Posted on 02/26/2007 9:28:11 AM PST by Valin
What will Rudy, Romney, Gingrich, Brownback, Tancredo, Huckabee, Hunter and Gilmore do that McCain won't?
Address the gathered throngs at CPAC coming up the end of this week.
CPAC is the largest gathering of conservatives. Like minded folks from across the nation show up in the thousands to talk taxes, defense, terror, economic growth, gun rights, abortion, marriage, and the list goes on.
This morning CPAC sent out the most recent Press Release confirming that Rudy Giuliani will be addressing the group at 12noon on Friday.
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) announced that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will address the conference on Friday March 2, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. in the Omni Shoreham Hotel’s Regency Ballroom in Washington D.C.
“As Mayor of New York City from 1994 through 2001, Rudy Giuliani installed the management principles of efficiency and effectiveness in city government, reducing crime, reforming welfare, cutting taxes 23 times and reducing the size the City bureaucracy. Through his efforts, the city’s historic deficit was transformed into a multi-billion dollar surplus,” said American Conservative Union Executive Vice President J. William Lauderback. ACU is the lead sponsor of CPAC.
“Americans of every political stripe respect and appreciate the brand of leadership Mayor Giuliani exhibited in the wake of 9/11. The indelible image of the man known as ‘America’s Mayor’ directing our immediate response to those attacks accurately reflected our nation’s inherent and collective strength. CPAC is pleased to welcome Mayor Giuliani and we are pleased to offer him this opportunity to explain to our audience his vision for our leading our nation,” concluded Lauderback.
This is a good thing for Hizzhonor to do. He has stood opposed to the conservative stronghold positions on abortion and the redefining of marriage. He needs to come make the case as to why people who hold strongly held beliefs about those issues should vote for him.
I don't know if it will be enough - but I will assure you of one thing...
The fact that John McCain refuses to come anywhere near CPAC will add to his complete downfall. Rudy will get points for coming and having a dialogue. Embittered McCain, should he decide not to accept CPAC's invitation, will have given the group already most inclined to view him with skepticism - reason to renew their scorn.
It should be a great time. Come on and join us...
TownHall will be in its usual spot in the exhibit hall. Mary Katharine Ham may be joining me for one of the two broadcast days that I do the show from there. I will be making an appearance/signing some books for the awesome Young America's Foundation constituents, and I will sign books for CPAC on Friday at Noon, immediately following my scheduled slot in the Main Hall.
I'm sure they will be polite to Rudy et al. My Guess is Hunter gets teh standing O's.
Don't they also invite Sam Donaldson to these events?
I'll be there. Let you know.
Wish I could be there again this year, but work won't allow it.
Gingrich should do well at this. Hunter will get a hero's welcome!
This could prove to be the beginning of the end for Giuliani's lovefest within the GOP.
Hard to believe that McCain would not speak as well. Does he think that the press and the liberals will cheer him for refusing to speak to a conservative group where every other nominee is speaking? Who is advising him? Not that I care because I could never bring myself to vote for a person who at times appears to be deranged.
Please do. Take an decibel meter, will you, and don't stick it in your coat pocket when Hunter speaks. ;o)
Does he get a new toupee for such things?
In the past, when someone overtly slammed conservative ideas, they were booed, if they were RINOs, but stayed narrowly to what few conservative ideas they had in common with CPAC's members, they got polite applause, but when a real conservative showed up and spoke, they tore the house down (figuratively, of course.)
He's turned down going on Hugh Hewitts show..many times.
Well, Rudy's comments here will be the ones to watch closely.
Looking forward to it. Enroute to D.C. tomorrow for the conference.
In previous years there's been a CPAC link on the news page but only the "Gathering of Eagles" is there this year.
FR keeping a low profile at CPAC this year?
I don't listen to HH (not heard in my market) but nearly everyone I do listen to rags on McCain and calls him on his "maverick" maneuvers that undermine the conservative agenda. McCain must depise conservative talk radio except for Hannity or someone who will not call him on the things he does. CPAC IMO is entirely different. He would get a polite, if slightly frosty, response there.
You're right, I remember that. Beats me.
Maybe someone decided CPAC is full of "RINOs". LOL!
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