Steve Schmidt: CPAC ‘Star Wars bar scene’ [View all]

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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/schmidt-cpac-star-wars-bar-scene-88101.html

On the fringe. Exclusionary. The Star Wars bar scene of the conservative movement.

All of that and then some is how GOP strategist Steve Schmidt described the upcoming annual CPAC, which is under fire this week for not inviting possible 2016 presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

“Look, this CPAC convention is increasingly the Star Wars bar scene of the conservative movement. I mean all that’s missing at that convention is a couple of Wookiees,” Schmidt said on MSNBC on Tuesday, referencing a popular “Star Wars” fictional species.

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference organizers have been criticized recently for not including New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Christie or GOProud, a pro-Republican organization that supports same-sex marriage.

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Video at the link.