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Silicon Valley Right-Wingers to Host Conservative Organizing Party
NBC Bay Area ^ | Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | Chris Roberts

Posted on 05/07/2014 3:45:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Reboot in San Francisco this summer with young Republicans.

Startup employees Aaron Ginn, 26 -- a former Mitt Romney campaign worker -- and Garrett Johnson, 29, are looking to do what Democrats have done for almost a decade: connect conservative and libertarian "technologists" with old-school political campaigns with like minds.

There just isn't enough opportunity in Silicon Valley.

For a dyed-in-the-wool, true-red conservative.

So, a pair of Silicon Valley denizens with right-wing politics are planning their answer to Netroots Nation, according to the Huffington Post.

Startup employees Aaron Ginn, 26 -- a former Mitt Romney campaign worker -- and Garrett Johnson, 29, are looking to do what Democrats have done for almost a decade: connect conservative and libertarian "technologists" with old-school political campaigns with like minds.

Their organization, Lincoln Labs, is hosting a three-day conference in San Francisco this summer called Reboot, the HuffPo reported.

At the San Francisco offices of Causes, a fundraising and organizing platform co-founded by Napster maven Sean Parker, they'll put on a hackathon and generally make the same kind of tech connections liberals appear to have been doing for years -- ages in the tech world.

Reboot is scheduled for July 18 to July 20 in San Francisco.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: aaronginn; california; causes; chrisroberts; garrettjohnson; homosexualagenda; huffingtonpost; huffpo; libertarians; lincolnlabs; medicalmarijuana; mittromney; napster; netrootsnation; prop8; proposition8; reboot; sanfrancisco; seanparker; siliconvalley

1 posted on 05/07/2014 3:45:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It’s about time.


2 posted on 05/07/2014 3:47:44 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: nickcarraway

IN SF? Nyyaaaaa..


3 posted on 05/07/2014 3:48:58 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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but Good Luck!


4 posted on 05/07/2014 3:49:19 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

FUBO would be a better name for the conference.


5 posted on 05/07/2014 3:49:19 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: NormsRevenge; martin_fierro

I know for a fact that there isn’t a single right winger in Silicon Valley.


6 posted on 05/07/2014 3:51:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Defining conservative downward. First, a conservative ‘out’ in that place would be unemployed the next day. Second, the word should not be used in proximity of ‘former Romney campaign workers’ trying to start groups.


7 posted on 05/07/2014 3:52:50 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: nickcarraway

I met one .. once,, but he died. *-o..


8 posted on 05/07/2014 3:54:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

“Right wingers”

We’re this a leftist group, it’d be referred to as “progressive.”


9 posted on 05/07/2014 3:55:13 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: ScottinVA

It is a leftist group. It is doing it’s job of changing the definition of words.


10 posted on 05/07/2014 3:56:01 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: nickcarraway; CounterCounterCulture

in sillycon valet?

today?

I’m embedded. not sure about ccc these days.


11 posted on 05/07/2014 3:56:29 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like Zuckerberg’s front groups.


12 posted on 05/07/2014 3:57:29 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: nickcarraway

I consider the headline a dig (I know you didn’t write it). Just seems off-putting.


13 posted on 05/07/2014 3:59:02 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: nickcarraway

Hey! I’m here, and debugging silicon at this very moment!!


14 posted on 05/07/2014 4:08:30 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: NormsRevenge; nickcarraway

I’m still here. :-)


15 posted on 05/07/2014 4:20:01 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture

Hey CCC!


16 posted on 05/07/2014 4:39:51 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: nickcarraway

Does he mean some republicans?

He sure uses inflammatory and radical language just because they are from the other party from his own.


17 posted on 05/07/2014 4:55:49 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Libertarianism offers the transitory concepts and dialogue to move from conservatism, to liberalism)
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To: ansel12

Hey, in his original version it said,”racists,” instead of “right-wingers.”


18 posted on 05/07/2014 4:59:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Drango

‘Sup, dude? ;-)


19 posted on 05/07/2014 8:58:50 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: nickcarraway

I’m here!


20 posted on 05/07/2014 9:00:14 PM PDT by uncitizen
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