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Related: About this forumRepublican Leadership Conference announces speakers! (NOT The Onion!)
Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Robertson family and star of the series Duck Dynasty, will address the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference, Thursday May 29th at 6pm. Also speaking on Thursday evening are RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Ron Johnson and Ben Sasse.
Other Speakers at the 2014 Republican Leadership Conference include Governor Rick Perry, Governor Phil Bryant, US Senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, & David Vitter; Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann and Allen West! The Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans has become one of the premier political events in the country.
They're holding this thing in New Orleans starting tomorrow (Thurs, May 29). Apparently they are serious (or given this cast and crew, "series."
Can anyone imagine a weirder Rogues' Gallery?
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Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)That's all it is; the ones who aren't insane are complete assholes.
merrily
(45,251 posts)I think they're all nuts and all assholes.
merrily
(45,251 posts)We have:
Rick "Google it" Santorum,
Bobby "Yet another Republican who shot himself in the foot responding to the SOTU" Jindal
David "I pay prostitutes to diaper me" Vitter,
Newt "the pious Catholic Serial Divorcer" Gingrich,
Herman "999 my mistress" Cain,
Michelle "Champion government grifter" Bachmann
Rick "Oops" Perry
Alan "all members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are Communists" West (aka, Alan "maybe I was wrong about Mr. Hamoody" West)
Donald Trump (pick your own nicknames--I can't choose just one.)
The party of family values and small government indeed.
madamesilverspurs
(15,803 posts)Just say it's the "leadership salute"...
wandy
(3,539 posts)He is old, white and cranky. He is not what he appears to be and can profit by doing so. He can hold an audience while disrespecting them in the name of his god.
This is the type of leadership GOP looks up to?
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Yep.
DFW
(54,378 posts)"Preaching to the insane asylum"
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)Apparently they're as sick of Snowdrift Snooki as the rest of us, because Palin isn't there.
Also note that neither of the living Republican ex-presidents or ex-VPs, nor anyone who ran for president or VP against a Democrat in the last thirty years and lost, are on the program - Kemp because he couldn't anyway, the rest because they're damaged goods.)
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)I am sure Newt will be down with that.