"Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy,
I'm always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? You'll pull the trigger with a lock on, and I'll pull the trigger. We'll see who wins."

Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano

Thursday, February 9, 2012

CNY blogger reporting from CPAC


Syracuse's own Lonely Conservative is in attendance at this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference, currently under way in Washington, DC.  No matter where one falls on the anti-statist spectrum, the gathering's list of speakers is overwhelming.
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Former Presidential Candidate
  • Steve Bannon, Filmmaker
  • Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)
  • Hon. John Bolton, United States Ambassador to the United Nations 
  • L. Brent Bozell III, Media Research Center, Founder & President
  • Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart Media, Founder
  • Herman Cain, Former Presidential Candidate
  • Al Cardenas, American Conservative Union, Chairman
  • Ann Coulter, Best Selling Author
  • S.E. Cupp, Conservative Commentator
  • Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
  • Hon. Newt Gingrich, Presidential Candidate
  • Jonah Goldberg, Conservative Author
  • Hon. Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament
  • Hon. Mike Huckabee, Fox News Host & Former Arkansas Governor
  • Laura Ingraham, Best Selling Author and Radio Host
  • Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
  • Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee
  • David Keene, National Rifle Association, President
  • Wayne LaPierre, National Rifle Association, Executive Vice-President
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
  • Michael Medved
  • Col. Oliver North, Host of War Stories with Oliver North, Best Selling Author
  • Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform, Founder & President
  • Hon. Sarah Palin, Former Alaska Governor
  • Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, President
  • Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)
  • Ralph Reed – Faith & Freedom Coalition
  • Hon. Mitt Romney, Presidential Candidate
  • Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
  • Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee
  • Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA, former), Presidential Candidate
  • Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum, Founder
  • Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL)
  • Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel, the American Center for Law and Justice
  • Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI)
  • Rep. Allen West (R-FL)
LC will be posting from the heart of the action, so be sure to check in.

Photo update:  LC with Jim DeMint:

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