8:00 – 12:00 Leadership Institute’s Workshop on Grassroots Communications
(Congressional Room A)
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9:30 Welcome to the 33rd Annual CPAC
David A. Keene, American Conservative Union Foundation CONFIRMED
9:35 George Will, Syndicated Columnist & Author CONFIRMED
Introduction: David A. Keene, American Conservative Union Foundation CONFIRMED
EMCEE
Bettina Inclan CONFIRMED
Republican National Hispanic Assembly
10:05 The Hon. James S. Gilmore III (VA) CONFIRMED
Introduction: Drew Bond, Townhall.com CONFIRMED
10:15 Immigration Reform: A Report from the House
Representative Tom Tancredo (CO) CONFIRMED
Introduction: Tom Edmonds, Edmonds & Associates CONFIRMED
10:30 How Do We Secure Our Borders?
Pedro Celis, Ph.D., Republican National Hispanic Assembly CONFIRMED
Rep. J.D. Hayworth (AZ) CONFIRMED
Chris Simcox, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps CONFIRMED
Moderator: Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring CONFIRMED
11:05 Immigration Policy: How Many & Whom?
John Gay, National Restaurant Association CONFIRMED
Helen Krieble, Vernon K. Krieble Foundation CONFIRMED
Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies CONFIRMED
Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum CONFIRMED
Moderator: Randel Johnson, Chamber of Commerce CONFIRMED
12:00 Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
John Fund, Stealing Elections
Rep. J.D. Hayworth, Whatever it Takes
12:15 Immigration Reform: A Report from the Senate
Sen. John Cornyn (TX) CONFIRMED
Introduction: Dr. Rick Scarborough, Vision America CONFIRMED
Intercollegiate Institute Studies’ Presentation on Friedrich A. von Hayek
EMCEE
Marji Ross CONFIRMED
Regnery Publishing
12:30 Preserving Civil Liberties in the Fight Against Terrorism
The Hon. Bob Barr (GA) CONFIRMED
Viet Dinh, Bancroft Associates & Georgetown University Law Center CONFIRMED
Moderator: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., American Spectator CONFIRMED
1:00 – 2:00 Sarbanes-Oxley: Burdensome & Unconstitutional for Business (Diplomat Room)
Sponsored by the Free Enterprise Fund
(Open to all CPAC attendees & guests)
Michael Carvin, Jones Day
Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal
O-Brien Murray, Free Enterprise Fund
1:00 - Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
Tony Blankley, The West's Last Chance
Frank Gaffney, War Footing
1:00 – 3:00 Leadership Institute’s Workshop on Effective Television Techniques
(Congressional Room A)
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1:15 What about Iran?
Ilan Berman, American Foreign Policy Council & author of Tehran Rising CONFIRMED
Philip Giraldi, former CIA Counterterorrism Specialist CONFIRMED
Van Hipp, American Defense International, Inc. CONFIRMED
Rep. Sam Johnson (TX) CONFIRMED
Moderator: Suhail Khan, Islamic Free Market Institute CONFIRMED
2:00 Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
Ron Christie, Black in the White House
EMCEE
Steven A. Castleton CONFIRMED
Dionysus Consulting LLC
2:15 War Stories
Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC (ret.) CONFIRMED
Capt. Kevin Coughlin, USMC (ret.) CONFIRMED
Introduction: John Dodd, Jesse Helms Center CONFIRMED
2:45 Senator Rick Santorum (PA) CONFIRMED
Introduction: Doug Schneider, Intercollegiate Studies Institute CONFIRMED
Intercollegiate Institute Studies’ Presentation on Russell Kirk
3:00 – 4:00 Moral Issue of Racism (Diplomat Room) CONFIRMED
Sponsored by the National Black Republican Association
(Open to all CPAC attendees & guests)
Rev. Wayne Perryman, author of Unfounded Loyalty: An In-depth Look into the Love Affair Between Blacks and Democrats
Frances Rice, Chairman of the National Black Republican Association
Michael Zak, author of Back to Basics for the Republican Party
3:00 Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC (ret.), War Stories
3:05 Stealing Elections & Voter Fraud
John Fund, Wall Street Journal CONFIRMED
Cleta Mitchell, Foley & Lardner LLP CONFIRMED
Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation CONFIRMED
Moderator: Kathryn Serkes, Square One Media Network CONFIRMED
Intercollegiate Institute Studies’ Presentation on Robert Nisbet
3:15 Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
Sen. Rick Santorum, It Takes a Family
3:30 – 5:30 Leadership Institute’s Workshop on Blogging
(Congressional Room A)
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EMCEE
David Dunham CONFIRMED
Thomas Nelson, Inc.
3:55 The Hon. Dick Armey (TX), Co-Chairman of FreedomWorks & former House Majority Leader CONFIRMED
Introduction: Matt Kibby, FreedomWorks CONFIRMED
4:00 Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
Alan Skorski, Pants on Fire
4:15 Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao CONFIRMED
Introduction: David A. Keene, American Conservation Union CONFIRMED
5:00 Book Signing (Exhibit Hall)
Richard Miniter, Disinformation
5:30 General Reception – Exhibit Hall
5:30 Diamond Reception – Diplomat Room
Sponsored by GOPUSA
5:30 Co-Sponsor Reception – Palladium
Sponsored by MyWireless.org
7:30 Presidential Banquet – Regency Ballroom
Master of Ceremonies: Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation CONFIRMED
Speaker: Vice President Dick Cheney CONFIRMED
Speaker: Senator George Allen (VA) CONFIRMED
Presentation of the John M. Ashbrook Award
Wish I was there *BUMP*
For those already here, don't forget about the DC Chapter FReep of CODE PINK at Walter Reed tomorrow night!
Me too!! I hope George Allen lets it fly at the President's dinner.
Wonder if Stuart Smalley will show up to punch out Al Skorsky? Should BOLO!
that's a beautiful hotel where CPAC is being held.
Wife and I stayed there for a week a couple months ago.