Tag Archives: CPAC

Keepin’ It Classy

You know what isn’t funny ever? Rape jokes. Especially rape jokes that are made at the expense of a rape survivor. This is so bad they even sent someone out onto the stage to tell him to shut up. By … Continue reading
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I Watched Sarah Palin’s CPAC Speech So You Don’t Have To

My Monday column provides a valuable public service: I might be one of very few observers outside of the CPAC bubble who thinks Sarah Palin could still be a serious player on the national political stage. In fact, I don’t … Continue reading
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Donald Trump Supports Immigration…

…for white people. When it comes to immigration, you know that the 11 million illegals, even if given the right to vote — you know you’re gonna have to do what’s right — but the fact is 11 million people … Continue reading
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Totally Not Racist

Here’s a CPAC participant who both defended slavery and segregation as “good” for African Americans. A panel at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Republican minority outreach exploded into controversy on Friday afternoon, after an audience member defended slavery as … Continue reading
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A Dispatch from the Outreach Seminar

It’s time for another update from the UFO convention. Texas Governor Rick Perry was booed from the back of the room yesterday after he condescendingly referred to the idea that the Republican party must appeal to Hispanic voters which, according … Continue reading
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A Dispatch from the UFO Convention

The opening day of CPAC went in unexpected directions as The Gohmert Pyle took the stage. For example — this is a new one. Gohmert: I’m not gonna debate the merits of whether we should or should not have gone … Continue reading
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Governor Howdy Doody Suffers Another Setback, The Stupid Party is Still Stupid

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s signature legislation, which I lovingly refer to as “Jesus Rode a Dinosaur Education,” has been ruled unconstitutional in its entirety. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s education overhaul dealing with teacher tenure and evaluations was ruled unconstitutional Monday by … Continue reading
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CPAC Snubs Chris Christie

I still firmly believe that the conservative far-right will hold a very long grudge against Christie for the Sandy debacle, and it will prevent him from winning the nomination in 2016. For instance: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has … Continue reading
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The Face of Insanity

Making an appearance at the halfway point in his metamorphosis into an actual troll, Andrew Breitbart addressed CPAC yesterday in contradiction to his previous pledge to boycott the event. Following his appearance last night, he ventured outside to yell at … Continue reading

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Romney Lied to CPAC. A lot.

Steven Benen — who is doing some of his best work for MaddowBlog — debunks Romney’s cavalcade of lies in his CPAC speech yesterday: 1. Romney claimed, “We are the only people on the earth that put our hand over … Continue reading

Posted in Election 2012, Republican Party | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments