Everything You Need to Know About CPAC 2010

theCL  2010-02-20  Activism, Party Politics

UPDATE: Ron Paul wins straw poll!

According to several sources, the results were met with boos from attendees of CPAC, which again shows that conservatives are still not welcoming to libertarians despite what Ronald Reagan said about the correlation between the two philosophies (“If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism”).

Some news and opinion on this years CPAC. I'll leave the news to the real journalists. The opinions is all mine. First, some opinion ...

The real problem in our country is summed up by this statement from Dinosaur Orrin Hatch:

Sen. Orrin Hatch has a message for the Tea Party movement: Work with the GOP or see conservatives lose more ground.

“If we fractionalize the Republican Party, we are going to see more liberals elected,” Hatch warned a crowd of 300 at a town meeting at American Fork Junior High School on Wednesday night, amid jeers from Tea Party supporters.

It's this type of attitude that's kept me from following CPAC all week. And it's not that Orrin "doesn't get it" either. I'm tired of that kind of talk. Orrin Hatch knows exactly what he's saying! In other words, Orrin doesn't share the same interests as you and me.

IF Orrin was sincere, he would have said something more like this:

Starting with myself, Republican politicians have failed. Unless Republican politicians embrace genuine, constitutional principles, we will fractionalize the Republican Party and most likely destroy it. The people are right. We are wrong. And the people should vote for a third-party if Republican politicians continue to fail them.

It's this little thing called personal responsibility. Blaming others, is strictly the domain of the Left.

"Shoe Leather" McCain Reports:

DaTechguy:

Liberty Movement:

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  • Scratcher February 20, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    "The people are right. We are wrong."

    Exactly. Instead of everyone bowing and scraping to the Republican Party, the Party should pay better attention to the people.

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  • steve February 20, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    It's like the old school R's want to lose...

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  • Scratcher February 20, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    Well, if they keep up their foolishness, they're going to. It's one extreme to the other at CPAC, with some saying everyone must go with the party line... and then they pick BECK (who I consider insane) as keynote speaker. The same Beck who's pushing third-party votes.

    Never mind the disconnect between gay GOPers and their detractors...

    I think at the moment the right is more fractured than I've ever seen the left.

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  • Matt February 20, 2010 at 9:48 pm

    This is another sign of the disconnect WITHIN the party. They old time, "Rockefeller" crowd, that is basically socialism-lite, and the base are at odds. They need to realize that we are the base. They may lose with us, but they'll NEVER win without us.

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    • theCL February 20, 2010 at 10:45 pm

      Right, and if I may be frank, I could give 2 shits about the Republican Party. They may be a means to an ends, but that's as far as it goes.

      I believe we're heading for some very hard economic times, thanks to the 2 monopoly parties. Yes, 100% of the blame falls on them. That said, it means little to me to merely "beat the Democrats." Our problems have taken us way past that point. We're in for a rough ride.

      I hope I'm wrong, I really do. But history and the facts are on my side. All fiat currencies collapse. All central banks collapse. Always. Nothing changes but technology, that's why history constantly repeats itself.

      God help us all!

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  • datechguy February 21, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    I think it was a mistake to boo Ron Paul. He is wrong on several issues, some very important ones too, but he has also energized a lot of frankly good people.

    Like any large group there are going to be crazy uncles within them (see Crazy uncles) etc... but you have to respect people and their opinions.

    I think I would rather have friends I disagree with on occasionally than enemies I respect.

    I am flattered that you found my short films of such interest.

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    • theCL February 21, 2010 at 6:46 pm

      Great interviews! I find us "regular" people so much more interesting than the big shots.

      It didn't surprise me about the reaction to Ron Paul, but he's gaining ground where others aren't, for example, look at how much success he had taking on the Fed last year! He accomplished more than any other Republican politician last year.

      I'm an economics geek, so Ron Paul's my kind of guy! I also think we're heading for economic disaster, so financial policy trumps pretty much everything for me. But hey, this is America, we all have our own opinions. I just wish the old right and new right could learn to get along.

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