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Liz Cheney was on the speaking program this morning, and in a “surprise” move brought out her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, to make some closing remarks. The former VP got a rousing reception and a two-minute standing ovation.
“…A welcome like that is almost enough to make me want to run for office again,” said Dick Cheney. “But I’m not gonna do it.”
The former vice president made several references “to passing the torch to a younger generation.” Very Kennedyesque…
Attorney Jay Sekulow was scheduled to introduce former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at CPAC this morning. However, in a typical CPAC surprise move, Sekulow instead introduced Massachusetts’ brand new Republican Senator Scott Brown instead, who then introduced Gov. Mitt Romney. He was warmly received. It wasn’t the only surprise of the morning…
Florida Senate candidate and conservative grass-roots darling Marco Rubio spurred on the tea party movement Thursday in his highest-profile speaking engagement yet.
Rubio, using the keynote speech kicking off the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, heralded the “greatest political pushback in American political history.”…
“Americans want leaders who will come to Washington, D.C., and stand up to the big government agenda, not be corrupted by it. After all, the United States Senate already has one Arlen Specter,” he added…
Read More: Politico
There are a number of Rhode Islanders who will be attending the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference, but for those who cannot…
While nothing is the same as attending the annual convention of the biggest conservative audience in person, Townhall.com and its partners will bring you the next best thing.
At http://www.townhall.com/CPAC, you’ll be able to follow along with every major speech, every breaking news item, every quick-hit reaction that comes out of the famous gathering of conservative activists.
At Townhall.com’s CPAC page, you can watch live streaming video of CPAC speeches, panels and conferences while getting live feedback from the biggest names in conservative media.
You’ll be able to chat with other users, sharing your thoughts about the proceedings and offering your take on the content of the speeches. Townhall.com’s CPAC page also features Twitter interactivity, featuring thoughts from the biggest speakers, conference organizers and conservative commentators, as well as live updates from Twitter-enabled conference attendees.
Just in case you missed the chance to attend this year’s CPAC, remember that you can follow along online. There will never be a replacement for attending the conference in person, but if you’re stuck in an office somewhere, know that Townhall.com’s CPAC page will be right there providing you with such in-depth online experience of CPAC that you’ll know you’re as close to being at the conference as you could get!
Source: Townhall.com
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Primaries for Everyone
http://newsblog.projo.com/2010/02/former-republican-rep-moffitt.html
Two way race for RIGOP Gov candidate. At least for now…