CPAC attendees plan to walk out on Jeb Bush

Washington Times ^ | February 26, 2015 | Seth McLaughlin

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is not scheduled to appear here at CPAC until Friday, but there is already a movement underway to stage an informal protest when he hits the stage.....

....“We are going to get up in mass, and we are going to walk out on him,” the 64-year-old said. “We are not going to interrupt anyone’s speech, but we are all going to exercise our right to the bathroom at the same time.”...

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Slate: "In another email sent last week to undisclosed recipients, Brogan discussed the importance of Bush supporters saving seats for each other before his talk.

“If you are able to come early, we would love to have your help at 7:30am reserving seats for fellow supporters,” he wrote.

One long-time CPAC insider said these organized efforts impressed him, and that he didn’t know of any other potential 2016 candidates busing backers in. Perhaps that’s because no other potential candidates are worried about the regular crowd turning against them—the Washington Times reports today that some CPAC attendees are planning “to stage an informal protest when he hits the stage.”

Eliana Johnson reported at National Review that Bush won’t give a speech. Rather, she wrote that he will do a 20-minute Q&A with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Bush is slated to appear on the mainstage at 1:40 p.m. Friday and we’ll let you know how it goes."

[Jack Hydrazine]

Read my lips...

No new Bushes!

[Dick Bachert]

MEMO TO JEB BUSH:  Instead of getting that degree in Latin American affairs, you might have been wise to get a degree in AMERICAN HISTORY!  Since you're obviously so fond of Latin America, perhaps there's an elective office waiting for you somewhere in Latin America? Oh wait, THEY have very rigid CITIZENSHIP and RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS down there.

In fact, your wife's home country (that'd be MEXICO) has a heavily defended FENCE across its SOUTHERN BORDER!

never mind

And I suggest that you other alleged Republicans read the thoughts of several of the Founding Fathers before the next election.

PS: And tell us all again why Common Core is NOT a scheme to wrest yet more control over education from the states, locals and, more concerning, parents?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I guess he isn’t great at giving speeches.

[Sontagged]

So Bush is busing people in to CPAC?

This all smells like a publicity stunt, one way or another, bad publicity for publicity’s sake. Even the protest seems over-the-top.

The last thing conservatives need is a controversy over protests at CPAC, instead of a focus on the message of conservatism.

[Jane Long]

BOOM!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

So Bush is busing people in to CPAC?

I guess you could say it's a dry run for the Iowa caucuses [where it's a show of your organizational skill and clout]. Money helps.

[HMS Surprise]

There are 330 million people in the country not named Bush...

[exit82]

Jeb speaks at 1:40 pm tomorrow.

[VRWCarea51]

The last thing conservatives need is a controversy over protests at CPAC, instead of a focus on the message of conservatism.

Then I would suggest they stop inviting Liberal Republican Establishment types to show up and speak.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

So Bush is busing people in to CPAC?

All RINOs do. McCain did it in 2008. All the regular CPAC attendees (IIRC) expected the room to be empty for his speech, but were blindsided when busloads of fresh faces walked in at the last minute.

[JohnG45]

I remember from a few years back a similar situation arose when McCain was running.

McCain wanted to speak at CPAC. CPAC was completely sold out. “Somehow” McCain got to show up at CPAC with busloads of supporters who were then allowed to completely fill the auditorium and whooped and hollered in supportive fashion at McCain’s every utterance.

After that, I realized CPAC was a questionable outfit. Like everything else in DC, money talks, BS walks.

[goldstategop]

He hates conservatives.

CPAC is just a front for the GOP establishment when they invited El Jefe Jeb to address them.

[drypowder]

True conservative patriots need to slam and slime any TV network personality that gives Jebby and other RINO PsOS

[longfellow]

What’s the matter they don’t like the media picking our candidates?

This is a great idea just to watch the media panic and drop a bill maher in their panties.

[EternalVigilance]

Hold up signs with a picture of Terri Schiavo alongside one of Jeb Bush as Pontius Pilate.

[NoLibZone]

Yeah that will show ‘em!

Maybe a sternly worded post is in order.

[ez]

No mas Booshes por favor.

[GreyFriar]

Refusing to listen to him is just childish, no matter how much one disagrees with him.

[GreyFriar]

There is no public transportation or subway train to National Harbor where CPAC is being held. One has to either drive and park there for huge parking fees or take a taxi. There might be public bus routes, but it is a sort of isolated place, although it is next to I-495.