CPAC 2015 Day 2

Wow talk about a jam-packed day at CPAC! There were so many speakers today that i couldn’t keep up with them all and had to wait until they were posted on YouTube. It probably did’t help that Senator Paul had to postpone his speech for a vote in the senate that messed up the scheduling. There were so many speakers and so much to cover that this post would be 10 pages long and I will not bore you with that so i am going to write about the speakers that I think are the most important as it pertains to the road to 2016 and the overall conservative movement. Here it goes…

 

Sean Hannity- I thought his speech was okay. Now full disclosure I am a pretty big fan of his radio and TV show so i don’t want to sound like I have some sort of beef with him because I think he’s great. I thought his message and outreach to young conservatives was awesome and near and dear to my heart so I give him a lot of credit for that. I liked how aside from him being a big name in politics, he seemed like the common man giving a speech. A little rough on the edges but overall pretty good. The only things I didn’t like was him doing his Bill Clinton impression every time he spoke whether it was him doing Q&A for other speakers or his actual speech. I also did’t hear anything new that I haven’t heard a billion times on his shows and he also needs to retire the “It’s Bush’s fault” joke. All in all it was great seeing him at CPAC and look forward to interviews with GOP candidates.

Rand Paul- I thought Rand Paul’s speech was the 2nd best speech so far next to Ted Cruz and Palin (first place tie). He’s so bold and fresh that it’s just a breath of fresh air to have him as one of the leading voices in the republican party. The reason I put him second was that the crowd was his crowd and he probably could have stood there and recited the entire dictionary and end up getting a standing ovation. I loved his passion for liberty and ALL of the bill of rights and how protects the other. You also can’t hate a politician that shows up in boots and jeans for when most other people (excluding Phil Robertson of course) are in the cookie cutter suit and tie. I think he’s a huge asset to the GOP and am excited to see what he brings to the GOP field. C’mon people, he’s running. You’re probably looking at a CPAC strawpoll 3peat which is incredible.

Wayne Le Pierre- What a great message he brought to CPAC. He explained the importance of protecting yourself in growing global turmoil which couldn’t be more relevant than it is right now. He, like Senator Paul also discussed the importance of being for the entire bill of rights if you are a true defender of freedom which is a great message since it seems that concept is fading into the liberal shadows. The only thing I did not like was his closing which sounded more like a recruitment pitch to join the NRA which i guess you can’t really blame on that.

Phil Robertson- I mean. what’s not to like about the guy? He’s raw, real and he doesn’t give a damn what a liberal thinks. You know what I saw to that? #PhilRobertson2016!!! But in all seriousness I did enjoy what he to say on faith and traditional American values. Phil is a great addition to the conservative movement because he’s so far outside the beltway he’s the new founder of the backwoods GOP wing of the party.

Jeb Bush- Not going to spend a bunch of time on him for obvious reasons but I did have a few thoughts. I thought there was an arrogance about him that i think is why many people are sick of Washington and politicians overall. He failed to even remotely change my mind on his education and immigration. Sealing the boarders was probably the only thing out of the immigration stance I liked ut what Republican hasn’t emphasized that? On education, the point that higher standards are needed is like “c’mon really? show me someone who doesn’t agree?!” All i got to say is he has some work to do,

Rick Perry- This was said on tv today so not exactly an original thought but he tried to hard. He came off more angry than passionate like he needed to be. The substance was a lot better than the presentation. With his experience and record as Governor and assuming he learned from his past mistake in 2012, he might just be a force to be reckoned with.

 

KEEP IT RIGHT AMERICA!!!!