Fifty days ago, a mob incited by Trump's false claims of election fraud attacked the Capitol, leaving five people dead. Beginning Thursday evening in Orlando, conservatives will gather for a four-day event focused on perpetuating Trump's lies about the presidential election. Top Republicans from the House and Senate will participate. The entire affair will be streamed online by Fox News. And it will culminate Sunday night with Trump's first public speech since leaving office.
Criminals and their enablers who are not held responsible and punished will continue to corrupt, disrupt, and damage our fragile democracy. We live in a country where people are incarcerated for years due to minor offenses while traitors responsible for people’s Injuries and deaths are allowed to run free. The scales of justice are increasingly out of balance. Our democracy will not survive if this is allowed to continue.
I swear, every time that I think that the Republicans have hit rock bottom, they start digging furiously. If the country gets destroyed in the process of their relentless pursuit for power, they couldn't care less.
When I’ve read histories of countries in So. Am. and Eastern Europe, the Middle East I could never understand how they lost everything and ended up with dictators who did horrible things to the populace. I would ask myself why did they let it happen?” . “Why don’t they just rise up and overthrow this person?” Now I get it. Blind ambition, power, money and there is always a group of citizens that just don’t care one way or the other or are incapable of thinking critically, that accept even the most outlandish things. Along with police and military with authoritarian bents that can flip over in a heart beat. I get it now. I get it and realize how precious real freedom is and why we were seen as something special for as long as we were. It’s taken 30 years...it doesn’t happen over night...it could still happen here.
Great reporting but I am so disgusted by these people. To lie so frequently and have nobody challenge them is outrageous. This is how America has always been. Profits > everything. We have got to curb these shows that lie incessantly. This is not freedom, this is propaganda. It's so ironic that these same people claim to be patriots and care about the constitution when in actuality, they only care about themselves and their bank accounts.
No. It's not a big picture strategy. These people declare their small sums shamelessly in order to *show-off* what they are capable of doing and hint at the real dark money that's going unnoticed behind the stage. They think of themselves as puppet masters, and we are the puppets. It hurts, because Judd has spent so much time demanding their transparency. However, I'm glad to see him pivot to the larger picture.
To elaborate on what I said about them showing off, it's a dig at us and a wink at their corporate dark money buddies.
"See what we can do? You can't get us. This is only the tip of the iceberg of our money. $1000 is 1cent to us. Come get us."
Sorry Legum. My truthful opinion based on thorough research of the insidious WEB of dark money. Hurts to know you listened to so much elevator music.
I also know that you're taking on the mantle investigating the GOP and QOP because Seth is now entangled in that ridiculous GOP "trial witness" nonsense. Thank you. Our teamwork means the WORLD to me.
Thank you, Judd. But today my barf-limiting self-harm protection sys kicked in about 3 paragraphs into you article, and I had to stop reading. I promise to try harder. Love your work. ❤️
"Organizers tell Fox News that the event, which last year attracted nearly 20,000 people over its four days, will be held mostly indoors, with plenty of virtual components, at the Hyatt Regency, a 1,641-room hotel that is connected to the Orange County, Fla., convention center.
"For the first time ever, our annual CPAC meeting is moving outside of DC to Orlando, Florida," American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp said in a statement.
Florida is one of roughly a dozen states without a mask mandate amid the coronavirus. The state recommends but does not require face coverings for the general public. Orange Country, where CPAC will be held, does require masks be worn on public places. But Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has prevented counties and cities from fining people for not wearing masks." Fox News
Remember Mar.4 is the date Trump is supposed to triumphantly return to the White House according to the Q and far right rabbit holers. If you don't think this is timed to fire up those same people who stormed the WH to get fired up again, you are sadly mistaken. What message will be sent to them from CPAC?
Hunkering down and hopefully the Feds are prepared to handle what is coming. But judging from last time, I wouldn't bet on it.
Great reporting, Judd. Thank you for throwing the high beam on this despicable event. It is shameful how Fox promotes these lies to the guilable but worse yet that members of Congress have been allowed to get away with their part in the Jan.5 insurrection and continue these behaviors. We look like a third world country.
As far as I can tell, they are trying to start a Civil War. As I stated before, these folks are well armed and supplied. Can we trust our LE and military not to side with them? That is my fear.
If a Representative or Senator will not state unequivocally that Joe Biden was elected President in a free and fair election, then they should not be seated. The courts, many which were filled with Republicans, turned down the 60 lawsuits that there was fraud, & Trump’s own appointed Attorney General William Barr said that there was no fraud that would overturn the results of the election. There is no proof that there was fraud; there are just accusations & lies because the Republicans don’t like the results. This is unacceptable.
How powerless we seem in the eyes of the world. A friend in GB told me that even with a Biden win and control of both houses the perception there is the US is we have no control over the insurrectionists and it seems that it isn't a priority to our new leadership to get to the bottom of it. Sitting members fanned the flames after Trump lit the match back after the election. I say the Brits likely have a clearer view of us than I care to admit
This makes me so sad. I know it is news but I really didn't want to read it.
I live in a family with these folks. They are ANYTHING but conservative. KPAK perhaps? Konservative Political Action KKomittee?
So sorry but I have lowered myself to their name-calling because -- as you said Festival of Lies. Lies about the election, for sure. But mostly lies to themselves.
We must put back the fairness doctrine or something just like it. It's the only hope for truth to prevail.
Criminals and their enablers who are not held responsible and punished will continue to corrupt, disrupt, and damage our fragile democracy. We live in a country where people are incarcerated for years due to minor offenses while traitors responsible for people’s Injuries and deaths are allowed to run free. The scales of justice are increasingly out of balance. Our democracy will not survive if this is allowed to continue.
