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3 things liberals should learn from CPAC
The Conservative Political Action Conference can be pretty easy pickings for liberal-leaning writers, from checking out who’s on the gay hook-up app Grindr to hitting up the panel discussions that sound most likely to go off the rails to chronicling the latest in Sarah Palin’s world. But amid the carnival…
Rove mocks Palin: I may be a ‘balding fat guy,’ but ‘I wouldn’t leave office midterm’
Conservative strategist Karl Rove on Sunday lashed out at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) after she used her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to blast his super PAC for “vetting our candidates.” Following major losses in the 2012 elections, Rove launched the Conservative Victory Project to…
Rand Paul narrowly wins CPAC straw poll over Rubio
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) scored a victory in the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, edging out Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), NBC News reported on Saturday. Paul, whose father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), won the poll at the conference in 2010 and 2011, garnered…
CPAC attendees condemn Sen. Portman’s endorsement of marriage equality
While some people may have been eager to heap praise on Republican Sen. Rob Portman (OH) for his endorsement of marriage equality this week, many conservatives, including several attendees of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference were not so supportive. Portman gave a press conference on Thursday of last week…
Maher: ‘Sh*t-kicker’ conservatives don’t know ‘America has moved on without them’
Friday night on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher dedicated part of his weekly “New Rules” segment to asking why such a tiny number of angry, out-of-touch conservatives can wield such a disproportionate amount of power of the Republican Party and over national policy. From the NRA to…
LaPierre: ‘A violent rapist deserves to face a good woman with a gun’
National Rifle Association (NRA) chief Wayne LaPierre says that a “good woman with a gun” is the best way to deal with violent rapists. Speaking to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, the NRA CEO lashed out at the Obama administration for releasing thousands of undocumented immigrants —…
Conservatives bemoan the ‘repression’ that results from pushing discriminatory policies in America
At the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Breitbart editor-at-large Ben Shapiro, National Organization of Marriage’s president Brian Brown, Republican super-lawyer Celta Mitchell and voting ID and anti-New Black Panther Party activist Hans von Spakovsky convened to discuss “Threats, Harassment, Intimidation, Slander and Bullying From the Obama Administration.” But despite…
Watch live: Day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference
The second day of the Conservative Political Action Conference takes place Friday, featuring guest speaker Donald Trump. Watch the video, embedded below via NBC: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Why is the Family Research Council trying to give conservatives blue balls?
Walking into the exhibit hall at the Gaylord National Resort in Maryland this week, one would be forgiven for an inability to immediately tell the difference between any typical trade show that utilizes the space, and the Conservative Political Action Conference that is holding court here until Saturday. Pens and…
Marco Rubio: Opposing marriage equality ‘does not make me a bigot’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Thursday told a conservative audience that liberals needed to respect his views because support the right of states to discriminate against LGBT people “does not make me a bigot,” and opposing the reproductive rights of women “does not make you a chauvinist.” Speaking to the…
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