Posted on 02/26/2015 1:19:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Author and conservative firebrand Ann Coulter was not invited to speak at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, marking the first time in several years that she was not scheduled to attend in an official capacity.
Coulter is usually a popular speaker at the annual conference -- it's the largest gathering of conservatives in the U.S. held this weekend just outside of Washington, D.C. -- where she has delivered well-received speeches and signed her books for fans.
"I wasn't invited," Coulter confirmed in an email Thursday to the Washington Examiner media desk. "I might just show up anyway just to piss them off. I could be the Bibi Netanyahu of CPAC." (The Netanyahu mention is a reference to a controversial invite from congressional Republicans to the Israeli prime minister to address Congress.)
Coulter, apparently confused by the snub from conference organizers, said she has been voted "best speaker" by attendees in previous years.
Lisa De Pasquale, who served as the conference director from 2006 to 2011, confirmed that attendees surveyed after the conference ended consistently chose Coulter as the most popular speaker. "You can definitely quote me on that," said Pasquale.
Dave Hemsath sets up a booth selling books by conservative authors each year at the conference. He told the Examiner that her books tend to sell particularly well among attendees. "She's my best seller," he said. He also said he didn't want to "speak out of turn" but that he's "sorry" he won't be able to sell as many of her books this year, as he didn't bring as many as usual due to her absence from the speaker schedule.
Coulter's strained relationship with conference organizers was also evident at last year's event. She said at the time that she was not invited to speak until two weeks before the conference and that it was sprung on her that instead of a solo speaking slot, she was only offered time used to "debate" a liberal speaker.
The conference is a big draw for Republican voters and conservatives. Several potential GOP presidential candidates are at this year's event to deliver speeches and answer questions, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Two separate spokesmen for the conference did not return requests for comment.
the crone’s 15 minutes are up
I’ve had my issues with Ann, but Bush is a dumbass.
He’s a Democrat in an R jersey.
And he will be the nominee.
Pragmatist is what I meant. Instead of sticking to her guns, Ann Coulter folded, and ended up supporting RINOs. And she did it early, and quickly. Her first endorsement, of all things, was of Chris Christie. And from there she dropped him and endorsed Mitt Romney.
Not a smidgen of conservative in any of them.
well, cpac is a conservative organization..
coulter has proven she is no conservative..
matter of fact,she is a far cry from conservative..
so, with that being said, what is the problem?
Can't argue with you on any of those points. The GOPe will shove the dumbest shrub down our throats in '16, thereby guaranteeing yet another Dem win.
Exactly.
We have our differences with Coulter, but that isn't why she wasn't invited. She was not invited because she agrees with us on amnesty. They definitely didn't want her opening her mouth there on that subject.
Too many faggots to make room for her... oh, wait, she’s a faggot queen.
I call it FudgePAC for a reason.
Even so, a few of here commentaries are sharp and downright funny. Look up her article on soccer.
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