it.Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 7, 2008 09:03
Ann Coulter Not (Officially) Invited to CPAC 2008
I've been invited once again to be an official blogger at CPAC, the premier gathering of American conservatives sponsored by the American Conservative Union. I'm swamped with a project at work but hope to be able to make it to a few sessions; thankfully, it's only a couple miles away from the office. Among the speakers on the conference ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 7, 2008 08:03
