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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVideos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists: 'Be not afraid of the accusation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/council-national-policy-video/2020/10/14/367f24c2-f793-11ea-a510-f57d8ce76e11_story.htmldang paywall...one sec
can't get past paywall this time.
There's a video at the link
Grins
(7,218 posts)....they show it again!!
genxlib
(5,528 posts)Four months digital subscription for .99 cents. I think it ends today. Might only be for Prime subscribers
https://www.amazon.com/Washington-Post-Kindle-Ad-Free/dp/B000HC48T0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=washington+post&qid=1602696123&sr=8-1
Roland99
(53,342 posts)btw, amazon deal:
After your free trial, you will be charged $0.99 for the first 3 months of your subscription. After that, your subscription will automatically renew at $5.99 per month until you cancel.
genxlib
(5,528 posts)But considering that 4 months will get me the most important 4 months of political information in history, I figured it would be worth it.
Let's hope I don't regret it.
I just subscribed!
genxlib
(5,528 posts)Someone else here on the board actually posted it yesterday so I can't take any of the credit.
Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)...getting so much attention and such big followings?
Charlie Kirk, Ben Shapiro, Jacob Wohl, etc.
Any ideas?
Roland99
(53,342 posts)LuvLoogie
(7,011 posts)for their bigotry.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)was the same, when years ago every blonde lunatic who would go on Bill Maher was taken seriously. And their moronic litanies would be given the same weight as scientists, experts, pretty much anyone who actually knew what the fuck they're talking about.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,639 posts)So, please keep the campuses closed, Kirk, 26, said in August as the audience cheered, according to video of the event obtained by The Washington Post. Like, its a great thing.
The gathering in Northern Virginia was organized by the Council for National Policy, a little-known group that has served for decades as a hub for a nationwide network of conservative activists and the donors who support them. Members include Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Leonard Leo, an outside adviser to President Trump who has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars from undisclosed donors to support conservative causes and the nominations of conservative federal judges.
Charlie Kirk speaks at Council for National Policy meeting
Charlie Kirk speaks at Council for National Policy meeting (Obtained by The Washington Post)
Videos provided to The Post covering dozens of hours of CNP meetings over three days in February and three in August offer an inside view of participants obsessions and fears at a pivotal moment in the conservative movement. The videos, recorded by CNP to share with its members, show influential activists discussing election tactics, amplifying conspiracy theories and describing much of America in dark and apocalyptic terms.
These people are serious and dangerous.
Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, told attendees that same day that the left is war-gaming a plan to delay the election tally until Jan. 20, 2021, and enable House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to become acting president. This is kind of like crazy talk among political people, Fitton said. But he added: This is not an insignificant concern.
Expressing concern about voter fraud and disenfranchisement, Fitton called on the audience to find a way to prevent mail-in ballots from being sent to voters. We need to stop those ballots from going out, and I want the lawyers here to tell us what to do, said Fitton, whose organization is a tax-exempt charity. But this is a crisis that were not prepared for. I mean, our side is not prepared for.
In an interview with The Post, Fitton elaborated on his remarks. The left has war-gamed this out, Fitton said. And it could cause civil war.
I subscribe to the WP, instead of the NYT
underpants
(182,829 posts)If this was a strategy or cheerleading meeting - thats really sad. Its sad that someone like Charlie Kirk has so much standing in your operation that he OPENED the RNC.