Amen.
I swear, every time that I think that the Republicans have hit rock bottom, they start digging furiously. If the country gets destroyed in the process of their relentless pursuit for power, they couldn't care less.
It's the narcissistic way.
When I’ve read histories of countries in So. Am. and Eastern Europe, the Middle East I could never understand how they lost everything and ended up with dictators who did horrible things to the populace. I would ask myself why did they let it happen?” . “Why don’t they just rise up and overthrow this person?” Now I get it. Blind ambition, power, money and there is always a group of citizens that just don’t care one way or the other or are incapable of thinking critically, that accept even the most outlandish things. Along with police and military with authoritarian bents that can flip over in a heart beat. I get it now. I get it and realize how precious real freedom is and why we were seen as something special for as long as we were. It’s taken 30 years...it doesn’t happen over night...it could still happen here.
Great reporting but I am so disgusted by these people. To lie so frequently and have nobody challenge them is outrageous. This is how America has always been. Profits > everything. We have got to curb these shows that lie incessantly. This is not freedom, this is propaganda. It's so ironic that these same people claim to be patriots and care about the constitution when in actuality, they only care about themselves and their bank accounts.
Time to start contacting those corporate donors again, Judd.
No. It's not a big picture strategy. These people declare their small sums shamelessly in order to *show-off* what they are capable of doing and hint at the real dark money that's going unnoticed behind the stage. They think of themselves as puppet masters, and we are the puppets. It hurts, because Judd has spent so much time demanding their transparency. However, I'm glad to see him pivot to the larger picture.
To elaborate on what I said about them showing off, it's a dig at us and a wink at their corporate dark money buddies.
"See what we can do? You can't get us. This is only the tip of the iceberg of our money. $1000 is 1cent to us. Come get us."
Sorry Legum. My truthful opinion based on thorough research of the insidious WEB of dark money. Hurts to know you listened to so much elevator music.
Best,
Melissa Enders
I also know that you're taking on the mantle investigating the GOP and QOP because Seth is now entangled in that ridiculous GOP "trial witness" nonsense. Thank you. Our teamwork means the WORLD to me.
Best,
Melissa Enders
Thank you, Judd. But today my barf-limiting self-harm protection sys kicked in about 3 paragraphs into you article, and I had to stop reading. I promise to try harder. Love your work. ❤️
I hear ya. I was fantasizing about a bombing run all the way through it.
Indoors? No masks? Hugs all around? Lots of kisses? Cheering? Please tell us it will be a perfect storm!
"Organizers tell Fox News that the event, which last year attracted nearly 20,000 people over its four days, will be held mostly indoors, with plenty of virtual components, at the Hyatt Regency, a 1,641-room hotel that is connected to the Orange County, Fla., convention center.
"For the first time ever, our annual CPAC meeting is moving outside of DC to Orlando, Florida," American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp said in a statement.
Florida is one of roughly a dozen states without a mask mandate amid the coronavirus. The state recommends but does not require face coverings for the general public. Orange Country, where CPAC will be held, does require masks be worn on public places. But Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has prevented counties and cities from fining people for not wearing masks." Fox News
Remember Mar.4 is the date Trump is supposed to triumphantly return to the White House according to the Q and far right rabbit holers. If you don't think this is timed to fire up those same people who stormed the WH to get fired up again, you are sadly mistaken. What message will be sent to them from CPAC?
Hunkering down and hopefully the Feds are prepared to handle what is coming. But judging from last time, I wouldn't bet on it.
Great reporting, Judd. Thank you for throwing the high beam on this despicable event. It is shameful how Fox promotes these lies to the guilable but worse yet that members of Congress have been allowed to get away with their part in the Jan.5 insurrection and continue these behaviors. We look like a third world country.
As far as I can tell, they are trying to start a Civil War. As I stated before, these folks are well armed and supplied. Can we trust our LE and military not to side with them? That is my fear.
May the Force be with us.
Congress not WH. My mind and my fingers are not in sync as a hungry cat keeps headbutting my phone. Sorry.
If a Representative or Senator will not state unequivocally that Joe Biden was elected President in a free and fair election, then they should not be seated. The courts, many which were filled with Republicans, turned down the 60 lawsuits that there was fraud, & Trump’s own appointed Attorney General William Barr said that there was no fraud that would overturn the results of the election. There is no proof that there was fraud; there are just accusations & lies because the Republicans don’t like the results. This is unacceptable.
Of course, I won’t be holding my breath....
How powerless we seem in the eyes of the world. A friend in GB told me that even with a Biden win and control of both houses the perception there is the US is we have no control over the insurrectionists and it seems that it isn't a priority to our new leadership to get to the bottom of it. Sitting members fanned the flames after Trump lit the match back after the election. I say the Brits likely have a clearer view of us than I care to admit
And yet they have Boris. Go figure.
This makes me so sad. I know it is news but I really didn't want to read it.
I live in a family with these folks. They are ANYTHING but conservative. KPAK perhaps? Konservative Political Action KKomittee?
So sorry but I have lowered myself to their name-calling because -- as you said Festival of Lies. Lies about the election, for sure. But mostly lies to themselves.
sorry.
The GOP really bringing their best and brightest to CPAC. /obvious sarcasm
Or as they say in parts of these parts, SSDD.
Same shit, different day. No bounce, no play.
(Believe that quote originated from Stephen King's "Dreamcatcher" movie.)
I haven’t heard that last part but I’ve been saying ssdd for well over half my 75 years. If Mr King decided to use it and add to it who am I to argue?
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