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HotAir interviews Duncan Hunter. He always makes more sense than the rest of the pack.

Here is what has been said the past week or so that sparked argument: Bill Maher, on HBO, said a lot of lives would be saved if Vice President Cheney had died, and Ann Coulter, at a conservative political meeting, suggested John Edwards is a "faggot." She was trying to be funny and get a laugh. He was trying to startle and get applause. What followed was the predictable kabuki in which politically active groups and individuals feigned dismay as opposed to what many of them really felt, which was grim delight. Conservatives said they were chilled by Mr. Maher's...

Porn reduces the mind and flattens the soul. I don't like it. That's not hypocrisy talking; that's just experience. I sometimes think of myself, ironically, as a progressive: I started off as a liberal but I progressed to conservatism. Part of that transformation is due to my time in the industry. How does a conservative trace his roots to such distasteful beginnings? I didn't like porn's liberalism. In porn, everything taboo is trivialized and everything trivial is magnified. Being in the adult entertainment industry was sort of like being in a cult, and like all followers of a cult, I...

Words from Duncan Hunter that I will never forget and as memorable as anything I've ever heard any America say. --- Excerpt - (personal story that ended the speech) Now, ladies and gentlemen, if we walked all the way across this great country in this great, wonderful morning, in just a short period of time the sun's going to be coming up 3,000 miles away at another cemetery — another national cemetery, and that's Rosecrans National Cemetery in my home town of San Diego. And Rosecrans stands guard over that great harbor where so many people have come back from...

Enter Ann Coulter. Her "faggot" joke was not just a distraction from all the good that was highlighted and represented at the conference. It was the equivalent of a rhetorical fragging--an intentionally-tossed verbal grenade that exploded in her own fellow ideological soldiers' tent. There are countless conservatives who bring their children to CPAC. It's a family-friendly event. I brought mine last year and the year before. I met several parents with their kids there this year. We expect CPAC to be a place where conservative role models speak with clarity, passion, and integrity. There are enough spewers of mindless filth,...

Sunday extra! CPAC Report: Hannity on McCain, Coulter, and Gingrich Michelle Malkin interviews Sean Hannity at CPAC 2007. Sean talks about the '08 GOP candidates and answers a few questions re: Ann Coulter. Typical excellent Sean Hannity. Courtesy of 'Hot Air' Click here for video Michelle said that she's glad her kids weren't in the audience to hear Coulter and Sean said he doesn't use that word.

Just want to let you all know that you can watch GOP nominee Duncan Hunter's CPAC speech tonight at 8pm EST on C-Span. Chance to see and hear him for yourself.

All day today we are covering speakers and panels at the 34th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. This morning, we'll hear from Republican presidential hopeful former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He will be followed by Reps. Scott Garrett (NJ), Tom Tancredo (CO), and others. CLICK ON THE MAIN CSPAN PAGE HERE

In the Fall of 1989, I was able to score a ticket to see the Rolling Stones on their huger-than-huge Steel Wheels tour. At the time, there was some controversy whether it was an appealing spectacle to see men in their mid-40’s put on a full blown rock ‘n’ roll show that included strutting, gyrating and 50 foot inflatable women. Aaah, it was a more innocent time. One of the hits the Stones were taking was that the show was so big, there would be little room for spontaneity. The Boston Globe brought this charge to Mick Jagger’s attention, and...

CPAC 2007, Day 2: Duncan Hunter wow's 'em Duncan Hunter is on the 2008 map. He woke up the Day 2 CPAC audience with a machine-gun like 20 minute address focused largely on the issues of our misbegotten trade policies, the war and illegal immigration. Did not try to do too much, and he did it very well. The result was numerous standing ovations and a huge scrum outside the ballroom with press and audience members seeking additional time with the congressman. Mike Huckabee, who spoke about an hour later, was by contrast too cerebral and tried to cover too...