Liberty And Freedom For The Right People

by digby

CPAC has for so many years been dominated by war, of both the culture and terrorism variety that it’s quite interesting to see the program this year so devoted to economic and constitutional issues. Of course it’s all couched in “freedom” and “liberty” language, as usual and filled with the typical victimology — somebody’s always trying to take something away from them. But the substance of the program is different, even if the voices are the same.

There’s still a heavy Focus on the Family presence and John Bolton is a features speaker, so those issues aren’t off the table. But there’s a lot more of this sort of thing than I’ve ever seen before:

Saving Freedom from the Tax Collectors
Maryland Ballroom
Josh Barro, Manhattan Institute
Ryan Ellis, Americans for Tax Reform
Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union (INVITED)
Dave Weber, Association of Mature American Citizens

Moderator: Lew Uhler, National Tax Limitation Committee

“When All Else Fails: Nullification & State Resistance to Federal Tyranny”
Delaware Ballroom
Sponsored by Campaign for Liberty (1 hour)
Speaker: Dr. Thomas E. Woods
Open to All CPAC Attendees

Liberty Forum
Marshall Southwest Ballroom
Sponsored by Campaign for Liberty (2 hours)
Speakers: Ron Paul and Judge Andrew Napolitano
Moderator: Thomas Woods
Open to All CPAC Attendees

In fact, quite a few of the CPAC events this year appears to be sponsored by Ron Paul’s Campaign For Liberty. Very interesting indeed.

I have to say that this one really cracked me up:

Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Awards
Wilson C
Sponsored by Accuracy in Media (2 hours)
Speakers: Andrew Breitbart and Marc Morano
Hors d’oeuvres and beverages served
Open to all CPAC attendees

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