Top Republicans Skipping CPAC Conference Because of Gays

Jim DeMint & Chris Christie Skipping CPAC 2011

One invitation has been followed by a lot of rejection for the Conservative Political Action Conference.

After event organizers decided to allow GOProud, a gay Republican group, to be a "participating organization" for a second straight year, social conservative organizations like the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America decided they wouldn't be coming out. Ditto for the Heritage Foundation and the American Family Association. Now, two more leading conservatives have announced they're going to skip March's festivities.

CPAC Losing Social Conservatives Over GOProud

CPAC Losing Social Conservative Crowd

The Conservative Political Action Conference has veered too liberal in inviting the gay Republican group GOProud, according to two national antigay organizations that will not attend the February event in Washington, D.C.

Both Concerned Women for America and the Family Research Council will not participate at the 2011 CPAC, according to WorldNetDaily. 

The Conservative/Tea-Bagger Agenda

We learned a lot about the right-wing agenda this week at the Tea-Bagging convention and the CPAC convention.
The tea-baggers support torture, cheered for a war criminal named Dick Cheney, and support bringing back Jim Crow laws to stop non-whites from voting. This is the future of the Republican Party??

Could there be more irony than conservative Republicans attacking Obama for using teleprompters, reading from their teleprompters? Or attacking Democrats for opposing balanced budgets and tax cuts, after Obama has supported large tax cuts for the working class, and the last Democratic President balanced the federal budget?! Or accusing Obama of treating terrorists as criminals and prosecuting them in federal courts, when Bush/Cheney did too? They have no shame!

Now the Democratic Left and progressives need to learn something from the right-wingers. They are not just relying on Republican politicians to achieve their right-wing agenda. They have formed a mass movement to force Republicans to support them. That is what the left must do. Electoral politics, getting liberal Democrats elected, is not enough. We must have a mass movement to DEMAND universal healthcare, etc. If we had been more organized, it would be us out there protesting and holding several national conventions to get our message out... where were progressives and the movement for progressive change since Obama got elected?

Conservatives Real Agenda Revealed at CPAC Conference: Love of Torture and Hatred of Obama

TIME: Tea Party Nation

Huffington Post CPAC News

Huffington Post Tea Party News

Dick Cheney Cheered at CPAC

Dick Cheney Confesses to War Crimes!

CPAC Conference Right-Wing Civil War over Gays

Revolting Republicans and Crazy Conservatives

The right-wing hate fest known as the Conservative Political Action Conference (GPAC) is always entertaining--and scary. From "Evolution is Science Fiction" bumper stickers to the deranged rantings from nuts like Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh, it's always an insightful look into the crazy world of American conservatism. Conservatives are not happy with George Bush or the Republican Party, but they REALLY hate "socialists" and Barack Obama. Socialist is the new "liberal" at this year's CPAC shin-dig. Everyone is a socialist now--even George W. Bush!

The theme at CPAC is that we must (a) cut taxes on the rich more (b) cut or eliminate corporate taxes (c) cut or eliminate capital gains taxes (d) increase defense spending (e) balance the budget and (f) protect "traditional family values" and marriage from the homos who want to get married and have their own families.

This is a group that thinks Sarah Palin is even QUALIFIED to be President of the United States!

Some highlights:

Talking Point Memo Talks to CPAC Attendees

GOP Chair Michael Steele's Message to CPAC: "My Bad"

"Accuracy in Media" Cliff Kincaid: Obama Not a U.S. Citizen!

Liberty Counsel Mat Staver: Gay Marriage Will Lead to Nation of Violent Criminals

Rush Limbaugh at CPAC: It Ain't Over Until the Fat Man Rants

Today Rush Limbaugh gets an award for "Defending the Constitution" and Rallies the Wing-Nuts to Stop Obama from Succeeding in Saving the Country from Failed Conservative Republican Policies of the past 25 years.

Right Wing Watch: CPAC Videos

Socialism! Boo! Hiss! Repeat

See Jeffrey Feldman's Tea Party Republicans

Ailing GOP Risks Losing a Generation

Good News for Democrats: Mitt Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll