Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said during his keynote address at CPAC on Saturday that he was proud to be called a “wacko bird,” in reference to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) dismissive comment about Cruz and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) last
In 2011, Ted Cruz announced he was running for Senate on a conference call with bloggers before alerting the mainstream media; now Senator Cruz (R-TX), who appreciated and effectively used the new media as the backbone of his campaign, said
Speaking forcefully about one of her signature causes on Saturday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ripped the crony capitalism practiced by the permanent political class that has extracted wealth from Americans to enrich the politically connected in Washington, D.C. “If
In a blistering CPAC speech on Saturday in which she sipped a Big Gulp soda to mock Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s soda cup ban–and the liberal nanny state, in general–former Alaska Gov. and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reserved her harshest
Sarah Palin did not mince words when talking about the Republican permanent political class of consultants–even making a reference to Karl “the architect” Rove–that has plagued the party with their timidity and venality: “Furlough the consultants.” In a thunderously electrifying
On Saturday at CPAC, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced former Alaska Governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, whose endorsement enabled Cruz to ultimately get in the Texas Senate primary runoff in 2012 and win, and said he would not
Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke at CPAC on Friday and told conservatives to look to America’s 30 successful Republican governors for planning the future of the party after President Barack Obama defeated Romney last November.
The mainstream media have been struck by the powerful and resonating presence the late Andrew Breitbart still has — as does the Breitbart News empire that carries on his legacy — at CPAC. Elspeth Reeve, writing for the Atlantic Wire, observed that “Andrew Breitbart
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich blistered the Republican establishment in his Saturday address at CPAC, saying the “dominant wing” of the Republican party has learned nothing and is as “stupid” as it was in 1976. He said there has been a
Breitbart News will host “The Uninvited” panel on Saturday at CPAC from 1 p.m to 3 p.m (National Harbor Room 4) and continue its tradition of leading conversations on issues the Republican establishment and the mainstream media refuse to address. These issues
On Friday, conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh praised Pat Caddell, the frustrated Democrat who has often spoken out against the political establishment, for his thunderous speech at CPAC on Thursday condemning the Republican consultant class. Caddell accused GOP consultants
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) is now in favor of gay marriage after his son told him that he is gay. “I’m announcing today a change of heart on an issue that a lot of people feel strongly about that has
Before new media allowed outside-the-box thinkers like Andrew Breitbart to go around the mainstream media to directly influence the culture, there was Citizens United, the pioneering conservative organization that was founded 25 years ago in 1988 to help conservatives win
Breitbart News had a tremendous presence at CPAC on Thursday, which culminated with an announcement that Breitbart News will host “The Uninvited”, on Saturday from 1 p.m – 3 p.m in National Harbor rooms 4-5. The bold, two-hour discussion will touch
Richmond and Xavier both needed to win the deep Atlantic-10 tourney to make it to the tournament, and both teams lost in unusual, dramatic–and devastating–fashion on Thursday. Richmond lost their chance to make it to the NCAA tournament when they
The University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners shocked top-seeded Louisiana Tech in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) tournament, putting the conference tournament into a state of chaos. UTSA came into the game with nine wins and 21 losses. Louisiana Tech
Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) told the CPAC audience on Thursday that there is nothing a liberal fears more than black conservatives. “There is nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who
On Thursday, Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal unveiled a proposal that would eliminate the state’s income tax and the corporate franchise tax by raising the state’s sales tax to 5.88 percent from 4 percent. The proposal also calls for increasing the cigarette tax to
The state of Michigan officially took over Detroit on Thursday when Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed a Washington, D.C. lawyer and bankruptcy expert, Kevyn Orr, to be Detroit’s emergency financial manager for the next 18 months. Detroit became the
NFL owners will vote next week to eliminate the so-called “tuck rule” that allows a quarterback to lose the ball while trying to bring the ball back to his body–after a pump fake, for instance–and not have it be ruled a fumble.
Breitbart News will have a full presence at CPAC on Thursday, when the annual conservative conference kicks off at National Harbor. Larry Solov, Steve Bannon, Joel Pollak, Ben Shapiro, Kerry Pickett, Matthew Boyle, Brandon Darby, and Mandy Nagy will be
In what could be a devastating blow for the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff chances, Kobe Bryant injured his ankle while attempting a game-tying shot in Atlanta in the final seconds of Wednesday’s loss and is out indefinitely. The Lakers announced Bryant
Hendrick Motorsports is the most valuable NASCAR team, worth an estimated $357 million. Forbes estimates that Joe Gibbs Racing is worth $168 million, coming in at second. Roush-Fenway racing is third at $166 million. Richard Childress Racing is at No.
Stanford football head coach David Shaw called former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice his “cleanup hitter” when it comes to recruiting football players for the program on the rise. Stanford’s football team started its rise in 2007 under head coach
Mark Mihal, the 43-year-old mortgage broker who fell into a sinkhole on an Illinois golf course this week, said he was lucky just to survive the experience with a dislocated shoulder and described how he managed to get out of
